The Narrow

In Chapter Sixteen, Hester and Arthur meet in a forest with a "gray expanse of cloud" (The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne.192) to show that the mood is gloomy, full of sorrow. They go down a narrow path surrounded by the forest that is shallow and dark. The darkness caused by the nature surrounding the two lovers, shows the gloominess and guilt felt between the. Ever so often, the sun shined upon them in the forest. Pearl reminds her mother…

Is the Idea of God Fundamentally Sexist? Westerner Religions, also called Abrahamic religions, have the greatest influence in Western countries. Approximately 1.4 Billion people belong to these three religions in Europe and the American continent. As explained by Robert Solomon, Kathleen Higgins, and Clancy Martin in “Introducing Philosophy” another reason for these three religions to be closely associated is the heavy influence of Greek philosophy from Plato and Aristotle (128). The Greek…

shows a deeper meaning of the hardships and liberation of captivity. The overall meaning of the poem the author is expressing to the reader is that one should follow the word of god while being held in captivity, but to not limit themselves to being narrow-minded and limited in terms of thinking. The narrator of the poem is expressing to the audience how the experience of her capture was eventually an eye opener to her. It is a unique experience that made her question her entire life and purpose…

Herodotus recounts how the battles at Marathon, Platea, Salamis, and Thermoople are prime examples of how geography aided the Greeks in their defense against the Persian empire. The battle on the plain of Marathon took place in 490 BC. It was relatively narrow, thereby limiting the Persian cavalry to maneuver effectively. Therefore favoring Greek hopolites who fought in defensive phalanx formation, moving as one unit in said small space. The coastline also served as a border to keep flanks from…

insertion of a specific question, and in return, the receiving of a specific answer. When scrolling through the book, one if forced to think of the question in which the answer can be found in that book. Search engines allow the user to customize and narrow their search to a specific, as he or she needs the answer to be, whereas books only contain so much…

In the past Aristotle once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it (“It is the Mark…”).” Technology, industrialization, government, and kindness are all things that happen because someone did or did not accept a thought. These things all have one thing in common though, they are marks of educated minds in every society. An educated person holds the key to the future. As a student embarking on the journey to becoming a teacher I have begun…

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways making breathing difficult for millions of Americans (NIH, 2014). Asthma has no specific cause but many researchers believe it to occur of a combination of genetics and environmental factors. Asthma usually occurs in early childhood but is not limited to only children it can also develop in adulthood. Merced County has about 56,000 children and adults who have been diagnosed with this condition (CDPH, 2016). Asthma affects 1…

Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was passed in 2002, the amount of standardized testing dramatically increased . Some people believe that the testing is fair and a beneficial tool to gauge student’s academic ability, while others deduce that testing “narrows down curriculum” and is unfair to the students and teachers ("Is the Use of Standardized Tests Improving Education in America?"). The attitude towards the practicality of having an abundance of standardized testing nation and state wide…

Basketball shoes have changed in many wears over the past few decades. From style, price, accessories, and shape have changed in every single day. Shoes have become more bright, light, and tight. Prices have gone 100$ up. There have been new and more accessories on your shoes. When basketball first became popular, they wore shoes like we wear everyday. Today, we have shoes that are made for basketball and we only wear it for basketball. When basketball shoes change, so do prices. Today, an…

short it is fun to compare your scores to how you see yourself or how others view yourself. My openness to experience/intellect score was low, which was surprise me. The test definition of a low score means, that I am conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, and uncreative. I wouldn’t argue the fact that I am conventional, as the definition is open to interpretation on what is conventional and what is unconventional. I also tend to be a down to earth person and keeping to myself. The…