Look on the Bright Side | Bartleby, the Scrivener

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The world is full of all sorts of different people. The differences are really what keeps' the world revolving because of all the different ideas that comes from these people. But even though the world if full of all different types of people it isn't until you look closer that everyone is actually a lot more similar than one could image. Two stories that were a part ...

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Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe | Analysis

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In the poem "Eldorado," poet Edgar Allan Poe delivers a fundamental message that can be understood if carefully evaluated. Poe gives the account of a knight in search of a land called Eldorado, which holds riches and fortune. After much futile searching, the knight's enthusiastic quest for treasure ends in death. The foremost theme of this poem is the desire for wealth and treasure. This theme is ...

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Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Things Fall Apart Things fall apart is a tragedy novel written by Chinua Achebe. Okonkwo, who is the protagonist of the novel and one of the most powerful men in the Ibo tribe often resorts to violence to make his points understood. Down in his heart, Okonkwo is not a cruel man, but his life is dominated by his internal conflict, the fear of failure and ...

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Divakaruni's Narrative Techniques

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Narrative is a telling of some invented and true events or linked series of events, described by a narrator (even though may be more than one of each). Narratives are to be identified from descriptions of situation, state, or qualities, and also from theatrical performance of events even if a theatrical work may also comprise narrative speeches. A narrative will reside on a set of actions recounted ...

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Charlotte Bronte was born at Thornton, Yorkshire, in 1816, the third child of Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell. Mrs Bronte died in 1821 and Charlotte, her four sisters, Maria, Elizabeth, Emily and Anne, and her brother Branwell were left under the care of their aunt, Elizabeth Branwell. In 1824 Charlotte went to a school for daughters of the clergy with Maria, Elizabeth and Emily. Maria and Elizabeth ...

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Crime and Punishment | Character Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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In the novel Crime and Punishment, the author Fyodor Dostoevsky creates a character in Raskolnikov who is plagued with dueling personalities. One side of Raskolnikov is caring and sensitive, often sharing what little money he has with others, while the other side is dark and indifferent, eventually leading him to commit the murders of a pawnbroker and her sister. These personalities create an inner-conflict that progressively grows ...

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Hamlet, by Shakespeare | Impact

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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There can be no doubt that there once lived a man called William Shakespeare, who was an English poet and playwright. Also known as the "Bard of Avon", he is often deemed as the greatest writer in the English language. Not only have his plays been translated into every major language, but they have been performed more than often than those of any other playwright. One play ...

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Rhys In Wide Sargasso Sea Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Rhys in Wide Sargasso sea illustrates how Antoinette's identity is so completely weaken through the patriarchal oppression that when she looks into the mirror she does not recognize her own reflection. It was then I saw her the ghost ,the woman with streaming hair. she was surrounded by a gift frame but I knew her(pg.154). Antoinette does not realize that what she sees is a reflection of ...

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Odour Of Chrysanthemums | Analysis Of Themes

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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"Odour of Chrysanthemums," by D. H. Lawrence, once again is full of themes and motifs. One could study this text and come up with many different interpretations. Lawrence also seems to reference rolls of sex in his story. Lawrence stresses the essential separation of all people, particularly the separation of men and women. This is indicated by Elizabeth Bates's emotional distance from all those around her, with ...

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Short Story Example | Extreme Kidnap

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Something clicked and my senses turned on; heart pounding, mind wide awake, fists ready for action as I started to hear the rush of wind and a propeller outside, a 12 seater Cessna Caravan. I could see two of my best friends with duct tape around their feet and seated at the back of the cabin next to the luggage compartment. I turned around towards the front ...

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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles | Themes

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Was it the tragic fate of murdering his father and marrying his mother, or the free will of trying to escape and avoid this horrific oracle that led to the demise of the beloved King Oedipus? Some may believe that people have the free will to determine how their life will play out; others believe that everyone's life is predetermined and our actions are controlled by just ...

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The Catcher in the Rye | Psychology Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Holden's father is a lawyer who seems to be rather strict and very interested in appearances, he shows this by making sure that Holden stays in exclusive prep schools. He never got to know Holden because of this. His mother is mentioned as being "nervous as hell", suffering numerous headaches and smoking most nights. All of it is blamed on her never getting over Allie's death. Holden ...

