Fall of Saigon

to get the votes needed to pass all 12 resolutions. The public ridiculed the subject of women having their right to vote so some withdrew their support in fear of being mocked or dismissed. Two weeks later, the convention was held again in Seneca Falls following with an even larger meeting in Rochester New York. Nevertheless, the national woman’s rights conventions continued yearly and the focus of growing awareness of women’s suffrage…

Edgar Allen Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. The Raven and The Cask Of Amontillado is two of his most famous stories that brought the thrill of horror to his readers. Most of his stories were horror related or have some kind of chill to the bone when you read them. His stories all have a supernatural feeling, an eerie feeling that chills you and makes the room go dark.…

The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe is a gothic horror poem with a rather interesting point of view. The story is narrated in first person by an unnamed murderer who throughout the story displays symptoms of a severe mental illness, similar to that of schizophrenia. This narrative point of view is significant in the development of the plot because the narrator’s mental state causes him to be an unreliable narrator. This encourages the reader to consider the story through a psychological lens…

Being a father can mean very different things to different people, in this book Okonkwo sees being a father in an incomparable way to the way his father Unoka saw it. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo struggles to play both the role of a leader, and a father. Okonkwo sees no desire in creating meaningful relationships with those in his life. He chooses society's opinion of him versus his family's. As the story progresses it becomes more clear that Okonkwo deals with his emotions…

and going to look for an animal to hunt, a ship passes by the island and the fire goes out which frustrates Jack causing him to punch Piggy in the face. Later on while they are sleeping, a plane blows up in the sky from the war going on and a man falls from the sky in a parachute and is dead. Ralph, Piggy, and Simon run in fear thinking it is the so-called “beast” Jack was talking about. At this point there is a bunch of conflict that has gone on between the children, which formed siding with…

Raskolnikov’s conscience deals with morality and free will versus guilt in this chapter as Porfiry constantly asks him questions about his life, his religious views and the day of the pawn lady’s murder. In chapter five, Razumihin and Raskolnikov visit Porfiry. Razumihin introduces Raskolnikov to his uncle, Porfiry and Zamyotov enters. Raskolnikov becomes very restless and hopes his relaxed entrance will convince the detectives he has nothing to do with the murders. Raskolnikov knows Porfiry is…

The role of the missionaries in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe have a negative presence throughout the book. Although, there was one factor that made the missionaries a positive presence in the novel. The role of the overpowering white culture in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian was entirely negative. The missionaries in Things Fall Apart were negative because of how they changed the culture for the worse. For example, on page 174 the text reads, ¨Umuofia had indeed changed…

Zafar Khan Mrs. Lux College Writing Sep-14-16 Mindset “Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.” ― Steve Maraboli. With every change comes a different mindset. Throughout my life I have established that how someone discerns something will define a situation. To emphasize, behind all of my achievements, such as martial arts championships, track medals, even well graded tests, was an even stronger mindset. One must incorporate the ability to give something…

Jeff gets in contact in Joe only to find out that he doesn’t really keep up with his old football buddies anymore and this shocks him. Joe says it is because it’s a “pseudo-community” not a real community where friendships come out of it. It was a community because of the environment they were in they were forced to be together so from that these fake like friendships came out of it. Where they would party and hang out but it was not like a true friendship. Because of this Joe has not had any…

Leadership is a quality that enables an individual to thrive in a group setting, making rational decisions that have tangible consequences (Nahavandi, 2016). It means a bad leader can destabilize a well-performing team using ill-equipped techniques and strategies while an exceptional leader embraces challenges as a learning experience in the course of becoming an even better leader. Scar’s leadership style demonstrates that of a bad leader; specifically, a transitional leader. His kingdom…