Articles by Alicia D. Costello

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Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" and the Mysterious Rosa Coldfield

November 1, 2010 - 5096 words | Literary Criticism » William Faulkner

William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! begins in the year 1833, when the stranger, Thomas Stupen, rides into Jefferson, Mississippi, and promptly begins building himself an empire. He builds a plantation named Stupen’s Hundred, takes a wife, Ellen Coldfield... Read Article »

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William Faulkner Rosa Coldfield Absalom Absalom Modernism American Literature

Rhetorical Analysis: Pauline Inklings in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

June 22, 2010 - 1549 words | Opinion » Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson proves to be an enduring literary illumination into the human psyche. This little novella, published as a Christmas story in 1886, took some of the first steps into early Modernism and provided the... Read Article »

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Criticism Critical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Paul Of Tarsus Jekyll And Hyde Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Louis Stevenson Kevin Mills

Examining Mythology in "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis

November 27, 2009 - 4604 words | English » Mythology

The wonder of opening a book feels very similar to the experience of opening a wardrobe door and finding oneself in another world. Stories told to children as they prepare for bed act also as vehicles for transportation of imagination, and when the book opens... Read Article »

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CS Lewis Narnia Mythology Fairytale C.s. Lewis The Chronicles Of Narnia Narnian Myth Myth The Lion the Witch And the Wardrobe Lewis Narnia

Predicting Hurricanes: The Whirlwind of Controversy Surrounding Hurricane Alicia

November 10, 2009 - 3477 words | Environmental Science » Hurricanes

Hurricanes will always be a way of life for many Texans. Young Texan schoolchildren learn about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 in their classes; they hear their grandparents discuss Hurricane Carla. Every summer, a flurry of maps, supply lists, and a list of twenty... Read Article »

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Hurricane Alicia Houston Galveston Hurricanes Texas Texas History Hurricane Prediction

Alicia D. Costello graduated in 2009 with a concentration in Literature from University Of Houston Clear Lake in Houston, TX.