Twenty five years ago, I had to come into the United States as an illegal immigrant the journey to get here was extremely hard and difficult. ... This is where my journey began. ... They had lied to me, this was not a picnic after all, and my elders had found a way to convinced me to take the long walk into the wilderness. ... The trip was still long; the ground was bumpy, rough, and cold. ... Racism (Schaefer, 2012, p 10) was still a huge issue back in the late 80's. ...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

S. ... John S. ... After staring at the wallpaper for so long she projects herself into the pattern; "Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day . . . . ... The faint figure behind seem[s] to shake the pattern, just as if she want[s] to get out"(475 Gilman). ... On the last night in the mansion, John regretfully states that he will not be staying over night and that he has issues he must see to in town. ...

• Word Count: 1362
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Impossible creatures, such as fairies, must be made acceptable by incorporating fantasy into the ideas of the time. ... Fairies in folkloristic tradition and within A Midsummer Night's Dream exist in a wide variety. ... The fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream at first appear to be homogenous, and critics often see them this way. ... For this reason I will discuss certain magical characters of A Midsummer Night's Dream in separate chapters. ... Miller, author of the critical essay, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Fairies, Bottom, and the Mystery of Things," also ...

• Word Count: 9832
• Approx Pages: 39
• Grade Level: High School

The late 1800's and the early 1900's was a difficult time to live because of immigrants coming to America for a better way of life and also the Great Depression. ... He finally found work on a tabloid called The Day Book. ... Realizing his heart was not into this job, he returned to The Day Book (Hacker 56-57). ... This marked the end of a long journey that had begun since he stepped off the train when he was thirteen; it also established him as a poet and set him on the brink of a long, creative career (Hacker 62-63). ... His name was Professor Philip Green Wright, and the reaso...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through the next three centuries there were four major and several minor crusades which took 100's of thousands of lives and caused a catastrophic loss of property. ... As the crusaders grew impatient to begin their journey, they directed their frustration to fellow Europeans" especially the Jews (Biel 36). ... Almost all the crusaders were killed or taken prisoner and only about 2000 of Peter's army where able to get back to Constantinople (Biel 39). ... When they reached the valley of Hattin they decided to camp for the night. ... As the sun grew hotter during the day, it beat down...

• Word Count: 2748
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

The move from industrial England to rural America was for the family a journey to the green, natural world that would become a central theme in many of Burnett's later works, including The Secret Garden. ... Stiffer: (page 67) in or into a stiff state or condition. ...

• Word Count: 5922
• Approx Pages: 24
• Grade Level: High School