In every short story read this semester, not one character loved another and was loved back equally. ... He had too high of expectations of a woman. ... In the short story, "Princess Mary-, Pechorin decides that the princess will be his next conquest. ... They put it before their marriages, before their children (Dmitri's, maybe Anna's), and before society's expectations of them. ... After reading all these stories about the vices of mankind, it can be concluded that true love does not exist, at least in Russian literature. ...

• Word Count: 1555
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I chose two different stories to clearly identify and understand the meaning of culture, such as, "A Country Boy Withdraws from School," by Lao Hsiang, and "Living in Two Worlds," by Marcus Mabry. Culture involves other important subjects that describe deeply this word, issues such as, family, language, identity, stereotyping, raising, expectations, economic situation and so on. ... In the story "The "Country Boy Withdraws from School," by Lao Hsiang a Chinese boy is being described as someone who loses their identity. ... In the text "A Country Boy Withdraws from School" the family did not v...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These issues were not only the influences that led her to write The Yellow Wallpaper, but the story is a mirror image of her life. ... The inability of both the author and the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper to conform to society's norms or expectations caused each considerable grief, a grief that weighed heavily upon them, released in bouts of depression that would plague them for the rest of their lives. ... This statement is true in both Gilman's life and it's recreation in the story. ... Here again, Gilman has the uncanny ability to combine aspects of her life with that o...

• Word Count: 1862
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The story is one that starts off with Jesus who is making crosses for the Romans and he is despised for it, he is using his skill as a carpenter to make crosses for those who crucify his own people. ... The story takes an unusual twist when Jesus is on the cross. ... n condemn it so lividly when there is great value to the film both artistically and religiously. ... I have been meaning to see this movie for some time now it was recommended to me by a few of my high school religion teachers and it lived up to my expectations. ... I have recommended the movie to a few of my friends and highly i...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Mike was a great individual, but his life took a turn for the worse when his girlfriend broke up with him. ... The above story is a summarization of the story ("For the Love of a Child" in The Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Thea Alexander). ... A lot of times parents can put pressure on a child to try and live up to high expectations set by another sibling. ...

• Word Count: 2207
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School