In Bloom

Annotated Bibliography Bloom, Harold. "Othello." New Haven, US: Yale University Press (2005): 259. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 1 Nov. 2016. The author, Bloom, firmly establishes the multiple occasions that racism is a major element in the play Othello. He describes the intended reason the character, "Othello", is a colored man, rather than similar color to the other characters. He clearly states his opinion on his belief that Shakespeare is perhaps a racist man. He proves his belief…

69 year old Anselm Kiefer is a very famous painter and sculptor. He often uses the components of history and mythology in his paintings. Kiefer is a contemporary artist, meaning his works are produced in the present generation. Being born in Donaueschingen Germany, Nazi Germany is one of the main influences to his artwork, as he uses his artwork to display stories of how he believed Germany should have been, and how they relate to their past, as well as leave the negativity behind. Since he…

parts per million. Introducing additional phosphates into water results in a massive growth of algae, which are aquatic plants including many single-celled, free-floating plants. Excessive amounts of algae cloud the water in an effect called an algal bloom, which reduces the sunlight available to other plants and sometimes kills them. When the algae die, the bacteria that break them down use up dissolved oxygen in the water, depriving and sometimes suffocating other aquatic…

In order to complete the dream of having Daisy, he had to “convince Daisy of his worthiness” by being a “dandy who buys expensive merchandise” (Bloom). Ultimately, this newly rich man uses his possessions as a way to mislead Daisy into loving him. In turn, the love he receives is materialistic; it is only for his appearance as a wealthy man. Gatsby’s house is one way in which he becomes infatuated…

According to the New York Times, the cost of EpiPens has risen from $57 in 2007 to over $600 for a pack of two in 2016. EpiPens are vital to the safety of those who have life-threatening allergies to things such as bees or peanuts and it is recommended that their EpiPens be replaced every year. People with a need for EpiPens must find a way to pay the $600 for them when they expire each year. The dramatic increase in price is due to the monopoly that EpiPen has over the industry of…

The novel The Grapes of Wrath takes place in the early 1930s when events such as the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression occurred. These tragedies dramatically affected the characters of the novel. The Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck in a time where employment rates were lower than ever, people were kicked off their land and assured a better life in “the promise land” (William). The events that took place in the 1930s kept the characters from living their normal lives and forced…

throughout the poem he refers to nature as a she which assembles an idea to the reader that nature is a person. Even though nature isn’t a living being, it makes the reader think about how people and nature changes during the different seasons. Flowers bloom in the spring, grow in the summer, and die in the winter and fall. A quote from this poem that supports this idea is, “Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour.” This line completes the alternating structure of the first four lines. If…

Ever wonder how many hours an average person uses social media? An Average person has five social media accounts and spends around 1 hour and 40 minutes browsing these networks every day (Davidson). Social media has dramatically changed and upgraded within the last 5 years. Internet users become so connected it’s hard to give up something they’re so passionate about. Thompson, Carr, and Turkle investigate digital life through comparison/contrast based on reality and social media connections.…

“Love is so elusive that it can seem like the quest to find it will never end.” —Anonymous. As humans, we know it exists because our surroundings displays it, but although the journey may be gloomy, we fall into the temptation of scrutinizing every corner of the earth in search of Love until one has reached a sense of contentment of what Love is about. Whether it is forced, a deceptive or authentic Love, it is still desired to feel the idea of the reputation of Love. The yearn of affection,…

Ray Bradbury's story “All Summer in a day”, is about people who lives on the planet venus and it rains all of the time. Margot lived on earth but just recently arrived on mars. She remembers there being sun when she lived on earth and now she is not used to it always raining with no sunshine. She starts to miss the sunshine and how warm it was earth. The other children on Venus are jealous and get mad that she remembers and even got to see the sun. A lesson in this story is sometime when people…