English Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Use of Symbolism in the Novel The Heart of Darkness (234 words, 1 pages)

Within the novel The Heart of Darkness we are presented with many symbols that act as literary devices that are used to represent an abstract idea or concept. Throughout The Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad uses symbols such as the Congo river, ivory, ,, and to convey a larger meaning ... Read More

The Significance of Christmas Day (381 words, 2 pages)

The day of December, 25 can be felt all around the world. Christmas brings joy into the lives of many individuals hearts. People walk the streets with jolly faces for Christmas is family, entertainment, and weather. Majority of the population awaits the arrival of December to cherish their favorite holiday ... Read More

A Review of the Novel Ashes of Rose (471 words, 2 pages)

Ashes of Roses is about a girl named Rose who comes to America from Limerick, Ireland. She has hopes of experiencing the American Dream and doesnt want to be let down. Her family is torn apart when her brother turns out to have trachoma and he her brother and father ... Read More

Comparing Vampires in Twilight and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1909 words, 7 pages)

Vampires, everyone has heard of them. From the award winning Twilight series to TV shows such as True Blood, vampires have become a nationwide phenomenon, but how do they compare to Bram Stokers Dracula? Written in 1897, Dracula quickly gained popularity and later became a renowned classic. While some may ... Read More

The Themes of Discrimination and Transformation in the Novel Witness by Karen Hesse (752 words, 3 pages)

In the novel Witness by Karen Hesse, Leanora Sutter, a twelve-year-old girl, moves to a rural town in Vermont where the Ku Klux Klan is gaining prominence. In her town, Leanora is a victim of relentless discrimination, solely because of her dark skin color. When the Ku Klux Klan starts ... Read More

Analysis of Life of Pi (821 words, 3 pages)

Piscine Molitor Patel is stranded on a lifeboat with a vicious tiger, a deadly hyena, a motherly orangutan, and a hopeless zebra. You think death would be imminent for Pi, but Pi uses his knowledge to battle these animals. Yann Martel puts the animals traits into Pis emotions in his ... Read More

The Theme of Fate in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (797 words, 3 pages)

In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, fate is a main theme between the main characters, Romeo and Juliet. The fate of the star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet is their unfortunate deaths that occur due to their families aversion. The hate between the families is liable for ... Read More

Anayzing the Strengths and Weaknesses of The Narcotics Anonymous Self-help Group (3177 words, 11 pages)

Self Help Group Meeting Attend a self-help group meeting and provide a brief summary of the events. Critique the strengths and weaknesses of the process. How did the actual meeting compare to the theoretical concepts discussed in class? How does this resource fit into the continuum of care? How effective ... Read More

Why Tom Weilyn Whips Dana in Octavia E. Butler’s The Kindred (668 words, 3 pages)

The scene I chose is the scene where Tom Weylin Whips Dana. I chose thissituation because I feel this was a major event in the book. Besides thethings that happened with Rufus, it was the first major incident Danahad to deal with. Even though it wasn't the last, it definitely ... Read More

Control: The Power and Authority to Influence (290 words, 1 pages)

Control is the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. I have had many situations where control was in the mix between me and another person. I have one that happened time after time. This persons behavior was completely too much and she thought that ... Read More

A Review of the Play Wit by Margaret Edson (1533 words, 5 pages)

The play Wt was written by Margaret Edson. The performance was directed by Vanessa Hendricks and put on by the Stephen F. Austin theatre program. I had seen the play this past Friday on November the 8th. I have always been a fan of theatre, but this being my 2nd ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting how the characters, Mustapha Mond and John, in the novel Brave New World View Creativity (2016 words, 7 pages)

What influences a person to spark creativity? Does intelligence play a major role in a persons creative mind? Why does creativity even matter? For a person to develop morality - which is defined as the differentiation on ones actions, decisions, intentions and what it means to be human through right ... Read More

A Review of the Novel The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester (712 words, 2 pages)

The Professor and the Madman is a vigilantly written novel by Simon Winchester writes about the two astonishing men that fundamentally contributed in the assembling of the Oxford English dictionary. In 1857 the quest to create the great and complex Oxford English dictionary began. A man named Professor James Murray ... Read More

The Importance of Lady Macbeth in the Play Macbeth by Shakespeare (376 words, 1 pages)

In this essay I want to explore the importance of Lady Macbeth in a play Macbeth written by Shakespeare. Lady Macbeth is mentally strong woman, and her good and bad qualities form her personality during the play. She, as one of the main characters, has not only caused all the ... Read More

Analysis of Paradise Now (1411 words, 5 pages)

