In Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie Crawford is a suppressed woman with high hopes and dreams and only in the face of death is she able to break through and emerge stronger than ever. ... Only God can create such a storm with the fierceness to take their lives at anytime. ... God opened the door. God sent the storm. ... Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel about Janie Crawford's struggles through life and her search for true love. ...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Stages of a Hero Every morning you wake up, early. Think of the reason why, it's because you have to get to work or you have to get to school. You have to leave your nice warm house, for a cold car so frozen that it won't even start, the community coffee maker hell that has a life of its own and...

• Word Count: 944
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Winthrop says that the settlers must act as one with God and be willing to leave the luxuries of their normal life in order to start a new life in Massachusetts. ... Winthrop says, "For wee must Consider that wee shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us...." This means that everyone will be watching them. ... Basically, God is their only chance of survival and their faith in God will bring them prosperity and life. ... Winthrop uses metonymy at the end, when he uses the word heart to describe the people's emotions toward their mission to please God. ...

• Word Count: 650
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School