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The Depiction of Emotions in Robert Frost’s Poem Out-Out (821 words, 1 pages)

In the poem, "Out-Out" by Robert Frost the speaker has a somber, serious, regretful attitude, an ironic tone, and a vivid descriptive voice towards the events occurring throughout the poem. He (the speaker) is shown as a witness to the story that takes place. Frost uses this dramatic take on ... Read More

George Orwell’s Animal Farm: A Satire of Socialism Which Depicts Its Flaws (689 words, 1 pages)

Totaliterainism found in Animal Farm George Orwells story, Animal Farm, is a satire of Soviet Russia. In a more general sense, however, the story traces the rise and fall of any totalitarian regime. All of the animals on Animal Farm somehow contribute to either the creation, destruction, or temporary success ... Read More

The Perfect Tragic Hero as Depicted in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (949 words, 2 pages)

Arguably the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare," Hamlet" the is the classic example of a tragedy. In all tragedies the hero suffers, and usually dies at the end. Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, Brutis falls on his sword, and like them Hamlet dies ... Read More

The Depiction of Madness in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart (1626 words, 3 pages)

The Underlying Madness in Poes The Tell Tale Heart The TellTale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe begins with a man attempting to prove his sanity. In all actuality this attempt reveals his madness True! Nervous, very very dreadfully nervous I had been and am but why will you say that ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting School Memories Connected to Del Rancho (444 words, 1 pages)

Mike McMurray English Comp. I 4 September 2000 The Ranch Del Rancho affectionately referred to as The Ranch by the students of Moore High School. Its a quiet rundown landmark of down town Moore. The Ranch has bee right there since Moore was a small farming community. The Ranch has ... Read More

The Necessity of Self-Knowledge as Depicted in Robert Warren’s The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger (824 words, 1 pages)

Robert Warren once talked about the difficult necessity of self knowledge. What exactly does this mean? What does it mean to know ourselves? And does it really matter if we stay true to ourselves. In the story The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger by Robert Warren, Jeff York is ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting the Expierence of Seeing Tangueros in Milonga Boulevard (346 words, 1 pages)

Tangueros in Milonga Boulevard is a tango ballet. The Milonga is a night ballroom with simple furniture, just hundreds of chairs and spare tables all around the floor. The entire ballet takes place in this setting. Here, Mauro and Celina fall in love, Celina says goodbye to the Tango, and ... Read More

A Depiction of Evil and Good in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Rappaccini’s Daughter (507 words, 1 pages)

Rappaccinis daughter, at first glance appears to be a story of an evil scientist. Looking at it from that perspective Baglioni would take on the role of an untraditional hero. As the story is broken down and further analyzed in depth you begin to notice that the roles of the ... Read More

Depiction of Racism in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (866 words, 1 pages)

Racism in To Kill a Mocking Bird Racial discrimination is one of the negative aspects of our society that have caused the pain and suffering of others for many centuries. Some examples of these include the Holocaust and slavery in the United States. However these problems become less common as ... Read More

The Effect of Culture of Poverty as Depicted in Elliot Liebow’s Tally’s Corner and Jay Macleod’s Ain’t No Makin’ It (4020 words, 5 pages)

In his book The Unheavenly City, political scientist Edward Banfield explains urban poverty as the end result of what he calls "the logic of metropolitan growth," (23). Many of the urban poor, Banfield argues, come to the city in search of better opportunities, bringing with them lower-class behavior patterns that ... Read More

An Essay Depicting the Jewish Sufferings in World War II (1485 words, 3 pages)

I am here representing one of the 22 organisations that stand as one, in the fight for Jewish compensation as a result of their treatment, prior and during World War Two, throughout the reign of the National Socialists. It has bee seven years your honour since we all heard that ... Read More

Corruption of Society as Depicted by Victor Hugo in Les Miserables (947 words, 2 pages)

In his novel, Les Miserables, author Victor Hugo makes a strong statement about society being the cause for evil in man. Les Miserables is based on a poor man, Jean Valjean, who was arrested for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisters starving baby. Valjean is sentenced to ... Read More

The Love of Nature as Depicted in Jack London’s Call of the Wild (697 words, 2 pages)

Can one person fit into three very different categories? In Call of the Wild, by Jack London, London proves he is an emphatic naturalist. However, his knowledge of the areas in which the book is set and of the harsh realities of life show that he also appears to be ... Read More

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Present Form of a New War as Depicted in Stephen Biddle’s The New Way of War (854 words, 1 pages)

Stephen Biddles review essay The New Way of War? in the journal, Foreign Affairs, states the advantages and disadvantages of the present form of a new war, which would approve security issues. Biddle discusses the positive and negative affects of a war unlike the previous world conflicts. He uses the ... Read More

Multiculturalism in India as Depicted in the Movies (729 words, 1 pages)

This section of the film series focuses in on India and the many cultures within. Referring to it as the empire of the spirit, the film certainly does show the wide array of spirituality in India. Their culture has been there for thousands and thousands of years, and I imagine ... Read More

The Virtue of Persistence as Depicted in The Odyssey (918 words, 2 pages)

