John Patrick Shanley

During the 1800’s and the early 1900’s people started to give America the nickname, the melting pot. America was welcoming people from all over the world from different races and religions. These people were all hoping to find a better life, new opportunities and freedom. Since the start of American history, immigrants came here and brought their traditions and cultures with them. The United States is a country of immigrants. It is a place where people from all over the world come to build a…

Branwell's death in 1821. Gerin explains, “Leaving no memory with her surviving children, not even with the clever five-year-old Charlotte, her part in the moral makeup of her daughters was yet primordial and lasting. Her love letters, written to Patrick during their engagement and read by Charlotte thirty eight years later, drew from her daughter this tribute of understanding and love” (Gérin). The death of their mother Maria, left an impactful, yet ghostly memory for Charlotte as well as her…

What’s the attraction of surgical interns turn surgical residents running around a hospital in the middle of downtown Seattle? Ask the 8.96 million people a week that turn the channel to ABC every Thursday night at 7/8c. Grey’s Anatomy, a creation of Shonda Rhimes, is that very attraction sometimes addiction of many people throughout the country. With thirteen seasons under its wing, they keep the audience and fandom coming back every single week and even in the offseason, with sources like…

The human nature of people is very complex, however it has virtually stayed the same throughout time. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” the reader is given a raw example of human nature and the inner struggles one faces as they are made to decide what path of life to take through his use of different literary devices. The first point of interest in “Hills Like White Elephants” is the “hills across the valley of the Ebro” (p 294). The hills were “long and white” (p 294), unlike…

After reading Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, it is clear that he uses symbolism to show the true meaning behind his story. The emotion behind this story is bold but to find that, it takes some thought. By looking at the different symbolism Hemingway uses such as, the title, the setting and landscaped described on both sides of the tracks, the coming and going of the train, as well as the number two. This story allows the readers to take their imagination and emotion and take…

“A Man is not made for Defeat - A man can be Destroyed but not Defeated.” As a class, this Hemingway quote has come up numerous times and relates directly to the story portrayed in his work, The Old Man and the Sea, yet Hemingway’s influence stretches beyond his personal works immensely, as the theme that seems to always be present in his works can also be found in the film Finding Forrester. The Old Man and the Sea and Finding Forrester, although incredibly different physically, connect…

Hard-headed stubbornness, often called hubris, has been the downfall of men and women of all time periods across the world. However, Ernest Hemingway is not one of those men. It is clear to see that Hemingway has a solid grasp of the idea of humility. Hemingway said this at his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, "Having no facility for speech-making and no command of oratory nor any domination of rhetoric, I wish to thank the administrators of the generosity of Alfred Nobel for this Prize."…

“Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway deal with an important human issue in life. In Popular Mechanics the couple fights over their relationship and who keeps their baby. “In Hills Like White Elephants” the couple fights with each other about whether or not to have an abortion. The human issue in the stories is that couples should always communication in every situation in their daily life. However, the couple in these stories have…

Living With Choices In the story “Hills Like White Elephants”, by Ernest Hemingway, there are many symbols that make huge contributions to the meaning of the story. Three of these symbols stand out because they bring unity to the idea the author is trying to convey. The hills that the girl stated, “look like white elephants”, the bamboo beaded curtain and the parallel railroad tracks all play a crucial role as symbols to the meaning of this story. The girl in the story made a comment that the…

Who is the beast in Lord of the Flies? There where three things that made the boys believe that there was a beast on the island. The first thing that got them to believe that there was a beast was fear. They got scared when they heard they might be living with a beast. Second was they got bombed out of the sky by a plane and landed on an island. The boys’ minds were not in the right state of mind. Third they were just becoming savages to survive on the island. In (Doc A) the boys begin to…