Great Expectation Have you ever wonder how wealth can bring a person happiness and how it can change a person or does it make that person a better person who was once poor? Driving to a local grocery store for an example, to buy some food for your family to eat and at the register, you hav...

Realists always fall in love with the ones they grow up with." (Robert Frost). Then they get married and live a happy life with each other. That is how the story is supposed to go, right? Well, in Willa Cather's novel My Antonia, she puts a different spin on this fairy tale story. Desp...

As humans, we yearn to please our loved ones, and we take delight in doing so. It is something that we learn almost the moment we are born. Our first "potty" is a joyous occasion; our parents scream with excitement, and we are rewarded with hugs, kisses, and our parent's laughter. ...

"Choices" In my opinion, I have had some of the most interesting and complex experiences in my time in Canton, Mississippi. I have lived here for about six years, so I basically grew up here. For example, I took a year out of college, and I feel as if it is a personal experience that c...

Laurie Colwin's "An Old Fashioned Story" is the age-old tale of a girl forced to live out her parents' expectations for her life. The story offers a unique view into the lives of the rich and famous. Ultimately, Colwin's tale somewhat reveals that the grass isn't always...

F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man, famous during the 1920's for writing novels. He was born in the middle west out in the country and lived a well life in the middle class area. Fitzgerald went to Princton but did not graduate because he felt out of place with the "rich children". There h...

Keys of the Kingdom Keys of the Kingdom,? by A.J. Cronin, starts off as a heart wrenching story about a boy who experiences misfortune one after another. His life seems to take a slide until God turns his afflictive calamity into a glorious fortune. In the first half of the story, Francis...

Strengths and Weaknesses My strengths are that I am extremely observant, determined and have a great outlook on life however; being thoughtful and practical are the many other characteristics that mold me into the person I am. I believe I have a number amount of weaknesses as well as anyone else. I...