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The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Tim O'Brien, in an interview has discussed the definition of truth by saying, "You have to understand about life itself. There is a truth as we live it; there is a truth as we tell it. Those two are not compatible all the time. There are times when the story's truth can be truer, I think, than a happening truth" (Herzog 120). This definition of "truth" is ...

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Medea by Euripides | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Children are seen as an essential part of a family, as well as the embodiment of the love between two people. One can find numerous references to children and the roles they play in works that analyze society and its defects, such as Medea by Euripides, and Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. In literature, children are used to represent a great majority ...

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English Romanticism And Its Characteristics

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Romanticism as a trend in art and literature of England emerged in the 90th of XVIII century. Romanticism in England took shape earlier than in other Western European countries, it had its vivid specificity and individualism. Its most bright representatives were William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, Thomas Moore, George Gordon Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Walter Scott, John Keats and others, who have left ...

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The Survival Of The Fittest

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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"Survival of the Fittest" just might as well be the title of this short story. Only the strongest will survive is Charles Darwin's theory of "Survival of the Fittest" (Puchalik). This theory is concisely paralleled in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" (Puchalick). A man's trip into the Northern Wilderness, the Yukon Trail, faces a series of difficult challenges as he progresses on the trail. However, arrogance ...

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Consciousness In The Snows Of Kilimanjaro

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a short novel by well-known American novelist Ernest Hemmingway (1899-1961) by the use of stream of consciousness. The novel shapes the hero Harry, the dying writer, although he feared the advent of death, eventually he expected to rise his own soul to snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, so as to realize the detachment of spirit and surpass himself. The Snows of Kilimajaro contains ...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne | Dr Heidegger's Experiment

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 19th century. Dr. Heidegger's Experiment is about a doctor who claims to have water from the fountain of youth. He then he invites his friends over and conducts an experiment on them. He uses the water from the fountain of youth and makes them young again, but they break the vase holding the water ...

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Antigone and The House of The Spirits | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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An analysis of the portrayal of social conflicts and political conflicts in Antigone and The House of The Spirits. A conflict is a dispute between thoughts, ideas, principles or people that arises from a difference of opinions. It has been seen throughout the history of this world that there have always been political conflicts and social conflicts amongst people to bring a change in their lives or ...

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Analyzing Sacrifices Within Literature

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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"One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation." Oscar Wilde said, during the time of great Plague where many people are dying instantly and he intended that now a day's people die but the people will never forget what it is to be living with the infection. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, death of the characters is also ...

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Roger Chillingworth | Character Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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"The Scarlet Letter" is a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is based on the Puritans' lifestyle during the 17th century in Boston and Massachusetts. It is written in twenty four chapters starting with "The Prison Door" and ends with the "conclusion". Main characters in the story are Hester Prynne, Pearl, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Mistress Hibbins, Governor Bellingham, and Rev John Wilson. These characters played different ...

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Once Upon A Time by Gabriel Okara

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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The poet of the poem "Once upon a time" is Gabriel Okara who is a Nigerian. He was born on 24th or 21st of April in the year 1921.In that year Nigeria got independence from Britain so at that time they were still influenced by the British culture. The background of the poem is that he is remembering the way people used to behave and interact with ...

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Still Be Neat | Delight in Disorder | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Ben Jonson's poem, "Still to Be Neat," and Robert Herrick's poem, "Delight in Disorder," both argue the themes of naturalness. While both poems have similar themes, their approach to the subject of art are opposite. Jonson uses a discreet approach, while Herrick is more up front and lighthearted. The structure, word choice, and diction of each poem helps further their argument of natural beauty. This is significant ...

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Catcher In Rye: Obsession On Childhood

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In the novel The in the Rye, J.D. Salinger creates a fictional character, Holden, who refuses to grow up and preserve his innocence because he is obsessed on childhood. Holden chooses to be stuck between the innocent world of childhood and the complex world of adulthood. For instance, Holden detailed his two siblings, Allie and Phoebe, as if he idolizes them because of their youth. Throughout the ...

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Oedipus the King | Imagery and sybolism

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Sophocles use of light and darkness in Oedipus the King acts as an aid in the character development. The associated imagery and symbolism in the play manifests Sophocles ideas to the reader which gets them involved in reading and understanding the play. Throughout time, the presence of light in any situation has always been construed as the presence of knowledge, good spirits, parity & holiness. For darkness ...

