... He is very poetic and also uses lots of adjectives. And William Bradford he was a very simple writer, and always wrote things to the point. He never wanted to make anything not simple, he always wanted the reader to understand what was going on in the story instead of being lost. John Smith's purpose in writing this work was to make himself look like a hero, to make people come to the new world. In John Smith's work he always made fun of the Indians like he was the greatest one then everybody. William Bradford's purpose in writing was to teach people. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also t ...

... cool. Who would have thought that a weird sound from a simple machine would change all of our lives. Life in Smallstown, Maine, was said to be everyone's dream. Living just a few miles away from one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. I love living out in the country. I never had to worry about my daughter walking herself to the bus stop. I even got into the habit of forgetting to lock my car and house. A favorite time of year was upon my life. The time just after all the summer people went home and gave the beach back to me. It was the end of the excitement of summer and began the preparation for the holidays and the cold of winter. It is a very ...

... throughout the narrative, could be observed to lead to Mary Rowlandson’s repression of anger, depression, and realization of change throughout her journey and more so at the end of it. The idea of food is constantly used throughout the Mary Rowlandson’s narrative, because it was the only essential need that she was concerned everyday to survive. Before the captivity, Mary Rowlandson was an innocent housewife that knew nothing of what suffering was like. She has always had plenty of food, shelter, and clothing. As a reader, you can see how her views towards the Indian’s choice of food gradually changes throughout her journey, and how it is related to the ch ...

... side of sanity, but in Hamlet the distinction is not asclear as it is in King Lear. Using the more explicit relationshipin King Lear, one finds a better understanding of the relationshipin Hamlet.While Shakespeare does not directly pit Ophelia’s insanity (orbreakdown) against Hamlet’s madness, there is instead a cleardefinitiveness in Ophelia’s condition and a clear uncertainty inHamlet’s madness. Obviously, Hamlet’s character offers moreevidence, while Ophelia’s breakdown is quick, but more conclusivein its precision. Shakespeare offers clear evidence pointing toHamlet’s sanity beginning with the first scene of the play.Ham ...

... same thing. She knows Ona’s suicide (if it was a suicide) was not a result of drug abuse alone nor was it a freak accident but that there were a number of things, which may have caused this to happen. Even more so, time is used as an introspective of Leila. The events that took place are equally responsible for Leila’s present life as they are Ona’s death. Leila’s last comment states it well. “Like the old timer’s photos, Leon’s papers and Grandpa Leong’s lost s, it reminded me to look back, to remember. I was reassured. I knew what I held in my heart would guide me. So I wasn’t worried when I turned that corner, leaving the old blue sign, Salmon Alley, Mah ...

... brings me on to Georges character. He is a small, skinny, quick and clever sort of guy, who leads Lennie around by the nose. He makes it look like he doesn’t need Lennie, but he does, to make him feel secure he needs Lennie. Anyway, where was I ? Oh that’s right, they go from place to place, to ranch to ranch, making a bit of money here and a bit of money there. Their one lifelong dream is to one day make enough money, to get a ranch of their own. So they one day come across a ranch where they plan to work, and work they do and this is where the story begins. They meet lots of people in this ranch, friends, nobodies and people they know they have to st ...

... a way of life for the people of the town. When June comes rolling along everyone is anticipating the lottery. Kids fill their pockets full of rocks and plans are discussed about making a new box. They can not wait to attend and finally get it over with. This drawing seems to transform the people. Tension builds before the lottery occurs, but the townspeople are still able to joke with one another. Tension increases in the story when the author, Shirley Jackson, implies to the reader that Mr. Hutchinson has drawn the marked paper. We assume he does because he walks up on to the stage with his family and they are then made to draw again from the worn out black ...

... the train station, where their names are registered. Over 10,000 Jews are being shipped off to Krakow. People tease and yell at any Jew they see in the street. There is even a little girl screaming "Goodbye Jews" repeatedly as the line of Jews is moving and kids are throwing dirt at them. In Krakow the ghetto is overcrowded with Jews. The Jewish people are all gathered together and organized into working groups by the Judenrat (twenty-four elected Jews responsible for the order). Oskar Schindler visits the ghetto. He is a German businessman, who wishes to see Itzhak Stern; a Jew is good at accounting and used to own a pot-making factory. Jews are no longer al ...

... the legend stands the test of time. While Greek culture and mythology differ from Jewish traditions, their heroes are one in the same. Odysseus and Moses, as well as Jacob, represent epic heroes that could appear in any culture at any point in time and in any form. Epic heroes are not always flawless. They occasionally commit a crime, lie, or do something of questionable moral action. Though married to faithful Penelope, Odysseus continually rapes and pillages, has affairs and even sacrifices his own men. Similarly, young Moses killed an Egyptian who was pestering a Jewish man (Exodus, 45) and Jacob forced his starving brother out of his birthright by giving h ...

... when she serves anything but the accustomed meat. She has not expected, however, that her husband would push the plate with the food on her lap and go to a Chinese take-away. She is so upset by his behavior that in spite of her pangs of conscience she accepts an ivitation from her best friend, Jane, to accompany her on a two-week's holiday to Greece. The holiday at the Mediterranean coast means to her the fulfillment of the long cherished dream to drink a glass of wine in the land where the grape grows. As she knows that her family would try to talk her out of her plan, she does her shopping and packing secretly, looking forward to a few days away from home but ...