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Furthermore, the description of the character and appearance of the soldier is used in the poem to describe the progress, intensity, as well as the overall effects, brought about by the Civil war.

The ability to travel between galaxies and bend time is one of the major characteristics that are attributed to the God-like beings. In the end, it is clear that Nature is a divine part of [...]

Although the book cannot be denied its numerous flaws, most of which concern the credibility of the source material and the interpretation of the latter, as well as their adaptation into the English culture, the [...]

The Folktales of China is a collection of narratives and tales from the Chinese cultural background. The most striking and highly controversial section of this narrative is perhaps the criticisms of the perception of folk [...]

On the arrival of her sister- Dee, she was not coming in the courtyard to her mother to greet and welcome her sister.

Cheryl's focus on the beauty and loneliness of her journey, through the desert and the mountains, overshadow her quest to reach her destination because the main message in her narration focuses on her experiences, as [...]

In conclusion, it is possible to note that the central theme of the short story is ability of one person to help people cope with their problems and live on.

Bad luck is clear in the story through the inconsistent relationship between King Lear and his daughters as well as from the role of dishonesty and power in the play.

He is aware that his background is not Thebes and is likely to face the threat of the Sphinx. Therefore, it is worth noting that Oedipus provides a good example of the ancient Greeks who [...]

In the eighth page, as well as the ninth, Phaedo reports all the activities that went on in the room, including the views of friends and strangers on the decision of Socrates to pursue justice [...]

Consequently, this resulted in Marie-Claire beginning to suspect that Conrad's strongly defined affiliation with the masculine virtues of rationalization and control was misleading.

Although both Morrison and Emecheta provide the life stories of black women and discuss the problem of social choices for them in the novels, the authors' writing styles differ significantly because Morrison concentrates on irony [...]

Shakespeare's Macbeth, Dante's Inferno, the Malinka epic of Sundiata, and the Oedipus of Sophocles are all representatives of certain ideas, ideals, and values in the human age and history.

For instance, when Achilles is given the special armor, he obtains a lot of knowledge about war and the vulnerabilities of the armor.

Although Jack Merridew, one of the lead characters of William Golding's shockingly unforgettable Lord of the Flies novel, is a child and still has a lot to learn in terms of how society works, the [...]

However, Salzman had realized that the Chinese culture was different from that of his home country only after he came to China.

The author focuses on the life of Emily Grierson who once belonged to the Southern aristocracy; however, she is forced to adjust to the changes that American society underwent. This is one of the main [...]

The main characters of the play are the members of a royal family, the rulers of the city of Thebes, King Oedipus and his wife Jocasta.

It is necessary to note that the main focus of the book is made on the concept of identity and the protagonist is trying to understand how to live in the world which attributes certain [...]

It is significant that the life of people is not the center of the story, the moments and the feelings people experience there are really important in the writing.

The speaker in the poem 'My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing like the Sun' by Shakespeare, is a man trying to find the exact reason for the immense love that he feels for his lover.

In the process of pursuing his freedom, he experiences different dramatic life events as he heads to the Alaskan wilderness. The theme of ultimate freedom comes out here because he is not around to explain [...]

He is viewed as a man of wisdom, owing to the lessons he has learned from his sufferings since childhood, which he, in turn, teaches Albom.

"Dead is so Last Year" is the third and strangest book in the "Dead" series by the writer Marlene Perez. In the book, the Giordano sisters are feeling excited that at last, they have a [...]

Kapstein has compiled his work in The Symbolism of the Wind and the Leaves in Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind, this paper examines this Kapstein's analysis, and the writer differs with Kapstein on some [...]

The fact that Hal obeys his father's call is important as it shows his obedience to his father. It can be noted that Hal's relationship with his father is strained in the beginning.

This book is important in teaching the audience about honesty, and repercussions of greed. He is unable to work peacefully for the good of his people.

According to the author, in the past three decades, many American workers have continued to work past their retirement age to solve the problem of their insufficient retirement incomes.

Overall, it is possible to argue that the rights of a person should be the top priority for scientists, and the interests of subjects or patients should be considered first.

The splashing of the Log in the midst of the swamp caused a commotion and the frogs were very frightened by what was going on at that time.