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A Revolutionary Road | Analysis

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In a society that promotes conformity it is hard enough to come to find oneself as an individual and to find your own identity. In a society that sucks the best out of our personality. Maintaining your own identity has little chance when being around a false image of affluence. This place is known as the suburbs. The ideas of deception pulled in a lot of people ...

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Looking At Romantic Period Poetry

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In the Romantic Period in England there was a shift taking place in literature. Poets of the time period believed that a personal relationship with God or the Universe was more important than a larger collective religious or political one. The introduction of the Romantic Period in the Norton Anthology of British Literature states, "And the pervasiveness of nature poetry in the period can be attributed to ...

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The Last Lecture: Dr Randy Pausch

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Carnegie Mellon University asked a set of Professors to give a message of a lifetime as if it was their last lecture before their death. Ironically for Dr. Randy Pausch, it was his last lecture because he had learned that he is going to die soon due to Pancreatic Cancer that has spread to his liver. "That is what it is we cannot change that, we just ...

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The Red Convertible | Literature Analysis

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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The power of relationships is a very powerful force. It can change the course of one person's life or the lives of many people in a positive or negative manner. The connection between family members is especially strong and it is believed that it can stand the test of almost anything that is thrown towards the family members. However, this is not always true. There are many ...

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The Personification Of Food In Literature

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Since food is created from recipes that have been passed down from one generation to the next, the art of cooking was taught by mothers to daughters, they reawaken the past by reminiscence. It is not a surprise that we find frequent references to the epitome of human characteristics in novels of magic realism, such as Kitchen and Like Water for Chocolate. Food in literature can be ...

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The Things They Carried | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Tim Obrien's The Things They Carried is a perfect example of American Contemporary, also known as postmodern, literature, mainly supporting the characteristics of metafiction, and mixture of fiction and facts, all of which are commonly used throughout all forms of postmodern literature. Because this era is current, how it will have on impact on literature still remains to be seen, but what is clear is how the ...

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Themes Of Eudora Welty

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A theme in writing is the main idea of the literary document. By a writer having well written papers with a generalized theme the writer is able to imagine and feel the occurrences within the piece of work. Theme is a main component of any fictional writers work; it is the element of the paper that is reoccurring throughout the piece of work. The theme will always ...

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Influences Of Greek And Roman Theatre

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Desire Under the Elms published in1924 is one of Eugene ONeills American classic plays. This play is written in three parts with each part divided into four scenes. It is based of Greek mythology and Roman tragedy. The setting is farmhouse in New England in 1850s with characters Ephraim Cabot 76 year old father, Simeon and Peter sons of the first wife, Eben son of the second ...

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The Whitsun Weddings, Philip Larkin

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Many of the poems in Philip Larkin's 'The Whitsun Weddings' are concerned with themes such as disillusionment, isolation and the passage of time. However, one common factor that connects the majority of his work in this collection is Larkin's seemingly contradictory attitude towards women. Although in many of these poems it can be claimed that Larkin 'dismisses' women as 'insignificant', there is also sufficient evidence to suggest ...

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The Crucible and Hamlet | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In The Crucible and Hamlet, the main themes of manipulation, ambition and religion are used frequently. Nonetheless, these themes are found in either the initial conflict, climax or conflict resolution for the plays. The initial conflict reflects the theme of ambition, manipulation starts to fail during the climax, and religion is a common theme throughout both plays but can be seen during the conflict resolution. In The ...

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A Room With A View | Analysis

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In the opening of the novel Forster presents repression within the English class system leading to a life with no view which is represented by the fact that Lucy and Charlotte did not get the rooms overlooking the Arno that they expected. Charlotte represents the stiff and conventional society that is holding Lucy back. Charlotte's "protecting embrace" gave Lucy the "sensation of fog". She wants Lucy to ...

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Hamlet And The Theories Of Tragedy

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Shakespeares Hamlet includes various theories and elements of tragedy, of which two will be discussed in this essay. Shakespeare addresses Aristotles theory of tragedy, but he challenges the theory in many aspects through setting, plot, and character. Shakespeare seems to heavily incorporate the "wheel of fortune" theory of tragedy, mostly through the character Hamlet. Aristotle, who is concerned with formal presentation of tragic plays, defines tragedy as: ...

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Frankenstein | Feminist Interpretation

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In most 18th century stories, men portray to be the more dominate figure in the story or family. Women in the stories tend to be less important than the males. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, women are mention that much and even if they are, they end up being killed or dying. Feminist interpreters tend to think Shelley has patriarchal man-centered views regarding gender ...

