Robert R. McCammon

Recently, I had a chance to read “The Road Not Taken”, one of the most familiar and popular poems of Robert Frost. The poem was about two different directions, which indicate the paths in life. The narrator did not know what they will be, but he had to make a decision on one of them, and he regretted on another way. He took the road that less traveled by because he might be different than everyone else. Moreover, the poetry represented that every road has both misfortune and pleasant surprises.…

Every individual has different ways of expressing themselves, depending on the challenges they must overcome. Throughout both clips Forrest Gump is challenged to protect those he loves through fighting in Vietnam and for Jenny. His natural instinct is to fight to protect the ones he cares about the most. Forrest Gump is a slow, yet dedicated character who is willing to save others even if it means he must put himself at risk. In both clips Forrest Gump is concerned about the safety of others.…

A Breath of Frost Book Review A Breath of Frost, written by Alyxandra Harvey, is a fictional novel taking place in 1814 London. This story contains a mixture of adventure, mystery, romance and friendship. The plot revolves around a young debutante named Emma, who just wanted something interesting to happen in her boring life. When Emma unintentionally breaks a perfume-like bottle, a binding spell was broken. Three cousins’-Emma, Gretchen and Penelope-magical abilities were unleashed, revealing…

Robert Frost was born in California; however, critics would collectively agree that he identified with New England more than his California roots. He lived in California for eleven years until his father’s death. Frost was a farmer, which could explain his need to write poems that involved nature. He was a better writer than other occupations, so he moved to England in 1912 with his family and had great acclaim while there. When he returned, American critics also praised his work. Frost would…

In the case of Of Mice and Men, there are many choices that the characters have made. Resulting in either pleasant or unpleasant circumstances. George chooses to look after Lennie after his Aunt Clara dies. George is often seen getting angry at Lennie as shown in this quote from the novella: “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all.” “An’ whatta I got? I got you…

In “The Lonely Land”, A.J.M Smith says “This is a beauty/of dissonance,/this resonance” (23-25). By this quote, he means that even though the land is not perfect, there is something to be found under imperfection such as something beautiful. Dumont repeats, “this land is not” three times throughout the poem to make sure the readers understand that the land is not to be taken advantage of. In both of the poems, the land is more than just a place to live. “Not Just a Platform for My Dance”…

The “Ins and Outs” of “Out, Out---“ In the poem “Out, Out---“ by Robert Frost the title can immediately foreshadow the poems events. The words “Out, Out” is what the readers first read, and by the end of the story will realize why Robert Frost may have titled it that way. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26h in the year 1874. Frost started to become interested in poetry during high school and Harvard, even though he never officially received his college degree. Frost later…

Sir Robert Peel created the “Nine Principles of Reform” in 1829 the first principle was “The basic mission for which law enforcement agency occurs so that they can avoid wrongdoing and complaints as an alternate suppression of corruption and complaints by soldierly strength and strictness of lawful penalties.” (Peel R. , n.d.) What he was implying was that the police are to prevent crimes and any other disorders The second was “The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent…

kind of pleasure (Mill, p. 20). Pleasure comes from an object. Because of this theory Robert Nozick shared with us in his book, the experience machine; a machine that we can just simply hook up to. He asks us to think about life in this machine that is able to replicate and give off to us the experiences of what we find most pleasurable in life. He argues though, that this type of life cannot be the ideal life.…

Poetry has had an immense impact on our society today. Obviously there are some big names that have come up from poetry writings in our past. A lot of famous poems have popped up as well. Robert Browning was a name that really stood out. He is now one of the most important poets of the Victorian era. After not having much success in the beginning of his writing career, a spark was ignited at the death of his wife. This is when he began to write on a very intellectual level. He became extremely…