Inklings

What we believe happened in the past may not have been what actually occurred, and both Lovecraft and Kafka take on this truth with respect to reality itself in their stories. In From Beyond, we first see an inkling that Tillinghast’s machine might not be what he claims it to be in the line: “I began to speak to Tillinghast, and as I did so all the unusual impressions abruptly vanished” (From Beyond). This line is later supported and countered towards the end…

The fear of loneliness, also referred to monophobia, is found within many individuals as a result of trauma, mental illness or a specific group of people; this phobia can be very debilitating for those who have it. It’s often found in post-war veterans, unable to comprehend or rid themselves the sights they’ve seen. J.D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, embeds his life into his cherished character, Holden Caulfield, who is evidently perceived to fear loneliness in the world he finds…

J.R.R Tolkien represents the motif of the fall in a variety of ways in his writing. He does the fall as an allegory, as he is opposed to making moral or political arguments. The fall is a tool used in his writing used in a theological sense to understand the Primary World through his sub-creations. In this essay, I shall discuss how the fall is portrayed in Tolkien’s work by surveying the falls of Melkor, Saruman, Boromir and Gollum. The first character that falls in the history and chronology…

In the last part of April the ocean air begins to rust the metal signs of shops along the bay of Santa Rosa. The crabs return to the ports and along the secluded rivulets of beach encompassed by water-worn stone. The winds change and the smell of moss and sea salt returns, and the gulls migrate in innumerable flocks as wide as the wood and white as the moon. The fishermen begin to take longer journeys and their wives cease their knitting of warm clothing. The gulls stop here every year to…

Plato’s speeches in the Symposium surprised me, because at first it seemed that he was presenting multiple viewpoints on Eros, and leaving the reader to interpret the writings as they pleased. Besides Socrates’ dialogue with Agathon, he only offers witty banter, and a story he overheard from the mysterious Diotima. The Phaedrus also speaks about love, but it returns to the traditional question/answer method of dialogue that Plato and Socrates are so fond of. The two pieces, when read separately,…

This research used Qualitative descriptive method. The research characteristic of this method is the description didn’t judge whether the data is right or wrong. It should describe “what exist” in a particular condition in a situation. The data collected was taken from sample of speech act in movie ‘Smart People’. Analyzing the data used the pragmatic approach. It used to relate actors’ and actress’ utterances and their function in the dialogue of movie. The main source of the data was the…

Chapter One: Family I never knew my mother as she died when I was an infant. My stepmother did not miss an occasion to tell me that it was my fault that she died. Father had not said as much, but he did not speak of her either. Regarding her, I learned never to ask as the topic was painful for him to disclose. “A child needs a mother,” others often informed my father, “and a man needs a wife.” He seemed to have agreed, or evidently succumbed, to those comments since he remarried with great…

Emily Dickinson’s relationship with her faith is epitomized in her, “This World is not Conclusion”. In order to convey her complicated religious affiliation, Dickinson created three sections in her poem. Each section details a stage in her transformation from pious to agnostic. Dickinson uses both, subliminal poetic mechanics – such as punctuation and structure – and obvious literary techniques – such as personification and rhyme schemes – to fully describe this transformation in only twenty…

Breanna Mrs.Olson English comp Taking a Stand essay 2/21/17 Fighting for accessibility in USD 227 Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the feet of many Hodgeman County High school students as they walk up the long set of stairs headed to the classrooms. It’s not always that easy. What about those who are permanently disabled or those with injuries that prohibit them from going up the stairs? Those students have rights just like all the other students attending USD 227, they should…

her mind as the adrenaline from assisting in the murder of Duncan dwindles. In committing to this act, Lady Macbeth “violates” her greatest duty by “urging” this crime and, thus, is at the center of its execution (Klein 168). Feeling the slightest inklings of regret, she begins by preemptively separating herself from the average person by using the demonstrative pronoun, “that.” Attempting to fortify this separation, the Lady tries to contrast the effect of alcohol on others, “drunk,” with…