Lighthouse

Nothing we further heard from her. A rescue attempt was immediately sent and became the most extensive search in naval history. On July 19th, after spending 4 million on her search, the United States finally called off the operation. In 1938, a lighthouse was built on Howland Island in her memory. And all around the U.S., there are streets, buildings, schools, and airports that are named after Amelia. Atchison, Kansas became a became a virtual home and shrine. Amelia Earhart awards are…

Joseph Campbell’s concept of the Hero’s Journey has made it into the plot of almost every story. From the call to adventure to the boon, a main character of a story often follows this traditional path on their journey of adventure. This proves to be no different for the renowned Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Letter after letter, the people of Hogwarts were desperately trying to get Harry to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However,…

Small ranchers Samuel Jeremiah Jones of the Circle J ranch and Seth (Hoot) Davis of the Slash D were raised in Louisiana living on adjacent plantations southeast of New Orleans and as young masters they had lived a life of the New Orleans rakes. With slaves to attend to all their needs, they lived a life of pleasure, gambling, drinking, and raising hell. They often visited Madam Bordeaux sporting house of soiled doves, an establishment that only the wealthy gained entry. When they were nine…

One internal conflict is Jekyll’s ability to perceive that what Hyde is doing is also somewhat his own fault. Because Jekyll had created Hyde, he must feel guilty every time Hyde commits a felony. The murder of Carew, being because of his own accord, was a very remorseful event. Jekyll saw that he had killed a highly respected man for no good reason other than his own ambition to be a youthful Hyde again. After the involuntary transformations and the massacre of Carew, Jekyll knew he must put an…

Robert Louis Stevenson made a lasting effect on society with his style of writing and with the concept that he included in his novel, showing man as a mixture of good and evil. In his day, these ideas were so radical that they helped develop the novel into a classic. They created an impact on society, and his books are even read in schools today. Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the only child of Thomas and Margaret Stevenson. Although…

Everything is for the Glory (A discussion of the motivations of Beowulf in the epic poem, Beowulf.) “Early in the poem, Beowulf is young, brave, and has no one to worry about but himself. Because of this he can risk everything in his quest for personal glory” (Stitt). There is a vast and ongoing debate about the motivations behind many of Beowulf’s actions in the epic, Beowulf. Before indulging in Beowulf’s motivations specifically, mentioning what a motivation is might make some sense. A…

are more advanced than other cultures through the ages. And while we may be more technologically advanced in terms of electronics and such, could we have built the pyramids, could we have built the colosseum, or could we have built Alexandria’s Lighthouse using the current technology of the day. I don’t think we could and this paper goes on to impress on you the humbling view that we are not smarter than people in the ancient world, but that we have more accumulated knowledge. I will be…

Have you ever wanted something so bad that there became a burning passion growing inside you to gain that one thing? Olaudah Equiano is an excellent example of this freedom was his motivation, and he was not going to break until he tasted that sweet taste of accomplishing his goal. Equiano sets an excellent example of this in his life, the mentality and physical toughness to bend but not completely break. That is a quality that we can use in our own personal walk though this life. This…

Everything has Order (Structure of Beowulf) Beowulf is a story about a viking who comes from a land far away, he sales to the king to ask if he could take care of a monster that has been terrorizing the village. When he goes to see the king he doesn’t bring any weapons in with him, he wants to show respect that he's here to help the village not hurt anybody. Vikings back in the old days where all about fighting and taking over land, so when Beowulf lands on there land they all get scared…

The history of this island is very rich beginning with the military history, during 1850-1934 it was a Civil War fortress, an infamous federal penitentiary from 1934-1963, a bird sanctuary, the first lighthouse on the West Coast, and the birthplace of and perhaps the most influential event in the island's history, the American Indian Red Power movement occupation of 1964 and 1969-1971 it was occupied for more than 19 months by a group that saved the tribes…