Charlotte Mew

Charlotte Mew was born in London in 1869 (Poetry). The eldest daughter among family that consisted of seven children, however illness would take the lives of three of her brothers and later another brother and sister would be committed to mental hospitals leaving only Mew and her sister Anne (Poetry). Mew is primarily known for her poetry although she did publish several short stories. Her poem and collection of poem both titled “The Farmers Bride” would solidify Mew’s literary reputation earning praise from Siegfried Sassoon, Ezra Pound, Thomas Hardy, and Virginia Woolf who called Mew “the greatest living poetess” (Poetry). In 1927 Mew’s sister Anne would pass away after a battle with cancer and the despair from the loss would eventually lead to Mew’s suicide in…

Throughout relationship poetry, many feelings and attitudes are expressed through themes such as love and family. These feelings and attitudes bring to light the good and bad character aspects in the persons portrayed in the poems. In Christina Rossetti 's "Sister Maude", the relationship between two sisters is explained. In the poem, Rossetti creates a tense relationship between the siblings with the narrator addressing her sister directly through the poem. Throughout the poem, Rossetti…

A bit of Pokemon history to begin, Pokemon has been around for twenty years. Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and developed and released by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures or better known as a trio joint company Pokemon Company or Pokemon Company International. Which was not official until 1998. The first sets of games were released in Japan on February 27, 1996, under the name Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Nintendo Game Boy. While it has been here in the United States under…

I want to attend TASS, firstly, due to the enriching and essential information about Black studies that the program provides, but also because of the life-experiences that such a program provides. This summer camp would provide me the opportunity to venture to another state like New York or Chicago (places that I have never been) and learn more about the world and myself. Additionally, since the program brings in students from across the nation, it is also an experience to meet new people and…

In the beginning of this semester, I remember what a nervous wreck I was and how much pressure was put on me. Attending my second semester at UNC Charlotte on academic probation was not my first intention whenever I moved to the city of Charlotte and made the new commitment of attending a four year university. Whenever I was told that I needed to attend a class two times a week so I wouldn’t be kicked out of school, I felt nothing but shame and frustration. I was certain whenever I mentioned to…

universities were repositories for documents but I assumed that being there are much larger, more important schools, not too far from here, that they would be stored there. It didn’t take long for those thoughts to leave. It wasn’t that Charlotte somehow had something unique and spectacular but the fact that it had varied items from throughout the history. Thinking back, most of the artifacts were on the side of insignificant but that is to be expected. Cities will just unload their old files…

Location- Charlotte, North Carolina Description of Area- The Charlotte Metropolitan area ranks 22nd largest in the US. Charlotte, North Carolina 's largest city and the seat of Mecklenburg County, is located in the southern part of the state near the South Carolina border. Charlotte is also home of the NFL Carolina Panthers, and the NBA Charlotte Hornets which play at the Bank of America Stadium and the Time Warner Cable Arena. Along with hundreds of restaurants and attraction throughout the…

In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte challenges the stereotypes and roles expected of women at the time by demonstrating abilities that men, as well as society do not expect her to have. Jane possesses qualities that are considered masculine according to the Victorian era such as thinking for herself and standing up to her values even when it means defying societal expectations of a female’s place. She ultimately overcomes the oppression of the male gaze that once limited her by dismissing these…

misfortune to her husband, her children, her friends, her servants, to the whole world. In the sublime dignity of her mind she despises all female obligations….” (Pauline Paul). Feminine heroes like Charlotte Corday, Claire Lacombe, Pauline Léon, Olympe de…

Perception Versus Reality The novel, The Outsiders and the play, Sorry, Wrong Number, talks about the misperception of Ponyboy, an orphaned kid who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Stevenson, a woman who lives in a house with her husband and maid. Mrs. Stevenson also thinks she is ill and adored by others. Mrs. Stevenson and Ponyboy both have a misperception of the people in their lives. They also believe differently of, or about, the people they live with. Ponyboy believes Darry, his…