Robertson Davies

The Canadian nation has been shaped in myriad ways and has been documented as well as interpreted by countless individuals. Canadian Studies 4611: Reading in Canada has highlighted pivotal works the have influenced the critical conversation within the country: how Canada is – or was – and why it is that way. This essay will explore the work of Margaret Atwood, Northrup Frye and Charles Taylor in order to illustrate the status of Canada within their work and highlight if and how their writing…

that the behaviour in one’s previous life will determine his or her social status in the next life. Christians believe in the idea of baptism, which is a public declaration of faith, also known clean slate. In the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, Davies uses the three Deptford boys’ name changes to illustrate rebirth and public declaration to starting anew. It is clear that Dunstable Ramsay, Percy Boyd Staunton and Paul Dempster are twice born due to each character’s significant name…

Above and Below the Law The Tyrannicide Brief, by Geoffrey Robertson is nothing short of compelling. The audience is guided through the legal process, which lead to Charles I’s execution. Robertson’s assiduity in research is highly visible in The Tyrannicide Brief. Readers are not only presented with facts, but taken on a journey that is more than exceptional. Robertson manages to combine law, politics, and social history in one story. Robertson thoroughly brings to life the story of John Cooke.…

The Rev. Pat Robertson made a very unfortunate pronouncement about the Haiti tragedy on this last Tuesday night. Here is what I think about: I am thankful God does not:1- Judge us as a human would do.2- Save us as a bulk processing3- Change his love towards us4- Delay His promise Despite what “Times magazine” web page says about his self-promotion on the prediction of events, I would like to say that many people, including himself, forgets about the moment we live in history. The measure of…

In Douglas Quenqua’s article for The New York Times, “Muscular Body Image Lures Boys Into Gym, and Obsession”, Quenqua focuses on young boys and the risks they are willing to face in order to achieve a chiseled body. This isn’t the first time that Quenqua has written about body image. Douglas Quenqua also wrote the article “Tell Me, Even if it Hurts Me” for The New York Times. Quenqua writes about culture, science, media, lifestyle, and dogs. To begin with, Douglas Quenqua’s audience in…

In the 18th to 19th century, the world of electricity was seen as a bit of a mystery to scientists of these days. Although it was a mystery, scientists were still aware of this phenomena. A few facts were known here and there about the subject, but there were really no known examinations or experiments on it. Like all other sciences, electricity would not be advanced until scientists actually realized that it was something worth exploring. In A Century of Electricity, the author writes,…

during Shelley’s time than it is now. Mary Shelley grew up during a time where galvanism was popular, and scientists like Humphry Davy, who was experimenting with electricity, were on the rise (Legro). Davy believed that “science had the power to conquer nature”, and that “the mind itself could be altered with gases such as nitrous oxide” (Legro). With scientists like Davy going around sharing his works and beliefs, the masses were absolutely terrified. People saw scientists doing experiments…

battle of the Alamo because it is a very bloody war in which both sides loose countless men and the whole Texans army is killed since they did not want to have any prisoners held hostage. The center of the painting has a main eye grabber and that is Davy Crockett holding a sword towards another soldier, but that other soldier’s uniform does not match along with the rest of them. Also, right below the center of the painting is what appears to be a Navajo member on his knees praying or begging for…

Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution draws on James E. Crisp's rich data of the Texas Revolution and his own inclusion with predisposition and fanaticism. Diving more significant into the myths incorporating the Alamo, for instance, Davy Crockett's courageous passing and the authenticity of the de la Peña diary, Crisp uncovers as of now covered truths, tunes in point-by-point counter with diverse curators (both learner and master), and…

Greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so he knew every tree, Kilt him a b'ar when he was only 3. Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!” (“Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History”). Actually, he was born in 1786 to John and Rebecca Crockett in a cabin by the river, in what was then called the state of Franklin, now eastern Tennessee and never preferred Davy, he liked to be called David. He never killed a bear when he was three, in fact, the only thing that even comes…