Open Door Policy

88. That’s the average number of lives lost to gun violence every day in the United States of America, yet it seems like no one even blinks. Gun violence, in general, is a problem that has been on the rise in the United States for several years, and it is now catching up to automobiles in terms of annual deaths. An issue that seems to catch the attention of many people is the increasing frequency of mass shootings rather than the overall impact of gun violence on our nation. In 2015, there have…

“The Open Boat” is a short story based on Stephen Crane’s own experience of a shipwreck in 1897. The story shows how with faith and not giving up in a significantly bad situation can be turned into good. As a correspondent Crane was on his way to Cuba to follow the war. His ship the Commodore sank and he was stuck on a lifeboat for thirty hours with a cook, oiler, and captain. The four individuals had to maintain a sense of hope to be able to survive the ordeal. (History.com) Looking at this…

In the boat stealing scene, readers see the alienation and exploration of the natural world previously discussed. “I went alone into a Shepherd’s boat,” says Wordsworth, establishing his solitude before any other aspect of the experience (1.82). In this scene, Wordsworth is closest to the “blessed babe” state. For this reason, he has little windows during which he comes close to encountering the Real. “Leaving behind her [the boat] still on either side / Small circles glittering idly in the moon…

A common battleground between political parties, gun control, has been a topic argued by both sides. Charles C. W. Cooke and Adam Gopnik both write about this topic, but argue from vastly different sides, Gopnik from the left side and Cooke on the far right. Cooke’s article “Gun- Control Dishonesty” and Gopnik’s article “Shooting” aim to attack and persuade the opposite side to act or simply not to. Upon reading the articles, the reader can note two drastically different approaches.…

Getting trapped on an island called ship-trap island is a never experienced journey,whether it’s in the book or the movie. “The Most Dangerous Game” is not only a short story,it is also produced into a movie. While the movie and short story in“The Most Dangerous Game” had a same plot and similar events, they also have many differences such as the different characters,details and scenery. Firstly, the difference of the movie compared to the story. In the movie Rainsford ended up on the island…

Countless Olympic Gold Medals, Grand Slam Championships, and being ranked number one of the professional circuit are a few reasons why Serena Williams is considered to be the most successful female tennis player in history. She has managed to stay on top for nearly two decades and continuously amazes the sport season after season. Williams has not only found time to pursue fashion designing and acting, but she has also kept the mental strength required to continues to be the best, but it was not…

The Open Boat Psychological Analysis In Stephen Cranes “The Open Boat” four men are stranded at sea in an open boat. Having been crew members on a ship the men are all forced to work together to survive. The men face a massive physical battle but a psychological battle just as large. The men are alone in the middle of the ocean just trying to survive. The psychological battles they face is mental fatigue, loneliness, and patience. Throughout the story the men are faced with a massive test for…

Citizen: million of invisible or uncomfortably visible people Reading Rankine's Citizen made me feel uncomfortable, and triggered a sense of oppression, hostility, and anger related to the savage labeling of human beings. Our society is built around labels aimed at de-humanizing humans, erasing any trace of individuality by enhancing the apparent duality inherent in the physical. Man/Woman, White/Black, Light/Dark, Good/Bad. Man, white, light, good are all associated with power, either physical…

“The Open Boat”, is a great example of Naturalist writing. The story shows the struggle that four men face with nature and its uncontrollable tendencies. The four men are depicted as a captain, correspondent, cook, and an oiler named Billie. The story starts with these men out at sea on a dinghy after their steamer ship the Commodore sank. Naturalists believe that human beings are shaped by heredity and environment and dominated by economic, social, or natural forces. This is shown in The Open…

The story “The Open Boat” tells of men on a small boat in the middle of the ocean. Has you keep reading the story details of it come to spring up throughout it. A shipwreck had occurred moreover, there were only four survivors. One of the survivors names is Billie he was much built and a muscular man; he rowed one of the oars of the boat. The other three survivors were the cook, an unknown person, and the captain of the ship that wrecked. As the tiny boat drifted through the ocean it was…