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The Thoughts of T.S. Eliot on How the Two Literary Works Beowulf and Tintern Abbey Were Written by the Authors (483 words, 2 pages)

Final Exam Each of the many different works of art we have read this semester were written in different genres, form, and points of view. T.S. Eliot proposes that every great author writes according to two main principles, whether they know it or not. Eliot believes that every writer incorporates ... Read More

On How the Garden of Eden Relates to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (572 words, 2 pages)

Will NortonThe story of the Garden of Eden relates to The Scarlet Letter in several ways, especially regarding Pearl and the idea of the knowledge gained from a sinful action. Hester and Dimmesdales sin results in being both sinners ostracized from society, much like how the biblical original sin results ... Read More

Logic vs. Justice in Poe’s The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart and Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1415 words, 5 pages)

Logic vs Justice in LiteratureThe idea of reason vs. intuition is often seen in literature, but some literature depicts it differently than others. The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Scarlet Letter all have a character that becomes obsessed with justice, and their struggle with justice primarily depicts the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Death to Achieve Emancipation in Two Short Stories: Kate Chopin’s Story of an Hour and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark (990 words, 3 pages)

Women in the 19th century were often viewed as solely housewives and did not play much of a role in affairs outside of the household. Thus, besides conducting household common tasks, they did not often go outside of the household. It was viewed as the mans job to venture out ... Read More

The Style and Writing Techniques of Hunter S. Thompson, an American Journalist and Author (1008 words, 4 pages)

She heard the sound of a cocking gun, surely positive it was the sound of her husband on his typewriter. He slowly set the phone receiver down on the table and aimed the gun towards his head. Just as he ended his life, his wife hung up the phone (Hunter ... Read More

An Analysis of Roger Thornhill, the Main Protagonist in Hitchcock’s Movie North by Northwest (507 words, 2 pages)

Roger Thornhill, the main protagonist in Hitchcock's North By Northwest is a man who finds himself through cases of mistaken identity and misunderstandings, in the center of a CIA investigation and a criminal network. The absurdly large nature of his circumstances lead to Roger being chased around the United States ... Read More

A Report on the American Revolution, a Political Upheaval Which Overthrew the Authority of Great Britain and Founded the United States of America (828 words, 5 pages)

American Revolution Because of Seven Years War and the French and Indian War in North America, Britains treasury was depleted. Because King George III thought that the colonists should also help to pay for the wars, Parliament passed acts that increased the taxes paid by the colonists. The Sugar Act, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Elements in the Design of the Play “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder: The Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Design (548 words, 1 pages)

The elements in the design of The Matchmaker comes together as an effective way for the personalities of the characters to be highlighted and explored in greater detail than what the dialogue provides by itself.The scenic design in scene one created a sense that Mr. Vandergarders house was a man ... Read More

A Novel Perspective to David O. Brink’s A Puzzle About the Rational Authority of Morality (1506 words, 6 pages)

A Novel Perspective to the Puzzle About the Rational Authority of MoralityDavid O. Brinks A Puzzle About the Rational Authority of Morality accentuates the tension between moral obligations and consequences that contradict the agents pursuit of his own interest after following moral obligations. Brink presents the tension as a puzzle ... Read More

Nonconformism in Emerson’s Self-Reliance and Thoreau’s Walden (848 words, 4 pages)

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were both poets who were strong nonconformists. By definition, a nonconformist is someone whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices (Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English). Emersons Self-Reliance and Thoreaus Walden demonstrate why it is important to be ... Read More

An Analysis of the Housley’s Documents and the Papal Authorities (2079 words, 7 pages)

What do these documents reveal about the later crusades as regards crusading enthusiasm and organization? What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying the crusades through documents such as these (letters, conciliar decrees, memoranda, and so on), as opposed to narrative chronicles?Housleys documents show a decreased interest in crusading during ... Read More

Character Analysis of Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1437 words, 3 pages)

As young people, we are thrown into a terrifying quest-the quest tofind out who we are. Throughout the rest of our lives, we will encounterobstacles that will test our willpower and shape our identity. Assertingour individuality inevitably leads to conflict. In Nathaniel Hawthorne'sThe Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne embarks on this ... Read More

A Perspective on Persistence in Hawthorne’s Wakefield and Birthmark and Melville’s Bartleby, the Scivener (1867 words, 5 pages)

A perspective on persistence Perspective changes everything. Imagine being told a story about a man who was thought to be stubborn and refused to help an injured stranger, and then hearing the same story told from a different point of view. One might say the man was being perverse, but ... Read More

A Biography of the Author Haruki Murakami (2653 words, 11 pages)

Introduction to the Importance of the AuthorTo a man like Haruki Murakami, east and west are just directions on a compass. Born in Kyoto, Japan in post-WWII times, Murakamis interests were not entirely embedded in the Japanese literature that both his parents taught him. His love of literature went to ... Read More

The Disagreement of the Author in the Concept of Human’s Existence to Serve and Benefit Society in the Novel Anthem by Ayn Rand (839 words, 3 pages)

Ayn Rand Unit Essay AssignmentA common conception today is that we exist solely to serve and benefit society. While this may give many a purpose in life, Ayn Rand and her novel Anthem express her utter disagreement. Rand believes that individual happiness is, above all, what gives meaning to a ... Read More

