Robert Monroe

Telephone Throughout the film The Spiral Staircase, the object of the telephone is frequently featured in a number of scenes as part of the mise en scène, seemingly as a passive choice for the sake of filling the scene with objects found in the average household, yet more actively used as a deliberate choice to represent an idea of imperfection, and the fear of normal everyday activities. It is only when we dig deeper that we find this fear further highlights the idea of Helen’s imperfection, in…

A decision that changes a course The guiding quote on this essay was uttered by Robert Frost, “The Roads Diverged in a Wood, and I Took the one Less Travelled by, and that has made all the Difference.” This quote really triggers my mind and resurfaces some past memories about the decision I had made. As a poet, Frost wanted to show how a unique and isolated decision can help transform our lives. From my point of view, this quote acts a summary of my teenage life depicting a hard and a…

I stood up in the grassy clearing. Hoarfrost still covered the pine trees, and I could feel the cold pulling me into its cold embrace. I blew into my hands, trying to keep warm. The first thing I noticed was a small sack, wreathed in a vague, shining glow. I bent down towards it, and a small pop-up materialized in front of my eyes. Bag (not searched) I opened the bag, and the popup vanished. Two screens appeared in front of me. On one screen, four squares. Two of them were occupied by a dagger…

About Poet: Denise Levertov was born in the United Kingdom 1923 and died in Washington in 1997. Levertov never received a formal education as a kid, therefore, she was taught by her parents about religion and the art of writing. When Levertov was growing up, she was an agnostic (later converted to Christianity in 1984) and many of her poems talk about religion. Due to her writing style, she was considered to be a “Black Mountain” poet. Black Mountain poets were poets in the 1940s and 1950s that…

Robert Frost Robert Frost, most famous for such works as “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” inspired the world with his poetry. Because most of the time he was coping with the death of a loved one, a large majority of his poems contemplate the purpose of life and what comes after death, simultaneously reflecting his constant feelings of isolation and grief. Born on March 26, 1874, to William Prescott Frost Jr. and Isabelle Modie Frost,…

The Fog of War is an American film that documents the life, as well as times, of Robert. S McNamara, a former United States Secretary of Defense. In the film he illustrates his observations and experience with modern warfare (Errol, 2003). The title “Fog of War” is derived from a military concept that tends to depict difficulty that arises when making decisions especially when faced with conflict. The term Fog of War comes into mind when watching the film. It refers to the uncertainty that…

school is a very influence a prospective on life in making a big decision in life. The poem is a lot deeper then it seems you will have sat down and broken every line to fully understand the hidden message the speaker is talking about in the poem. Robert frost poem had me thinking about the hidden message within, his point of view and how the measure up to my personal…

Robert Frost once said, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” This is an extremely relatable quote when talking about Frost’s poetry because his home is the setting and background for most of his poems. Frost was named after the famous Confederate General Robert E. Lee. At one point in his life, Frost had debated whether or not he should commit suicide, which will be discussed later in this essay. In addition, Robert Frost, who had lost his father at…

something over and over again, but there does not appear to be a true purpose behind it. A person does something just because his ancestors did it before him, but the reason why has been lost. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost, they reveal the idea of following a certain tradition, but the characters do not really need the tradition anymore. In “The Lottery,” Jackson writes about a town coming together right before the harvest, and they have a lottery. The…

teacher barked at young Fulton to pay attention. The boy’s mind was wandering again. “ Robert Fulton, who later became a phenomenal inventor, had a hard time in school as a young boy in the 1770’s. Young Fulton would come home to his mother and say “ My head's so full of notions that there, is no vacant chamber to store away the contents of dusty books “ Born in 1765 in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania, Robert Fulton went on to become a talented artist and a skilled, and creative inventor…