Oftentimes there are many people who feel they are unable to escape their feelings. In ‘All the Light We Cannot See’, there are three main characters who have gone through a series of traumatic events emotionally, physically, and knowledgeably that have made them feel as if they were trapped. A vital theme in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ is...
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The primary themes in ‘Uprising’ are not that far from the album’s title. The album focuses on black unity and Rastafarian spirituality. Given the fact that all the songs were written by Bob Marley himself, it is not surprising that these two themes are prominent in the album, as they often featured in his songs. However, in ‘Uprising’, Marley explores...
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After producing a diamond ranking of the six possible solutions to poverty it has been decided that helping others through organizations like Rosies and Vinnies, which help homeless and poor people, is the most helpful and affective action to be taken to fix poverty in our society. There are also many other solutions to poverty, such as volunteering overseas and...
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Within this essay, I will discuss the main historical and contemporary social changes which have occurred in family life. Family structure has shifted, as in previous years couples tended to cohabit after marriage with children following shortly after, now things have changed as there is a rise in divorce rates and a decline in marriage. According to David Morgan (1999),...
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Throughout J. R. R. Tolkien's novel ‘The Hobbit’, Bilbo changes significantly as a protagonist which is quite evident in the novel. There are many strong references from the novel that clearly states how Bilbo Baggins used to live before undertaking his first quest with the 13 dwarves. In the start, before the adventure takes place, we see Bilbo as a...
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Poetry is a type of literature that expresses emotions or an idea through poetic devices about a genre. Through powerful devices such as imagery, metaphors and similes, the reader deciphers the poem from the literal meaning to what the poet is actually trying to say. ‘The Loom of Time’, written anonymously, and ‘Package for the Distant Future’, written by Sylvia...
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Texts are able to represent and explore the human experiences that shape our society and world. Have you ever felt like time was running past you? That the world kept spinning, while you just stood still? Time is a central theme in many of Kenneth Slessor’s poems, however it is primarily explored through ‘Out of time’ and ‘Wild Grapes’. Slessor...
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Holocaust survivor Lydia Tischler mentioned in her interview that she had never felt like giving up and only wanted to know what it would feel like to have a full stomach. She took every day as it came and, paradoxically, got acquainted with a cultivated life while being in Teresin. She shared that, as far as it was possible, there...
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The six years between 1939 and 1945 shaped the world as we know it today. What happened in these six years is now known as the Holocaust, a period of time when Europe was run by Hitler and the Nazi party. Hitler’s anti-Semitism views started World War II. The Holocaust claimed the lives of 6 million Jewish citizens from all...
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Many people define ‘survival’ as shelter, food, and water. The novel ‘The Marrow Thieves’ shows that ‘survival’ has several forms that go beyond simple physical survival. Frenchie’s ‘family’ shows the importance of surviving in terms of physical needs, but also in terms of keeping one’s culture alive and surviving in a social sense in order to thrive. There are many...
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Bob Marly was a famous Rastafarian from Jamaica who used his music to convey political messages to the world. ‘Redemption Song’ was the last poem he wrote in 1980 before he passed on. I will discuss how the history of slavery is relevant to understand this poem and how Marcus Garvey’s ideas are the central message in the poem and...
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It is undeniable that we portray ourselves differently amongst our peer groups, family and colleagues. Furthermore, individual present a contrived version of themselves which ultimately manifest disingenuous expectations toward others. This presupposition is based on Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis on social interactions in terms of theatrical performance including, both a front and backstage element. Theatre in this instance represents a...
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When people call on the police force for unfair reasons, they will add to an ongoing issue because minority populations are more likely to face police brutality or excessive discipline in the justice system. African American victims are often biased by representatives of mainly white police forces. In other facets of daily life, including schooling, housing and jobs, the effects...
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Habits can influence our lives either in a positive or negative way. Good habits have positive impacts in our day to day lives, similarly, bad habits have negative impacts on our lives. Moreover, some bad habits can spoil our lives and routines. To live a healthy and fit life, individuals must develop good habits that can have healthy effects on...
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The word ‘atonement’ in Christian theology is described to be what was and still is attained by the death of Jesus. Another word used in modern Christianity is ‘reconciliation’, specifically regarding the reconciliation of men and women, through the death of Jesus, to God. The premise of Christianity suggests that atonement is necessary, although God’s creation at its core was...