The Lust for Flesh of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (609 words, 2 pages)

Scarlet Letter EssayHow often does one choose lusts of the flesh over the conscience of the mind? Nathaniel Hawthorne addresses this in The Scarlett Letter by showing Dimmesdale, a minister during the Puritan era, choosing his heart over his head. Dimmesdales guilt from choosing his passion for Hester Prynne over ... Read More

The Ultimate Authority of Political Figures in the Western Europe and the Byzantium (1318 words, 5 pages)

Leadership has been controlling the behavior of human beings sincethe beginning of time. Different institutions and societies are governed bydifferent leadership bodies. In the Early and Early Central Middle Agespolitical figures and religious figures both had authority over people.However, the intensity of the power that the two bodies wielded was ... Read More

The Author’s Beliefs on Existence and Its Benefits to Society in the Novel Anthem by Ayn Rand (886 words, 3 pages)

Ayn Rands Beliefs on Existence and its Benefits to SocietyDoes ones own individual feelings, choices, and needs matter more than those of others? Ayn Rand certainly believed so, and her novel Anthem proved that fact. Throughout the dystopian novel, a government had its people live under an almost complete communism ... Read More

The Relationship Between the Maul Family and Pyncheon Family in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables (479 words, 2 pages)

Maul-Pyncheon Relationship In "House of the Seven Gables" In Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The House of the Seven Gables," the Maulfamily's inherent connections to the traditional values of society andtheir role in the town's conception severed their ties with the communityand ultimately lead to the ruination of their family. The Pyncheon's directinvolvement ... Read More

A biography of the Popular Modern Author F. Scott Fitzgerald (645 words, 3 pages)

Modern AuthorPopular modern author F. Scott Fitzgerald rose to popularity during the Jazz Age, and kept that momentum to this day. He became an extremely famous author after his first novel, "The Side Of Paradise" and his third novel, "The Great Gatsby" is hailed as one of the greatest literary ... Read More

An Introduction to Totalitarianism, an Extreme Form of Authoritarian Government (1312 words, 5 pages)

Totalitarianism represents a special and extreme form of authoritarian government, distinguished by the total, all-encompassing power exercised by the state not the citizens. Totalitarian power goes far beyond the political sphere, overshadowing nearly every aspect of life. Totalitarian governments possess several problems including the lack of citizen basic rights, and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Unfortunate Loss of Identity in The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1273 words, 4 pages)

Unfortunate Loss of Identity The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is not a typical story in todays world written in the nineteenth century, the narrative holds a poetic intricacy within its phrasing and word choice that creates an atmosphere of mystery. The complex tale tells the story of a scientist named ... Read More

An Analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (438 words, 1 pages)

Scarlet Letter EssayOn the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A (Hawthorne 45). Within his book, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the tale of a puritan woman guilty of adultery and her life ... Read More

The Unlimited Authority of the Majority as the Greatest Threat to the Free Institutions of America (558 words, 3 pages)

The greatest threat to the free institutions of America, according to Tocquevilles claims, was the unlimited authority of the majority (Lecture). In an egalitarian society, or a society which believes in equality, lies a danger of tyranny of the majority. Tyranny is defined as the cruel use of power by ... Read More

Challenging the Authority of the British Government and Royal Monarchy in Thomas Paine’s Book Common Sense (707 words, 3 pages)

After reading Thomas Paines book Common Sense, I had mixed reactions with his text. Since Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1775, it was as if I had to get a gist of what he was trying to get across with his writing style. While Common Sense was written as ... Read More

The Life of the Author, Langston Hughes in the Short Story Salvation (492 words, 2 pages)

Langston Hughes was a renowned writer of the twentieth century. His writing repertoire consisted of writing poetry, playwrights, short stories, novels, and columns in newspapers. Langston Hughes short story Salvation is in his autobiography. This short story depicts a time in Langston Hughes life where he goes to church believing ... Read More

An Overview of the Moral Dilemma of Obeying Authority in Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery (685 words, 3 pages)

The Moral Dilemma of Obeying AuthorityCivil disobedience has become a pandemic in todays society. Spreading like wildfire throughout schools and streets of cities and neighborhoods, infecting the youth in most cases. We should question what is the bigger issue is though. Is it worse to be obedient and do something ... Read More

The Development of the Character Hester Prynne in the Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1004 words, 3 pages)

Hester Prynnes Development throughout the NovelIn the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne, a beautiful woman with a figure of perfect elegance (Hawthorne, 81), struggles to live a normal life in the Puritan society after committing adultery and consequently, cheating on her husband named Roger Chillingworth. Because ... Read More

A Discussion of Moral Systems as Symptoms of the Authors in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (637 words, 2 pages)

Nietzsche, in Beyond Good and Evil, discusses how moral systems are symptoms of their authors. That is, moral systems are not universal but are individual systems that differ from person to person. This idea was incorporated into the film The Dark Knight. Batman and The Joker have differing moral systems. ... Read More

An Examination of Henry Thoreau’s Contribution and Works on Environmentalism (811 words, 4 pages)

Thoreau and Environmentalism Then and NowFor two years beginning in 1845, Henry Thoreau lived in the Walden woods where he wrote the book that established him as one of Americas first environmentalists. Though coming from a time when conservation of the environment was far to the back of most peoples ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013