Magic Fire By Kaye Allister

Dorothy Allison’s essay, Panacea, recalls the fond childhood memories about her favorite dish, gravy. Allison uses vivid imagery to cook up a warm feeling about family meals to those who may be a poor family or a young mother. Appeal to the senses shows this warm feeling, along with a peaceful diction.

Two Old Women teaches us that betrayal is an act that can lead to great distrust, and is one that can be tough to forgive.

Gates of Fire is a novel about the Battle of Thermopylae that takes place in ancient Greece. The novel began by focusing on its protagonist, Xeones, who had died in the Battle of Thermopylae. The Greek god Apollo resurrected him from death so that he could tell the Persian king, Xerxes, the story of his life. Xeones story started when he was just a young boy. His town was betrayed and conquered by one of their allies. He avoided being killed by escaping to the mountains with his cousin, Diomache, and his family’s slave, Bruxieus. The three lived on the mountains for two or three years before Bruxieus became very sick and died. Because of this, Diomache and Xeones decided to go to Athens. Xeones then decided to leave Athens and

is undoubtedly symbolic of her longing to be out of the control of Torvald and

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor portrays magic as a central force in the lives of the characters living on Willow Springs, including George who is an outsider brought on the inside. The art of enchantment or magic is the reason the island manages to sustain itself, regardless of pressures on the outside (white capitalism) or on the inside. The entire novel is set on the premise of the existence of an island so surreal and arguably idealistic, that black people are successfully governed by themselves. Willow Springs could be portrayed as a utopia for African Americans living in a racialized America. This paper seeks to explore the extents to which supernatural influences characterize the lives of Sapphira, Miranda and Ruby, as well as establish the roles they serve individually.

The power of love in Harry Potter is unlike any other. So much so that it is an overwhelmingly significant and recurring theme throughout the entire series. From the self-sacrificial love of Lily Potter to the loving mother Molly Weasley to the unrequited love of Severus Snape. There is also the misunderstanding, or the absence, of love; which is equally as important in the novels. Especially since it was the main difference between Voldemort and Harry that was incredibly essential to the storyline. So essential that J.K. Rowling went out of the way to tell us about it in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when Dumbledore said, “if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love” (229, SS). The concept of love is woven so inextricably within the very fabric of the novels, that it continues to challenge the reader all the way until the very end.

She has known full well of his potential violence yet sticks around out of loyalty, in addition to the fear of what he might do if she tried to leave.

Smoke Signals, released in 1998, is a classic film that provides insight to the lives of Native Americans living on reservations. There are very few films that attempt to portray Native Americans at all, yet alone in a respectful manner. The characters are all played by genuine Native American actors including: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and Tantoo Cardinal. Additionally, it is directed by Chris Eyre, another Native American. This film tries to overcome stereotypes of Native Americans that are prevalent in society, and does so in a humorous way. Smoke Signals takes the viewer along on a journey with the two main characters, Victor and Thomas. They leave their reservation in Idaho to travel to Arizona in order to collect Victor’s father’s ashes. This film is a classic because of it’s timeless theme: forgiveness. Smoke Signals portrays the theme of forgiveness by featuring Victor, a character struggling to forgive his late father for being an alcoholic and leaving him as a child; Victor takes Thomas along on a trek to Arizona to retrieve Victor’s father’s ashes.

Accused witches were forced to admit to various practices believed to be witchcraft. Details from the French Court of Rieux and the insanity that ensued are jaw dropping by today’s standards. Suzanne Gaudry’s judgement confession was no different, being forced and tortured into confessions including having given herself to the devil, renouncement of God, lent and Baptism. Moreover, Gaudry was also forced to confess that she had cohabited with the devil as well received the devil’s mark on her shoulder and being at dances. Of note however, the judgement confession seems to acknowledge Gaudry having technically only confessed to having had killed by poison, Philip Coine’s horse. Nevertheless, Gaudry’s confession was made

America’s answer for dealing with crime prevention is locking up adult offenders in correctional facilities with little rehabilitation for reentry into society. American response for crime prevention for juvenile’s offenders is the same strategy used against adult offenders taken juvenile offenders miles away from their environment and placed in adult like prisons.

Puritans and reformers of seventeenth century England have been given a bad name for their part in history. This is primarily because they were working against the grain and trying to create change in world that saw change as a threat. The time period was turbulent and there was bound to be resistance in a world that was dominated by Catholics and those that had reformed to abide by their King’s law. The puritans of the time were considered extreme and rubbed people the wrong way because they wanted a world that abided by their morals and ethical codes. For this, they took the blame for the misery that many suffered during this age, but as we see in Fire from Heaven, this is not a fair assessment. The Puritans of this time wanted to improve the lives of the people and society as a whole through morality and purity.

My goal with my research is to look into the resistance of both the Jewish people and the others in European society who assisted in Jewish escapes. The perceived image of the Jews during the Holocaust is of “lambs to the slaughter.” The pictured painted of the rest of European society is one of either knowing accomplices or silent spectators. The Jewish people had many forms of resistance, some small and some large. While many of their neighbors were silent spectators, but many people were actively resisting the tyrannical Nazi government by assisting Jewish escapes. Each of these individuals risked their lives and the lives of their families and friends to aid these hunted individuals. They all deserve to have their stories heard and honored. In a time of complete chaos and destruction many people would not have the ability or fortitude to save the life of another person. The people that I will discuss in this paper were not only able to take that step, but put themselves and their families in real and eminent danger for the life, at times, of a complete stranger.

There are two types of people in this world: those who can handle economic struggle and those who cannot. Danticat highlights this point in her short story set in Haiti. "A Wall of Fire Rising" is a short story about a family that is struggling economically and in their relationship with each other. Through the author, Edwidge Danticat, we are introduced to the characters. Mother and wife, Lili, a son "Little Guy" and his father "Guy" as they live a life of poverty in one of the shantytowns in Haiti. Lili is a Haitian mother who understands her predicament and seemly wants to make the best out of it. Throughout the story Lili goes about her unfortunate life without a complaint. Little Guy is your typical innocent youth that admire his

Every comic has a unique style that makes the comic stand out to readers. A comic’s style is made up by different pieces that come together and give the comic the uniqueness that readers fall in love with. Comic writers have to decide what type of framing style, transitions, emanata, layout and cartooning style they want to have in their comic to fit the story. Ella Cinders by Bill Conselman and Charlie Plumb has a very intriguing narrative and cartooning style that fits well with the comic’s story. Conselman and Plumb use simplistic drawings and storylines which allows the comic to be read in a short time.Throughout this paper I am going to explore the narrative and cartooning styles in Ella Cinders to understand why the styles were chosen

Susan Hill, In the Set of the King of The Castle is based in a large house called Warings; it was once before a countryside Mansion but now it all decayed. In this specific passage the reader is given a clear idea of the reason behind it. Yet also, the whole extract gives us full details to understand Joseph Hooper’s wanting E Hooper’s power, compassion and not respecting People’s human rights. “Your father should have left you some money… to pay off all this debts”, Since the Beginning it was observed how Hooper abuses his social class to bully Kingshaw’s Social class and his fathers. In the end of the passage a small fight occurs between both characters where Kingshaw punches Hooper and attempts to escape Warings. This specific incident sets the scene where in chapter #3 he is attacked by a crow. The crow symbolises Hooper who is very protective of his territory and will not let Kingsshaw threaten his privilege position at the Warings. The most significant aspect of this Red room is the mention of the Moths.