Rebecca Freeman

One way in which the British empire helped the colonists was in the spread of the English language. Now, people know how to speak English wherever you go. The majority of foreign countries actually...

Both stories are about poor men who strike a deal with the devil. In "The Devil and Daniel Webster," Jabez Stone is genuinely down on his luck. He works hard to support his family, but nothing...

Mike Teavee is basically a huge, ungrateful brat. When it is announced that he won the fourth ticket, visitors flock to his house to congratulate him. He is watching TV, of course, so he gets...

Harper Lee uses time to build tension in chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird. One example of this is Scout’s statement that they moved so slowly that every move they made seemed to take an entire...

Eliot uses some of the same techniques that the writers of fairy tales used, but she also uses a few other techniques. One of her techniques is Dutch realism. She uses this when she goes into great...

An anarchist is one who tries to cause anarchy, which is a state of disorganization that is caused by either no authority or a disdain for authority. In The Stolen Bacillus, the anarchist looks at...