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A Review of William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” (595 words, 1 pages)

Earth ForgottenPoetry has always been a powerful way of communicating society s feelings, concerns, and discomforts without directly stating their inspiration. A good example of such poetry is William Wordsworth s The world is too much with us . This poem expresses concern and disgust for the shameless destruction of ... Read More

A Review of Paul Hewitt’s Movie Series (393 words, 1 pages)

After successfully completing the first two videos of the Paul Hewitt series, I have been drawn to this course. The third video of the series reviews the concepts of vectors and projectiles. In this video Paul goes over a lot of previously stated formulas. The ideas of how fast or ... Read More

A Review of the Film “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1068 words, 2 pages)

To Kill a MockingbirdFilm ReviewThe director of the film interpreted the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and produced a great film clearly showing his own interpretations of the story intended by Harper Lee. Despite the differences of the interpretation of the director and viewer, all the general themes of ... Read More

A Plot Review of John Steinbeck’s Novel “The Murder” (645 words, 2 pages)

"The Murder""The Murder" by John Steinbeck is a classic look at life in the rural UnitedStates in the early nineteenth century. This story is a tale of a man and his wife from a foreigncountry, and the differences of their cultures. Irony is very prominent in this story, and it ... Read More

A Review of O’Brien’s True Story of Rat Kiley’s Death (431 words, 1 pages)

1) O Brien says that it is hard to tell a true war story because a true war story is unbelievable. Sometimes it s just beyond telling (p 461), he says in his short story. He then goes on to tell the story of the six men on the listening ... Read More

The Settings and Plot Review of Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1146 words, 2 pages)

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front , is a novel set in World War I, and centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque's protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a ... Read More

A Review of Ray Bradbury’s Story “The Long Rain” (1645 words, 3 pages)

Ray Bradbury has long been celebrated as a master of fiction. But it is not only the wondrous realms he shows us nor the fantastic possibilities he shares, but the his characters, his embodiments of humanity that truly captures readers. Courage, weakness, love, hate, passion and cool logic fill the ... Read More

A Review of the Article About Truman and His Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb on Japan (542 words, 1 pages)

This article is about Truman and his decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the personal conflicts that he struggled with in that final decision, that ultimately, no one involved was happy about making. Most of Truman s personal thoughts and feelings about the bomb were taken from ... Read More

A Review of the Film “Snow Falling on Cedars” (342 words, 2 pages)

Video Snow Falling on Cedars Snow Falling on Cedars the movie was beautifully filmed and I enjoyed it verymuch. The way they captured the feeling and scenery of San Piedro Island was almostperfect. To me it painted a perfect picture of what it was like living during that time onSan ... Read More

A Review of the Novel “Stones from the River” (329 words, 2 pages)

Stones From the River, a novel set in Germany from 1915 until after World WarII, is about a Zwerg who discovers that being different is something all humanbeings share. Trudi Montag, the Zwerg, learns from several people andcircumstances that even though not all differences are visual, everyone isdifferent in his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Events Leading to the Genocide in Rwanda and a Review of “Stories From Rwanda” by Philip Gourevitch (1909 words, 3 pages)

Review Stories From RwandaI. IntroductionThe stories from the genocide in Rwanda display many imperfections in human civilization. There are tragic moral flaws that Gourevitch makes very evident throughout the book. These flaws apply to the Rwandans that partook in the genocide, the leaders of the Rwanda and it s neighboring ... Read More

A Plot Review of Plato’s Story “The Allegory of the Den” (872 words, 4 pages)

Since the beginning of society man has had the time to look into his life forthe truth. Many philosophers believed that it is nearly impossible to seethe real truth because of society. And if by some stroke of luck they do getto see the truth they are forever changed by ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “The Matrix” (812 words, 2 pages)

The Matrix - Finding Reality in The Matrix Essay written by jenayoaks Movies are wonderful things they can inspire, spark debate, and even make you believe in what you are seeing. Virtual Reality is a creation of a highly interactive computer-based multimedia environment in which the user becomes a participant ... Read More

A Review of Michael Ondaatje’s Novel “The English Patient” (993 words, 2 pages)

The Motif of the Desert in The English PatientMichael Ondaatje's The English Patient is the story of four different people's experiences and how they came to live together in a small villa in Italy during World War II. The novel is abundant in symbolism, and the imagery brings the settings ... Read More

A Review of the Classical Antiwar Novel “Catch-22” (1673 words, 3 pages)

The classic anti-war, anti-establishment, anti- (insert current debatable issueaction here) novel, Catch-22, follows the life of Yossarian, the main character, and his fellow Army Air Corps officers, stationed on an imaginary island off the coast of Italy, through a period during World War II. The book is classified under the ... Read More

A Plot and Setting Review of “Dead Poets” (517 words, 3 pages)

