E. O. Wilson

Know a man in the early 1900’s known for his poems written with incorrect spelling and punctuation? Then you would be thinking about E. E. Cummings! E. E. Cummings was birthed upon the world as Edward Estlin Cummings in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894. He developed a unique style of writing at an early age, being influenced by both Impressionism and Cubism, and grew up to study at Harvard University. The poet would become a famous writer, but while he was alive, his work was mostly left…

How do we determine if love changes someone or not? In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and in “anyone live in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings, the authors use motifs, imagery, and symbolism to show how love can shape an individual change. Throughout the novel Gatsby has changed for Daisy because he is in love with her and in the poem the speaker anyone changed because noone showed him love . In the novel, Fitzgerald uses symbolism to represent a deeper meaning. Some…

Love and death are very meaningful to humans. Love and death are eternal, above and beyond physical entities, and extremely powerful. The poems “Death be not proud,” by John Donne, and “somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond,” by E.E. Cummings are poems about love. “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” by Anne Bradstreet, and “Because I could not stop for Death,” by Emily Dickinson are poems that explain death. Donne, Cummings, Bradstreet, and Dickinson have poems that relate death and love.…

The life of Mr. Ezzard Who is Mr. Ezzard ? I believe he is a nice man who enjoys writing and traveling far and wide. He himself has been to many places and wrote a lot, especially in his travel journals. He has done enough to fill a boring life a thousand times over, and I have recently sat down with him to learn more about him. Even when just walking into his room to interview him, I see untold treasures on the walls that prove that writing means the universe to him. Mr. Ezzard always had a…

E. E. Cummings holds the reputation as one of the most notable post war artists. Known for his unique uses of grammar and typographical form Cumming’s possesses an ability to create messages and themes in his poetry that is unlike the work of any other poet. Through the use of typographical structure,end-stopped lines, and consonance E.E. Cummings transports his readers into his poems, allowing them to feel what is going on as if they were there. Cummings’ poems she being Brand, next to god of…

E.E. Cummings was one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. He was an out-of-the box thinker who displayed uniqueness in his paintings, poetry, and playwriting. “American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his eccentric punctuation and phrasing” (Britannica 1). Although he did not receive much recognition for his works, he showed boldness and transparency as he poured himself into his work. He was daring, refreshing, and…

This bond that the soldiers formed helped them to survive, and helped the men of Alpha Company to cope with the war after they returned to the United States. "The bond that men form with each other in the heat of battle is incomprehensible to those who have not experienced warfare for themselves...You make close friends. You become part of a tribe and you share the same blood - you give it together, you take it together." (O'Brien, 192) This bond of friendship helps the men of Alpha…

“If you lose military people during a military operation; it’s sad and it’s tragic, but they’re professionals doing a job… But you’re taking someone who’s not a professional and it happened to be that mission that got lost- it added to the shock.” said Chiao, a former astronaut. The shuttle Challenger had gone into space nine times before this mission. All nine of those missions had launched and landed properly without any trouble, so they were not expecting this shock. The Challenger shuttle…

Quipped by singer Judy Collins, “Suffering is the price of being alive.” In the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung, along with his family, goes through life in 1930s China, experiencing tribulation and prosperity. The Good Earth sends a universal message about a life full of struggle, in hopes to thrive and be successful. The book, wasting no time with frivolous love stories or fairytale endings, focuses mainly on the hardships of Wang Lung. A poor farmer, he depends heavily on his…

Poets’ work shape their careers and are almost always influenced by their backgrounds or experiences that changed their lives. During high school, E.E. Cummings was educated in what was thought to be “the last generation to be educated in precisely this manner” (Docherty) of a “sound classical education” that resulted in him adopting many poetic strategies. E.E. Cummings then attended Harvard University where he was introduce to the avant-garde writers of Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. These two…