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My Life at the Indiana Juvenile Detention Center (1527 words, 2 pages)

I had gotten out of jail not ten minutes before I committed another crime. The joint's worth of weed was taped to the inside of my pants leg, small enough not to be noticed when I was patted down upon admittance to the Marion County, Indiana Juvenile Detention Center. I ... Read More

A Paper on the Movie Shakespeare in Love and Its Characters (1542 words, 3 pages)

Shakespeare In Love and Reality According to Jeremy Giltzer, Hollywood has turned to history to create inspired moments of action, drama, and patriotism. It has provided the movies with some of the most climatic moments and colorful characters imaginable, while making complicated issues of the past understandable on a modern ... Read More

A Paper on Camus’s Character of the Stranger (408 words, 1 pages)

Typified by seeming indifference, the hero of "The Stranger" is initially presented as a character that is apathetic to society, his surroundings, and in addition, his own existence. This behavior consequently leads to a bloody murder that eventually is the inexorable result of Meursault's own death. As a stranger to ... Read More

My Study of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs (848 words, 1 pages)

Section I What I Want to Find Out A few days ago I went to the Air force Academy in Colorado Springs. It was fun to be there for only a few days, but I am not sure I want to live there for four years, since there isnt much ... Read More

A Paper on the Main Character in Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1461 words, 3 pages)

In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the main character is introduced in a number of ways. In Act I of the play, Hamlet is mainly established by his words and actions, and his predicament. They portray Hamlet's loyalty, intelligence, courage, his concept of morality and ability to express himself. These qualities are ... Read More

A Paper on Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (739 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, contains many profound characters. The townspeople intrigue the reader because they gradually evolve throughout the book, as would any solitary character. In the beginning of the novel, they are generally rigid and judgmental towards Hester, because she has committed adultery. Throughout the novel, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Rosemary Fell in “A Cup of Tea” by Katherine Mansfield (1316 words, 3 pages)

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF A CUP OF TEA 1. Introduction To be honest, when I read the story, I thought how absurd this is. The first appearance of the story to me was just like this. But when I re- thought about some details I realised that the story is not ... Read More

The Importance of the Character of Friar Lawrence in Play Romeo and Juliet (632 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with ... Read More

A Paper on Female Characters’s Relationship with Male Characters in Novels The Man Within and The Catcher in the Rye and in Movies Fight Club and American Beauty (1819 words, 6 pages)

Theres a famous saying that goes like this Behind every great man, there is a great woman. However, not all men are great. All men have flaws and women help men get through tough times and problems so they can come to resolutions. In the novels The Man Within, Lord ... Read More

My Life in Stalinist Russia by Mary Leder (419 words, 1 pages)

Mary Leder's novel, My Life In Stalinist Russia is a very interesting tale of a woman who traveled from the United States into the Soviet Union and then back. Leder is very optimistic when she ventured into the communist country. She does a fantastic job of portraying what life is ... Read More

A Comparison of the Two Main Characters in Joel Coen’s Raising Arizona (454 words, 1 pages)

Raising Comparisons In the movie Raising Arizona, director Joel Coen shows the moralistic values between the two characters Herbert I. McDonnough and Leonard Smalls. One is a self-centered maniacal fiend, while the other demonstrates a complete turnabout and finds his principles in life. Here we will see how two men ... Read More

My Unforgettable Experience at Big Powderhorn Mountain (802 words, 1 pages)

In the upper Penisola, near Big Powderhorn Mountain, one of my friends has a log cabin. It is six-hour drive from Chicago, but he drives there a couple times a month, especially during ski season. A few months ago, my friend invited my roommate and me to spend a weekend. ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Elizabeth Bennett in Jane Austen’s Novel Pride and Prejudice (1343 words, 2 pages)

Marry For Love The point of view of a novel usually decides which characters we sympathize with. In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Bennett is the focal character, which causes the reader to feel closest to her. The reader can relate more easily to her feelings ... Read More

A Comparison of The Main Characters in Kafkas’ “The Metamorphosis” and Silverberg’s “The Mountains of Majinpoor” (2272 words, 3 pages)

I have chosen to look at Metamorphosis and The Mountains of Majipoor because I am interested in the similarities between the way the novelists show alienation and I would like to explore this idea further. I am certain that the novelists intended to make the effect they did in their ... Read More

My Insights About the Issue of Poverty in The Present Society and How It Became A Choice (937 words, 1 pages)

Recently, I had read an article in The New City newspaper entitled, Poverty is really a matter of choice. I found the article to be quite deceptive. Actually, I was dazed at the editors justification concerning that poverty was a matter of choice. Solomon, in his brief anecdotes about his ... Read More

