Allen Toussaint

The echoes of water droplets hitting against the sink, a tick sounding as every second passes by, and a heart beating steadily but loudly. Intensely staring eye to eye with success, but no hands are extended as one waits for the perfect time to capture it with no chance of it escaping. Hovering, lurking, and wandering around, yet no physical contact is made as one plans out on how to approach it. Determined to lure it in, the room begins to shrink as suspense fills the air. However, a trap is slowly

In another famous poem of his titled, ‘America’, Allen Ginsberg reflects on the rottenness pervasive in his native country. He manifests strong resentment over the post-World War US policy be it over nuclear bomb, or over Asian countries, or related to Communism for that matter. Ginsberg takes America to task for its hypocritical appearance. He claims that America may put up an exterior of ‘an angelic country but it resembles a devil from within. Its acts do not correspond with its exterior. It betrays

Match Point, the film which critics call a “surprising rebirth” (Neher 554) is Allen’s darkest and most misanthropic film, and tells the story of the Irish tennis player, Chris Wilton, who works in a London high-end club as a tennis instructor, when he meets Tom Hewett. Tom's sister Chloe, a rather boring woman, shows interest in Chris and the two become a couple, and Chloe grants him access to the upper-class of London and a financially secure future. His life begins to skid when he begins an affair

person. Onassis v. Christian Dior-New York, 472 N.Y.S.2d 254 (Sup. Ct. 1984). Further, while the law does prohibit one from representing themselves as another person, it does not prohibit one from evoking mere characteristics of another individual. Allen v. National Video, Inc., 610 F. Supp. 612 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). In this case, Fullback’s cartoon robot is not a portrait or a picture because Plaintiff’s image is not instantly recognizable in the cartoon robot. The cartoon simply possesses similar traits

Howl by Allen Ginsberg: A Reflection on Institutions In the midst of radical changes in America during the 1950s as a result of the Cold War, the Beat Generation came into existence. America in the 1950s was an age of conformity, something the Beats were against. Individuality was thrown out the window. The middle class emerged. In the suburbs, every house looked the same and everyone wanted to buy what their neighbor had and keep up with societal norms. Everyone acted the same way and shared

Set in America, the poem follows a man, potentially Walt Whitman, as he celebrates the pride found in an American citizen. Several careers are described throughout the poem in an effort to accentuate the amount of effort Americans put into their labor each day. Aside from no apparent significance to the structure and syntax of the poem, the author’s profound diction, such as blithe, melodious, delicious, and robust, emphasizes the honor the author feels towards Americans and their efforts. Whitman’s

Major Research Essay: On the Road The 1950’s were a time of social conformity and singularity. The Cold War raged, as suspected communists were hunted. Anyone who didn’t fit into the little box that defined what was right would be accused. However, people known as the beat would revoke conformity, while other writers of the time period wanted to create a novel that defined the generation. On the Road by Jack Kerouac shows this time period through the eyes of a wanderlustful writer. He didn’t

“Howl” by Ginsberg and “Song of Myself” by Whitman, have different and similar variances on the take of the world. “Howl” is more technical and gets straight to the point of the world whereas “Song of Myself” starts off with a happier side of the world. Whitman describes world as heaven and Ginsberg describes live as dark and evil. Where Whitman is less harsh and Ginsberg is very harsh. Also, Ginsberg uses a raw language to describe the world in a deeper perspective. In “Song of Myself”, Whitman

In Walt Whitman’s post-Civil War literature, Whitman responded to the rapid growth of industry and the indifference of both the government and common Americans to the same issues that threatened America’s stability before the war. In Whitman’s “Democratic Vistas,” Whitman criticizes American politics, culture, and values due to the country’s chagrin after the Civil War. “Democratic Vistas” is Whitman’s avenue to express his concern that while America is moving ahead globally in industry, America

War and Japanese Identity Indiana University Bloomington Ziyan Huang War and Japanese Identity The sound of hammering was written in January 1947 after the end of World War II which saw Japan surrender in August 15 1945. The soldier, the protagonist, in the story tells of a story that paints the level of destruction war had created and the effect of the war to him. The sound of hammering is used to show the magnitude to which the soldier’s life has been affected by the war. Hammering is