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The Use of Diction and Imagery in the Novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (827 words, 1 pages)

In Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby, Nick decides to move back to the Midwest. Before he leaves, he sees Tom and asks him what he had told Wilson after Myrtle's death. Tom admits he told Wilson that Gatsby owned the yellow car which causes Wilson to shoot Gatsby and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Imaginary Journey in Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (289 words, 1 pages)

An imaginative journey allows us to escape from the pragmatic routine of reality into uncharted depths fashioned by the mind. In "Kubla Khan", Samuel Taylor Coleridge envisions a metaphorical journey through Xanadu, a majestic and mystical utopia. He begins the poem with inverted syntax "in Xanadu did Kubla Khan a ... Read More

The Meaning of Fear in Golding’s Lord of the Flies (645 words, 1 pages)

Primal Fear In a society complete cooperation by all members must occur for any progress and construction to take place. When stuck on a deserted island in Golding's Lord of the Flies, Ralph, Piggy, and the rest of the choirboys have no choice open to them but to eke out ... Read More

The Different Approaches to Literary Criticism (4814 words, 12 pages)

Williams 1 Connie Williams Professor Carroll May 26, 2000 The Beginning's of Literary Study - For Dummies J A Modified Version of R. L. McGuire's Passionate Attention an introduction to literary study. Literature and criticism Authors basic assumption of a book- the reading and the study of literature cannot and ... Read More

A Comparison of the American and British Televisiob Comedy (3248 words, 5 pages)

American and British television comedy are both rooted from the same history. In general, situation comedy is based on the same principles. So why does American television often seem more universal than British sitcoms when both rely heavily on stereotyped representations of social class? American television comedy has a universal ... Read More

An Analysis of East Timor: A Betrayed People Fight for Freedom (1856 words, 3 pages)

East Timor A Betrayed People Fight for Freedom For most people, except possibly those who live in the region and its proximity, East Timor is a distant, fledgling nation not easily located on a map. Apart from its residents and immediate neighbours, its experiences are known to a few and ... Read More

A Review of the Writing “Tomes of Creation” (1770 words, 3 pages)

I created you and the world on which you live. I created the realm in which your world exists and it in my hand. I control that which you cannot stop or escape and under which all is bound. I am all knowing and understanding. I know that by nature ... Read More

A Comparison of Thomas More and Richard Rich (538 words, 2 pages)

English Essay - A Man For All Seasons Comparing Thomas More vs. Richard Rich In his preface to the play, Bolt calls More "a hero of selfhood." More refuses to sacrifice his self, which he defines by his moral conscience, even as he sacrifices his life. Robert Bolt tries to ... Read More

Comparing the Psychiatric Casualties of World War I and World War II (4110 words, 6 pages)

It was not until World War I that specific clinical syndromes came to be associated with combat duty. In prior wars, it was assumed that such casualties were merely manifestations of poor discipline and cowardice. However, with the protracted artillery barrages commonplace during "The Great War," the concept evolved that ... Read More

The Role of Women in the Chinese Society (1609 words, 6 pages)

CHINESE SOCIETY Even since the dramatic post-1949 changes in China regarding the role of women, China has remained paternalistic in it's attitudes and social reality. The land reform, which was intended to create a more balanced economic force in marriage, was the beginning of governmental efforts to pacify women, with ... Read More

An Analysis of Modern Relevance of Bolt’s Play A Man for All Seasons (1006 words, 2 pages)

Literature A man for all seasons "Bolt claims, 'All my plays and films have a modern relevance'. What do you think is the modern relevance of A Man for All Seasons? Bolt's play portrays a modern relevance. We can compare the two ideals of "A man for all seasons" alongside ... Read More

An Analysis of Primitive Passions, a Book by Rey Chow (2857 words, 4 pages)

Third and Fifth generation Chinese films The "organization" of Red Sorghum (1987) rearranges the past, mythical and factual, to encapsulate Zhang Yimou's vision of "Chineseness." Rey Chow, in her book Primitive Passions, characterizes Zhang Yimou as appropriating a certain vision of a China past, to create a pragmatic version of ... Read More

An Analysis of The Official Process, a Book (5880 words, 10 pages)

According to Watts Humphrey "The Actual Process is what you do, with all its omission, mistakes, and oversights. The Official Process is what books say you are supposed to do". So there are two challenges that a software development firm faces. First, to come up with reliable, efficient and pragmatic ... Read More

An Introduction to the Origins of Philosophy and Science (1496 words, 2 pages)

Philosophy and science have always been based on the idea that the world of appearances is an illusion that both reveals and conceals an underlying reali-ty. In many instances, this idea has been attached to mystical systems of thought, as in some Eastern philosophies that view reality as a play ... Read More

An Overview of Language Acquisition, the Process of Learning a Language (1879 words, 3 pages)

Language acquisition is the process of learning a native or a second language. Although how children learn to speak is not perfectly understood, most explanations involve both the observation that children copy what they hear and the inference that human beings have a natural aptitude for understanding grammar. Children usually ... Read More