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How Does Racism Impact Interpersonal Relationships?

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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When I saw the opportunity to complete a research paper on racism arose I immediately jumped on the topic. I chose the question, how does racism impact interpersonal relationships? In Saginaw, the city in which I am born and raised, I see a lot of racism and racist acts every day. There is a river that is basically a line in the sand that divides the whites ...

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Pomegranate Tree In The Kite Runner

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is a novel that explores many important themes. Three such themes are violence, friendship, and the quest for redemption. Although Hosseini uses many techniques to depict these themes, one technique that stands out is his use of symbolism and imagery. Some of the symbolism and imagery he uses are key factors in the story. The pomegranate tree and the sacrifice of the ...

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The Bravery And Loyalty Of Macbeth

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People watching the play in Shakespeare's time would feel that Macbeth had no fear and is precious and worthy. 'O valiant cousin, o worthy gentlemen'. This suggests and gives people the impression that Macbeth is a brave and steadfast warrior. People would also think that Macbeth is a staggering warrior in the battle and that he's very successful and very resilient. People would also feel that Macbeth ...

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Life Of Pi | Analysis

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The book "Life of Pi" shows the Freud's theory on the unconscious mind in one's personality. According to Freud's theory, the mind can be divided into two main parts, which is the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. Unconscious mind is the greatest, and most potentially threatening is unseen from the surface. The conscious mind is actively aware of all that is going on. But the unconscious ...

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Robert Browning's Poetry | Analysis

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Compare the examination of abnormal psychology in Robert Browning's poetry, and in Iain Banks' novel, 'The Wasp Factory'. Make illuminating connections with the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The abnormal mental state of the narrators in both Browning's poetry and in Banks' novel, The Wasp Factory, is intrinsic in achieving the gothic style. Whilst the protagonists' insanity is more implicit in Browning's poetry, the narrators, nevertheless, display similar ...

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Lost In The Barrens, Farley Mowat | Analysis

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Lost In The Barrens by Farley Mowat is a fictional wilderness survival novel which introduces two young teenagers, Jamie Macnair and Awasin Meewasin. At the beginning, Jamie goes up to the northern part of Canada to live with his uncle, Angus Macnair. As Jamie arrived, he quickly introduced to Awasin and becomes friends with him. He finds out that Awasin is the son of the Cree's chief. ...

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Reflective Essay: Growing Up in Poverty

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"We make a living by what we get - but we make a life by what we give " (Sir Winston Churchill). When I heard this quote for the first time, it was from one of my high school teachers. Growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco I was surrounded by poverty and violence on a daily basis. In fact one of my earliest memories ...

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Postmodern Literature | The Harry Potter Series

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The Study of Postmodern literature has always been very interesting because of its contemporary relevance to us. Literature of postmodernism emphasizes the subjectivity of a work of art than the objectivity of it. It also attempts to deconstruct the so called modern and it promotes obscurantism. This new form of literature describes the antithetical to the conventional systems of so called morality. Literature of postmodernism rejects the ...

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Dennis Rader: The BTK Killer

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When you hear the words SERIAL KILLER, you instantly think about people like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, or Charles Manson. You don't think about a family man with a wife and two children, county board member, President of the church congregation council, or a Cub Scout leader. Dennis Rader possessed all of these shining attributes. He also possessed a dark secret. This secret had festered ...

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The Scarlet Letter | Character Analysis

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Dimmesdale is the main male character in the world famous novel The Scarlet Letter, which is the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Although Dimmesdale commits adultery, it is not until the final part of the novel that he confesses his crime. From the time he commits adultery to the time he confesses his crime, everyday, he is tortured mentally. The conflicts of superego and id are best manifested ...

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The Horse Dealer's Daughter

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D.H. Lawrence's, "The Horse Dealer's Daughter", tells a timeless love story of Mabel and Jack, two people of totally different social standings, falling in love. After the death of Mabel's father her and her three brothers are left to be on their own. While Mabel's three brothers know where they are going to go and what each of them is going to do, Mabel is still undecided. ...

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Analysis Of Arden Of Faversham

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As Arden of Faversham opens the audience is aware that the crime dramatised is a fait accompli; thus the bulk of the play is suspended between the perspicacity of Arden's murder and its inevitable realization. Several failed attempts are made to murder Arden and again in Scene xiii Arden escapes injury during his clash with Mosby. This extended deferment is crucial to the objectives of the play, ...

