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The Tragic Heroine Blanche in a Story by Williams (1741 words, 5 pages)

The first scene I am looking at is Scene nine, in which Mitch confronts Blanche about the lies she has been telling him regarding her past. It is clear that it was Blanche's choice to tell the lies, so in that respect the following problems are her own fault. However, ... Read More

A Summary and an Analysis of the Short Story Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin (793 words, 1 pages)

Sonny's Blues The short story "Sonny's Blues," by James Baldwin, tells the story of two brothers who come to understand each other. More specifically, it shows, through its two main characters, Sonny and his older brother, the two sides of African-American's experience with much of racism. The narrator, Sonny's brother, ... Read More

An Analysis of My Papa/s Waltz by Theodore Roetke (993 words, 2 pages)

The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy But I hung on like death Such waltzing was not easy. We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf My mother's countenance Could not unfrown itself. The hand that held my wrist Was battered on one knuckle ... Read More

The Question of Murder in the Short Story Killings by Andrew Dubus (683 words, 1 pages)

Murder is a crime that can not be compared to any other. It goes against all moral laws and is even goes against the Ten Commandments. However, is there a time when murder is acceptable? Are there situations when someone has the right to take another's life? These are the ... Read More

How Poverty Affected My Life’s Decisions (799 words, 1 pages)

Within the society that we live in today, many have a difficult time truly understanding the paralyzing effects of poverty and the underachievement that all too often accompanies severe economic hardship. I live in a situation very similar to the one above. I live in a large African American family, ... Read More

The Theme of Escaping Problems in the Story of Nick Leeson a Trader and Literary Works of William Shakespeare and E.B White (1231 words, 2 pages)

In 1994 Nick Leeson, a trader at Barings Bank in London, generated a substantial amount of debt by investing in an unstable market. Attempting to extricate himself from the financial mess, and cover up the debts, he made more frenetic deals. By the time the bank realized, Leeson had created ... Read More

An Analysis of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, a Tragedy, Story of a Murder, Moral Failure, Love and Loyalty (959 words, 2 pages)

Discovering "Hamlet" is learning about a tragedy, story of a murder, moral failure, love and loyalty. "So shall you hear of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, Of accidental judgements, casual slaughters, Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause Fallen on the inventors' head. All this I can truly ... Read More

The Influence of British Ideals in Crick Crack Monkey by Merle Hodge, My Aunt Gold Teeth by v. S. Naipaul and If I Could Write This in Fire, I Would Write This in Fire by Michelle Cliff (1451 words, 2 pages)

The British have influenced the perspective of the Caribbean people in many ways. The people's self awareness, religion, language, and culture has coped with the influx of British ideals and in coping, the people have changed to appease the islands' highly influential British population. Three excepts highly influenced by the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Click Story by Barth (1883 words, 2 pages)

Barth insight on the worlds technological advancement with computers gave him a good start on an interesting story. By incorporating today's living with literature he turn out Click. "Click" some hated it, but some liked it. I think the lack of understanding of this story is what caused those people ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story “Battle Royal” (1026 words, 2 pages)

If I had to pick one out of the many stories that we have read and say that it moved me the most, I would have to say that the story would have to be 'Battle Royal.' The reason that the story did move me so was because of the ... Read More

My Paper on Problem Posing Education Based on Paulo Freire’s Vision (928 words, 2 pages)

Condemning the 'banking' concept of education, where the learner is seen as a passive empty deposit into which knowledge and literacy can be invested, Paulo Freire sought to provide the analytical framework and skills for people to define, challenge, change and make their own development depending on their specific cultural ... Read More

An Analysis of George Orwell’s Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (983 words, 2 pages)

Animal Farm A Fairy Story (Penguin Books, 1989), written by George Orwell, is an appealing book that alludes to the Russian Revolution, which occurred in the early 20th century. This satirical, comical, and historically meaningful novel tells of a farm called the Manor Farm, which is controlled by an infamous ... Read More

An Analysis of Eudora Welty’s Short Story “A Visit of Charity” (609 words, 1 pages)

In the short story, "A visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty, a fourteen -year old Campfire girl whose name is Marian, visits an elderly home to earn points. The way Marian slowly makes her way from the bus stop to the nursing home shows reluctance. The author's purpose was to ... Read More

The Main Themes of A Very Short Story by Ernest Hemingway and The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (922 words, 2 pages)

The Short Story V.S Pritchett said '...the short story tells us only one thing, and that, intensely.' I do not agree with this assertion and believe that whilst this might be true to some short stories, this cannot be applied to them all. To show this I will look at ... Read More

An Analysis of the Dangers of Stereotyping in the Story of X (1215 words, 2 pages)

Often people feel threatened by things they cant place a label on. I believe its just human nature to view something, and then try to associate or place a label on it. This is very evident in the story of X. This is definitely, a story written to influence the ... Read More

A Daughter’s Love for Her Mother in After My Arrest by Judith Clark (701 words, 1 pages)

Katelyn Dunn June 21, 2004 EN12 The Response Paper The speaker in Judith Clark's poem "After My Arrest" is torn away from her daughter and her freedom when she is thrown in jail. She no longer has the unadorned "everydaypieces" (lines 1-2) or things that we take for granted. The ... Read More