A Comparison of Three Characters in a Novel by Charles Dickens (990 words, 2 pages)

Superficially, these three characters are all very different. They have different social status, different behavioural characteristics and ultimately different destinies. However they also share a number of attributes. They are all three intrinsically selfish, materialistic and lack any social conscience. They each become a target of Dickens' fierce criticism, because ... Read More

An Analysis of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (813 words, 2 pages)

Considered by many to be the greatest Latin American author, Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez encompasses the imagination of peasant settlers and the talent of nomadic gypsies in his writing. Most famous for his celebrated epic novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, this Colombian Nobel Prize winner is the father of a ... Read More

A Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American Transcendentalist (1154 words, 2 pages)

Ralph W. Emerson was a profound American Transcendentalist essayist and poet from the 19th century, he was the father and founder of American Transcendentalism. Furthermore he was the more remarkable philosopher of his century, he was more a philosopher than a literary person. Transcendentalism defined "reason" as the highest human ... Read More

An Analysis of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1153 words, 2 pages)

In Arthur Miller's Play Death of a Salesman, the dreams of the major characters are the central focus of the plot. The Lomans, particularly Willy, struggle to realize their dreams while fearing that these goals are unreachable. Yet this fear is necessary to the hope Willy would much rather dream ... Read More

Understanding the Underlying Arguments Between Truth And Absolute Truth (939 words, 2 pages)

"I have absolutely no right to be explaining philosophy," I declare. You exclaim, "Absolutely!" These above uses of 'absolutely' are a form of an intensity adverb and "emphatic agreement", respectively, and in society, the aforementioned uses would never be questioned because I have no background in philosophy, I have never ... Read More

An Analysis of Chapter Two of William James’s Pragmatism (305 words, 1 pages)

Chapter Two of William James's Pragmatism called "What Pragmatism Means" begins with the famous metaphysical question Does the man go round the squirrel or not? What he means by this is if a man walks around a tree in a full circle, and a squirrel is one of the tree ... Read More

Department of Energy Cripple After Secretary O’Leary’s Resignation (595 words, 1 pages)

From a confidential "communication plan" sent in 1994 to Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary and her chief of staff, by Audrey Hoffer, a public relations consultant employed by the Department of Energy. Last November, House Republicans called for Secretary O'Leary's resignation after a report surfaced showing that she had used federal ... Read More

The Facts and Figures About Amsterdam (1166 words, 4 pages)

AMSTERDAM FACTS AND FIGURES 13. Drugs The Amsterdam policy on drugs is a purely pragmatic one. The capital has a population of more than 700,000, including approximately 6,200 hard drug users. The policy is mainly focused on discouraging the use of hard drugs and combating the drug trade. In addition, ... Read More

The Aztec Civilization (618 words, 1 pages)

The Aztecs The Aztecs are the most well-know mesoamerican civilization. The Aztecs originated from a place called Aztlan located in either northern or northwestern Mexico. Then they were a small nomadic Nahuatl-speaking aggregation of tribal peoples living on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica. The Aztecs were greatly influenced by the ... Read More

A Description of Islam Seen as a Different Religion (968 words, 2 pages)

To the majority of people in the western world, Islam is seen as a 'different' religion, although some people often come into contact with Muslim men and women, they fail and in some cases don't care to, understand it. Because of this, a lot of people's perception of Islam comes ... Read More

The Value of Philosophy in Society Today (1406 words, 2 pages)

The Value of Philosophy In his Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell tackles the problem of the value of philosophy and why it should be studied. He claims that philosophy does have value for students of philosophy and for everyday life. Coming from a pragmatic view, Russell points out the practical ... Read More

The Politics of Violence in Malory’s Treatment of Arthurian Legend (4497 words, 6 pages)

The Politics of Violence in Malory's Treatment of the Arthurian Legend By focusing, ostensibly, on sex and violence, Malory's rendering of the Arthurian legend becomes something quite distinct from the French originals. Roger Ascham's complaint that only "bold baudrie and open manslaughter," may be found in the Works, seems to ... Read More

The Issue of Smoking in Hong Kong (617 words, 1 pages)

Ever wondered why smoking is so prevalent among teenagers or why a relatively unknown author can suddenly produce a best seller? It all starts from an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand fashion trends, the recede and the flow of crime ... Read More

A Overview of Development of Direct Selling (1334 words, 2 pages)

Introduction Direct selling is developing into a multi-billion dollars business worldwide in recent years. Only a few years ago, one may think direct selling as no more than the troublesome mail order things. But, with the development of direct selling both in concept theory and in practical areas, more and ... Read More

A Personal Connection to the Philosophy of Progressivism (504 words, 1 pages)

The philosophy that I feel the strongest connection to is Progressivism. In my educational journey the teachers that have made the most significant impact have been progressive. From K-12, I had two teachers who used the progressivism method and the lessons that I learned from them are still with me ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013