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Analysis of Ender’s Game by Orson Card (1324 words, 4 pages)

Imagine the world has been invaded by an alien race that humans call Buggers. They have invaded twice and the third invasion is being anticipated. That is the idea behind the book Enders Game by Orson Card. In Enders Game, the main character Ender is sent off to battle school ... Read More

Analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns (2819 words, 4 pages)

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, set inAfghanistan, follows two women, Mariam and Laila through their childhoodand into their development as adults. The story is set duringAfghanistan's tumultuous thirty year transition from Soviet occupationto Taliban control and post-Taliban rebuilding. The story more closelyfollows the two protagonists, Laila and Mariam, ... Read More

Analysis of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1713 words, 5 pages)

In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair the lives of immigrants during the turn of the 20th century are shown. Jurgis Rudkus a young Lithuanian like many other young European men of the time plans to move to America and start a new life with his fianc and become rich. Though ... Read More

The Gift of Immortality (1338 words, 4 pages)

You have been given a choice to become an immortal being! The ability to live till the end of humanity and experience the ascension of the human race. You will become an ultimate being of continually expanding knowledge, understanding, wisdom and physical capability. The ability to help mankind excel to ... Read More

What It is Like to Live in a Desert (660 words, 2 pages)

I have lived in a Desert, which is impossible for many to live in one. Being in the Desert satisfies me. Many people might think that it is crazy for someone to enjoy the desert. The desert gave me everything. The particular part of the desert which really makes me ... Read More

My Life in the Desert (660 words, 2 pages)

I have lived in a Desert, which is impossible for many to live in one. Being in the Desert satisfies me. Many people might think that it is crazy for someone to enjoy the desert. The desert gave me everything. The particular part of the desert which really makes me ... Read More

Analysis of Stoner by John Williams (1712 words, 5 pages)

In John Williams captivating novel Stoner, he depicts the life of a simplistic, ordinary man who peruses a college education at the University of Missouri. While studying literature, William Stoner finds meaning within in his life. Growing up on a farm in the 19th century, William Stoner is exposed to ... Read More

Passing by Nella Larsen and the Importance of Friends (2610 words, 7 pages)

Kathleen Grove states, A friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart. Friendship is a bond between true friends, which stays long and strong forever. Friends are people who cherish the special moments and memories of life with another person or a trustworthy companion. The relationship ... Read More

The Transformation of Vampires from Dracula to Twilight (1441 words, 5 pages)

When we look at old novels and movies about vampires, it gives us a window to see what people from other generations considered scary. These movies and books also tell us what was considered beautiful, erotic and forbidden in that time. Many writers are taking it upon themselves to rewrite ... Read More

An Analysis of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1341 words, 4 pages)

Most people say human kind is naturally evil and that there is evil in all of us. William Golding expresses this point thoroughly in his novel The Lord Of The Flies. The novel shows what can happen to the most civilized of men when there is no structure and little ... Read More

Allegory in The Mysterious Benedict Society (1615 words, 5 pages)

The term, allegory, can be defined by using this definition the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence. From all of the symbolic things within the story, these four stood out the most the flashlight, Kates bucket, Mr. Curtains journal, and ... Read More

An Analysis of a Quote from the Book the Power of One (430 words, 1 pages)

A quote that I found important in "The Power of One" is "'I'm not going to say the English haven't got a lot to answer for, Peekay, because they have, but that's past history, man. You can't go feeding your hate on the past, it's not natural. Hitler is a ... Read More

How I Relate with My Mom (449 words, 2 pages)

I have an up and down relationship with my mom. As I grew up I lived mostly with my mom, I saw my dad sometimes but mostly would just see my mom. She got remarried when I was about 4 years old. By the time she was remarried I spent ... Read More

An Analysis of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” (874 words, 5 pages)

King Lear - Theme of Blindness-In Shakespearean terms, blinds means a whole different thing. Blindness can normally be defined as the inability of the eye to see, but according to Shakespeare, blindness is not a physical quality, but a mental flaw some people possess. Shakespeare s most dominant theme in ... Read More

Analysis of 1984 (887 words, 3 pages)

A totalitarian government has full control of its country and citizens. It is a government where peoples rights and freedom cease to exist. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Marxism is portrayed as the government of Oceania deceives and forces their citizens into loving Big Brother. Oceanias existing ... Read More

An Analysis of Stephen Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower (1494 words, 4 pages)