An Analysis of The Characters’ Gender Roles in “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare (1055 words, 2 pages)

Gender inequality dates back to early modern times when philosophers assumed that human beings were created for different roles in life. Unfortunately, women received the short end of the stick. Women were decided to be weaker, less able intellectually and unable to control her emotions, whereas nowadays, this is not ... Read More

A Paper on Character of Piggy in William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies (362 words, 1 pages)

Different people in the world are often a representation of past leaders in society, as demonstrated in Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding. Piggy represents the voice of logic, who's intelligence and good intentions are distorted by his physical and emotional weaknesses. Piggy is often able to ... Read More

A Comparison of the Poems Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess (2268 words, 4 pages)

Porphyria's Lover and My Last Duchess Compare the two poems 'Porphyria's Lover' and 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning. What do they reveal about attitudes to women and relationships in the nineteenth century? Robert Browning was one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. In 1842, he published 'Dramatic ... Read More

A Paper on the Characters of Lorraine, John and Pig Man (551 words, 1 pages)

Three individuals with varying personalities and backgrounds come together in a strange and magical way to help each other strengthen in their weak points. Lorraine who is self-conscious has John to make her happy and forget about her worries. John does not have many weak points except that he smokes ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter (631 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne presented the child Pearl to the audience in his novel, The Scarlet Letter as a living representation of the letter itself. Hester Prynne was condemned to wear a crimson letter "A" on her chest for committing adultery while her husband was said to be lost at sea. The ... Read More

Character Traits in Peter Schaffer’s Equus (767 words, 1 pages)

"The Normal is the indispensable, murderous God of Health, and I am his Priest."65. Dysart considers himself the chief Priest in a sadistic ritual of dissecting children from their essence. He is troubled by a nightmare in which he is a chief priest in Homeric Greece.'24. In the dream he ... Read More

Product of Nature: A Paer on the Character of Pearl in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (1026 words, 2 pages)

Pearl A product of Nature Pearl is one of the most interesting and mysterious characters of the novel The Scarlet Letter. One tends to wonder why Pearl is the way she is. Why does she act so strangely and so differently than all the other characters? She acts this way ... Read More

A Paper on the William Shakespeare’s Character of Othello (1230 words, 2 pages)

Othello Not Wisely, but Too Well William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. The eponymous hero has strength, charisma, and eloquence. Yet these ideals of leadership do not bode well in real world situations. The battlefield and Senate are, at least in Othello, depicted as ... Read More

Downfall of the Main Characters in Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure (1835 words, 3 pages)

In Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy presents two characters whose dreams and ambitions ultimately end in failure and tragedy. It can be argued that this is due to oppressive social forces Jude is unable to fulfil his dreams due to his class, and Sue due to her gender. However, there ... Read More

A Paper on the Main Characters of the Novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (505 words, 1 pages)

Main characters Dorian Gray-- 20 years old at the beginning of the book and around 40 at the end. A very handsome young man. he stays young because he sold his soul to the devil. Lord Henry Wotton-- An intelligent man who has a theory for every- thing. He has ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Othello in the Play Othello (1395 words, 3 pages)

OTHELLO In the play Othello, the character of Othello has certain traits, which make him seem naive and unsophisticated, compared to many other people. This is why Iago, is able to manipulate him so easily. Iago told Roderigo, "O,sir, content you. I follow him to serve my turn upon him ... Read More

A Paper on the Character of Homer’s Odyssey (371 words, 1 pages)

In the Odyssey, Homer created the character Odysseus. There are many sides to his personality. The book shows Odysseus as a family man. It shows him as a compassionate man. He also makes mistakes and has weaknesses. In the Odyssey, Odysseus shows his love for his family. He surmounts many ... Read More

Tragedy of the Main Character in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King (2696 words, 6 pages)

Oedipus Essay (Fate) Sophocles Oedipus the King is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenians. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, ... Read More

A Paper on Characters of Medea from Medea and Nora from A Doll’s House (1531 words, 2 pages)

Medea, in 'Medea', and Nora, in 'A Doll's House', are both women who seem to suffer badly at the hands of their husbands in two male-dominated societies the former in ancient Greece, the latter in nineteenth century Norway. Each does something important for her husband involving personal sacrifice, for which ... Read More

Character Analysis in A Doll’s House (1388 words, 2 pages)

Myth of Love Vs. True Love Love between a man and a woman is one of the most cherished myths of Western culture. The "myth of love" is the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship, but true love is one marries and finds out if he or ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013