Edgar Lee Masters

Micah Williams English 1105 Dan Roos 5/1/16 Othello paper The story of Othello is set in the 16th-century in Venice and Cyprus. Othello a noble black general in the Venetian army, has secretly married a white woman called Desdemona, the daughter of a well-known senator. When he finds out, he is outraged, and accuses Othello of being a witch for a women such as her could not be in love with a black man. Not only does he get grief from her father, but is secretly being plotted against by Lago and…

In this case, it is likely that Revered Hucks will succeed in suing Mr. Webster for the claim of slander per se if Rev. Hucks can prove that the Jamisons and the Thorntons heard and understood Mr. Webster theft comment. In Harris, evidence proved that the assistant store manager’s statements were heard and understood because the cashier returned the plaintiff’s bad check. However, here, it may only be implied that by the Thornton’s not returning the Rev. Huck’s call and a lower than usual…

The marketing for the highly anticipated group of criminals, monsters and supervillains has been slowly amping up as it nears the release date. Suicide Squad is DC Extended Universe’s big move that promises to be bigger when it hits theaters. With cast members like Jared Leto, Harley Quinn and Will Smith, the movie is expected to be a big hit. With Suicide Squad’s theatrical release only a few weeks away, the supervillain ensemble and cast members are already taking their characters to various…

10 years ago, a mayor of a town was walking down the street to get to his office. Along the way he was asked for change from sevel homeless people. This annoyed the mayor to no end. When he got to city hall he found that there was 2 homeless people who set up a cardboard box home near the front. The mayor decided to go up and knock it down. The two homeless people got up and yelled at the mayor, not really knowing who he is. The mayor decided to put them in jail, just because. The mayor enjoyed…

It typically inhabits the lower and middle forest levels but, when hungry, can be found foraging in the canopy for fruit. Generally shy, it tends to avoid contact with humans, and to see one in the wild is a true treat. Like many birds, the Andean cock-of-the-rock exhibits major sexual dimorphism, with the males possessing a prominent crest on their heads that threaten to engulf their faces. This permanent fashionable “hat” is all the rage with the much-drabber females and is used in mating…

Famous country music artist Bryan White once said , ‘’We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public’’. Jem is Scout's older brother is grown up and now he tries to show and teach his younger sister to see the world and the people of the world in a different manner.‘’To kill a mockingbird’’ the character that has evolved the most is Jem Finch. While some people may feel that Scout evolved the most throughout the book, however they did not change as much as Jem.In the book Jem…

Maycomb like a hand into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and me. I so often wondered how she and could be Atticus’s and Uncle Jack’s sister that i revived half-remembered tales of changelings and mandrake roots that Jem had spun long ago.” (Lee 149) Scout does not think that Aunt Alexandra belongs with them, and one of the reasons is that she is judgemental. If a girl laughed in the church choir Alexandra wouldstart talking about how every family has it’s streaks. It could be a funny…

From the first few chapters of Okay for Now to the last, Doug Swieteck’s father changed from being the bad guy to the good. The author, Gary D. Schmidt illustrates in his book that you change change to be the better person. His father overcomes many challenges to be as considerate to his family as he can and he did so towards the end. In the first few chapters of Okay for Now, Doug’s dad was commonly known as the selfish one in the family. His father “came home on the night of my twelfth…

In chapter fifteen Lee writes about the lynch mob turning up, ready to kill Tom Robinson. She also writes about the townsfolk making racist remarks, such as Miss. Dubose saying, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” Lee also goes on to write Lula stating “You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here…” this shows that both sides weren’t always accepting of each other. Lee explains in her book a loss of innocence and exposes young…

Thesis- The movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” is better than the epic poem “The Odyssey” because the main characters stay similar, it has many supernatural points, and the setting is better. The first reason is the main character stays the same. In the movie Ulysses fulfills the role of Odysseus. Odysseus and Ulysses are similar in many ways, one of the ways that sticks out the most is their pride. Ulysses refuses to make change for anything he does not believe in. In the movie he refuses to use…