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A Review of the Story of Love “Shiloh” (330 words, 1 pages)

The story "Shiloh" is about two people who feel in love many years ago and have fallen apart since Leroy, the husband, was a truck driver. While Leroy was gone Norma Jean always put herself to work to keep herself busy. She also spent a lot of time with her ... Read More

A Review on Chapter 13 of and Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (921 words, 2 pages)

By chapter 13 of And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, half of the ten guests that ventured out to Indian Island are killed. These incidents cause the remaining guests to react in bizarre ways. These reactions are common to most people that are placed in this situation. They ... Read More

A Review on The Jungles as Upton Sinclair’s Greatest Achievement (1361 words, 2 pages)

The Disgusting Socialist JungleThe Jungle, considered Upton Sinclair s greatest achievement, shows the deplorable conditions in meat packing plants, as well as moving the reader on the path to socialism. In order for Sinclair to give accurate details in the book, he spent over a year researching and writing about ... Read More

A Review of Murray Sperber’s “Shake Down Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football” (715 words, 2 pages)

Sperber, Murray, Shake Down the Thunder The Creation of Notre Dame Football. Henry Holt and Company. New York, 1993, pp634.This book is excellent. The author not only cheers the team on but also shows that the Fighting Irish can be a team that many want to lose. He is very ... Read More

A Plot Review of D.H. Lawrence’s “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” (1222 words, 5 pages)

In D. H. Lawrence s The Horse Dealers Daughter , the short story writer andnovelist depicts the struggles of a women who tries to deal with the collapse of herfamily and the non existent relationship between her and her brothers. We see themain character, Mabel, wanting to be loved by ... Read More

A Review of the Story of “The Last Duchess” (807 words, 2 pages)

Pride and EgoThat s my last Duchess painted on the wallLooking as if she were alive. I callThat piece a wonder, now Fra Pandolf s handsWorked busily a day, and there she stands. In the first four lines of Robert Browning s beautifully written poetic monologue, The Last Duchess, the ... Read More

A Review of a Film on Women in Art (335 words, 1 pages)

It is ridiculous that in times such as these, women are not being recognized for their artwork. In the movie, Dennis Reid highlighted the fact that only 8 of the artwork in museums is that of women. It is possible that the old ways of male superiority have not completely ... Read More

A Review of Saving Private Ryan, a Movie by Michael Kahn (1014 words, 2 pages)

Saving Private RyanFilm has the power to take audiences to meet new people, explore worlds both imagined and real, it can show you the past and send you reeling into the future. A cinematic experience can be all encompassing it can stimulate your senses through images that the director has ... Read More

A Review of Twelve Angry Men, a Movie on Violence (531 words, 1 pages)

12 Angry Men By Nick Miller 12 Angry Men Juror 8 is the Most Important Juror Juror 8 was the most important juror in the play Twelve Angry Men for a number of reasons. The first reason is that when all the other jurors voted guilty without even thinking about ... Read More

A Review of Pedro Calderon de la Barca Play Life Is a Dream (1387 words, 7 pages)

Life LessonsThese days, it seems that everything we encounter poses uswith a question however, there is no more important question tobe answered than Life -- what is it? Is it merely the days wespend here on Earth, or is there some larger life that we allaspire to? Though none of ... Read More

A Review of James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” (4485 words, 7 pages)

"Sonny's Blues", by James Baldwin, is a story about the past and present lives of two brothers. The story is told in first person point-of-view by Sonny 's brother, whose name is never mentioned. The narrator begins with the event of his brother getting caught in a raid for using ... Read More

A Review of the 1991 Howard Zieff’s Directed Movie “My Girl” (635 words, 2 pages)

The 1991 movie My Girl directed by Howard Zieff is a story of two eleven year old friends? last summer together. Vada and Thomas Jay show the special relationship they have and the love that they share even through death. Vada continues to demonstrate her love for Thomas Jay and ... Read More

A Review of the Short Story “Seventeenth Syllables” (1339 words, 2 pages)

Seventeen Syllables My Favorite Short StoryThe first paragraph in Seventeen Syllables by Hisaye Yamamoto describes the first time Rosie realized her mother wrote haikus. Her mother reads her a haiku she has written and Rosie pretends to enjoy and understand it. This is the first hint of deception. Rosie does ... Read More

A Review of the Story “The Scary Truth” (2415 words, 4 pages)

The Scary TruthA young woman walks into a psychiatrist s office. She is a few minutes early so she proceeds to sit down in the waiting room. The doctor s secretary calls the woman into the doctor s office. The woman sits down and the doctor begins to ask the ... Read More

A Review of Tennessee William’s Novel “Streetcar Named Desire” (2534 words, 5 pages)

1Tennessee Williams, an American playwright, has been known as the most prominent American southern dramatist. He won his first Pulitzer Prize with Streetcar Named Desire. In this play, Williams shows the need for belief in human value against the natural realistic world. He uses symbols to develop the characters and ... Read More

