The Bell Jar

Hitching a Ride on a Light Beam Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences, undergirding astronomy, chemistry, geology, biology, and—absent some paradigm-shattering revelation—human thought and action. Its analytical methods and machines have plumbed the unknown and the inaccessible, from the submicroscopic confines of the atomic nucleus to the billowing expanse of the observable universe. Physics has superseded our biochemically mediated perceptions of the world, replacing qualitative…

technique is becoming more important in the game of football today. These changes should bring some peace of mind to parents of student athletes going forward. Concussions are not fully preventable, as any direct contact to the head can potentially jar the brain inside the skull. However, football is not the only culprit. Baseball, soccer, lacrosse, skateboarding, snowboarding, and pretty much all active hobbies come with concussion risks. Rather than being fearful of concussions and keeping…

Sylvia Plath, in her novel The Bell Jar, said, “If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed”. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, reflects this idea of recognizing the falseness of society and distancing oneself from others in order to create a shield against societal superficiality. In the novel, we see Holden Caulfield interact with various personalities, all of whom bring out different aspects of his own character and attitude toward society. In order to convey the…

I have chosen to focus on Plath’s The Bell Jar (1963) as it represents a late phase of her work, right before her own suicide, and is thus filled with topics such as death, repression, and depression. The novel is especially interesting in this regard, as it constitutes what can be seen as coming…

this magnificent holiday and the trees never fail to consist of ornaments, a star, and presents. Adults of the family use their child’s school projects that they made for Christmas decorations. Mine personally is usually self made ornaments and even a jar in the shape of a snowman full of lights used as a festive lamp. My 4-H group also goes to the nursing home and we make decorations for the elderly. In addition, I am excitedly looking forward to my future Christmases. I am looking forward to…

Monday morning. Characters In Scene (CIS): Kass Keets, Venus Salazar, Honey Lao, Jem Knight, Midna McArthy Bell rings loudly and it transitions to the trio in the principal's office. Jem clacks her claws against the principal's desk, eyebrow twitching. Her fighting buzz hadn’t worn off and she hated getting in trouble with school, she was a bit of a teacher’s…

the hours of 9:15am - 11:30am participating with the class and completing my room observation. When I entered the preschool, the children were mingling with each other waiting for their day to start. At exactly 9:30am the teacher lightly jingled a bell to notify the children very casually that class time was beginning. All the children began to filter over to the group area each seat contained a photo of a child in the class and the children state in the designated seat in preparation for the…

“After Plath’s 1963 suicide many critics examined the writer’s different facets, contrasting her put-together, polite, and dexterous self with her raging, explosively-creative inner self” (“Sylvia”, Poems). Plath’s career in writing is explained in all of her poems from her life experiences. She was a very successful writer and attended great colleges. The collection of poems and novel she had written throughout her life were very personal. She wrote one of her most interesting poems, “Mirror”,…

The Royal Court as an Institution: The Perspective of The Princess of Cleves The creation of absolute monarchy in the seventeenth century attempted to consolidate all national power within one central figure, binding the aristocracy to the monarch through the institution of the court. The fusion of crown and aristocracy tested the relationship between the two as the monarch wished to trivialize regional independence while the aristocracy struggled to maintain internal organization and the…

To cope with their traumas and steadily declining mental health’s, Lux Lisbon and Esther Greenwood both turn to sex as an outlet for their emotions, at this point not caring about any societal double standards or judgments. In doing this, neither really receives the gratification they are looking for and are forced to deal with their problems in different ways. a. “According to the boy’s descriptions, Lux had lost weight, thought we couldn’t tell through the binoculars. All sixteen mentioned…