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The historical story telling novel 'The longest memory' by Fred D'Aguiar and the play 'black diggers' written by Tom Wright explore the extreme distress and damage undergone by vital characters such as Whitechapel and Bertie respectively, and the long lasting effects it has on the way these characters view life itself. In the longest memory the concept of trauma is highlighted through love and death. D'Aguiar weaves the misery endured throughout Whitechapel's extensive lifetime through…

Stephen Crane The author Stephen Crane is most well known for his novel, The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane grew up in a big family, experienced death at a young age, went to school, and lived a normal life. Mr. Crane died at a young age of twenty eight of tuberculosis. Although he lived a short life, Mr. Crane accomplished a great deal of works in his lifetime, most popular, his book, The Red Badge of Courage, Mr. Crane showed the harsh reality of the life of a youth fighting in the Civil…

Hernan Cortes was born in 1485-1547 in Medlin Spain. He was a military leader in 1521 Hernando Cortes dad Martin Cotes was a officer at the army. His parents wanted Hernan to be a lawyer so at age 14 years Hernan Cortes went to the university of Salamanca for a while then he failed his test as a lawyer and dropped out at age 19 he went with Diego Velazquez to a journey to Cuba and around 1518 Cortes put in charge on a journey to Mexico. Cortes fought in the war in 1521 hernando discovered baja…

Edgar Allan Poe had and interesting life. He had a very rough childlife, and had a very bad drinking problem. These problems show in his stories. He makes his stories dark and very gruesome. Like in “The Black Cat,” the narrator starts out fine, but starts drinking and starts to have a problem. He compares himself to the narrator; and in “The Raven” he talks about the lost of his cousin or wife. With Poe losing most of his family it affected his writing and his health in the long run. Edgar…

“Who entereth herein, a conqueror hath bin; Who slayeth the dragon, the shield he shall win.” (Poe, 1839) These are the words written by a man who was drawn into the darkness of emotions. Specifically, allowed us for many years to confront our fear of death and life itself. Even though individuals can respond differently to the same piece of literature, it goes to show that gothic literature and elements of the gothic have made their way into mainstream writing. Edgar Allan Poe of the author…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt born to early life Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in New York in the city of Hyde Park. His parent were James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt’s parents provided him with an education and a tutor to start his education right and be on track. His parents wanted Franklin Roosevelt to be a successful man when he grows up by providing everything he needs. He went to school in Massachusetts when. Growing up he later…

Edgar Allen Poe “Annabel Lee,” this is a poem with tragedy and love made by the great Edgar Allen Poe. He has written many poems and has one of the greatest poem styles. Being born January 19, 1809, and died October 7, 1849 there is a reason why he is still beloved by many. Style, “style is the manner of doing something.” Edgar Allen Poe’s style of writing was and is very great. In the poem “Annabel Lee,” Edgar use tragedy to intensify the love and mood of the poem. In the poem the main…

The dated poem “The Raven” has one of the darkest outlooks on life in American poetry and shows that the author is undergoing or a deep depression in his or her life. The poem’s two characters, the raven and the speaker, each exhibit parallel characteristics, while both remaining one another’s foils. Indeed, “The Raven’s” use of diction, physical parallel structure, tone, repetition, tension between characters, the poem’s deployment of exclamation marks, as well as its prosody and conclusion…

Meriwether Lewis was born August 18, 1774, in Virginia. He had to live some of his childhood without his real dad because William Lewis died when in battle when Merriwether was 5. Merriwether had 2 siblings, Jane Lewis, his sister, and Reuben Lewis, his brother. His mom Lucy Meriwether remarried a guy named Captain John Marks about a few months after William's death. It was common back then for widows to remarry early and those two had a girl named Jane. Lucy changed her last name but…

Different tones in Dickinson’s poetry Emily Dickinson was a well known poet who is known often for her contradictory patterns. Comparing her two poems, “Because I could not stop for Death” and “I heard a Fly buzz- when I Died” show a distinct different tone. For instance in the beginning of “fly buzz..”, the fly can be related to the “lord of the flies” or the devil. Thus symbolizing the speakers struggle at some point. “Between the light and me” suggests that the speaker is on their way to…