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Review of Kate Chopin’s Desiree’s Baby (786 words, 1 pages)

2) should Desiree have returned to her family home with her baby? In the short story Desirees Baby, written by Kate Chopin, tragedy comes early in the marriage with the birth of Armand and Desirees first child. Although no one seemed to notice at first, by the time the child ... Read More

A Review of The Yellow Wallpaper (2965 words, 4 pages)

The story "The Yellow Wallpaper" was written in the late eighteen hundreds. Women and illnesses are treated differently during this period, with men holding the power, especially in a marriage. Also, a woman follows her doctor's orders as well as listens to the husband when illness occurs. In this case, ... Read More

Amanda Turner’s Review of Gladiator (871 words, 2 pages)

Commodus changes for the worse. He is innately devious and this is not resolved throughout Gladiator. He identifies his main adversary as Maximus, his father's favourite, but in reality it is his own lack of moral fibre that is his greatest enemy. Maximus's fallicious death triggers a surge towards a ... Read More

Review of Phillip Roth’s Defender of the Faith (427 words, 1 pages)

Defender of the Faith In Philip Roths, Defender of the Faith, a veteran of the European theatre, Nathan Marx has recently returned to the US from the war that ended in Europe. When he arrives to the US, Captain Barrett appoints him Sergeant, which provides him the responsibilities that Sergeant ... Read More

A Review of Boccaccio’s The Decameron (826 words, 1 pages)

The Decameron, by Boccaccio, is a frame story written in the mid fourteenth century. There are a hundred stories told over a span of ten days. On the second day, a man tells a story about a princess, Alatiel, who was sent away to marry a king. Before Alatiel reaches ... Read More

American Dream: A Review of Death of a Salesman (696 words, 2 pages)

Death of a Salesman is centred round one man trying to seek the American Dream and taking his family with him. Nobody believes in the American Dream more than Willy Loman, but the dream has somehow eluded him. During Willys life he caused his wife (Linda) great pain, by living ... Read More

Review of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (689 words, 1 pages)

Death of a Salesman is probably one of Arthur Miller's greatest achievements. This play describes the sixty-three-year-old protagonist Willy Loman, a rounded and psychologically motivated individual. Willy is also a familiar American Philistine and even a universal type. He embodies the stupidity, immorality, self-delusion, and failure of middle-class values Miller ... Read More

Review of Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman (885 words, 1 pages)

People faced with many problems each day of their lives. No one really has a true perfect life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face sooner or later. There are different ways in which people deal with these personal conflicts. They can be differing as much as the people themselves. ... Read More

Review of Arthur Miller’s Play/Book Death of a Salesman (1136 words, 2 pages)

Miller, Arthur. Death of A Salesman. New York The Penguin Group, 1976. Death of a Salesman is a playbook by Arthur Miller. Its about a man named Willy Loman. He has been traveling salesman for the Wagner Company for 34 years. Willy has some problems. As he got old he ... Read More

A Review of Henry James’s Character Daisy Miller (432 words, 1 pages)

Daisy Miller, ubiquitous flirt, cavorts around with mysterious Italian romantics and remains contemptuous and ignorant of European social customs during her short stay in the Old World. On an intimate level, Daisy's story is one about a young woman's hedonistic adventures in a world where hedonism has no place. Daisy's ... Read More

A Review of Lord of the Flies (2046 words, 3 pages)

Lord of The Flies is one of the best-known books of the post-war years. A group of young boys, the oldest of whom is twelve, and the youngest six, are marooned on a desert island, and almost immediately a battle for supremacy takes place among the principal characters. Violence and ... Read More

A Review of Last Days of Socrates (1371 words, 3 pages)

In the Last Days of Socrates the dialogue Crito recounts Socrates last days before his execution. Socrates had been accused of corrupting the youth and not worshipping the Gods of the state. During his trial he denied all accusations and attempted to defend himself by proving his innocence using reason ... Read More

A Review of Curtis Hanson’s Movie In Her Shoes (620 words, 1 pages)

When someone thinks of Curtis Hanson, they primarily think "L.A. Confidential" and "8 Mile" not a so called "chick flick". And while it may be hard to think of Hanson directing a movie like "In Her Shoes", once you see the movie, you can see just how easy it can ... Read More

A Review of Dean Koontz’s Novel Winter Moon (586 words, 1 pages)

Critique of Winter Moon In Winter Moon by Dean Koontz a cloudy Los Angeles, California day is shattered when a hot Hollywood director turns a city street into a fiery abyss. A heroic police officer, Jack McGarvey, is badly wounded in the inferno and will not be able to walk ... Read More

A Review of Painter Diego Velzquez’s Work (1942 words, 3 pages)

Diego Velzquez was called the noblest and most commanding man among the artists of his country. He was a master realist, and no painter has surpassed him in the ability to seize essential features and fix them on canvas with a few broad, sure strokes. His men and women seem ... Read More

A Review of Great Gatsby (277 words, 2 pages)