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Carol Ann Duffy and Sharon Olds | Marginalised Voices In Poetry

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Marginalisation can be understood as being outside or on the edge of the rest of society. A person can be considered marginalised because of factors such as race, social class or gender, which make them separate from the rest of their social surrounding. At the time when Carol Ann Duffy and Sharon Olds wrote their first poetry, female poets where marginalised under patriarchy; a social system which ...

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The Death of Alan Turing

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Alan was left with no choice but to subject himself to doses of the female hormone Estrogen in order to check his libido by rendering him impotent. This form of treatment involving chemical castration led to a 'gynaecomastia' or a growth of breasts! He was on probation for a period of one year, with a result that his movements were tracked. Alan was automatically barred from entering ...

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A Doll's House and A Street Car Named Desire

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A Doll's House focus is on woman's function in society, particularly in the of marriage and motherhood context. In particular, Helmer has a very clear definition of the role of a woman. He strongly believes a woman divine duty is to be a good wife as well as a mother. He is representative of the degrading nature of men towards women. He views women as childish, helpless ...

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William Langland's Poem Piers Plowman

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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman is an allegorical poem written in alliterative verse in the form of a dream vision, which depicts in great detail the structure and moral values of the English society during the fifteenth century. It provides a perspective on the social matters during that period and poses questions concerning the spiritual life and moral values of the various social classes, ...

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Siddhartha: Book Analysis

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One utilizes a potter's wheel to mold and shape a piece of clay. As the wheel continues to spin, the clay transforms into a beautiful shape of art. This tool, however exists as more than just a mechanism for sculpting clay. The potter's wheel stands as a profound metaphor for the circle of life. Herman Hesse's prolific novel, Siddhartha, illustrates this metaphor through the examination of its ...

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The Rape Of The Lock | Feminist Analysis

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In Canto III of Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock," Pope describes Belinda's overseeing of a battle of not-so-epic proportions: "Belinda now, whom thirst of fame invites, / Burns to encounter two advent'rous Knights, / At Ombre singly to decide their doom; / And swells her breast with conquests yet to come" (III. 25-8). Pope has given Belinda the authority to command the troop, to dictate ...

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The Life Of King Henry VIII

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King Henry VIII was born in 1491. Henry was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He was seen as a promising young prince due to his outgoing personality, and intelligence. Traditionally the first male heir of the royal family is successor to the thrown, but unfortunately, the first born; Arthur died quite unexpectedly at the young age of fifteen. This sudden tragedy has ...

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Gravity By Sara Bareilles | Review

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Sara Bareilles is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She grew up in Eureka, CA, and at the age of 18 she moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue her career (Sara Bareilles). According to She is a graduate of UCLA's Communication Studies Department. While in high school, she performed in community productions and also high school events. Although she was involved in numerous singing acts, she ...

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Character Exploration Of Fifth Business

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Robertson Davies' "Fifth Business" portrays the progress of a lost man, Dunstan Ramsay. A snowball thrown by Percy Staunton misses Dunstan and hits Mary Dempster, forces Dunstan to carry the responsibility of causing the premature birth of Paul and the insanity of Mary on his shoulders his entire life. Guilt follows and threatens to swallow Dunstan whole, as Dunstan struggles in his quest for his role as ...

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The Laugher Of The Medusa | Analysis

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Throughout history, women have been excluded from any kind of writing that could allow them the participation in the making of history and culture. Being considered as creatures of lesser rank in mental capacities and intellect, women have been, over centuries, kept in the dark by a patriarchal system that has successfully muted their needs for expression, be it physical, oral or written. In her fundamental essay ...

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The School For Wives and Ghosts | Analysis

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In Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts and Moliere's The School for Wives, the playwrights portray the concept of male domination with the help of the relationships between the characters. Ibsen depicts male dominance in the late 1800 Norwegian society mainly through the characters of Mr. Manders and Mrs. Alving. On the other hand, Moliere portrays male dominance in French Renaissance society using the characters of Arnolphe and Agnes. The ...

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Jean Valjean | Les Misérables | Character Analysis

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The character I have chosen for study from Bille August's film, Les Misérables, is Jean Valjean. As the main protagonist of the story, Valjean starts out as an ex-convict who went to prison for stealing bread, but after an encounter with a kind bishop, he makes important changes in his life. Jean Valjean went through many psychological changes throughout the movie Les Misérables which molded him into ...

