Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in a poor family of actors. His father’s name is David Poe and his mother’s name is Elizabeth Arnold Poe. Poe also had a brother named William Henry Leonard and a sister named Rosalie who died because of pneumonia. Poe’s brother, William Henry Leonard, was left with his grandparents but Poe stayed with his parents who were very poor. After Poe’s father died in October 1810, In the article, it is stated that “Mrs. Poe continued to labor to support…
Individualism in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe was a journalist, a pamphleteer, a merchant but he was most famously known for being a novelist. His most famous book, being Robinson Crusoe, is set on a deserted island where a stranded man has to survive for 28 years. This oeuvre belongs to the English early novels and created a new form of storytelling. A storytelling in which Defoe wants his readers to believe that they are reading factual history rather than a piece of imagination…
Edgar Allen Poe’s Death Theory Did you know Edgar Allen Poe married his first cousin? Poe lied to the court about his wife’s age. She was thirteen and Poe was twenty-six. Later in life, she died of tuberculosis, like most women in Poe’s family. Back to Poe is passing. My thoughts on Poe’s death is that he died of rabies. Doctors even said he was not drunk when he was found. Poe’s symptoms were similar to signs of rabies. “Poe was found outside of a tavern, but wasn’t drunk.” (pg. 187 by Dr. R.…
approaches” (Star). The topic of this show is that two individuals who have been stationed on the research station have become unresponsive for some time. The Starship Enterprise has been sent to investigate. This story line is comprised of “Kirk, Spock and McCoy suddenly find themselves in an underground…
Leonard “Bones” McCoy and ethos. Dr. Bones is the lead medical advisor on the Enterprise. He is one of the most trust worthy characters in the franchise. He wants the best for everyone even if it defies what Spock recommends. Dr. Bones has both logos and pathos…
into space. Kennedy wasn’t the only one to encourage space travel. Roddenberry’s Star Trek series further pushed the interest of exploration of space. Kirk quotes a small piece of John Masefield’s poem titled “Sea Fever” to Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy, expressing how space exploration is much like exploration by a sea ship. “Even if you take away the wind and the water, it’s still the same. The ship is yours. You can feel her. And the stars are still there,…
Be Smart and Follow Your Heart What do you want to do when you grow up? This is the million-dollar question, the question everyone has asked themselves since they were young children. Though as one grows up they eventually are faced with answering this daunting question. However, when picking a career there are almost two routes one can take. Graduates can either choose to pursue a career based on their passion or one that makes a stable income. This idea leaves many students torn…
The first episode of Star Trek aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. It promised to follow the starship Enterprise, operated by the NASA-like organization Starfleet, around the universe for five years as it, according to the show’s opening, “explore[s] brave new worlds, seek[s] out new life and new civilizations, and boldly [goes] where no man has gone before.” (SOURCE) Although the “Original Series”, as it later came to be called, was doomed to cancellation after three seasons, five other series…