Pulp

First, I was born. I do not remember the event firsthand, but several persons who I hold in high regard assure me that it did in fact happen, at approximately ten o’clock on the morning of August twenty-eighth, Year of Our Lord 1998. Shortly thereafter, my parents made the drive from the hospital in Montgomery, Alabama back to the small, white country church where my dad worked as preacher. It may be more correct to say that we drove back to the church parsonage, but this parsonage was only a…

Celebrities without apparent talents have continuously dominated American popular culture since the nation’s beginnings in the seventeenth century. Across this time and space, the Old American West took center stage as a region filled with new opportunities and lawlessness. Outlaw Jesse James became no exception to this reality due to his popularity nationwide during his lifetime even today. However, modern and postmodern ideas heavily influenced how popular culture immortalized Jesse James.…

meet under a pomegranate tree. Amir breaks down and attacks Hassan: " 'What would you do if I hit you with this? ' I said, tossing the fruit up and down... 'What would you do? ' I repeated...It struck him in the chest and exploded in a spray of red pulp. Hassan 's cry was pregnant with surprise and pain. 'Hit me back! '"(92). Hassan is portrayed as mentally strong compared to Amir. Instead of breaking down, Hassan contains his feelings for several weeks, doing his duties and chores. Amir, only…

Stephen King is one of the greatest fantasy writer in the world. He published many short stories. Much of his fictions have been adapted to both large and small screens, although it usually plays best in the mind’s eye. The relations of king’s fiction with electronic media are many and complex. (King is considered one of the greatest fantasy writers because of the things that have happened in his past lifetime). (King 1) Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. When king was…

Total Depravity A God. A man. A woman. A fruit. A choice. A separation. A disease. One of the most widely known stories of the Bible is of Adam and Eve. It is the story of creation by God who gave Adam and Eve a single rule-- don’t eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. However, they do anyway. This cataclysmic event triggered the end of life as they knew and would change the future for all of us. Sin was released upon the earth like ink spilled over a white paper. This…

In Sophocles play, Antigone, we are introduced to a wide variety of characters. There is Kreon, the newly appointed leader who has a complex and must always be correct and does everything to make a point. We have Eteokles and Polyneices, the twin brothers who fought each other until both died over who would be king, after Eteokles would not give up the crown to his brother. We also have Antigone, the headstrong girl who makes a stand for justice and what she thinks is right. This all spawns from…

Park Chung Hee said that "We do not believe that the miracle. If you sweat as much as working days just I believe that there is a cost and compensation efforts (President Park).” Park Chung Hee, the president of Republic of Korea from 1963 to 1979, has been hailed to as the most influential person in the development history of the country (Hansol Park). Park Chung Hee had dictatorial power during his incumbency. On May 16th, 1961, Major General Park Chung Hee came into political power by…

These slavers would feed the slaves only twice a day. They got fed once in the morning and one time in the evening. They were fed beans that were boiled down to “the consistency of pulp”. Also, they were fed boiled yams and rice with very little meat. The food that the slaves ate was not the worst part. The worst part is that the slavers put about ten slaves around a little bucket of that food. Then they gave the slaves one wooden…

The American voice echoes through its literature with the power to change established ideas and challenge stereotypes. Blending together commentary and social insight by expressing feelings and experiences of its people. Writers helping a nation come to terms with modern developments by engaging political and social issues in their publications. Herman Melville was one of those voices when he created a moral story identifying the results of economic progress as it consumes the democratic…

Poor living conditions, loss of hope, no money and a lack of work for the father to support his family let alone himself. This is the current state of Modern Haiti. Unfortunately, these circumstances can lead to deep depression in people and can potentially lead to suicide. In “A Wall of Fire Rising,” by Edwidge Danticat, a father struggles with both internal and external conflicts that barricade his path on providing for his family. They live in a tiny shack and struggle to make ends meet. Guy…