John T. McCutcheon

Chiara Dituri Final paper The modern literature “To the Light House” by Virginia Woolf and “The Waste Land” by T.S Eliot directly correlates the perspective of World War I and its effect on both life and death. Both authors use stream of consciousness as a way to show multiple perspectives on thoughts of confusion, trauma and chaos that World War I has impacted on many lives. The loss of loved once during war times, is a painful experience that can bring on psychological and painful events…

In our thoughts we create pictures of who we are. Some of these pictures and stories can be made when we are youthful, however we can also make them as adults. Our creative ability builds up an account of our self and we envision our self in diverse parts. It can be of a win, or of disappointment and dismissal. This is exactly what J. Alfred Prufrock is struggling with in his life. It is through envisioning our self in different situations that we make feelings of insecurity. “Do I dare and, do…

When analyzing poetry, it is important to consider the form, content, and historical moment the poem was written during, in order to develop a working interpretation of the specific poem. In particular, the poem, The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock, is very open to interpretation as it delves into themes such as loneliness, inadequacy, and the inevitable consequences of time. Prufrock is a very dark, depressing character and throughout the poem, the audience is taken deeper into his thoughts and…

Poet’s have different views on different sets of things. 3 poets in particular, express their different opinions on what nature’s role in providing for humanity is. Christopher Marlowe, the author of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, has a different opinion from Walter Raleigh, the author of “The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd”, and William Carlos Williams, the author of “Raleigh was Right”. Despite the differences, these 2 poets do have similar things in common with each other. Marlowe…

Translating a contemporary love poem by Fawaz Allaboun turned out to be a challenging task. Allaboun is a Saudi poet and a Professor of Classical Arabic. He earned his PhD degree in Arabic language and literature at Al-Imam University. He published a collection of poems in a book called “Allabouniat.” Another collection of poems is forthcoming. The first problem that I encountered was in the different words that express the various degrees and state of romantic love in Arabic and the…

In “Be Like Mike? Michael Jordan and the Pedagogy of Desire,” Michael Eric Dyson explores Michael Jordan’s impact on African American culture and society. He discusses Michael Jordan’s success as an athlete calling him, “perhaps the best, and best known, athlete in the world today” (1). He also points out his role as a positive influence, and a success in both marketing and business, specifically referring to his impact in the “sneaker” world. The audience for this article is specifically…

Vinh Lee AP English July 19 2016 In Virginia Woolf’s excerpt from “Moments of Being,” she describes her adolescent years from her childhood when she would spend her summers in Cornwall, England. She uses many different kinds of language to convey and improve her memories as a child. In the excerpt she uses imagery and tone to help convey her memories with her family. Virginia Woolf uses specific events at the lake to explain her time with her father and how he gave her advice on being…

Throughout the poem, we see Ulysses’ character building through a first-person introspective of the King’s experience, who reflects on his life. This allows us to understand what he’s thinking and what he would like to do in the future. Despite he’s a powerful king, he is feeling emotionally empty throughout the poem; he feels as people in his kingdom don’t know him. Tennyson shows Ulysses as not just exploring the world but also exploring himself, his emotions, his feelings, and his thoughts.…

Beginning in the early twentieth century, the modernist movement in poetry came into view. Many of these poems focused on the themes of World War I; the effects on cities and the people, the changing political and economic climate, and any advancements that may have taken place because of the war. This movement brought along poets such as Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams. Out of the modernist movement came the imagist movement which was helmed by Ezra Pound. The…

19th-century British Literature & Art Gao Jin Liu Yanchun (2013012734) February 29th, 2016 Soul in Two “The Chimney Sweeper”: From Fake Unity to Isolated Selfhood William Blake is renowned for his original mythmaking. He constructs the prophetic vision of the primal “Universal Man” falling from the divine unity that fuses inclusively man, nature and god together into the “Division” and “Selfhood” of detached individuals (Norton, 78). After the fall the world undergoes three lower phases:…