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The Haunting Of Hill House | Analysis

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Eleanor life is characterized by numerous challenges that happen because of her mother. She has a difficult responsibility of taking care of her ailing mother without any help from the society. She leads a strange life blending with people that sees her outcast in the society as she has grown with the attitude that people hate them because they do not mix with them. She later learns ...

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The Renaissance Period Of English Literature

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The Renaissance Period injected English literature with a new and innovative life; it was a time for rediscovering classical texts, coining new words, and both translating and imitating classical forms. This inspiration arose from Ancient Greek, Roman and Italian writers, such as Homer, Virgil and Petrarch. These writers inspired new poets of 17th century England to look towards old literature, with the intention to improve new literature; ...

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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief | Analysis

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Percy Jackson the Olympians book 1 The Lightning Thief is an interesting novel which becomes the foundation of this study. The demigod Percy who is created from author's imagination becomes the main subject in this study. Percy is described as someone who starts from zero to hero. His struggle, adventure and the way he learns to be a hero in connection with his maturity will be the ...

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Virginia Woolf | A Modernist Perspective

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Virginia Woolf's novels incorporate the quintessential elements of the modern experience. I will explore the literary expression of these characteristics in relation to three of Woolf's novels: Mrs Dalloway, The Waves and To the Light House. Firstly, I will analyse the modernist perspective in relation to form, narrative technique, structural dynamic, gender etc. I will also investigate Woolf's materialization of time and how its constant reflections on ...

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The Irony In The Truman Show English Literature Essay

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Truman from The Truman Show and Meursault from The Stranger both have things that foreshadow their ultimate choices in life, which include symbolism, existential themes, and irony. In The Truman Show , there is irony present throughout the whole movie. During most of the film, Truman wanted to leave Seahaven and go explore the world. He had a desire to do more than just live a quaint, ...

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The Analysis Of The Crimson Shadow

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The "Crimson Shadow," by Walter Mosley, is a short story that depicts a lengthy morning encounter between two disparate, yet similar souls. It is a twining of events that connect and capture, evade, and then reunite under the bonds of commonality. The protagonist, an aging ex-convict who goes by the name Socrates, finds that a young man, a boy, really, has killed a rooster that resides across ...

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Origins Of The Kadazan People

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The Kadazans are an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. They are found mainly at Penampang on the west coast of Sabah the surrounding locales,and various locations in the interior. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Dusun ethnic group, and also because of other political initiatives a new unified term called "Kadazan dusun" was created. Collectively, they form the largest ...

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Barn Burning | Analysis

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The story "Barn Burning" is an example of coming of age story because the coming of age story entails the initiation of an individual into an enhanced level of self awareness ("Coming of Age",29); in other words, coming of age story means that a person realizes something is wrong an tries to change it . By the end of the story Sarty feels loss and rebirth by ...

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The grief over a lost pet

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This grief may be so difficult that the person may feel more upset over a pet than a human loved one; there are many feelings, and stages that are involved in losing a pet. Five stages that are included in losing a pet are denial, bargaining, anger, depression, and resolution. Pam Brown once said, "If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. ...

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The Epic Of Gilgamesh | Analysis

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The epic of Gilgamesh, is one of the oldest pieces of literature still read to date and the themes are still some that society can relate to. The trials and tribulations the main characters in this epic poem go through can easily be used to interpret challenges in people's everyday life today. Gilgamesh the hero in the story who is also king to the great city of ...

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Aphras Behn's Oroonoko | Analysis

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Aphras Behn's Oroonoko tends to focus on the treatment of slavery and race, particularly Behn's 'granting of heroic stature to an African prince' (Pacheco 1). This highlights the notion of kinship, and reference to a legitimate monarch. Behn's novella of an African slave who was once a king was published in 1688, the year that saw the bloodless deposition of King James II in England. This essay ...

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Gender Stereotypes In 'Trifles'

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The Nineteenth century was built around a society that contradict a strong point in the United States Constitution, that all men are created equal. Even though segregation was one of the main problems that got acknowledge, gender stereotype was often the case in most home throughout society. In the plays A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, and Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, the characters show stereotype through gender. ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God | Analysis

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Hurston's “Their Eyes Were Watching God” presents several themes such as speech and silence, love and marriage, and finally gender roles. Zora Neale Hurston does an outstanding job of instituting what men such as Joe Starks believed were the standard roles for the African American female. Hurston pertinently described Janie through her relationship with Joe, the metaphoric value of the mule, and her dialogue as a woman ...

