Inklings

soul, like mine, effect towards the redemption of other souls?” (Hawthorne 172). He has put himself in the position to reprimand others for their crimes while continuing to be sinless of his own. Worst yet is that the people didn’t have the smallest inkling of the extent of his crimes, making his confession all the more horrific. If a man such as their blessed minister can be drowned by a sin, what is there to stop themselves from being torn apart by the devil? Dimmesdale betrayed the trust of…

My dad was not in the mood to fight and left to take a breather and went to Walmart. Days later I learned that he had a feeling, or inkling, to bring me with him, but he ignored it. While my dad was away we all went outback to enjoy our beautiful yard. We had a cute little patio with a nice little fireplace, which we often used for marshmallows in the summer, a small box garden where…

Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Othello captures the true essence of an Aristotelian tragedy through the rise and fall of Othello The Moor, and his wife Desdemona. The sovereignty, and love both held for themselves, and one another slips away in a battle for power championed by Iago. Othello, leader of men, purveyor of lands, and lover of Desdemona falls ever so swiftly from his stately manner to a disgraced, dead man by the end of the play. His insatiable appetite to prove…

Have you ever changed to something different in your life? Well that’s what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a…

lacked completion; however, his frantic mental state allowed his other half access to his side of the brain – leaving the physical form a human flux between the two borderline personalities. Rather than shield puny Banner in a cocoon of darkness, an inkling of green lingered ever so possessively; a lack of the human’s hysteria preventing him from succeeding entire control. Banner’s self-destructive thoughts came to no surprise, but if he didn’t want it, the stronger half would’ve gladly taken…

How does one react when a person they once loved and knew inside and out is now a completely different person? Ever since they were little kids, Simon’s personality and physical traits have been known by Clary. In The Mortal Instruments City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, Simon is bitten by a vampire, and some of his old, quirky attributes change. Clary and Simon’s relationship starts to change because he is no longer the boy he used to be. This novel allows me to evaluate the tragedy of the…

A cool, cloudy, but dry night rolls over the friendly confines northern Chicago. Two rabid packs of fans starved, and now frothing at the mouth as the taste for his or her team to finally take the title back home becomes more of a reality every night. With either outcome a drought will be ended, and a flood of emotion will consume the nation. It was Game 5 of the 2016 World Series and there can only be one! Which team will ultimately break the curse? Will the Indians be able to hold onto…

Platoon is the first film written and directed by Stone that can be used to examine and explain his thesis and perception towards the Vietnam War. In this film, Stone gives a generalized few of the Vietnam War but uses a lot of symbolism. In the “Platoon” Stone depicts the Vietnam War as having been quite gruesome and deadly (Richman, p. 45). This description, contrary to what the world was made to believe, is in fact, the truth about the war, according to Stone. However, some Vietnam veterans,…

War of the Worlds. A memorable title. The original alien invasion story, made before the dawn of the flight of man. It is one of the most referenced, known, read, and retold stories of our time. It told us of how fragile of claim is on this earth. It told us how we might not be alone in the great expanse of space itself, or even in our own solar system. It told us that we might not even be the smartest ones out there. It told us how monstrous human actions can be. But how can a horror story show…

the military? If you aren’t, then you are a typical American. You are proud and loyal, but you didn’t fight in the war or weren’t involved in the bargains that had to be made to achieve this victory. But if you took part and did something, even an inkling of something that eventually led to this victory, you my friend are a true…