... they are five years old. There they stay with other children born the same year. After the House of Infants they are sent to the House of Students. They stay in the House of Students until they are fifteen years of age when they enter the work force. Members of a board decide the final step of a person’s education. “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed� (26). Each profession has a housing center and trains the citizens to the specific profession, also known as a “house�. In this section, his dream of going to the House of Scholars is lost and he is sent to ...

... caught in a kitchen drawer" (314). Her fear gets worse when she describes what the flooded creek sounds like. "It sounded like the run-together whaps of a helicopter's propeller after the engine is off" (314). Then as she stood on the bridge she describes the creek as "It smashed under the bridge like a fist, but there is no end to its force" (315) Dillard uses similes to tell the reader of her fear. Dillard uses diction to show her excitement about the flood. Action verbs portray the excitement of flood. "The flood has ripped away a wedge of concrete; the water hurls in an arch; It smashed under the bridge; It ...

... which show this use of power-knowledge to unlock problems in their mind creating the hysteria for which they suffer. These two authors use their power of knowledge in much the same way by bringing to light the problems that confront the individual. However, they both would have a different point of view on the use of this power. In Discipline and Punish, Foucault looks to shock the reader and get the attention of the reader immediately with his depiction of torture and death at the outset. This has a compelling effect, and different uses of power. The first one being evident, that is the physical power. T ...

... father." Oedipus does not realize Liaus is his father because he believes Polybus is his true father, while we, the readers, know Liaus is actually Oedipus' real father. Another example of dramatic irony in the play is expressed during the discussion between Oedipus, Jocasta, his wife and mother, and a messenger. Oedipus fears he may eventually murder his father until the messenger arrives with the news that Polybus has died. At this point, Oedipus feels relieved because he believes the burden of his fate is over since his "father" has died. On the contrary, the reader knows his troubles are just beginning whe ...

... above treating poor Indians. This does not satisfy Juana, who announces that if the doctor will not come to the village, then they will go to his house. But the doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino is too poor. Later that day, while Kino and Juana are fishing in the Gulf, Kino finds an enormous pearl and cries out in joy. He believes the pearl will make him rich and enable him to provide security for his family. But Kino discovers otherwise. The pearl stirs envy in the villagers, and that night Kino is attacked in his hut by a thief. The following day, he tries to sell th ...

... analysis. Although he is not the novel's author, Mr. McDannald uncovers the Rushdie's underlying intentions and "stories" by employing textual support and certain literary devices while maintaining his objectivity. According to McDannald, Rushdie has created a novel which itself is like seas of stories. He stresses the author's artistic use of allegory, which continually enhances the story's depth and appeal. He sees the story's primary motif as this use of allegories, even in novel's title. The hell and repercussions that censorship has visited upon Rashid, the author's fictional counterpart, are clearly meant ...

... even to the average reader. I enjoyed reading the essay entitled "," by Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988). I found it to be very interesting and felt that Mr. Feynman was very thoughtful. Rather than explain in technical detail about his work in physics, Feynman instead related interesting anecdotes throughout his life, as a college student and graduate student at Princeton University, that gave to the reader an understanding of his work as a scientist. The writing won my attention because his stories about his youth and his days at Princeton fascinated me. He was always explorin ...

... first professionally produced play, Battle of Angels, closed in 1940 because of poor reviews1 and a censorship controversy (Roudane xvii), his early amateur productions of Candles to the Sun and Fugitive Kind were well received by audiences in St. Louis. By 1945 he had completed and opened on Broadway The Glass Menagerie, which won that year's New York Critics Circle, Donaldson, and Sidney Howard Memorial awards. Before his death in 1983, Williams accumulated four New York Drama Critics Awards; three Donaldson Awards; a Tony Award for his 1951 screenplay, The Rose Tattoo; a New York Film Critics Award for the 1 ...

... to live in the shadow of that suicidal death far longer than is healthy" (Stillion 50). As a suicide survivor, Will Barrett at the age of nineteen, not only has the usual identity search of a young man, but he also has a special and time-consuming burden to overcome the heightened feelings of guilt, shame, and rejection caused by his father's suicide. In the end, Jamie and Sutter Vaught, as adopted family, help Will find meaning in life and resolution with his father's suicide. Suicide may be the least forgivable sin of all human betrayals; Ed Barrett arrogantly and selfishly committed suicide, leaving hi ...

... and serve her family. Many people adored her, but only one man loved her completely. Her late lover “loved the pilgrim soul� (l.7), her true self and spirit. “And love the sorrows of your changing face� (l.8) means simply that even as her face aged, the love he felt for her grew stronger. “And bending down beside the glowing bars,� (l.9) could be translated to ‘as you’re bending down to stoke the fire,’ she’ll mumble to herself about his death, “how Love fled� (l.10) and his soul climbing to heaven to live “amid a crowd of stars� (l.12). In the last verse of When you are Old, William ...