William Kamkwamba Essay Examples

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The Identity Struggle and Transition to Adolescence of Thomas Williams in the Book Losing My Cool (1783 words, 7 pages)

Losing My Cool describes the identity struggle of Thomas Williams, and how it has transformed throughout his life. Like most adolescents, Thomas'stwo major influences are his father and his friends. Unfortunately, the guidance he receives from each of them is very different. To socially survive, he attempts to balance his ... Read More

The Historical Significance of Henry V, a Play by William Shakespeare (2205 words, 6 pages)

It is rare to see the past come to life in such a way that it can inspire the mind toward future endeavors. What this troupe, through the work of art that is Henry V, proved to me was how culturally relevant Shakespeares work still is today. By writing this ... Read More

A Discussion on the Music of Two of the Greatest Military Band Composers, Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams (793 words, 4 pages)

SmackDown Holst vs. WilliamsAs Ive grown as a musician, Ive been exposed to more advanced, more difficult, more complex, and simply better literature. However, the more good music I listen to or play, the more similarities I notice. While today we tend to criticize pop music for all boiling down ... Read More

A Comparison Between the Similarities in William Shakespeare’s Play, Hamlet and Francis Bacon’s Essay, On Revenge (481 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet by Shakespeare was published over two decades before Francis Bacon's essay, "On Revenge". However, the time between their publications does not take away from the similarities in their structure, and despite the seemingly opposite approaches to revenge taken by Bacon in his essay and Hamlet in the soliloquies from ... Read More

The Way in Which the Blacks Were Referred to as Well as the Conditions They Had to Live in During the Era of Slavery in the Debate of James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley, Jr. (607 words, 3 pages)

ShameFrom the debate various common values that can be deduced from the debate of JAMES BALDWIN VS. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR. The 1965 Baldwin-Buckley debate reflects the ability of Baldwin to create connection with his audience. Also, the debate provides a highlight of the emphasis of Buckley on civilization as ... Read More

An Introduction to the Main Characters and Themes in Shakespeare’s Othello and Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (816 words, 3 pages)

Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire Analysis This essay is going to look at the introduction of both main characters and themes in Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire. I will be looking at Act I Scene I of Othello and likewise Scene One of A Streetcar Named Desire. Even ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Nature and the Relation With God in the Works by William Wordsworth (497 words, 3 pages)

William Wordsworth, renowned poet of the Romantic Era, is a primary advocate for the idea that man and nature are one. He believes that the spirit of nature connects with man and that we all can receive wisdom and alleviation from her. Like many other Romanticists, he conspicuously holds Nature ... Read More

An Overview of the Play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare (988 words, 4 pages)

IntroductionIt was 1606 when Shakespeare wrote a work that was a sure bloodshed, one that would accompany large egos and larger fantasies. It was something that would live for more than 300 years after his death and would travel and change with time. It was named Macbeth. SpeakerThe story of ... Read More

Conflict, Hatred, Darkness and Manipulation in an Extract from the First Scene of Othello by William Shakespeare (1221 words, 4 pages)

This extract from William Shakespeares play Othello is derived from the preliminary scene of the play, in which the reader is introduced to Iago, who has convinced Roderigo to follow his plan of waking up Brabantio and delivering the news of his daughters discreet marriage to Othello. From the extract ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme in Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare (679 words, 2 pages)

Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare is one of twenty six poems that Shakespeare wrote about and to a young man, a man who is unknown. These poems would seem to be very important in the eyes of Shakespeare because one hundred and one out of the one hundred and fifty ... Read More

The Theme of Death in William Wordsworth’s Poems (763 words, 3 pages)

William Wordsworth Death and Death Death is an idea is often generalized to have a simple, negative connotation life stopping. In his two poems A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal and She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways, William Wordsworth gives more life to the meaning of death. While both poems ... Read More

Lord of the Flies by William Golding: Savagery of Humans (1680 words, 5 pages)

Humans are destructively savage. Because adults raise their children to be like them, children learn to be savage at a very young age. The learning to be savage is natural and happens to almost everybody. Eventually the rules of civilization will fail if a group of boys is stranded by ... Read More

An Analysis of William Congreve’s Comedy of Manners The Way of the World (1234 words, 5 pages)

Although William Congreves Comedy of Manners, The Way of the World is a fictional work, Congreve uses satire to expose the outlandish behavior of the upper class in the early eighteenth century. Fainall is a prime example of someone from the upper echelon who is consumed with himself. Fainalls wit, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Purpose of Nature in the Bear, a Novel by William Faulkner (1093 words, 4 pages)

In Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi there are the McCaslins who,part of many lost cause southerners, needed a connection to nature or tojust simply start over. As Faulkner depicts the scenery and storyline ofthe McCaslin family the readers get a sense that there is more to the storythan hunting and Old Ben. ... Read More

Working as a Teacher According to William Ayers (359 words, 2 pages)

After reading Chapter 1 of Ayers, I have learned many interesting, unique, and somewhat disturbing facts related to teachers and the teaching profession. I can honestly say that some of these ideas sincerely touched my heart, while others I did not particularly care to read about. These ideas not only ... Read More

An Analysis of Hamlet’s Hesitancy and Reactive Responses in the Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (920 words, 3 pages)

