Genre fiction

Two types genres used by Alpha Sigma Alpha are oral and typography. The oral genre includes public speaking, songs, and in this case face-to-face weekly meetings. Typography can vary from books, newspapers, and scholar papers, to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, text messages, and personalized…

In “Once More to the Lake,” E. B. White illustrates the gap between the present and the past through his vacations on a lake in Main as a child and as an adult. White recalls the moments with his father on this lake and sees that “there had been no years” (White 3) from the previous years and when he takes his son on the same trip. White’s memories of camping with his father from his childhood are filled with sensory details, and he links this father-son relationship with his current son,…

What do you think of when you see a can of soup? You think of a little tin can with a label saying what it is and what it contains. Stereotypes are our labels and we are the cans of soup. People have us labeled under a certain stereotype or label us as certain types of people without knowing anything about us. Stereotypes change everything like the way we look at people, the way we interact with others, and it makes us pick and chose. Stereotypes affect every aspect of our lives even though they…

Poetry has always been utilized to express the ideologies and beliefs held by the individual. The poets Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley, usually chose to write about topics accepted by society. For instance, they have both written works about embracing the love of God and the deliverance he offers, however, these early American poets have also written works that express their personal beliefs sometimes contradictory to society. To begin with, both of these women were strong believers in…

Throughout musician David Bowies career the artist discography has covered a large array of subject matter and themes. Noted for his chameleon like ability to shift through personas, ideas and subject matter, Bowie’s work can be sectioned into different thematic movements, from Ziggy Stardust to the Thine White Duke. Yet connections can be drawn and linked throughout his whole musical career. Themes presented in his early work are referenced and connected into Bowie most contemporary albums. A…

In the poems, I Bright Star and Choose Something Like a Star, both deal with a star that they admire and trust. Moreover, the speakers of both poems have different reasons on why they want to be unchangeable. The style of both poems are significant because it hints to the reader, the speaker’s purpose of these poems. Their similarities and differences creates a central theme for both poems. In the poem, Choose Something Like a Star, Robert Frost has a desire to become unchangeable, so that he…

Poetry is a film that tells the story of Mi-Ja, an elderly Korean woman who becomes interested in writing poetry as a way to stave off the encroaching threat of Alzheimer’s disease, all while she tries to take care of her spoiled and delinquent grandson. The film also has an important subplot that revolves around Agnes, a young girl who kills herself after suffering months of sexual assault from a group of classmates, one of which who happens to be Mi-Ja’s grandson. In this essay, I will argue…

connected o Locations in the film that allude to the night, to alleyways, and “taxi drivers and bartenders who have seen it all” This source is valuable because it provides insight into the viewpoints of an influential film reviewer about this genre of films. It also has limitations due to the fact that it only presents one opinion on the topic.…

Poetry give readers the opportunity to enter the mind of great writers, allowing their emotions to be stirred, imaginations to dream and reality of life to be explored. Langston Hughes’ ‘Song for a Dark Girl,’ Emily Dickinson’s ‘The Soul selects her own Society,’ and Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ grant these opportunities to those who read. The Book of the Psalms in the Old Testament of the Bible, are filled with many poems and written songs granting the reader the same opportunities to…

The great poet Czeslaw Milosz once said “What is poetry which doesn’t save nations or people?”. Poetry has been a huge part in many civilizations across the world. In today’s society, poems can be used to heal, to hurt, and to inspire. In “You who wronged,” Czeslaw Milosz uses persuasive diction and descriptive imagery and tone to illustrate the true power of poetry. Known for his contemporary work, Milosz is one of the most highly acclaimed twentieth- century poets from Poland. He was born in…