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The unexpectedly warm spring break of 2015 brought on one of the most exciting, rewarding, and adventurous trips that I could have been a part of. While conversing with my friend over a cold beer about my spring break plans of doing nothing but relaxing during that lazy week in March, when the weather would … Read more
‘Jacob Marley was as dead as a doornail.’ The celebrated author Charles Dickens accentuates this inert nature of a door nail to the society to 1843 England through his classic novella ‘A Christmas Carol.’ The novella’s titular character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a product of human hypocrisy. Scrooge accedes to ‘Ignorance’ and ‘Want’ in order to … Read more
Have you ever had the desire to make a birthday cake instead of buying one? Well, here is how you can make an easy birthday cake for a friend or someone special. What you will need is a bit of time, and a few items from your local grocery store. You will need boxed cake … Read more
The good in life comes with the bad. In Walls’ book, The Glass Castle, the Walls family seems to go through much more of the bad. Rosemary often tries to raise spirits, saying how “life is a drama, full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.” Rex … Read more
Expectation My Great-Aunt Melon gave me a lime green shirt with a bedazzled pickle splashed across the chest for my fifteenth birthday. It also rained. I wasn’t shocked or sad at all. It had rained on my birthday every year for the past fourteen. Mom even said there was a thunderstorm the day I was … Read more
Valentine’s Day is celebrated as the day of love every year on February 14. It is a day when people tell their loved ones – boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, friends and family – how much they mean to them. Valentine does not mean they would be only a boyfriend or a girlfriend but the person … Read more
The women who were murdered by their husbands during the process of receiving a permanent protective order were: Lori Jackson, Barbara Diane Dye, Jasmine Leonard, Laura Acheves, Tamisha Evette Ridge, Erica Bell, Chyna Joy Young, Evelyn burgos & her daughter, Annette Sowder-Fuller & her mother. Jasmine Leonard had a temporary restraining order against her husband … Read more
Does the production and consumption of Thanksgiving turkey involve animal abuse? Let us first define what animal abuse is. Animal abuse is “any act that contributes to the pain, suffering or unnatural death of animals or that otherwise threatens or harms their welfare. Animal abuse may be physical, sexual, psychological or emotional. It may involve … Read more
What Is Holi? Holi? Festival Of Joy? Festival Of Happiness? Festival of Excitement? Festival of colours? No, its more than it especially when we talk about India and then more about UP And Bihar. We welcome Holi ,we celebrate holi, we spread colour of happiness, joy, we share our happy moments, our sad moments and … Read more
After Christmas holiday, we are all welcoming the whole new year of 2018. I wish all of you – who are reading this article before 2018 – a year with full of joy and health, two things that are the most important in people lives. When it comes to “the last day of the year”, … Read more
Humans have always attempted to unravel the mysteries of nature since the beginning of time. With similar intentions, Edward Abbey attempts to analyze the complexity of nature in his essay about Aravaipa Canyon in New Mexico. He expresses how humans will never be able to fully comprehend the core of nature, praising and romanticising it … Read more
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (May 5: The Battle) tells the historical events of the French and Mexican Conservative siege over the city of Puebla on May 5 1862 against the Mexican Liberal army under General Ignacio Zaragoza’s command. Several historical figures include General Porfirio Diaz, President Benito Juarez, President Abraham Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon … Read more
Have you ever tried stepping up, making a change in your own life? Everyone is scared of taking chances and making differences in their lives. Scrooge, the main character of Charles Dickenss novel, The Christmas Carol, is no different. Scrooge is an old man who does not celebrate the Christmas season like everybody else. He … Read more
‘A Christmas Carol’ by Christina Rossetti is a devotional poem that has been set to music many times, most famously by Gustav Holst in 1906, and remains a choral favourite today. It is centred around the birth of Jesus Christ, as told from the perspective of a speaker who although is excluded from this biblical … Read more
“I wear the chain I forged in life… I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will, I wear it.” Jacob Marley’s words allude to the harrowing impact that emotions such as remorse have on the human psyche, as … Read more
