Life Essays

Who Has Seen the Wind is a story of a boy and his struggle to understand and interpret the world around him. W.O. Mitchell starts by setting the stage; “Here was the least common denominator of nature, the skeleton requirements of simply land and sky (…)” (1) and follows by …

Description:Diego and I was a self portrait painted by Frida Kahlo in 1949. This work was created in Mexico using the media oil on Masonite. It is 29.8cm by 22.4cm and features an abstract portrait of Frida and Diego. Analysis: The portrait includes a variety of symbols and objects including …

In the “Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini the ‘fragile relationships between fathers and sons’ is a significant idea. Throughout the text the author relies on a few key incidents to reveal the theme to the reader. An important incident at the start of the novel reveals Amirs selfishness as he …

I agree to a large extent that Hitler’s policies were a success for German people during the 1930s. Hitler’s economic and education policies were a success but his anti-Jewish policy/policy of using violence and intimidation was a failure. Hitler’s economic four-year plan in 1936 emphasized rearmament and the production of …

In the period of 1870-1900, labor unions and organizations were rarely successful in achieving their goals primarily because of problems with being able to organize large numbers of American Workers. The rare victories for labor were isolated incidents because there were no labor organizations on a national or even state-wide …

I think the major factor that is causing complexity between the two star-crossed lovers is the bitterness that is contained within the two families. The bitterness in between the two families is causing both Romeo and Juliet stress in knowing that they will not be together due to strong conditions. …

The movie Rudy is about a person named Rudy who wants to play football for the Notre-Dame Irish. Rudy has been told his entire life that he wasn’t good enough, he was too small and that his goals will never come true. He dreams of playing on the team but …

In “Life in the Iron Mills” Rebecca Harding Davis reveals a growing industrial America in the nineteenth century, where an unbelievable level of poverty and limited opportunities of achieving success can cause individuals to take extreme risks to attain a descent lifestyle. Through the novella, Davis illustrates the distinct differences …

In “The Drover’s Wife”, by Henry Lawson, the drover’s wife clearly possesses qualities that associate her with the myth of the bush. The drover’s wife illustrates her resourcefulness and her ability to work hard despite her isolation. The central character is forced to use her resources – both physical and …

“We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!” Emotional and logical appeal plays a great part in the “Sinners in the hands of an angry God” and the “Speech in the Virginia convention”. The emotions in both of these speeches bring them to life by the use of …