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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. The heroine of the book is six-year-old Alice Liddel. She enters the world of Wonderland after falling down a rabbit-hole on a sleepy afternoon. Subsequently, Alice changes throughout the book in two significant ways: physically and psychologically. These changes were introduced in the beginning of her adventures and play substantial roles in the story. The first changes Alice encounters are physical. Firstly, she…

After the book was published, its sales went through the roof and many foreign editions had to be made. Inspired by how well Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland performed, “Carroll began work on a sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, published in 1872,” (Stanley 18). Unsurprisingly, the sequel was just as successful as it’s prequel. Many 19th century critics found Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to have a “sheer imaginative force, coupled with a blend of humor,…

curious child. When she saw the white rabbit, it caught her attention and she decided to follow it. She followed it down the rabbit hole, which was very confusing because it was a never ending tunnel. When she eventually got to the bottom Alice kept looking around and trying to figure out where she was. A curious girl, Alice drinks a bottle with mysterious liquid without even hesitating. As she went along on her journey she encountered many stops that appealed to her curiosity. After making it…

Could he do it? Why did he choose to do this? So many things came to mind and he was unsure of his next moves. However, not to long, after loud screeches echoed through the forest. Without thought, he pulled out his sword and he stood fiercely, looking through a small gap of trees, to see the Jabberwocky stretching out its dark leathery wings. It hovered over the trees it ripped all the leaves off the trees, clearing the battle…

“Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll is a fairy tale poem describing a boy’s quest to rid his land of the evil Jabberwock. Lewis Carroll wrote the first stanza years before the rest of the poem appeared in Through the Looking Glass (Jabberwocky, n.d.). Carroll uses portmanteaus, words made up of other words, and shows the use of several onomatopoeias, which occur when the sound of a word becomes it meaning (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). Carroll invented blended words and called them portmanteaus. The…

Rainsford is a well known hunter around the world and is the main character in the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. While on his way to hunt jaguars in the Amazon jungle, Rainsford falls overboard and ends up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. He later finds a large castle like structure inhabited by General Zaroff. Zaroff, much like Rainsford, was a hunter who had hunted some of the most dangerous animals, but he had grown bored of the animals and turned to hunting…

Perpetually Malicious Author Stephen Kendrick once stated in his book The Love Dare,“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.” Almost every iniquity in the world has been caused by narcissism. Selfishness thrives in humans, feeding off of their evilness. People forget that evil exists within themselves as well, not just their peers. Evil is a very loose term, however the most clear denotation…

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits." -Richard M. Nixon The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War, from 1954 to 1975. It was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam allies Viet Cong and the government of South Vietnam and its ally United States. The main purpose of the war was to stop South Vietnam in becoming communists like the ones in the north. During that time there were powerful leaders making the decisions. Some important…

Kansas in shock and fear. Capote examines all aspects of the Clutter case throughout the novel. In 1967, director Richard Brooks brought Capote’s text to life in the film adaptation of In Cold Blood. Brooks focuses on the larger points of the novel in his film, but excludes certain pieces of information necessary for the audiences understanding of why this case was so important. Richard Brooks ineffectively translates Truman Capote’s…

A hero is described as a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, and or noble qualities. Former President Richard Nixon vigorously attempted to abide by this definition while ensuring that the people of the U.S would be under proper leadership. President Nixon was elected into presidency in 1968. He took over for President Lyndon B. Johnson who’s most acknowledgeable action, was waging war with Vietnam. And with the war, he also had the pleasure of dealing with…