… called "A Sentimental Journey" was written by Laurence Sterne; is about his own sentimental journey to France and Italy. In the eighteenth century, in England there was a great interest for travelling and for travel books. Sterne's "A Sentimental…

… horror story about a madman that kills the old man who he lived with. There are few scary images, few chilling phrases, and yet it is still a frightening story. The reason that it is scary, even without the conventional methods, is the way it is…

… fifteen, who lives and sleeps in the streets, whose family ties are broken and who can't or won't return home. Street children live in the streets without their families. Each child has to learn how to survive alone, since no adult takes responsibility…

… Romanticism and Realism including Frederick Douglass (1818?-1895), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) and Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). These writers and their works, "Hedda Gabler", "The Cherry Orchard" and "Narrative of the…

… 1984 are two novels with many striking parallels. They were written at nearly the same time, and because of their historical context, or perhaps the influence of Orwell upon Bradbury, had a very similar theme: the threat imposed on the individual…

… a short story about the scientific use of a developping relationship between a human and alien child to learn an alien language. Beneath the surface, it is resonant with important themes. Although short, it delivers as good a story and as important…

… Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, were brought together by their hate of the society in which they lived. Their relationship, which budded throughout the middle third of the novel, brought to light many interesting contrasts between the rebels. They…

… Crane's Maggie. Naturalistic writers usually write stories that mostly take place below the belt and show the sad, but true realities that take place in life. Through the story, naturalists stay present by using authorial intrusion to comment on…

… a table for drinks and have drinks. Periodically, both the host and Dent take drinks. Host: We're here with Arthur Dent today. He is one of the two last humans from Earth and was at Earth at the last second it was destroyed by the Vogons.…

… say and think about you, image, is very important. It's rather disturbing to hear people make generalizations about teenagers that aren't true, it's all over the place, TV, news, everywhere. Being a teenager isn't just about keeping your own image…