Essay Database

of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two authors utilize language to display their varying views on sins and imperfections of a person. Franklin’s own experience and the analogy of the speckled ax…

named Gregor mysteriously turns into a huge beetle overnight. Although his family is neither able to understand him, nor accept him, his love and concern for his family never diminishes. When he realizes that he must disappear in order to be less of…

an event in their lives that completely overshot any expectations. When my friends first started talking about going on a senior trip, I never could have dreamed about how much fun it would be. Some people may think of a senior trip as a time to…

changes in ancient Japan. The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarized in their motto, “A rich country, a strong military.” In their quest to do so, the Meiji looked to the western civilizations. The Meiji sent young men to study abroad and learn…

Women: A Love Story I walked away with two thoughts, the first being this was an excellent adaptation and translation of Euripides Trojan Women that read and flowed surprisingly easy. The second thought, more like a feeling, was one of disgust. The…

from the Orient” is about Jade Snow Wong’s youthful years with her parents. Wong was expected to be a “perfect” girl. She was taught the finest manners that her parents could teach. Wong’s father is an entrepreneur and he…

of funds deposited by Jews from South Africa to Russia. In Britain it is perfectly legal to hide the true ownership of a company. Underpaid Asian bank clerks on immigrant work permits in the Gulf states rarely require identity documents from the mysterio…

joy and happiness to another. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard’s husband was presumed dead, this presumption had caused Mrs. Mallard to go through some intense and mixed reactions. As soon as she heard the news, she was saddened,…

tocking away each inevitable second of the day, only to shake, rattle, and ring me to wake every morning. As I lay there in bed, half dead, sometimes wishing maybe that I was, achy and tired stretching and scratching like a jungle cat, I feel…

an eight-year-old boy, lives in the outskirts of Bayonne in a farming community with his mother, auntie, and siblings. His father has been drafted into the war, World War II, so his mother has to try to support the family by working in the fields.…