Books Essays

When I was a little kid, I always day dreaming that if I were born in a rich family, and I was treated like a princess. How wonderful is that! Or in one day, if I win the lottery for five millions what am I going to do with my …

In today’s society, America is faced with the problem of illegal immigration. Every day more and more illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States from foreign countries. Border control from Mexico to the United States does not work, obviously, because there are not enough Border Patrol agents to place …

Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution politically, by removing restrictions in the government; economically, by the elimination of the National Bank; and liberally, by supposed “individual equality”. Andrew Jackson’s followers of the 1820’s and 1830 have proved overall to protect the economic opportunity and …

Questions to think about when reading Tocqueville: – Tocqueville wrote in 1831 after he traveled to America to understand egalitarian society – an aristocrat writing post-revolutionary France – came from family that suffered during the French Revolution – doesn’t see the Revolution as a positive thing, and doesn’t prize democracy …

In 19th century England, manners played a big role. In her book Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen portrays many different aspects of English social manners in the 1800s, and these facets of English etiquette, including traveling etiquette, social propriety, and dancing, greatly affect the plot of the book. One aspect …

Everyone in this world is influenced by someone or something. Your friends, parents, teachers, and even technology are only a few things that make you the person you are today. So when Rainsford stated that, “The world is made up of two classes: The hunters and the huntees. I agree …

1. In the very first chapter Candide is literally kicked out of the “most beautiful and delightful of possible castles,” expelled from an “earthly paradise.” At the end of the novel, he says “we must cultivate our garden.” What is Voltaire suggesting by framing his story in this way and …

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was …

In search of the perfect romance movie that would satisfy the hopeless romantic inside me I stumbled upon Nick Cassvetes’ “The Notebook” in 2004. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks one of my favorite authors. The movie follows a passionate but poor …

THESIS: In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, imagery and characterization are employed to illustrate the ever present inner darkness of humanity. However, the authors set very different themes in how their protagonists reflect upon and respond to being faced with it. …