Robert Gates

Is a dream just an idea, a random thought in the back of your mind, right? In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, characters like Lennie, Candy, and Curly’s wife prove that a dream is more than just an idea in your head, it is what they live for. This dream is what helps them get through hard times and keep persevering when nobody else believes in them or listens. These three characters, especially, have it hard but they have dreams in their minds that they have had for a while and that stand with…

The word heartthrob is derived from the two words, heart and throb (Harper, 2014). In 1928, it was described as a person who prompts romantic feelings. Overtime, its definition has morphed and multiple meanings have stemmed up from the word. More often than not, the word heartthrob is widely known today as a male entertainer who exudes massive sex appeal. An average person would pale in comparison to this male entertainer. Heartthrob can also refer to the throbbing of a heart. This is the…

oftentimes with the man – or man equivalent monster – committing some kind of atrocity towards an undeserving maiden, who provokes said monster only by being a physical manifestation of purity, the antithesis of what he is. Both Porphyria 's Lover, by Robert browning, and Goblin Market, by Christina Rossetti, explore the duality of eroticisation and demonization of the female form – which acts as a manifestation of female desire - by utilising…

Since its inception in the late eighteenth century, the Gothic movement has been fascinated with female bodies. This is especially true of Gothic poems of the Victorian Era, such as Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue Porphyria’s Lover (first published as Porphyria, 1836) and Christina Rossetti’s disturbing children’s fable Goblin Market (composed 1859, published 1862). Each poem demonstrates that, due to societal attitudes, a woman’s body has the potential to be dangerous to her, while also…

offenses when there isn’t one. With a high score comes a combination of characteristics that associate with violence, as proven by correlation like the one above, but a low score simply displays that the characteristics aren’t as established. Thus Robert D. Hare can make the conclusion that “a high score may imply a high risk, but a low score does not necessarily imply low risk” in his paper Psychopathy as a Risk Factor for…

Robert Frost moved to England in 1912, it was here that Frost was inspired by British poets Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, and Robert Graves. With the help of his peers, Frost wrote some of his best works in England. Frost was an unsuccessful farmer, so he went back into education from 1906 to 1911 at the New Hampshire Normal School in Plymouth, New Hampshire. New England is where a majority of Frost’s poems are based in. New England is where Frost was able to flourish in his writing career, so…

Introduction The Road Not Taken, one of the most iconic and globally recognized poems by the great Robert Frost. Written in the year 1915, Frost had just completed a multitude of adventures through the forest in England with his great friend, Edward Thomas, someone who too was caught in the middle between two choices: whether or not to enlist in the war or stay home; some say that Frost’s poem had a major influence on Thomas’s decision to actually enlist in the military, he sadly died two…

The movie only you tells a story about a girl that has been in love with a guy that she never met. Until one day that she decided to go look for him in Italy. The movie it is not only a common love story, but also teaches a lesson about choices in life. The main character Faith Corvatch ( Marisa Tomei) was only a kid when a fortune teller told her the name of her true love Damon Bradley . Since then she has not stopped thinking and looking for him, but as the time went by she got tired of…

When the Europeans colonized Africa, they did little to ensure that the colonies would be self-sustaining after they left, no less even stop to think that they might eventually leave. Thus, when the last European powers officially drew out in the late 20th century, these previous colonies were left to handle themselves with little outside help or guidance. This led to violence, chaos, and a rotation of crises across Africa. Particularly in Zimbabwe, where Prime Minister Mugabe gained power in…

The Invaluable Significance of Acquiring Knowledge Through Nature: An Analysis of Robert Frost 's Poetry The term “mother nature” is used quite frequently and portrayed as such in many literary works. It is concordant throughout history that nature has proven itself valuable for nourishment, home, recreation, relaxation and safety. As a child learns from a mother through example, mother nature also provides wisdom in this manner. Through exposure and interactions with nature, a deeper…