… the authors explored the different elements of Chinese society of the time. By giving examples from the two books, one would be able to see the differences and similarities in Wang Lung's generation and the mothers from Joy Luck's generations.…

… inhalation of an easily vaporized organic substance to achieve a distortion of consciousness” (Steffle 1996). Any product containing a volatile substance can be used; those containing large portions are preferred. There are hundreds of chemicals,…

… around us. Expressing uncertainty, probability represents precisely what is epistemically unavailable to us. Also the concepts chaos and free choice indicate a lack of predictability of the world. Probability is distinct from chaos and free will in…

… the author writes about the narrator’s descent into madness. In this story the main character is a women whose reality is twisted by mental illness. Her mental state grows increasingly unbalanced as the story progresses. Her focal point is the…

… realization of personal destiny. It is a set of beliefs and practices that have been tailored to the needs of the individual, not of the populus, or the governing geographical authority. It represents an active, positive role of the individual in the…

… about himself, and the way he views others. His relationship with people change as he gets more intelligent. He begins to understand himself in the way he feels. He starts to look at the world in different ways. He sees how the world changes…

… Hardy poses in his masterwork novel, The Mayor of Casterbridge, is the relationship between character and chance in destiny. Destiny in this novel most closely relates to the idea of destiny put forth in Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken,” where…

… and I may not ever understand. Just for the simple fact that we were not born at the time segregation occurring. The play, “Desegregation”, taught me that there were two sides to everything. A black side and a white side. That was just the way…

… by Shirley Jackson, is a story that conveys its message through plot and detail. Suspense in “The Lottery” plays a most important role making sure that the story is well developed. The author gives a lot of detail and it seems to make the story move…

… by John Cheever is a book based on the lives of the Wapshot family, who live in a town in the New England district. The Story involved many characters and told many things about the family’s past. However, the format Cheever takes is both boring…