Robert E. Lee

Robert Frost is best recognized for his realism and use of nature in his poetry. While somewhat multi-layered, his poems are often laced with authentic descriptions of rural life and include his use of the predominant theme of nature. In many of his poems, Robert Frost uses images of, and in, nature to express his feelings and emotions. A forest, the changing seasons, fields, or a simple road, were common settings in Frosts poems. He uses the observance of nature in his writing largely as a…

Introduction “We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.” Led Zeppelin’s fans roar as Robert Plant starts to sing one of the crowd’s favorite songs, “Immigrant song”. Led Zeppelin became one of the most globally popular British bands of their era who triumphed through highs and lows in the music industry. Led Zeppelin has been around since the late 1960s, survived many tragedies, and have received many awards. Led Zeppelin has had many musical…

Life is full of love and hate. Love is widely considered the beautiful side of life, while hate is thought of as the ugly side. With this popular view on love, people might not realize the evil it can imbed in those who experience it. Robert Browning’s poems “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover” both depict how the speakers commit terrible acts when their possessive and obsessive love towards their women becomes too strong. The speakers of the poems both kill their lovers as they share a…

Ever since it was published in 1974, Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War has been protested for years. Many teachers and parents believe that its portrayal of life and violence make the book too graphic for students. The continuous fight for control and power yield multiple conflicts between characters. The characters attitude between one another depict the overall moral of this book. I believe the novel should not be banned because readers should have the choice of reading the book or not. This…

Hampshire newspaper, on March 31, 1901, in which a boy suffers a serious accident to his hand.” Robert Frost was a successful poet who used many elements of his personal life in his writing. He took inspiration from his hometown, local news-stories, and local farmers. Robert’s past experiences impacted and influenced his writing. Robert Frost took inspiration from his surroundings in his work. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, but was raised in New England. New England would become the…

Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” can be used as a tool to lead different people with different backgrounds to Jesus. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” is about a person who comes a pound two paths in the woods. He or she becomes faced with a decision of whether to choose one or the other. He goes on to describe one of the paths. He describes one as being as being better. He says, “Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim” (Frost, The Road Not Taken). He…

get knee surgery, but she wanted to compete at the Sochi Olympics. The World Cup Champion had to decide either to compete at the Olympics or get knee surgery. Everyone has to make important decisions. That is why the poem "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost resonates with so many people. The poems use of vague language allows for interpretations about life choices. There are so many choices in life that can lead to different opportunities in the future, but a choice has to be made. "The Road…

Finding Forrester “Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams afraid that we may fail or worse yet, afraid we may succeed”(William Forrester).The film, Finding Forrester defines life as a chance for opportunities, and to do what your heart says to do. The movie begins when a young boy, Jamal, does exceptionally well on a required exam. He is later on asked to attend a prep school in Manhattan. Soon after, he meets a well known writer, William Forrester, who has been unheard of…

In one person’s lifetime he or she will most likely encounter a psychopath, and it will not be a pleasant encounter. In fact, psychopaths are known to charm and manipulate people solely to get what they want. Psychopaths are people who suffer from the uncommon disorder known as psychopathy. A psychopath is not an amiable person and their personality is composed of many alarming characteristics related to those of a sociopath. They are the way they are because of their brain anatomy and other…

“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a poem by Robert Frost. Written during the roaring 20's, it was a part of his Pulitzer Prize-winning publication of poems, New Hampshire. The main overarching idea for the poem is that nothing precious can last. This is demonstrated in the metaphors, the structure and other figurative language found in the poem. There are many metaphors used in the poem that illustrate the overarching idea. In the first line, Frost writes “nature’s first green is gold”. Natures first…