… in the movie The Mission. Even tough the Jesuits are peaceful of God they used both violent and non-violent resistance in this story to stand for what they believe in. Violent protest is aggressive and commanding while non-violent resistance…

… characters are very important in most powerful novels. One classic that uses characters as symbols is The Scarlet Letter. This novel is about a woman in Puritan society, Hester, who commits adultery with her minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. She…

… house built by Ralph de Nevill around 1340. It was finished by his son, John, in 1373. The de Nevills became Earls of Westmorland in 1397 and as their power grew they continued to add more and more special additions to their castle. Some additions…

… in Luke 12:11-32 of the Bible, is one that is known worldwide. The central theme of this story is one that can be applied many ways. Because of this, many religions have some form of this story in their religious text. This story tells of how a…

… tell what it means. The poem deals with the idea of depression, hurt, weighted choices, and death. It is the most uplifting of poems, but I don’t think Emily Dickinson was trying to make it that way. She uses the idea of winter to represent darkness,…

… College Dictionary as a policy or program for correcting the effects of discrimination in the employment or education of members of certain groups. The phrase affirmative action was coined by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 when he issued Executive…

… disturbing novella, by Franz Kafka. All his life, Gregor goes into a business which he hates the most. He is a young traveling salesman who needs to work for a company to pay off a huge debt for family. One day, when Gregor Samsa awakes one morning…

… by John Knowles. Gene's journey beg Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult ins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and the process continues until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time,…

… Youth in The House on Mango Street and The Women of Brewster Place As children grow into young adults they face the most predominant times of turbulence of their lives. Children are exposed more and more to domestic violence, death and racism while…

… Form in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven The oral tradition of passing along history, information and stories of culture have been around since the beginning of time. In many cultures today, oral traditions are still the main means of…