Jerry Rawlings

In Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, there are 29 pilgrims making their way to Canterbury to see the shrine to Thomas A’Becket, who was martyred there. They are accompanied by Chaucer, the narrator, and Harry Bailey, the host. The host proposes a storytelling contest to help pass the time. The Host is the sole judge of the contest, and each story is judged on its entertainment and moral factors. The winner will receive a free meal, paid for by all the other pilgrims upon their arrival back at the inn

Since Smartphones and chat applications is a main text tools for daily conversation, it happens also in relationship and dating world. Whether you are now in relationship or still approach someone, your conversation mostly happens in BBM, Whatsapp, Line, Telegram Messenger and the like. With so many option of great chat applications out there, it is completely change the way people sending messages. Nothing wrong with that as this is the gadget's era and Smartphones has many advantages, becomes more

In the poignant novel The Light Between Oceans, author M.L. Stedman successfully communicates central ideas through the use of literary techniques. Through the careful use of letters, particularly written by Tom, the growing guilt of his character due to his actions was successfully portrayed by Steadman. The grief endured by Hannah and Isabel is effectively depicted through the use of imagery. Tom and Isabel’s families. Toms moral dilemmas are portrayed through the symbolism of the lighthouse and

The Road by Cormac McCarthy tells the story of a father and his son trying to survive in a post- apocalyptic world. In the book, McCarthy sets up different themes and he constructs them through his choices in The Road. One theme McCarthy shows is that in a world of despair, we must choose to focus on the good things, we can focus on these good things only if we let ourselves do so. McCarthy displays this theme when the father remembers his wife’s death. This memory occurs to the man after his

The pungent smell of chestnut trees filled the air as his knees grew tremulous, insecurities filling his mind of the future. For years he had walked the trails in attempt to once again reunite with mankind after the devastating shipwreck that set him off course. From the corner of his eye he saw a swallowtail butterfly, nonetheless of his wife’s favorite, no doubt it was a sign. He must keep moving. Alike to this harried individual and his determination to keep moving after being reminded of his

Hi there everyone! I’m Cinderella but most people called me Ella or Cinder. Right now I’m just wandering around my enormous house. I’m so bored! So I’m just going to tell you the real story about me because lately I’ve been feeling really bad because people are always praising me that I’m so perfect, but I’m not. I just can’t stand it anymore! It is so bothersome! So I’m just going to tell you the truth even though I’m not supposed to. So don’t tell anyone. Shh! So here’s how it goes. I live

The Catch Some people say money is the root of all evil. I didn’t see it that way. All I saw was a simple task and a big prize. Well, at least I thought it would be easy. I remember it like it was just yesterday. The hot sun. The loud neighbors. The game. This game was like no other. It was called $100 catch, and the rules were simple enough. There were ten levels, sometimes there were obstacles, and you had to catch the ball. If you could do all that, then you’d get the prize-- $100. Easy

Five years ago Eric quit his job at St. John's Coffeehouse. At the time I was working in a café and a health food store. There was no reason whatsoever for me to apply for a third job and yet I saw the job listing and thought why the hell not. I can still remember the first time I met Eric or really the first time I heard his laugh. I was in the kitchen of the coffeeshop and I heard someone laughing and I could tell whoever it was was behind the counter. So I ventured to the front and there he was

Sent from my iPhone Solange Rosario BUS-100 One of the biggest coffee Corporations in the world is  “Starbucks”.  The first Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington; on March 30, 1971 the founders were three students from the University of San Francisco what are the odds of an English teacher, a writer and a history teacher coming together, their inspiration came from the entrepreneur Alfred Peet after Alfred Peet introduce them to his style of roasting coffee beans, during the first year of

In John Steinbeck’s The Winter of Our Discontent, the quest for the American dream consumes the mindset of the citizens of New Baytown. Residing in a town plagued by corruption, Ethan Hawley embarks on an expedition to discover the perfect balance between greed and generosity in return for status; working as a store clerk cannot uphold the once proud Hawley name. The conflict between the craving of affluence and an obligation to fit into the society’s moral standards drives Ethan, his devoted wife