From an analysis of the three poems, it is evident that they all try to reflect on the memories of the poets' parents. Considerably, the present tense is trying to put the reader in the [...]

One of the main peculiarities of Lu Xun's writing is that he chooses to give tiny details that can enable the readers to understand the mental decline of the narrator.

There is a considerable level of a description placed on the background of the farm, the activities of the people within the home, the type of food that is being prepared as well as the [...]

Scott Fitzgerald was one of the more famous satirists of the time, particularly in his production of the work The Great Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby is a story of a young man in the early twentieth century who seems to know what he wants in the way of that dream and what to do to achieve it.

The other Wes Moore chronicles the life stories of two African American boys Wes Moore, The Author, and The Other Wes Moore.

The world is involved in an endless war, and the political regime called Ingsoc and headed by a mystical Big Brother permanently looks for ways to control the citizens' minds and private lives.

He was sent to an orphanage, and the author of the letter asks Amir to save the child and take him to the USA.

The issue of racism is prevailing in Gaines's novel A Lesson Before Dying, wherein the author casts a shadow on the generalized attitudes toward black people in the American South of the post-WWII period.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the contents of the story, its main characters, and reflect on the changes that have occurred in the past 50 years.

For the heroine, abortion is the collapse of last hope, leading only to the continuation of a meaningless life. Consequently, abortion is a crime against the life of a human person.

The purpose of this essay is to provide a summary of the book, analyze the main characters and the central theme of the paper, and, finally, present a personal opinion about Fahrenheit 451.

Thus, this paper, starting with the outline of characters and plot, discusses potential interpretations of The Catcher in the Rye and proposes the opinion of the paper's author.

Folklore of the US is the cultural heritage of the nation; therefore, American society tries to preserve their practices in terms of a plurality of ideas.

The old woman fails to accept her jilting by her lover to her death even though she prides in having been married and fend for her family all alone after facing the death of her [...]

Although it is rather difficult to find similarities while focusing on the characters' gender and age differences, it is important to concentrate on the fact of how Shen Congwen's Hsiao-hsiao and Huang Chun-ming's Uncle Ah-sheng [...]

This is the most interesting hypothesis that the author of this book builds up to make readers understand what the book entails. The book informs the readers how, when, and why they should think fast, [...]

The use of a young lady in this story brings out emotional effects after a tragic loss that would describe the destiny of the girl.

When teachers act oblivious to the norms and expectations of the students, is simply denying the experiences of the learners. Teachers have to engage the students in the cultural background of English language usage.

Diagnosis of the Faults made in the Process of Formulating Strategic Decisions In the outline of the book, Mazzucato appreciates the key role played by the public sector in the society.

Another man had returned out of the forest; a wiser one-" Dimmesdale finds it wise and peaceful to confess his sin. After giving his sermon, Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold and he tells the congregation [...]

In narrating this discussion, O'Connor sticks to the Universalist point of view to the first point of view, and from time to time sums up her general view of the points made by the two [...]

In addition, Julie Taylor, the teenage daughter of the coach is also a central character in the series. It is the events of the play, which tight the play together because they happen to the [...]

As Fong notes, one of the areas to detect such similarities would be the guiding theme in the works, the type of the language used, and some of the historical references made.

S, caught in the grip of the Great Depression, amidst the I and the II World Wars, could hardly believe that a plain Georgian man with a plain harmonica would win over the hearts of [...]

In contrast to the minor characters, the former would have definitely chewed the scenery, which would have been acceptable in any other novel but the one that tackles the difficulties of living in the period [...]

The folksongs of Dylan transformed his life in a manner similar to the writings in Whitehead's book "John Henry Days". Folksongs are powerful and can lead to changes in the personality of an individual to [...]

When one comes to think of it, the economical disaster of the thirties was quite easy to predict; completely devastated from the WWI, on the one hand, and being on the verge of the outbreak [...]

One of the element that sets the song apart from not only the rest of Woody's songs but also from the rest of the songs regarding the phenomenon of the Great Depression and the Dust [...]

Quite on the contrary, the story is narrated in a manner that seems well put together, the characters surrounding the lead are very memorable and the tone of the narration creates a unique atmosphere of [...]

