The Farewell

Since the beginning time, civilizations have been concerned with burial rituals. For example, the ancient Egyptians buried their nobles with oils and wrapped them in bandages, while surrounding the deceased with his or her worldly possessions. Or for example, the Vikings set their dead adrift on water and then set the boat on fire. With modern medical advances and other external factors, society has become concerned with the issue of end of life or extraordinary care measures. These care…

“Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou Wedding-Guest! He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us He made and loveth all.” The mariner…

unforgotting, grieved for the hapless boy, and when he moaned ‘‘‘Alas’’’, with answering sobs she moaned ‘‘‘alas’’’, and When he beat his hands upon his breast, she gave the same sad sounds of woe….And these the place repeats, and then “‘farewell”’, and Echo said “‘farewell.”’(3. 493-502) It is observable that even though Narcissus rejected Echo she still feels grief and pity for the boy she loved. Not only did she feel the rejection from him not loving her, but also of Narcissus falling in love…

very strict, very religious, and very vigorous. That school was all I had every known I was surrounded by those 15 kids for 14 years of my life so you could say I did not have a ton of relations with other people besides those 15 kids. As I said farewell to my childhood friends, my school, and all I had every known I jetted off to Cincinnati Ohio. Everything was different, I was going to a public school, I didn't have any friends…

Annelies Mari Frank was born on June 12,1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She was quite described as “ a talkative, teasing, and intelligent girl full of curiosity”(Kersell, Nancy) type of female. Margot, her older sister, was born on February 16,1926. Their father was a businessman while her mother stayed home. Anne frank went to Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam. While she attended Montessori she learned how to “speak Dutch”(kersell,Nancy), a language that is Germanic, in quicky method. Her parents,Otto…

The Greatness of Both Worlds Since its publish seven years ago, Hunger Games has been named as one of the most influent fictions in pop culture, especially among teenagers. In fact, the author of the book, Suzanne Collins became well known for her stunning, breath-taking writing style that is capable of gripping the readers’ attention immediately, along with amazing descriptions and spectacular stories embedded inside the pages. Most of all, through black ink and white papers, the book…

Gatsby’s pre-war romantic dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald or Jake’s impotence in The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner intended not just to express the trauma of wounds but also with works such as The Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises, and The Great Gatsby, and The Sound and Fury, the three writers showed their frustrated desires to serve in the American military’s colossal war and they explored the mobilization for World War I. Many…

walk down my path alone. As I walked thinking I have lost everything and hoping to find someone along the path I waited at every nook, secretly wishing and praying she would re-join me somewhere. Someone did join me on the way only to bid a tearful farewell in a short while. It was painful but nothing as painful as the first…

The End of 5th Grade He's the best teacher I've ever had. He was like a uncle to me, he means so much to me. I could tell him anything. That's why the tears won't stop raining down as I hear the news. I didn't see this coming. No. People have to know the joy of having him as a teacher or just having him you're life. No. Everyone needs to know how outstanding he is. He's the blue to the sky, no wonder the sky is gray now. It'll be overcast for a while. Today is the end of my life, so in other…

The story of “Eveline,” by James Joyce and, “The Story of An Hour,” by Kate Chopin compare in similar ways. The female protagonist, the theme of obtaining freedom as a young woman who is otherwise oppressed, settings and imagery are alike. Eveline and Louise are two young women that lived in the late 1800’s when men played an authoritative role over women. Eveline and Louise are similar because they crave freedom and their own individuality in a world dominated by men. Eveline and Louise are…