Way of St. James

and different from each other as well as discussing how they have influenced the emergence of jazz music. First, one of the African American music forms that I would like to talk is ragtime. Ragtime was music played in “ragged time,” which is another way of saying syncopation. From a European musical perspective, syncopation is a shifting of the normal…

gained countrywide attention. Additionally, Lawrence Ferlinghetti recounts the events of the trial in the work Horn On Howl. This work contains the statements of many writers and critics either supporting or opposing Ginsberg’s work. For instance, James Laughlin stated: I have read the book carefully and do not myself consider it offensive to good taste, likely to lead youth astray, or be injurious to public morals. I feel, furthermore, the the book has considerable distinction as literature,…

Filth as thou art, with humane care, and lodged thee In mine own cell, till though didst seek to violate The honor of my child.” (26) Prospero is given the position of being a benevolent, superior ruler who attempts to teach Caliban the values and ways of humanity with the assistance of his daughter, but his attempted violation of Miranda is seen as his inherent beastly nature that is ruled only by desire and natural instinct instead of the values and morals held by the civilized. Miranda’s…

As Esquirol’s mentor, Phillipe Pinel called it “a reasoning insanity.” While these terms reason insanity and moral insanity may appear different that maybe largely due to translation, and are actually synonymous in the way Esquirol and Pinel used them. The psychiatric community of the early nineteenth century recognized that there seemed to be some biological implications in the mentally ill. The minds of some seemed to operate differently than those of other humans…

The idea of the American Dream is treated in a similar way in The Great Gatsby. Nick perceives Gatsby as “so peculiarly American” and can be considered for much of the novel as the embodiment someone seeking the American dream. (Fitzgerald 64). However, when Gatsby is killed, and “nobody came” to the funeral, the reader comes to the conclusion that the American Dream is an impossible one (176). Part of the allure of both of these characters is their personal aesthetic. However, while Dean…

Western Springs, Illinois on August 17, 1959 this prolific writer has contributed greatly in the industry of literature by producing number of creative pieces of work throughout his writing career. Franzen was brought up in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1981 he graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in German. His father Earl T. Franzen was an engineer and his mother Irene was a traditional homemaker. He was youngest of three children. Franzen married Valerie…

newfound country is because his views on everything around him were different from that of society. The Founding Father had an opinion on every subject that dared to grace his mind, writing endless pages on each topic, from the smallest matter on the way the military uniforms looked, to his eventual creation of the first National Bank. From his countless ideas on the new world to his death, Hamilton still serves as an inspiration to millions of people and plays a large part in the modern…

As children grow and mature, they start to develop dreams and goals for themselves. Their tiny maturing minds take bits and pieces of everything they see and hear on a daily basis. These bits and pieces sometimes turn to major aspects of these young adolescents lives’. Many children develop these dreams off of a certain love. A child who loves to cook may aspire to be a world-renowned chef; with their resturants and recipes rising to the very top of the culinary industry. A little girl with a…

different ways religious intolerance can be seen. Mind sets, or attitudes that can cause or lead to religious intolerance could be fear of others and lack of doubt. The fear of what other individuals will think of one by practicing or believing in a religion could be an example of why an individual does not form his or her own religious beliefs. This fear of being different from others plays a key role in religious intolerance. Religious intolerance can be seen in many different ways in the…

dad that he can run the family business, possibly even better than his dad. However, his dad harshly judges him for caring so much about what others think. He wants his son to grow into a man of his own, take a chance at life, just as his friend in St. Petersburg had tried. During a fit of rage, the father exclaims “So now you know what there was in the world outside of yourself. Up to this point, you’ve only known about yourself.” This sentence becomes too much for George to bear, and he…