Lester Young

documenting Deborah Sampson’s achievements in a hybrid writing style of fiction and reality. Alfred Young, a distinguished professor of history at Northern Illinois University and senior research fellow at the Newberry Library, explores the exaggerated detailing of the female soldier and begins to construct a realistic timeline of Ms.Sampson’s life. Using knowledge of the time period’s social views and customs, Young is able to sort through the fabrications and the truth that lies within Mann’s…

Edward H. Rulloff The Veil of Secrecy Removed is a novel which describes the arduous life of aone of the most knowledgeable man in history, who also happens to be a so called ‘murderer’ endured. One of the most knowledgeable mans in history also encountered an arduous life. . E. H. Freeman describes the detailed life of Rulloff through his early life, court cases, and his relationships in chronological events. Chapter by chapter, Freeman reveals the truth about Rulloff and his murder, robbery,…

Throughout life, positive and negative aspects of nature are expressed in a variety of ways. However, the tension between these two ideas is able to cause destruction and deprivation if overexpressed. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, both of these traits are conveyed through the characters of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the artificial life that he creates. Both characters express a determined personality type and crave acceptance but convey it in various ways which emphasizes Shelley’s true…

development and how to act when their young. An online source read that "A study investigating the connection between parent’s investment and children’s competence suggests that the emotional involvement of parents really does matter and affects the outcome of their child’s emotional competence and regulation" (Volling 458). This talks about how…

From 2011-2013, Seventeen Magazine, a popular teen/young adult magazine featured a host of popular female celebrities such as: Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Shaileene Woodley, Ariana Grande, as well as many other ABC family stars were featured wearing shirts with the word delete sprawled across them. The meaning behind these shirts and the whole campaign in general was to help spread awareness of cyberbullying as well as help combat it. The question I pose is, how affective/successful was this…

very consciousness when deciding a career. Furthermore, when it’s comes to career satisfaction it’s very important for that individual to be passionate in the career that they are pursuing in order to reach full satisfaction. In this survey three young adults and three middle aged adults were selected that all…

Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein represents a major milestone in the history of the horror genre in literature and, specifically, in the history of the monster. Even children have heard about Frankenstein's monster and a lot have seen him adapted on TV. Frankenstein's creature is a very popular monster but in the book he starts off as an innocent and intelligent creature, aspect of him we generally only see glimpses of in adaptations. The creature is not born a monster, he becomes one after…

In Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein, the main character, Victor Frankenstein is a scientist whose inability to see past his own ego ultimately leads him to create a monster. Not fully aware of the consequences of his creating a new race of humans, he spends his entire life trying to destroy the same creation. Victor’s impulses to create such a monstrosity directly correlate to a part of his mental state that houses emotions of sex and aggression. His incomparable urge to surpass his ego in his…

Teenagers lie in a gaping abyss between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. What defines a certain teenager is often how they cope with this intermediate phase. What choices do they make? Are they responsible? How do they respond to adversity? The life of Holden–the impulsive protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye–offers a clear example of how uncertain, and frightening, this period can be. Holden ricochets between childhood and adulthood, a result of his…

Frankenstein, a gothic novel by Mary Shelley. Frankenstein is a book that depicts a man named Victor Frankenstein creating life for the purpose of science and benefit of humankind. He later rejects the Creature and leaves it to fend for itself, causing the Creature in turn to have his benevolent nature replaced by the need for revenge on Victor when society rejects him time and time again. Knowledge is power, but depending on what you achieve with that skill, it can have deadly consequences.…