The Way of a Pilgrim

Why do you think many people believe that the American Dream is dead? It’s because of like these that encourage the same behavior that we have been trying to overcome since the beginning of the United States. Many people also don’t factor in one major part of this story, the kids. Many undocumented immigrants have kids living in the United States, and they suffer too, even if they aren’t undocumented immigrants. Families being separated is something that happens more often than you’d think, it…

Despite, or perhaps because of, this country’s short history, the American identity is one of the most highly contested and undefinable of intangible ideas. Many of the highly debated abstract concepts are so often and sometimes needlessly argued over because they are indefinable. So much can fall under the categories of these types, like art, love, and poetry, that deems them impossible to narrow down into workable definitions. A blank canvas can be considered art and free verse is somehow…

Pieta and St. Peter’s Piazza Michelangelo’s, Pieta, and Bernini’s, St. Peter’s Piazza, are all commonly associated with the charm and mystique of Rome. One is a sculpture while the other is an architectural building, making them unique in their own way. Not only are they unique, but they also have several similar aspects. The Pieta and St. Peter’s Piazza are both admiral art pieces. Due to amazing art forms like these, millions of people are drawn to Rome yearly. It is truly like an outdoor…

England was a difficult place to live in the medieval times if one was not born into a noble family. If one was not considered to be a noble from birth, then that person would likely have little to nothing for their entire life. The only real way that a person could improve their position would be to become a part of the church or perform a great feat that would cause a king to crown them as a noble. This was because there were only three real classes in England in the medieval times: the…

Inspired by the wife of another veteran, Mary O’Hare, to whom his book is dedicated, Kurt Vonnegut basically invented the genre of the anti- world war novel. This one book shaped the way that America has generally viewed war, in both theory and practice, as evidenced by the major shift in viewpoints between World War II and the Vietnam War. This shift started in centers of higher thinking where novels like this would be read and discussed and spread outwards. Much like the similar reaction to…

For example, throughout history we have seen many occasions where women are seen as inferior, religious persons making it a common practice and societal law to go to church every week, how we Americans conduct ourselves on a daily basis, and even the way we dress. There are still many concerns on how much of the puritan society still affects us today, including our politics, moral compasses, and fears of diversity. Thanksgiving, a highly celebrated holiday, was also influenced by Puritan antics.…

The Mayflower Compact is a document composed of 41 signatures of English colonist also known as Puritans. The document was signed in November of 1620 on the Cape Cod, by 41 men that the pilgrim’s leaders persuaded. William Bradford was a pilgrim leader and was informed that some of the others did not feel obligated to follow the rules, in his words, “use their owne libertie”, thus leading to the formation of the compact. This was the first agreement that was created by the colonist to keep…

Both countries obtained wealth, but in different ways. The Spanish gained wealth through the discovery of gold and the English through investors and cash crops like tobacco. Spanish religious efforts focused greatly on religious unity and the conversion of natives to Catholicism, while the English colonists…

If it were just looking at morality, "The Wife of Bath's tale" would be a sure win. There is no way to compete with the Wife’s multiple themes and life lessons. Once her story is near its end and the knight, her protagonist, is face to face with the old woman, the antagonist, the wife's message becomes clear. The very first of her ideas is that gentleness, the most prized quality by the upper class, does not come from the class that someone is born into but rather their choices. “For though they…

the Knight and his son, the Squire, are not only exact opposites in their actions, but they are even more opposite when it come to their personal beliefs and way of life. The Knight rides at the front of the procession and is the first pilgrim described in the “Prologue” of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. He is also the first pilgrim the reader is introduced to that actually lives up to his expectations. The first thing the reader learns about the Knight is that he is a very distinguished…