Sophia

The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was and still is one of the most influential writers of all time. Although Hawthorne is often recognized for his successful novel, The Scarlet Letter, he became noticed for his excellence in short stories. One of the most commonly mentioned is “Young Goodman Brown” published in 1835, fifteen years earlier than The Scarlet Letter. Blending isolation and sin, “Young Goodman Brown” displays a theme of sin and felt the isolation from others after…

In the poem “I am Going to Start Living like a Mystic” Edward Hirsch describes his view of his natural surroundings as he walks around a park. A walk through the natural world could be like a pilgrimage as stated by Edward Hirsch. Looking at the trees, the sky, the snow, and all the beauty that nature has to offer, as a human one wonders and expands upon his or her idea of nature and its tangible limitations. However, at the same time one may lose focus and fall into delusion, as the human heart…

“Ahhh!” I said as I wake up to see the shining sun instead of hearing busses pass my house on its way to school. It’s the first day of Winter Break and we are going to Brookfield, Wisconsin. This is going to be the best winter break ever! Finally, we finished packing, Okay, I'll get all the luggage in the car, you guys make sure we didn't leave anything in the house and lock all the doors on your way out.” my dad says “Woohoo!” yelled Noor. “We're going to Wisconsin!!” sang Bahaa in a tune…

(Peri 1). This would suggest that there are a great many job positions that are open to be filled, but simply are not, leading to the idea that the undocumented immigrants are not taking all the jobs that are available to the United States citizens. Sophia Cole explains that immigration actually benefits capital return, and the overall income of all people is boosted by immigrants working. She also states that even if immigrants come to the United States with nothing, investments and domestic…

One of the many incident that motivated Frederick Douglass to run away, was when he witnessed the murder of his Aunt Hester by his old master Anthony. Who disobeyed Anthony one night and went out to see Ned Roberts who was otherwise known as Lloyd’s Ned. Anthony, who favored and wanted Hester all to himself, took this as a sign of unfaithfulness and unloyalty. Filled with envy and rage, who took it upon himself to set an example and to fill his bitter void heart with what he thought was deemable…

Interestingly, lots of people in the 1800’s were amazed by religion and its effect on their spiritual and psychological well-being. In almost all the southern states, it was common for people to believe in God for comfort and relief. Those who lived a God-fearing life back then were able to have hope that life would get better. Although Christianity was prevalent, it seemed difficult for slaves to believe fully in God and enjoy its goodness and positivity. In this book, it is stated by Frederick…

It gave me an emotion to feel as I read and I was able to better understand the text. Both Nick Carraway and Sophia and I were used by a friend in order for them to get to someone else. I think that there is a difference between just reading and believing what we are reading. When a reader can relate a piece of writing in any way to a personal experience, they…

comes to stay with Albert and Celie you see a change in Celie. When Albert’s dad comes to visit and is talking bad about Shug, Celie spits in his drink. This is the first time that she expresses such disobedience. The relationships that Shug, Celie, Sophia and Mary Agnes create with one another helps them stand together and rest the oppression and dominance that they face. Shug telling Albert that Celie was going to watch Shug preform at Harpo’s Juke Joint. The relationships also provide these…

Sophia Hussain Professor Burinskas PSY 219 October 8, 2015 Breast-feed or bottle-feed, that is the question…amongst new mothers that is. It may seem simple but the decision to breast feed versus formula feed babies can be a difficult yet one of the most important decisions a mother can make. Even though there is nothing wrong with giving babies formula milk, breast-feeding should be the number one choice for mothers. Both choices have pros and cons and at the end of the day it’s the decision…

If you look at Cornelius Vanderbilt from a morale standpoint he might be the most despicable character in Americans history. Anyone that has studied American history knows that that is an extremely deprecating statement. Yet, if you look at him from a business perspective he might be one of the most successful persons in American history ending this career with 105 million dollars and his son William practically doubling that wealth to end up with upwards of 200 million dollars which is the…