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The Plunge of the American Dream in the Novel, The Great Gatsby (1246 words, 2 pages)

'THE GREAT GATSBY AND THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN DREAM' The book 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald was an 'icon of its time.' The book discusses topics that were important, controversial and interesting back in 1920's America. The novel is 'an exploration of the American Dream as it ... Read More

An Analysis of Stephen Crane’s the Blue Hotel (975 words, 2 pages)

Outline Stephen Crane, "The Blue Hotel" Thesis The purpose of the structure is to thoroughly define the characters, persuade the reader to choose sides, and to suspend the reader. I. Introduction A. Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel" is a suspenseful drama. B. The Blue Hotel mentioned in the title is ... Read More

Religion That Influenced Flannery O’Connor’s Stories (1223 words, 2 pages)

Flannery O'Connor, a Catholic novelist in the Protestant South, was greatly influenced by her religion and it is apparent in her works. Some of her stories expose hypocrisy in religious women, but as much as she is known for her exploration of religious themes, she is known for integrating her ... Read More

An Analysis of Running for President Mark Twain (654 words, 1 pages)

In "Running for President," Mark Twain writes sardonically of the American political process which consists largely of investigating political candidates for the purpose of finding weaknesses or scandals in their past in order to defeat them in an election. In doing so, he takes the approach of reductum ad absurdum, ... Read More

An Analysis of Tragedy in the Poem Paradise Lost by John Milton (2324 words, 6 pages)

A tragedy can come in a variety of forms, but is usually the end result of an imperfection that the protagonist cannot overcome, a tragic flaw. In John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost, Satan succumbs to his own vaulting ambition to be equal in power and glory to God. As a ... Read More

A Biography of Flannery OConnor (1619 words, 2 pages)

Author Flannery OConnor was born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925. She was born and raised Catholic, facts that defined her personal faith and helped shape her independent and ironic take on life. According to our textbook, "OConnors fiction grapples with living a spiritual life in a secular world"(318). ... Read More

An Overview of the Topic of the Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler (874 words, 1 pages)

Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler came up with the idea to hold a conference to formulate a statement on the meaning and purpose of Judaism in the modern world. Together with Issac Mayer Wise and Samuel Hirsh they invited nineteen other rabbis' to the conference. During the conference the rabbis passed a ... Read More

An Introduction to the Rules for Stress (728 words, 3 pages)

Rules for stress When a word has more than one syllable, one of the syllables is always a little louder than the others. The syllable with the louder stress is the accented syllable. It may seem that the placement of accents in words is often random or accidental, but these ... Read More

An Analysis of the Genre of Noir (1155 words, 2 pages)

The Genre of Noir The genre of Noir is a category of modern crime fiction. This French word translates to the meaning of "darkness" or "of the night" and the roots of Noir came from the Great Depression. Noir shows the dark and inhumane side of human nature with cynicism, ... Read More

How I Learned Dancing from Childhood (898 words, 1 pages)

Only a minute before, this place was filled with people, and now I am the only one left. Nobody has ever thought that the dance floor is not only a dance floor. It can be a social gathering place, a performance place, and to me, it is a self-revelation place. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Muriel’s Wedding Directed by P. J. Hogan (657 words, 2 pages)

Question Choose a scene from your text and show through detailed analysis how the themes and characters are represented and shaped through cinematic techniques. Start of essay.... English Formative 1 Media Study Task The text Muriel's wedding directed by P.J Hogan shows an exciting rollercoaster ride of Muriel's life. One ... Read More

An Introduction to the Mormons, also Known as Latter-day Saints (974 words, 2 pages)

Joseph Smith founded the Mormons other wise know as Latter-day Saints in 1830 at Fayette, N.Y. Joseph Smith was born in 1805 and died in 1844. As a child he went through many hardships and poverty on a rough frontier. He had documented later in his life that he had ... Read More

An Introduction to the Basic Problems of Life (646 words, 1 pages)

For millennia, men have struggled with the basic problems of life. Food, water, and shelter were daily struggles. But a deeper problem was always present, sometimes ignored or dismissed, but always there. Who am I, and where am I? The answers were easily accessible to all, in the revelation from ... Read More

A Discussion on Self Revelation Through Time (1910 words, 2 pages)

Self Revelation through Time We would like you to know we are not all docile nor revolutionaries but we are all survivors. . . We do not all pick lettuce, run assembly lines. . . We do not all sneak under barbed wire or wade the Rio Grande. These are ... Read More

An Analysis of Character of Edna in The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1575 words, 2 pages)

"The water of the Gulf stretched out before her, gleaming with the million lights of the sun. The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude. All along the white beach, up and down, there was no living ... Read More

