Craig Newmark

Craig Raine’s self-conscious poem, A Martian Sends A Postcard Home, is rich in pensive and bright metaphors expressed innocently through unconventional eyes. This informal, free verse of syllabic meter poem beautifully showcases Raine’s ability to give us, the reader, an opportunity to unshackle our ridged perspectives on the world around us. The poem is tangled and booby trapped in unusual symbolism, creating riddles for the reader. The first step in unravelling the mysteries surrounding all the

In the poem, ‘A Mother in A Refugee Camp’ Chinua Achebe conveys the close relationship between a mother and a son. Achebe starts with the imagery of the famous painting of “Madonna and Child” by Duccio di Buoninsegna. The painting symbolizes Madonna as Mary, who is seen as the mother of Jesus here because in the bible her character is seen to be lovely and every parent-child relationship is just like that of Mary and Jesus, tender and caring. This is emphasized in the second line of this stanza,

The utilization of The Daily Show In the article, “The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show”, Jason Zinser, a teacher at the University of North Florida, discusses the coverage of “fake” entertainment news. Zinser effectively argues the different benefits and disadvantages of entertaining news. When reading this article, one can find that Zinser uses emotional appeals to create a sense of intentness to his readers, uses ethical appeals to create trust from his readers, and uses logical appeals to inform

Paul Haggis, perhaps known best by Bond fans for adapting the celebrated Ian Fleming novel Casino Royale into the 2006 feature film starring Daniel Craig, has come under fire and joined the long list of Hollywood elites being accused of sexual harassment. A civil lawsuit filed in December of 2017, accusing the screenwriter of raping publicist Haleigh Breest has prompted three additional women to break their silence and come forward to Breest's attorneys with sexual misconduct accusations of their

Teens become activists through different experiences Teen activists are many people’s hero. An activist is an individual who campaigns to bring about political or social change. Teen activists are teenagers who decide to fight for what is right, and instead of waiting for someone to take action, they do it themselves. Teen activists do work that takes a tremendous amount of courage, time, and money. They do not always follow the same path, some succeed, but others fail. Teens become activists through

Growing up isn’t as easy as it seems, it's a very difficult process that we go through in our life. Like from the novel “Northern Lights” by the author Philip Pullman, Lyra became her own individual once she went against her mother and said “no” to the separation she wasn't as innocent as we would had thought. All children grow up but some people as they get older they grow apart from their inner self, from who they really are either to fit in to or for religious reasons. Like Lyra’s mom who was

Taking over for a legend can be tough. Regardless of past success or stature, the new host of a nightly show in America faces endless challenges. Just think about the failed Jay Leno to Conan O’Brien transition The Tonight Show had on its hands in 2010. Conversely, The Late Show’s transition to the Stephen Colbert era after the iconic David Letterman appears to be smooth sailing so far. For Trevor Noah and The Daily Show, it appears they are heading down a road much more Colbert-esque than Conan

	In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, families are a very important part of the structure of the novel. Frankenstein’s family is critical because the reason why the monster was created lies within the family. Almost every family mentioned in the novel was either incomplete or was dysfunctional. Frankenstein’s family in particular was missing a female role. The Frankenstein family had no mother, but they did have Elizabeth who was the only other female in the house and she was adopted when she was

Thy Ngoc-Diem Ly Professor Sophia Russell ENGL 1101/148 2 September 2015 How I Got Through “Bye, my Tiny! Don’t worry about your father, just keep going!” she talked through the phone. “Bye, Mom. And don’t skip any meal. You know your stomach very well.” “And you take care, sweetie!” her voice was shaking. “You, too. Bye, Mom! Goodnight!” I tried not to sound emotionally. “Have fun in school.” “You know I will.” My Mom hung up the phone before she could start crying and I took off my headphone,

northeast part of Mayes County, close to James and his wife Elisabeth’s home. However, in 1912 once the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad was expanded from Kansas to Texas the town was relocated. Residents moved the town site to the southeastern part of Craig County sandwiched between Mayes County and Delaware County to be near the railroad. In 1803 part of the land that would someday become Ketchum was a small portion of the land that was acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. This land was unsettled