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1.	A moment of truth	Short stories, American	In my daydream, I had a mug of hot cocoa in one hand, Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in my other hand, and a space heater at my feet. I had no reason to shiver, no reason to want to be elsewhere, no r

2.	"By the stroke of a pen"	Racism in literature; Race in literature; Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932. Marrow of tradition; Justice in literature; Violence in literature	When studying American history, it is easy to dismiss racism as a thing of the past, something that we admit is still present but that we think must be better than it once was. Charles Chesnutt wrote

3.	Duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The picture of Dorian Gray, and "Dionea"	Dualism in literature; English literature--19th century; Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Picture of Dorian Gray; Lee, Vernon, 1856-1935. Dionea	Duality appears as a common theme in late-Victorian literature. Duality serves as a way for the modern reader to analyze late-Victorian literature and common late-Victorian culture as well. Through st

4.	Grandpa's move	Short stories, American	"Grandpa had a stroke." My dad’s voice echoed across a vast distance and my hand tightened around the phone. I heard my voice respond sympathetically, a reflex. It was like hearing something sad on

5.	Imagi-Nation	Imagination	For as long as I can remember I was constantly in my own little world. This was the case for most of my childhood and, well, is still the case to this day. While it may be more of a mental state these

6.	Little ≠ weak	Grandmothers	"It’s about Little Grandma; she’s gone." As I hung up the phone, Dad’s words were still trailing in my ears. I sat down on the couch, the house completely empty, and let the tears cascade, and w

7.	Mass transit	Short stories, American; Buses--Fiction	The most embarrassing secrets are usually the most boring. I might, for instance, tell you that I am 39 and like to hum show tunes in the shower and wear briefs and not boxers, but I would never tell

8.	Open-toed steps	Short stories, American	"Today my friend Ralph told me that cheese is just as tasty three weeks past the expiration date. He says that cheese is meant to be moldy." It’s my Daughter Morgan’s voice echoing in the kitchen

9.	Recovering from a wardrobe malfunction	Student teachers; Clothing and dress--Anecdotes	I am finishing up the final day of my field experience in an English class filled with junior and senior high school students. I have a lesson prepared, so I leave my house plenty early in order to se

10.	Softly falls the light of day	Short stories, American	Wisps of heaven pushed the waves against the side of our canoe; traveling across lakes and forests, I guided the youngest of scouts through the emerald and sapphire pieces of Minnesota, the oldest Boy

11.	"Stand and unfold yourself"	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet; Objectivity	Critical interpretations of Hamlet are largely dependent upon the cultural zeitgeist that provides the cognitive paradigm through which critics formulate their ideas. The zeitgeist also influences whi

12.	Swift's shifting satiric strategy in Gulliver's travels	Satire; Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Gulliver's travels	According to Jonathan Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels, eighteenth-century English life contained cultural practices and attitudes that he felt needed to be confronted. In an attempt to call

13.	The dream vacation	Short stories, American; Vacations--Fiction	Nora woke up before her alarm went off. She half-wished she could go back to sleep, but her internal clock was too stubborn to allow it. The room was still dark, and she lay for several minutes, liste

14.	The famished class	Working class in literature; Sculpture in literature; Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910. Life in the iron mills	The korl woman portrayed within Rebecca Davis’ work, Life in the Iron-Mills is an essential element to understanding the story and its social implications. Additionally, one’s understanding of the

15.	The moral of that old story	Young women in literature; Sex role in literature; Mistresses in literature; Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. Sister Carrie	If there is a moral to the story for Sister Carrie by Theodor Dreiser, it is not easily discovered. The story follows no set pattern. There is no music to bring the tale to a neat end. There is no rep

16.	The next finish line	Running; Literature	There are two great loves in my life: running and literature. Both allow me to embrace life to the fullest, and I believe both hold a power that helps me be a better person and connect with the genera

17.	The quilt enchiladas	Grandparent and child; Grandmothers	They say smell is a powerful sense that can trigger memories long forgotten. When I smell onions, bell pepper, and smoked jalapeños I see my grandmother—a vivid image of a woman, who has worked all

18.	Things fall apart	Innocence (Psychology) in literature; Roth, Philip. American pastoral; Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Second coming;	Upon reading Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, another great piece of literature comes to mind. To me there seems to be a large connection between American Pastoral and several lines in the first sta

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