Writer Essays

The story tells the tale of Lavinia, a strong, stubborn, and brave young woman who never backs down from any difficult situation. Despite reaching the age where it is expected for her to attract attention from suitors, she remains uninterested in marriage and instead focuses on maintaining her high level of decorum and intellect. Numerous […]

The Films of Robert Rodriguez are very much embraced by Hollywood even though they are made independently of the studio norm. Discuss how and why Rodriguez produces Mainstream films, while still remaining true to his Independent roots, both in terms of style and attitude. Robert Rodriguez has a lot more experience in film than most […]

Society is a dynamic force, not static. Smaller societies within larger ones strive to maintain their identity while being influenced by the dominant society. Consequently, individuals in this transition experience effects on their cultural identity, including changes in perception and relationships.

Richard Rodriguez deserves a great deal of credit for bringing a humanist approach to looking at education. While most treatises on the effects of education and the school system on youth is presented in an anti-septic, clinical manner, Rodriguez provides the valuable personal experiences required for truly gaining an emotional response from the reader and, […]

Richard Rodriguez’s “The Chinese in All of Us” is about multiculturalism and bilingual education in America, which impacts our individual identity. He claims that it is our surroundings that define who we are, culturally, and because of the fact that America is a melting pot of many cultures, it is difficult to define who we […]

Because of the opposing cultures and ideas that collide in the mind of Richard Rodriguez, his arguments tend to break boundaries of traditional philosophical writing. As a Catholic, a homosexual, a Mexican immigrant, and an intellectual, the meaning of family values can differ significantly from one aspect of his life to the next. By gathering […]

Response to “None of This is Fair” I enjoyed reading Richard Rodriguez’s essay, “None of This is Fair. ” He clearly pointed out the irony of Affirmative Action and how although it was designed to give the underprivileged a standing chance, it ended up making it too easy to receive a job. Rodriguez talking to […]

Did you ever know that an education alone has a different effect on individuals? Compare and contrast Malcolm X’s (Learning to Read) views on the meaning and purpose of education—or on the value and nature of reading—with those of Richard Rodriguez (“The Achievement of Desire”). How can you account for the differences in their attitudes? […]

Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual The book “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual” by Richard Rodriguez delves into his childhood recollections. This passage explores Rodriguez and Alexie’s perspectives on bilingual education. Rodriguez, an immigrant from Mexico who grew up in a Spanish-speaking family, emphasizes the benefits of speaking one language by recounting his experience […]

Everyone has different views of life. In our real society, there are people who want to be somebody, and people who just want to be nobody. From the songs of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, we can see how they choose to become somebody or nobody. Walt Whitman in “Song of myself” presents a large […]

American poet. In his poetry, he expressed what he believed in (at the time) through symbolism, alliteration, and parallel structure. For quite a few of his poems, he supported transcendentalism. H would express to the reader the different beliefs of this theory. In Whitman “Song of Myself 1″, he writes ” I celebrate myself and […]

A Comparison of Walt Whitman and William Faulkner Parting from established formalities, Walt Whitman and William Faulkner developed their own styles of writing, mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. Faulkner was strongly influenced by the southern culture while Whitman drew a powerful influence from transcendentalism. Each achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional […]

War poetry brings history to life by telling us both the private and public thoughts of men and women who have experienced conflict between nations or indeed within nations. War poetry is among the most striking, touching and moving of all poetry. I have tried to choose my poems carefully to show both the glory […]

For my coursework, my emphasis will be on poems portraying the aftermaths and hardships of war. My selection of poems revolves around two wars: the Boer War (1899-1902) and the American Civil War (1861-65). The focus is on those impacted by war who are far from the battlefield, and the unfortunate reality that innocent individuals […]

One of the remarkable features of Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself is its adaptation of the epic poem genre. But, while classics of this genre have at their center a heroic figure, Whitman introduces a new vision of the heroic. Instead of glorifying acts of great courage and feats of tenacity and will power, the […]

One of the most disturbing things in today’s culture is a loss of originality and nationality. People are no longer proud to be Americans and instead of pushing for new heights people follow in the footsteps of others. People today need heir sense of self back and need to start taking pride in what they […]

Whitman’s greatest legacy is his invention of a truly American free verse. His groundbreaking, open, inclusive, and optimistic poems are written in long, sprawling lines and span an astonishing variety of subject matter and points of view—embodying the democratic spirit of his new America. He uses a number of literary devices to accomplish his work. […]

Walt Whitman’s poem entitled “O Captain, My Captain” is a depiction of journey. The persona and her Captain went on a journey in an unknown land. When they get back to where they came from, the persona is very happy recalling the beauty of all the parts of the vessel before they left. As the […]

Both poets, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, are writers of the same time; the Romantic one. Yet, even when they lived during the same era, the natures, as well as the looks of their poems are very much different. Emily Dickinson is a more private poet. When comparing “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking” and […]

Emily Dickinson & Walt Whitman were both poets of the nineteenth century that both captured their readers by their unique style of writing. Dickinson grew up in a wealthy family where her father and grandfather were lawyers. Although they were very outspoken, she was very introverted and put words to paper. Her lifestyle led to […]

Walt Whitman, an influential and imaginative poet in America, had a deep connection with religion and the idea of uniting all races in friendship. He believed that his literary works represented new religious principles, demonstrating his strong faith in God. Whitman acknowledged that humans are composed of both the physical body and the soul. This […]

Walt Whitman “Spontaneous Me” “Walt Whitman revolutionized American Poetry” (Norton 2190). A statement made by many, in which the American society can agree upon. His bold style of writing grasps the reader into a world where nature and sexuality meet. Whitman’s collection entitled Leaves of Grass was published in 1855 to a nation barely accepting […]