Why do teens start smoking? I recently read a statistic that was the biggest reality check I have received in a long time. The statistic read "90% of smokers begin smoking before they are 21 years old." When one gives this statistic some thought that would mean that almost eve...

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Ernest Hemingway's most enduring works and won him the Nobel Prize in 1954. After reading the book, I am impressed by the main characters in this story. Compared to other writers' colorful words, the words chosen by Hemingway seem simple but intensive! They...

Orwell's message that he is trying to convey through the reeducation of Winston Smith is one of near despair for the human man. Can human nature be changed in such a way that a man will forget his longing for freedom, dignity, and integrity philosophically and psychologically? This is the q...

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky's life was dark and dramatic as his novels were. His father's drunken brutality led to his murder by his own serfs. At the age of 28 he was imprisoned for alleged subversion against Tsar Nicholas. He was in prison for ten years. While in prison he made ...