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An interpretation of Nadine Gordimer’s Once Upon a Time (917 words, 2 pages)

Fairy tales have always been told to us as children whether to comfort or entertain us, they always seem to be a part of most everyones childhood. When Nadine Gordimer was asked to write a childrens story, she replied with a short story titled Once Upon A Time. Although the ... Read More

An Interpretation of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1195 words, 2 pages)

Many people who read tragedies believe that they offer a pessimistic outlook on life. Arthur Millers novel, Death of a Salesman, expresses the message that to achieve the American dream you have to follow your heart. Those who have read Tragedy and The Common Man, an essay by Arthur Miller, ... Read More

An Interpretation of The Franklin’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (489 words, 1 pages)

"The Franklin's Tale" was a story about keeping your promise no matter what should happen. Arveraguskept his promiseto his wife or at least he had the intention to. Aurelius finally recieved the lady he had desired for the most but he had gave her up, due to his generosity. Unlike ... Read More

An Interpretation of Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike (979 words, 2 pages)

In everyones life there will be peaks and valleys. What happens when a boy peaks before he has even had the chance to be a man? Can he be content to live in his remembrances of the past even though he seemingly has no future? John Updikes poem, Ex-Basketball Player, ... Read More

An Interpretation of Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro (853 words, 2 pages)

Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a story about a man and his dying, his relationship to his wife, and his recollections of a troubling existence. It is also, more importantly, a story about writing. Through the story of Harry, a deceptive, dying, decaying writer, Hemingway expresses his own feelings ... Read More

An Interpretation of Dunbar’s Sympathy (849 words, 2 pages)

During the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the black population was enslaved and tortured by whites. African Americans were treated as animals, denied the right to life, forced to work endlessly, and suffer abuse from their masters. White Americans forced the blacks to become slaves due to the fact that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Different Interpretations of God in Various Cultures and Understanding of the Bible (1836 words, 4 pages)

So many people have a false interpretation of who God really is. Understanding who God really is can clear up a lot of false pretences (ideas) that so many people have about Him. According to the Bible, there are a number of different names and interpretations for who God truly ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Meaning of the Bricks (343 words, 1 pages)

The bricks immediately lining the vaults would be all burnt to useless scrolls, black as charcoalthe next tier would be a little less withered, but hardly fit for service and gradually, as you went higher and higher along the successive layers of kiln, you came to the midmost ones, sound, ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Poem I Have Killed the Deer Written by a Pueblo Indian (232 words, 1 pages)

The poem I choose was I Have Killed the Deer. This poem was written by aPueblo Indian. He explained how throughout his life he took the other lives of plants andanimals in order to survive. He said that when he died he would give his body to the earthfor the ... Read More

An Interpretation of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (434 words, 1 pages)

When reading Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, I found myself having a hard time understanding it. I also found it hard to stay motivated to read it. I was really disturbed by the thought of bring someone back in the way Victor did. As being one of the people who'd lost ... Read More

An Analysis and Interpretation of the Five Essays on History and Culture (734 words, 2 pages)

00.01The purpose of this paper is to focus on history and culture. This is also the required paper four for English composition 1301.00.02The thesis is this that this essay analyzes and interprets five essays on history and culture in terms of understanding the meaning, evaluating the strategy and appreciating the ... Read More

The Ethics of Living Jim Crow My Interpretation (651 words, 1 pages)

The Ethics of Living Jim Crow My InterpretationThe Ethics of Living Jim Crow is an autobiographical account of author Richard Wrights education in race relations in a totally segregated south. Wright talks about his experiences growing up in the south and the racism he encountered. He attempts to show us ... Read More

An Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (350 words, 1 pages)

Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 31-8The Bible verses Ecclesiastes 31-8 are Solomons words as he is telling of the relationship that we may have with God and of His master plan. We are to understand Gods impeccable timing, absolute control, magnificent grace, and eternal glory. The beginning of the excerpt makes the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Procedures of the Systematic Interpretation of Basic Financial Data (4410 words, 11 pages)

This report introduces a procedure that can be used to analyze the quantifiable aspects of commercial credit requests. The procedure incorporates a systematic interpretation of basic financial data and focuses on issues that typically arise when determining creditworthiness. Cash flow information is equally important when evaluating a firms prospects. Reported ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Movie The Sixth Sense (780 words, 2 pages)

The Sixth Sense This past weekend , I went to see a movie at the near theater to my house . The Sixth Sense It is some kind of psychological movie that tell the story of a little boy name Cole Sear ,Who has some kind of Supernatural abilities to ... Read More

A Description of Semiotics of the Theory of the Production and Interpretation of Meaning (1479 words, 3 pages)

