Ernest Callenbach

In English 109H, I was expecting to read arduous novels and evaluate them each week. However, this class was structured on helping the students become more efficient writers and discovering true potential. This class gave various tools, such as peer review, teacher meetings, and in class discussions to aid the student to exceed their previous writing for every major assignment. Through scrutinizing the text, analyzing sources, and making effective arguments I have become exceeded my previous writing ability. In the unit one assignment, students were expected to analyze Ernest Callenbach’s novel Ecotopia and support their argument. I learned about the writing process through the creation of my final thesis. The thesis, or the argument for the paper, is what confused me…

Between Ecotopia and the rest of the United States, there has always been issues, ever since the beginning of their separation in 1980. Ecotopia started to create a more well-balanced nation where nothing could come against their land. The community formed a powerful government that listened to the people and gave its time and energy into creating a land thats best for everyone. The United States kept searching for answers on what was going on in the other side of the border which held (…

disregarded. Wilde shows how both Jack and Algernon lead the "double life" in order to avoid responsibility: Jack uses the excuse of visiting an older brother named Ernest and Algernon pretends he is visiting his sick friend Bunbury in the country. Both protagonists have made up these characters so they can escape from social and moral obligations. Jack's act of using a fictional brother as an excuse is far more hypocritical than Algernon's as although both characters are pretending to be…

Ernest Hemingway defined a hero as, “A man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful.” It is blatantly apparent that Henry, the protagonist of A Farewell to Arms, did not exemplify any of these traits at all in the beginning of the novel. However, as the book progressed, Henry gradually learned how to be a “Hemingway Hero”, and he eventually progressed to the point where he completely…

Keep it the Heming-Way “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” - Ernest Hemingway It has been brought to my attention that the English Department is questioning the importance of teaching about Ernest Hemingway, who they say is a “simplistic” writer. A Farewell to Arms is an example of a novel Hemingway wrote which mirrors his life and many of his own experiences during the time he spent in World War I. He is familiar with the settings of his novels…

surgery. He is anxious to get back into the war. Frederic demands to speak to another doctor, named Dr. Valentini. He allows Frederic to have surgery the next morning. He says, “To-morrow morning. Not before” (Hemingway 99). The surgery is successful and Frederic becomes happy. Frederic’s behavior changes immediately after his injury. Before his injury, Frederic was much more naive and unaware of what could really happen to him. On page 37, Frederic says, “Well, I knew I would not be killed. Not…

Literature and the arts are similar, they require us to tap into a deeper level of understanding in what we read and see while we read. The words are often an author’s experience, thoughts, feeling, ideas or convictions. As readers, we can sometimes connect with the author, having an emotional reaction to their works. In Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants, the young couple is making a life decision about going through an abortion or keeping the baby. I too was faced this decision in…

following his heart. After a couple of months however Jennie and her mother hardly leave the house because of how the town treats them, following the lead of Maynard’s jealous wife. Maynard decides he must protect his family and after an incident with some men outside of a park Maynard realizes he has been beaten. He is a gunsmith and very good with weapons but he realizes that he cannot kill everyone that threatens his family. All Maynard wanted was to be happy but unfortunately society at the…

A hero doesn’t need to have superhuman abilities like flight, superstrength, or invincibility. The attributes of a hero can be anyone who follows superb morals, make an effort to help anyone, and help make a difference in our world. The definition of a hero is based on people’s opinion of what a hero do to help people. While some people believe that a stereotypical comic superhero is a definition of a hero, others believe that a hero can be anyone. Ernest Hemingway, the famous author for a…

The biggest endeavor for us humans is getting through life and accepting what is to become of it. F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the short story “Babylon Revisited” and Ernest Hemingway who wrote “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” both give us a very real interpretation of how their characters, in both stories, overcome and conquer their own struggles through life. They both have very relatable situations which are interpreted through the dialogue and express it in an emotional manor, but not in the same…