Rebecca EmkenMy Field Trip to the Emily Dickinson Museum! April 22, 2018I was inspired to take a field trip to the Emily Dickinson Museum because I was so in awe of how different her style of writing was…May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Rebecca EmkenThe Imp Child and the Irony of WeedsThroughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, there are many reminiscent traits of the Romantic Era. He explores human…May 8, 2018May 8, 2018
Rebecca EmkenChillingworth’s TransformationWhile it is not a particularly thick novel, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, holds enough room for important character…May 3, 2018May 3, 2018
Rebecca EmkenThe “Great’s” of the 19th CenturyDuring the mid 19th century, America was blessed to have two power house poets doing groundbreaking work. Poetry was making a name for…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Rebecca EmkenCome Sail Away With Me“I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.”-Herman Melville, Moby Dick.Apr 12, 2018Apr 12, 2018
Rebecca EmkenPerspectiveFredrick Douglas’s Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas, an American Slave, is an insight into slavery in the South during the…Apr 1, 2018Apr 1, 2018
Rebecca EmkenIf Emerson and Thoreau Lived Today…In reading Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance”, and Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”, it became obvious that there is a…Mar 26, 2018Mar 26, 2018
Rebecca EmkenWhat Happens After Death?In the beginning of the Romantic era, writers were excited to take ideals from the Enlightenment and build off of them. A writer who became…Mar 12, 2018Mar 12, 2018
Rebecca EmkenThe Imagery of the Enlightenment and Romantic EraDuring the fall of “The Great Awakening” in the 18th century, the Enlightenment and Romantic era followed. Transitioning from religious…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
Rebecca EmkenThe Eloquence of Native AmericansNative Americans have always been known for their vivid story telling. This has been the case since their origin and passed down orally…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018