Essays on Dread

Discrimination is one of the most common themes in literary works and one that exists in the society since time immemorial. A person can get discriminated by his skin color, cultural background, or even gender. In the workplace, there are various types of discrimination. Discrimination can be directly or indirectly done. In a direct discrimination, a group or an individual is treated in a less favorable way. On the other hand, in an indirect discrimination, a practice or standard poses disadvantage on certain individuals or groups. Whichever the case maybe, the law prohibits discrimination based on personal characteristics. In ...

It is the year 1921; a race riot is plaguing the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Armed White American men are destroying the once thriving and vibrant community of African Americans. Looters enter the African American owned buildings and businesses and many homes and infrastructures are on fire. Large trucks roll down the road, carrying stolen household goods from African American houses. Buck Colbert Franklin, a black attorney, is watching all these commotion from outside his burning law office. It took only two days for the Tulsa Race riot to make over 10,000 black residents homeless, and destroy ...

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic, and a representative of the literary movement called Romanticism. He became popular thanks to his dark and grim short stories. Poe is considered to be the founder of the detective-fiction genre and psychological prose in literature. He is immediately recognized by his famous poem “The Raven.” But the writer proved his ability to create dread and fear not only in poetic lines, but also in prose. The short story “The Cask of Amontillado” that takes an honored place in Poe’s gallery of nightmares and horror accurately ...

In the beginning of his first topic of discussion Inner Values in an Age of Science, he is expressing how you do not solely need to rely on the blessings of something there is also the action that is needed to be taken. Although he does still value blessings and prayers, they are just psychological benefits for everyone religious or not. He continues to compare prayer to modern science. Prayer does not come close to the success stories from modern medicine, for instance, he explains how you can pray for all kinds of things but medicine advances are what ...

Over the years, the music has been an integral part of human culture. The number of musical genres is difficult to count, and sub-genres is and even more. Every continent, every country, every nation has its own unique authentic sound that the master holding musical instruments, warmed the hearts of his listeners. Sometimes it happens that neighboring states (in a variety of historical processes) affect the neighboring countries, thus bringing something new to the culture of the people and the music in particular. A striking example of this influence can be called the influence of African music on the ...

“Sonny’s Blues” is a story by James Baldwin written in 1957. The story describes a position many adolescents find themselves in when they are in high school. They have to listen to teachers, parents, elder siblings, etc.; however, they have their own opinions, ideas, and passions. Adolescents become very frustrating when they feel that dear people do not understand them or take seriously. This is what happens with the protagonist, Sonny. His brother does not understand his desire to become a musician or join the military. In general, the story is about family, overcoming difficulties, music, and human ...