In Willa Cather’s short story, “A Wagner Matinee”, Cather uses a sense of regret, along with the setting and the music from the concert hall, to bring a sense of sadness to the story and to Aunt Georgiana. Aunt Georgiana was a music teacher who loved her career but gave it up to marry a farmer. She recognized her mistakes and moves on to regret marrying the farmer. As Aunt Georgiana continues to live with Mr. Clark, she cannot help but think about how she wanted to live her own life without anyone
In Halley’s Comet by Stanly Kunitz a teaching is telling her first graders about Halley’s Comet. She tells them that if it hit earth there would be no school the next day. The children fill in the gaps and realize that there would not be any school because the world would end. One of her students is very concerned about this and that night while his family is asleep he creeps up to the roof. On the roof he sits and waits while looking at the sky. He is waiting for the world to end. Being a young
Don't Mess with Nature Of all the things a student needs to make it through a typical day, probably the most important, yet least appreciated, is paper. Paper is used for academic, social, and personal purposes by nearly all students every day. The most obvious use is for the academic or classroom assignment, whether it comes in the form of a test, an essay, or a summary of plant life on Easter Island. The social uses of paper center around the "note," which any student can tell you is s important
of directing The Taming of the Shrew, Gregory Doran followed in a long line of directors that were faced with the challenge of how to mount one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The main issue of the play is how to deal with the brutal treatment of Katharine by Petruchio. It is male domination of the female through violence and starvation that eventual breaks Kate's will and tames her. The interpretive gesture reserved to the director is to decide how completely Kate becomes obedient to Petruchio and
interpretation of the drama, different focal points, and the way these plays were performed in relation to the text. During the seventeenth century, most plays that were written had a focal point of jealousy and had tragic endings. According to Katharine Eisaman Maus, “Anxiety about sexual betrayal pervades the drama of the English Renaissance” (561) and becomes the plot of many plays. Many critics cannot understand why many characters have the quality of being jealous and also to being curious.
(Minghella, English). Later Hana reads the passage and agrees with his observation. She, too, has experienced such feelings having lost many who are dear to her during the war. While in the desert, Almasy questions Geoffrey's decision to leave Katharine with the group, citing the possible dangers involved for a woman (Minghella, English). Ironically, Geoffrey asks Almasy why he is so threatened by a woman, when truthfully he is af... ... middle of paper ... ... English Patient is a scrapbook
the Shrew unravels to reveal a wild beastly Katharine lacking respect for her family, herself and others around her. Kate is a very outspoken and vulgar woman without respect to authority. Katharine, although depicted as a beautiful woman quickly becomes the talk of Padua. Kate has found that if she is loud and obnoxious she can have her way. She screams and grunts and pushes those who she does not get along with. The general character of Katharine seems to be that of a small child. Peturicho's
Katharine Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort In the early part of the 20th century, comfort was the central goal of nursing and medicine, and it remained the nurse's first consideration. A "good nurse" was expected to make patients comfortable. Textbooks from the early 1900s emphasized the role of healthcare providers in ensuring emotional and physical comfort and in adjusting the patient's environment. For instance, in 1926, Harmer advocated that nursing care should be focused on providing an atmosphere
Katharine Hepburn Graceful, charming, hilarious, self-confident, hard-working, determined, outrageous; Katharine Hepburn has been gathering adjectives for years, adding them to her image with carelessness and calculation. In an era of changing roles for women, Katharine Hepburn was able to use her influence on the American film to stand out as an early role model of the modern American woman. She had the essence of the successful adventuress: no mater the challenge, she survived in tact with
Glen Canyon Dam This extended essay will analyze the rhetoric of authors discussing the Glen Canyon Dam. These authors include: Jeff Rubin (The Place No One Knew), John McPhee (Encounters with the Archdruid), Russell Martin (A story that stands like a dam: Glen Canyon and the struggle for the soul of the West), and Jared Farmer (Glen Canyon dammed: inventing Lake Powell and the Canyon country). There are always two sides to an argument, one for one against. All seven authors write of the Glen
