Mind Essays

“The Soul selects her own Society” is one of the greatest poems written by Emily Dickinson. It personifies her literary career to the “t” with the upmost descriptiveness. This poem describes a difficult selection of the soul between two societies; popular majority and self majority. It displays a light sense …

Anne Morrow Lindbergh once said, “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.” She was exactly right. Communication is the process of sending information through common media such as verbal speech, gestures, body language, and feedback. It is a two part process; first …

This five stanza poem is steeped in the extended personification of the books as articulate individuals. The title, The Secret Life of Books suggests there is something hidden below the superficial purposes (covers) of the books, that there is a hidden agenda that we don’t know about, as is also …

The statement “I think, therefore I am” lays the groundwork for Renè Descartes’ argument in the Meditations. To understand this expression, one must put themselves in Descartes’ place. He started off trying to figure what he can know with certainty. He examined a large body of knowledge and figured out …

Robert Frost writes poems that stimulate a persons mind to see an array of beautiful imagery and cheerful scenes. However, Frost is not always so pleasant. Not only does Frost provide a sense of beauty and happiness in his poems, but there is also a sense of darkness, trouble and …

“I trust what I say is right,” is only one of the wise remarks that Socrates makes. He is a very confident man, but he expresses his confidence in an ironic way by his intricate sentences and clever remarks. His trial is interesting because he hits key points: why he …

When we look at Wallace Stevens poetry , it is very easy to identify Stevens being a Modernist. Stevens’ works match with Modernist thought much more than Frost’s. He is completely Modernist. When we take a look on his poem ” Emperor of Ice Cream” we see that he tells …

When interpreting any type of literature, it is always important to attempt to divine the author’s purpose in creating the work. The poems “The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” are no exception to the rule. Far from being simple and easily interpreted, they are both packed with content, purpose and hidden …

Guy Montag, the main character in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, goes through a huge change in his life. He changes from a typical fireman who follows the laws, into a person who challenges the law. Montag wakes up from being numbed and realizes that he is unhappy. Montag’s wife, …

The best short stories have “thought provoking ideas expressed in interesting ideas” Do you agree? One thought provoking idea, is expressed clearly in the story The weapon by Fredric Brown. The story suggests many themes, but the main one being the lack of respect humans have with power and their …