… is about Rip falling asleep for 20 years. To escape the verbal abuse of his wife that he had to deal with every day, Rip left to the forest with his dog Wolf. While he was enjoying a calm view at the top of the mountain, a strange man yelled his…

… Kempe's behavior in her book The Book of Margery Kempe, an exploration of her movements is also essential in thoroughly understanding her book. One cannot fully understand the importance of her story and the meaning of her other behaviors without underst…

… came from England in the sixteen hundreds to break free from the laws and regulations made by the king of England. In the new world, they were able to practice their own form of religion. The Puritans believed in God and His laws. 'A Young Puritan's…

… have read and say that it moved me the most, I would have to say that the story would have to be 'Battle Royal.' The reason that the story did move me so was because of the author's keens use of symbolism. I intend to prove, using textual evidence,…

… adventure book. It is about Pi Patel, a very religious boy, who gets shipwrecked. He was on his way to Canada from India when his ship starts filling with water. He is stuck all alone on a lifeboat with four animals: a zebra, hyena, orangutan, and a…

… <Tab/>The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines shunning as "to avoid deliberately and especially habitually." This narrow definition doesn't begin to cover how those who have been shunned probably feel. To be shunned…

… considered to be the first American symbolic novel. A symbol is something which is used to represent something broader in meaning. The most obvious symbol in the novel is the actual scarlet 'A' which both the criticism and I agree upon. This 'A'…

… best American short stories and is considered Ambrose Bierce's greatest work. First published in Bierce's short story collection "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" in 1891, this story is about Peyton Farquhar, a southern farmer who is about to be hanged…

… they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi An assertive statement from the late Mahatma Gandhi pertaining to a person's struggle that no matter how unfortunate a person's circumstances may become, in the long run, a deserving achievement…

… persons with mental disabilities or illnesses. One of the major jobs of a mental institution is to make the person, with the mental illness, live a less miserable life. Like being able to eat healthy and nutritious meal, taking the proper…