The Gates of Hell

Throughout the narrative Douglass appears to be reminded of the representative voice he has – the ability to speak for several enslaved and disenfranchised people. Douglass writes the narrative to dispel myths about black intelligence, emotions, capabilities, family life and connections; to address the realities of slavery, and ultimately to appeal to whites to abolish slavery. Douglass begins his autobiographical narrative with his earliest memories, his childhood, and his memories of his…

A show gathers a crowd. People come to see the magic, to see the talent the performer can offer. The performance puts the audience into a trance; “Watch me, watch me! Look at what I can do!”. The performer captivates the spectators attention, giving the performer power. Power is the force that drives humanity; it is what humans fight for. Everyone wants to be the performer and have the power. However, in society in the 1960s and years prior, power has only ever been granted to men; women were…

In March of 1946, the last Japanese internment camp ceased operations and closed its gates. In 1948, a law was passed that helped the Japanese regain some of their losses they had incurred from having to part ways with their land and personally belongings and homes so quickly and for such low prices. Also in 1988, Congress passed a bill…

Love is known as the strongest involuntary force in the world. Being so powerful, it can make many of us do things we never had an intention of doing. Love may have the ability to win against wars, hate and violence. It can also have the ability to emotional hurt individuals if the love is interfered in some way. In other words, love can be dangerous when things make an unexpected turn. A breakup or a loss of a loved one can make many people hurt deeply. When a tragic situation like this occurs,…

Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus complicates gender in a variety of ways. First, the text has a very sexist view towards women. Helen of Troy, the Furies and women in a general sense are treated as lesser beings because of their sex. women in this text are objectified and in complete power of the males surrounding them. The men in the text are insecure about their masculinity. Faustus, Benvolio and the Emperor are all characters that have difficulties with their masculinity. The…

She can't even think about her life now, doesn't really want to there's not really anything to think about. Her parents abandoned her, she was found on the doorstep some old abandoned building, she was thrown into the shitty low social class foster system, she ran away and lived on the streets for three years until she was kidnapped by Doll's House and raised to be Micheal's best, most expensive virgin. That's it that's her life and it's pitiful. She closes her eyes, turning to face the back…

as quiet as a cricket’s crick except for one. Residents were inside their gated community not giving a damn about what is outside. Well, the only things they care about are their luxurious homes and their platinum cards. If one was to take it, all hell would break lose but what if one were to give it all up? That late night something sparked in the middle of its streets and it produced lights so bright but both were kept hidden. No one saw a thing except for the raven. The raven who was keenly…

It's January 2, 1994; the air is freezing as he breathes it in, and the sun seems to have forgotten to come out this morning. As the snow whirls around the frigid air under the dark sky, the 21 year old lawyer, Sean finally reaches the door of the airport. Sean, who has spent the last week in France for a vacation before the holidays, is exhausted and longing to be home with his family back in Chicago, Illinois. Sean got to the baggage and security lines around 6:30 this morning, completely…

Title: Sleepwalker Author: Robert Muchamore Text Type: Extended Text Date Finished: 6/08/2015 Ryan Tong The Sleepwalker is a story about children agents going on a mission to find out why a distressed boy called about a terrorist attack. Lauren and Jake and their guide Mac all go in to interrogate Fahim while trying to earn some information and stop the terrorists. I think the author was trying to show us how terrorist attacks is such a big problem and yet is not dealt well enough and how it…

In society there are two different contracts that people live with. The first being a contract with an employer. These contracts limit a person from doing certain things within a company. If they violate something on that contract, they will suffer the consequences by getting fired or getting suspended without pay. The other is an invisible contract with God that put our actions in our own hands. If our actions get carried away, we will pay for it in the afterlife. These two contracts are…