Amidst the tragedy and impending chaos that encompasses Hamlet, William Shakespeare highlights the princes core personality trait which most the drama and plot stems from. This plot device is Hamlets hesitancy and reactive responses it builds suspense in the audience as well as other characters as he waits idle during ... Read More

A Comparison of Baz Luhrmann’s and Asbury’s Film Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as Modern Interpretations of the 16th Century Drama (629 words, 2 pages)

Romeo and Juliet Adaption taskBaz Luhrmanns and Asburys filmadaptation of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet both present a modern interpretation of the 16th century drama. Shakespeareincorporated jokes of the time, mentions of royalty, and allusions to historical events in his plays. Luhrmann does this as well, pulling in numerous references to ... Read More

The Significance and Role of Abigail Williams and Tituba in the Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (498 words, 2 pages)

What would you do if your town was in complete chaos and people didnt believe each other and they were killing each other cause of it? That is what occurs in Arthur Millers The Crucible. The people in the town of Salem believe that witchcraft has been committed and they ... Read More

The Value of a Friend in Hello out There and Seventy Thousand Assyrians, Two Works by William Saroyan (538 words, 1 pages)

The Price of a FriendAn author, philosopher, and Nobel Prize recipient, Albert Camus famously remarked, Dont walk behind me I may not lead. Dont walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. William Saroyan expressed a similar desireand appreciationfor companionship, an ... Read More

The Use of Disguises in the Taming of the Shrew, a Play by William Shakespeare (708 words, 3 pages)

In Taming of the Shrew, one of the most prominent subtopics of the concept of identity concerns disguise. There are, however, many types of disguise that are explored within Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew. These include behaviour based disguise and physical disguise. Physical disguise is mainly used as means to ... Read More

An nalysis of the Philosophical Notions in the Novel Light in August by William Faulkner (2106 words, 8 pages)

Light of AugustCritics of William Faulkner have often identified elements of well-known philosophical notions in his acclaimed novel Light in August. These ideas include Jeffersonian agrarianism and pragmatism, but no views are more clearly represented and more often overlooked in Faulkners piece than those of transcendentalist philosophers, particularly Ralph Waldo ... Read More

John Wilkes Booth, the American Brutus from Shakespeares famous play? Or just a presidential assassin? How are the two interconnected? And is it possible to justify the assassination of a political leader, or in simpler terms, can you really get away with murder?Firstly, how are these two characters similar? Well, ... Read More

The Theme of Devil in Every Individual in Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the Song Sympathy for the Devil by The Rollingstones (961 words, 4 pages)

Sympathy for the DevilWith headlines that announce the brutal slaughter of the innocent, articles that expose the gruesome effects of war on a nation, and pictures that display the emaciated faces of small abandoned children suffering from poverty, one needs only to open the pages of a newspaper to become ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragedy of the Play Othello by William Shakespeare (909 words, 3 pages)

The Tragedy of OthelloTragic plays, since the time of Aristotle, have followed a well established course, and though certain characteristics have been altered with time one feature that has been preserved is the essential tragic arc through which the character experiences his fall from grace and eventual salvation before death. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Philosophical Notions in the Novel Light of August by William Faulkner (2106 words, 8 pages)

Light of AugustCritics of William Faulkner have often identified elements of well-known philosophical notions in his acclaimed novel Light in August. These ideas include Jeffersonian agrarianism and pragmatism, but no views are more clearly represented and more often overlooked in Faulkners piece than those of transcendentalist philosophers, particularly Ralph Waldo ... Read More

An Overview of William Shakespeare’s Comedies (4815 words, 10 pages)

English Project The Elizabethan AgeThe Comedies of William ShakespeareThe Elizabethan Age - The term 'Elizabethan Age' refers to the period ranging from 1558 to 1603, and is named after the Queen of England of the time, Her Majesty Elizabeth I of the House of Tudor (also known as The Virgin ... Read More

A Comparison between a Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and a Treatise of Ireland by Sir William Petty (2003 words, 9 pages)

THE PROPOSER AND HIS PURPOSEJonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal (1729) provides a satirical proposal to fix the many problems that plagued 18th-century Ireland. He creates a persona, known by critics as the Proposer, who finds a fix for those problems. The best way to address poverty, the Proposer decides, is ... Read More

The Gradual Maturity of Hamlet in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (546 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet Act 4 Journal ResponseAfter looking at the four soliloquies, I believe that Hamlet has matured and has developed as a character quite a bit. In the beginning of the play, he was blinded by his anger and thirst for revenge, making him act more irrational. As the play progressed, ... Read More

The Tragic Flaws in William Shakespeare’s Play, Macbeth (1662 words, 5 pages)

A tragedy is a play that revolves around a protagonist who, despite having many redeeming qualities, fails because of a tragic flaw. The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, perhaps one of the most famous tragedies of all time, is the story of Macbeth, a brave and valorous Scottish hero ... Read More

A Concept of Characters’ Sight in Play King Lear by William Shakespeare (926 words, 4 pages)

September 29th 2014Sight in King LearWilliam Shakespeare wrote King Lear with sight as a prevalent theme. The plot of this play is driven in several ways through sight. Some characters in this play are physically or metaphorically blind, some can clearly see the truth, and others manipulate other characters actions ... Read More