The Stoop

Place into a social and modern community. In this chapter of the novel Naylor shows a generational difference between Kiswana and her mother. Mrs. Browne seems to be more judgmental “Before she went into the building she stood at the bottom of the stoop and carefully inspected the condition of the street and the adjoining property” (76), while Kiswana seems to be naïve on how she wants revolutionize the system but her mother tells her she has to understand and work within the African American…

The wise fool described by Erasmus is someone who can see past the chaos of the material world and find greater truths in their madness. Characters within King Lear that exhibit the qualities of the wise fool: selflessness and loyalty, in their search for the truth and the treatment of others, find greater clarity in their decision-making, a factor crucial to their standing at the climax of the work. The characters may be classified into two categories, those who stay loyal to Lear through his…

Iago’s Success in Manipulation In William Shakespeare's play Othello, Iago is the main cause of every downfall throughout the play, enduring themes of racism, jealousy, betrayal, vengeance, and repentance. Not only did Iago tell fallacious statements, but also structured a reputation based on “honesty” and plain speaking. However, how can one be consistently honest over long periods of time? Moreover, Iago had risen through the army ranks by his achievements, which Othello accepted him due to…

women as equal. (52). Masculine Hegemony is a perfect way to describe how it is at Seaside Park Beach Patrol, us women just let men take charge of us because it’s been that way from the start and will most likely stay that way. That is why I never stoop down to their level and dish them the type of disrespect they dish…

“Leaving his friends in haste, Akhilleus [Achilles] wept, / and sat apart by the grey wave, scanning the endless sea. / Often he spread his hands in prayer to his mother:” When the readers first meet Achilles, he is in the midst of a situation which called for someone to step up and be a leader, or act like a hero. The situation does not turn out the way Achilles would have liked, and he responds in a less than heroic manner, weeping and essentially calling his mother. This was the first…

From the moment I set foot on this world, there has been an eternal flame burning within me. The flame controls me, almost every move I make. It helps me make choices and guides me through important situations in life. The flame is my self discipline and my motivation. The flame was not lit by my parents, it strictly comes from me. I am not sure why it is here, but it makes me who I am. Without this flame, I wouldn’t be the compassionate person, or better yet, the dedicated student I am today.…

Lee’s works have been proven to be innovative in the sense that it covers most, if not all of the issues that arise in the black community. This statement is evident especially when he created one of my favorite films, Crooklyn. This is a film that goes into the “ideal” life of African Americans in the seventies. The most important idea to notice in this film is feminism. Feminism is so broad and shown in narrower topics that relate to it in this dramatic work. There is the importance of a…

Studies done by Stroop (1992) and Windes (1968) suggest that the Stroop effect occurs when performing a naming task which impacts reaction times. In the Stroop (1992) study found that color naming had a slower reaction time when the color words were printed in a different color, but even slower reaction time occurred when the color and word were completely separate from one another. The current experiment used Stroop task to determine the impacts of reaction times to test the hypothesis to see…

To some, the American Dream might be nothing more than that - a dream. This is the harsh reality that many immigrants are confronted with after living in America, the supposed “land of opportunity”. The novels, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee, trace the journeys of such immigrants and their family or loved ones. In Americanah, these people include Ifemelu and Obinze. In Native Speaker, they include Henry and Henry’s father. While many U.S. immigrants…

Christopher Marlowe’s Assault on Religion in Doctor Faustus During the Elizabethan era, England was beset with all manner of intimidating religious tenets. As head of the English Church, the queen sought to bring spiritual unity to a country whose religious identity was muddled because the people had previously been under the reign of Catholic and Protestant monarchs, while Calvinist supporters were condemning anyone who demonstrated insight, awareness, or imagination. The result of these…