Literature

Halloween Haunt

27 October 2016

So instead of reading Beloved right now, I’m writing this because I was getting a little bit overwhelmed by the homework I had today. I feel like tomorrow’s school day will be a train wreck. I have a Biotech meeting and those always stress me out no matter what. It’s weird because…

On the river alone

27 September 2016

In dance we are dancing to the song Medicine. In Contemporary Literature we read Black Man White Woman in a Dark Green Rowboat. I was thinking about these two things today and how it applies to my current feelings.

Junior Year Personal Narrative

[I wrote this essay as my final assignment of Honors American Literature, which was a personal narrative. Mr. Carpenter wanted us to learn that absolute occurrence is irrelevant as displayed in The Things They Carried. This was the essay I turned in and read to the class. I…

Obama State of the Union In Class Rhetorical Analysis Warm-up

Elaine Wang
Carpenter 
American Literature Honors 6
15 January 2016

John Winthrop In Class Rhetorical Analysis Warm-up

Elaine Wang
Carpenter
American Literature Honors 6
16 September 2015

Scarlet Letter Literary Analysis

Elaine Wang
Carpenter
American Literature Honors 6
19 October 2015

The Scarlet Letter Literary Analysis: Pearl as the Antithesis to Puritanism

The Industrialized City of Lagos: Research Paper

8 December 2014

The Industrialized City of Lagos

Many of those who live in the industrialized city of Lagos face a common problem: money. It seems strange that, as areas become more…

Paths of Glory: Absurdism Paragraph Response

In Paths of Glory, Kubrick illustrates the absurdity in the idea that higher up individuals are allowed to dictate unavoidable orders because they know their rank will protect them; this negligent attitude prompts them to make unjust decisions that do…

Lord of the Flies: Philosopher Literary Analysis

In Lord of the Flies, William Golding asserts his view on humanity by placing his characters into what is known as a “Hobbesian trap” (which is the idea that, due to suspicion, two groups tend to both want the preemptive strike, when the better…

Lord of the Flies: Response 3

“Nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go” — Kanye West

Excerpt:

“‘I’m going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too.’