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Sci-FI Stories: Society, Human Nature and Technology

Jingfang paints a dreadful picture of the future where social inequality has risen to the point where the society is split into three parts, and the differences among them are emphasized in the most vivid [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1500

The Wisdom of Chinese Characters

The book is aimed to serve as a bridge for further studies of the Chinese alphabet, as it explains the background and logic behind the construction of the letters and demonstrates its evolution from a [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1960

Artistic Talent in “My Name Is Asher Lev” by Potok

It touches on numerous subjects, such as the opposition of communal values to those of the individual, criticizes dogmatic views and perceptions of God, and promotes art as one of the truest ways of worshipping [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1217

The Tale of Sohrab and Oedipus Tyrannus

The story of the poetic love of Rustam to a beautiful Tahmina and the betrayal of the insidious and envious Shah of Cavus create an atmosphere of tragedy and inevitability.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

“I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother” Play by Zubi

Moreover, the 20th and the 21st century are characterized by the emergence of numerous conflicts that altered the world and resulted in the appearance of shifts in people's mentalities.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1669

William Bradford as a Colonial American Writer

The book's attempt to explain the difference between the two and the encouragement to alter one's bad habits were some of the reasons why the book was highly esteemed.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 844

“The Sky Is Gray” by Ernest Gaines

Bassett is mostly an offstage character, and when on stage, he exists as Dr. Pride is one of the elements in the narrative and appears as social behavior in today's society.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 305

“The Women on Brewster Place” by Gloria Naylor

There is also animation in the story where Brewster, a place, is given the human ability to wait on people. There is also the use of figurative language in the narrative.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 302

Social Darwinism in “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison

The Battle Royal is a non-fictional work of Ralph Ellison and talks of the black people fighting for their freedom in the Whites' society. Furthermore, a good life is also embedded in hard work and [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 304

Symbols in Junot Diaz’s “Is This How You Lose Her”

By incorporating a range of symbols such as the main characters' clothes, their personal belongings, and attributes of their culture, the author conveys the conflict of belonging, sense of being lost, and the problem of [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2212

Comic Prose: Keith and Leo’s Shopping

He was lining in the bed trying not to move and not to breath as Keith could hear it. He was not able to change the pose as Keith would hear it and wake up.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1125

The Story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield

It becomes clear when different ideas appear in her head, and all the participants of the performance know her and love her as one of the members in the general fun.
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 967

“The House on Mango Street” Novel by Sandra Cisneros

Speaking both to the reader's mind and his/her soul, Cisneros makes him/her believe in her vision of the world and see people with the eyes of a little Mexican girl in her novel The House [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

Chimamanda Adichie: The Issue of Equality and Tolerance

After centuries of discrimination and alienation between the communities of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, after hundreds of years of wars based on religion and nationality, modern society has slowly started coming to senses and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1946

Archetype Prophetic Characters in Literature

In contemporary literature, due to the development of different genres and literary schools, there may be observed a huge amount of different archetype prophetical characters. In childrens literature, the archetype of an orphan is very [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 610

Male Sensibility in Frances Burney’s “Evelina”

In essence, Evelina is written on the borders of most other 18th century novels, which took the form of a letter. This is especially helpful when it comes to observing the sensibility of the men [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3014

Microscopic Truthfulness in Writing

The truth can also be expressed through the writings of one's thoughts and knowledge from the inside heart. For instance, for businesses to transact, the Microscopic Truthfulness ensures that this is possible.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 266

Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit

In both the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and their film adaptations, Sam Gamgee, the character, was a hobbit who becomes Frodo Baggins' close friend in his quest for the 'One Ring'.
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 922

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee Movement

Chapter 3 of the book by Barger, Reza, and Velasquez is dedicated to the history of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee and the movement associated with this labor union and the promotion of immigrant farmworkers' [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 604

“The Innocents Abroad” Travel Book by Mark Twain

In Mark Twain's work called "The Innocents Abroad," he describes the trip across Syria and, namely, the visit to the city of Damascus from the perspective of a foreigner coming from a Western country.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 251

Irish in Hakluyt’s “Discourse of Western Planting”

Through the eyes of the author, the reader is in a position to understand the early beginnings of the Irish people and also appreciate the fact that the group has transformed immensely over the centuries.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 976

“Tangled Up in Blue” Lyrics by Bob Dylan

The song manages to tell the whole story of the life and love of the lyrical hero. The future is unpredictable but we see glimpses of it in the past and present.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 306

Korean War in “The Martyred” by Richard E. Kim

Shin seems to be frustrated with all his actions and beliefs, but he has nothing to do but stay with the other people, who are looking for some support and explanations and provide them with [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 615

