Sleepy Hollow

Today, horror is popular in both literature and film. Since its humble beginnings, horror was intended to bring fear as close to life as possible by attempting to realize the impossible. Horror has evolved in such a way that now audiences crave both supernatural elements and realism. As film and media evolved, the horror genre has also expanded its ranges and dynamics. Within “Horror” subgenres were created, such as sci-fi horror and suspense/thriller. From gothic literature to the parodies of…

The Literary Devices of Early American Fiction Writers The literary works of Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe have shaped American fiction throughout history. The innovative use of different writing styles, literary themes, and forms in each of their works have contributed greatly to today’s genres. Writing style is defined in Writing About American Literature as “a distinctive manner of expression; each author’s style is expressed through his or her diction, rhythm,…

Can books remove readers from their natural environments? In books, people can encounter a world of adventure much alien to the current realities of today. Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” contains multiple elements of Romantic literature: primitivism, imagination, and escape from civilization. While the present world features many complex technologies and customs, Rip Van Winkle’s world appreciates the primitivism of mankind with feelings of uneasiness with women, childlike…

Louisa May Alcott was an amazing women. Her life was full of every obstacle a person could think of but yet she still was able to get over each and every one of them. From being a women to being extremely impoverished, she overcame them all. Not only did she overcome them but she made something great out of them , Little Women. Even though I have never read this book , reading about Louisa’s life make me want to spend some time reading it. She portrayed her life and everything that made Louisa ,…

children (Goldstein, 2014, p. 24). While the report on its own led to some questioning of the male teachers’ capabilities, the true moral panic was incited by two independent parties: Catherine Beecher’s speech, and Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The main character in Irving’s short story, Ichabod Crane, is painted as a “well-intentioned petty tyrant lording it over the children at a poorly maintained single-room schoolhouse through the generous use of a birch rod” (p. 24). One…

In literature, there is a cornucopia of authors whose works are arguably more different than they are similar. However, even through the seemingly stark contrast of various authors, there are similarities that are way too often overlooked or just unconsidered. Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving were authors most renowned for their short stories during the Romantic Era of literature, each having their own unique style. Poe was known for his use of horror and the dark characteristics of human…

In the final scene of Dark Shadows Barnabas returns to his home just as Angie and an angry mob of people arrive. Angie is there to arrest the family for harbouring a murder. Barnabas makes an offer of himself and Liz to be arrested if there is no harm to come upon his family. As he does this Tim Burton uses a centred close up camera shot of Carolyn closing their house doors building the tension of the audience as if there was going to be a war between the family and Angie, knowing that she…

Piggyback Loan is a term used in home financing and mortgages. It 's a financing option that allows the borrower to purchase property using two different lenders. When applying for a piggyback loan the lender usually offers three different options: the 80-20 loan, the 80-15-5 loan and the 80-10-10 loan. All three financing options allow you to finance 80% of the home 's purchase price through the first lender and a portion or the rest through a second lender. With the 80-20 loan the remaining…

Lia reaches higher and pulls herself up the rough rock wall. Her fingers grasp the big shelf of rock directly over her head. Above, there is a complicated spot on the wall. Lia has never made it past before. Briefly, options are considered in her mind. Something new and courageous must be done if any improvement is to be made. She decides to leap. Her toes dig into the small crevice of rock beneath her feet. A few seconds later, Lia is flying towards the tall ceiling illuminated by bright…

Andrew Carnegie was one of the best inventors who ever lived. He created one of the biggest steel companies in the world and he found new ways to produce steel in quicker ways. According to Alvin Harlow, he started off living in Scotland and he had a rough home life.(pg. 2) They didn’t have a lot of money and the living conditions were not good. Although Andrew had little formal education, he grew up in a family that believed in book and learning so he was getting more experience at home than…