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Eve in Paradise Lost by John Milton (577 words, 3 pages)

Sympathy for the First WomanThe Eve of John Miltons Paradise Lost is not a very likable figure. It is easy to see why. After all, she causes the fall of humankind from Gods eternal paradise, thats about as big of a blunder as you will see anywhere in literature. If ... Read More

What Is Reality? (1260 words, 5 pages)

Journal 2 What is Reality? Reality. What an intriguing subject. It was interesting to talk about the five features of reality reflexivity, coherence, permeability, fragility, and internationality (Mehan 383). I have never really given much thought to the idea of reality. I have always assumed that it just simply existed. ... Read More

The Sympathy for Lily in Freedom of the City by Friel (932 words, 3 pages)

Although we feel sorry for Michael and Skinner, it is Lily who really deserves our sympathy. To what extent do you agree?Friels Freedom of the City focuses on three civil rights marchers who find refuge in the Londonderry Guildhall during a demonstration broken up by British troops. All three are ... Read More

The Characters in Friel’s Play The Freedom of the City are as Much Condemned by the Circumstances of Their Birth as They are by the Forces of Authority (1052 words, 3 pages)

The trio in the Guildhall are as much condemned by the circumstances of their birth as they are by the forces of authority. Discuss.On closer inspection of Friels play, The Freedom of the City, it can be observed that that the trio are as much condemned by the circumstances of ... Read More

The Play Freedom of the City is Bleak and Devoid of Hope (973 words, 2 pages)

Friel creates a play that is bleak and devoid of hope. To what extent do you agree?Friels Freedom of the City is a play lacking vitality and hope. All three characters create a depressing atmosphere through their abysmal conditions and ultimate demise. Furthermore, the powerful authority figures underline their power ... Read More

The Strength of the Female Characters in Spies by Michael Frayn (892 words, 2 pages)

It is the female characters that display the most strength in Spies. To what extent do you agree?Both female and male characters in Michael Frayns Spies equally portray testaments of power and firmness. Keith establishes his supremacy over Stephen by intimidating and belittling him, which achieves the desired effect of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Apotheosis of Womanhood in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper (853 words, 2 pages)

Wallpaper as the Apotheosis of Womanhood?Charlotte Perkins Gilman was crafty. Taken at face value, her short work, The Yellow Wallpaper, is simply the diary of a woman going through a mental breakdown. The wallpaper itself is the arbitrary object on which a troubled mind is obsessively fixated. The fact that ... Read More

The Morning Bullet (849 words, 3 pages)

The Morning BulletAs Im standing there on that bleak, awful grey subway platform that once induced an anxiety attack the size of Shaquille O Neals circle bed I once saw on Cribs while I was a stupid, lame teenager, I realized that being unlike them wasnt all bad. They all ... Read More

A Personal Literacy Memoir on Making a Change in Life (1123 words, 3 pages)

Personal Literacy MemoirPeople talk of making changes in their lives everyday. People change for both the good and bad. Some people can keep their word and not go back to what they said they wouldnt be. Then you have people that change from something good to something really bad. After ... Read More

The Origin and Structure of Ragga Jungle, a Club-Oriented Dance Music (2410 words, 8 pages)

Emanating from the grimy clubs of urban London in the early 90s, ragga jungle is a genre that enjoyed a few years of fiery popularity before moving to being almost exclusively touted in niche internet circles. A genre distinctly lacking in subtlety, ragga jungle is yet another example of club-oriented ... Read More

Dick Teresi’s Star-Spangled Stupidity: Flag Etiquette (512 words, 2 pages)

Presumptuous patriots often criticize others for not putting out flags on national holidays. However, in many cases, these people are hypocrites, violators of the flag code. In Star-Spangled Stupidity, Dick Teresi illustrates the right and wrong methods of putting up a flag in order to mock Americans that abuse it. ... Read More

Psychological Stress and Peptic Ulcers (639 words, 3 pages)

Psychological Stress and Peptic UlcersStress is a silent killer, and I suffer from letting it affect me. Thats why Ive chosen this topic for my Final Project. Ulcers developed from stress arent rare but its surely something questioned, some doctors say stress that isnt a cause while others say it ... Read More

The Medieval Beliefs and Thought Processes in The Discarded Image by C.S. Lewis (1213 words, 4 pages)

The Discarded ImageIn The Discarded Image, C.S. Lewis explores medieval beliefs and thought processes to help the reader better understand a time period that we really dont know much about. He asserts a belief that the medievals werent necessarily primitive in terms of their ideals and beliefs, they were just ... Read More

The Effects of the Internet on Our Way of Thinking and Learning According to the Articles, Is Google Making Us Stupid? and Social Knowing (1042 words, 4 pages)

The Information Age seems to have become for us both a convenient solution and a deeply troubling conundrum. Never before has so much information been so readily available to so many so quickly, and never before have so many appeared to be so disengaged and distant from each other and ... Read More

A Movie Analysis of Waiting (405 words, 1 pages)

Waiting is a very interesting movie in which they do very nasty and dirty things are work that directly affect the customers that are in the restaurants. They do things that I can even think of as being something that is tolerable. I mean they do some really bad things ... Read More

An Escape from Reality in a Separate Peace, a Novel by John Knowles (1317 words, 4 pages)

A Separate Peace EssayReality does not falter or lie, it is the truth which cannot be denied. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, is a fictional drama centered around a couple of high school boys that reject reality and encounter dire consequences. Amid the beginnings of World War II, Gene, ... Read More