Complex Communities in Monica Ali’s “Brick Lane”

In the development of this theme, the novel is authored in English. This situation is a demonstration of a community that has not or has refused to assimilate into the English culture.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 608

Albert Chinua Achebe Profile

Character Profile Template Introductory Information Character’s Name Albert Chinua Achebe Birth–Death Years 16thNovember 1930-21stMarch 2013. Picture of Character: Find a digital photo of the individual and paste it here. Most Noted For Introduction of the African literature into the global literature arena. Character Profile Report Biographical Information: Include life experiences that impacted thoughts and impact […]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 733

Medea and the Epic of Gilgamesh Works

Evaluating the murder of the children, the conclusion can be drawn that the females were thought to give the life and take it back.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 545

Technology Control in Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”

They leave you with a, but there is a self-limiting effect of all of our contemporary psychotropics and mood-alterers. The tabloid news is full of people who have become addicted to prescription drugs, or find [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 3087

“Scarlett and the Sinkhole” by Padgett Powell

The tone that the narrator uses is a complete contrast to this sad condition. The narrator should have used a more appropriate manner that is evidence or characteristic of Scarliotti's situation.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 182

“Araby” a Short Story by James Joyce

This symbolizes the boy's world and how blind he is to the reality of the world. The young boy gets to realize that his actual world is very different from his na ve dreams and [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 853

Japanese Literature Comparison

However, when the memories of his wife resurface, and he goes to the grave to pay his respects, he realizes that he feels no remorse.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1835

Laura Wexler’s Book “Fire in a Canebrake”

Wexler discusses the murder of Roger and Dorothy Malcolm and George and Mae Dorsey in detail, while paying much attention to the causes of the killings, to the racial component, and to the personalities of [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 810

British Drama Development: the Victorian Age and Modern Period

The dramatic structure of this Victorian age drama involves the adaptation of the early Aristotelian primacy of the plot. In the conclusion, the play ends on the same tradition whereby all the conflicts are resolved, [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 668

Integrating Sources: A Deeper Look at Beauty

Quotation: "The philosophical dimension of beauty does not depend on the limits of the physical world; true beauty far exceeds our earthly bounds". It is necessary to consider the beauty's "subtle qualities" such as "tone, [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 456

“Gold” a Sports Novel by Chris Cleave

The burden of waiting feeds her fear, and Zoe suddenly understands that she is extremely uncomfortable due to the decision of her friend to refuse to take part in the race. In this passage, the [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1140

“Endgame” a Play by Samuel Beckett

Speaking about the things that make the chosen play different from the other plays included in the course materials, it is pivotal to note that the play's themes are unique, and the author actively uses [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 939

“Snow” a Book by Orhan Pamuk

The purpose of the author is to reveal to the reader of his book the hidden truth about the plight of women in certain states of the world.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 761

War and Peace and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy's afflictions were attributed to his failure to define the true meaning of life and his fear of inevitable death. He realizes Socrates for stating that the life of a body is evil and deceptive [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1375

“Sadie When She Died” a Book by Evan Hunter

The audience is misled with the fact that it will be a search for the suspect and that's it, but when the murderer is found, the story continues and takes another twist.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 601

A Mystery Story Analysis

What is the theme of MacDonald's "Gone Girl?" The story centers on a private detective who is intelligent and appears in the wrong place at the right time.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 593

Apollo and Dionysus Comparison

For those who strive to gain an in-depth insight into the discursive significance of Greek antiquity, it represents the matter of crucial importance to be able to understand that the Olympian gods of Apollo and [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1939

Homeric Hymn No. 2: Translations Comparison

After reviewing the two translations, this paper will argue that the version by Foley ranks as superior to the version by Evelyn-White, and the argument will utilize the following passages to prove said claim: the [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1130

Paulo Coelho: The Lesson of Finding One’ Purpose in Life

One of the most common themes in Coelho's books is finding one's purpose in life and seeking after the attainment of ones dreams.'The Alchemist', 'The Witch of Portobello', 'The Zahir' and 'Brida' have this theme [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1594

Translating Non-Fiction Works

Written by Mench , the book is known as The Discourse of the Other: Testimonio and the Fiction of the Maya has as many controversies around it as its author does around her.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1125

The Adventures of Robin Hood

He felt the pain of killing the man and became an outlaw living in the forest. He became an outlaw in the early19th century.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 450

Sweet Silent Thought: Alliteration and Poetry

In the research article "Sweet silent thought: alliteration and resonance in poetry comprehension," the researchers were mainly interested in scrutinizing alliteration and how it generally functions as a memory cue during the process of poetry [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 808

