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Grant Wood created “American Gothic” in 1930. He used oil on beaverboard. The story goes that in August 1930, Grant Wood visited Eldon, Iowa, where he saw a modest residence built in the 1980s in a style known as Carpenter Gothic. The house inspired Wood to imagine its residents; an insular Victorian pair clinging to…

Most people realize that they can help either themselves or others by analyzing situations. They have found themselves in, in the past and preventing themselves or others from repeating those same mistakes. The novel, Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen describes. The events in the lives of a family composed of an irresponsible father….

Digital media’s quick development has democratized access to information while also making it easier for false information, sometimes known as “fake news,” to propagate. For students who often utilize and distribute digital information, having a knowledge of this phenomena is crucial. This article tries to clarify the idea of false news by looking at many…

Maxine Sheets-Johnstone makes a bold statement when she says, “A discussion of dance will often include three basic assumptions: (1) everyone accepts dance as an art form, (2) everyone accepts dance as being expressive, and expressive of something, and (3) everyone is agreed as to how these terms and variations of them qualify dance.” (Maxine…

When the Greek heroes wanted to defeat Troy and win back Helena, they first had to suffer greatly, losing many men and nearly all belief, before they rose like the Phoenix from the ashes, showed their cunningness, turned the situation around and defeated the Trojans. This general plot structure is frequently obtained throughout literature in…

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, there are many details and descriptions to interpret the setting of the novel. Certain aspects are included to bring the reader into the story and picture it in their mind. The details are not just small or minute plot points; they are certain descriptions, known as archetypes that stand…

Erik Larson’s “The Devil In The White City” is based on real events that occured. It follows serial killer H. H. Holmes and Daniel Hudson Burnham during the events of the Chicago World Fair. Larson is an American author and journalist who has written a number of best sellers including Isaac’s Storm, Thunderstruck, and In…

The novel, Pride and Prejudice, is a story about the romantic adventures of five sisters in 18th century England, by Jane Austen. There are two major themes in Pride and Prejudice, which are those of pride and prejudice. Pride is the high opinion of one’s own worth or possessions. The other theme, prejudice is an…

Edgar Poe was born in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 19, 1809. His parents were touring actors. He was orphaned at age 3, and taken into the home of John Allan, a merchant of Richmond, VA. His wife raised Edgar as her son, but Allan accepted the boy largely to please her. Later Poe took Allan…

Though written by different authors, Richard Connells The Most Dangerous Game and Thomas Wolfes The Child by Tiger have many aspects in common. They also have some distinct differences. Despite the fact that Richard Connell and Thomas Wolfe lived at about the same times, their lives were very different. Connell was born in New York,…