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Power is something that is impossible to avoid and is something that we come into contact with every day, even if we don’t realize it. It is something that the majority of mankind strives to attain, and is never easy to do so. As defined by www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com, “the standard theory is that power is the capacity for influence and that...
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Authors may dismantle and reconstruct elements of another text to remodel enduring ideas for new audiences, positioning us to embrace new perspectives, values and contexts. By dismantling and reconstructing the Jacobean drama ‘The Tempest’ (1610), Margaret Atwood is able to imitate William Shakespeare’s timeless ideas, through her postmodern novel ‘Hag-Seed’ (2016), which resonates with ‘The Tempest’ by exploring the ability...
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Throughout ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Blade Runner’, Margaret Atwood and Philip K. Dick explores the theme of power through events that showcase a hierarchy in both texts. Both authors use power to give to the robust to take advantage of the fragile. What is meant by power in the context of each text is that power is used upon dictatorship...
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In social science and politics, power is the capacity of an individual to influence the conduct of others. The term 'authority' is often used for power that is perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Throughout the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, William Golding presents how power can be destructive. It discusses that without law and order, humans revert back...
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“I'm going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: work alone. Not on a committee. Not on a team” – Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. He is living proof that quiet people are often the most powerful. In today’s society, many extroverts have the tendency to speak before thinking about what they’re saying....
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What makes characters worth reading about is their struggles. This is especially the case in ‘Les Misérables’, the well-known novel written by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean was born into a poor family. He had seven children that he needed to support, leading him to stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family and sent to prison for nineteen years....
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In the play ‘An Inspector Calls’, Priestley presents the theme of power through many characters, such as Mr. Birling, Sheila and the Inspector, and portrays them in different ways based on their use or lack of power. To begin with, Priestley presents the theme of power through the character of Mr. Birling by immediately illustrating his social power with his...
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This day in age, many women are choosing to not have children, or are influenced by factors that should have any weight towards their decision to start a family. With the price of living increasing by year, women cannot afford to take time off work for maternity leave, being that many employers do not support this benefit. After conceiving a...
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Paid maternity leave is a fairly new topic, specifically within the United States. Less than sixty years ago, women were still largely considered as inferior to men in the workplace and were denied opportunities and jobs based off that fact. A considerable portion of women still took the stereotypical role of the ‘homemaker’, while the men brought in the income....
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In ‘Why Place Matters’ by Wilfred M. McClay and Ted V. McAlister, the two authors express the importance of physical place within society. With the advancement of technology and the increase of globalization, the idea of physical place is becoming insignificant in our world today. As a result of rapid technological advances, society feels as though you do not need...
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Bea, a struggling widow who sells maple syrup to support herself and Jessie, her daughter. Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died. When Delilah, an African American woman, shows up at Bea's door, mistakenly thinking it's the address of a potential housekeeping job, a life-long relationship begins to develop....
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The feminine characters created by Almodovar are not mere inventions, they are constructed and inspired by the memory of his childhood surroundings and conversations overheard in his infancy between his mother, his sisters his grandmother and his neighbors. His infancy, his childhood and his youth were highly influenced by the women surrounding him. The purpose of this essay is to...
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The theme of motherhood is central to the plot of Emecheta's novel 'The Joys of Motherhood'. That is because motherhood is regarded highly in Igbo culture. According to the culture, the best thing that a woman does is have children. Thus, motherhood is considered a central tool of the patriarchal machine to control women. According to Emecheta, “Women have been...
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Many texts often explore androcentrism and are repressive in relation to women, perpetuating ultimately degrading representations of women and assigning cultural constructs of gender roles. As H. Bertens writes in ‘Literary Theory: The Basics’, women are traditionally seen with “helplessness and renouncing all ambition and desire”, where “female independence…gets a strongly negative connotation”. However, Lionel Shriver’s ‘We Need to Talk...
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Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ revolves around Sethe, a former slave who lives in a haunted house at 124 Bluestone Road. Sethe’s past is complicated: her two sons abandoned her, and her house is haunted by an abusive ghost that everyone believes is the spirit of Sethe’s dead daughter. As the book furthers, it is released that Sethe herself killed her daughter,...
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