Samuel Pepys

20th Century Literature Through the 20th century, war, technology, and the capitalism had lasting effects on the overall conformity and passivity of society. Within the novel Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and the play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, the general stagnation, inauthenticity, and cultural malaise are made evident in the main characters’ actions. Nonetheless, we are not given an answer regarding whether or not we can reform these flaws. The two works cause us to reflect on

1. What does Esslin mean when he states that poetry is ‘static’? Esslin states that poetry is static because it conveys a central idea, atmosphere, or mode of being which is essentially static. When Esslin states that poetry is static he means that it doesn’t tell a story like narrative rather poetry is all concerned to convey a central idea, mode of being or an atmosphere which is what he thinks makes poetry static. Narrative proceeds in a manner that must lead to a final message or end result and

During the 17th century, colonies, known as the New World, were being established by Britain to benefit the mother country with the help of the system of mercantilism.Many colonists were European immigrants seeking religious freedom, wealth, and the desire for a new, improved life. The focus for the colonists were to develop a successful economy and work with the British to make profit with their resources. However, over time the British established the idea of dominance over the colonies, which

caused everyone in the miniature town of Salem to hang their very own citizens due to young girls pretending that some ladies in town are witches and that they wounded them by using “witchery”. It all started with a slave named Tituba who worked for Samuel Parris, the local preacher in Salem. One day when the preacher was out and Tituba and Samuel’s niece, Abigail Williams and his daughter, Bette Parris were at home. The girls, reading scripture and Tituba, preparing food were having a quiet afternoon

In 1692, 20 people was executed for being witches or warlocks during the Salem Witch Trials. There were rumors from neighboring towns of witchcraft as there was in Salem. The main contributing factors for those 20 people being killed was the religion, superstitions, rivals, boredom, economics, rumors, and how women was seen in that time period. These people were Puritans, a form of Christianity. Part of their superstitions was the ability for someone to be in possession by the devil or in cahoots

A personal challenge I have faced this year and in the past, has been in creating more connections with other people around me. I have found it difficult meeting new people and maintaining that connection. I do not aspire to create relationships with every person I meet but it would be useful to actually know more people and be able to formulate a professional conversation with them. To sum up, I would like to expand my circle of connections in order to provide myself with opportunities and the ability

The American Revolution officially started with the Signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but its causes began long before that date. Oppression from England due to their debt after the French and Indian War put a large pressure on the Colonies to pay in the form of over taxation. The various forms of taxation, the Acts put in place post- Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre were some of the main driving forces that sparked the American Revolution. The British were quite

“to take a big fat wrecking ball to one of the surefire delights of world theater -- well, that requires energy and invention….. Oliver Parker does that here” says Mike Lasalle of Chronicle Movie Critic in his review of Oliver Parker’s film adaptation of “The Importance of Being Earnest”. While a bit harsh, Lasalle isn’t completely embellishing his disapproval of the movie. In Oscar Wilde’s original play, the banter between the characters is witty, the scenes are appropriate and the romance is kept

James Joyce’s literary work Araby is a well written piece that contains so many different elements of literature, such as imagery, allusions and the use of symbols. By using these different elements, he is able to paint a well, drawn out picture for the readers depicting the tripartite psyche that Freud defined as the Id, Ego and Super-Ego. The main character in Araby is a young boy living with his aunt and uncle who wants to attend the local bazaar which is called Araby in the piece of literature

The Scottsboro Boys case took place at the Scottsboro, Alabama town on March 25, 1931. This case had involved a group of black adolescents who, after such situation was best known as the Scottsboro boys. To be specific, these boys who were involved in this case were Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Andy Wright, Roy Wright, Eugene Williams, Charlie Weems, Willie Robertson, Haywood Patterson, and Ozzie Powell. These guys were unfairly judged to have raped two white girls. While these teenagers were