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A Short Analysis of Contrasts in Stephen Crane’s Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind (408 words, 1 pages)

Contrast in "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" In the poem "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane, contrast is used to make a statement about the war. The poem shows the different view points of the war, how different people involved in the ... Read More

The Life and Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (739 words, 2 pages)

Coolridge English IV Mr. Hadox Samuel Taylor Coleridge is considered to be one of the leaders of the Romantic Era, along with other writers such as William Blake and William Wordsworth. He was born on October 21, 1772 in Ottery St.Mary. He attended Jesus College University of Cambridge. He left ... Read More

Review of Tony Horowitz’s Confederates in the Attic and Eddy L. Harris’s South of Haunted Dreams (1472 words, 2 pages)

Impossible To Forget an Open Wound American's obsession with the Civil War has produced well over 60,000 different books. Two road narratives that contain journeys covering nearly the same concepts but by very different authors are Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz and South of Haunted Dreams by Eddy ... Read More

A Paper on Conflict in T. Corghessan Boyle’s Greasy Lake (846 words, 1 pages)

In "Greasy Lake," a short story written by T. Corghessan Boyle, three young men come into conflict while looking for good, clean fun at an old hangout. The men in the story are on a mission, one that they embarked upon by mistake and are now in a battle to ... Read More

Conflict in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (534 words, 2 pages)

Conflict is the struggle which grows out of two opposing forces, whether the forces being man versus man, man verses himself, man verses nature, man versus fate, or man versus society. Good examples of conflict can be found in almost any book. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is full ... Read More

The Shared Kind-Heartedness of Maxine and Hannah in The Night of the Iguana (420 words, 1 pages)

Maxine and Hannah When you first meet Maxine Faulk and Hannah Jelks in The Night of the Iguana they seem to be complete opposites. Maxine is a carefree hippie, who wears old torn clothe, no shoes, and doesn't give damn what anyone else thinks. When Hannah walks up to the ... Read More

Degrees of Isolation in Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl and Katherine Mansfield’s Miss Brill (545 words, 1 pages)

In Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill", the protagonists experience different yet similar degrees of isolation. In "Girl", the isolation is subtle while in "Miss Brill" the isolated status of the character is extremely obvious. Both types of isolation involve the character's social liferole and stem from those ... Read More

Nora and Mrs. Alving are two main characters in Ibsen's plays. They are similar in some ways, but obviously they are both uniquely diverse. They play many of the same roles in their plays, and are probably the most similar two characters between "Ghosts" and "A Doll's House." Nora is ... Read More

Comparison between the Poems Little Libby, by Julia Ann Moore and Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (337 words, 1 pages)

Compare and Costrast Little Libby and Dulce Et Decorum Est Dulce Et Decorum Est is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during WWI. I believe this poem is excellent because it doesn't only have good imagery, but the language is also very good. Owen uses very harsh words to describe ... Read More

Portrayal of Marriage in Welch Poets Gillian Clarke’s Overheard in County Sligo and Paul Henry’s Lovebirds (1255 words, 3 pages)

The two poems are about love. One portrays a very distant marriage, the other portrays a very committed marriage. Both poems are of Welch relevance. Gillian Clarke and Paul Henry were both born in Wales. I am going to begin with the poem "Overheard in County Sligo." The first line ... Read More

The Reflections of Author’s View of Human Behavior in Their Works: Examples from Dorothy Parker’s The Standard of Living and Toni Cade Bambara’s The Lesson (537 words, 1 pages)

An author's view of human behavior is often reflected in their works. The short stories, The Standard of Living by Dorothy Parker and The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara are both examples of works that demonstrate their author's view of lifestyles from the past. Parker's The Standard of Living reflects ... Read More

Sacrifice in Literature: Review of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and A & P (1354 words, 2 pages)

Often times in literature for the protagonist to make progress a sacrifice has to be made. This sacrifice can spark progress in the movement of the story or growth in the character themselves. The true development in the story comes not in the sacrifice but in the motives behind the ... Read More

Literary Examples of a Perfect World, Utopia and Dystopia (1177 words, 2 pages)

In all of human history, the notion of a perfect society has been considered and attempted, but never truly attained. A positive perfect world, were every member is blissful, is a utopia. Alternatively, a negative perfect, world full of disdain and melancholy, is a dystopia. 1984 is a dystopia because ... Read More

Comparison of Jack Hogins’s The Concert Stages of Europe and Gabrielle Roy’s To Earn My Living (495 words, 1 pages)

Both Canadian short stories "The Concert Stages of Europe" by Jack Hogins and "To Earn My Living" by Gabrielle Roy are first person narrations recounting significant experiences of the narrators' lives. In "The Concert Stages of Europe," thirteen year old Clay tells us about his disastrous experience at a talent ... Read More

The Tragic Traits Shared by Medea and Clytemnestra in Greek Plays (1156 words, 2 pages)

Tragic heroes from Greek tragedies almost always share similar characteristics. Medea from Euripides's play Medea and Clytemnestra from Aeschylus's play Agamemnon display and share tragic traits. They are both vengeful wives who share similarities in the cause of their vengeance but have some differences in their chosen means of revenge ... Read More

