Essays on Southern

William Faulkner is an American writer from the state of Mississippi, Oxford who lived between 1897 and 1962. He is regarded as one of most important Southern Literature writers of the United States. During his lifetime, he was credited for writing and publishing a great volume of poetry, novels, short stories, essays and screenplays. His collection of short stories and novel is the most popular. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 for his contribution to the field of American Literature (O’Connor 1). This paper focuses on the most important works of William Faulkner, his literary influences, writing style, themes, what makes him so important in the field of literature and why his works are worth reading.

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Haunting imagery and earthy Southern speech, hallmarks of Southern gothic literature, suffuse the fiction of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor with a primitive power. In “A Rose for Emily” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” two of American literature’s darkest parables merge shocking realism with characters and themes that transcend violence and decay, profoundly Southern legacies imparted by slavery and war. For Faulkner and O’Connor, violence and decay were core elements of the Southern experience, yet both stories exude a uniquely Southern sense of place, atmosphere and dark humor that bestows a kind of ...

Culture and Literature

Any work of art that is written is called literature. Literature works comes in two categories namely fictional and non fictional. On the other hand, culture is the way of living of a certain group of people. The relationships between these two are many. For instance, through literature, culture of different communities is expressed. The life that many individuals experience is a portion of culture and it largely inspires literature. Culture is not only recorded by literature but it is also influenced by it. The literature from the south of America is used to ...

With the political history of the United States as its organizational framework, "American Nation ‘’ describes the advancement and growth of the United States as the product of the myriad actions, views, and forces of the immense variety of individuals and groups who together comprise of the American people. In broader detailed prose, the book examines the political, social, economic, and cultural developments and growth that have shaped the United States. Below is the summary of the first fourteen chapters of the book ‘’American Nation’’ and the contrast of the past and present historical analogy: According to chapter five of ...

Abstract

Clean water for domestic use is essential for a health population. Therefore, all people should have access to clean drinking water. Drought is a common phenomenon in arid regions and this makes water shortage a significant problem. The effects of water shortages are experienced in the arid Southwestern parts of the United States, this just being one among the many arid areas of the world. The paper seeks to address and compare the various small and large scale methods possible for water provision in this arid region of the United States. Among the large scale possible ...

In this paper this paper will examine very closely four stories by Flannery O’Connor and justify the use of the phrase ‘the pain of the past’ in the title. O’Connor’s life and background will be briefly examined, as will the historical context in which she wrote her stories. I will also examine other common features that are characteristic of her stories. The use of symbolism in her stories will be considered. ...

Introduction

This is a book that speaks on the American civil war that took place between 1861-1865. The war was fought between the North and South over the issues of retention of slavery and states rights especially the declining power of the southern states. These issues had been there before but they were aggravated further by the re-election of Abraham Lincoln as president since he had been against slavery. The major issue that caused the war though was slavery since the southern states were mostly agriculturists while the North were industrialists. At that time whether to abolish slavery or ...

Introduction

Marijuana is a drug that is extracted from the cannabis plant. Marijuana is mainly used by individuals for the purposes of psychoactive behaviors. The genesis of the name of the drug is Spanish, from the word marihuana. According to various numerous research findings and also the United Nations report on drug use, cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world today. Marijuana can be classified as a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen since it exhibits the properties of other drugs classified in their respective classifications. The effects of consuming marijuana can either be classified as ...

Slavery was an important part of American history as it kept the economy of the country in balance. But eventually slavery led to the Civil War between the Northand South. Slavery was not the only reason of the beginning of the war; there were also the social, political, and economical aspects. Slavery began in 1607 and continued until 1865 in America. Many “black” families were destroyed because people were separated from their families and sold. Slaves even didn’t know where and when they came from. As I have already mentioned, slavery was the reason of the development of ...

Goheen and Bartholomew’s - Living at the Crossroads

There have been many books written on Christian Worldview in the past years (worldview). However, what makes Living at the Crossroads stand out from the others is its mission-centred focus and its defined setting within the biblical story. Both of these factors reflect the personal interests of the authors. Goheen’s PhD was on Lesslie Newbiggin (Goheen) and Bartholomew’s was on Ecclesiastes (Bartholomew).

The book starts by explaining how worldviews fit into the context of the gospel story and mission. The authors’ belief is that people ...

Lewis, Jone Johnson. The life of Alice Walker. 2007.

<http://womenshistory.about.com/od/alicewalker/a/alice_walker.htm>

This website contains a variety of information about the author’s social views as expressed in the novel. Reflecting on her early political interests being a civil rights worker, this was during the 1960’s. The civil rights movement helped shape the authors thinking regarding social issues at home, it also helped and motivated her and made her start being interested to find her roots back in Africa. The life of Alice Walker is juxtaposed to the main ...

Aesthetics is a section of philosophy that addresses issues related to: Art, which includes drawing, pottery, painting and sculpturing; scenery of beauty and generally the admiration and gratification of beauty and magnificence. Art as a phenomenon focuses on appreciation of culture and the environment (Damme, 1996). African art and culture has been a key subject of speculation and major interest by philosophers all over the world although African art is currently been eroded by the influence the western culture is impacting. To begin with, the argument on whether there exists a Pan-African aesthetics or not has ...

Development Reading Course is a study area at college level that is designed to improve the reading skills of students, to the standard required by the college, for course work (Valeri-Gold & Deming, 2008). It is designed to assist students achieve academic success by improving their skills in three high education level course work (Smittle, 1995). Students in colleges’ nation wide must demonstrate or show case, college readiness skills in three areas; Development Reading I, Development Reading II and composition and Basic Writing. The institution of higher learning measures the ability of a student, by their performance in the placement ...

Human rights refer to the freedom and fundamental rights to which all individuals are at liberty. They comprise of political and civil rights. Examples of freedom and rights include freedom of expression, right to liberty and life, fairness before the bylaw; economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the right to take part in traditions, the right to work, the right to eat, and the right to get educated. Civil rights on the other hand ensure of individuals’ safety and physical integrity defense from prejudice on grounds such as mental or physical disability, race, gender, age, religion among others.

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Speaker

The orator of the speech is Martin Luther King, a man trusted, respected, and considered the most renowned civil rights movement leader of America by the audience. King had developed some promising ethos through the speech (Martin Luther King). For instance, Martin Luther stared the speech through reading from his arranged text, and half way ignored this text during the speech to include a theme “I have a dream”. He was enthusiastic and became more confident as he gained trust and reassuring applause from his audiences (Sundquist).

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