Stella

In "Poetry Makes Nothing Happen" by Julia Alvarez, the speaker is implying that there is a much deeper meaning. Poetry can bring all kinds of feelings and emotions, like cheering someone up, encouraging someone, inspiring someone, even possibly giving someone a better outlook on life. Different characters in this poem use poetry to help them. "Listening to a poem on the radio, Mike Holmquist stayed awake on his drive home." (Alvarez, 704) From this, the reader can see that listening to poetry on…

telling the truth or not. Stella, in one way or another, embodies Bowen’s way of thinking in the novel; her expressive personality binds with Bowen’s evocative style of writing. The first encounter with Stella, in her rented flat, resembles an detached state of being. For Roderick, the apartment “did not look like home” (Bowen 48). The usage of windows and mirrors, in the novel, denote the existing atmospheric pressure and amplify the notion of alienation. Bowen uses Stella to convey the…

A Man-made Line Humor is the nature of every human being, and presented in many ways including talking, comedy acts and irony in stories. Most writers involve humor in their stories because it captures the reader’s eye. Since humans pass through many hardships in their lives, they tend to make it humorous to take a load off them and to relieve them from some pain. Thomas king showed many humorous situations in the story “Borders”, and he said, “Comedy is used to present often tragic themes”…

Communication with Ciro is going a lot smoother than I anticipated. Originally, I was worried that my supervisor would not speak much English and that it would be quite difficult for me to communicate with them. But, Ciro speaks English fairly well. Since English is not his first language, there are some obvious language barriers I have had to overcome. However, I believe we have decent communication whether it be over email or in person. I only meet with Ciro in person once per week, for…

1. I am currently majoring in Fashion Design at FIDM. 2. Although I am taking fashion design, I still have an English class. 3. If I was able to vote 3 years ago, I would vote for President Obama. 4. This year’s presidential election is a joke because Donald Trump is running for president. 5. It is safe to walk night because violence in America is decreasing. 6. Although people might not think it, makeup is a form of art. 7. There are no limit in creating fashion. 8. I need music to concentrate…

The uncanny aspect of the film is that not a single character, except for Stella, who occasionally scolds Jeff for being too nosey (“The New York State sentence for a peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse!”, “Years ago, they used to put out your eyes with a hot poker” (Hayes 14)), is bothered by the idea of a grown man spending…

things that went on. Both of her parents, Leslie and Julia, were married and widowed before marrying each other. Virginia had three full siblings Thoby, Vanessa, and Adrian Stephen along with four half-siblings Laura Stephen and George, Gerald, and Stella Duckworth. As a young girl Virginia was sexually abused by her step-brothers George and Gerald which she later wrote about in her essays. Her struggles also continue to grow. At the age of thirteen in 1895, she lost her…

What is a hate or bias crime? It is usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual's national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and or disability (addiction). Addiction by definition is a condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing or activity. Although I could not find any specific documentation of Hate and Bias crimes on people with addictions, I am focusing on the hate crimes that are related to…

Anger for Nothing in A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams (1947). It consists of three acts which depends mostly on three characters; Stanley Kowaliski , Stella Dubois and her surrogate Blanche Dubois. The events takes place at New Orleans where Stanley and his wife lives. The text debates all kinds of men’s brutality against women. Because Stanley was an army officer, so his treatment to his wife was strict. Williams supports the theme…

Hello, and Goodbye, and Everything in Between is a novel by Jennifer E. Smith about a couple that are going to different colleges on two different sides of the country. The main characters are Clare, Aidan, Scotty, Riley and Stella. Clare and Aidan have been together for two years. They've survived high school together but, one thing that they don’t know that they can survive is college without each other. Clare is headed to the East Coast to New Hampshire and Aidan will be on his way to the…