… writers in colonial times. Born and raised in England, he went through many of the countries hectic changes. Records of Edward Taylor’s birth have not been found; the Taylor families’ church records are incomplete because the Civil War between…

… Since the last of the Whig party left office in 1852, the American political system has been primarily a two party system. The Democrats and the Republicans have been the two parties fighting for the Presidency since that time. There have been…

… “I am an instrument in the shape of a woman trying to translate pulsations into images.” Elizabeth Bishop applies Rich’s quote in the poem “The Fish.” The poem tells about a situation where Bishop catches an unattractive fish. As she studies the…

… 23, 2000 England after World War II and America’s rise to power World War II to England not only in the death and destruction, but also the decline of it being a world superpower precepanting the climb of the U.S. as a world superpower. Not…

… is a well-known American author who wrote in the twentieth century. He has written several novels such as, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea. The Sun Also Rises was finished on April 1, 1926 and was published…

… short-story writer whose writings and personal life exerted a profound influence on American writers of his time and thereafter. Many of his works are regarded as American classics, and some have subsequently been made into motion pictures.…

… submitted by Anonymous Many authors receive their inspiration for writing their literature from outside sources. The idea for a story could come from family, personal experiences, history, or even their own creativity. For authors that choose…

… Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, has many complex problems going on at the same time. His family has died and he has a wife that is continually sick, and the only form of happiness he has is from his wife's cousin Mattie. This, however, at times…

… of survival and suffering immensely day after day, is it humane to let them suffer in this manner? If they are begging for relief to their constant pain, and insisting the doctor end their misery. Should we not be obliged in doing so? Say for example…

… by an anonymous author in the late fifteenth century. It is an allegorical play as well, and may have been based on an earlier Dutch morality play. In the beginning of the play, a foreword describes the message the story will portray. A messenge…