Hopeful

been dwindling down and factories and smog had filled the air. He uses the poem in a way to express the devastating effects the modern world has on nature through personification, as well as the use of diction. He introduces a shift from hopeless to hopeful through a change in syntax. Although the environment may convey the feeling of demise and annihilation of something, Hardy argues that hope can be found in even the most minuscule of things. The Darkling Thrush has a variety…

Lutie finally recognizes the reality of the American dream for herself. Being a poor black woman living on the street in the 1940’s causes her to be trapped in the life she is living. Her hopeful and fighting spirit disappears as she knows there’s no chance of a better future. Luite accepts that her life will not improve, “Only you forgot. You forgot you were black and you underestimated the street outside here.”(389). She becomes resign to…

Family is a common factor, visibly prominent in people's lives. To many, the definition of family varies. “Families differ in terms of economic, cultural, social, and many other facets, but what every family has in common is that the people who call it a family are making clear that those people are important to them in some way.” Katherena Vermette’s The Break revolves on a community of families whose lives intertwined with one another. When a mother named Stella witnesses an assault, she…

Compassionate Capulet Romeo and Juliet assume that their families will disapprove of their marriage and choose to kill themselves to be together. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet shroud their relationship in fear of being disowned by their families. They are convinced that their parents, Lord and Lady Montague and Lord and Lady Capulet, will tear the, apart. In spite of this assumption, their families’ reaction to their secret relationship is unknown.…

Archer’s own thoughts are hopeful imaginings of the secret life he wishes he could have with Ellen, and he is blinded to the reality staring him in the face. May is hopeful, yet resigned to Archer’s feeling for Ellen; she wants him for herself, but she also wants him to be happy. Mrs Mingott is only using the knowledge of the affair for her own benefit…

Holocaust Ghettos Ghetto - A section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships (Dictionary.com). Ghettos were just one of the things that made the Holocaust miserable for Jews. They were very important to the Nazis during the Holocaust. They helped them in many ways, and the Nazis probably couldn’t have succeeded; well, partly…

Victorian era in the 1800’s. They follow the conventional writing style which is strongly influenced by rhyme and romantic imagery. Both authors set different tones to influence the way the reader conveys the poem. In The Splendor Falls, the tone is more hopeful and in Echo, the tone is dreary and bittersweet. In the two poems different literary elements such as; rhyme, repetition, imagery, allusion and personification are used. The authors echo each other in multiple ways such as; their style…

seemingly peaceful, gorgeous places, I saw [ ] in the faces of those we passed on the streets. Despaired, hopeful faces of mothers. The children we thought to be oblivious, desperate for salvation with their furrowed brows. I hoped everything that I could provide some sort of happy ending for these folks. They were just like any of us. The outlook before my deployment seemed hopeful as the Allies made great strides in our offensive across Europe towards Germany, but that was until…

Life has ups and downs and everyone has to go through it in some shape or form. In order to get through those tough situations in life you must have the correct attitude for that situation. You should be adaptable and be hopeful, people have survived many horrendous things because of their attitude. Viktor E. Frankl was a victim of the Holocaust, but he survived thanks to luck and his attitude. The main theme of his popular memoir Man’s Search for Meaning is that you have the freedom to control…

Biographies have existed for centuries, in which they describe the life and story of a person who once lived. Normally, these are written in the form of a book. However, in today’s time, many are interpreted into a different form of media, in which several films nowadays are those of a biopic, a biographical film. “Straight Outta Compton” is a biopic from 2015 that talks about the career of the hip-hop artists of NWA, Niggas with Attitude- Ice Cube, Easy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. The…