William Glasser

According to Thomas J. Watson, “If we do not take advantage of our opportunity, it is our own fault.” The novel, “Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, is about the boy’s freedom using many archetypical objects on the island without adults and rules of civilization during World War-II. The author agrees according to looking at human experiences that if given opportunities to start all over again, humans will be the same again. By saying this he means related to novel if boys were given to…

In an ingenious masterpiece, Shakespeare weaves trifling events that appear inconsequential, yet become essential to the plot and flow of the play. Upon discerning the role of women in the Shakespearean era and analyzing the relationships both Gertrude and Ophelia had with the men in their lives, can one comprehend the role and treatment of women in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The presence of only two women in the entire play denotes a certain message from the beginning, additionally with both…

In the Shakespearian play ‘Hamlet’, the portrayal of madness is one of the driving themes, which widely affects all characters and the main plot. The representation of madness is not only complex, but was cleverly planned out, as the madness between the characters are linked. Because of how intricate the play was written, there is much speculation to be made. There is a debate in the audience over whether Hamlet was truly mad or not - something that will likely never get a definite answer as…

William McKinley Junior was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 23rd, 1843. Being the seventh of nine children, his mother, Nancy, did not devote all of her time to him. Because of this, he learned how to take care of himself. The entire family were devout Methodists, Nancy enrolled the children in Sunday school before she enrolled them in regular school. William was intrigued by the challenges of school and had an extraordinary intuition, a trait which would go toward his favor in his adulthood.…

While we were perusing in English class a short story on "A rose for Emily" in Chapter 1 of William Faulkner 's A Rose for Emily, as we read we discovered a couple data about Miss Emily, she originates from an effective and very much regarded family which was started from the south and through time they have lost their notoriety and their energy because of family matters and issues, it was said that miss Emily relatives were distraught and it was past down to era to era until it contacted her.…

was written during a predominantly patriarchal time for women, it is interesting how Mary Shelley, a female author, would submit to portraying female characters as powerless figures. As the daughter of the “first feminist,” Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin “a radical philosopher,” Mary Shelley seemingly misrepresents women in her novel. Additionally, Mary Shelley excludes females as a whole except as a subservient supportive role for a male (Ball). Moreover, Mary Shelley illustrates…

According to the article written by poets.org, William Shakespeare “wrote more than thirty plays” (William…). One of Shakespeare’s most memorable pieces of literary writings is his play, Othello. The story of Othello is an unforgettable classic comprised of constant conflict, intense jealously, continuous lies and enduring love. The perceived level of security in many of the character’s friendships are proven to be false; therefore providing the notion that some friendships are not always…

Reading and Writing Outcomes A majority of the short stories read throughout English 101 were thought provoking even in the most obscure readings. Such stories include: Birdsong by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner. Both of these short stories provide rich text, set-up for interpretation, debate, and concrete critical analysis. They helped move the class along in terms of fulfilling not only the desired writing outcomes but also the reading outcomes as well.…

Good vs. Evil in Lord of the Flies Does evil always prevail? Some say yes, some say no, but no was nearly the case in William Golding Lord of the Flies. “Good” and “evil” are very broad terms, but easily distinguishable in general. Good can be nearly anything with a positive connotation, but in the case of Lord of the Flies, it typically is anything that sticks to typical morals and values, whereas evil is immoral and barbaric acts that symbolize a regression to a primal nature. The conflict…

is so powerful that we are often blinded by it. In doing so, love creates rose colored glasses. It alters the world around us, making it appear lovelier than it truly is. For the narrator of the short story entitled “A Rose For Emily,” written by William Faulkner, death appears to be prominent. In fact, roses are hardly even mentioned. If we look closer, roses are used to symbolize Emily’s refusal to accept what is going on in the world around her. Miss Emily has a rose in the sense that she is…