The Rascals

it wasn’t a compliment. His face was red and full of pimples and he had narrow eyes. He was passionate and lecherous. He pretended to be wise and fluent in Latin although he only repeated phrases he overheard and memorized. He was also very much a rascal and knew how to pick up women and have a good time at taverns. Singing along with the Summoner was the Pardoner, who was equally as sketchy…

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived (“Rhymes For Rascals”). This mnemonic device is used to remember the culmination of the six wives of King Henry VIII. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr are the women who have varying personalities but share a common spouse, the short tempered tyrant, King Henry VIII. Many important facts about what kind of a person King Henry VIII was are hidden by his authoritarian regime…

Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving a man, Tom Walker displays the Dark Romantics beliefs in wickedness in humanity. He exhibits this through his actions and lust for money. In the story The Devil and Tom Walker, Tom Walker was an ill-fed rascal that lived in Massachusetts and was ever so greedy. He and his wife were very poor and both "squabbled over the spending of a penny and each grudged food to the other." (Irving 1) They had an obsession with money but his wife even more so than…

The Boston Massacre should not be labeled as a massacre. Instead, it was mostly self defense. Depending on your perspective, the Boston Massacre can be interpreted in many different ways. Although, more sources provide the idea that the event was an act of self defense rather than the killing of innocent and defenseless colonist. To begin, the event that took place on March 5th, 1770 was known as the Boston Massacre. Many say that the massacre was the result of the red coats feeling…

Consumer’s strategy for recovery As Patricia Deegan stated in her article, The Importance of Personal Medicine, recovery is not the process of passively swallowing pills. Rather, she states that recovery is composed of a myriad of things individuals do to feel better. I found this statement to be true when talking to Erin, our consumer educator. Erin is a 35 year old female who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Erin reported that she began having auditory, visual, and olfactory…

In Home Supportive Services – Relieving Chigger Bites Summer is a time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. Hiking through the fields, picking berries, or even gardening. Summer is also the height of bug season. One nasty rascal that makes itself known to those who enter into many forests, grassy fields, or parklands near water is the chigger. The chigger is actually a mite larva. Each chigger is only 1/150th of an inch long and can barely be seen. The results of their bites don't require a…

The Europeans stereotyped and judged the natives as imbeciles and leeches that should be rubbished and named them other racist labels, as they were denoted as rascals that came into the whites business. The controversial loathe between the two bloods exaggerated, and this led to bloodshed to more bloodshed. It ruined their legacy and left the natives vulnerable for centuries; just to blame the cruel stereotypes…

has a successful business. Her jewelry line has received accolades in magazines, on television, and in newspaper. The jewelry has been featured in photos and videos of Boy’s Like Girls, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood, Big Kenny, Christian Kane,…

The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been banned for a variety of reasons. Huck Finn has inspired many controversies since the day it was published. It has focused on racism since the 1960’s. Twain’s Huckleberry Finn tells the story of a young boy who becomes friends with a slave and ultimately decides he needs to free him from the bonds of slavery.The two go on a series of adventures and Huck starts viewing Jim as a father figure and a true friend rather than a slave. Twain’s novel…

other characters in the story, Malvolio’s role in life does not match his true nature; Malvolio possesses the demeanor and nature of the aristocrat. One can find evidence in his condescending rhetoric as seen when he describes Feste as “ a barren rascal ” with “ no more brain than a stone”(I.v.9-11). In addition, his moment by himself in the garden shows his inner desires for power and prestige, for he wants “to have the humor of state”(II.v.51). His haughty and overly serious warnings and…