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thing shaping how people think about things and view others. Things were no different in 1930s Maycomb, as shown in To Kill a Mockingbird, when the U.S. was struggling through the Great Depression and deeply-rooted racism ran rampant around every corner. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many characters are influenced by society, but none as much as our narrator, a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, who is commonly referred to as Scout. Though not everyone may agree, society influenced…

I was given a writing prompt on how it feels to have something be difficult for you. There was no doubt that this prompt was created with me in mind. I think my teacher was making sure I understood that even as a second grader, gratitude towards writing is a necessity. Using my injury as my topic, all you could hear from…

Set in a time when the end of the world became reality Joanna Russ’ When It Changed and Colin M. Drysdale’s Last Flight Out each described a society where an outside force changed the way the society was established. Although the characters in both stories were presented with challenges such as being unwanted in a one gender based society, being threatened by an unforeseen group or being scarified for the greater good both Mankind from planet Earth, the women from planet Whileaway and the pilot…

Gently closing her laptop, Zoey stretched along the back of the desk chair, reaching her arms towards the ceiling and glancing out the window of the apartment she shared with Camilla, her best friend and lover. Below, lines of cars glittered under the sun and sped by a few stories below; she could see an expansive park in the distance wherein the colorful dots of people moved slowly over the winding paths of the grounds. “Zoey, I’m heading out now!” Camilla called over the soft hum of the air…

What is the function of the trope of the fall in literature? In W.H. Auden’s poem “Musee des Beaux Arts”, the trope, abiding by convention, illustrates a metaphoric fall. In his poem, Auden refers to both mythology and the bible to convey the suffering of man and humankind, exemplified through the tale of Icarus. Though Auden succinctly addresses the suffering of humankind, Auden most notably highlights the fallen nature of bystanders to said suffering. In his poem, Auden uses both rhetoric and…

Tabitha idly circles her index finger around the rim of her Manhattan’s glass. She is thinking about the new information she received only a few moments ago. She has already forgotten which of the three twits surrounding her brought it up, and if those screechy giggles that keep breaking into her thoughts are any indication, the girls have already moved on to criticize the maiître d’s new dye job. But the information itself keeps resurfacing in Tabitha’s thoughts. A new family has joined the…

Introduction Phobias are persistent, exaggerated fears. Cynophobia which is the fear of dogs. Various if not customary and in good physical shape individuals have illogical fears near dogs attacking them, especially a vicious large dog, receiving medical shots, and so forth. Sally has a phobia of dogs. For the reason of her phobia, psychologists may condition her to no longer have her fear through the use of alternative learning processes. The three main learning processes that are…

The book I chose to read is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It was written by Ken Kessey in 1962. The book was published by Signet and has 325 pages. The book is told from the view of Chief Bromden, who is a half Indian man who pretends to be deaf and dumb. Chief and his friends usually follow a normal schedule, which includes eating, bathing, and recreational times. But all of this changes when a new patient joins the hospital. THis new patient, whose name is Randal McMurphy, is loud,…

The Sinful Martyr: Sonia’s role as a religious figure in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment From Rodion Raskolnikov’s psychological struggles to the turmoil of the socio-political influences exerted on Russia by the Eastern and Western world, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment deals with dualities of many natures. Religion, a prominent motif in the text, also has duality, as portrayed through Sonia Marmeladov. Through Sonia’s characterization as a religious figure, her actions and…

In recent times courts and legislators are preferring public shaming rather than prisons. Courts are engaging substitute ratifications. On the contrary shame is not highly valued in the United States like it is in Asia and some other places where shame affects reputation. The United States is a cultural where consent, approval consensus is highly valued. The American Culture is highly involved in being evaluated by others. In the United States, individuality is highly praised. Such as…