An Analysis of Important Role of Women’s Rights in her Writings (1560 words, 2 pages)

Kate Chopin, an American short story writer, is known for her depictions of southern culture, and of women's struggles of freedom. Many of Kate Chopin's short stories make use of irony, starting out conservative but ending quite dramatically. In Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" and "The Story of an Hour," irony ... Read More

An Introduction to Islam (959 words, 2 pages)

Islam It is averaged that there are 750 million people practicing Islam. Islam is actually derived form Christianity. History books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel. The message Muhammad received told him ... Read More

Breaking Down the Bible and Its Issues (2677 words, 5 pages)

The Bible has never been proven wrong. Many people have tried to find it's weaknesses and failed, and those that may have an evil desire to alter God's word to his followers, are met with this curse "...if anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to ... Read More

An Examination of the Techniques and Aspects in I Knew a Woman by Theodore Roethke (965 words, 2 pages)

Nothing is more personal than an individuals work of poetry. By reading the poetry of another person, you are able to see what they see and feel what they feel. It is like looking through a window of their soul. Analyzing another persons poetry works can be a difficult task, ... Read More

The Rave Scene and ‘Ecstasy’ in the Book “Generation Ecstasy” (715 words, 1 pages)

Generation Ecstasy For my book report I read Generation Ecstasy. There was so much information in the book about the rave scene and "ecstasy", I didnt know where to begin. Its been ten years since the English seized on Detroit techno, Chicago house, and New York garage as the seeds ... Read More

An Overview of the Short Story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (680 words, 1 pages)

A Rose for Emily William Faulkner wrote the short story A Rose for Emily. It was published in 1930. The story was set in the Deep South, Jefferson to be precise. The time period was from 1884 to 1920. Emily Grierson was the main character in the story. Faulkner uses ... Read More

A Description of How Mormons See God (978 words, 2 pages)

God was once as we are now and sits enthroned in yonder heavens. I say if you were to see him today you would see him like a man in form like ourselves and all the persons and image of man. I am going to tell you how God came ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley (4722 words, 6 pages)

"An Inspector Calls" is a play with many social and political messages. J. B. Priestley believed a great deal in socialism and he used several of his plays to try and influence people to be Socialist as well. It was written in a time when Britain was ruled by a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the E. M. Forsters Howard’s End (1697 words, 3 pages)

The attempt to connect the two different worlds of money and ideals is a central theme in E.M Forsters Howards End. The concept of money is most strongly represented by the Wilcox family. Idealism and intellectualism are the driving forces of the Schlegels especially the younger sister Helen. Establishing the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Revelation (2536 words, 4 pages)

Special Topic The Book of Revelation MB638 Assignment 2 Essay Historical Context of the Revelation Jarrod Angove javiandjessvalue.net.nz Essay Historical Context of the Revelation Question Describe the context in which Revelation was written and the circumstances in which John's audience finds itself. Show how the context affects the purpose of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Being in Orator’s World Like Eden (451 words, 1 pages)

As the groundhog goes through its own metamorphosis, the speaker experiences a transmutation, which affects his emotions and actions towards the animal corpse. The orator's world was like Eden, bursting in all of its heaven-like beauty. However, the rotting presence of the corpse lying there aloofly greatly impacted him. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Forty-Two Years of Isolation and Deprivation in the US-Cuban Trade Embargo (1482 words, 2 pages)

Time for a Change Forty-Two Years of Isolation and DeprivationSince the day when President Kennedy issued the US-Cuban Trade Embargo which prevented any trade being done with Cuba either directly or indirectly it has left the island of Cuba isolated and deprived of the wealth of tourism. "The United States ... Read More

The Character of Lago in William Shakespeare’s Lago (1626 words, 2 pages)

Iago, one of William Shakespeare's most intriguing and plausible villains in the book of Othello, is often described as being completely evil. However, one could argue that Iago is actually a sociopath, having no conscious and being an immoral human being. When he murders his wife, Emilia, he does so, ... Read More

The Theme of Courtship in Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations (3181 words, 4 pages)

In Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations the theme of courtship is found throughout the novel. In Pride and Prejudice Austen depicts courtship through the young Bennet sistersparticularly, Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Bennet. Similarly, in Great Expectations Dickens depicts courtship through Pips search for love, and the marriages of Biddy ... Read More

Virginia Woolf’s Contrasting Characters in the Novel “Mrs. Dalloway” (465 words, 1 pages)

Virginia Woolf creates interesting contrast within the character of Clarissa Dalloway using stream of consciousness narration in her novel Mrs. Dalloway. Clarissas inner thoughts reveal a contrast between her lack of attraction to her husband due to her lesbian feelings and her fear of loosing him as a social stepping ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013