Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Literary Analysis of Design; Robert Frost’s Use of Literary Devices to Explore Religion Robert Frost was an extremely influential American poet who lived and wrote predominately in New England during the early 1900s. His poetry was considered exceptional, not only by his intellectual peers but by the general public as well, due to the fact that Frost often wrote about approachable topics. One of the most distinguished themes Frost explored was his reverence for God, and while Frost was faithful…

The Bible gives many accounts of God telling people how they are to act. God says that people are to be kind and soft natured and loving. The reality is, animal testing foes directly against the claims in the Bible. When the earth was created, God put Adam in the garden and told him to be in charge of everything, this included the animals (Genesis 2:15, English Standard Version). God did not place man in charge of creation to destroy it, He put man in charge to care for it and help it prosper.…

Skate, ride, play, shop, dine and be prepared to be wowed this holiday season at Global Winter Wonderland. Now in its third year at the Cal Expo Center in Sacramento, the magical world of light and cheer spans 17 acres and certainly promises fun for kids of all ages. Sneak a peak into Santa’s Village to catch a glimpse of the elves hard at work and visit Toy Land where larger than life teddy bears, toy soldiers and building blocks make you feel like you’ve climbed inside a giant toy box. Skip…

The most complex, and perhaps the most well-known myth in Christianity and Judaism is the fall of Adam and Eve. Created by ancient Hebrew nomads and recorded by Yahwhist (J) as Genisis 3:1-24, this narrative provides religious truth answering fundamental questions regarding the origin of sin. An artistic illustration of this story is Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Adam and Eve (1526), which depicts the moment of the First Sin. The Yahwhist text of Genesis 3:1-26 reflects the social-historical context…

Rachel Carson, the author, starts off the passage with an anecdote about her twenty-month old nephew, Roger, in which the two of them go for a relaxing late night walk on the beach. She compares Roger’s bubbly facial expressions and amazement at his first time experiencing the beautiful moonlit ocean to her many years of “sea-love”. Despite the difference in age and experience, she goes on to say that they appeared to sense the same awe and wonder in regards to the roaring and moonlit ocean.…

The holiday that I celebrate is Christmas because I’m Christian and that’s my religion to celebrate Christmas me and my family we all get together at my house Christmas eve and we make ginger bread houses and watch Christmas movies on Netflix and we get to open one present that night and then Christmas day we wake up and my mom and mom mom cook a big breakfast for the whole family and we sit down and eat and enjoy the food and then when were all done we go sit around the tree and start opening…

Halloween and Day of the Dead are thought to be similar because they’re around the same time of year, but when you look closer, the two holidays are very different. The Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives while Halloween celebrates the end of summer. The first difference is that the Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives; anyone who celebrates Day of the Dead sets up a shrine for their dead relative (or relatives) so that their spirit can find it’s way back to their family.…

In the Great flood: The Epic Gilgamesh is told from Utnapishtim’s perspective which one can assume as a journal entry as opposed to The Genesis where it forms as a biblical reference. 2.The Epic Gilgamesh is told from the perspective of a man who is forewarned of the flood but the genesis is not told in that fashion, however they are intended for numerous people. They both serve a purpose to spread the awareness of the event and its significant impact. 3.The epic of gilgamesh is expressed…

Flawed characters often more memorable than the moral lessons which we learn as readers and audiences. This is because we can relate more to them as the imperfections/flaws of the characters often mirror our own. Characters can be unlikeable and still be interesting, and it is their flaws, which often are born out of some defect, that make them interesting. In the Songs of innocence and Experience Blake comments on the flaws in society like the flaw in religious institutions such as the church,…

Children eagerly await to hear the mystical sleigh bells and always leave out cookies and milk for the jolly good fellow. On Christmas morning, these kids hurry down the stairs, excited to see what Santa had left them. Late at night, on Christmas Eve, children sleep and dream of sugar plums. Yet, imagine a child creeping down the stairs. He or she peeks around the steps and catches a glimpse of their mom and dad carrying presents, labeled “from Santa.” They wonder, what happened? Was Santa sick…