Notes from Underground

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author during the 1800’s. Most of Stowe’s siblings had become ministers, helped found national associations, and had done other great things that contributed to the well being of others. Stowe however believed that her best valuable purpose in life was to be an author. This proved to be true , when she released her world famous book titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book gave thousands of families a new perspective on slavery and its’ cruelty…

collapse. So Misty and Toad helped pick him up with Alec and Mark. He later died and they didn't even know what happened. After that Alec and Mark were determined to figure out what killed him. Later on, Misty caught it and she died. Toad caught it from Misty and he died. So that’s when Mark, Alec, Lana, and Trina really started trying to figure out what was going…

not stop with his own; he took a great deal of responsibility ensuring his children were furthering their knowledge despite his absence. In a letter to his daughter, Patsy, Jefferson outlines a schedule he expected she would follow while he was away from Philadelphia. Her curriculum consisted of dancing, drawing, music, writing, English, and French. These topics were typical of what a female was expected to learn during the late 1700s. It was also a reflection of Jefferson’s love of the…

While her right hand was engaged in writing a note on a piece of paper. "I am not removing you from the football team, but I feel I cannot let you play if you persist in neglecting your education." She paused as she read some of her notes in his file, "I have taken special consideration in your case, I have noted that your home life has taken a turn for the worse, is that correct?" "It is…

many of the characters in the story and is drawn on with materials that these characters find lying around on the island. Through symbolism, Golding shows that the mask has its own identity, controls the actions of the boys, allows the boys to hide from what…

scattered white panels that represented the stability of Jamie’s brain. The set existed as a smooth crystal veneer soon to be obscured and broken. As Jamie’s mental state destabilized, the panels progressively turned red and cracked. This set differs from the first and most popular production of The Great God Pan by Playwright Horizons directed by Carolyn Cantor (director of After the Revolution - another successful play written by Herzog). Their set was much more abstract, for it was “filled…

3) In the poem of If Thou Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, she states in the first two lines of the poem that she wants unconditional and pure love. Secondly, she desires a love that is not based on external qualities because those qualities will change over time with aging. Browning also believes that the love that exists between the souls of the two individuals is deeper and more profound than the love based off of appearance. Lastly, the poet also states that love for the sake of…

Helping a Friend On May 20, 2014, Sophia and seven of her friends decided to take a trip to Lake Michigan. Sophia’s aunt owns a lake house in Arcadia, Michigan, so the girls decided to rent out the place for a few weeks. When they arrived to the house late in evening, they unpacked and settled in. Sophia, Carly, Kaylee, and Sally slept in the room with bunk beds, while Kelly, Diane, and Lauren slept in the master bedroom. George got the room in the middle all to himself. Everyone managed to get…

attention and popularity that it does. In actuality, only a special individual can play this game. Not everyone likes the idea of running full speed and hitting people over and over again. It is far from being a waste of anyone’s time. If it was a waste of time, so many young men wouldn’t be getting an education from…

Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote sonnet 43 in a series of sonnets titled Sonnets from the Portuguese. Although the individuals in the poem ‒ the narrator and the lover ‒ are ambiguous, there is a strong correlation between Barrett Browning's love life and the complex love of the sonnet. Even though there can be an argument made that sonnet 43 is not Barrett Browning’s husband, I will be using the assumption that Barrett Browning is the narrator and her husband is the lover. The theme that…