The theme of slavery arises many times throughout the stories Gulliver’s Travels and Candide. In these two stories, slavery is a reoccurring topic in which the slaves are unknowingly naive about their role as a slave and how some characters are optimistic on their views of slavery. Both differing in how slavery ties them together, however, still relating to the...
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When the word ‘courage’ rings in the air, most people think of Superman or a Disney character. They may think of notable and often times famous people. The word courage has been stereotyped to bring images of war and fame among the minds of the conventionally thinking. But courage is so, so much more than that. Courage is far more...
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To Being Successful As a human, we are bound to make mistakes and learn from them to avoid repeating them in the future. For example, in a math class, especially students tend to make mistakes with numbers and solving the problem. However, students have an eraser to remove the mistake. This gives people the ability to change what is wrong....
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America was founded on July 4, 1776. We celebrate this holiday known as, “the 4th of July”, or as “Independence Day”, every year. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subject to the monarch of Britain and were now free. This resulted in the Declaration of Independence signed on this day. This document included the...
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Guilt, hypocrisy, love, pain, hidden secrets, these are just a few of the main points that Nathaniel Hawthorne seeks to bring to light in The Scarlet Letter. In a time when The Red Scare was sweeping the nation; Hawthorne dared to defy the groups of accusers in such a time. His use of Hester, Dimmesdale and the costly effect of...
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In both novels, the author’s present the way in which society’s expectations of men and women can be detrimental to a person if these expectations are not defied. Both Kureishi and Woolf explore how women are oppressed by society, and how opposing this oppression is crucial in order to progress as a society. Both novels are also concerned with the...
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One of the many popular beliefs that respected literature has revolved around for centuries is the belief that we all have good and bad within us, and that Individuals are born to be anything they’d like to be depending on their circumstances in life. In William Golding’s Lord of The Flies, a vast group of boys marooned on an island...
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At the heart of Paradise Lost lies Milton’s attempt to wrestle between two key ideals of the poem: the all-powerful Eternal Father and the notion of Free Will. In setting out to ‘justify the ways of God to men’ (I. 26) whilst maintaining his own anti-deterministic beliefs, Milton must ensure neither is compromised throughout his epic poem. Whilst the form...
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One's identity is what makes them stand out from society; without identity the world's population would be able to fit into one common mold. At the same time, individuality is one of the numerous challenges faced by youth today. While the idea of acceptance is spreading continuously, everyone faces a period in life in which they are told by society...
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A sentiment of one’s own value or a sense of excessive conceit, pride is the fatal flaw of which leads to his destruction, yet shepards Proctor’s redemption. Although hidden throughout most of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, pride is an underlying force that drives most of Proctor’s decisions in the play. Being prideful of his reputation and name while being driven...
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Abstract Twenty first Century writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie exhibits the influence of Postcolonial condition through her novels. The term ‘Hybridity’ is often associated with postcolonialism and it is one of the most recurrent topics of the genre. Hybridity expands about the balance between the nature and the western culture. Adichie’s novel Americanah is one such novel. This paper will explore...
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Among many cultural, racial, geographic and literary aspects of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, religion is probably the most important one to be analysed. As the novel itself explains, Christianity is the predominant religion that is chosen to confront with the darkness in order to purify the earth. The followers of this religious movement are found in a situation where they need...
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In this study of Bram Stoker’s literary piece Dracula (1897), I will question the use of the diverse types of narratives chosen by the author and what the different points of view provide to the readership of the novel. Moreover, I will argue to what extent this epistolary narrative heightens the dramatic and thriller-like effectiveness of the novel with a...
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Introduction to Desire in 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Great Expectations' The obsessive nature of desire is explored within both ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Great Expectations’ with Fitzgerald and Dickens portraying this desire through: wealth, love and also self-advancement, within their novels. These concepts are devised throughout both novels in different ways. In ‘The Great Gatsby’, Gatsby desires to be wealthier...
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Refugee and the character Ha from Thanhha Lai Inside Out And Back Again of how they turn inside out and back again. Before Ha flees her home she never got bullied, people didn’t throw rocks at her window. Ha’s life has turned inside out. Refugee face discrimination in a new home, frustration learning a new culture and doubting one's ability,...
