A superficial reading of this memoir concludes that the work is beautifully, emotionally, and honestly written; even so, Didion's hollow tone in the memoir and the ornate and subdued dictions make the work looks rather like a reference book about grief rather than a memoir. ... The analytical research Didion does about grief and the mentions of the things she analyzes makes it even worse; for one thing, she quotes a whole passage from Emily Post's 1922 book of etiquette, from a chapter about funeral. In summary, the quote explains that people under shock are not only upset mental...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This film as well as the book Ways of Seeing, by John Berger, supports the idea that although change is inevitable with our ever-growing society, there are some things that were made old-fashioned to stay old-fashioned. ... In this book, the writers argue that the way we see the world and the things around us depends on what we already know or believe in. ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Story telling Running Head: Storytelling and Empathy The Effects of Storytelling on Expressions of Empathy in Preschool Aged Children Sarah E. Shafer Earlham College Abstract The present study examined affective and cognitive empathy in preschool children. Seventeen children, ages three to fiv...

• Word Count: 4319
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: Undergraduate