Sherwood Anderson

In the United States there are approximately 7000 deaths per year related to adverse drug events (ADEs); furthermore, it is estimated that a hospitalized patient is subject to at least one medication administration error per day (Koppel, Wetterneck, & Telles, 2008; Richardson, Bromirski, & Hayden, 2012). Medications errors usually end up extending patient stays by 1.74 days and cost the health care system billions of dollars each year (Koppel et al., 2008; Van Onzenoort et al., 2008). Most ADEs…

William Faulkner Biography William Faulkner was an American author and a Nobel Prize winner. He was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1987 and died on July 6, 1962 at 64 years old. Faulkner spent most of his life in Mississippi, but he traveled to many different places. “Faulkner’s father, Murry, drank heavily and presided over the family in a tyrannical fashion, imposing silence at the dinner table and unexpectedly skipping town for days at a time. Murry's behavior took its…

Before all of this, writers influenced him including: William Faulkner, Robert Burns, Sherwood Anderson, and Thomas Malory. His short story writing was mainly influenced by his professor at Stanford, Edith Mirrielees. Steinbeck learned the fundamentals of writing that stuck with him for the rest of his literary career. Ed Ricketts, a businessman…

As every person looks in the mirror to make observations of themselves and carries their own thoughts and beliefs onto others, prejudice or acceptance is the result. In three selected short stories: Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler, Hands by Sherwood Anderson, and In Response to Executive Order 9066 All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers by Dwight Okita relay important messages that prejudice knows no boundaries, has not changed, and acceptance occurs in both those…

William Cuthbert Falkner, an astonishing young author, was born September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi to Murry and Maud Falkner. He was named for his great-grandfather, Colonel Falkner, who was a legendary figure to many. In the South, faulkner had seen and heard of a variety of troubling events, and because of this, he reflected many of his works based upon what he knew. William Faulkner was the most notable Southern gothic author because of his indecisive childhood, his struggling…

INTRODUCTION Theodore Dreiser who lived in 1871-1945, is one of the prominent writers of the USA in the mid-19th and early -20th centuries. Dreiser had a much impact in the growth of the American literature and left deep impact in the world literature. In the start of first two decades 20 century he had defended his ideas of critical realism, in spite of oppression of the press and shun of publishing houses. Theodore Dreiser creativity was in the center of interest of critics, there were many…

in life. All parents should set out to be a good role model for everyone not just their own children, if a parent can’t be a good role model they should try their hardest to fix it as soon as they can. In the story “Discovery of a Father” by Sherwood Anderson, his father never had time for him but he always had time for someone else. In the end the father realized that he did not spend any time with his kid and began to spend time with…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century, with works under his name such as The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. His debut novel, This Side of Paradise, demonstrated the most significant recurring theme throughout his works—Modernism. Following the lead of other poets and artists in the aftermath of World War One, Fitzgerald experimented with a new type of literature that rejected the sentimentality of nineteenth-century works…

people are estimated to be behind bars as punishment for a crime that they did not commit. Many of these prisoners are young adults, who then have the prime years of their lives taken away from them simply due to a misunderstanding. On a similar note, Sherwood Anderson’s short story “Hands,” focuses into the life of Wing Biddlebaum, a timid and fearful man who has been forcefully driven from his hometown, where he had been a schoolmaster, because his behavior was falsely interpreted as…

As technology and innovation progressed, so did women’s demands. Both authors, Chopin and Anderson, question women’s identity and fulfillment of it. In “Desiree’s Baby,” several prevalent themes exist; the main one that I will address is how Chopin underlines the authoritarian control men still had over women, while also giving a glimpse of gender inequality. In “The Storm,” Chopin’s characters challenge the traditional roles expected in marriage. Both, Calixta and Alcee, have a strong urge to…