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Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang | Analysis

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When I first heard the title of this film, I wonder why the title is Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang. I knew that the title is based from a bible verse Daniel 5:27 saying "Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting." I researched about it and discovered that it is also a modern take on the Jose Rizal novel which is Noli Me Tangere ...

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Hamlet | Character Analysis

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In the play, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by Shakespeare, Hamlets soliloquies reveals much about his character. From to the beginning to the end of the play, Hamlet's soliloquies reveal that he is virtuous and he is a man with courage, but is quite indecisive. In the beginning Hamlet expresses that he is reluctance and indecisive. Towards the end of the play, Hamlet still shows a constant sign ...

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The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho

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2.The alchemist (in the form of Melchizedek) says to Santiago, "When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true." Write or create a response which captures a time in your own life when you had a wish, and you felt that the whole universe conspired for OR against you. What happened to make you feel that way? Did your ...

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The Great Big Turnip | Analysis

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Introduction: Our choice of storybook is "The Great Big Turnip" edited by Bob Williams, published by KohWai and Young. This book is appropriate for children aged four to six as it is specially designed and created to assist children who have mastered basic reading skills. Marchado (2010) states that "the success of any book for young children depends on its presentation of basic human tasks, needs, and ...

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The Crucible | Analysis

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The tragic events that unfold in 'The Crucible' are to an extent caused by Abigail's sexual desire however she is not the only one to blame. 'The Crucible' is about the Salem Witch Trials which took place in 17th century Massachusetts where 19 innocent people were condemned. Considering the atmosphere of the Puritan society presented in the novel, a significant event like this is bound to occur ...

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Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn | Analysis

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Huckleberry Finn is original in the sense that we can feel the presence of Twain's voice, as well as Huck's voice. Throughout the entire book, Huck speaks to us in the colloquial language of his time; which drove me mad. The first chapter of Huck Finn establishes Huck's personality and the current state of his times. He lives in a town where it is quite common to ...

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Romeo And Juliet | Analysis

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Romeo and Juliet will always remain a classic example of a tale of pure love that was forbidden. On the similar lines are Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits and Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate wherein Blanca and Pedro, Ferula and Clara in the former and Tita and Pedro Muzquiz in the latter are restrained for some reason or the other to experience the culmination ...

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Yeats' Poem | Second Coming |

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As the title of the poem suggests, Yeats poem is a prophetic poem that clearly shows Christ's second return to the earth after the world has been engulfed in sin and sorrow. The poem was written after the first world war to depict hope for earthly occupants who have experienced torture, suffering, death ,hunger and disillusionment .The writer uses imagery to create a sense of waiting and ...

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Things Fall Apart | Okonkwo

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Chapter 1 “He was a man of action, a man of war...On great occasions such as the funeral of a village celebrity he drank his palm-wine from his first human head.” (Page 10) This quote introduces us of to Okonkwo's tradition to drink his palm-wine from a human skull. This shows us the difference between Okonkwo and Ibo. This also shows that Okonkwo admires men who are ...

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Winters Bone By Daniel Woodrell

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Winters Bone, written by Daniel Woodrell, tells the story of seventeen year old Ree Dolly and her struggles to save her family from the unfortunate circumstance that they have found themselves in. Deep in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, where family ties are very important and all you have to do be beat up is ask the wrong questions, Ree is confronted with a clinically crazy mother, ...

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Typical Stereotypes Of Males And Females

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What defines males from females? Many times people can name off many physical characteristics that tend to be commonly known differences between males and females. For example: males tend to have some of the following-shorter hair, wear looser fitting clothing, shorter fingernails, chest hair, facial hair, more bodily hair in general, taller, stronger, deeper voice, thicker skin, more physically aggressive and more physical jobs (such as, mining, ...

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Summary Of The Da Vinci Code

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To begin with, Da Vinci Code - is a novel written by American author and journalist Dan Brown and published in 2003 by publishing house "Random House". It should be noted that Da Vinci Code was a continuation of another Dan Brown's popular novel "Angels and Demons" (2000). As a fact, the book has become an international bestseller: it is translated into 44 languages and there are ...