Literature is a powerful form of art whichcan emphasise the ever-changing roles of women in society through the use of stories. Using literary theories these stories can help the world understand how people view females in other cultures, eras, and countries by acting as a lens of perception. The Feminist ... Read More

Rethinking What Teach a Man to Fish Means (1355 words, 3 pages)

I met Johnson on a tour visit to a community-based childcare center (CBCC) in the small total village of Khuruvi district in Malawi. As the CBCC coordinator, he warmly greeted and took me, then a consultant for Save the Children, into a small brick building where 30 young children were ... Read More

A Leader is Born (761 words, 2 pages)

Her hair is black and parts of it is gray. Her face looks young enough to be a 30 year old woman. With wrinkles all around her face and skin, some bags under her eyes you can see beautiful dark brown eyes. Inside her eyes you can see what happened, ... Read More

Book Analysis (334 words, 2 pages)

The character I'd like to be in this book, is Rhine Ellery. She is the main protagonist. Rhine is a strong, quiet, and brave person. Along with two dying friends, she pulled through the sadness of being locked up in that mansion for so long. That is beyond what I ... Read More

Guilt in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (552 words, 1 pages)

Guilt is one conflict that is constantly mentioned in the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, experience the effects of guilt in different forms and are forced to handle they're dilemmas. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale are both convicted for having the sin of ... Read More

How to Live with Your Neighbors (423 words, 1 pages)

When people move to a new apartment or house, they cannot choose people living in front of and next to your rooms or house. Most of them hope that there are nice neighbors for them and no strange and annoying people who might be in trouble live near your place. ... Read More

What I’ve Learned in the CCSU USP Program (431 words, 2 pages)

I have been a student at CCSU USP program for about three weeks now and this week I have learned new things about myself academically and personally .This week I learned that I work better with support and encouragement from others, the importance of keeping your grades up and GPA ... Read More

Edgar Allen Poe and Roald Dahl (764 words, 2 pages)

Unlike Edgar Allen Poe, it would seem uncharacteristic of Roald Dahl to create a totally inhumane cast in his murder fiction Lamb to the Slaughter. In fact the reader is caught off guard with Mary Maloneys vulnerabilities as she is seen watching him all the time with those large, bewildered ... Read More

A Review of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1174 words, 3 pages)

There have been many heroic, honorable charismatic characters through Shakespeares play Julius Caesar. Many can be named, such as the well acclaimed Cassius, or the reputable Antony, but the most respectable, venerable character of them all has to be Marcus Junius Brutus, better known as Brutus. He was a trustworthy, ... Read More

Leadership in Herman Melville’s Benito Cereno (894 words, 3 pages)

Herman Melville was born in New York,New York on August 1, 1819 toAllan and Maria Gansevoort Melvill .Herman had a very good educationgrowing up, he went to academy's as a boy and the Grammar School ofColumbia College as an adult. Herman fell in love with the sea when heaccepted a ... Read More

Hazards of Going to the Movies (447 words, 2 pages)

I am a fan of movies and I love to watch movies. I suppose everyone loves to watch movies. Whenever my friends want to ask me something about a movie they come to me. I am a fanatic. The problem here is that I dont like going to a movie ... Read More

The Other Wes Moore (870 words, 4 pages)

Free Will, the philosophical term of art for a certain dimension of coherent means to choose different courses of actions from various alternatives, compared to determinism is one of the most thought provoking philosophical question that has been debated over for centuries. For instance, in the epic Macbeth, Macbeth believes ... Read More

A Marauder’s Map into Rowlings Hidden World of Harry Potter (1563 words, 5 pages)

What does a flying motorcycle, a spoiled dimwitted brat named Dudley, a talking hat, Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, and mythical creatures all have in common? They all make an appearance in J.K. Rowlings novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. A book that tells the epic adventures of a ... Read More

The Fool in Shakespeare’s King Lear (700 words, 3 pages)

The Fool in King Lear manifests the underlying themes of deception and ignorance by breaking away from the archetypal person of a fool. The Fool is a walking contradictionthough he appears as a joker who simply uses puns and jokes to amuse his master in reality he uses these devices ... Read More

Historical Situations in The Sun Also Rises (2130 words, 6 pages)

The novel The Sun Also Rises was accepted by the audience from all around the world, and it was published till this day. It provided a delicate and somewhat masked picture of the time in which the plot of the novel took place. The feeling for the main characters in ... Read More

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