Tender Is the Night

Black Like Me is a work of non-fiction written by John Howard Griffin following his observations of white racism towards blacks in the Deep South of the 1950s. Griffin, a white journalist living in Mansfield, Texas, uses medication to darken his skin color and temporarily forfeits his privileged life as a Southern white man for the disenfranchised world of a jobless black man. When Griffin first looks in the mirror following the darkening of his skin, he is horrified at the image that stares…

It was an eerie autumn night, complete with howling winds and barren streets. Exceedingly few people had been audacious enough to walk the desolate streets of the Bronx, especially not at twilight. Not too far away, a family was in their small apartment. The young boy, Reginald, was huddled in bed listening to the angry footsteps and jaded voices that reverberated through their tiny home, scarring the wooden frame on which he lay. Reginald strained to hear his mother’s barely audible whisper,…

Films such as the “City of God” (2002) provides a glimpse of geography playing a fundamental role in the development of any place. Deteriorating housing and deprivation of sanitation services, water, and electricity characterizes cities in developing nations. Also, crime is pervasive in such places. The film is essential in raising awareness of the real issues within the Rio de Janeiro, which counters the popular cultural discourse of Brazil as a place of carnival, soccer, and beaches. The City…

As legend describes, Joe Grant was drunkenly terrorizing the other patrons stating he would kill someone by night 's end. Consequently, “the Kid” fearlessly approached the man and remarked “That’s a might nice looking six-shooter you got there.” In a heartbeat, he stole the gun from Grant’s holster, spun its cylinder to an empty chamber, and casually handed it back. Further into the night, Grant whipped out the same revolver on “the Kid” attempting to fire a shot, except that the chamber was…

very passionate character. This is apparent when he speaks to Juliet; “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” This shows Romeo telling Juliet he is ready to kiss her, whilst comparing his lips to “two…

Shakespearian Gender Roles In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the setting occurs during a time in which gender roles were not only rigidly defined, but also extremely demeaning towards women. A woman was thought to be soft, emotional, and only helpful as a mother figure; however Lady Macbeth’s character challenges this set role by attempting to “unsex” herself, or shedding the feminine characteristics that were thought to have made women weak. Lady Macbeth is in fact a sexist character because she…

Second, the poem called There Is a Garden in Her Face, written by Thomas Campion, describes the perspective of love, based on external beauty. The male reciter in the poem discusses how magnificent the woman is, based on her glorious face. To make the readers understand his visual perception, he uses plenty of metaphors, similes, and symbolism to describe the woman in the most extraordinary way possible. Examples of these figures of speech include that the female’s face can compare with a garden…

Imagine living in a world where everyone believes lies and condemns people for the lies. This is what it is like if you live in the United States during the Red Scare. The Red Scare is a time period in which Americans were afraid of communist spies infiltrating their method of capitalism. These claims, rumors, are made primarily by Joseph McCarthy. His accusations began to accuse well known people and destroy their reputations. Brinkley states, “Hiss, who was now out of government, denied the…

Hinnom Valley is a deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called Hill of Evil Counsel. It forms the southern border of ancient Jerusalem and is mentioned several times in the Bible. It's original Hebrew name is Gei ben-Hinnom which means Valley of Son of Hinnom. Nobody really knows who Hinnom or his son were but the name stuck through the ages. The earliest mention of the valley of Hinnom is in the Book of Joshua 15:8, where the boundary line between the tribes of Judah and…

Twenty years ago it would nearly be impossible if a parent tried to get their child to come inside after a long day of running around and playing in the sun. Little boys would be mad at their mom or dad for breaking up their intense game of football and the girls wouldn’t want to go inside until they finished their adventures at the park; that’s not really the case today. Instead, more kids would complain about having to go outside because that would mean time spent away from their phones and…