Harrison's play 'Stolen' illustrates the disastrous consequences of severing the spiritual and biological links between a mother and child. The play explores the tragedies of the stolen children and the effects of what may happen to the child's psychological mind and physical appearance when being s...

John Updike and Kurt Vonnegut both weave social commentary into their short stories. In "A&P," Updike focuses on the dehumanizing elements of menial jobs such as the bag-boy job occupied by the story's protagonist Sammy. Sammy is coming of age; he has finished high school and is taking his first ste...

In the year 2000, the presidential campaign between George W. Bush and Al Gore proved to be an inconclusive test of the most popular candidate, with Bush winning the electoral vote and Gore winning the popular vote. The last time a close election produced a split decision in the popular vote and th...