John Colter

A Space of Mind There are an infinite amount of thoughts and ideas in every human walking the earth, some widely accepted and written, but an innumerable amount never seen or heard. Rebecca Solnit's essay, “Aerobic Sisyphus and the Suburbanized Psyche” is a critical piece of work focused on walking and the decline of such through the age of industry and modern technology. In my personal opinion I agree with Solnit’s arguments of the decline in social activity and purpose for walking. In many…

Locke and Rousseau contract greatly regarding inequality. Their theories present different origins of inequality, different notions of whether people agree to it, and different ways in which it should be regulated by political society. According to Locke, there is no limitation on the inequality that may exist within a government. To question his theory, let us assume the following conditions: 1. The legislature legislates according to the best interest of its citizens. 2. The government…

The duty of fulfilling obligations to others serves as an obstacle in the path to following a dream. In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Tom Wingfield wants to be a poet, but he must work at a warehouse to provide for his family. In “The Man-Moth” by Elizabeth Bishop, the Man-Moth envisions reaching the moon, but real life ties him down. The rational side of him would never conjure up such a wild idea, so he reverts back to normalcy and turns his back on his unfulfilled opportunities.…

which has been elicited by a certain stimulus” (Baker & Kennedy 1994: 169—174). The stimulus seen in this case is the songs of the North. The last stanza emphasizes the transience of life and the role of the songs in the narrator’s longing. The narrator states that the roots of the trees “hold the secrets, these melodies”, reaffirming the memories connection to the North and to the songs. He continues “Echoes from the past, nothing here will last”, hence highlighting the time passing,…

Comparing Rousseau and Mill on Liberty In this essay, I would like to contrast and compare the concept of liberty in Jean Jacques Rousseau's “the Social Contract Theory”, which was written in 1762 and J.S. Mill's On liberty, which was written in 1859. In a fact, the authors were born different century and also, had different ideas. They were successfully influence the society by sharing their ideas. In the writings, both Rousseau and Mill mainly discourses about the relationship…

Salem Witch Trails. Abigail Williams, a teenager in lust with her elder and former employer John Proctor, seeks vengeance on Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, for separating her from him. The three characters’ decisions and viewpoints of evil serve as the driving factor in the play’s plotline. Miller depicts the enactment of evil as the passion and fervent emotion displayed in Abigail and Proctor’s affair. John Proctor’s sin and attraction to Abigail Williams is often…

During the French Revolution, the poor people of France rebelled against the unjust government in which they had little to no representation, resulting in the arrests and executions of over 300,000 Frenchmen (Gaynor & Esler 478). During this time period, much of France’s Third Estate, which made up over 98% of the population, lived in horrible conditions. They had to deal with famine and living in small, one room houses while the rich lived easy lives with little work, not having to pay any…

Starting off, they each had a distinctive understanding of human nature from one another. To Rousseau, humans in primitive times were "noble savages" and it is "civilization" that turned man into a "beast". Conversely, Hobbes believed that being "civilized" is a positive trait and being uncivilized or a "savage" is bad. Concerning human nature, Rousseau theorized that humans were innately good and generous, before being corrupted by the vices of civilization. Human life was most likely peaceful…

‘’My last duchess’’ by Robert Browning is a poem that explores many themes, themes that were regarded as rather unusual in a time like the Victorian age . Many critics spoke highly of Browning’s techniques; he used diction, rhythm and symbol. Those were really evident in most of his dramatic monologues. According to the Victorian web, ‘’the last duchess’’ delves into the theme of marriage and relationships, since the dramatic monologue revolves around a painting of his previous wife and is…

Oftentimes Many people in the world wonder if loneliness is really something that everyone goes through or is something of little significance, but it is. In the book “Of Mice and Men” There were many important themes that had significance to the book. “Of Mice and Men” emphasizes that loneliness is in many people including Curley’s wife, George, Lennie, Slim and many other characters in the book. Loneliness was portrayed in many different ways like in the scene where Curley’s wife was talking…