Demythologization of the Agikuyu Creation Story

He led him to the highest point of the mountain and pointed him to a certain point on the land where there were lots of fig trees referred to as Mugumo in your native language.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1356

Situated Meaning in Literary Works

In particular, the writers explore the way in which the worldviews and moral principles of a person can be determined by the norms established in a particular community or a social group.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 960

Arabic Novel “Midaq Alley” by Naguib Mahfouz

Most of the women in Midaq Alley support the community life, the way it is in the traditional setting. Women in the Alley hated her because of her lust for money.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1754

The Bhagavad-Gita Book Analysis

There are 700 verses in the Bhagavad-Gita, which reflect the philosophical aspects of the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and God Krishna before the battle Kurukshetra.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1403

Works and Days and Theogony: Zeus

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reasons why Zeus was able to remain in charge of the gods and what the crucial difference between Zeus and the other gods was.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

An Art of Literacy: “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel

I took the liberty of talking to some of my old pals, and surprisingly enough, I realized we were actually not communicating. At the end of the day, they are all literacy arts and you [...]
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 726

“A Peace To End All Peace” by David Fromkin

The chapter under consideration deals with the Bolsheviks' expansion, which shaped the development of the relations between the countries of the Middle East and Russia.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 580

Love and Ethics in William Shakespeare’s Plays

The research delves into the love and ethics aspect of the Shakespearean texts. For example, the Shakespeare's play "The Rape of The Rape of Lucrece", the text "I will beg her love, but she is [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 945

David Montgomery’s “The Fall of the House of Labor”

The book highlights the events that led to the formation of workers' unions and David Montgomery's contribution to the revolution. He also claimed that the existence of different classes of labor led to the downfall [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 848

“A Darkling Plain” a Book by Kristen Monroe

For example, Frank the Soldier jokes about the experiences of his life during the war in a bid to cover up the horrible experiences of the war. Other people retain their humanity by repressing and [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

People Who Remind Me of Greek Gods

In the myths, she is described as the goddess of virginity, the moon, the hunter, childbirth, and caretaker of the natural environment.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1120

“Harrison Bergeron” a Short Story by Kurt Vonnegut

He argues that egalitarianism calls for the suppression of the bright and hardworking in order for them to be equal with the rest; that it assigns much importance to peaceful living at the expense of [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 796

“The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant

Each of the paragraphs presented in the paper is the consideration of the separate symbol and the reference of this symbol to the theme of the discussion.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 572

Emily Dickinson’s Poem 202

The main purpose of the poem is to deepen the meaning of words when combined in a context and represented in a rhythmic pattern.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 199

“Middle East Patterns 6th Ed.” by Colbert Held

The influences of government and thinkers have shaped the history of the Middle East. The Ottoman impact is also crucial when writing the history of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Childhood Fantasies in “Monsters” by Anna Quindlen

After high school, I decided to pursue theology in college, which, in my opinion, explains the mysteries that surround the origin of the universe, life's purpose, and mankind's destiny.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

Slavery Role in the American Literature

Stowe has claimed that the anti slavery groups questioned the morality of the white Christians who were at the fore front in the oppression of the Black people.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1411

Role of Alienation and Isolation in Literature

His creation is gentle at the start, but after the people start to resent it because of its looks, the monster runs and hides from the society. When Victor refuses to create a spouse for [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2693

“The Road of Lost Innocence” a Book by Somaly Mam

The first sign that showed Somaly the wickedness of her grandfather was when he struck her after she was afraid of climbing on to the logging truck. The reason behind this is that the woman [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 893

“Maus: A Survivor’s Tale” a Novel by Art Spiegelman

Intertwined throughout the story is the turbulent and pragmatic relationship between Art and his elderly father. This was the root of the overwrought relationship that existed between Vladek and his son because he held his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 306

“The Garden of Forking Paths” by Borges Luis Jorge

The narrator means that time and space are incorporated in the current decision-making processes and the truth that generated the historical actions is revealed in the present century.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

Langston Hughes’ and Emily Dickinson’s Poems

The descriptions of the scene demonstrate the extent of Negroes' poverty and level of unemployment as they play the pianos on the streets to attract sympathy from the passers-by.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1344

Gift-Giving in “Gifts” by Nuruddin Farah

The young woman's reaction to gift-giving is interesting because the discussion of this reaction can add to Peter Singer's vision of the necessity to be generous in relation to the people of the Third World.
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 856

“Winter Dreams” Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

His emotions and dreams get the best of him as he even refuses to be treated as inferior by Miss Judy Jones, a lady who presents to him the picture of being an American elite.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 241
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