I picked the poems “Because I Could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson and “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. Both these poems were narrative confessional. The subject matter chosen by both these poems to discuss was similar, but their perspective towards the idea differs significantly. In ‘Because I could not Stop for Death’, the speaker describes death as...
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In the Myth of Sisyphus, Camus argues that “one must imagine Sisyphus happy” (123), who is condemned by the gods to repeatedly roll a boulder up and down a hill for eternity. Camus uses the Greek legend as a metaphor for the individual’s continuous struggle against the absurdity of life. According to Camus, one must accept the absurdity and in...
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According to Naidoo Mervyn, author of “80% of Victims Know Their Killers” IOL November 16, 2014. 80% of murders are committed by someone that the victim knows personally. In the gothic writings, “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” a “sane” man kills his elderly housemate because his eye scared him. In another...
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A comparative analysis of Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front (Western Front),1928” and John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath (Grapes), 1939” provokes the audience to reconsider their understanding of morality. Set during WWI, Remarque explores the demoralizing corruptions of war by mirroring his personal experiences at the Western Front. Steinbeck’s Grapes, set during the 1930 American Dust...
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Brave New World was written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley an English writer and philosopher. A world that’s under control by the Government, where citizens lost their freedom, however, were granted pleasures instead. They cannot know the truth as they were brought up not knowing and still they don’t want to know the truth anyway. The truth and their happiness...
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Feudal systems were established in both medieval Europe, circa 500 BC to 1500 BC, and Japan, circa 1185 BC to 1868 BC. They were a time of insecurity, crusades, and disease. The two nations had similar hierarchies: headed by a king/emperor and surrounded by powerful barons/shoguns. It was hypothesized that feudal Japan was a safer place to live when compared...
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Imagine living in a world where there's nothing in the way, where you have the ability to express yourself, where you're allowed to do whatever you want, and where technology has become more usable and helpful than ever. I believe that our generation is exactly that, and this is what makes us different from the old generation. First of all,...
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Most times, when the word “sports” is brought up, what comes to mind is a thought full of excitement and fun. However, the fact that it’s not as commonly associated with participating in sports of any kind. The hazard of a potential injury, whether it be small or large, should always be accounted for. Injuries can occur anywhere, but by...
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Vengeance is a significant problem in societies around the world. According to the US Department of Justice, 20% of the homicides in the United States are seemingly vengeance-related. Cases from schools to workplaces, friends, and families are emerging year after year with the sole motivation of revenge. It is highly challenging to understand the complex structure of vengeance with the...
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Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment with their Latin roots? Punishment implies inflicting pain, while discipline means to teach. Parents who use punishment miss important opportunities to teach their children better behaviors and help them self-discipline. Children can be taught responsible behaviors to help them get the things they want without breaking the rules. However, when parents...
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Parents physically abuse their kids. It’s a practice that parents have been using for countless centuries now. One of the first was Spartan fathers, who have been reported to have hit their sons with a wooden log if they woke up late or failed to do an activity. Even though this practice of hitting kids with logs faded away, along...
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I remember the words of the great APJ Abdul Kalam a pioneer of astro as well as nuclear physics, 'If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.'One of the most important things that I have learnt in my life is that there is no end to...
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Loneliness is drowning in a sea or being lost in a crowd of people ‘your so-called friends’; it is believing that you are worthless to anyone or anything. Loneliness is misfortune; it’s hardship and heartbreak. Loneliness is terror; there’s no freedom to it. Loneliness is infinite wonder about infinite wondering. Loneliness is an awful paradox. High school, it’s a time...
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The Holocaust was a extremely tragic event that occurred in history. Many of the tragic stories belonging to the jews throughout history were not told, and lost from generation to generation. Movies like Schindler's List or books such as Maus try to make sure stories like this will never be forgotten, and hopefully they won't. The movie Schindler's List was...
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When looking at the Chinese and American education systems you will notice many differences. Many view Chinese education as very strict and because of that it lays the foundation for success, whereas the American educational system is viewed as a way to stimulate a student’s inner creativity. In Chinese education, they focus on how students use the knowledge they learned...