Semiotics is the theory of the production and interpretation of meaning. It's basic principle is that meaning is made by the deployment of acts and objects which function as "signs" in relation to other signs. Systems of signs are constituted by the complex meaning-relations that can exist between one sign ... Read More

An Analysis of Translation That Often Led to Misinterpretation (2074 words, 3 pages)

Translations often led to misinterpretations, allowing the translator to impose his own view of the text into the original. This leads to controversy in almost every rendition of ancient works. Any translator can read into and almost rewrite the original work with what they deem true by extracting and emphasizing ... Read More

The Interpretation of Jesus in the Movie “The Temple” (1052 words, 2 pages)

1.The interpretation of Jesus in the movie is more or less of what he is shown as in the Bible he was a good man whose mission was to preach the good word of God and to die in order to save the people of mankind. However I felt that ... Read More

A Comparison of Colonialists Interpretations of William Shakespeare’s the Tempest (2112 words, 3 pages)

WAYS OF READING THE TEMPEST Greenblatt Vs Schneider Shakespeare criticism has long been recognised as a touchstone to shifts in our critical discourses. The following paper constitutes an examination of two conflicting discourses. The analysis will be confined to the views presented in Stephen Greenblatt's article entitled "Martial Law in ... Read More

An Interpretation of Shakira’s Song Underneath Your Clothes (642 words, 1 pages)

UNDERNEATH YOUR CLOTHES Love and sexual fantasies are often openly expressed in music. Occasionally, artists will conceal secret messages in their love songs. Underneath your Clothes by Shakira is a beautiful example of a love song with tainted intensions. Shakira uses many innocent phrases to hide her true intensions of ... Read More

The Interpretation of Dreams According to Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (832 words, 1 pages)

According to Freud and Jung, dreams reflect your personality and affect your conscious life. Dreams "are not meaningless, and they are not absurd dreams are psychical phenomena of complete validity" that can be analyzed and used to benefit you in your waking life. Dream analysis raises personal awareness of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Interpretation of Susan Sontag’s View (1190 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever exclaimed to yourself, This is so bizarre! The puzzling look on your face reflects your mind and starts a wheel to turn. You go about a methodical way of asking yourself questions about what it may be that you are trying to make sense of. The best ... Read More

An Interpretation of Shakespeares The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (838 words, 2 pages)

In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, one of his most famous plays, two youngsters have been fooled by their miserable fates. Their encounter is a predestined mistake that they cannot rectify after they have fallen in love with each other. With the assistance of two foolish helpers, ... Read More

An Interpretation of The Stolen Hour by Lillian Hecker (1073 words, 2 pages)

The Stolen Hour In the story of The Stolen Hour by Lillian Hecker she tells us an interesting story of a young girl and her experiences that could change her for the rest of her life. The young girl named Rosaura is the daughter of a servant that works for ... Read More

An Interpretation of Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare (820 words, 2 pages)

Sonnet 73 That Time of Year Thou Mayest in Me BeholdThis sonnet by William Shakespeare can be regarded as a quite regular representation of what is called a "Shakespearean sonnet". Not only that it is written by him, but as one will see the structure and the theme are really ... Read More

An Interpretation of God’s Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins (994 words, 2 pages)

Societies Neglect For God's Grandeur In Gerard Manley Hopkins' sonnet "God's Grandeur," the speaker is an omniscient observer of mankind -- probably Hopkins himself. He is speaking to man in an effort to help society realize the beauty in life. Hopkins senses several errors in his species. He believes society ... Read More

An Interpretation of John Updike’s A&P (538 words, 1 pages)

Sammys Sacrifice John Updikes often-anthologized story, AP shows us the heroic choice of a young adult who decides to follow principle rather than his own self-interest. The nineteen year old narrator works at the local AP (Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company) in a middle class neighborhood, and he is led ... Read More

Willy Loman’s Interpretation of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (768 words, 1 pages)

Willy Loman's interpretation of the American Dream is defined by a life that is composed of fortune and fame. In the Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believes that being well liked and having a personal attractiveness, together, can bring success, money and many friends. Willy Loman's inability to live ... Read More

Interpretation Langston Hughes’ Haunting Description of African People’s Freedom Struggles (510 words, 1 pages)

Interpreting Langston Hughes Langston Hughes' haunting descriptions of the African people's struggle for freedom paints a lasting image in one's mind of the price paid for a single strand of freedom and what is meant to this oppressed ethnicity. From the dark whispers of Silhouette to the stern rising words ... Read More

An Interpretation of a Quebec Act of 1774 (1851 words, 3 pages)

The Quebec Act of 1774Administration of the conquered province by a governor and an appointed council was established by royal proclamation. In 1774 the English Parliament passed the Quebec Act. This was the first important milestone in the constitutional history of British Canada. Under its terms the boundaries of Quebec ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013