Unbreakable

Cam Marino To me, the 60 year age difference was nothing more than a detail. My grandfather, not only my grandfather, but my alter ego; my companion. In life, there are some people that enter your life and amend it forever. In my case, I had such an influential bond with someone who was more than 1200 miles away. To many, their strongest connections and bonds were by way of their closest friends, parents, and their siblings, yet my perspective is different. Whether it was my grandfather and me…

In the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens, the author creates numerous strong relationships between the characters, creating a strong theme of relationships. This theme stating, relationships between friends and family are tested during times of hardship. The novel is set during the French Revolution, a definite time of hardship for everyone in France and regarding the country. This theme is supported by literary elements including foreshadowing, symbols, motifs, and allusions.…

This is why art’s role in society is to allow an artist to communicate a message and express beliefs, so the audience can create their own interpretation of the art and therefore reflect their own nature in the work. During the Victorian Era in England, refined sensibilities and traditional customs were followed by most of society. However, Oscar Wilde was a prominent figure in opposing these ways of life with his flamboyant appearance and contempt for cultural values. While he was an…

Thriving Through Adversity Growing up, as the oldest of three girls, I soon developed a sense of entitlement that, in the years to come, I would find did not suit me well. Fortified by the nurturing nature of my mother, I, being the strong willed, independent, and self righteous child I was, found that the ebb and flow needed in aiding the fresh wounds left by the separation of my parents was far less attainable than the easily reachable strategy, that I oftentimes fell back on, known as…

the Negroes, this rule got overrided. As citizens of the United States, Negroes should be treated as equal and be given the same rights as white citizens, but sadly this was not the case. The border formed between white and black citizens seemed unbreakable to many before Martin came to the stand to express his beliefs. Martin stresses in “I Have a Dream” how skin color and heritage should not be the determining factor in how people are treated in the United States. August 28, 1963 will be a day…

a poem, Search and Destroy that expresses his protest and frustration at our human infested, machinery dominated and polluted environment. When we reflect on Murray’s free-verse poem, Spring Hail, we can see that he focuses on describing the unbreakable connection between humans and nature. In the poem he writes of a young boy on the cusp of…

term ended in 1801 and he returned home to Quincy to live with his wife, Abigail. Unfortunately, Abigail died in 1818. In his later years, Adams would begin to exchange letters with his old enemy, Thomas Jefferson. The old rivalry soon became an unbreakable…

After 20 years of a treacherous journey to make it back home to Ithaca, Odysseus is questioned by his loyal wife of his identity. In book 23 Homer provides us with a beautiful image of what seems to be a relatively strong bed but in actuality it represents the foundation of Penelope and Odysseus' love. This image reveals several important facts of Odysseus' intentions and Penelope's character throughout the Odyssey. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus making his journey home to be with his beloved…

Heorot is constantly referenced throughout the epic Beowulf as strong and sturdy, a place of refuge and a symbol of hope for the Danes. This depiction of Heorot is similar to the description of Beowulf, as he serves as the heart of his troops and withstands multiple onslaughts and provides hope and protection for the Danes. Heorot’s strength, unity, resilience, and wonder show that Beowulf, as the embodiment of the mead hall, was given a set fate that pushed him to achieve amazing things and…

The ban of pitbulls clearly has two defined sides; to be banned or not. People promoting the ban of pit bulls often rely on statistics or ideas created by others to conceive their opinion. In contrast, there is actually a lot of falsity to these ideas, and make pit bulls seem a lot worse and more dangerous. There are many myths about pit bulls or preconceived ideas, this is an essay that undermines those and details the truth about pit bulls and why they should not be banned. To begin, years…