A Case Study Reviewed By Stacy (1077 words, 2 pages)

Case Study 3 StacyThe case study reviewed for this essay is a perfect example of how detailed Erikson s theory and Marcia s additional advancements apply to identity formation. Stacy, the subject of this case study provides us with a personal written supplement of her struggles and goals during her ... Read More

A Review of Educating Rita by Willy Russel and its Themes (1251 words, 2 pages)

Review of Educating Rita by Willy Russel and its themesWith tonight's movie, "Educating Rita", I'd kind of like to make a case for a strong sub-genre within the major film genres, and that's the school genre. I think we've got so many movies about school simply because we all have ... Read More

A Review of the Three Strikes Law (1692 words, 3 pages)

Three Strikes LawIn recent years the surge in the population of the world has brought about new areas of concern for sociologists and criminologists. With more and more people populated our nation there is greater need for government-regulated programs to adapt with the increase. One aspect of society that has ... Read More

A Critical Review of Les Miserables, an Epic Musical Saga of Jean Valjean (1494 words, 2 pages)

Critical Review Les MiserablesLes Miserables is an epic musical saga of Jean Valjean and his long journey to salvation. He is released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, for stealing a loaf of bread. Valjean, unknowingly bargains for his soul with a saintly bishop and spends the ... Read More

An Essay Review on The Art of the Contact Zone (592 words, 1 pages)

The Art of the Contact Zone is an essay in which the author is talking about how other people in certain ways see the world, and where their social spaces and cultures meet and clash, as the author describes it. It is an essay that goes to the extent to ... Read More

A Critical Book Review on Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki (1697 words, 2 pages)

Philosophy Critical Book Review Zen Mind, Beginner s MindFor my critical book review I chose to read, Zen Mind, Beginner s Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki. Suzuki was a direct spiritual descendant of the great thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen. Suzuki was already a deeply respected Zen master in Japan when he ... Read More

A Brief Review on the Lion in Winter (300 words, 1 pages)

This movie takes place around the 12 century, in England, when a King named Henry II ruled. He had 3 sons and a beautiful princess who he adored. He was married but was he happily married? As the story unfolds you ll find out that they were miserably unhappy. The ... Read More

A Review of Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (906 words, 2 pages)

American FantasyJoyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? represents the stark realities of real life invading the American Dream. Connie, the victim, lives the ideal life of a rebellious teen. She cruises the town, goes on dates, and listens to music that many adults find offensive. ... Read More

A Review of the Story “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1170 words, 2 pages)

All Quiet on the Western Front EssayNo man should ever have to experience the things that one does during the time of war. War is hell. A hell with such a dark and deep bottom that very few can make the climb back out and go on living like civilized ... Read More

A Review of the Story “A Hope in the Unseen” (810 words, 2 pages)

In this Story A Hope in the Unseen we see a young man that has great deal of potential, that is stuck inside a school where it is hard for him to advance as far as a normal student in normal circumstances would. Our main character, Cedric, is constantly put ... Read More

An Analysis of a Review of Oliver Stones JFK (492 words, 1 pages)

A Review Of Oliver Stone s JFKWhen Oliver Stone created JFK in 1991 he produced a historical drama that works as a mystery and a thriller. Not only did he create a movie that crossed multiple genres he did well. How does a movie that runs over three hours long ... Read More

A Review of the Story of the Poor Irish Boy in Rudyard Kipling’s Book “Kim” (1480 words, 2 pages)

KimThe book, Kim, was written by Rudyard Kipling. It is a story about a poor, Irish boy named Kimball O Hara, shortened to Kim, who travels around colonial India seeking adventure. He is an orphan and has lived all his life in this British colony. Kim later meets a lama, ... Read More

A Review of the Autobiography of Malcolm X (489 words, 1 pages)

The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Page 57 3-10-01I am reading about the beginning of Malcolm Little s life. He was raised in Lansing, Michigan. His father was murdered and herself left his mother to take care of 5 kids. Malcolm tells about how he wasn t exactly making things easier ... Read More

A Review of Amy Tan’s Novel “The Joy Luck Club” (1253 words, 2 pages)

Amy Tan s special accomplishment in this novel is not her ability to show us how mothers and daughters hurt each other, but how they love and ultimately forgive each other. If the book has a plot, it is her characters slow progress from confusion to understanding. ( Tiger Spirits, ... Read More

A Review of The Crucible, a Movie Adaptation of a Play by Arthur Miller (258 words, 1 pages)

The Crucible Movie ReviewIn the movie version story of The Crucible, there are three significant alterations that made an impact on the story s synopsis the various outdoor scenes and Abigail Williams more overt immorality.The outdoor scene during the reproving and confession of John Proctor taken place in the large ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013