DEAD POETS SOCIETYThe story takes place in the fifties in Welton, New England. The rich peoplesend their boys to a private boarding school, where they will be educated up todoctors, lawyers and professions of that kind. Their own thoughts dont countthere.John Keating, the new Englishteacher at the elite-school, causes trouble ... Read More

A Review of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J.Alred Prufrock” (1251 words, 2 pages)

PrufrockT.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," is the interior monlogue of a truly tragic character. It is interesting that Eliot presents the downfall of a man in such a light and humerous manner. The beginning of the poem is very light-hearted as we see an old man ... Read More

A Review of the Article “Things are Changing” (655 words, 1 pages)

Secondhand SmokeI went on the Internet and started surfing around until I found this web-site called www.no-smoker.org. This site is About Americans for Nonsmoker's Rights. The article I read was called "Things are changing". The issue is secondhand smoke is bad for your health. The argument here is that tobacco ... Read More

A Review of the Story of The Celebration of Chanukah (1815 words, 3 pages)

The Celebration of ChanukahThe candle light flickered in Dorothy Abramawitz s eyes. In her tiny, pudgy right hand she held the shammus, the host candle, and burned the wick until the flame was glowing brightly. While she began to light the first candle on the menorah, she heard her mother ... Read More

A Review of Charles Dickens’ Shortest Novels “Hard Times” (2052 words, 3 pages)

The shortest of Dickens' novels, Hard Times, was also, until quite recently, the least regarded of them. The comedy is savagely and scornfully sardonic, to the virtual exclusion of the humour - that delighted apprehension of and rejoicing in idiosyncrasy and absurdity for their own sakes, which often cuts right ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “Walking With Dinosaurs” (1244 words, 2 pages)

In Walking With Dinosaurs, the film is segmented into stories based on a certain type of dinosaur or a specific period in dinosaur evolution. The first segment of the film focuses on the first dinosaurs, in the Triassic period, 220 million years ago. The Coelophysis is featured here. They show ... Read More

A Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1098 words, 2 pages)

The RavenEdgar Allan Poe s The Raven is a fabulous poem that is looked at by numerous students each year. This poem is a dark poem that has a sad tone to it. A man is nearly napping (l. 3) in his chamber when he hears a knock on his ... Read More

A Review of the Story of the Jarrett’s in “Ordinary People” (513 words, 1 pages)

The Jarrett's' have always believed themselves to be ordinary people, but after a their firstborn son, Jordan "Buck" Jarrett, drowns and their second born son, Conrad, attempts suicide their whole world is turned upside-down. When Conrad comes home from his mental institution he feels that things have changed. Conrad's relationship ... Read More

A Review of the Story “Tess of the D’Ubervilles” (983 words, 2 pages)

The Definitive TragediesFrom some of our earliest literature, a style of writing has come forth that has been used throughout history, known as the tragedy. From these classical and definitive texts, including Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, the literati of our society have selected certain characteristics, which we ... Read More

A Review of Wilfred Owen’s Poem “The Send-off” (938 words, 2 pages)

Wilfred Owen was strongly against war. He could not see what it achieved, only the suffering it caused. After becoming shell-shocked in 1917 he took a hatred to war and began to write poetry to express his sentiments on the subject. As he had been through it, his poetry was ... Read More

A Review of Herman Meville’s Book “Billy Budd” (2172 words, 3 pages)

In the book "Billy Budd", written by Herman Meville, there are many references to the bible. Billy Budd, the main character, is portrayed as a biblical figure that is caught in the real world of war and mutiny. There are also many other different types of symbolism throughout this book.The ... Read More

A Review of Heaney’s Book “Death of a Naturalist (1966) (844 words, 2 pages)

Heaney's first poetry collection was the prizewinning Death of a Naturalist (1966). In this book and Door into the Dark (1969), he wrote in a traditional style about a passing way of life--that of domestic rural life in Northern Ireland. In Wintering Out (1972) and North (1975), he began to ... Read More

A Critical Review of Wendy Kaminer’s “The Trouble With Single-Sex Schools” (958 words, 2 pages)

A Critical ReviewFor years our nation has been debating over the benefits that coeducational schools have versus non-coeducational schools. There are many different perspectives on the subject. Some people believe that girls face harsh environments while seated next to boys in the classroom. The author of The Trouble With Single-Sex ... Read More

A Review on John W. Dower’s War Without Mercy (1468 words, 2 pages)

A Review on John W. Dower s War Without MercyThe powerful images of race during the Pacific War between two powerful foes, the United States and Japan, dominates the war propaganda of both nations during and after World War II that generated deep hatred, espousing stereotypes which still resonate today. ... Read More

A Plot Review of the Story of The Naive Little Girl (690 words, 1 pages)

The Na ve Little GirlThose who trust in the goodness of others are easily deceived. They belief that people are truly good and honest. They will depend on their instinct and refuse to listen to reason. If they are given the evidence of foul play, their reaction will not be ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013