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A study of Athol Fugard

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Athol Fugard, who was born in Middleburg, South Africa in 1932, is a well known realist playwright. He has written many plays which reflect his extreme opposition to the Apartheid system. Two such plays are 'Boesman and Lena' (1969) and 'My Children! My Africa!' (1989). Both plays are set in apartheid South Africa and demonstrate the cruelty of those years in South Africa as well as the ...

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Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father

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Barack Obama in his first book Dreams from my Father - A story of Race and Inheritance takes his readers to a beautifully crafted journey of self-discovery. His first book was published over a decade ago and is recently re-published by Random House. It is a compelling story of not only race and culture inheritance but also of personal growth, human experience, life lessons and human nature. ...

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The Portrait Of Dorian Grey | Analysis

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Dorian is soon to recognize of his deviance from social norms and decides to indulge himself in everlasting pleasure. "Eternal youth, infinite passion, pleasures subtle or secret, wild joys and wilder sins - he was to have all these things" (Wilde, page 106). Seeing as age will not have any toll on his appearance, Dorian is able to pamper himself with pleasures of the flesh perpetually. As ...

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The Literature In English Component

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1Introduction It has been 9 years since the literature in English component was first introduced by the Ministry of Education and to be included in English subject syllabus for Secondary school. In parallel to the Ministry vision in producing excellent students who can compete globally in the future, Literature in English for both Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Schools aim to inclusively facilitate secondary ...

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The Theory Of The Doctrine Of Affections

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We will doubt, first, whether all of the things that have fallen under our senses, or which we have ever imagined, any one (of them) really exist; in the first place, because, we know by experience that the senses sometimes err and it would be imprudent to trust too much to what has once deceived us; secondly, in dreams…we imagine numerable objects which have no existence. [1]  In ...

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The Chimney Sweeper | Analysis

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William Blake was a famous writer of the Romantic Age which took place in 1832. William Blake wrote two poems called "The Chimney Sweeper." The first poem had to do with innocence. The second Chimney Sweeper poem by William Blake had to do with experience. Even though both poems have the same title doesn't necessarily mean that they're the same. They have a few things in common, ...

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The Caretaker By Harold Pinter | Analysis

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Numerous critics have said that much of the action of "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter is dominated by the characters' struggle for power over one another. As Michael Billington remarked in his book "The Life and Work of Harold Pinter", "Power is the theme: dominate or be dominated." Pinter shows, Billington continued, "That life is a series of negotiations for advantage in which everything comes into play." ...

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The Great Gatsby: The American Dream

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According to Aristotle, there are a number of characteristics that identify a tragic hero: he must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. These are all characteristics of Jay Gatsby, the main character of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero according to Aristotle's definition. ...

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Effects Of Domestic Fiction

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Domestic fiction as a genre was predominantly written for girls and young women by women writers, and the genre grew exceedingly popular and flourished in the nineteenth century, especially during the mid to late nineteenth century. Domestic fiction, often referred to as 'sentimental fiction' (due to its sentimental plotlines and characters) or simply 'women's fiction', became the dominant genre for girls in both Britain and America and ...

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ANALYSIS OF AGAMEMNON BY AESCHYLUS

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The themes in this play are centered on the argument which stipulates human minds in very violent and problematic aspects due the following; the lust for power and the violent acts associated with it, the chauvinistic clash male against female dominance, crime and its penalty, sensation versus motive; tribal alienation versus democratic idealism; contamination and purification. These have been emphasized because of their prevalence in the family ...

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Chronicle Of Death Foretold, Marquez

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In every society, there exist authority figures that are looked upon by their people to provide a stronghold of security and leadership. A competent leader is one who holds interest in the welfare of his people before his own. He concerns himself with defending justice rather than his status and personal interests. In contrast to these ideal are the authority figures portrayed in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicle ...

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Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

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Brave new world is a science fiction book written in 1931by Aldous Huxley and deals with the way things might turn out to be in the future. The book is set in London of AD 2540 and the book anticipates the changes in the society from the development of both reproductive technologies as well as sleep-learning. In this book Huxley describes the future to be embodied with ...

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The Awakening and A Doll's House | Analysis

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Everyone if faced with making decisions in their life. In the Awakening by Kate Chopin, and A Doll's house, by Henrick Ibsen, it is evident to the reader that the decisions made by the two characters, Edna and Nora, are made by the way they view themselves. More or less by the end of each story self perception is what leads both protagonist characters to make a ...

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