Tess Gallagher

Pulitzer Prize nominated "Where I 'm Calling From" that came out shortly before Carver 's death, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", & "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?". Carver helped bring life back to short stories at a time when they were thought to be going away. He was born on May 25, 1938 in the state of Oregon, and died of lung cancer on August 2, 1988 in Washington, the state that he grew up in. He was married twice and had two kids. The first time when he was only 19 years old- to someone who was only 16. Both of his kids, were with his first wife, Maryann, and were born by the time he was 20 years old. He married his second wife, poet, Tess Gallagher, six weeks before he died, who he had been living with since early 1979. He also wrote a screenplay called "Dostoevsky" in 1985 with Gallagher. His life with Tess, in the 1980s, was based around the two of them writing, either poems or stories.…

Metaphor and Symbolism in Langston Hughes’s My People My people is one of Langston Hughes’ poems which is about working class black African American people. In this poem, he compared the beauty of nature to the beauty of his people. My people is a very short poem, built in three stanzas which consist of two lines in each stanza. This poem was written in simple language, therefore, the readers can easily understand what he is trying to convey. I believe, beneath its simple words, this poem…

trilogy among the younger generation that explores a peculiar relationship between Christian Grey, a sex crazed Multimillionaire and Anastasia Steele, an inexperienced English literature college graduate. The start of their relationship is questionable on many grounds; does she understand the risk of this potential liaison and how it could affect her emotionally, mentally, and physically? The same can be said for Tess Durbeyfield in Tess of the D’Urbervilles. These women are entangled in a…

They use humor many different ways to get out of situations. An example is when Mason (John Gallagher Jr.) had made a joke when Jayden had a breakdown, Jayden threw a cupcake in Grace’s face and Mason was like “Grace how was my cupcake”, to loosen up the tension in the room. Another example is when Nate (Rami Malek) tried to rap when Marcus (Keith Stanfield) was rapping; this humor was just to have fun. Allison Loring, critic for Film School Rejects, also states Short Term 12 will be having you…

Edwin H. Kramer was born on April 19, 1942, in Cape Town, South Africa. Eddie is a recording producer and engineer. Eddie Kramer has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddie has worked closely with artists like; The Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana. Kramer has engineered and/or produced records for other well-known artists in various genres. They include Anthrax, Joe…

The Downfall of Tess in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles Tess of the D'Urbervilles is considered to be a tragedy due to the catastrophic downfall of the protaganist Tess. From the early days in her life, her father John had begun to destroy her, which then led to Alex D'Urbervill and eventually finished with Angel Clare. Each dominant male figure in her life cocntributed to her tragic downfall which the reader encounters at the end of the novel. It is unfortunate how one woman…

Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a tragic Victorian novel focusing on the condemned life of innocent Tess Durbeyfield. Tess plays a major role in the novel as she is not only the main character, but also the moral center of the novel. It is not until Tess reluctantly goes to claim kinship with the D’Urbervilles that she meets the catalyst to her downfall, Alec D’Urberville. Alec takes advantage of Tess which is an incident that continuously haunts her; especially as Tess begins to…

Growing up I was never quite sure as to what I wanted to do as a career. I knew I had the passion and drive to help others, but I never knew where it would fit in the most. I changed my major several times upon entering college. I went from teaching, nursing and a few other options, but I realized I was just settling. My parents always pushed me to go into the medical field so this is why I struggled with finding my fit. I finally stood my ground and went for something I knew deep down I would…

In Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, the men in Tess Durbeyfield’s life objectify her, trying to make her into a woman who would benefit themselves. In doing so, they shape Tess into the woman that they want her to be, who commits murder and is put to death. Tess’ father objectifies Tess by trying to use their name and Tess’ looks to “claim kin” with the d’Urbervilles and eventually become rich. Alec d’Urberville, the man whom Tess’ parents expect her to marry, objectifies Tess by…

set as the norm. Women’s lack of control and rights can be seen in several works of literature, such as Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, which gives audiences a glimpse into a young woman’s life in the late nineteenth century. Tess Durbeyfield is a simple country girl of the lower class whose life takes a different turn when her family discovers they are descendants of the d’Urbervilles, a once wealthy and noble family. From then on, fate took control of innocent Tess and led her to a…