The House of the Rising Sun

The focus on aesthetics, or more commonly known, the admiration of beauty, might seem abnormal when discussing monsters, after all, a monster is known for its lack of beauty. Early myths portrayed the monster as something to be killed, a brute that may have resembled humankind, similarly as their divine beings did, however as opposed to being worshiped, they were consistently kept in the cemetery of crushed enemies. Over the years, the monsters of myths have moved from the iconic literary works…

Since the nineteenth century, technology has been rapidly advancing and humans have been able to grow and preserve vast amounts of food. The substantial and definite surplus of food in the world has given rise to health concerns including heart disease, obesity, cancer, and strokes. Accredited journalist Michael Moss educates his readers in “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food,” by investigating the obesity crisis largely caused by processed food. A quote from Yale University…

ensure the better usage of its energy content. As cited in Cheah (2004), this oil is also a clean source of energy because it “does not contribute to the increasing of carbon dioxide” (Nagi J., et al., 2008). This can surely reduce the effect of green house that is currently one of the critical problem that is occurring in our world. Through an experiment that had been done by Nagi J., et al. (2008), fossil diesel produce more carbon dioxide emission rather than palm bio diesel. This is due to…

towards the end of Willy’s life. Society influenced Willy so greatly that he overworked himself and seemed to be going crazy. His obsession with the American Dream was the reason he ultimately killed himself. Willy said "Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it"(Miller 15). He knows that his whole life he had been working towards this dream and by the time he starts paying things off its too late to achieve…

The rising sun cast shadows on the newly blacktopped parking lot. On the outlying edges a fine mist rose from the morning dew dancing with the gentle breeze. It would have made for a breathtaking view had Georgette noticed it. However, this morning her eyes were watching her feet walk as her mind wrestled with reasons for the feeling of apprehension rising like a chokehold from deep within. Arriving at the back of Bus 57 she shook herself like a dog ridding itself of water. Her hand…

I started playing violin when I was 5 years old. The first time I ever picked up a violin and plucked a string, I fell in love. I nearly pulled the string away from the fingerboard and the sound was loud and obnoxious, but I loved it. I took 2 lessons a week with a private instructor that cost way more than my family could afford, and eventually, I could play complex and beautiful pieces. I’ve gone through so many instruments and bows that by the time I was old enough to have a job, I was…

I need to be there before 6 AM which its only a twenty minute drive from my house. And like I said earlier I am a hospice aid. I pull in to Jefferson and I use the employees back door that way I don't have to what for them to open the door for. I have one in a half hour to take care of my patient there. So once I am in the building…

The Gullahs, also referred to as the Geechee in some parts of the south, are West African slaves that were brought to the New World to work on the plantations in the lowcountry along the southeastern coast of the United States, from the Cape Fear River in North Carolina to the St. John 's River in Florida. This coastal region with its many barrier islands is separated from the mainland by creeks, rivers, and marshes. The islands were accessible only by boat until the first bridges were built…

Rabindranath Tagore,recipient of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature, is an internationally acclaimed Indian writer who wrote in Bengali.One of the distinctive as well as recurrent aspects of his fiction is his skilful handling of bold,freedom-seeking women characters.In many of his novels and short stories he takes care to show his women adopting unconventional stand to give vent to their feminine voice in a traditional Hindu society,which can undoubtedly be referred to, in Tennyson’s words, as…

You have a great evening, Drew.” She hung up before I could ask any more questions. A few short minutes later my cell phone rang, detective Jamison was calling. “We are about three minutes from your house. I think you need to tell us about that phone call.” When they arrived and came inside, we all sat at the large kitchen island and I told them about the history between Stormy and her parents. Detective Jamison shook his head, “They sound like some…