The Great Odyssey and Son In every book and story there is a lesson to learn from to help shape the reader's experience. Here we see how the stories influence Odysseus and his son Telemakhos's live. Telemakhos is forced to mature at an astounding rate, traveling far from home and ris...

Prestige, compassion, betrayal, divorce, and death: These are all the words that describe the life of Diana Spencer Princess of Wales. She was a woman of tremendous beauty and compassion who was never thinking about herself, but about what she could do for others. Even though Diana had many families...

In The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, Offred has many different relationships. Some of those relationships are with the Marthas, the Commander's Wife and the Commander himself. Offred does have a relationship that is not like the others. This relationship is with Nick, a Guardian. T...

Welcome to "Hell." Welcome to the "trap." Welcome to "the rest or your life." These words are commonly heard everyday by couples who are engaged to be married. Encouraging words are passed around also, but we all know that few marriages last forever. Marriages should be based on total trust ...

I sat in my room on top of my bed reading a book with my balcony doors open. All I could hear was the waterfall coming from the backyard pool, when all of a sudden that pristine setting was ruined by an uproar of yelling from downstairs. It was my parents and it was the third time today that they we...