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Throughout the development of civilization, humans have learned that effective leadership is the key to its success. An effective leader means to complete goals efficiently and in a practical manner, resulting in a better future for their followers. William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, showcases leadership and all of its elements in their most undisguised form: the play’s namesake Julius Caesar,...
Literary CriticismThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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Eulogies are normally presented by a family member or loved one. Brutus is in the play Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare and Steve Irwin was an Australian zookeeper. Brutus gives a eulogy about Caesar, while Bindi Irwin gives a eulogy about her father. Bindi Irwin’s is much more personal than Brutus’. These two speeches have similar and different qualities. The...
Literary CriticismThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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What does the short story ‘Cat Person' (Roupenian, 2017) tell us about dating and hook-up culture from a sociological perspective? To start with, the story ‘Cat Person’, tells us about a 20-year-old woman Margot who meets a 34-year-old man, Robert, at the Artsy movie theater where Margot works at the concession stand. After some flirts and friendly banter, Robert gets...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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Rationale This piece of writing was written in relation to language and literature critical study. After reading the drama Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. In the play, the noble character Brutus writes an apology letter for whatever he committed with conspirators against his friend Julius Caesar. Now Brutus realizes desperately the depth of friendship nobility and loyalty to himself. I...
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The primary concern of good literature is the representation of the human experiences of surviving, to successfully engage and provoke their readers to morally question their own values and identity. Yan Martel humanizes his characters through the process of spiritual experiences that are developed throughout his novel in order to establish a bond between the audience and the characters. The...
Life of PiLiterary Criticism
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Characters of this story by Thomas King include the strong-willed mother who feels as if she declares herself a “Canadian” she is denouncing her native roots. She sees the Blackfoot as a whole and refuses to acknowledge the “border” around it. She is loyal and stands her ground as a member of the Blackfoot tribe. Her son who is also...
Literary CriticismShort Story
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The importance of the theme of acceptance is illuminated in Boaz Yakin’s film “Remember the Titans” (2000) through the interactions of the various characters. Set in the 1970s, the racial barriers present in society at the time are projected onto the characters who belong to a football team called “The TCW Titans”, causing conflict between the coaches and as a...
Literary CriticismRemember The Titans
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“What is History?” A question that needs a lot of thinking to be done. Before I read the book I thought the definition that best suits the question is “History is a narrative of what civilized men have thought or done in the past” given by Will Durant. EH Carr’s “What is History?” Not only talks about history being an...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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The novel is about a boy by name Jonas who turns 12 and lives in a utopian society as it seems to be. Society has rules that every single person in society has to follow, otherwise, the individuals get “released”. Individuals in a society have no emotions. and they are not able to see colors. When children turn 12 they...
Literary CriticismThe Giver
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In “The Necklace” Guy de Maupassant depicts a couple of downfalls due to the wife’s careless actions. As the story begins, Mrs. Loisel attends a ball and loses the necklace. Mrs. Loisel is insatiable and oblivious. Mr. Loisel provides for them and dotes on Mrs. Loisel’s hand and foot. They seem to be a very wealthy couple. That quickly changes...
Literary CriticismThe Necklace
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1. Historians and facts are too much related because if there is no historian then there are no means of storing facts. This is because no one can interpret thoughts and they will be useless. E.H. Carr also said that facts are just like the ordinary past. But a historian according to his point of view selects an ordinary fact...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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At first, I thought it would be about some definition or information about the subject history but after reading E.H Carr’s book, I realized there’s more to us than meets the eye. I now found that history isn’t just a mere subject of the past; it’s more than that. I got the image of history, not just being a record...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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First and foremost, what is the definition of History? History originates from the Greek word ‘Historia’ which means information or an inquiry designed to extract the truth. There are many definitions of history; a simple definition of history is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. History is also a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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Defining history is in fact intricate one, absolutely intricate! The concrete and professional meaning of history still isn’t found in the premises of historical authority. The number of professors and historians gave definitions of history depending upon their intellectual competence in line with their ideology, the kind of society they exposed and, and historians’ training and principles. It has thus...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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Collingwood (1993) argues, if we take the word ‘science’ to mean ‘any organized body of knowledge’, then it is clear that history is a science but a special kind: whose business is to study events inaccessible to our observation, and to study these events inferentially, arguing to them from something else which is accessible to our observation, and which the...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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Introduction In this document, we are going to study the work of EH Carr on history in the book what is history? The document is divided into 5 parts to give the reader a flexible experience in the reading. Some points, paragraphs, and lines are taken from historical sources given by E.H Carr in his book what is history. The...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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Reflective Essay What is history? Though history had been there since ancient periods, most people and scholars are confused about what really history means. The definition of history is neither complicated nor easy. The question of what is history sometimes feels meaningless but also superfluous. The book’ What is History?’ by E.H Carr talks about different definitions of history by...
