Books Essays

Pony introduces a Robert Frost poem to Johnny called “Nothing Gold Can Stay” that becomes a very symbolic theme throughout the book “The Outsiders”. The poem was always something that stuck with Pony because he never understood what it meant. Although the meaning keeps eluding him, he continues to make …

Today one of our most growing issues in America is teen pregnancy. Now a day’s media plays a huge role in a regular teenagers life. Television, magazines, and the Internet have been sending a message that sex is okay. Teenagers think that loosing their virginity before the age of 18 …

Gatsby can definitely be seen as a character whose demise was caused by his own dreams. Firstly, Gatsby was always a highly ambitious young man; this is evident in young Gatsby’s self improvement schedule. Even as a teenager Gatsby strived to better himself by practising “elocution, poise and how to …

Carlson killing Candy’s dog leaves Candy wishing he’d done it himself, whereas when George killed Lennie, he isn’t left with guilt. “Look Candy…This ol’ dog jus’ suffers himself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head – right …

1.Who is Santiago? Describe his physical appearance and personality. He is an old fisherman who has “gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.”(9) He has been deemed “unlucky” by others in the community. Santiago’s is described on pages 9-14: o “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back …

1. Discuss how Ralph has changed since he called the first meeting. “I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue.” (Golding 117) Ralph has shown change since the first called meeting by he taking his role of chief seriously because the boys blew the only chance they had for a rescued. So …

In a person’s life many decisions have to be made; the decisions that we make will impact the rest of our lives. Robert Frost brings such a decision to us in his poem, “The Road Not Taken”. In this response, I will explain why this poem captured my interest, using …

In the beginning I thought this story would be very difficult for me, so I read the Chinese translation version first. Actually at that time I couldn’t understand it and the impression that it left with me was vague. I still dwelled on the end part of the story and …

Introduction Supply and demand is one of the most fundamental concepts of economics and it is the backbone of a market economy. It is defined as an economic model of price determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will …

The abandonment and betrayal of women has been seen throughout history and novels, including Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison. Morrison uses the relationship of Macon Dead II and Ruth to express this in her book. Morrison also expresses how women are to reliant on their men for support, she …