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A Character Study of Duddy Kravitz in the Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (731 words, 1 pages)

CHARACTER STUDY DUDDY KRAVITZDuddy kravitz a small, narrow-chested boy of fifteen with a thin face. His black eyes were ringed with dark circles. This is how he is described in the novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz physically. Duddy kravitz a schoolboy, class president of room fourty one, leader of ... Read More

The Process Involved in Writing a Song (720 words, 2 pages)

Want to write a song to call your own? I imagine most would love the opportunity. All you really need is a little knowledge playing a guitar or piano, a voice that can sing relatively in key, and a touch of imagination spliced with creativity. Depending on someones personality, interests ... Read More

Why “Everyman” Fits a Typical Medieval Mystery Play (664 words, 2 pages)

Everyman" certainly fits the mold of a typical medieval mystery play. Ominously, the play begins with God perceiving how "all creatures be to Him unkind." Men, it seems, commit the Seven Deadly Sins far too regularly, and their only concern seems to be their own pleasure. Angered by this casual ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Play an Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen (540 words, 1 pages)

An Enemy of the People, a play written by Henrik Ibsen, is about a small town on the southern coast of Norway and how it perceives and accepts truth. The town is governed by Peter Stockmann and doctored by his younger brother, Thomas. The main conflict flares up between these ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Character Boy Willie in the Piano Lesson by August Wilson (559 words, 1 pages)

Defend Boy Willies Scheme for Buying Sutters Land.In The Piano Lesson, written by August Wilson, Boy Willie devises a scheme for buying Sutters land. Boy Willie has one part of the money saved up. He will sell the watermelons for the second part. Then he will sell the piano for ... Read More

The Theme of Moral Laws Presented in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (686 words, 1 pages)

Henrik Ibsen's, A Doll's House is definitely a unique story written by a very intelligent, complicated writer. I believe he intentionally wrote the play in a manner which would lead every reader to draw his own conclusions. He forces us to find our own interpretation of the play in context ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Oedipus Rex by the Greek Playwright Sophocles (541 words, 1 pages)

Oedipus Rex, by the Greek playwright Sophocles, is, without a doubt, one of the greatest examples of dramatic irony. There are many instances where the audience knows so much more than the main characters, and Sophocles uses irony to point to Oedipus as Laius' murderer as well. Additionally, Oedipus is ... Read More

The Punishment of Medea in Antigone by Euripides (566 words, 1 pages)

AntigoneMedea has just killed four people, which are Creon the king of Corinth, the princess whom Jason is in love with, and her two little children. Jason then prays to gods, especially Zeus, father of all gods, to punish Medea for her crimes. From the context of the quote, the ... Read More

An Analysis of th Plot and Theme in Oedipus the King (587 words, 1 pages)

Oedipus the KingWhy Didn't His Foster Parents Tell Him The Truth?Oedipus the King is the story of a man who was betrayed. Betrayed by the very people who gave him life and the very people who raised him.Oedipus was born to Laius and Jocasta the king and queen of Thebes. ... Read More

The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Inevitable Factor of Change as a Lesson to Mankind (635 words, 1 pages)

There once lived a king, the great king of Uruk in Mesopotamia. This great leader was Gilgamesh. His preserved epic is of great significance to modern day culture. Through Gilgamesh, the fate of mankind is revealed, and the inevitable factor of change is expressed. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it ... Read More

An Analysis of Britain in the Arthurian Legends (575 words, 1 pages)

King Arthurs Britain, a vastly different Britain than we know today, is revealed through many timeless classics in literature. Two of these pieces of literature are Thomas Malorys seriously toned Le Morte DArthur and Mark Twains satirical A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court. These works show distinctly different visions ... Read More

Confronting Your Fears Through the Nightmare World by Stanley Solomon (681 words, 1 pages)

Analasys of "Nightmare World"By Luke MillerIn the essay, "Nightmare World" by Stanley J. Solomon, he talks about how a horror film is a safe place to confront fear and violence that pervades our life. Its the fear in our minds that we have, and it is the fear that we ... Read More

An Overview of the Renaissance and Its Effect on Literature (575 words, 1 pages)

When the Renaissance crept into the worlds social senses people were moved. However, when the Renaissance began to affect the literature of the sixteenth century, the world was changed forever. The Renaissance, meaning a re-birth, was a time of many changes. These changes wrought pandemonium among the civilized people of ... Read More

The Masters of Greek Tragedy in the Person’s of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides (398 words, 1 pages)

The Greek TragedyThe tragedy was a large part of people's lives in ancient Greece. Tragedies became prominent long before Christ was born. A tragedy, or goat-song, usually were seen during festivals in ancient Greek times. Tragedies gradually increased in seriousness until they were given utmost importance. Greek tragedies began at ... Read More

The Brotherly Ties of Gilgamesh and Enkidu (348 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh is described as being a hero, who knew the most of all men (Gilgamesh, pg. 3). He is described as two-thirds a god (Gilgamesh, pg. 4) and the strongest one of all, the perfect, the terror (Gilgamesh, pg. 4). Due to Gilgameshs great recognition, ... Read More

