Songs of Innocence and of Experience

If I still lived a life that remained unexamined, if I blindly followed what I was outwardly taught to believe, would it be enough to keep me sheltered from the realities of our world? I would like to think not. To wish for childlike innocence is to coward away from the world. As tiring and frustrated as feeling helpless at an age where your voice is seldom heard and my opinions are dismissed is, I would not trade my awareness for ignorance because ignorance often leads to indifference…

Introduction In December of 2014, there was an extremely controversial article published by the Rolling Stones magazine about a young woman who claimed to have been raped by multiple members of a fraternity. This article has since been proven to be false and has caused three separate lawsuits due to the names of the so-called rapists being used in the article. While false, this article renewed the discussion among political figures and media if America really did have a rape culture or not.…

Fundamentals of Regulation Rules can be seen throughout human history each having their own role. From the Hammurabi's Code to the Ten Commandments, regulations have been set for societies to help maintain order. Merriam-Webster defines regulation as "an official rule or law that says how something should be done"(Merriam-Webster, 2015, Web). For some, regulations are a necessity for society to function without chaos. For others, regulations can lead to social unrest. Winston Churchhill stated…

bear it anymore. However, the fictional truth that O 'Brien displays shows the idea that memories do not always suffice as evidence. They can alter, change and no matter the circumstance they do not justify a whole event, as they are not a copy of experience by rather reconstructions. He shows that false memories prevail while at war, specifically as mentioned in the Man I…

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and “The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield are both stories that have stood the test of time and are hailed as great by various critics. Despite differing in size and content, what makes these both successful war tales is the response that they are able to provoke from the reader. A great story is differentiable from other acceptable ones as it is capable of drawing emotion from the reader and compels them to question their previous beliefs. Through an incredible…

There are several components to a person; each one affected by different things: relationships, family history, gender, race and ethnicity, and a surrounding society. It is also these components that create a character in literature, which explains why characters can seem so relatable. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, characters are lost in an array of parties, clubs, and events that have no purpose. Life in the 1920s seems glamorous and wonderful; however, it is the underlying…

The structural configuring of this text is extremely difficult. Stulman uses the framework of Carroll to suggest that vv11-12 are “God’s words of rebuke”, which is reinforced in vv13-14 as Yahweh’s “discordant” response (Stulman 150). Jones suggests that this is not correct, since v11 is reminiscent of the “familiar Hebrew idiomatic oath formula” (Jones 221) where Jeremiah replies to the curse with an oath. Floyd also disagrees with vv11-14 to be interpreted as God’s response, since the use of…

futility of trying to recapture the innocence of childhood.” says Tracey L. Matthews. Soto creates fictional Hispanic characters who often face the problems and difficulties that mirrors his younger life growing up in a broken home, facing tight financial situations and being a minority living in the barrio in America in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. “A lot of my work seems autobiographical, because I write a lot about growing…

From there, everything turns out to be weird and without any sense. Her adventures are patched together with strange dream logic and fantastic vivid wordplay. She returns to the real world and finds herself in another adventure behind the mirror in a sequel called “Through the Looking Glass.” After she finishes her journeys she feels like she has grown up a bit through her strange adventures. Apart from Carroll’s strange way of balancing the darkness against mad, whimsical humor, this story…

Modern day society is comprised of humans who have progressed from the original state of nature. In this civilization process, inequalities of rank, power, wealth and sexes have resulted. For Rousseau, the activation of the dormant reason, as the society emerged from the state of nature to civil state gave rise to the inequalities. While Rousseau blames the reason, Wollstonecraft arguing for the women, encourages them to use reason to bring down the oppression, which is largely due to deficient…