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American journalist, author, and poet, Stephen Crane utilized the standard fiction writing style of the late 1800s: realism. He grew up in an atmosphere where literacy was not only a common-day skill, but also a career focus for many in his family of eleven. Crane made his fame and fortune as the author of the Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage, in 1893. Two years later, he went on to write a book of poetry entitled The Black Riders and Other Lines. His modern, stylish approach to…

Where is the Change? An essay inspired by Shooting an Elephant I would like to thank George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant for providing inspiration for the essay you are about to read, and for teaching students around the world an important aspect of the human condition. I sat on the edge of the river bank, watching the ripples float past. As I looked out into the water it was then that I saw it, floating past with the grace of a swan. The only evidence of its path being the trail of…

Billy Collins was an American writer whose phenomenally open verse—portrayed by plain dialect, delicate silliness, and a ready thankfulness for the everyday—made him a standout amongst the most well-known artists in the United States. Collins grew up predominantly in Queens, New York. He composed his first lyric at age 12 and later joined his secondary school artistic magazine. In 1963 Collins got a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, and he went ahead to procure…

Tap tap tap. I rolled over and glanced at the alarm clock. Its bold digital face read… 4:36. I had been tossing and turning all night, I guess it was my own fault for reading horror stories before bed. I flipped the pillow over and tried to go back to sleep. Tap tap tap. It sounded like someone knocking at the door. “Who the hell is out at 4:36 on a Tuesday morning?” I thought to myself as I blindly felt around the nightstand for my glasses. I looked over at Michael, envious that my…

Culture Lifestyle in General Vikings were a group of people that raided and conquered many places in the European world. For the most part the Vikings were living in Scandinavia in places such as Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. This group of people hunted for their food, and lived off the land. This is different from other parts of the world that had great civilizations, which tended to grow the vegetables, raise the cattle and pigs, and overall were able to survive without having to go into the…

Immigration in Europe In the beginning, it is better to have an understanding of what immigration means. Immigration or migration is the voluntary movement of people from one place to another, or generally, it is movement from one country to another. Economic, political, social, or environmental factors can be the reasons for immigration. There are also some “push” and “pull” factors at work that cause migration. In definition, push factors are the reasons which are associated with the region of…