Why Are You Looking Grave?

government has caused the society in Fahrenheit 451 to be in a crisis. Lack of knowledge enables ignorance in Guy Montag 's society. Books contain great knowledge and ideas that inspire. This unfortunately, is a threat to the government, which explains why the burning of books was the only reasonable solution to keep the government in power, because it 's much easier for the government to enforce and control an uneducated, unknowledgeable society, rather than an insightful, intelligent one. When…

Austin Bell Professor Schroeder Religion 321 25 November 2015 Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials are a very well known piece of American history that is still heavily researched today. These trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts starting in February of 1692 and ending around May, 1693. The trials consisted of a number of different Salem residents being accused of partaking in witchcraft activities. As many as 141 people were arrested for this and out of those, 20 people were executed…

that often the most unexpected heroes are among the last that you would expect. The Hobbit, exemplifies that everyone has internal battles and that only the strongest of individuals can overcome these battles and grow from them. There are many unremarkable and unique characters that are a part of the Hobbit, and the one character whom you least expect will be the most distinguished hero and the many harrowing of situations will help you become the hero that no one anticipated. Gandalf…

Cassidy said as Claude struggled to get off the sofa and then limped to the front door to wait. “Oh no, you stay here and watch the house.” Shaking his head, he watched the hound go to the back door and stopped. After, Mr. Cassidy opened the door and went to the liquor cabinet, made another drink before he sat down on the sofa. “It is hell being old and alone…

I am writing this letter as the wife of one of your officers whom you sent to Africa for ‘trade’. I want to urge you to stop sending our people to the wretched and distant land. My husband stayed in Africa for ten long months and has returned a changed person. Before his trip, he always had an exuberance for life, and loved spending time together with our children. Now, he barely speaks, and his once kind eyes are cold and distant, as if replaying the horrors he experienced abroad. In order to…

the countries number one concern, but it is an ongoing issue that continues to happen time and time again. The current laws for runaway children aren’t up to standard because they stereotype teenagers as being defiant when they runaway instead of looking for reasons. The issue has been referred in the past. The conscious hip-hop track “Runaway Love” by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige (2007) on his album “Girls Gone Wild” is one song that really focused on the trial and tribulation that cause…

pleasant day because in Douglass’s mindset he feels the pain of his people. He argues that his people are worth something in society, Douglass makes the point of bringing up the Declaration of Independence to signify that “your four fathers is shared by you, not by me,” stating African Americans are brought abuse and inequality. Douglass claimed to have a sense of sadness and grief to his people for not having equality and independence. He refers to the praise and happiness for Fourth of July is…

composition he describes Allie’s baseball glove. During this time, Holden’s states, “He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946. You would have liked him” (Salinger 43). Through these streams of consciousness, Holden reveals that he is caught up in the belief that the world would be a better place if he was in the grave instead of his wonderful brother Allie. Holden clearly looks up to his younger brother, who was smart, funny, and a light to the Caulfield family. The…

famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence. As time progresses, the meaning of “happiness” changes. Sometimes, this phrase can be taken too far. A major theme in The Postmortal is greed. The single concept of a selfish desire to have anything you want, drives the entire story. In a futuristic setting, citizens of the United States explore the idea of a cure for aging. The author, Drew Magary, constantly forces the reader to ask the magic question, “what if?”, followed by a series of…

legs would sink into the earth and drop me on the grass, which of course didn’t happen. While listening to the birds in the nearby trees singing with joy and happiness, it was as if they knew why we were there. The bronze casket glistened in the sun as the pallbearers placed it on the frame over the open grave. Numbness engulfed me the moment, I learned of my husband’s death. A week later, I knew I needed to keep up the appearance of a grieving widow as a tear rolled down my cheek. In my mind,…