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The author of historical novel about ancient civilizations Mary Renault was born on September 4, 1905. She was born Eileen Mary Challans using Renault as a pen name. It was at the young age of eight she decided that she wanted to be a writer. She went to Oxford and studied medieval history. She used her knowledge of the era as the background for her first novel but unfortunately her first try was unsuccessful and after many rejections she tossed away her first effort. During WW I she worked…

In this paper, I am focusing on the hit show television BET show called Being Mary Jane. Gabrielle Union who is Portraying as, Mary Jane Patterson, born as Pauletta Patterson in Atlanta, Ga. Mary Jane is a successful black woman, in her field as television news anchor on Primetime. Mary Jane is closely connected with her family, but has a hard time finding true love. She struggles day to day with outside obstacles that sometimes affects her workplace. But she manages to balance her life between…

Miller’s The Crucible, Mary Warren is a normal, frightened girl in the town of Salem. The whole town is in fear of witchcraft after many girls were found committing “strange” actions in the woods. Now, the court will hang anyone that denies actions of witchcraft. The chaos of blaming in Salem becomes a problem for people of all ages. This makes Mary eager to tell what really happened in the woods, but is encouraged otherwise by other peers. The somewhat shy and reserved young woman Mary is in…

The Mary Celeste set out on its journey to the Azores but was found abandoned 400 miles east of it. The crew men's belongings were left in their quarters and the ship’s charts had been tossed about. The only lifeboat on the ship was missing and one of the two pumps had been disassembled, and three and a half feet of water was found in the bottom of the ship. The cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was still intact, and a six month supply of food and water was left (Blumberg). The…

something that you knew was wrong? Mary Warren, from Arthur Miller’s famous play The Crucible, did this exact thing. The play is set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, where the town is abuzz with rumors that certain individuals are bewitched and under the control of the Devil. Mary Warren, a servant girl who works for the Proctor family, knows that the girls making these accusations are lying, but when called upon to testify to the court, she freezes. Mary struggles to speak coherently and…

Unlike those of her peers, Mary Somerville’s story is filled with coincidences and destiny’s chosen moments that can only be described as written by fate. From the beginning, Somerville was allowed to grow up independent and free of the standard strictness enforced by officious parents. Through her upbringing, Somerville rarely had controlled and encouraged contact with the maths and sciences. In fact, she only studied for one full year and didn’t begin arithmetic until age 13 after seeing some…

Mary Shelley made predicting what would happen in Frankenstein fairly easy because she would foreshadow certain events. Foreshadowing is a very important literary device when reading and writing a book. Foreshadowing helps the reader predict what will happen next. For example, horror movies are incredibly easy to predict what will happen next. If the young teenager is about to open the closet while creepy music plays, we can predict that they are going to die. I think that Frankenstein…

Mary Shelly was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, biographer, and travel writer. She was born August 30, 1797 in Somers Town, London in the United Kingdom. She was well-known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus. Shelly spent time in Geneva to get inspiration for the novel Frankenstein. Shelly focuses on the influences of history, the elements of the Gothic theme, and the theme of Modern Prometheus. The history of Frankenstein started when Mary Shelly…

3. Mary Shelley, born August 30, 1797, in London, England, is the author of one of the most famous gothic stories in history, “Frankenstein”. Being born to a philosopher William Godwin and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, she had a very interesting childhood. Once she credited her career and literary success to her parents saying “"It is not singular that, as the daughter of two persons of distinguished literary celebrity, I should very early in life have thought of writing,""It is not singular…

always had roles in the Bible. One woman that stands out in the bible is Mary Magdalene. Many documents and gospels about her life have been lost or destroyed throughout the years. Her role in history has changed from a repentant prostitute to possible Apostle of Jesus. What is know is she was one of Jesus most devoted followers. Questions about her role in Christianity have been clouded with mystery. What is know, is that Mary was present at the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, when…