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In her work Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich writes about a very interesting experiment she conducted. Welfare reform was a hot topic at the time, and Ehrenreich wondered if single mothers would be able to take care of themselves and their children while working low-wage jobs. Thus, Ehrenreich herself decides to see if she can…

Theodore Dreiser was born August 27, 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The younger brother of Paul Dresser, a well-known songwriter, Theodore was a famous novelist known for his outstanding American writing of naturalism. He was also a leading figure in a national literary movement that replaced the observance of Victorian notions of propriety with the…

Shirley Jackson wrote The Lottery in 1948, not long after the second World War. The horror of the Holocaust was still fresh in everyones minds. Jackson wrote this story to remind everyone that we are not so far from this world of sadistic human sacrifice. She created a town, very much like any American town,…

Macbeth Essay, Research Paper Macbeth Macbeth had the possible to go a great and good adult male. His ruin is a calamity ; he is manipulated and influenced by others to his eventual decease. Why, we ask ourselves, should this great warrior succumb to those around him? Shakespeare s Macbeth is classed as a calamity….

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck in the year of 1939. It takes place during the tragedy of Oklahoma, the Dust Bowl in the midwest. In the middle of summer,  the cornfields are shriveling up because of the waterless drought they are in. The dust is filling the skies and every single crop…

The play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen had been widely recognized as a woman’s text.  Ibsen’s piece has been analyzed and studied throughout the world on grounds of feminism, due to the underlying message which highlights the rights of women.  On the contrary, Michael Meyer, the author responsible for Ibsen’s biography, begged to differ. …

What are beliefs but a series of ideas that have likely originated from lessons we’ve learned from stories. Ones we’ve learned from our own lives or watched unfold. Stories have been around for centuries to pass down history or values. Stories are powerful in communication and for the psyche in which we want life to…

Fate is an irreversible and uncontrollable force that drives one’s life. People cannot choose nor change their fate; it was chosen for them before they were born. In W.W. Jacob’s “The Monkey’s Paw,” he explores the consequences of people attempting to change their fate. Fate becomes a theme in the story and is displayed throughout…

Jane Austen’s Emma is about a young woman who goes through many problems to find herself, love, and happiness. Emma is an extremely wealthy person. In this novel class becomes increasingly important as it progresses. It becomes so important because Emma tries to promote Harriet to her own social level, Emma is rich enough to…

1. Due to Atticus being away on a special session the children are put under Calpurnia’s supervision. She chooses for them to go to church with her. They find that the African American church is very dull and poor but their attitudes and kindness are excellent. They have an encounter with a woman named Lula….