The Image of African-American Women in Modern Rap and R&B Videos (544 words, 1 pages)

Am I Sexyor Not?What is it that a man finds attractive in a woman? Is it her butt that is attractive? Is it her eyes? Is it her breast? Do any men find an intelligent woman sexy, or just the body? Why do we woman try to make ourselves sexy? ... Read More

A Summary of Catching Them Early, an Episode of In Search of Law and Order (443 words, 2 pages)

Richmond, California, is a predominately low-income city across the bay from San Francisco. In some of its hard-pressed neighborhoods, children are at high risk of gang involvement, drug abuse, and violence and teen pregnancy. But instead of relying only on law enforcement agencies to keep children safe, the people of ... Read More

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Biography: Early Life and Works (452 words, 1 pages)

Mozart The ComposerThe youngest child and only surviving son of Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus was born in Salzburg in 1756, the year of publication of his fathers influential treaties on violin playing. He showed early precocity both as a Keyboard-player and violinist, and soon turned his hand to composition. His ... Read More

The Theme of Blindness in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (363 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the play Oedipus the King the theme of blindness can be seen. Sophocles uses Tiresias as a major vehicle in establishing this theme. Tiresias physical blindness is used to accentuate Oedipus blindness to the truth of his past, and present. Tiresias is a prophet of Apollo and can see ... Read More

Fate in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (391 words, 1 pages)

The play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles shows that fate cannot be escaped. Oedipus was born with a horrible prophecy told to his parents, the king and queen of Thebes, that he would kill his own father and marry his mother. They had Oedipus taken up to a mountain to leave ... Read More

Creon as a Tragic Hero in Sophocles Oedipus the King (472 words, 3 pages)

Tragic Hero CreonIn order for a character to qualify as the tragic hero they mustposses all of these qualities high standing, a major flaw, and a downfall. A tragic hero is someone that is usually of royalty, of nobility, honest, orbrave. During the story they usually show a major flaw ... Read More

The Free Will of Oedipus and His Decisions That Turned His Prophecy to Reality (534 words, 2 pages)

Even though "fate" seems to determine Oedipus' life, he does, in fact, have a free will. His choices brought the prophecy to life. Only his decisions (not influenced by anybody) he made. Of course those decisions were in side of the limits set by fate. When Oedipus heard a prophesy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play Salomé by Oscar Wilde (436 words, 2 pages)

Salom A Wilde PerspectiveOscar Wilde had long been fascinated by the Biblical story of Salom, princess of Judea, who danced for King Herod and asked for the head of St John the Baptist in return. So he decided to write down his own version of the tale however, Wildes Salom ... Read More

An Imaginary Diary of the Character of Beneatha from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (465 words, 1 pages)

Beneathas DiaryDear Diary,I have decided that my true calling is to be in my country. Joseph Asagai has asked me to journey with him to Africa, back to his homeland. After much consideration, I have decided to go. I am so excited about going to Africa. I want to learn ... Read More

The Pokemon Phenomenon (811 words, 2 pages)

Just a little more than year ago a Japanese series has incorporated itself into American television, and has taken the entire U.S. by storm. By now you should know what im talking about, if not were have you been. "Pokemon" a show about a young boy named Ash, and his ... Read More

A Theme of Changing in the Book Pygmalion (478 words, 1 pages)

Pygmalion PaperThe traits men want in our women can never and will never be attainable by any person, no matter who they are. For many years, love has been kind of a lost cause. Men might look for a woman that could satisfy their needs in the present, but they ... Read More

The Virtues and Flaws of Odysseus, a Homeric Hero (431 words, 2 pages)

In todays eclectic society, everybodys heroes are different. However, during the era Homers The Odyssey was created all heroes had same characteristics. Heroes were the people who saved people, they were courageous wise and had fighting spirit Odysseus, the main character in Homers epic poem was clever brave and a ... Read More

The Importance of a Folk Tale Rip Van Winkle (257 words, 2 pages)

Rip Van Winkle is an interesting folk tale that tells thestory of a lazy man who minded his own business. Many haveheard the tale before, but few have actually read it. Inmy opinion the story is meant to be heard and not read. Ithink that is was written for the ... Read More

An Analysis of Men’s Conflict with Women in Antigone by Sophocles (346 words, 1 pages)

Analysis on the conflict men v. women found in AntigoneMany conflicts can be found within various plays. In Sophocles Antigone one of the many conflicts found is men versus women. The king of Thebes, Creon, has a problem with women. But not only the king, Ismene, Antigones sister as well ... Read More

The Myth of Ulysses and the Greek Army in Dante’s Inferno (293 words, 1 pages)

According to his guide, Virgil (in the Aeneid)Ulysses and the Greek army stormed Troy and destroyed everything. A few survivors, led by Aeneus, sailed away and finally landed in Italy (that was their fate). And with that fate they took over Italy, founded the Roman Empire which in turn becames ... Read More

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