Trifles

toward each other as the wateroaks bent from the sea. There was not a particle of earth beneath their feet. Their heads might have been turned upside-down, so absolutely did they tread upon blue ether. The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.…

In 2004, Chef Claus Meyer, and Chef Rene Redzepi opened a Danish restaurant named NOMA, in Copenhagen. The name NOMA is a contraction of the Danish words for “Nordic” and “Food”. NOMA is currently the most important restaurant in the world. Together Chef Rene Redzepi and Chef Claus Meyer popularized, and invented the idea of Nordic cuisine. They populated their menu with items such as wild berries, musk ox, and sauces made with beer rather than wine. NOMA’s success has empowered other…

Introduction This semester, my classmates and I had the opportunity to team up with Community Place and participate in a service learning project. I, personally, was a part of the sports and athletics group where we played dodgeball with a group of children from Community Place. The ages ranged from eight to twelve, both boys and girls. Logistical Participation Overview At the beginning of the semester we planned for two different activities, kickball and dodgeball, and we would make a…

According to Merriam- Webster, naivety is the “act of having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge: innocent or simple” When an individual is naïve, they believe in everything they see without corroborating what they are scrutinizing. Naivety is also the lack of perspicacity and this often happens when one neglects the prudence in something. When an individual is naïve, they believe in whatever they are told no matter how imbecilic it might sound. He or she might be so caught up in their…

Spousal war and high class ambitions This blessed house is a story which demonstrates an Indian couple’s conflicting interpretations on Christianity and its symbols. Within the contents of the story, religious objects in relation to Christianity continue to emerge in direct opposition to the interests of Sanjeev, the male counterpart and husband of the story. Though he has no interest in these objects, it appears that his wife, Twinkle, takes a sort of novel interest in them while Sanjeev…

The first two paragraphs of the short story written by Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers” presents Martha Hale’s, neighbor of Mrs. Wright who is the prime suspect of Mr. Wright is death, routine as a woman and her overall thought process. Mrs. Hale left her kitchen “in no shape for leaving” (490) indicating that she is a person of neatness; no job is to be left unfinished and high importance is attached to women keeping a “proper” household. In addition, the time period is in the early…

it did not happen too often. It went as far as Mrs. Walker having stashes of chicken eggs, it is a bit unreasonable to have stashes of chicken eggs kept away from her husband. Tom’s greediness is shown in the line: “…he was not a man to stick at trifles where money was in view” (232). This means that Tom is not a person to kid around when it comes to money. He was honestly considering selling his soul to the devil for wealth. This is a sign of how greedy he is, knowing he is going to suffer…

In the play The Tempest, the wronged Prospero desires power over certain characters to be fully dominant over them, these characters include Caliban Prospero’s slave betrays Prospero and plots to overtake him. Ferdinand Alonso’s son as he falls in love with Miranda Prospero’s daughter works for Prospero in order to prove his love for Miranda. Alonso the King of Naples gets shipwrecked to the island by Prospero and realizes what he does to Prospero in the past. Prospero desires power over these…

Conflict from a Lack of Self-Control Conflict is a calamity that breaks apart friendships, families, marriages, and communities. The causes of conflict could range from a simple misunderstanding to a fanatical opposition of political or religious views. Conflict causes animosity between parties and ultimately leads to resentment and animosity. Although conflict can be the result from various reasons, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice illustrates that conflict is the result of a lack of…

Born in 1821, Fydor Dostoevsky was an innovative thinker that produced thoughts that were divergent from the traditional men of the 1840’s. Living against the grain and refraining from common beliefs such as serfdom, Dostoevsky paved his own road rooted in beliefs of materialism, determinism, as well as atheism. As he gained more of a voice and presented more of his opinions, Dostoevsky’s differing views ultimately led to his imprisonment and later removal to Siberia. It is evident that…