Oval

Tanti Merle at the Oval is a story which encompasses features of Caribbean life with the use of Caribbean dialect, humor and cricket. The tale is based upon the mannerism of the writer’s aunt before and during a visit to a cricket match at the oval. The events that take place draw attention to issues within the Caribbean based on identity, gender and sexual relations. Identity is what defines an individual; their qualities, beliefs, experiences and overall way of life. Caribbean people are…

The leader of the free world did not make their way into the Oval Office of the White House by chance. Image is one of the vital appeals to the donor as well as voters from the 318.9 Million people living in the United States. When a candidate runs for the presidency, they have usually been in politics for a set amount of years and gained notoriety that will later be necessary when running for office. From Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats to the first televised political debate, the voters…

“Why do we always get caught up in fights between other countries?” Thomas asked himself while pacing in the Oval Office. “I am going to pull my hair out if one more American is forced under impressment! We are a free nation!” Being a pretty casual man, he strolled out of his office in his slippers to talk with his cabinet of advisors. It was 1807, only 31 years since they stopped fighting with Britain, and they were already asking for another war, he thought to himself. Later, in the…

will be a comparison of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Oval Portrait” and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. The stories’ gothic elements, characters, and overall mood and tone will be covered in the comparison of the two books. All of these will be explained in detail. There are many similarities and differences between the two stories. In contrast, I will say the differences. And at the same time I will tell the similarities. Gothic Elements. ”The Oval Portrait” and And Then There Were None …

The short story by Edgar Allen Poe the Oval Portrait would be an example of gothic literature. The short story is about a man needing a place to stay so he spends the night at an apartment to rest. The man would stay in awe a while he was observing the many paintings that surrounded the apartment. He finally laid to rest and notice one painting in particular but as soon as he laid eyes on the painting he had passed out in some sort of trance. While tranced he was looking at the picture and…

The usual circus that makes up the months preceding the United States Presidential Elections has seen quite the ripple: Donald J. Trump, billionaire and businessman, has announced his bid for the Oval Office in June 2015. His campaign thus far has been called many things–needed, wanted, racist, fascist, and all-around interesting–but what it cannot be called is unprecedented. Trump has taken the same path of many political fomenters before him. Donald Trump is without a doubt a demagogue; what…

A Monomaniac is a person who has a burning passion and obsession for one certain leisure pursuit that devotes all of his or her time performing. In “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the maiden is of rarest beauty full of happiness, and the painter who is evil who obsesses with his painting. Yet, the painter has been passionate and obsessive of his painting. Nevertheless, the maiden of rarest beauty compares to the fawn; therefore, the young maiden is affectionate and values everything…

n 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned from his second term in the Oval Office. President Nixon was involved in a scandal at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. The Republican president Nixon was believed to have ordered the burglars to go to the Democratic National committee for a crime of wire tapping and stealing documents. President Nixon tries to console, defending his honor, and remind the public all that has been accomplished. Richard Nixon tries to console the public by using…

opinion and are not a hundred percent correct; although he is very educated. Friedman uses a lot of ethos, pathos, logos in his argument to try and persuade his audience (anyone reading this column.) He constantly uses the phrase "how do we put in the Oval Office..." and follows with a fact about Trump. Friedman is mostly one sided and only talks about is arguments bashing Trump and focuses little on Clinton, which can be an issue when someone wants another perspective. An opposing view from…

I was at the Utah Olympic Oval. An almost second home where I trained almost every day. One hour away from race warmup. I walked to the edge of the track beginning my race routine while taking a deep breath, it was as if I was taking in all the experiences of the previous athletes that were here every day committing themselves to something bigger. I remembered the track runners that I would pass by every morning warming up for practice. The coach yelling “Go” to the hockey player deflecting…