Spoon River

Many authors are inspired to write by other things like a special thing in their day or sometimes other writings or poems. “Washington Mcneely” by Edgar Lee Masters and Our Town by Thornton Wilder themes because Our Town was inspired by many of Edgar Lee Masters’ poems. Both pieces of work share the themes of death and time, a character similarities between Mrs. Webb and Washington McNeely. Two themes the poem has is death and time. The poem displays the theme of time, because it starts out telling

Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Lee Masters were three literacy scholars, who without a doubt evolved American literature. They were each able to break the ancient stigmas, and created supplementary freedom when it came to what a piece of literature can offer. They were known to speak upon various topics that were recognized as inappropriate within the society, but that didn’t stop them from stating their beliefs. Common similarities that these literacy masters shared amongst each other

In Spoon River Cemetery lay the headstones of the remembered. Each one tells the stories of each individual's life. Based on the engravings on each headstone, two specific people seem to draw attention to just how differently they lived life. Lucinda Matlock and George Gray led almost completely opposite lifestyles; however, they both lived in the same small town. The poems by Edgar Lee Masters use characterization, tone, and theme to help visualize how these two characters lived and died. Lucinda

The Use of Force is a short story written in 1938 by an American author, William Carlos Williams, who is known for his modernist writings. The Use of Force was first published in a short story collection Life Along the Passaic River (1938), and is also available in The Doctor Stories (1984), which is a collection of Williams' writings. The story was published during the era of the Second Wave of feminism, from 1918 to 1968, which focused on social reform and revolution (Delamont, 2003, 2). The situation

Don’t expect me to spend my good money to replace something you break.” Said Dad. Dad lifted the spoon to his shoulder, bringing it down five more times. “That was your brother’s jacket, if I recall.” He then walked over, gently placed it back on the counter, and sat down for dinner. “That reminds me. Two men in fancy suits came to our house around

In hindsight, I realize I was not ready for a job, maybe I was just too immature. That Thursday night, in what felt like an empty cold room, I lay there crying, wishing for everything to be over. It all started the day I turned 15, I was just a young man, who for some reason decided that it was time to get a real job. I woke up that hot summer day and decided that it was time I go out and apply for some jobs. I chose to apply at my favorite restaurant, not knowing that it would be one of the worst

Brownies are one of the easier things to bake but cooking or baking isn’t one of my strong suits. This recipe that I found was easy to understand and the steps were distinct and helpful for people that need things to be straight and to the point. These brownies came out great and gave me the satisfying, melt in your mouth that I was looking for! The first step was to locate all the ingredients and equipment I needed. I looked at the website and then proceeded to the cabinets and pantries to scour

The best day of school was January 3, 2017. That is when I first came to Parras. That day i will never forget. I had just moved from Wilmington, Delaware to Redondo Beach, California. When i got up from my bed, i went into the shower, then i got dressed in my favorite shirt. It was also blue and yellow so that was perfect for Parras. I got my favorite breakfast too, waffles! They were hand made from my dad, who is the cook in my family. Lastly, my mom drove me there. The office ladies told us to

The lights were out for the fifth time that year. I was no stranger to the darkness. I lit a candle and watched the fire as it burned fiercely enough to brighten up my small bedroom. I sighed with relief. I had become accustomed to the frequent power outages and naturally developed a routine: showering before four o’clock. The electricians never turned the power off before then. I heard the screech of broken brakes outside of my window. Mom was home. She parked her twelve-year old Expedition in

1. Introduction The Food and Beverage service wraps the knowledge, technique and skills essential for those studying and working at different levels in the food and beverage sector. The operations in this department are constantly improving and developing over the years together with progress in the quality as per the ever changing customer needs and industry demands. The long established perspective of food and beverage service was considered as just a delivery process with customer being recognized