Innocent Eyes

Introduction Comic books originated in the 1930s and superhero comics rose to popularity quickly becoming the most prominent comic books within the first decade. The most popular original superhero comics included Superman, Batman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Wonder Woman. Superman was originally published in 1938 and is considered to be the first of its kind, the super-powered protagonist, beginning the heroic genre. These comics grew to such popularity so quickly that almost immediately

“Raskolnikov’s fixed and serious expression was transformed in an instance, and he broke out into the same nervous laughter as before, as if he had not the strength to control himself...After his unexpected paroxysmal outburst of laughter, Raskolnikov had become thoughtful and melancholy” (Dostoevsky 138). In an effort to perturb Zametov, Raskolnikov’s character falters and his laughter serves to dissolve the tension. However, on the verge of a confession, Raskolnikov does not know what he wants

Driiiiing! I immediately shake out of my daze, packing up my Chemistry textbook and clutter of work that had been assigned today. It has only been a week and I am already drowning in school work, which as messed with my sleep schedule, leaving me oblivious in all my classes. I stumble out of the classroom, putting in my earbuds, trying to drown out the sound of the noisy, gossiping teenagers that crowd the hallways. I attempt to release from my mind the tons of schoolwork that I have, so I decide

Railway Raju is a disarmingly corrupt tourist guide, who lives by his wits and falls in love with a beautiful dancer. More by chance than skill, he seduces her away from her husband, a lonely writer who is obsessed with local rock-carvings, and transforms her into a celebrity courted by wealthy and influential dignitaries wherever she performs. Raju makes and loses a fortune, finds himself in jail, and through a series of hilarious, ironic circumstances becomes one of India’s great holy men. He accepted

“Hop-Frog”, written by Edgar Allan Poe, displays the mood of resentment. The first example of this is shown when the story says, “Hop-Frog … had been forcibly carried off from their respective homes in adjoining provinces, and sent as presents to the king, by one of his ever-victorious generals” (2). This passage is important to the mood because it shows us the first event that caused resentment within Hop-Frog. Being carried off away from your home to go serve a foreign and distant king is very

Imagine sitting at a coffee shop in New York City. The day is November 18, 1867. A person has just picked up a copy of the Saturday Press, a newspaper which is known for publishing short stories (Powers). One of the short stories featured in the newspaper is, “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog”, which will soon become The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. by a newly found writer known as “Mark Twain” (Powers 154). Twain carries a heavy burden, spurred on by the Civil War, which ended in

Iconic Contemporary Themes Displayed: Ernest J. Gaines's A Lesson Before Dying "I was not there, yet I was there. No, I did not go to the trial, I did not hear the verdict, because I knew all the time what it would be..." (3). Ernest J. Gaines begins his contemporary masterpiece with a captivating and explosive first paragraph. Immediately capturing the reader's attention, the fast paced novel takes us on a voyage of thematic discovery. Through the voice of Grant Wiggins, a school teacher

In the folktale, “Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain is a mid 18th century story of a man traveling to the East for a friend, in search of another. The narrator ran into a man named Simon Wheeler at a bar and the man told him a story of a guy name Jim Smiley. Jim Smiley was a good guy, but he also liked to make bets. Smiley had never lost a bet before and got used to winning, until he stepped up to the wrong person. One thing is to lose fairly and worse is when you lose to

Peter Kropotkin once said, “America is just the country that how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind.” Freedom does not completely protect one from oppression of any kind. Nevertheless, freedom seems to come with persecution of some sort. The choices we make identify the treatment we receive. In diverse parts of the globe, we meet numerous types of freedom. Nevertheless, they are alike for this liberty as a whole is

“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras” was written by Mark Twain in 1867. This story uses a style of writing, called ‘Local Color Writing’, to add personality to the story. Local color writing is when the storyteller uses characters, dialect, and customs from a specific region. “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” uses a more southern, backwoods style of local color writing. A few examples of this are how the story is written in southern slang, the names of some of the characters