The quote 'material without being real' shows the emptiness of an existence with the realization of a tainted ideal. Fittingly, this quote from Nick is placed after Daisy leaves Gatsby. Nick is imagining what Gatsby would be thinking if he had understood that the goal, winning Daisy and her materialistic ... Read More

A Movie Review of Coyote Ugly, by David McNally (421 words, 1 pages)

Coyote Ugly, directed by David McNally and written by Gina Wendkos, promotes itself as a film that focuses on a group of young female, table-dancing bartenders --or "coyotes"-- who entertain and thrill their drunk clientele with their uninhibited and often choreographed moves. However, Coyote Ugly soon reveals its true main ... Read More

Review of Study on Relationship Satisfaction (1202 words, 2 pages)

In this particular article form the Journal of Psychology, the participants were a model of British students that were measured for relationship satisfaction. The major aim of the present study was to determine whether relationship satisfaction and negative conflict resolution are associated with consensus change as well as consensus level, ... Read More

A Review of Richard Kraut’s Two Conceptions of Happiness (716 words, 1 pages)

Two Conception of Happiness In the article Two Conception of Happiness, Richard Kraut intends to discuss Aristotelian notion of happiness by distinguishing the difference concerning feeling happy and leading a happy life. The act of an individual having certain feelings explores their internal identity and the only person that can ... Read More

Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado (552 words, 1 pages)

The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Poe was born in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 19, 1809. His parents were touring actors. He was orphaned at age 3, and taken into the home of John Allan, a merchant of Richmond, VA. His wife raised Edgar as her son, but Allan accepted the ... Read More

Futuristic Dystopia: Review of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1170 words, 2 pages)

"Brave New World", written by Aldous Huxley, and "Blade Runner", directed by Ridley Scott both explore futuristic dystopias. The composers use science fiction, film noir, satire and irony to depict futures which could develop from the issues relevant to their contexts of production. These contexts are integral to the ideas ... Read More

Review of poem Pontiac and My 48 Pontiac (331 words, 1 pages)

The poems Pontiac and My 48 Pontiac contained a numerous amount of fascinating parallels between each other. Each Poem involves a man who uses their Pontiac as a source, were they could reflect upon their issues. Alone with their car they could feel free to criticize. Unable to come to ... Read More

A Review of the Movie Moby Dick (850 words, 2 pages)

Moby Dick Movie Review These days, producers and writers work together to try and reproduce classic novels as motion pictures. How precise can a motion picture company re-create a classic? Sometimes they arent as accurate and realistic as they may think. Although the motion picture somewhat differs from Melvilles work, ... Read More

A Very Short Review of the Book Christine (94 words, 1 pages)

This book is all about a car that is alive and kills anyone or anything it doesnt like. When bullys at school get jealous of Greg's car (Christine) they go and destroy it. Christine repairs herself in a matter of minutes and starts itself up and kills the bullys by ... Read More

A Review of John Steinbeck’s Story The Chrysanthemums (829 words, 1 pages)

Women are more than emotional! In John Steinbecks short story The Chrysanthemums, the chrysanthemums represent the soul of every woman. Elisa Allen represents the feminine ideal of equality and its inevitable defeat from a males perspective. Together the chrysanthemums and Elisa Allen convey the Woman Rights Movement just as Elisa ... Read More

A Review of the Book Emperor of China, a Biography of Chinese Emperor Kang-hsi (962 words, 3 pages)

Chinese History - Emperor Kang-hsi Emperor Kang-hsi ruled China from 1661 to 1722 and his reign is captured by Jonathan D. Spences book Emperor of China. The different chapters of the book deal with certain aspects of the Emperors life. Aspects that the history books to normally deal with. The ... Read More

A Review of the Novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (628 words, 1 pages)

What makes a tragedy so tragic is that the tragic hero, frequently because of his hamartia, falls a great distance from the high point where he is above many of us to the lowest point possible. In addition, they tend to be conductors of suffering as critic Northrop Frye says. ... Read More

A Review of Chaucer’s Book Pardoner’s Tale (393 words, 1 pages)

In Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale, the Pardoner justifies his behavior by saying, in effect, that even though he sins, he still has the power and the ability to dissuade others from sinning, thus serving society a good purpose. I agree with the Pardoner. He can have a positive influence on people ... Read More

A Review of the Book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (399 words, 1 pages)

In the book Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, a retarded man named Charlie Gordon was given a chance to become a genius through an operation. Charlie Gordon was the subject of an experiment that increases the intelligence. The experiment worked and Charlie Gordon became a genius. But he had ... Read More

A Review of the Story Charley Skedaddle (716 words, 3 pages)

Charley Skedaddle Charley Skeddaddle is a story that takes place during the Civil War (1861-1865) in the North. The main character is Charley Stephen Quinn. He was a young boy growing up in New York City without parents. Charleys older brother Johnny died at the Battle of Gettysburg. We learned ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013