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A Biography of Emily Dickinson (1063 words, 2 pages)

"Emily Dickinson" Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet of the nineteenth century. She was one of the greatest masters of the short lyric poem. Not much is known about her life, but what is known is unusual and interesting. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December tenth, ... Read More

A Brief History of Elizabethan Era in England (258 words, 1 pages)

The age of Shakespeare was a great time in English history. The reign of Elizabeth (1558 - 1603) saw England emerge as the leading naval and commercial power of the Western world. Elizabeth I's England consolidated its position with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, and firmly established ... Read More

A Biography of Elizabeth Barrett: An English Poet of the Romantic Movement (577 words, 1 pages)

Elizabeth Barrett, an English poet of the Romantic Movement, was born in 1806 at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England. The oldest of twelve children, Elizabeth was the first in her family born in England in over two hundred years. For centuries, the Barrett family had lived in Jamaica, where they owned ... Read More

The Effects of the WWII Atomic Bombs on Japan (1536 words, 5 pages)

Effects of the WWII Atomic Bombs When the atomic bomb went off over Hiroshima on Aug. 6th, 1945, 70,000 lives were ended in a flash. To the American people who were weary from the long and brutal war, such a drastic measure seemed a necessary, even righteous way to end ... Read More

A Look at the Evolution of Film Throughout Time (3153 words, 4 pages)

The evolution of film throughout time has been a fascination to many. Just like retracing the steps of famous painters, poets and authors, following the history of film, actors and directors is a science in itself. Throughout the century the art known as film making has evolved as directors such ... Read More

A Review of the TV Movie “The House Without a Christmas Tree” (1204 words, 2 pages)

I think my feelings right now could be summarized from a quote from the made for TV movie The House Without a Christmas Tree (Mary Catherine Gallagher Christmas). Just as Mary Katherine Gallagher, a character from the popular television show Saturday Night Live, has mastered expressing her feelings through words, ... Read More

A Review of Dylan Thomas’s Poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” (419 words, 1 pages)

Two of the greatest poets of all time have been Edgar Allen Poe and Dylan Thomas however, two poets can have opposite writing styles. Most of Poe's poems are all focused on the depression of death. Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," was written during the ... Read More

A Biography of Edward Estlin Cummings Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (204 words, 1 pages)

Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14th, 1894. He was a poet, playwright, prose writer, and painter whose vision found embodiment in an array of artistic devices, where typography, punctuation, grammar, syntax, diction, imagery, and rhythm were often pushed to their limits. E. E. Cummings received ... Read More

An Analysis of Educating Rita By Willy Russell (7071 words, 8 pages)

Educating Rita by Willy Russell explores the relationship between the two characters involved in the play, Frank and Rita over a time span, of several months. A variety of themes are explored as Rita, a working class Liverpudlian, aspires to a higher social and academic level so that she may ... Read More

A Description of Matthew Arnold’s Poem Dover Beach (1742 words, 3 pages)

In Matthew Arnolds poem Dover Beach, a wide variety of interpretations to the poems meaning, inspiration, and purpose are made possible by the different aspects to which it can be viewed. The aspects to which I am referring to are metaphor, imagery, and structure. Critics have made many hypotheses on ... Read More

A Discussion of the Theme of Suffering in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and P.B Shelly’s (3349 words, 4 pages)

by n KALSI Discuss the theme of suffering in Mary Shelly's 'Frankenstein' and P.B.Shelly's 'Alastor Or the spirit of solitude'. The theme of suffering is best conveyed through the "solitary" aesthetic figure of the wanderer or vagrant. Romantic writers produced works revealing extremes of isolation and socialisation, creating 'either a ... Read More

An Analysis of Plato’s Stance Against Poetry (2057 words, 3 pages)

Upon reading Plato?s stance against poetry, it is refreshing to say the least to take into consideration Longinus?s praise of the art. In ?On the Sublime,? this author with the unknown identity lauds the art of sublimity, stating that it is an ?eminence and excellence in language and that from ... Read More

A Description of William Shakespeare Who Generally Reowned As Being the Finest Poet and Playwright in the English Language (1993 words, 3 pages)

William Shakespeare is generally renowned as being the finest poet and playwright in the English language, and also being the world's most widely read author. Shakespeare was born on 23rd April 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. By 1592 Shakespeare had attained success as an actor and playwright. After about 1608 Shakespeare's ... Read More

An Analysis of Tennessee Williams’s Play The Glass Menagerie (2071 words, 3 pages)

In Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie he uses symbols to represent the reoccurring theme of the failure to accept reality and Tom's theme of escape. Like his narrator, Tom, Williams has a poet's "weakness for symbols" and the most prominent of these symbols is Laura's glass menagerie, which is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Gender Roles in the Poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson (1671 words, 3 pages)

Two of Americas poets that speak of gender in controversial ways are Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. The work of these poets undoubtedly stands out from other poets because they challenged conventional gender roles of their time. For the 1800s, their poetry was democratic in both its content and its ... Read More

