William Henry Jackson

The present study is based on the analysis of diaspora and nostalgia experienced as the major theme by the characters of two selective stories such as, When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine and The Third and Final Continent in the short story collection “Interpreter of Maladies” by award winning Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri. The paper begins with a brief introduction about diaspora, Jhumpa Lahiri and the book “Interpreter of Maladies” (published in 1999). The introduction is preceded by defining…

The song trying to be cool by the indie band Phoenix was an important hit in 2012. The band originally comes from France and the writer is Thomas Mars. Trying To Be Cool became one of the most popular songs because of its meaning, swing and lyrics that all represent a very trendy stereotype of how a man ‘hits’ or seduces a woman. Throughout the song Mars uses literary devices such as metaphors and symbolism to describe how he entices a woman. Most importantly, it shows the struggle he has in the…

the lottery by shirley jackson is a short story based on a small town conducting a "lotery" that decides on whether or not who lives based on a simple draw from a box. The reason behind this, whether it be to help the crops grow or to prevent overpopulation, is unknown. Thankfully our society has adapted to be rid of thses horrible traditions, but maybe not entirely. Meaning, maybe our society still has eome of those same awful traitions that are based on ignorance, bigotry, and even religion.…

Some books are different but they can also be very similar. The book “The Lottery” wrote by Shirley Jackson is about a rural farming community that is forced to have a drawing every year to choose who is stoned to death as a sacrifice to bay for the other villagers sins. The book “The Hunger Games” wrote by Suzanne Collins is about twelve different districts have an annual reaping every year. One boy and one girl are chosen from each district and all twenty-four people go head to head in a…

of the “common man”. Instead of all this republican thinking, Jackson’s political philosophy had some serious limitations. That is his political philosophy can best be described as Jackson’s democracy, or to be more precise a limited democracy. Jackson political philosophy was built on the following tenets. One, he believed in the extended voting rights of the people. Universal suffrage for white males was a central element of his philosophy. He was very engaged in the process of removing the…

“The Lottery” and its Townspeople When “The Lottery,” a short story by Shirly Jackson, was first published in The New Yorker in June 1948, it aroused overwhelmingly negative responses, even cancellations of subscriptions and hate mail for Jackson. Now, however, “The Lottery” is recognized as a classic, in which is often, anthologized and adapted for film. The story is se in a small rural town of about 300 residents who gather each year for a lottery. Although the setting is “clear and sunny,…

Writing in the startling second-individual "you" voice, Jamaica Kincaid's piece "The Ugly Tourist" investigates the possibility of the separation amongst sightseers and the indigenous individuals those vacationers venture out so far to see. This paper characterizes both what it is to be a visitor and additionally to live in the look of travelers as the other. The written work style is as forceful as its message, reminding "you" the gathering of people to reevaluate the power dynamic that exists…

Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum is best known for his song, “Spirit in the Sky” the song was written and released in 1969 and reached number three on the top 100 rock songs in the year of 1970. Norman Greenbaum wrote many songs but “Spirit in the Sky” was the most popular off all, being his first and only hit throughout the decades. Norman Greenbaum’s album is also named spirit in the sky, it was released after the hit single “Spirit in the Sky”. The album included songs such as “Canned Ham”…

Summer is coming and what is the fruit that we enjoy eating in summer? If you thought of watermelon then you guessed it. It is really delicious and it is refreshing us in the hot days. Although there is one thing that many people are getting annoying when eating watermelons – the seeds. Many people are first removing the seeds then eating the watermelon and that takes some time to be done and that is the reason why the hate on the watermelon’s seeds is present. Also what many people do not know…

Michael Jackson is indeed the king of pop and a legend in the music industry when it came to touching the hearts of millions with various songs on his “Dangerous’ album. He has many amazing songs that has touched society from the eighties all the way to now. His music has definitely made a huge impact on mankind’s way of living. People love the music that the Album gave us, but some also envied it as well. The songs Michael Jackson gave us contained no profanity that…