A Discussion on Sacrificing Character and Sense of Morality for Self-Esteem (565 words, 2 pages)

The thought that an individual would sacrifice his or her character for self-esteem may seem astounding to some, but it is a common occurrence when thought about for a length of time. No one would want to admit to being a part of this phenomenon since it seems like such ... Read More

Creative Writing: A Dragon’s Tale (1604 words, 6 pages)

A Dragons Tale(Retelling of section 31 33, lines 2210 - 2326) I am the dragon. Feared by all, and respected by all. There is no other creature that can match my strength, my cunningness, or my lust for treasure. My life has been long and prosperous, and filled with adventure. ... Read More

Character Analysis of Sasha Uskov in a Problem,a Story by Anton Chekhov (563 words, 2 pages)

In a fascinating exploration of the corruptions of youth, Anton Chekov takes his reader by the hand and seats them beside a certain Sasha Uskov, a young man whos sent his vaguely-noble family into upheaval when he writes a false IOU, and is thereby subject to a possible trial. The ... Read More

An Interpretation of Games without Frontiers, a Song by Peter Gabriel (1789 words, 6 pages)

Written in 1980, Games Without Frontiers is a song that symbolizes the childishness of foreign relations and the stupidity of war. The song was written by Gabriel in response to the 1980 U.S. Boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games. Whether a reference to past historical events or events prevalent during ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Character of Chris in into the Wild, a Book by Jon Krakauer (600 words, 2 pages)

Chris escapade into the wilderness has sparked much public debate and controversy. The excessive amount of attention it has received gives me anxiety. Chris may or may not have discovered himself and happiness on his poorly planned expedition and those that hear his stories may or may not find a ... Read More

Parents Should Monitor Their Children’s Activity Online to Prevent Cyber Bullying (981 words, 4 pages)

Persuasive SpeechFrom the year 2000 - 2010 there have been over 15 suicides all relating to one cause that almost everybody in schools deal with. That cause is from cyber bullying. Has anyone on facebook, twitter, or any other social network messaged you or made a post about you saying ... Read More

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky: Part I and II Quote Analysis (822 words, 4 pages)

BOLD Analyzed quote. Italics Additional quotes that I thought wererelated but are not analyzed"Raskolnikov went out of Alyona Ivanova's house in complete confusion"(7)."This trivial talk in a tavern had an immence influence on him in his lateraction as though there had really been in it something preordained, someguiding hint" (61) ... Read More

The Lack of Love and the Selfishness of the Husbands in Another Evening at the Club by Alifa Rifaat and The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferre (894 words, 3 pages)

In Another Evening At the Club by Alifa Rifaat, Samia marries Abboud Bey, a wealthy man who is much older than she is, and he one day loses their wedding ring. After they find the ring and realize the maid was wrongly beaten for stealing it, the husband does nothing ... Read More

The Pessimism in No More Buffalo Song by Author James McMurtry and the Nostalgia in the Short Story No More Buffalo by Zac Reed (1265 words, 4 pages)

ComparisonContrast Essay No More BuffaloHave you ever listened to that song where one makes an image of the theme in his or her head? Or, maybe you have even read a story that has similar meanings to a song you really enjoy? No More Buffalo are two different pieces of ... Read More

The Use of Literary Techniques in the Characterization of Aunt Drusilla in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (573 words, 2 pages)

Aunt Drusilla Essay In the Victorian novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, the authoremploys various literary techniques and devices to emphasize certainconcepts. An example of this can be seen through Hardy's use of syntax anddiction in characterizing the character of Aunt Drusilla. Her poor sentencestructure and word choice allow ... Read More

A Comparison of the Depiction of Animals in the Novel Animal Farm by George Orwell and the Movie Babe by Chris Noon (1416 words, 2 pages)

Similar Places, Different AssumptionsAnimal Farm by George Orwell, and the movie Babe, directed by Chris Noon, are two stories that present similar worlds with different depictions of their inhabitants. Although both stories are set on a farm, in Animal Farm, pigs are patronizing and dogs are negligently obedient, whereas in ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Eve in Paradise Lost by John Milton (1253 words, 5 pages)

John Miltons Portrayal of Eve Simplistic Creature or Complex Individual?For centuries, Eve has been infamous for being the catalyst of the fall of humanity. Her submissive portrayal in the Bible has also damaged her reputation in society. Many have asserted this portrayal of Eve not only characterizes her in the ... Read More

An Analysis of America’s Fixation With Power in Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (988 words, 5 pages)

Americas Fixation with Power in Cats Cradle In Cats Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut depicts how the nave mindset of humanity can lead to an apocalyptic downfall. Vonnegut satirizes Cold War politics in order to argue against Americas obsession with its superiority complex. Vonnegut utilizes San Lorenzo as a pawn in Americas ... Read More

Mistreatment of Husbands in the Hands of Their Wives in Guy de Maupassant’s Books “A Recollection” and “Old Mongilet” (628 words, 2 pages)

Guy de Maupassant's "A Recollection" and "Old Mongilet" storiesdemonstrate that husbands typically suffer mistreatment in hands of theirwives. To this end, an unnamed Parisian husband endures verbal insults fromthe wife in "A Recollection". Similarly, Mr. Boivin endures various formsof privations in the hands of Mme. Boivin within "Old Mongilet". This ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013