Nostalgia

The street awakes to the genesis of the warm morning sunlight. The moist morning dew still fresh on the emerald green grass, which has been cut into neat verges like a clean shaven chin. The rigid trees stand tall and wise looking over the desolate street. Suddenly they spy, a lone lost boy pacing along the road looking out to find the comfort of a round sign with the sympathetic symbol of a bus. He checks his watch once composed against the sign; the soothing sigh shows relief and a shining…

Men endure three types of pain: back, tooth, and heart. The narrator in this poem by Chaucer seems to be making a plea to God. Troilus, the narrator, is the subject in question. Is he heartbroken? The first stanza suggests he is, but also, he is unable to go against these feelings. His love is so deep that he must endure these feelings. He can’t help himself from giving in to the pain. Troilus loves Criseyde so much that he is willing to knowingly put himself through pain in order to feel her…

Protagonist(s): Winston Smith: Winston is a thirty-nine year old man who is an outer party worker in the Ministry of Truth’s Department of Records. On his right ankle he has a varicose ulcer. He sees problems in the world and questions society. He takes many risks to discover truth, to be with his dear love, and to find a way to save society. Antagonist(s): The Party: The Party is the central power of the superstate of Oceania. It is divided into four Ministries: the Ministry of Truth, the…

In Nicole Krauss’s Great House, the reader is introduced to three characters in the novel who share many similarities, one being that they are all writers. Although the characters all share a common hobby, they each also have diverse meaning for why they write and what they write about. These characters, Nadia, Dov, and Lotte, are separated by sections of the novel but they are all connected through their passion for writing, and the sense of loss and grief they all feel. Through their passions…

The American dream is a keystone of our country’s identity. At the core of our nation are the principles of freedom, honor, intelligence, and dignity. Many consider America to be the greatest nation in the world because of our prodigious sense of justice and dedication to preserving liberty across the globe. We consider ourselves paragons of independence, a nation of brave young men and women who are leaders, warriors, and academics. This is why Will McAvoy's spontaneous speech “Why America…

commercial is that if one consumes a certain beer one will be healthier which will inturn attract a mate and led to continuing the human race. One way Miller tries to achieve this is through a pathos appeal. Appealing to emotions like a feeling of nostalgia with the images of people dressed in cloths that were popular in the recent past. Another way of playing on this would be an ethos appeal that health conscious people would identify with the less calories equates to a better lifestyle…

The film The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is an outstanding film that depicts many characteristics of a classic western. Everything from the horses, bounties, and violence point to this movie being a typical western film. However, because of the abundance of twists and turns it would be considered a revisionist western movie. Despite its few traits of a classic western, everything ranging from the unclear heroes to the absence of typical female roles lead to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…

As technology continues to advance at its breakneck pace pieces of the past are inevitably lost. Yesterday’s newest smartphone turns into today’s nostalgia. Cyber Monday grows more popular than Black Friday. Newspapers and magazine are printing less on paper and instead post articles to their website. Bills are paid by an app rather than a check. With every advancement in technology made people are pressured to adapt to this advancement and leave behind things of the past under the fear of being…

Essay C While trekking through the Yucatan Peninsula I discovered a primordial chest hidden beneath an alluring waterfall. The chest contained a golden antique artifact resembling a ticket. I soon realized the ticket held celestial powers that allowed the beholder to physically travel through space-time and back. Amazed by the powers I had acquired, I decided to travel back in time to one of my parents darkest moments: their miscarriage. My mission was to travel back in time and save my deceased…

A catchy 808 trap beat combined with a nostalgia inducing sample from an old emo band I listened to in middle school and Peep’s sad voice crooning about a lost lover captivated my young teenage heart. Scouring through YouTube, I found a few small interviews where Peep talked on how he was most…