Essays Tagged: "Cross"
Dream of crosses.
I had a Dream of CrossesI had a dream the other night,I was entering a room,I stood upon its threshold,It was quiet a ... was entering a room,I stood upon its threshold,It was quiet as a tomb.It was large and filled with crosses,Like the one, on which Christ died,Some stood alone, erect and tall,Others stacked or tilted ... in different sizes,Shorter, taller, broader, too,Each was decorated,A few with different hues.Some crosses, wreathed in garlands,Others, hand carved in solid Teak,Some, cast in almost pure gold,Each ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories
Power, an essay on the film Chinatown
see even though those involvedappear to be blind. In the Chinatown scene where Jake Gittes and Noah Cross have lunchtogether, the director reveals for the viewer the balance of power between the two. ... igator and therefore derives his power from uncovering the secrets of others. Thisscene establishes Cross's power to the viewer while making Gittes feel he himself is empoweredbecause he feels he know ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
A Critical View of James Patterson and his book "The Big Bad Wolf"
r, "The Big Bad Wolf" ( Little, Brown and Company, 2004), portrayed a character by the name of Alex Cross, that has been in one of Patterson's mini-series. In this book, Cross is a D.C. detective who ... e case. It seems that a lot of high class, young, and attractive women have been recently abducted across the United States. After being abducted, these women are being trafficked into the hands of va ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Roses Are Red", Violets Are Blue, Patterson's New Thriller Is An Experience For You
" (Warner Books, Inc., 2001), his latest gripping dark crime tale featuring brilliant profiler Alex Cross.As fans have come to expect from Patterson's work, this novel is fueled with high emotion and ... t and are faced with a forty page chapter they think, "I can't do that right now." Whereas with the Cross thrillers, they'll think, "Oh, 3 pages, I can do that," and then they go on to one more chapte ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The God Boy - Notes
od Boy Theme Universal problem - timeless ¡V as important now as it was when the book was set.Cross is exploring how some adults have a very strong superstitious belief, which they will either d ... ght know and they are credible to varying degrees. (E.g. Bloody Jack ¡V although an outsider, Cross made the point that children can identify such people and could have good relationship with th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
1.THE CROSS IN PRAYER 2.TILL YOU ARE ENTIRELY HIS
At that day ye shall ask in My name. John 16:26We are too much given to thinking of the Cross as something we have to get through; we get through it only in order to get into it. The Cross ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
Cat & Mouse: Book Report
In the novel, Cat and Mouse, by James Patterson, Alex Cross, the homicide detective, and his team from the Bureau try to hunt down mass murderers that are ... ey are having a bit of trouble catching onto the clues that the murderers are giving them. Luckily, Cross is a smart and quick-witted man. Alex Cross is usually perceptive, but after his beloved wife` ... s to being a careless man, and after the incident, he becomes a cautious person towards others.Alex Cross is a very quick-witted person; he has to be, if he wants to be a successful homicide detective ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays