Robert Penn Warren

Tolerance undoubtedly involves “the question of right or wrong.” In fact, one can debate that tolerance is not always the answer to “the question of right or wrong.” For example, those who tolerate racism do not necessarily believe racism is right. However, if those who tolerate racism do not proclaim that racism is wrong, then they will be drowned out by the voices of those who say that racism is right. How will one know that racism is wrong if they never hear racism is wrong? Tolerating evils…

In the beginning of the poem Upon the burning of our house, the speaker is upset and angry at God for burning her house and all her belongings. Anne Bradstreet says in the poem “Yea, so it was and so ‘twas just,/ It was his own; it was not mine./ Far be it that I should repine” (16-18). In this quote, she is saying that everything belongs to God including, her own personal belongings. She starts to calm down knowing that she isn't going to be part of the Elect if she behaves in that manner.…

In the article “Shakespeare in The Bush”, Laura Bohannan travels back to West Africa for the second time to live amongst the Bushmen to watch ceremonies. Before she set off for her journey, she was sure and wanted to prove to her colleague that human nature was pretty much the same worldwide and brought Hamlet along with her. Since the swamps continued to rise she couldn’t see the elders perform ceremonies, so all they could do was drink and tell stories. This gave Bohannan the opportunity to…

This 1988 film, directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Daniel Waters, tells the story of teenager Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) as she meets mysterious new kid, Jason Dean, also known as JD (Christian Slater), and they embark on a dark adventure to try to make their high school a nicer place; by killing some of their fellow classmates. Veronica Sawyer has been able to be a part of the most powerful clique in her high school, the Heathers. After being pushed around and humiliated by it’s…

"What do you mean, DarkClan has taken control of MountainClan?" Moonsong asked incredulously as she faced the CaveClan cats that stood in the middle of camp. Next to her, Rainstar's tail was twitching with worry and Wolfheart was digging his claws into the ground. "Exactly what I said," Hailfur meowed, ear twitching. "DarkClan killed Cinderstar and Sunstrike, and Mintleaf, as well, when she refused to step down as medicine cat. Rumor has it Lionstar made Lightpaw stop warrior training and now…

Tragic times in Hayman, Colorado as a devastating wildfire occurred over 138,000 acres of forest on June 8th, 2002 and continued for over a month after it was started, spreading to four colorado counties. Overall, 600 structures were lost to this fire, including 133 residences, one commercial building and 466 outbuildings, costing more the $42 million in damages. Six indirect fatalities were accounted for, including five firefighters in a crash on the way to the fire and one woman who suffered a…

I think when people from the north part of the U.S. heard that JFK was going to Dallas people paid Oswald to shoot him because he lived in the south. Maybe other assassins from different countries paid Oswald. No one knows for sure what happened it has been a long time since JFK’s death and we still don’t have evidence. Why would anybody want to kill JFK? Maybe people didn’t like that he was a democrat or people might not have agreed with anything he’s said. Maybe other countries wanted Lee to…

Earlier this morning, Judge Danforth, as well as a few anonymous sources, released a statement of what happened during the recess of court late last afternoon. John Proctor has admitted to be a lecher, claiming he committed adultery with one of Salem’s little angels, Abigail Williams. What had started out as a conversation of court and the termination of witchcraft ended when Proctor, quite literally, cried whore. Quote Proctor: “Whore! How do you dare call Heaven!” John then revealed to all…

“My heart beat thick, my head grew hot; a sound filled my ears, which I deemed the rushing of wings; something seemed near me; I was oppressed, suffocated.” Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, is full of Christ like figures but at the same time the dark sense of the supernatural. The contrast of these two conflicting counterparts makes Jane Eyre very interesting. An excellent example of this would be found in Chapter 2. Jane is locked in the Red Room, by her vicious and vindictive aunt,…

She had her facial structure, her blue robin orbs and her smile. Her hands were tiny, a silver ring with emerald-cut sapphire snuggled in her thumb. She looked peaceful in her slumber. She reminded him of Nina. Nina, his beautiful engelchen, his morning light, his dear heart who flew away towards heaven. He watched from a far when she kissed Charlotte’s cheek, murmuring a good night after a game of chess, when she descended from the stairs, dressed in sky blue ruffled blouse, offering an arm for…