Search of Marvin Gardens Im his essay In Search of Marvin Gardens, John McPhee examines Atlantic City, New Jersey, the city upon which the board game of Monopoly was based. In his writing, he touches upon both the board game and the physical city equally which begs the reader to ponder the purpose of McPhee’s essay. Did he write his essay to provide for the reader the physical basis for the game of Monopoly? Or did McPhee wish to expose the once glamorous AtlanticCity as a city in its present near-squalor
But the most important thing about the entertainment in the 50s was the actors and actresses. Through out the 50s there were hundreds of actors and actresses. To name a few Vivien Leigh, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando ,Grace Kelly, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Dandridge, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, and Doris Day. Each of these performers have received Oscars nods for their played roles. Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Belgium. Hepburn was a cosmopolitan
And then I heard them lift a Box And creak across my Soul With those same Boots of lead. Again. Then Space-began to toll.? ?I heard a Fly buzz when I died? is Dickinson?s portrayal of her death and her surroundings at the time of her death. John McPhee sates that ?Death and the thought of death influence our way of life and our daily action.? Dickinson was very dolorous after her father left her and she ostracized her self from society. She then coerced herself into feelings of suicide. In this
The world would not be the same without all the influential people today and throughout history. These people invent something that changes the world,fight for what right,or they use the kindness in their heart to help people. But one of these shining stars is Orville Wright who changed history with one great invention. Orville Wright is influential because Beliefs , Legacy, and Accomplishments. Orville Wright is influential because of His Legacy on modern Aviation. Biography.com states that
Seasonal Salary Every summer Atlantic Beach sees an influx of tourists, causing every business on the beach to see a demand for seasonal employees. Most businesses along the coast receive very little business, if any, when these four summer months pass. Jobs start to decrease along with the business as these people start to retreat home. As someone who has held seasonal jobs for four years, I prepare myself every summer for what I know is about to happen. When seasonal jobs see the end of their
The Zipper Unzipped: Exploring the History of the Zipper The journey may have been hard and long, but the invention of the zipper was one that changed the world. In three different time periods, the zipper patent was given to three different inventors, but was only pursued by two. The main effects of the zipper were its uses in the clothing industry and its immediate acceptance into society. The invention of the zipper changed many ways society worked, even though it took many years to have a good
In the study of Tennessee Willliams' plays: "Suddenly Last Summer" and "The Glass Menagerie", we can find a great deal of autobiographical connections. "The Glass Menagerie" is particularly considered the author's most biographical work. It is described by the playwright as "a memory play"; indeed, it is a memory of the author's own youth, an expression of his own life and experiences. Similarly, "Suddenly Last Summer" includes many of Tennesse Williams' real life details. First and foremost,
A fiery Scots-Yankee known for her intelligence, humor and iron determination, Katharine Hepburn demonstrated remarkable staying power in a screen career that spanned more than six decades, winning three of her four Best Actress Oscars after the age of 60. Credit must go to her extraordinary parents, a noted urologist father, who at great professional risk brought the facts about venereal disease to a wider public, and his dedicated suffragette wife (an early champion of birth control), for providing
According to the article, Feminists call Katharine Hepburn... ... middle of paper ... ...set examples for future generations and have shed light on the feminist movement in the U.S. References: Do Rozario, R.,C. (2004). The princess and the magic kingdom: Beyond nostalgia, the function of the disney princess. Women's Studies in Communication, 27(1), 34-59. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/198270180?accountid=32521 Feminists call Katharine Hepburn a role model for young women
David Lit 2 Pd 9 Wright Brothers “No bird soars in a calm”- Wilbur Wright. The biography by David McCullough was about two American innovative brothers who are better known as The Wright Brothers. Not only were they inventors, they were also the very first aviation pioneers. Meaning they were the first to ever set foot on a glider and fly it. “If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can't I?” (The Wright Brothers 106) The Wright Brothers were astonished by the fact that all of these