David Henry Hwang

In chapter XIV of Our Southern Highlanders, Horace Kephart delves into the reasons why the inhabitants of Appalachia accepted solitude and also analysing their family ties, customs, holidays and religious traditions. “The Law of the Wilderness” is composed of seven pages each dealing with a different topic, a good amount of information fills the pages providing a good insight into the minds and the way of living of the Appalachian inhabitants. From isolation to religious beliefs through some…

few authentic figures, for example, Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. stood firm for the privileges of americans and changed the lives for some eras to come. Martin Luther King Jr. states that the state ought to regard the individual, the part of an ethical individual is to contradict foul play in the public arena, and Thoreau trusts the administration exists by the assent of the individuals for the up most reason of executing their will. Henry D. Thoreau's original paper…

Being “weird” is an age-old concept, and one that is often greeted with fear. The thought of being “weird” is scary. If someone is weird, they are odd; they don’t fit in. I personally have been called weird numerous times in my life, an experience which has proven helpful. Occasionally, it prompted change in my life, and other times I simply ignored it and moved on. The concept of being “normal” oftentimes represents conforming to the accepted values of society and disregarding your own. Both…

“Nonviolent Resistance by Martin Luther King Jnr” Martin Luther King Jnr gives five basic characteristics of Nonviolent Resistance in stride to freedom. These characteristics were very evident in the activist’s experience Anne Moody, The Jackson sit in. Nonviolent resistance involves turning the other chick and not responding to violence with violence, this was very evident because the Negros student activists’ did not respond to the violent through retaliation but just demanded free and fair…

Should I rent a cabin in the woods? In the story Thoreau builds a cabin by Walden Pond. Thoreau is trying to find out everything he can about human nature. In the story Thoreau mostly talks about the seasonal changes that he observes. Thoreau thinks he can do things better when he doesn't have to deal with normal world concerns. Thoreau explores a pond in the area, Walden Pond. Walden Pond is frozen, and Thoreau is careful to notice the winter changes occurring around him. When spring arrives,…

confabulation with Henry David Thoreau that day drowned me in the idea of the value of simplicity and its exceptional greatness. It was a shallow afternoon and the sun was hanging deeply in the sky, and because of my blissful ignorance, I wandered off into a place where peacefulness was a foundation of life. Walden Pond was the name, and a generous breeze devoured my body as night fell. I then, stumbled upon a man with an empowering presence. He introduced himself as Henry David Thoreau, a…

Margaret Atwood is a very inspirational Canadian writer. Margaret’s writing is based on true stories and life events which allows readers to relate to her work. Three recurring themes in The Moment, You Begin, and More and More are the purpose of life, dreams, and nature. These themes are significant and are already themes studied in books the ENG 3U1 courses studies, which is why Margaret Atwood should be required reading. The theme of life is evident in The Moment, You Begin, and More and…

individual obtaining personal freedom from the constrictions of their surrounding society. Thus, it can be said that they pushed for social and political change to be achieved so that individualism would be prized over collectivism. Two writers, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, are at the frontline of these Transcendentalist views. These authors introduce a similar twist to the concept of personal freedom, claiming that a person can achieve it by encompassing oneself into nature. …

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a smart man. He's said a lot of things one can't help but to agree with and he words things beautifully. One of the things he wants to get across to his audience that really, really needs to be done more often in literature: his nonconformist views. I've never read anything I agree with more on this planet than his essay Self-Reliance. To say he want's to spread his nonconformist ideals is to sum up everything in the whole passage. To trust your instinct is to refuse to…

Utilization of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. composed “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to clarify why he began the civil disobedience. Dr. King legitimizes what he is doing and decries the leaders for not effectively taking part on the civil rights. He made it clear that the oppressed can remain oppressed forever and the time to take a stand is now. Dr. King’s letter is confirmation that shows how merciless the African Americans were dealt…