Stan

The text is interpreted by different readers of opposite backgrounds differently. Some people may understand why one of the main character, Stanley, has such strong dominance. Some might understand another main character, Stella, and why some people may sympathize with her roles involving feminism. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams shows how Stanley reflects masculine stereotypes about traditional gender roles, protecting his wife, and commanding other people; because of…

Hank Aaron, or the endurance of a Mickey Mantle, the discipline of Carl Yastrzemski, the drive of Eddie Mathews, the reliability of a (Al) Kaline or a (Joe) Morgan, the grace of a (Joe) DiMaggio, the kindness of a Harmon Killebrew, and the class of Stan Musial, the courage of a Jackie Robinson, or the heroism of Lou Gehrig. My hope for the game is that these qualities will never be lost." (President). There is more to baseball than just a game or sport. The attributes and characteristics of…

Oscar is a huge nerd. Simultaneously, they find out that Yunior is one as well. [Oscar] “Could write in Elvish, could speak Chakosa, could differentiate between a Slan, a Dorsai, and Lensman in acute detail, knew more about the Marvel Universe than Stan Lee” (Díaz 19). Only a nerd would know what the previous statement meant. Yunior is a closeted nerd unlike Oscar who’s open with his nerdiness. Yunior wants to live up to the standard of a typical Dominican male because he would lose his “rep”…

In the short story “The Storm”, Chopin presents the audience with an unfulfilled marriage between the characters Calixta, and her husband Bobinot. The story goes on to detail an extramarital sexual encounter between Calixta and Alce, an old acquaintance, in the middle of a turbulent storm. While Chopin could have approached the story through a traditional lens, she takes quite an unprejudiced stance by not discussing the repercussions of illicit affairs. She does not create her characters to…

Joseph Campbell, was an American mythological researcher, who is most famous for this book, “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.” In this widely known book, he discovered that there are many common patterns that hero myths have. This hero story telling phenomenon was present in myths from all over the world and from different cultures. The heroes in these stories go through several steps to get victory in the end. Campbell called this the Hero’s Journey. From one of the most popular movie series,…

Scarlet Letter and Crucible Essay To listen to your conscience rather than society's norms is often an unpopular opinion, especially in a religious environment. However, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller argue just that, in their renowned literary works The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible. The Scarlet Letter the life of Hester Prynne, a woman who commits adultery with the town’s minister Dimmesdale, while The Crucible reminds us of the the Salem Witch Trials with John Proctor, a farmer who…

World War II was the biggest war in history. The war started on September 1, 1939 and lasted to September 2, 1945. Over 50 countries were involved, including the United States (from December 8, 1941 to September 2, 1945). It affected nearly every single person's daily life. It also affected amateur and professional sports throughout the United States of America. Many Americans have praised professional baseball players that served in World War II, others have said professional baseball players…

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" is Atticus Finch’s most powerful words. Within its 300 pages, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and more than 50 years later, one of the most popular and awarding books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is still widely being taught in Australian schools and striking chords with readers today. Why is this one specific book relevant to Australians? The content of the book…

Ricardo Falcon was a college student and was considered a leader by many Chicano activist leaders. Stan Perea an executive director of the Association for Hispanic Theological Education said “Falcon was a visionary who dared to denounce racism in the United States and slammed it as something odious, sinful and damaging to the nation”, told Efe. Ricardo…

we have today without there being some effect on the environment. The last 50 years humanity has achieved a remarkable amount of prosperity and advancements in a shorter timespan than the ever before in history. Like Lam’s says in his reply to Stan Becker, “my claim is simply that humans did something quite remarkable: adding 4 billion people to the world while also improving most measures of human well-being. This required hard work,…