Nathaniel Ayers

The Vietnam Conflict introduced many side effects that were detrimental to the soldiers that participated. These effects range from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), general disdain from the public, and even loss of innocence. As seen by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, loss of innocence is a topic associated with traumatic events that authors utilize to portray how inimical they are to humans. Tim O’Brien, the author of The Things They Carried, exemplifies this in his writing. He…

In the poem “ On the Subway”, Sharon olds brings into the world, ebony and white. Sharon olds uses imagery, tone , and poetic contrivances establish the contracts on the two worlds. Firstly, imagery is a literacy contrivance used to demonstrate , how both “black and white” are different. For example, the ebony side has an appearance of “casual cold look of a mugger” ; meanwhile, the white side having “ dark fur…. My fur coat ”. The contrast is on their appearance with ebony being malefactors…

Pearl is a unique young child who needs a certain amount of attention, but can anyone provide her with what she needs? In The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, Pearl deals with almost being taken away from her mother Hester, this then leads to the question who should truly be taking care of Pearl? Although Hester is her mother it seems to others that she is not teaching her the proper Puritan ways. Meanwhile there are also two men named Dimmesdale and Chillingworth that are…

In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is debated as to whether Arthur Dimmesdale acted out of bravery or cowardice. The book, if one were to delve deeper into the text, reveals that Dimmesdale is not a valiant man, but rather an abashed one. From the beginning, Arthur Dimmesdale is aware of the power that he holds over those who idolize him. He hides behind his holy position, misuses it, and commits adultery with Hester Prynn, a god-fearing woman who fell into his grasp. However,…

In a year that remains undefined beneath a small city lit only by candles, a young man is working. He works without the Council to guide him and without his brothers beside him. He works for his own purposes, for his own desires, for the dreams that were born in his own steady heart and bright mind. In the world of Anthem, Equality 7-2521 is a relic from a time long passed. By working in the dark to bring forgotten scientific truths into the light, Equality defies the most valued rule, the…

Anthem, a novella by Ayn Rand, is about a society where all men must be the same and aren’t allowed to express themselves as an individual; therefore making it a society that practices collectivism. In the novella, a man named Equality 7-2521 finds himself struggling to stay the same as his brothers around him and ventures off into his own hideaway tunnel, where he discovers light and writes about everything he comes across. Thrilled by his new finding, Equality decides to keep it hidden and…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the four influential men, who direct the shift from the older optimistic view two the modern outlook in which this optimistic hope is lost. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born June 28, 1712 to Isaac Rousseau and Suzanne Bernard. He had an older brother, who had run away from home while Isaac was still a child. His mother died a few days after Rousseau was born, at age ten his father left him to be raised by his Aunt and Uncle. At sixteen Rousseau left Geneva for…

Iggy Azalea was supposed to meet pop star Britney Spears for lunch on Wednesday’s episode of the “Watch what happens live!” Iggy has claimed that Britney’s people take great care of her and that also to such an extent that they literally swept through her house before the star arrived for lunch. The team made sure that they keep a check on everything which could disturb the mood or preference of their queen. They are extremely protective of the star, which made them monitor and check Iggy’s…

There was once a Goddess protecting the lustrous frosted stars. Among the other deities, she felt that nothing went her way and hated herself in any case. The stars were graceful and dazzling without her help. They grew to be independent of her power. To hide from all the pain and sorrow of feeling impotent, the goddess went off on a search for a place to hide away. There stood a soulless land, surrounded by a large body of water. In the depths of the vast dead sea, the goddess found a rocky…

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Fearsome Battle in the Enchanted Forest The silver sun was slipping out of sight, as we inched our way over a rickety wooden bridge. On the far side, there was a tiny path leading down a slight slope. Not even a path really, more like clues—a snapped twig here—some tramped down weeds over there. We followed the clues until the ground became thick with fallen limbs and decaying pine needles. Then we wedged between the thickets into the Enchanted Forest and I could sense the…