A Description of Dead Poets Society By Tania Modleski (814 words, 2 pages)

Title Dead Poets Society Date Released during 1989 Author Tania Modleski Source Paramount Pictures Type of Text Film Summary Dead Poets Society explores the conflict between realism and romanticism as these contrasting ideals are presented to the students at an all boys preparatory school. Welton Academy is founded on tradition ... Read More

The Objectives of Copyright and How they Work (2385 words, 4 pages)

A copyright is the right to produce, reproduce, and transform any original work. Copyrights are only given to original works that fall under the following seven categories Literary works, Musical works including accompanying any works, Dramatic works including accompanying music, Choreographic works, Graphical and sculptural works, Motion pictures and other ... Read More

An Analysis of Thistles, a Poem by Ted Hughes (1548 words, 2 pages)

Q Poets are often concerned with the connections between man and the natural world. Choose two poems and explain how the poets' attitudes are conveyed through the choice of language. "Thistles" effectively shows how Ted Hughes is able to use an extended and sustained metaphor of a negative facet of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Papas Waltz and Those Winter Sundays (860 words, 3 pages)

My Papas Waltz and Those Winter Sundays My Papas Waltz, by Theodore Roethke, and Those Winter Sundays, by Robert Hayden, are two somewhat similar poems about respected fathers. To most people a father is not just the man who fertilizes their mothers egg, but a man that spends time with ... Read More

The Common Issues in the Works of Alastor, Frankenstein and Manfred (1232 words, 2 pages)

The works Alastor, Frankstein, and Manfred have several concerns or issues in common. Since all three of these authors were in close contact with one another, and Byrons, ghost-story sessions are said to have provided the initial impetus for Mary Shellys Frankenstein, then it would not be inconceivable for these ... Read More

A Description of the Poems in “Beale Street Love” By Langston Hughes (775 words, 1 pages)

In all poems there is a theme, whether the theme be obvious from the start or it be one that is difficult to find. No matter how long or short a poem or how complicated or simple every poem that you read will have a theme. In "Beale Street Love" ... Read More

An Analysis of the Principles Behind the Actions of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin (446 words, 1 pages)

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two men who lived no where near each other yet the led similar lives. Not only did Hitler and Stalin kill millions of people they also had difficult childhoods, suffer from extreme paranoia, and experience troublesome relationships with women. Even though they were known ... Read More

A Biography of Robert Lee Frost Born in San Franscisco (650 words, 1 pages)

Robert Lee Frost, born in San Francisco, Mar. 26, 1874 he died in Boston, Jan. 29, 1963. He was one of America's leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An essentially pastoral poet often associated with rural New England, Frost wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions transcend ... Read More

An Analysis of the Toys and Little Boy Crying (1359 words, 2 pages)

The poems "The Toys" and "Little Boy Crying" are two similar poems which both mainly talk about a father to child relationship. The poems show the father's point of view as well as the child's, which are quite different, during an event in which the father tries to teach his ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like Sun” and “She Walks In Beauty” (907 words, 3 pages)

Compare and Contrast My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun She Walks In Beauty Time has seen an infinite amount of beauty in its long existence. Nature has produced so many wonderful scenes and objects that we cannot collect it all even in one life. We ourselves are keepers ... Read More

An Analysis of The Seed Shop by Muriel Stuart and To Blossoms by Robert Herrick (835 words, 1 pages)

Nature and life has always been one of poets hottest themes. Poets arrange the wonder of nature and the essence of life into words to show their affection toward this magnificent theme. The Seed Shop by Muriel Stuart and To Blossoms by Robert Herrick are two of the many poems ... Read More

An Analysis of the Steven Cranes and the Red Badge of Courage Affecting the Public Perception of the Civil War (1313 words, 3 pages)

STEVEN CRANES THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE AFFECTED PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE CIVIL WAR? Stephen Crane, (1871-1900), was an American novelist and poet, one of the first American writers of the naturalistic style of writing, Crane is known for his pessimistic and often brutal portrayals of the human condition, but ... Read More

The Origins and Beliefs of Confucianism (1123 words, 2 pages)

Since the beginning of time, man has sought to explain the world around him. This is called philosophy, a Greek word which means "love of wisdom." However, over the millennia it has come to mean much more. The philosophies of the ancient Chinese people, whether they explain nature or present ... Read More

The Experiences, Socialization and Professional Life of Bukowski (3466 words, 5 pages)

1. Preface. This essay will examine how Bukowski mirrored his experiences, his socialisation and his professional life in his texts considering as example two of his poems (Commerce and The Great Escape) and other sources. The main part of this work will be a formal, stylistic and textual analysis of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Proverbs Carpe Diem and Memento Mori in A Separate Peace, The Great Gatsby, Dead Poets Society and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (925 words, 1 pages)

Life is short, If you turn around you might miss it. Carpe Diem and Momento Mori are one main part of peoples everyday lives. A person can say or do something of the smallest nature and it can easily be called Carpe Diem or Momento Mori. Seize the Day otherwise ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013