Look Homeward

expectations per se, as it's appropriate to set goals and work, properly, towards their fruition. But the instant we feel pain over life not going "my way," our expectations have clearly taken an improper turn. Any moment you feel resistance or pain, look for -- and then let go of -- the hidden expectation. Practice giving yourself over to what "you" don't want. Let the line at the store be long. Let the other person interrupt you. Let the nervousness make you shake. Be where your body is, not where

pertaining to the mid-century lifestyle, I look at that era as dull and lifeless. From all the YouTube videos, to learning about it in history class back in grade school, the mid-century era never stood out to me as a point in time where excitement was in the air. An era that I personally wish to be part of would be the 1960s. America was going through a major revolution -- which included chance in politics, music and society all around. There were strong leaders to look up to including President John F.

One of the most important figures of early twentieth-century literature was Thomas Mann. Thomas Mann is famous for his economical writing. He does not waste a word: every detail he includes is significant, and every detail serves his strategy of suggesting, hinting, rather than directly telling. Without a doubt, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is one of the greatest masterpieces of short fiction ever written. It tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging German writer who follows

Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Edith Wharton authored novels that take place in America around the beginning of the nineteenth century. In both This Side of Paradise and The House of Mirth, the authors paint the protagonists as imprisoned. This is a criticism of the society that they live in and is represented in the authors’ use of imagery, characterization, and the motif of social standing. Wharton uses a great deal of imagery to reflect Lily Bart as imprisoned, while Fitzgerald uses less imagery

confusion, eager to communicate their pent-up amazement, and conscious of lighter spirits the moment they lost sight of the black veil. Some gathered in little circles, huddled closely together, with their mouths all whispering in the center; some went homeward alone, rapt in silent meditation; some talked loudly, and profaned the Sabbath day with ostentatious laughter,” Mr. Hooper is walking through town in a black veil, everyone is murmuring about his morbid change in appearance, they are questioning

Among the most avant garde of Manhattan properties is the storied Hotel Chelsea, aka the Chelsea Hotel or simply the Chelsea. The 12 storied red brick ironwork 250 unit hotel located on 222 West 23 Street in Chelsea Manhattan has witnessed the endless social and cultural strata of New York's steamiest history pass through its portals and hosted some pretty notable residents including groundbreakers and rule-makers to the great, the good, the famous, and the infamous. Built between 1883 and 1885

Until Death Do Us Part After a long and perilous journey from Verona, Catullus had finally arrived at Rome. As he stood by the entrance to that magnificent and intimidating city, his emotions overtook him like a tempestuous storm. He had left his family and his filial duties in order to pursue a glorious career in his vocation and avocation: poetry. For Catullus, the small town of Verona was a cultural wasteland; it suffered from a paucity of playwrights, poets, and prose writers. Only in Rome,

Sylvia isolates herself in nature and identifies herself as a person who prefers to be alone. While wandering in the woods and playing around with her cow, she “would look upon the cow’s pranks as an intelligent attempt to play hide and seek, as [she] had no playmates” (Jewett 196). Sylvia does not experience human interaction, besides her grandmother, due to being isolated in the countryside. However, she interacts with her best friend, Mistress Moolly the cow, as a way to fill in the need of

Sacagawea’s help on the Lewis and Clark Expedition Makes it a Success All across America people know the name of Sacagawea, the Indian interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacagawea was known for being the only woman on the expedition, but many people may not know all the reasons as to how she survived being the only woman. She became strong through all of the events that happened to her. Sacagawea, the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition, survived because of events that

In today’s society, worldwide communication is at the palm one’s hands. In just seconds, someone can send a message to someone halfway across the world with very little effort. The mass use of this “fast-as-light” communication can cause one to become so accustomed to it that they see it as the norm. Due to this exponential increase in technology, it is easy to forget about how message were communicated before there was any technology available to communicate with. Mass communication traces back