Much of Charles Dickens’ representation of morality in his most famous of Christmas stories, A Christmas Carol, is derived from “the wisdom of our ancestors.” (1) From the beginning of his narrative Dickens explains his usage of the phrase “dead as a doornail,” in relation to Marley, as trusting in the “wisdom of our ancestors,” … Read more
In 2015, thirty seven percent of people surveyed reported that their New Year’s Resolution was to stay fit and healthy. Among the other top choices were: lose weight, travel more and spend more time with family and friends (“This Year’s Top New Year’s Resolution?”). With the new year starting and the assignment to find a … Read more
“These are but the spirit of things that have been.” The metaphorical words of the Ghost of Christmas Past are typical of Dickens’ melodramatic writing style. Set in Victorian England, a time rife with greed and social stratification, Charles Dickens’ novella ‘A Christmas Carol’ unveils his view on the values of the time period not … Read more
Both Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams depict vivid and intimidating oppositions in their characters Stanley Kowalski and Goldberg and McCann. The oppositions in both A Streetcar Named Desire and The Birthday Party strive to assert their power over their victims, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Webber, through the emergence of their pasts to the present, portrayed … Read more
Birthdays are important to us all. This is the day which is wholly dedicated to the birthday boy and it is important to make this day memorable for him. More than the celebration of the day we were born, birthdays mark milestones in our life journey. The admirers of the celebrant engage in extravagant celebration … Read more
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a committed abolitionist who viewed slavery as an abomination and the Civil War as a just cause for the Union, as long as it resulted in an end to slavery and subsequent reconciliation between the North and South. “Christmas Bells” references the Civil War directly as a result of a personal … Read more
A cold winter, four years ago, my mother’s birthday was approaching, she was getting old. My mother was turning fifty years old. My mom does not ask for much but she wanted to spend quality time with the family on her birthday. My dad on the other hand had another idea in mind. He decided … Read more
Happy Holi 2019 is near about us it is Festival Of Joy & Festival Of happiness. Festival of Excitement or Festival of colors. No its more than it especially when we talk about India and then more about UP And Bihar.We welcome holi and celebrate holi we spread color of happiness joy we share our … Read more
Happy Birthday to You, is the song that instantly makes the recipient feel awkward and left wondering what to do while it is being sung. “Do I sing?” “Do I awkwardly sit here?” “Do I take a selfie?” These are the questions the recipient is commonly left with, and unfortunately there are no right answers. … Read more
Are you a parent? If so, there is a good chance that you already know just how much kids love the holidays. That is why you may want to think about letting your children help you decorate for Christmas. In fact, in addition to just letting them help you hang Christmas decorations, you may also … Read more
As the Christmas holiday season starts to approach, a large number of individuals and families start decorating for Christmas. While just about anything in the home can be decorated, a large amount of focus is placed on the Christmas tree. Since there is a good chance that you may want to purchase a Christmas tree … Read more
Columbus Essay In recent years, a topic of much controversy has been the circumstances of our own American colonization. The mistreatment, capture and killing of Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange has turned the perspective of many from an event of major importance to an event of major disaster. The Columbus Day holiday itself isn’t … Read more
John Betjeman and Philip Larkin were contemporaries, though Larkin was an atheist and John Betjeman an Anglican. Compare and contrast Church Going, by Larkin and Christmas by Betjeman. Although both contemporary poets Philip Larkin and John Betjeman differ in their religious beliefs, this is reflected in the two poems, Church Going and Christmas. In their … Read more
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Literary Appreciation of the Reader’s Response to the Use of Tone in Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” Charles Dickens’ successful control of the narrator’s and characters’ tones in A Christmas Carol evokes a variety of responses from readers. The literary devices used in A Christmas Carol work together to create a certain emotional atmosphere through … Read more
Winter Break As a college student, winter break is the longest time that I will be able to get away from school, with the exception of summer. About a month away from school is not something that I plan to take for granted, since time is precious. There are endless possibilities regarding how I can … Read more