Persistence is defined as the ability to never give up or let go, to be insistently continuous. "The Odyssey" shows an infamous man of admirable exploits, who endured an immense journey full great hardships and troubles while trying so hard to reach his homeland of Ithaca, his persistence shining above ... Read More

Depicting Conflicts between Traditional and Modern in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Desai’s Clear Light of Day (905 words, 1 pages)

In both Achebe's and Desai's novels, tension and conflict between the new and the old, traditional and modern are the strong undercurrents that move the story and the reader into an unconscious emotional uneasiness. In both novels, the backdrop and the story are engrossed in a struggle between two worlds, ... Read More

Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Kafka’s Metamorphosis: Depiction of Imprisonment (1551 words, 5 pages)

In relation to the works Waiting for Godot and Metamorphosis, imprisonment can either be collective imprisonment or personal imprisonment. In both cases, it includes the restriction of personal freedom, the limitation of action and the deprivation of human contact. My objective is to investigate in what ways Beckett and Kafka ... Read More

To Kill a Mockingbird: Literary Depiction of South and Racism (1195 words, 2 pages)

"To Kill a Mocking Bird" is based in about 1935, right in the middle of the depression. It is set in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. Maycomb, like most small southern towns, has a problem with widespread racism toward Negroes. The novel focuses on one family, the Finches. ... Read More

An Essay on the 1930s American Crisis and the Depiction of Life Conditions of the Time (1218 words, 4 pages)

For many people in the 1930s living conditions were not as adequate as they needed to be. The stock market had just crashed in 1928, and the US was in the midst of the Great Depression. Many people suffered from lack of money, and many others suffered from lack of ... Read More

Flaws of Society as Depicted in Stanley Kramer’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (545 words, 2 pages)

The film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, written by Stanely Kramer reflects society's prejudices of the 1960's time period. This comedy explores the subject of interracial marriage, and the impact it has upon the parents of the bride and groom. This film definitely confirms the concepts of the 1960's, yet ... Read More

Loneliness as Punishment as Depicted in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (498 words, 1 pages)

The Effects of Loneliness Have you ever been alone walking or lying on your bed thinking about how lonely you are? Do you ever wonder why you are sometimes ostracized from the group? You can experience loneliness, mentally or physically. It can also drive you out of your mind. In ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting a Rafting Adventure at the White Salmon River (504 words, 1 pages)

Off in the distance somewhere behind me, I could vaguely hear the voices of the others in the rafts floating down the rushing White Salmon River. As our boat continued to float down the stream, the green foliage on the banks slowly passed by. The sunlight danced in our eyes ... Read More

Graphic Imagery as a Means of Depicting the Violence of War in Wilfred Owen’s Poem Dulce et Decorum Est (898 words, 1 pages)

History has taught us that no other war challenged existing conventions, morals, and ideals in the same way World War I did. World War I saw the mechanization of weapons like heavy artillery and tanks, the use of poison gas, the long stalemate on the Western Front, and trench warfare, ... Read More

Foundation of the Modern America through Great Depression and World War II as Depicted in David M. Kennedy’s Book Freedom from Fear (1071 words, 2 pages)

Between 1929 and 1945 the American people and their political leadership faced r two overwhelming challenges. If events had gone in other directions, our century could have been quite different. In a brilliant description of complexity in American history, Stanford University historian David M. Kennedy recreates that crucial period in ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting a Day at Children’s World (1295 words, 2 pages)

Children's World Learning Center. Upon my arrival to the classroom at Children's World, the young children were just waking up from their afternoon nap. As the children woke up Miss Kristen allowed the children to play, until all their classmates were awake. I watched Susie with blond curly locks sit ... Read More

An Amateur Depiction on the Artist: Jean-Paul Abou-Dib through His Artwork (395 words, 1 pages)

I participated in an Art Exhibition by artist Jean-Paul Abou-Dib on Wednesday, January 25th at noon. Exhibition Gallery. Because of the art gallery's location, which is next to the library, I often saw his portraits previously whenever I passed by. Without knowing any basic theory about artwork, I often concluded ... Read More

An Analysis on Death and Rebirth Depicted In “Aeneid: Book VI” by Virgil (1631 words, 3 pages)

In the beginning of Book VI of the Aeneid, Aeneas and his men draw towards the coast of Cumae, nearing an Euboian settlement. While his men disperse into groups to various parts of the island for fuel and supplies, and to take some leave from their journey, Aeneas journeys to ... Read More

A Self-Analysis on How I Depict Art (460 words, 1 pages)

To see a scorned, beaten, and crucified man, lying dead in the arms of his mother is an image, which can inspire overwhelming emotions within the heart of an observer. Yet, for the longest time I've had such difficulty looking at Michelangelo's art in this way. To me, art has ... Read More

Birth of the Nation of Canada and How It Is Depicted in Archibald Lampman’s Poetry (2246 words, 3 pages)

On July 1, 1867, a fledgling nation not only experienced a geopolitical birth, but a cultural one as well. The Confederation of the newly formed Dominion of Canada included Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. With the physical and political formation of a country comes the incarnation of a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013