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As centuries, or millenniums I should say, have progressed there has been absolutely no human being who has completed any journey with clean hands. Mistakes are inevitable. It is a conventional individualistic human activity that occurs unknowingly. However there is a difference between acknowledging the fact that you did something wrong vs acknowledging the fact that you did something wrong...
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For several stories, the protagonists' pride is usually shown and explained by the narrator or secondary characters. Yet in Anglo-Saxons’ Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney,, his pride is boosted by himself; he takes satisfaction in knowing he is letting everyone know of his value and importance to the world. Before each battle, he showed up with such a pretentious manner...
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In the novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck shows that loneliness is a recurring theme throughout. Loneliness is defined as sadness due to not having a friend or a companion. Without one, they can suffer with depression and solitude. During the period of time, the Great Depression and the discrimination of African-American People were still present. This was...
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The intention of most media messages is to persuade the audience to believe or to behave a certain way. Hollywood films use upscale special effects to make the spectators that what they’re seeing is real. News use several techniques – such as direct quotation of identified sources – to make their audience accept the story as accurate. The media messages...
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Technology and social media have profound influence on human identity today; it has led to less human interaction and has suppressed human development. The accessibility that technology offers us has transformed the values we place on processes, experiences, and relationships with others. In Chapter 6 Turkle expresses, “The robots’ special affordance is that they simulate listening; which meets a human...
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In the fairy tale Snow White by Jacob Grimm, In order for Snow white to obtain protection and shelter, the Dwarfs forced her to perform the traditional roles of a woman inside their house, such as cooking and cleaning. Why is every little girl’s dream to be a housewife like Snow White? Snow White is portrayed as someone who has...
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In the fairy tale Snow White by Jacob Grimm, a girl named Snow white is taken in by a group of dwarves after getting lost and to be honest they were pretty messy. I chose a feminist lens because women should be seen as people not objects and this story is a perfect example of how they do end up...
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For my research paper I decided to find out more about someone who I looked up to as a kid, Jeff Kinney. In elementary school, reading used to be what you would find me doing the most. I ended up getting hooked on the series “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” which was written by Jeff Kinney. These books were very...
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Often, a physical object in a piece of literature may seem ordinary, but when examined in depth, the significance of that object may reveal a deeper meaning. When symbolism is used effectively, important themes are communicated to the audience. Especially when symbols are associated with a specific emotion and relate to a theme. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald...
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John Milton’s Paradise Lost provides a historical-fiction narrative of the creation and fall of human beings in the biblical book of Genesis. Dianne K. McColley, who wrote about Mr. Milton and his use of gender throughout his work, said: “Milton believed that the Bible was divinely inspired but open to interpretation by the individual conscience guided by the Holy Spirit...
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While the idea of the Big Brother has its interpretation in philosophy, also it reveals different views in politics. “Big Brother” is a political thought and it made an impact on politics. Isaac Deutscher (1955) mentions in his essay “1984 – The Mysticism of cruelty”, the most famous terms has entered the political vocabulary is “Big Brother”. It occurs in...
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Napoleon Hill, who was a famous author once stated, “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” To achieve major feats, one must not be self centered which is one of the main conclusions that can be drawn from this quote as well as from the book, Lord of the Flies, and the...
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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne details the account of a tale of sin and redemption within a small Puritan community located in Boston during the seventeenth century. Hawthorne explores the entangled relationship between Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth through the scarlet letter and personal passions to illuminate the presence of hidden truths and motives within all aspects of society. A...
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Both characters in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Doll's House are challenged with dilemmas that they eventually learn a valuable life lesson from. In Lee's novel moral lessons are presented in a ‘seemingly effortless style’ with the character Atticus Finch ,a highly praised lawyer, showing both social and personal morality such as in the way he raises his children...
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Evil is commonly known as the lack of good. Wars, shootings, thefts, and robberies are all evil, but what about losing control? It all depends on how much control you lose and it depends on your definition of evil. Evil an extremely broad concept even in everyday use evil is used more narrowly to show great misfortune. In William Golding’s...
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