Reflections of the Past in William Wordsworth’s The World is Too Much With Us and W.B. Yeats’ Among School Children (240 words, 1 pages)

The poem "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth, is similar to the poem "Among School Children" by W.B. Yeats, in many ways but different in many other ways. "The World is Too Much With Us" is a poem that symbolizes negativity. The poem deals with the ... Read More

Concept of Fear in Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson, The Red Room by H.G. Wells and The Man with the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (3473 words, 5 pages)

"How did the Victorian authors create fear in thier readers?" This essay compares three Victorian Stories - 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Lewis Stevenson, 'The Red Room' by H.G.Wells and 'The Man with the twisted lip' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These authors have toyed with the readers' ... Read More

The Characters of Jean Val Jean, Javert and Marius in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (287 words, 1 pages)

The main character of the story is Jean Val Jean. He is a large man, very strong, but with a good heart. The minor characters are Javert, a police investigator, who is said to have a "bullet-shaped head". He is tall and sinewy, with coarse black hair. Other characters are ... Read More

The Theme of Choices in the Novels Life of Pi and Larry’s Party (1892 words, 2 pages)

Life consists of choices. Life itself is a choice. People make numerous choices a day whether or not to go to school, study for the test, or even which pair of shoes to wear. Sometimes it is very difficult to decide what course of action to take. Sometimes a specific ... Read More

Ordinary People, Yet True Heroes of Arthur Miller’s Play and Jim Sheridan’s Movie (1197 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Miller's allegorical play, "The Crucible" set in Salem 1692, and Jim Sheridan's film, "In the Name of the Father (1993)" set in 1970's Belfast, are two texts in which the protagonists, John Proctor and Gerry Conlon respectively, uphold the traditional notions of a hero. Proctor is a farmer, struggling ... Read More

A Study on Two Literary Movements, Transcendentalism and Romanticism (1253 words, 2 pages)

Transcendentalism and Romanticism Throughout time there have been many literary movements, many of which become forgotten over time. However they should not be forgotten because they have shaped American literature into what it is today. Two of the more important literary movements of the late 18th century to the early ... Read More

Differences between Dogs and Cats as House Pets and How to Choose the Right One for You (412 words, 1 pages)

Owning a house pet can be an enjoyable experience, if a potential owner takes time before purchasing the animal to research what type of care will be needed for the type of animal he or she chooses. Dogs and cats are among the most popular pets however, their care is ... Read More

Comparison between the Views of Oedipus and Queen Iocaste in Oedipus Rex, a Play by Sophocles (1466 words, 2 pages)

In this paper I will present an interpretation of the Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. 'Compare and contrast the views of Oedipus and Queen Iocaste as to the validity of uncontrollable fate, and oracles being able to see the future. ' King Laios the ruler of Thebes, has a son ... Read More

Examination of the Complex History of the Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the Exhibition at the New York Historical Society (866 words, 2 pages)

The exhibition at the New-York Historical Society includes 25 different early editions of the novel, abolitionist pamphlets, proslavery books, six sculptural figure groups depicting scenes from the book and six crayon studies titled The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableau of Eva in Heaven (1995). From the ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of Attending College (857 words, 1 pages)

The spring of my senior year was a great time in my life. I was going to graduate in two months, I had gotten accepted into the college I wanted to go to, and the only thing left to complete was the final paperwork for whether I was going to ... Read More

The Character of Clovis Sangrail in Saki’s Short Stories (709 words, 1 pages)

Clovis Sangrail Clovis Sangrail is a character featured in three of the Saki short stories covered this semester. The three featured short stories are Tobermory, The Unrest-cure, and The She-Wolf. Clovis is undoubtedly one of Sakis preferred individuals because he is a reoccurring character. Since Sakis main intention was to ... Read More

My Experience in the Land of the Free (1165 words, 2 pages)

One of the transitions that I have experienced in the past is coming to America, early in the morning of August 1991, I left my mother and the house where Id grown up. My mother helped me carried heavy suitcases to the bus station. Have you gotten everything what you ... Read More

A Personal Experience of Culture Influencing Identity (432 words, 1 pages)

Topic Identity and culture are clearly intertwined. How has your experience of culture influenced the development of your own personal identity? It was a rainy day. The storm caused turbulence. The plane was very shaky and we dropped one hundred feet of altitude in five seconds. Then all of a ... Read More

A Contrast of Imagery and Symbolism in Raymond Carver’s The Cathedral (948 words, 2 pages)

Contrasting Imagery with Symbolism The story The Cathedral by Raymond Carver is a story of transformation of a human character?s life from depression and carelessness to belief and diversity. A cathedral is a symbol of faith, conversion, creativity and strength and is therefore a substantial component of Carver?s story. The ... Read More

A Paper on the Characters of Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith in Virginia Wolf’s Book Mrs. Dalloway (779 words, 2 pages)

In Virginia Woolfs book, Mrs. Dalloway, Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Warren Smith grow up under the same social institutions although social classes are drawn upon wealth it can be conceived that two people may have very similar opinions of the society that created them. The English society which Woolf presents ... Read More

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