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I vaguely remember that before going abroad, Mr. Zhang my English teacher in China, once asked a classmate a question in a certain class of study would you go abroad if you had a chance? I boldly answered this question, I said: 'Yes, because I want to experience different cultures and civilizations'. What a particularly simple and immature reason. Recalling...
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The last words by Aldous Huxley were about William Shakespeare, not being surprising that he alluded to the playwright in almost all of his novels and essays. Huxley uses Shakespeare to analyze society, through art, passion, and progress. The pattern used in his novels is not just technical or structural, but one from a creative artist like Shakespeare. The title...
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The three branches of the US government are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The US Constitution distributed the power of the federal government among the three branches to build a system. The Separation of powers provides a system of checks and balances to ensure that no other branch becomes too powerful. According to Article 1 of the Constitution, the...
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Introduction In the present time, the world is facing different challenges particularly when it comes to governance how to solve and address different problems of a country is dependent on the form of government it has. Since, this kind of form of government solves different aspects of the problems in terms of economic, social, and political. At the same time,...
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Night, however, is completely different from Maus and is an autobiography. Elie Wiesel talks about his encounters during the Holocaust, and how it transformed him as an individual. It doesn't skip around forward and backward between the past and the present and does not even have the comical feel that Maus has. Elie writes his story in chronological order from...
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Regarding “Brave New World”, contemporary readers were as unsettled by the portrayal of polygamy as they were disinterested in the scientific detail. The novel is thought to have hit society too close to the bone, taking in mind the Great Depression economy, the rise of Fascism in Europe, and the First World War that ended just in 1918. Maybe the...
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In the 1940s, America was living in fear. Hiding in plain sight, Communists were infiltrating the country. Everyone from government employees to actors was being subpoenaed to testify before Congress. However, the truth behind this story is that an ambitious Senator named Joseph McCarthy had scared the country into alienating large groups of innocent Americans. The paranoia that ensued led...
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Fireworks exploded in the sky. Coloring the sky in hues of red and blue. The temple was holding its annual Diwali celebrations. Everyone was invited to partake in the festivities, observe age-old traditions, and head down to the basement where I, along with several other volunteers, served food free of charge. I glanced down at my watch to check the...
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There have been many issues of discrimination and unequal treatment for hundreds of years. It has only been until recently that those who have been brought down are now getting a chance to have their voices heard. This was all possible through the implementation of civil rights and civil liberties. These rights and liberties are protected by the U.S. government...
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Hill and Darragh (2017) talk about how YAL represents how “most of the teenaged protagonists were actively engaged in improving their lives making decisions in their and their family’s best interest.” Esperanza in The House on Mango Street has always shown an interest in owning a house that she can call her own, not depending on lotteries, or her father,...
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Since the beginning of slavery in America, the African-American community has faced oppression and racism by white supremacists. Throughout the history of the nation, African-American men and women have used guns to help defend themselves and protect their communities against White Terror. The tradition of armed self-defense in the African-American community originally began in the Colonial Era and continued into...
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Muhammad Ali was a boxer and social activist who is generally looked at as one of the most skillful athletes of this century. Ali instantaneously became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 at an incredibly young age and instantly after, the world heavyweight boxing champion. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Young...
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The revolution is a child of the Enlightenment, people dreamed of building a world based on reason, they dreamed of bringing universal happiness, but it all ended in blood, and civil war. What is terror? In Latin, “terror” means fear and horror, that is, any violence that causes horror is called terror. For many years, disputes have been going on...
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Throughout this poem, there are many contrasting ideas regarding certain issues, but the two most ironic are the Christian and Pagan themes. During the progression of this story, the characters display actions that lead to different types of beliefs. Although the people in this story had a firm faith in God, terrible events caused them to turn toward the consequences...
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“Everyone has their own unique identity and culture, it plays a significant role in shaping the way we perceive ourselves and others”, Mr.Morgan said. A person’s beliefs and morals are directly affected by their culture throughout the rest of their lives. My interviewee Malique Morgan, is a Jamaican American, both of his grandparents are from Jamaica and moved to the...
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