Paradise Now demonstrates the social and racialized dynamics that are present in our society today. It portrays a very different view of the situation in the Middle east, than from what is heard on the news. Culture is a nebulous thing, that is continuously changing and evolving, and the media ... Read More

Contemporary African-American Writers: Alice Walker and Maya Angelou (1072 words, 4 pages)

Alice Walker and Maya Angelou are two contemporary African-American writers. Although almost a generation apart in age, both women display a remarkable similarity in their lives. Each has written about her experiences growing up in the rural South, Ms. Walker through her essays and Ms. Angelou in her autobiographies. Though ... Read More

Film Representation of Edgar Allan Poe’s Story Tell-Tale Heart (429 words, 1 pages)

The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was written in 1843 and became an animated film in 1953. The film was preferred over the short story. The film is preferred because of the music, the narration and the images. The film is an ... Read More

Crooker’s Usage of Tone in Patty’s Charcoal Drive-In (685 words, 1 pages)

Tone is very crucial to a story or a poem. It shows how the characters feel he reasons for their actions. It can also help deliver the overall theme. The tone throughout a piece can even contradict itself with the help of figurative language. Crookers usage of distinct similes in ... Read More

The Concept of Loyalty as Represented in Homer’s Epic Poem Odyssey (1190 words, 4 pages)

In the Odyssey, written by Homer, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, loyalty is one of the main moral lessons taught throughout the book. In Greek society loyalty is very important because it helps to hold alliances together and in turn protect and help people in times of need. Loyalty is one ... Read More

Literary Criticism of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (870 words, 3 pages)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an acclaimed novel written by Mark Twain that is susceptible to extensive amounts of criticism. The story takes place in Missouri after the Civil War on the banks of the Mississippi River. The novel starts off with Huck Finn explaining his new life that ... Read More

Standing up for Yourself (378 words, 1 pages)

The times you do not blend in are the times you remember. One particular time was when I was with my best friend, Allie. Allie was tall, had coffee bean colored eyes, and rose gold hair. I had brown hair and dark, blue spruce colored eyes. We had the same ... Read More

Working with GlaxoSmithKline (8936 words, 10 pages)

For my placement year, I worked in the Computational Chemistry department of GSK. My main responsibility was to support a project called Open PHACTS (The Open Pharmacological Concepts Triple Store), a collaboration between different pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions to develop an integrative platform of pharmacological data. Advance in technology ... Read More

The Valley of the Dolls (984 words, 3 pages)

Would you guess that ones reach to stardom would soon take its downfall on them? Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann is a book about three woman who reach fame, but instantly find the downfalls of being famous. In the article A Book About Bad Decisions Lisa Shea states ... Read More

Passion and Reality (892 words, 3 pages)

It took me awhile to figure out what my passion actually is in life. At first I kept thinking my passion included my older brother when in fact it includes my little brother. When I hear the word passion I think of something I have a strong desire for. My ... Read More

Care and Nurturing (872 words, 1 pages)

Care too little you lose them, care too much you get hurt. Thats is how I feel most of the time. I am a very caring person, I tend to care more for others then they care for me. For instead, I took a survey in my student to success ... Read More

Remembrance Day in Canada (701 words, 1 pages)

On August 5th 1914, Canada was called to aid our mother country Britain,in order to defeat the Central Powers. Thousands of Canadiansimmediately enlisted as soldiers, nurses and pilots to fight for thefreedom of this great country, and thousands of others would soon jointhem. They did this knowing they may never ... Read More

Post-Partum Depression and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman (1365 words, 3 pages)

The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story which tells about the struggles women went through during the early 1800s to the early 1900s. This phenomenal short story is written by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. The short story is about a women who is suffering from post-partum depression, and to cure it ... Read More

The Outsider’s Perspective in Simone De Beauvoir’s The Coming of Age (997 words, 3 pages)

Simone De Beauvoir goes into great detail on the concept of aging in "The Coming of Age". Beauvoir's main objective in part one is to explain to her readers how the elders live and what happens inside their minds. Beauvoir focuses on the biological aspect of aging and includes the ... Read More

Hubris in Chopin and Maupassant (1362 words, 6 pages)

Hubris is a common element and a tradition of Greek tragedy. In itsnegative connotation, Hubris'' is a term which speaks to a character'sself-absorption, pride, and lack of insight. This flaw in personality isso intense that it blinds the character to right call of action andultimately brings about their downfall. In ... Read More

Helping Tap Dancing Toddlers (544 words, 2 pages)

My senior year of high school I started helping out at my dance studio. The age group that I helped with were the five year old girls and one of my responsibilities was choreographing and teaching a dance to them. One thing that I learned through this experience was that ... Read More

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