Roses for Valentine’s Day Delivery Valentine’s Day is one of these significance moments that call for an amazing celebration. This year, our overseas flower delivery florists created the most stunning collection of Valentine’s Flowers, lovingly handcrafted to make a truly bold statement. We have various rose bouquets such as dozen red roses, red valentine, Lovingly … Read more
Amy’s Fish Cheek A young teenage girl goes through a rough Christmas Eve dinner with her Chinese family and an American family as their guests in “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan. The main character, Amy, has fallen in love with the son in the American family. The point of view and the imagery in the … Read more
It was this year, this month, this week when my birthday was going to come. At last I have waited for this day for almost a year and have planned for it as well. It’s a wonderful day for a person to celebrate the day she was born. And that’s why I treasure this day … Read more
During the Winter Break, the opportunity to take the class, “Sales Promotion” opened and with no hesitation, that opportunity was taken by myself. One of the many of the key topics of the class was the term “advertising and promotion”. Merriam Webster defines the word Advertising as: “the action of calling something to the attention … Read more
What Is Holi? Holi? Festival Of Joy? Festival Of Happiness? Festival of Excitement? Festival of colours? No, its more than it especially when we talk about India and then more about UP And Bihar. We welcome Holi ,we celebrate holi, we spread colour of happiness, joy, we share our happy moments, our sad moments and … Read more
Hinduism is the name given to one of the most ancient religion practices in India. Vedanta is the true name of this religion. When British rule began to populate India this ancient religion evolved into what is known today as Hinduism. Hinduism constitutes an extremely intricate religion upon which a single definition cannot be composed. … Read more
Abstract The project focuses around the Cadburys’ use of different designs in its packaging of Cadbury products which has helped Cadbury build a strong consumer base in the market and increased its sales. The project contains images of Cadbury products packed creatively and attractively. It also shows the product packaging on different occasions like Diwali, … Read more
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (May 5: The Battle) tells the historical events of the French and Mexican Conservative siege over the city of Puebla on May 5 1862 against the Mexican Liberal army under General Ignacio Zaragoza’s command. Several historical figures include General Porfirio Diaz, President Benito Juarez, President Abraham Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon … Read more
“These are but the spirit of things that have been.” The metaphorical words of the Ghost of Christmas Past are typical of Dickens’ melodramatic writing style. Set in Victorian England, a time rife with greed and social stratification, Charles Dickens’ novella ‘A Christmas Carol’ unveils his view on the values of the time period not … Read more
Language in the “Birthday Party” is seen as a major theme of the play, despite its absurd nature. Through the use of language, Pinter creates silences that are monumental to the meaning and overall understanding of the play. With language, Pinter also manages to bridge the gap between his cold silences and the absurd actions … Read more
The importance of A Doll’s House being set during the Christmas season is because the Christmas season is easily relatable and this can help the reader to make inferences about what is going on through familiarization. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen uses the Christmas season, the Christmas tree and the new year … Read more
History has revolved around the progress of man. Specifically, the White Man. He has exploited other races on his way to the top, taking all the credit for the work that was a communal effort. Throughout American history, blacks were exploited and demeaned, and their place in history often goes unrecognized, unless the topic at … Read more
Introduction The film Black Mirror begins with two men Matt and Joe who are living at a remote station in the middle of the snow filled wilderness. To pass some time, they tell each other about their lives. Matt is preparing Christmas dinner and talk to Joe about what brought him to the remote station … Read more
I’m sure that (most of you) recognize this song. It is finally fall, and what does that mean? Halloween, which is my favorite time of the year. From the candy to the costumes and the ghost stories, Halloween is a day of being somebody you are not and trying to scare the shit out of … Read more
Did you ever heard about the story of Nian? Nian was a very horrible monster that came out and ate people during the Chinese New Year’s Eve. This monster was afraid of red color and loud noise, so at that time people was going to use red paper to decorated the house, wear red clothes … Read more
