Silent Spring

of the word. The church was decorated for Christmas. Wreaths hung at the door carrying a scent of evergreen and deep red poinsettias bloomed on the steps up to the altar. But the music didn’t match the decorations. Instead of “Hark the Herald” and “Silent Night” the church echoed with somber hymns about meeting jesus at the end of our lives rather than the beginning of his. Rows of wooden pews were filled with mourners in various shapes, sizes and ages and in varying states of emotional…

Choice of Narrator In the introduction of Ethan Frome, the reader learns that the narrator is an engineer sent by his employers to work at Corbury Junction. The narrator symbolizes what Ethan wanted to be; an engineer not anchored to Starkfield. He also was very observant and interested in Ethan. He wondered how Ethan ended up the way he did. He meets a man, Harmon Grow, and he tries to get more information about Ethan from him. One thing he said stuck with him forever, “Guess he’s been in…

According to Furniss & Bath, ‘literacy criticism in the Twentieth Century has come to regard ambiguity in poetry as one of its most characteristic and valuable features’, as shown in Michael Drayton’s sonnet ‘The Parting’, Lord Byron’s poem ‘When we two parted’ and Letitia Elizabeth Landon’s poem ‘Love’s Last Lesson’ (Furniss & Bath, 1996: 207). The symbolism used in these poems portray the ambiguous representation of love/death elegies, love symbolizing hope and death symbolizing loss.…

With tear filled eyes, I write about one of the worst genocides in African history. In Kigali, Rwanda, Spring of 1994 over eight-hundred thousand people were massacred in the streets surrounding the Milles Collines Hotel. This hotel ran by Paul Rusesabagina became shelter to 1,268 Tutsi and Hutu refugees. In December 2004, Terry George releases the film Hotel Rwanda which not only captivates its audience but revisits the mass murderers that the global community collectively turned a blind eye…

“Oh mother, I’m only getting married! We still have a year before everything changes for good. Don’t worry,” she exclaimed. They continued to stroll around the palace enjoying the beautiful spring weather. It was the perfect temperature, the flowers were all beginning to grow and the grass was turning green. As they were discussing what the future holds, Lila continued to worry to herself about which man her parents would end up picking. In…

Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past thirty years (on that note, even ten years) acknowledges that the world has changed radically. From the rise and further advancement of computers, to the increasing prevalence of bioengineering, and even something as simple as how people discuss things all demonstrate that this is a radically different world from my parents, my grandparents and my great grandparents. With these innovations, problems both contemporary and archaic have…

deity who could offer the most beneficial gift to the region would be crowned its patron. Poseidon began the contest by raising up his massive trident and firmly striking it against the ground. A small section of earth was opened and from the chasm a spring of sea water began to flow fluently across the length of the…

Jerry Spinelli once said, “Don't confine yourself to a select group of friends, often known as a clique. Cliques by definition leaves people out. Lock yourself into one, and you'll never know how many terrific friendships you may be missing.” Today, most people allow themselves to be sorted into friend groups and be labeled by the media. When allowing the media and world around them do this, they can become something they are truly not. Some people don’t let anything but their actions define…

In AS book, her willpower was greatly emphasized by the writer/sister but at the same time the book also confessed that Sophie was a thinker, meaning that Sophie did think of the consequences of the actions made by her brother and his friends, whereas Hans would think about Germany’s future and the necessity of giving the German people an opportunity to have an opinion about Nazism but even so, Sophie was convinced that they had done the right thing and the legacy of the white rose would…

Rei POV: 'I hear the cries and screams of people around me. There's a dark figure, with a blade held against my neck. The smell of blood fills the air. I feel the warmth of two bodies touching. I see myself covered in blood, so dark it looks black. It all feels so real. The darkness subsides. A bright senery takes over. I see a group of people laughing, they look so happy, like a family. These people seem familiar. I see myself among them, laughing with them. My face glows with happiness as I…