Grey hat

The Chrysanthemums is a short story by John Steinbeck. It tells a story of a strong women named Elisa Allen and her husband Henry who live on a ranch across the Salinas River where winter has come, where the sun is blocked by a “grey-flannel fog.” At the beginning, Henry begins to negotiate a sale of thirty head of cattle, while Elisa Allen, his wife, and the main focus of the story, attends to her chrysanthemums in her garden. While handling the flowers, her husband comes back with great news:…

Like the space Derrida speaks of in his notion of text, Quentin’s section draws us into a space where there are no boundaries between the real and the fictive, the present and the past, and the external world and the internal world of mind. Derrida’s reading of Blanchot’s “La folie du jour” reveals how the text eclipses the clear divisions between what comes before and what after and what is in the text and what outside, by the narrative’s self-repeating process. Incidentally, Derrida argues…

Influence of Norse Mythology and Christian Values on Tolkien’s Views of Good and Evil The most prevalent theme in John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s legendarium is the recurring battle between good and evil. The moral struggle between good and evil has been recorded and demonstrated in nearly all cultures, including Norse mythology and Tolkien’s personal philosophy, heavily influenced by his Christian upbringing. Tolkien, having studied both extensively, found inspiration in both when creating his…

15,000 students were suspended in the 2008-2009 school year, according to, “Meet the New Sherriff.” Becoming a bully can come from a very wide variety of reasons. The same can also be said for becoming a victim of bullying. Being a bystander is not always worse that being a bully according to, “Tales of Bullying,” but most always is. You might say that bullies are worse, but there are some instances where they are not worse. To repeat, becoming a bully can come from a different reasons.…

Within the first paragraph of the story, Hawthorne describes the town as a desolate place where religion is the foundation upon which puritans live their lives at impossible standards, “A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and grey steeple-crowned hats, inter-mixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes” (Hawthorne Ch 1). Using words such as…

She noticed the gloves that had once belonged to the wicked Sorcerer of the Parallel, they were a golden color and looked small. She tried them on and they fitted her perfectly. After crossing many roads she found the one with the grey footsteps and walked beside it. She was greeted by the Bluekins respectfully because they knew she had freed them from bondage of the wicked Sorcerer of the Parallel. Rebecca became very tired in the evening and saw a group of Bluekins gathered outside…

elites, my nwa flat brimmed hat, and my parents illegal AR-15 gun, along with some bullets. I did however change into something more clean before I left my house forever, I changed into a black t-shirt with a chicago bulls varsity jacket, black sagging pants and my Air Jordan 6 retro Oreo…

Robert Caro, the author of the prize winning 2010 biography of president Lyndon B. Johnson in the excerpt “The transition”. The Transition, details the tragic story of the day of assassination of JFK the 35th president of U.S. Johnson himself, had to step into the role of president of the United States straight after the assassination of JFK. Robert Caro’ style of writing of descriptive language and infusion of imagery. These two English techniques together, creates a suspenseful and…

has left more questions than answers. Heroes to some are black and white, yet for me it is shades of gray. Some actions to reach a goal can be understood but cannot be condoned in my conscience. This life has shown me that there will never be a white hat riding in to save us, but it is the everyday little things that build to victory and we all need to practice this to create our own…

earlier this afternoon and turning you into a, well, you'll see- sincerely, Grey Aliens." I ripped the note off of the mirror and screamed! I murmured to myself, "I guess aliens have a good sense of humor, for my name is Tobias Rezk, TR for short." The mirror shattered, but the reflection I saw was forever imprinted in my mind. I was now a Tyrannosaurus Rex and no longer…