Robert Alda

Living on Ocracoke in the winter is boring to most kids. Most people say that there is nothing to do, personally winter is my favorite season on Ocracoke. For me winter on Ocracoke means Waterfowl hunting. Waterfowl hunting has been around since the early 1800’s. Waterfowl hunting is the sport or the practice of hunting ducks, geese, swans or any other types of waterfowl. Waterfowl hunting is one of the most popular types of hunting in North America. Waterfowl hunting is growing every year.…

Acquainted with the night is a lyric poem by Robert Frost illustrating his walk away from negativity and getting closer to something worthwhile. He explains through various metaphors how his acquaintance with the night has had some obstacles. Through the use of phrases such as “walked out in rain” (l. 2) and “the saddest city lane” (l. 4), allowed him to show the audience his journey from his current state towards this "luminary clock against the sky" (l. 12) no matter how far or what an…

Introduction: (250 words) Mr Burns is a 56-year-old male suffering from a terminal illness. Due to his illness, he is in a great deal of pain and has a heavy medication regime. During his hospitalisation Mr Burns has begun to develop pressure areas and must be re-positioned every 2 hours as part of his care plan. Even though re-positioning is a simple procedure, it causes Mr Burns a great amount of pain and requires large doses of pain relief for him to tolerate it. Mr Burns has requested that…

they normally wouldn’t do. Robert Browning writes about how love can change people. In “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, he tells about how a man became to irrationally afraid that he killed his wife. In “Porphyria's Lover” by Robert Browning, a girl wanders into the woods and finds a man who would then kill her. There are many comparisons and contrasts you can pull from Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover”. One contrast between Robert Browning’s “My Last…

Robert Frost was an amazingly influential poet. He left great poems we have left to decode, and each leaves a different message for everyone. I believe that Frost’s early childhood influenced his work greatly. Frost’s father’s career’s had the largest influence on him. In the last paragraph, I referenced Gale Cengage, who said that… “There is moreover a sexual dimension to his fantasy: the feminine woods ("lovely, dark and deep") are set against a world of men where promises must be kept—the…

Robert Schumann was a German composer and music critic. He could be considered one of the most influential composer of the Romantic era. Schumann works as a writer and a critic played a great role in the works of some of the leading composers of his days and even today. The most unique detail in Robert Schumann's work is its relations to literature. Though several of his compositions portray scenes from poems, characters, plays and novels there are some that are about place and people that were…

In his article, History Re-Membered: Forrest Gump, Postfeminist Masculinity, and the Burial of the Counterculture, Thomas Byers argues his point by presenting two conflicting views about the movie, Forrest Gump. Steve Tisch, one of the producers of the movie, states that the film is about humanity, not politics. However, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, claims the movie is a conservative film that upholds the view that counterculture destroys people and their basic values. While Byers…

“The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost is a poem that is a metaphor for life. A single choice can shift the course of a life. Regret is accompanied by undiscovered alternatives, forcing a pause in decision making. Within the poem there is a usage of figurative language, meaning the author chose to incorporate similes, metaphors, or personification in the chirography or writing. There was no similes in the poem, however there was one metaphor. The only metaphor was “two roads diverged,” which was…

admired as one of the most beautiful love poems of the English language. It may not attribute the same altitude of wickedness found in "My Last Duchess", but the aspiration to eternally preserve an obsessive relationship is on the other hand the same. Robert Browning’s is a compelling dramatic monologue that evokes a sense of oppression, obsession,…

decided to write about is Robert Boyle. Robert Boyle was born on January, 25, 1627 in Lismore Republic of Ireland. He died December, 31, 1691 from paralysis. Robert Boyle was known as ,"The Father of Modern Chemistry. " He was the youngest of the family and the most favorited according to his family. At age eleven Boyle was pulled out of school and toured at the Great Earl's new English base and eventually dispatched on a grand tour of Europe with his older brother. In 1665 Robert Boyle had…