Anna Leonowens

War and Peace and Tolstoy's View of History       Count Lev Tolstoy wrote abundantly on the philosophical issues that he felt were universally important.  One of the most prolific examples of this is his view of history.  This is set out most clearly and most famously in his largest work, War and Peace.  As Tolstoy claimed himself in a public statement on the work, 'War and Peace is what the author wanted and was able to express in that form in which it was expressed.'  Not only do the themes

Obaydi British born Anna Wintour, born on November 3rd 1948 is the current editor in chief of world renowned fashion magazine ‘Vogue’. Having started her career in fashion in the early 1970’s working at Harpers and Queen in London, Anna Wintour has decades of experience in the fashion industry and is seen as one of the most influential figures in the fashion world. Anna Wintour was born to a father who was editor of the ‘London Evening Standard’, it was quite clear that Anna adopted her stern and

briefly to Leipzig in 1859, and then, the year after, to Vienna where Freud lived most of his life. Here the instability of their financial situation was not alleviated by Amalia’s fertility. Upon moving to Vienna there were but two children, Sigmund and Anna, now in rapid succession, between 1860 and 1866, Freud was presented with five more siblings, four sisters and one brother. And since six other children followed Freud, the mating periods of his parents continued into his teenage years. Consequently

novels have never really appealed to me. I’ve never been drawn by their sombre and depressing tone, often leaving me in a state of wondering, what now? This novel didn’t excite me at first. The storyline of ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ by Jodi Picoult, follows Anna Fitzgerald as she takes her parents to court so that she could be emancipated from medically supporting here leukaemia ridden sister, Kate. But as I read through, there were ideas and morals weaved throughout it that excited me. The way Picoult told

drawn into another reality. She creates a world where both science and fantasy are to be found. Wintour is also both an introvert and an extrovert, which is another characteristic of a creative person. She displays both of these traits when in the thick of her work at Vogue, she is extremely outspoken and has many views. Always in the centre of controversy and consistently standing up for her beliefs, such as her defence against PETA (where she is one the most targeted people by PETA sue to her use

"All the vanity, all the charm, all of the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", an idea put forth by Leo Tolstoy in 1873 within his novel Anna Karenina. Eric Larson expands upon this idea with in his historically intriguing novel "The Devil In The White City", a story of "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America." The novel focuses mainly on the coincidental correlation of events between H.H.Holmes, America 's first serial killer, and Daniel Burnham, the main architect

has been knocked off by an unskilled horse. Later on in the story, lying on the floor, she is reminded of her favorite horse, a sweet boy mare and how she enjoyed riding her every time. In the excerpts, “Black Beauty: An Autobiography of a Horse” by Anna Sewell and “Georges and the Jewels” by Jane Smiley, the authors use first person point of view to demonstrate the character’s development throughout the story. The first person point of view is very vivid on how the characters feel, which lets the

As I read Black Beauty, I thought about how lucky I am to live in a permanent, loving home. Anna Sewell is the Author of Black Beauty. Her purpose for writing this story was to tell the readers to appreciate their loving and caring families. The story Black Beauty, goes through Black Beauty’s life in his point of view. He goes through a lot of good times and bad times but never loses hope that things will get better. This story taught me to never forget how fortunate I am to have my wonderful

story of Anna Karenina begins with the affair in the marriage of Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky (Stiva) and Darya Alexandrovna (Dolly). It becomes known that the city is a place where affairs are tolerated at specific socioeconomic levels. Although this is a common practice for men in Stiva’s socioeconomic level, it is still questioned by Dolly and others. In addition to Stiva’s affair the city also creates the foundation for an affair between Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky (Vronsky) and Anna Arkadyevna

Our lives are like a quilt that is made up of blocks of memories, stitched together with love, dedication, and determination. The memories are what make up the bulk of our lives; they influence us, and help us shape our values. For someone at such a young age - twenty years old to be exact - Malala’s quilt is her equivalent to Joseph’s biblical coat of colors: it is bursting at the seams with pigmented hues that make up her experiences. However, not all experiences are pleasant; some of them are