Robert Penn Warren

It was not until the 19th century, when Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by an English archaeologist Howard Carter. This discovery revealed the wealth that defined the Egyptian kingship and the rituals of the burial of Tutankhamun (Sayre Henry M. p 67). Since little was known about Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, there began to be many theories floating around about how he died. He was a young boy who ruled Egypt as a pharaoh for 10 years, until his death at age 19. King Tut’s sudden…

Many stories share similar messages, some more than others. “There Will Come Soft Rains” and Delirium are an example of that. Both stories are extremely different but both contain a similar theme. Reading both the short story and the novel, it’s very hard to connect the two, but both regard the same topic. In Delirium, the plot focuses around an imperfect society. Everyone believes love is a disease and they’ve obtained a cure to keep from falling in love. Although people are terrified of the…

Hello your honor, members of the jury. I am Marim Ibrahim and I will be representing the accused, in the case of Her Majesty the Queen against Wally Brogue. My defendant has been accused of committing first degree murder in the death of Mr. David Bennings on July 14th 2013. This is the case of a caring, optimistic man who simply wanted to do the right thing. Mr.Brogue did not commit this crime. He was naturally upset over his brother having been incarcerated for a crime that Mr.Benning had…

Matthew Miller The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, trends are an important role throughout the events of the novel due to it being set in times of extreme religion. While It can be said that historical and political trends are more influential than social trends in Salem as well as the McCarthy trials. Social trends as they relate to gender roles are the most influential in the subsequent events that were partaken in Salem, Massachusetts in addition to how the author allegorizes the…

Tina Belcher is a character from the animated television show, Bob’s Burgers. The series is about the Belcher family who owns a burger restaurant in a seaside community. Tina is the eldest child of Bob and Linda Belcher and has two siblings, Gene and Louise. Tina, Gene, and Louise all work on the restaurant. Tina can be looked at different perspectives, the psychoanalytic personality theory of the intrapsychic domain, and the approaches to self of the cognitive/experiential domain. In the…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters are so concerned with their reputations that it causes them to lie, go to the gallows, and overestimate their knowledge in the events taking place in Salem. Abigail Williams showed the importance of her reputation by lying and threatening during difficult situations. Abigail “and a group of young girls reportedly danced and practiced abominations in the woods: where the witchcraft hysteria begun.” (1) Abigail’s uncle, Parris, a powerful…

Who Really Killed JFK? John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy was born is Brookline, Massachusetts. On November 8, 1960, he became the youngest president at age 43. He was the 35th president of the United States. While he was on the street riding with the top down with his wife, somebody shot and assassinated JFK. Later that day they arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the shooter, but others think it was somebody else, but they don’t know for sure…

There are many superstitions surrounding Shakespeare’s Macbeth, from the presence of the witches in the play to even speaking the play’s title. This paper examines these superstitions and explains them in a modern context. To start, we must understand the time in which the play was written. Before the invention and spread of the internet, people did not understand things as well as we do now, so something unexplained often was confused with magic. Therefore, superstitions were made up over the…

The Crucible is a dramatic play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a tragic drama based on The Salem witch trials and the lies and deceit during an affair in a marriage. It is set in a puritan town in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692-1693. John Proctor is a good man, a husband, and a local farmer. He speaks with a sharp tongue and values his honest reputation. His strong sense of pride and integrity makes him fear what others will think of him if they find out his lust filled sin.…

Tituba and says that Tituba made her do witchcraft, and made her drink blood. Here in this scene, she sees it's easier to accuse people and not get punished than getting hung for her own actions. Finally, in act 1, Mercy, Mary Warren and Abigail are all in Betty's room. Mary Warren says she never did anything in the woods. Abigail tells them that if they peep a word of anything that happened that night, she will come to them in the dead of night and kill them. Here we see that abigail is a liar…