The atmosphere that is created, very much adds to the general theme and the relationship between the characters and the surrounding environment."Heart of Darkness" is a story where the setting plays a great role in [...]

Children's books are often written to address the issues of the bigger society, in the hope that they will learn what not to do and how to live full and successful lives."Henry's Freedom Box" is [...]

In the novel, the fictional village of West Egg is perhaps one of the key items that symbolize the life of the new millionaires in the city.

In spite of the fact the play is full of violence and blood, this work makes the audience laugh because of exaggerated absurdity of the demonstrated actions where brutality and impulsivity are presented at their [...]

The phrase emphasizing on the age of the sheets is repeated to reinforce a negative attitude about the room. However, in the play the sun does not fall representing the destruction of hope in the [...]

Nevertheless, there can be only a few doubts that there are clearly defined discursive overtones to The Bridegroom, which in turn imply that there was so much more to the earlier mentioned incompatibility between the [...]

In this respect, the author's close affiliation with her grandparents came as a particularly valuable asset, because by listening to their life-stories, Hooks grew to realize the fact that, allegorically speaking, one's endowment with the [...]

The purpose for the referral is the feelings of despair and guilt from which the woman suffers. In spite of the problems within the family with the mother and brother, Maggie hoped she could improve [...]

That is why, the United States' reaction to surprise violent attacks connected with the Cold War issues or the problem of 11 September 2001 in the form of acts to improve national security strategies is [...]

Realism points out that power is based on characteristics that can be tangible or intangible, and can emanate from the use of the armed forces, level of income, and the size of a state.

From the poem it is clear that everyone hopes for a better life and this can only be achieved through collective effort.

The books "Dreams from my father" by Barack Obama and Frederick Douglass's "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" provide some of the best examples of using personal narratives to portray the [...]

The first distinction is the manner in which the British used to gain control of the people of Umuofia, the village of Okonkwo's village.

It was her mother who strengthened her resolve to fight the injustice that her father had accorded to her. She also spoke candidly to her daughter by telling her the realities of the situation, and [...]

This is one of the main points that can be made. This is one of the main issues that can be distinguished.

For the last fifty years, these critics have somehow reduced the face value of the text in the book. This forms another set of variation in the face value of the text in the book.

In each stage of the adventure readers are introduced to an ever increasing similarity between what is monstrous and what is man to the point that the line between the two blurs resulting in actions [...]

When looking at the relationship between the monstrous and the human in Odyssey, it can be seen that monsters represent, in many instances, the darker side of humanity.

In the novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy explores the experiences of a person who has to re-evaluate his entire life and his relations with other people.

Set in the post World War II, Greene's characters in 'The Destructors' represent the divide between the various generations, the old and the new.

Like Tom, Blanche in the book of Street Car Named Desire, is loyal to her sister who is the only member of her family that we come across.

The first role is that of a character having memoirs that the play writes about. It is these double roles which underpin the tension in the play pulling between dramatic realism shown in the play [...]

The substance of ghosts in the novella was a result of James's careful use of the people's resistance to rational reduction, and thus be sympathetic with the issue of ghosts and haunting.

The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Tempest are two masterpieces, which reflect the life of people who lived in the times when the works were created.

The researcher stresses that people should try to minimize the negative effects of climate change in order to enable humanity to adapt to the changing environment in a more effective way.

The same can be said about the results of the research the latter are not tied in with the research methodology, which brings one to questioning the reasonability and the specifics of the methods adopted.

In the introductory chapters, precise arguments are made on the background of the US' department of homeland security with an in-depth analysis of the process of evolution of the US' security infrastructure.

Because of their being not ready for the shift from a WWII to the post-WWII environment and the change in values, Chinese women were highly susceptible and extremely vulnerable to the lures of the "New [...]

Although the characters of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie are different in their perception of the world and their actions, all of them prefer the world of illusions instead of reality in order to cope [...]

The wouldeath of Ivan Ilych' is a novella that focuses on the impending death of Ivan Ilych. The adaptation of the novella would portray the life of Chan.

According to Francine Prose, gluttony often disguises itself in different forms, like the need to get a little more, the desire to have something more delicious, or the temptation to have a snack between the [...]

