Essays on Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson lived in Des Moines, Iowa, during his youth in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. He was living in a country coming fresh off of the second world war, and, as a nation, the United States was experiencing economic prosperity. During this era, people…

The book “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” was written by Bill Bryson and was published in June 28th, 2002. Bill Bryson left his hometown of the United States when he was young, drifted to the British Isles, started to edited books and develop a family,…

Many Americans assume that because most of us have ancestors that hailed from England, Britain has the culture most similar to our own. Those people have jumped to that conclusion too quickly, using that prior knowledge as a confirmation bias. In reality, there are multiple…

The first section focuses on our universe and where we fit in. The first chapter details the Big Bang Theory, which suggests that the universe was formed in just a few brief moments, it talks about what is needed to start a universe and how…

Women in Advertising In today’s time, advertisements are all over and have a bigger and bigger influence every day on us. They are directed to men and women and determine what they buy. We see advertisements on TV’s, billboard, magazines, and social media. Bill Bryson,…

In discoveries lies the potential for transformation and change, as they provoke existential questions, challenging society’s prevalent paradigms. Bryson’s 2003 non-fiction account A Short History of Nearly Everything and Shelley’s 1818 Romantic Frankenstein explores how the catalysts of our paradoxically noble and felonious nature frame…