Sarah Elmira Royster

In a tragedy, the tragic hero is the protagonist that the author uses to give his/ her point of view on the inappropriate tendencies of humans. The tragic hero ultimately causes his own suffering because of basic human characteristics, but through the hero’s defeat, humanity is validated and is proved to have a better outlook. Three main theories of the tragic hero are the Aristotelian model, the Shakespearean model, and the modern tragic hero. Each model has five defining characteristics,…

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines heritage as “the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation (Merriam-Webster).” Our heritage can affect who we are and how we define ourselves. Sometimes our heritage can be redefined with new generations. Each person can perceive their heritage differently. Some people are proud of their heritage while others want to leave it in the past and start over. What’s good for one person may not be good for another…

In this paper I will be discussing two wonderful authors I read about in The Norton Anthology of American Literature Volume A book. I will give a background on both artist Sarah Knight, and Anne Bradstreet. This paper will include how both writers can compare and how both artist contrast. I find both artist to be very well oriented when writing. Knight a Bradstreet are some form of poem writers, their work is published in the eighth edition of the Norton Anthology book. Anne Bradstreet was known…

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men." A quote by Alice Walker conveying her strong belief in feminism and racial equality. The author 's life had an impact on her writing. Between attending segregated schools, poor family and a victim of bullying, Alice Walker converted her struggles and beliefs into award winning writing. She worked as a social worker and civil rights…

Rodeo Thompson Sarah Jane Whiteling Sarah Jane Whiteling was born in the mid-1800’s, a tough time in history to be alive. She lived in Pennsylvania with her husband, a son, and a daughter. Sarah was accused and found guilty of killing her entire family by the method of poisoning from common rat poison which contained arsenic. Her sickly husband was the first to die on March 20, 1888, followed by her nine-year old-daughter, Bertha in April and her two-year-old son, Willie in May of the same year.…

Sarah Orne Jewett’s short story “A White Heron” follows a nine-year-old girl Sylvia who lives with her grandmother, Mrs. Tilly, and her cow in the countryside. One evening while Sylvia is walking the cow home, a hunter who is searching for a rare white heron to add to his bird collection approaches her. He accompanies Sylvia home hoping to spend the night. While staying the night with Sylvia and Mrs. Tilly, he shares his hope of catching the bird. Sylvia has previously seen the heron so she…

I wasn't entirely sure what to expect going into Gravy, as judging it solely by the cover made you think it was going to be some cheesy low budget flick, trying way too hard to be funny. Boy is my face red! Gravy was a witty, gory and all around fun time, full of laughter, copious amounts of blood splatter and storyline that was quick paced and with straight for the jugular, literally. PRODUCT INFORMATION PLOT SUMMARY MOVIE Fans of the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadephia may notice…

Ellen Jewett is a Canadian artist, who specialises in exotic sculptures. Ellen Jewett’s artwork is focused around one of her favourite things, animals. She also intertwines nature into her sculptures to make a sort of hybrid creature, she builds around these eight themes, natural beauty, curiosity, colonialism, domestication, death, growth, visibility and wilderness. Jewett says “ Plants and animals have always been the surface on which humans have etched the foundations of culture, sustenance…

Sarah is spotted by the Terminator, which aims its laser sighted pistol at her. Reese fires on the Terminator, hitting it with several blasts and knocking it to the floor. He tells Sarah "Come with me if you wanna live" and Sarah sees the Terminator impossibly rise to its feet. Reese and Sarah escape through the back door of the club, with the killer chasing them -- as he chases them, we learn that…

the well-known character Sarah Jane. Looking into the narrative form for this episode, it starts with a narration from Sarah Jane herself - although not known to the audience yet - and then transitions into a television ad from which one of the recurring main actors to this season is introduced. The episode does well in not cramming every main character into the audiences mind straight away but gives the full feature length episode for each character to be developed. Sarah Jane Smith as an…