Slow Man

In February 1957, a boy's body was found wrapped in a plaid blanket in the woods off Susquehanna Road in Fox Chase, Philadelphia. The Boy in the Box, which is still unsolved today, is one the most intriguing cases in the Philly area and even in the world. With this being said, many theories arose from this very case. People have been discussing this case through platforms such as podcasts on the internet, shows, and even play offs of the case in television shows. Podcasts are one of the main ways

well as an interpreter; who is repeatedly called upon in order to ‘shape’ the words around Robin’s uncompromising silence regarding the world around her. Doctor Matthew O’Connor discusses topics of sexuality and identity, he describes himself as a man who should have biologically been born as a woman instead. One night in the middle of the night, Nora finds him dressed up

called him. He told us to get off immediately, and I was so scared I was almost in tears. An old man nearby noticed how uncomfortable I looked, and started reassuring us that we’ll be okay, even though he didn’t know the situation. He was a very kind man. We got off at the next stop. Well, Olivia did. She got off in front of me, and the door closed behind her and the open button wouldn’t work. I went to the man and asked him if I could sit by him to feel safe, and he said yes. I trusted him, even though

well that is very fascinating. In the painting, a young man and his father are sitting on the running board of the family’s farm truck waiting for a train to arrive to pick up the young man for university. The expressions on both of the men’s faces tell a story all on its own. The young man seems to be very optimistic, while his father is dreading the arrival of the train to pick him up. The father of the young man seems to be upset and in thought. The expression on his face looks as

“The Mask You Live In” is a documentary that brings to light the outdated social constructs that create an idea of masculinity that is impacting men negatively. From a very young age, men are constantly told to “be a man” and to “reject all aspects of femininity”. During the critical points of development in young boys, they are told to push down feelings of empathy, sadness, or really any emotion other than anger or general happiness. As the boys grow older, they feel that they have nowhere to go

This essay is written as a response to two of the sources, the first has a title of “The yellow wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the other is a silent film titled as “Metropolis” which is created by Fritz Lang. In a nutshell, the story of Gillman is the tale of a middle class white woman in Victorian era that is confined by her doctor-husband due to the diagnosis of a mental sickness called as “Neurasthenia”. Whether this diagnosis is scientifically correct and Maria is hysterical

is the strong courageous rugged blue eyed white man that had made a home for himself in Africa with the Zimbabwe people. His profession was showing wealthy Americans how to hunt for big game animals such as lions, impalas and buffalo. In some sense Wilson was a little cocky and arrogant, because his clients didn’t know that he was quite intelligent and spent time in the military before going to Africa. He was also A real lady’s man, and a man’s man also. This is probably why Ernest Hemingway really

the pistol in his hand” (McCarthy 281). With the approach of this new potential threat, the boy’s safety and survival are brought into question. As the strange man comes near, a tension builds while the boy tries to make a decision that could quite possibly affect the rest of his life. The tension dissipates when it is revealed that the man is not a threat, but a

Responsibility and manhood can be considered as two particular notions but they are tackled in The House on Mango Street and Bloodline by Ernest J Gaines and Sandra Cisneros in such a way they are sometime interacting in many situations. That is to say, each of them cannot go without the other. The authors, throughout their books they establish many aspects which support that manhood and responsibility are linked when they consider sometime that manhood can be reached by assuming responsibility which

that is evident in the play is his adamant demeanor in discouraging Beneatha in becoming a doctor. He clearly instructs her to become a nurse just like everyone else and this strongly affirms how he sees a women as an inferior character to that of a man. He further insists that she must become a wife and this is a clear indication of the restrictions he puts on her life. Furthermore he instructs her to get married and be ‘quiet’, which speaks volumes in the way in which he sees the role a married