First three essays- Theodore Roosevelt-Dante and the Bowery

1. Dante and the Bowery by Theodore Roosevelt.

2. The Author used the general or historical background information to illustrate to the reader of the difference of the past and present."It must be the Florentine market-place of the thirteenth century—not Fulton Market of to-day. What infinite use Dante would have made of the Bowery!" and "The nineteenth century was more apt than the thirteenth to boast of itself as being the greatest of the centuries; but, save as regards purely material objects, ranging from locomotives to bank buildings, it did not wholly believe in its boasting", are examples given.

3."A thirteenth-century poet was not in the least troubled by any such misgivings, and quite simply illustrated his point by allusions to any character in history or romance, ancient or contemporary, that happened to occur to him". The author is trying to catch the reader into believing the differences of 13th century poets and 19 century poets.

4. The begining of the first paragraph had a lot of imagery that would help capture the reader so that he or she can become more interested in the story. It is important that the author set up ealry and often to capture the reader, if not, the reader will become bored and will not be of interest to the person.

5. The author used suggestion to conclude the paragraph. "Dante’s masterpiece is one of the supreme works of art that the ages have witnessed; but he would have been the last to wish that it should be treated only as a work of art, or worshiped only for art’s sake, without reference to the dread lessons it teaches mankind".

6. The conclusion was a bit short but clear and concise words for the reader. One age expresses itself naturally in a form that would be unnatural, and therefore undesirable, in another age. We do not express ourselves nowadays in epics at all; and we keep the emotions aroused in us by what is good or evil in the men of the present in a totally different compartment from that which holds our emotions concerning what was good or evil in the men of the past.