The Great Day

Merricat believed everything in her life was standard, there were routines to follow each day and the sisters rarely strayed from their habits. Their “castle” was more of a fortress, most people weren’t allowed in and those who were rarely left. When Charles visited, Merricat treated him as an invader and felt disgusted when he “tainted” everything…

BananaFish represent many thing in JD’s salinger’s story perfect day for bananafish. Bananafish are a fictional animal whom live in the ocean. They go into holes full of bananas, and eat until they are full, but cannot get back out of the hole again and die. One thing the banana fish represent is the journey from childhood to adulthood. Seymour, the character who came up with the idea of banana fish, went to war, and suffers from PTSD or depression because he commits suicide at the end of the…

exacerbated by the Haymarket Square incident that incriminated members of the Knights of Labor of terrorist activity. While the labor unions were successful in achieving an eight-hour workday, when the panic of 1873 struck, working only eight hours a day could not produce enough money for families. Corresponding to the labor union protests, the rioting sometimes got so chaotic that the businesses would employ police officers and the government would send troops to quell the protesters…

Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a play that exhibits brutal accusations, human indecency, and a scramble for power. My Chemical Romance’s song, “Teenagers”, is about fitting in, taking a stand, and class struggle. There are numerous parallels between Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers” including class struggle, fear, corruption of power, in and out groups, image, and human nature. Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” as a result of the fear of communism in…

Letter, the author states, "At the final hour, when she was so soon to fling aside the burning letter, it had strangely become the center of more remark and excitement, and was thus made to sear her breast more painfully than at any time since the first day she put it on."(225), showing us that Hester was finally getting rid of this symbol that previously brought such sadness to her life.…

Even in today 's generation, men often forget the previous achievements women have made and continue to take them for granted. Many males have refused to assign a better position to the opposite gender, dreading the idea of females out maneuvering them. This is the 21st century, and mankind still lingers on the idea of male superiority. Due to this, some women have drafted an illusion that induces lower standards for themselves. Now not only men, but even women are doubtful of their potential…

Arthur Miller demonstrates through his play, The Crucible, that John Proctor, the main protagonist, is indeed a modern tragic hero. Throughout another one of Miller’s works, his essay “Tragedy and the Common Man”, he explains who and what a tragic hero really is. This helps to inform the reader about Proctor’s stance as a common tragic hero. Throughout the play, The Crucible, John Proctor faces many obstacles and challenges. Soon after we are introduced to Proctor in the play, we learn that he…

Elizabethan Theatre and Hamlet The Elizabethan era is named after the Queen of England - Queen Elizabeth I who reigned in the years of 1558 to 1603. During this time theatre became central in the social lives of society, whereas they used to be public executions and cockfighting. Elizabethan theaters was extemporary, loud, and dirty, however, it attracted audiences as large as 3000 people from all social classes. Though, mostly the upper classes because they could afford watching plays during…

1. What were the two main findings in the PARC Case (1971)? The case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consists in a sue against a state law which denied access to education to children with disabilities who have not reached the 5 year old mental developmental. The two main findings in this case are the right of students with mental retardation to receive free public education and, as long as possible, include this kind of students in a…

I spent the day reading for the class in between the downtime that I had at work. Once I left the office, I went to the daycare to pick up the children. After winding down for an hour, I attended my Real Appeal fitness session from 7:00-7:30 pm. My calorie intake for…