Elaine Brown Essays

In Sophocles’ Antigone, Antigone had disobeyed specific laws given by King Creon, in order to defend the honor of her late brother, Polynices. However, Antigone is in no way considered to be lawless. Antigone believes that violence is not the answer, and therefore instead non-violent direct action should take place. However, Antigone’s approach of civil disobedience happened to be an anarchic and dramatic form of civil disobedience. Antigone decided to act on her beliefs by giving Polynices a proper

Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire,” is the tragic tale of a man "who, against the advice of an old timer, ventures out into the harsh environment if the Yukon with only the company of a wolf-like dog. Due to his failure to heed the Old Timer's advice, the man is unprepared for the below freezing temperatures and becomes a victim of the harsh terrain. Towards the beginning of his journey, the man gets his feet wet as he falls through the ice into the water of a spring. The extremely low

react differently to the situation. When dealing with difficult situations a person can lose control or zone out or into parts of their lives. Elaine, the protagonist 's wife, in the beginning, after he had come home lost all control and cleaned the floor as if her life depended on it distracting her from the real plague on her house, her husband 's cancer. Elaine had always had the “cleanest floors in the neighborhood for the past twenty-two years. Now there [were] black spots scattered in pairs all

My participation in a community event included cocktails and canvas at the Red Room Crested Butte from 6-8pm. Becky is a professional artist who enjoys teaching techniques of painting on canvas. She hosts approximately five classes during a season and charges roughly $35 per session. The cost per session includes one cocktail of choice, different sized brushes, medium canvas, paint, and an easel. There were roughly twelve adults consisting of three men and nine women. First, we began by sketching

“I got a good deal, but something went terribly wrong afterwards”. This real-world negotiation started on 3/16/2017. I was searching for a short-term housing and was planning to move in on 4/1/2017. I got a good offer from a GWU student, Iris, and hoped for a better offer from someone else. At the same day, I received a request from another GWU student, Yue, that may provide me a better housing solution. Therefore, I prepared a pre-negotiation planning document for this negotiation. I noticed that

Have you ever been to a beach in Mexico?I have and the one that I went to was big and beautiful.It was a bright sunny morning and I was just waking up in our hotel.I realized today was our first day in Mexico.The rest of us were waking up and getting ready to eat our breakfast and start the day. When we were done eating our breakfast and we went to go walk on the sandy beach.When my family and I were down on the beach we started to collect sea shells.My grandpa and grandma were helping

Introduction Many characteristics have been mentioned to clearly view the Romantic ideology, not to mention, the Romantic poets as well. Even though many critics have failed to precisely define “Romanticism,” they all came to a conclusion from all the Romantic poets’ themes in their poems which is that they all celebrate nature, whether by using their sense of nostalgia; or using vision of dreams. Even their opposition against political movements and monarchies was linked to nature from their way

In the short story “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of a Parrot” written by Robert Butler, the narrator a parrot, tells of his two life stories. He informs us of his life before and after reincarnation. Robert Butler was born in Granite City, Illinois. Throughout his life he has served a tour in Vietnam and has also obtained degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Iowa. With these degrees he has become a successful writer and won awards for his work. The freedom and the restrictions

Snowboarding, like any other sport, one must be thinking at all times, analyzing situations, making split decisions, and making quick calculations. Before my trip, I had only flown on an airplane once, never by myself, I have never seen a mountain so big, and I had zero experience snowboarding. If I only knew then what I know now, I would have entered this new experience with more confidence in myself. Before my trip to Utah, I had only flown on an airplane once before, and now I was going to fly

We all know what it feels like walking through campus with the feeling of being stalked by people silently watching, judging and analyzing. People judge based on the clothes one wears, the shoes he or she wears and even the way one walks and talks. Humans have a natural instinct to place others in a group based on superficial characteristics without knowing them. The film scene from the movie Babe in which I have chosen to analyze suggests that stereotypes or predetermined notions about other individuals

I believe we can reasonably understand why Rembrandt chose this Biblical situation with the two characters. What is noteworthy, is his arrangement. The son is the first face we see. By use of his arm, Rembrandt led our eye from him to Saskia, the real reason he is there. From her, we transition back to him; but, in between them we see the other vice. His composition is full of movement and excitement. The line work is busy and almost chaotic. The only straight lines are the sword and glass; however

the rest of the luxurious homes. It was covered in stone and had dark brown shutters with a four or five car garage. The driveway was in a doughnut shape and in the middle of the driveway there was a stone water fountain that had two fish at the top that would spit water up in the air creating two identical arches of water. The front door was a massive dark brown tinted glass door that was about 20 feet tall outlined with dark brown stained wood. The door stood behind a row of stone columns that looked

Through the use of color, Matisse shows the viewer his mental mindset, his emotions, while creating this painting which adds a subjective lens to his interpretation of the subjects. The intense colors illustrate a “feeling” that would not otherwise come through if the colors were directly representational of the real natural world. The bright colors seem to evoke a sense of happiness and pleasure. There is a sense that everything occurring in the picture is alright and everybody is enjoying themselves

The phrase, don’t judge a book by its cover, is commonly used in modern society when discussing the treatment of others. Yet in Elizabethan England, this phrase did not apply among the people. In fact, the population was encouraged to criticize others based on their appearance and the clothing they wore. Citizens of all genders were evaluated based on the complexity and material of their clothes, as well as the colors. The government also supported class clothing distinction by creating laws. Fashion

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Novel Summative Description of the protagonist, Evelyn: Quite the opposite, I have long brown hair that I pair with ocean blue eyes, both of them acting like my personal trophies. I wouldn’t trade anyone to be short for one day. Being five nine gives me a sense of confidence since I’m able to look over most people’s heads. I have an athletic body because I dive for a sport. Diving is amazing. I like to believe that I should be one with the water. I’m usually out in the sun for long amounts of time

“Knock Knock” “Come in” I remember saying, while my grandpa walked in. I was sitting on my bed, on my phone playing a game when he asked me if I wanted to go camping and to a car show with him,diane, and noah in Fort Dodge, IA . At first I didn't really know if I wanted to go because I didn't know what my mom had planned for the weekend. He told me that I had this week to decide. When he left I went downstairs and asked my mom what she had planned for the weekend, she said that they were probably

It was at Lucas Graham's Christmas party that Tom Yilmaz first saw Mollie Conrad. Not for the first time in his life- they had attended the same school for nearly seven years and had been in the same class more than once- but it was the first time he really saw her. As soon as she walked in the room, everyone's head turned to look at her, because she looked so... different. Normally, she wore her dark hair in a messy ponytail, with her demeanour unassuming and her voice rarely heard, but now... now

Good morning to my beautiful lecturer Miss Nazratul Akmal Hashim and fellow friends. On this beautiful morning, I would love to share with you a very exciting and adrenaline-pumping movie that I have watched. The title of the movie is What Happened to Monday? Or Seven Sisters. The 123 minutes movie was produced by a very good and commit producer, Max Botkin under Rafaella Production. The script was written by Kerry Williamson and directed by Tommy Wirkola. So, let we start with the character first

Arianna Ferrante Mrs. Trapasso FYW 1000 C 19 January 2018 Relevance of Monarchies Monarchies like the United Kingdom, Japan, and Spain all still receive great affection and respect. Unlike aristocracy, monarchy holds a country together; they serve as a symbolic purpose. Monarchs represent the whole country in a way that an elected head of state cannot. They uphold years of tradition even in changing times. A monarch can remind their country of what it represents and where their traditions came from