Literary CriticismWhat Is History
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In 1599, William Shakespeare composed the misfortune play of Julius Caesar, a play dependent on the existence of Caesar. It recounts an account of a Roman government official named Brutus who contrived with others to assassinate Caesar. This essay seeks to discuss the nature of honor as a main theme in Julius Caesar. The play is composed of the nature...
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The New York article The Big One written by Kathryn Schulz is representing the idea the the “big one” is also known as a huge earthquake coming soon and this time it will be bigger than ever. In the beginning, people did not really think about earthquakes happening since it was normal for them. In 2011 Japan had such a...
EarthquakeLiterary Criticism
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Hamlet is a contradicting play about a contradicting character. It’s a revenge story that focuses on the lack of revenge. The primary character, Hamlet, is reluctant to do what seems to be his main purpose in the play: avenging his father. He not only struggles with completing this task, but he also seems to struggle with his character and thoughts....
HamletLiterary Criticism
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A person’s free will is limited because of gender and traditions. The people of the town are taught from a young age to be a part of the tradition because of society. At the beginning of the story Jackson writes, “The boys run around and gather rocks. The girls talk to one another and the woman greeted one another and...
Literary CriticismThe Lottery
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By dramatizing and manipulating history, composers exemplify how intrapersonal conflict leads to internalized vacillation and uncertainty, emphasizing the impacts of conflict to engage the audience. Shakespeare first introduces the audience to Brutus’ inner conflict at the beginning of the play, “Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war”, he describes himself as ‘poor’ and ‘with himself at war’ revealing his...
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The author analyses why Brutus’ obsession with honor and how it is “called into question by the action of the play” while exploring the character's reasons for using certain rhetorical methods. Having sensed Brutus's 'passions of some difference' regarding Caesar as a potential tyrant, Cassius proposes, like an honest mirror, to reveal Brutus's 'hidden worthiness' to him (1.2.57). He concretizes...
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“The Story of an Hour” or “The Dream of an Hour” is an American piece of literature written by Kate Chopin in 1948. This story is about a woman named Louise, who endures the tragic death of her recent late husband, Brently. Louise’s life turns for the worst after this incident. She feels trapped and confined within her mind, body,...
Literary CriticismThe Story of An Hour
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Milton’s Paradis Lost struggles with the idea of free will. Free will is a person’s right to live unencumbered and unforeseen, allowing actions to be of their own and not predestined. If people have free will, they are capable of doing good for others but are also capable of causing harm. Milton is tempted at first with giving up due...
Literary CriticismParadise Lost
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Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is a frightening illustration of a society that has only two classes, specifically a working class and an oppressive wealthy class. Looking at the text through a Marxist lens makes the distinction between classes even more apparent. The bourgeoisie, or the wealthy upper class, are those who hold power over the lower class using oppression. This...
CharacterLiterary CriticismThe Lottery
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William Shakespeare`s ‘Sonnet 130’ is an unusual sonnet since it contravenes the concept of female beauty and, instead, provides alternative perspectives concerning beauty and love. Written probably keeping his lover or mistress in mind, Shakespeare compares her physical features and mannerisms with the unlikeliest of natural objects. It stands apart from other sonnets because it breaks the poetry conventions that...
Literary CriticismPoetrySonnet
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Beowulf is an epic poem on good vs evil, and good will always eventually overcome evil. The poem Beowulf is told by the Anglo-Saxons on the grim tales of life ruled by fate. This poem tells tales in which the people struggled against monsters for their peace and place in the world. The story is based on a strong and...
BeowulfLiterary Criticism
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An allegory is a form of writing usually a story or a description in which the pressure, the places, the objects, and the events have meaning and implications beyond the literary meanings. Lord of the flies has political, religious, and psychological allegory. Political allegory: Political allegory is a method that is used to satirize political situations and activities in real-time....
AllegoryLiterary CriticismLord of The Flies
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