… uses the imagery of a glass unicorn to help convey the emotional anguish of the character, Laura. The unicorn symbolizes Laura's feelings of being "freakish" (scene seven) which has made her a recluse. It is in the second scene that the author…

… love and care of a grandmother for her grandchild. The conflict on this short story is how can love can break barriers. The love of Phoenix for her grandchild would make it travel a long A Worn Path journey, even she would put in danger her…

… the selection has become so limited. For example, I have read three versions of Cinderella, “Ashputtle” by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, “When the Clock Strikes” by Tanith Lee, and Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” by Campbell Grant. I would read Walt Disney’s…

… Anne Sexton alludes to the flight of Icarus and Daedalus and to "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing" to convey a message to a friend. I think this poem was written to reassure a friend that what she did was the right thing. Perhaps…

… relationship with the earth. The constant and increasing pressures we are exerting threaten our planets ability to sustain life itself. Change-in the way we think, and in the way we live-is needed now. Global warming is the most urgent environmental…

… changed the way many Americans feel about the government. In July of 1947, in Roswell, New Mexico, strange wreckage was found. The first press release, issued by Colonel William Blanchard, identified the material as a "crashed alien disk". Hours…

… people have different opinions on the definition of the American dream. Some writers think of the American dream as a Utopian society. In a Utopian society, the people are an example of the way the Earth should be, without crime and punishment.…

… law of the land. No law, policy, or practice of the federal government or any state is legally valid if it conflicts with the Constitution. The Constitution is made up of a preamble, seven articles, and twenty-six amendments. Three of those amendments…

… one must make after exiting high school is whether to go to a university or stay home and go to community college. Although universities and community colleges serve the same purpose, the two differ in their learning environment, convenience,…

… marriage described in “The Hand” In “The Hand”, by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the plot centers around the idea of a young couple that just got married and are lying in bed alone while the husband sleeps and the wife remains awake. The more central…