The authors use the character of the grand inquisitor to depict a savior of mankind. The power bestowed upon the grand inquisitor by the authors brings the mysteries of the roman church into limelight.

Darwish's poetry is a narration of the entire story concerning the Palestinian misfortunes while in the Lebanese Diaspora. In 1982, when Lebanon was invaded by the Israeli, the Palestinian refugees were enforced to abandon their [...]

It is with this line of view that this paper finds it vital to scrutinize the development of the theme of forgetting and remembering in Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and Instructions to All Persons by [...]

Joseph Addison describes the very interesting principles of the man's life base on the position of the public benefits' protection and the readiness to to sacrifice his life to the ideals.

Therefore, the author uses a method of the itinerary to describe her adventures and discoveries, feelings and motives of the behavior.

Although Crane's stories are imaginary, the reader can picture houses and the community in 'The Monster' or the town of Yellow Sky in 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.' He vividly describes the living conditions [...]

This similarity is one of the most important to focus on the structure of the narrative. In both plays, the main actions of the characters are not directly described by the authors.

The demand by the California Indian Council to have the Bilingual Education Programs brought back in exchange for access to the oil reserves located in the Indian reservations land is in order and quite timely [...]

Kurtz is a great threat to the entire organization especially the powerful position of the manager of the company that Marlow was working with.

Dylan is a white kid living in the midst of a black community in Brooklyn and just like the other children in the neighborhood he attends the public schools.

Thus, I will consider the use of literary devices in American literature. I will also pay a lot of attention to the themes discussed in Arab-American and American literature.

From the novel, a reader is able to see the difference in culture between Sophie and her mother. The bravery and struggles of the Haitian women are passed down to Sophie through the love they [...]

This paper will therefore dwell upon the role of Broca's area in language comprehension as well as other critical human capabilities Paul Broca was the first person to establish that the posterior section of the [...]

In the fourth chapter "Museum of Weird: Modernity, Minzokugaku, and the Discovery of Yokai" of his book, Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Y kai, Michael Dylan Foster, predictably enough, explores the [...]

It is necessary to state that this department is opposed to the inclusion of this book in the seventh grade curriculum and argues that these students are not old enough to understand this book according [...]

Shinto has been the major force throughout the history of the country and remains the same in the present day; it can be said, it has had its dominant presence in the Japanese culture.

When the old medicine man recognizes that he fails in his attempt to cure him, he attributes his failure to the coming of the white man.

In particular, he discusses the features of criminals, who engage in human trafficking, which is one of the types of transnational organized crimes. Review of Literature Shows that transnational organized crime is the new threat [...]

The authors point out that it is easier for employees to share information. The authors bring out the complex nature of information age, but emphasize that it is important for individuals to acquire basic technological [...]

The overall argument of the book "After Bin Laden" is that the organization has greatly spread, internationally and that the death of Osama Bin Laden will not be the end of the fight.

Karen Fjelstad and Nguyen Thi Hien have dedicated the book to discussing the reasons and preconditions for spread of ritual from Vietnam to the United States, as well as to understanding the influence of ritual [...]

To maintain income flow, Sinclair describes the inhuman and horrendous conditions of each member of the family have to endure."From the nature of disease affecting a laborer, it was easy for Jurgis to tell the [...]

This theme is portrayed right from the beginning of the story where a boy is rescued from the lions in the wild and is given the name Basat by Dede Korkut.

The car is used symbolically to show the transitions Haze is going through in his life. This is symbolic because they are some of the main characters who help to advance the plot in the [...]

The birthday of Ximen Qing is to start the following day to which he invites Pan Jinlian and Wu Song to a night the two will never forget.Int.

All the drama in this play revolves around Dr Stockman who does the right thing and speaks the truth in concern of the intolerances in the society."Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet is written into [...]

The major subject of the book is to demonstrate the wounds of the impacts of war, and the cultural differences of Americans and Indians.

Proponents of these poets commend positively on the different approach and styles the authors have adapted, giving them credit on how they have managed to break the monotony by introduced new styles and ways of [...]

Gandhi stated that he was sorry due to the Mob's ignorance and narrowness. Gandhi believed that it was not possible to change the convictions of a person by use of violence.