... of life. The writer also says that the cow "carried the memory of the two hour long journey of her ancestors, Holsteins ferried over to the island." This implies that the cow is remembering events that happened to her ancestors. The ones that lived on the mainland before being ferried over were not living in the confined environment of the island. They had the relative freedom of the mainland. The ancestors before them were turning into whales and had the freedom of the ... but they no longer exist. The mother in "Inherit" says that the only thing her daughter inherited from their rebel...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... The symbolism of the phone call was crucial in helping improve JFK's image in the black community. In the end, JFK and Johnson won by fewer than a hundred thousand votes. They captured 303 electoral votes to 219 for Nixon, with the difference coming in the populous states of Illinois and Texas (Johnson's home state), where there were widespread allegations of voter fraud on behalf of the Democratic team. But the ... clothes, invited famous thinkers and artists to visit the White House, created a "White House Fine Arts Committee," and, in general, made the most of her role as First Lady. ...

• Word Count: 8348
• Approx Pages: 33
• Grade Level: High School

... the poem "doubles back on itself since his recognition, in "To Helen," of the quest he had still to make is actually a form of his making it." ("Edgar Allan Poe, Symbolism in His Works). About a year later, Jane died and caused what would only be the first of Poe's heartaches. The ... They loved each other so much that they could not imagine life without the other. However, as the poem continues, the reader sees the dark aspect that is attached to so much of Poe's work. The thoughts of the moon shining every night to remind him of that which he had lost, of the stars never rising without ...

• Word Count: 2529
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School