… My Antonia, by Willa Cather, everyone seems to be trying to pursue the American Dream. While they all have different ideas of just exactly what the American Dream is, they all know precisely what they want. For some, the American Dream sounds…

… Cather, Nebraska's most noted author was born in Virginia. At the age of ten she moved with her family to Webster County, Nebraska. Many of Cather's acquaintances and Red Cloud area scenes can be recognized in her writings. Cather wrote poetry, short…

… “My last Duchess” is spoken from the perspective of the Duke and conveys the Dukes personality through the literary form of a dramatic monologue. It involves a fictional account of the Duke addressing an envoy from the Count to talk of details for the…

… famous dramatic monologue. It is often used as a prime example of the form. In this poem the speaker, the duke of Ferrara, is addressing a second character, an agent of an unnamed count whose daughter the duke plans to marry. The…

… trapped inside an inferior body. The immense frustration that he is put through trying to perform the simplest tasks that we, as fully functional humans, take for granted would be enough to make most people give up, and live a life of watching television…

… story “The Revolt of ‘Mother,’” Mother, who is also known is Sarah Penn, has been living in the same home for forty years. Her husband promises to build a new home by the end of the year. The conflict occurs when Mother discovers her husband Adoniram…

… to choose. It was a very difficult decision that I had to make because it would affect the rest of my life. I wanted to choose a career that I felt I would enjoy. Fortunately, I found my answer in two places. Video Theory and Production was…

… a positive impact on our lives but that is a big list of people. So I decided on 3 people who have all had a contribution on my life. Music has always been in my family. Ever since I could speak I was probably singing. It has come easily to me…

… cyclical structure. This structure is contributed to through characters, themes, ideas, times, and places. Each of these elements facilitate the development of an organized, creative work, delving deep into the human psyche to reveal…

… Through The Ice It was Saturday night, the night of the New Year’s Eve party. I was extremely excited and nervous. At the party I was expecting to see my ex boyfriend Brian, who was in college at the time. I was eager to restore our estranged…