The Story of William Penn and the Quakers (2239 words, 4 pages)

William Penn and the Quakers Penn was born in London on October 24, 1644, the son of Admiral Sir William Penn. Despite high social position and an excellent education, he shocked his upper-class associates by his conversion to the beliefs of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, then a persecuted ... Read More

The Public Should Be Educated About Cloning Rather than Being Told Its Bad (2020 words, 3 pages)

Early in 1997 Scottish scientist Dr. Ian Wilmot revealed to the world that he had successfully cloned an entire adult sheep. Dolly was the young clone's given name. With this announcement the world made a collective gasp at the realization that no longer was cloning a pipe dream or an ... Read More

The Story of Heloise and Abelard (2108 words, 3 pages)

Heloise was nearly as well known in Paris as Abelard was. She was renowned for her learning, which was exceptional in a woman in twelfth-century France. She was only sixteen when she met Abelard, but she had already mastered the traditional liberal arts of grammar, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geography and ... Read More

A Description of My Personal Special Place (492 words, 1 pages)

Where is your special place? To some it's a hard question when it really shouldn't be. Where do you feel real peace of mind? Where do you feel happy and joyous? Where can you go just to sit down and concentrate on thoughts of delight instead of worrying about the ... Read More

Getting High on Love in Haruki Murakami’s on Meeting My 100 Percent Woman One Fine April Morning (600 words, 1 pages)

Science is no doubt the most influential force which takes over almost everything in the world. It seeks to explain the unexplainable, to prove how everything existed, and to provide answers to all the questions one may think of. However, what science has left unexplained until now is the concept ... Read More

The Foremost Qualities of My Future Child: Self-Respect, Strong Family Ties and a Sense of Humor (661 words, 1 pages)

Self-respect, strong family ties, and a sense of humor are the foremost qualities my child will have. Even though there are many more qualities I would want my child to posses, these qualities are the most important to me. Why do I choose self-respect? As someone once said, Not respecting ... Read More

Westward Expansion and the Reality of the Wild West in the Story To Build a Fire (926 words, 2 pages)

Westward Expansion Hollywood's perspective of the western movement is full of daring heroes, crooked criminals, savage Indians, and undaunted frontiersmen braving the harsh conditions of the western wilderness. Typically, the portrayal of what life was like during that time in American history is often glamorized and full of stereotypes. The ... Read More

A Comparison of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story (1977 words, 3 pages)

Romeo Juliet vs. West Side Story What would Romeo and Juliet be like if Juliet hadn't died? What if Paris killed Romeo, instead of vice versa? What if instead of occurring several centuries ago, it took place on the streets of New York City during the 1950s, with a bunch ... Read More

Virtual Intercourse in a Story About Bartleby: A Scrivener’s Experience in the Non-Being (548 words, 1 pages)

Virtual Intercourse A Scrivener's Experience in the Non-Being Starting with the narrator's claim that he was going to relate a story about Bartleby, "the strangest scrivener I ever saw or heard of," Melville begins a juxtaposition where everything but Bartleby is discussed in some detail. The resulting circumvention causes Bartleby ... Read More

Figuring out The Ironies in the Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (363 words, 1 pages)

Fiction Essay An Hour Full of Irony There is much irony in Kate Chopin's short story entitled "The Story of an Hour." To begin, irony is first detected in the way Mrs. Mallard reacts to the news of her husbands horrible and sudden death. Mrs. Mallard is said, "not to ... Read More

The Legends and Mythology About the Origin of Mankind and Stories About the Beginning of Formation of Viet Nation from Hung Vuong and Stories on Hong Bang Dynasty (4738 words, 7 pages)

PART I In 20000 BC, before the first history was recorded in writings, there had been already among people the legends and mythology about the origin of mankind and stories about the beginning of formation of Viet nation from HUNG VUONG. These are stories on HONG BANG dynasty, on offspring ... Read More

Story of Passion and Human Spirit in the Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (862 words, 1 pages)

Victor Hugo penned a fantastic, picturesque story of passion and the human spirit in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The dramatic emotions of the characters play out on the stage of fifteenth century Paris, France. Quasimodo, a repugnant physical defect of nature, lived severed from human contact, excepting that of ... Read More

A Summary of the Story About the Adventures of a Young Woman in Ancient China Named Mulan (862 words, 2 pages)

This story is about the adventures of a young woman in ancient China, named Mulan, inspired by a familiar Chinese folk tale. Mulan is a lovable, spirited girl who doesn't fit in with Chinese tradition because she has a bad habit of speaking her mind and following her heart, which ... Read More

The Symbolism of the Name Phoenix in a Short Story a Worn Path by Eudora Welty (557 words, 1 pages)

Up From the Ashes Phoenix Jackson, although, old and frail, draws upon her immense love for her ailing grandson which enables her to enthusiastically produce forbearance, ingenuity, and resiliency as she continues her struggle of life. Eudora Welty in her short story, "A Worn Path," gives the name "Phoenix," to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013