Some stories contain one main theme and/or symbol, whereas others may contain many themes and/or symbols. There were many themes and symbols found throughout The Scarlet Letter. The main symbol in the story was the letter “A” which identified Hester as an adulterer. This symbol directly correlates with one of the themes in the story. […]

The international drug trade poisons people, breeds violence, tears at the moral fabric or our society. We must intensify action against the cartels and the destruction of drug crops. And we, in consumer nations like the United States must decrease demand for drugs. (Bill Clinton address to the United Nations general assembly on the occasion […]

Araby is a short story in a collection of fifteen called Dubliners. It was written by James Joyce between 1904 and 1907 but was not published until 1914. A young boy who describes his life on North Richmond Street narrates it. He and his friends in the Christian Brothers School play every evening until their […]

Theres a beautiful island in front of me. Its so beautiful that I think I am in a dream. I am sitting on the beach, and I cant remember what happened to me. I think no one cares about what happened when he or she is in such a perfect island. I am a little […]

The Mysterious Face Of Cancer Every person on earth will eventually one day have to leave it behind. It is not the choice of the person whether they go peacefully or whether they go with pain. More often than not a person will go with pain. This is the case with cancer. More and more […]

The Soviet Union was a communist country with a totalitarian regime that existed from 1917 until 1991. The official name was The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). The country stretched from the Baltic and Black Seas to the Pacific Ocean. In its final years it consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia was by […]

In a sense, The Crucible has the structure of a classical tragedy, with John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken, Proctor is a good man, but one with a secret, fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins), and created Abigail’s jealousy […]

The United States began to change drastically in the 50s. Many people began coming out to stand up to old ways of life. This started the wheel turning for the civil rights movement. Some people though were swept up in a hysteria of accusations caused by the tension of the Cold War. Many were accused […]

The small, early American town that the story The Ministers Black Veil takes place in is a quite provincial town. Its inhabitants are normal people who, when confronted with a foreign entity, respond with ignorance. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism and a black veil to convey his message of the incorrectness of early American actions towards […]

The only way to beat the British Monarch is to refuse its existence and believe that the Irish Republic is real and alive. Now, if I die, who will take my place? These powerful words were said by an Irish martyr, Michael Collins, whos unyielding determination as a Nationalist and a Catholic served as inspiration […]