Allen Newell

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Elliot and “America” by Allen Ginsberg are both in my opinion, stories/poems that tell about the conflict between individuals and society. Throughout the story of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” the author describes a man as if he has nothing to look forward to in life. The story takes place in a large, dirty city and the man in this city is very lonely. He cannot find a woman to love him, and he does not do anything particularly exciting. He is

What IS American Voice? The different texts we have read characterizes American voice by proving we all are unique, we are hardworking, and we all are equal. The different texts we have read characterizes the American voice by proving we are unique. This is demonstrated in Walt Whitman’s poem when he says “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear” (Whitman 1). This means that not one American voice is the same. We may have similar characteristics or be in similar situations but we are different

Are you a teacher, administrator, or school counselor struggling with discipline in your school? Do rules, power struggles, and stress invade your everyday life? In the classroom, does it seem like your needs do not matter? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Curwin, Mendler, and Mendler’s classroom management book, “Discipline with Dignity: New Challenges, New Solutions” (2008), may be the tool for you. With the first edition, written in the 1988, the authors gained national

Summary: In an excerpt from “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, the unnamed narrator uses third person to describe the literal things that Vietnam War Veterans carried physically as well as what they carried mentally and emotionally with them. The thoughts and endeavors of Jimmy Cross, the lieutenant of an Army unit in the Vietnam War are described by the narrator. Other members of the unit are introduced to the story as well through descriptions of the things they are carrying, examples

“lost brother[s],” and goes on to describe Neal as the like-minded, vibrant wanderer that Kerouac desired (Cunnel 8). Kerouac even grows jealous when Neal meets Allen Ginsberg, where he writes, “Two keen minds that [Allen and Neal] are they took to each other at the drop of a hat… the holy con-man the great sorrowful poetic con-man that is Allen Ginsberg. From that moment on I saw very little of Neal and I was a little sorry too… Their energies met head-on. I was a lout compared; I couldn’t keep up with

Whitman’s Use of Repetition in “A Noiseless Patient Spider” American Poetry comes in many different shapes and forms. There is a plethora of American authors that use various writing techniques to transform their ideas into works of art. Walter “Walt” Whitman is one of the most famous authors that used a variety of styles in many of his poems. Many of his works of art affected the population and have influenced the country. He has created multiple poems that have become popular over the years and

The poem ‘Song of Myself’ is written by Walt Whitman and speaks upon Whitman’s way of life and his perspective about various situations that take place on a daily basis. In the start of the poem Whitman calls himself to celebrate all that his before him. He states various things that he disagrees within society, such as people who are self-righteous, anyone who felts shame on their physical appearance and people who believe they address the truth but actually doesn’t. On the other hand, he supports

In and around the 1950s Allen Ginsberg, along with several other great poets interested in changing social consciousness and defying conventional writing, became known as the Beat generation. Beat poetry focuses on the battle against social conformity and literary tradition. These Beat poets, known for their unconventional lifestyle, unorthodox political views, rowdy behavior, and experimental drug use, caused a lot of controversy. In Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems, Ginsberg employs a particularly

Fear as the Dominant Theme. Every single person in this world fears something, and there is magnificent amount of different types of fear that people know of. Each type of fear has a different name. For example, fear of change is called metathesiophobia, and fear of darkness is called Achluophobia. Fear can be not only a phobia but in a novel it can be represented as theme. One of the examples of a novel that has a lot of fear in it is The Chrysalids by John Wyndham which took place in the future

Sure Things by Davis Ives Analysis In 1988 David Ives created “Sure Things” a short play One-act comedy where he explores many possibilities of a common social daily life situation; dating. With only two characters, Betty and Bill, common names for common people and with fine humor and critic vision, using a peculiar and functional language the author reveals in many ways how this every day activity can have a different outcome, depending in the moment, chosen words, characters mood, personality