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American Literature, Character, Copyright, Fallacy, Irony, Narrator, Reader, Reason, Rhyme, Simile, 1984, A Raisin in The Sun, Animal Farm, Beowulf, Fahrenheit 451, Frankenstein, George Orwell, Hamlet, Into The Wild, Lord of The Flies, A Modest Proposal, All Quiet on The Western Front, Allegory, Antigone, Between The World and Me.
Pushing the Bear and House Made of Dawn: Interpreting the Fragmented Works of Diane Glancy and N. Scott Momaday Diane Glancy and N. Scott Momaday are Native American authors who both apply fragmentation and multi-perspectivism in their works, Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears and House Made of Dawn, respectively. These … Read more
In the story, Sentimental Medicine, Eula Biss talks about how she is having a hard time to decide whether she should vaccinate his son or not before he was already born. She went on the internet to look for information and she gives up on the idea of doing research because there is too much … Read more
The story “Diary of a Madman” written by Lu Xun is a story about a Madman who writes in a journal over a period of time; explaining the people in his town and how obscured they were. When you start to dive into the story the people believe he’s a madman because, he will not … Read more
The story revolves around Phillippe’s experience of poverty and ethnic segregation in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the world. Phillippe is a University professor who sets out for the El Barrio neighborhood in East Harlem in order to research and write a book on his experience of poverty and racial … Read more
Coco Fusco and Guillermo G?mez-Pe?a’s Two Undiscovered Amerindians is a bold experiment of a performance whose successes and failures stem from the same aspect of the show: its tendency to blur the lines between the audience and the performers. When Two Undiscovered Amerindians succeeds, its presentation of an ethnographic display makes its audience question their … Read more
In the More Utopian readings (Utopia by Sir Thomas More) we learn about the different ways that the Utopians lived. We learn about their different rituals they have and how they have to follow a certain lifestyle. The readings have all been very interesting due to the fact that each one is different in its … Read more
“ With the relatively minor exceptions of David Gamut, Colonel Munro, and Uncas, the characters in The Last of the Mohicans are static ones. We learn more about them as the novel progresses, not because they develop within themselves, but because through their talk, actions, descriptions, and sometimes authorial comment Cooper reveals more about them … Read more
Time can change everything, it may even flip your world upside down in seconds.. If one makes a single wrong move, everybody tends to judge them. This can be clearly seen in Little Deaths by Emma Flint through the theme of the book. Moreover, by using makeup as a mask to hide feelings, and judging … Read more
The Sound Of The Shell Awareness Drawn in the Group Lord of the Flies opens with Ralph encountering Piggy. Their conversation provides the background of the situation they are in: A group of boys was being evacuated to an unnamed destination during a nuclear war. Their plane had crashed and dragged out to sea, leaving … Read more
It would be insightful to analyse whether the characters in other Native American novels react to difficulties in a similarly positive manner as fourteen-year-old Junior/Arnold. Junior/Arnold is a very interesting character, because he is able toalter both his social and personal identities in a positive manner. Despite the fact that as an Indian he is … Read more
In the first essay, “We’re not…” by Andrea Roman discussed the cultural conflicts when she lives in America with her Bolivian family, especially her strict Bolivian mother. However, in the second essay, “The Undercurrent” by Kelly Young emphasizes about her mother’s overly protective desire to keep her as safe as possible. Both of two essays … Read more
Throughout the play, Death and the King’s Horseman, by Wole Soyinka, there is a conspicuous paradox between the traditional Yoruba values of Olunde and his father, Elesin. Although Olunde has been westernized by staying in Europe for his studies, he is seen to be more faithful to his own culture than his father, who has … Read more
Imagine spending the first five years of your childhood in a garden shed with no windows, no human interaction other than your mother and no knowledge of a world other than that inside of the shed. Room is a book written by Emma Donogue. The book is mainly set within a garden shed and then … Read more
“Dear Martin” is a first-person perspective about what it means to be a young African American in today’s era. Specifically, Stone explores topics such as microaggression as we watch Justyce’s classmates make racial jokes and accuse him of being “too sensitive”; white privilege, systemic racism, and white fragility all while racial profiling and the need … Read more
In the literary work Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, there is clear conflict within the issues of social class, race and love among the characters. In a society where money and power are necessary for success, Heathcliff, a poor, dark-skinned orphan, felt that it was his responsibility to rise in the social hierarchy to become … Read more
The author of my book is Nathaniel Hawthorne. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by his other famous book, “The House of Seven Gables” which was published in 1851. Something that is common between the two books is that they both have elements of Gothic and fiction. … Read more
Background information The hungry woman written by Cherrie from 1951. The play s written in a Chicano style in which is incorporated with both languages English and Spanish (Spanglish). The play was commissioned by Berkeley repertory theatre where it received a stage reading on April 10, 1995. It was directed by Tony Kelly. Since the … Read more
The research article “Australian Vice: our worst addictions revealed” is an online article edited by Jackson Stiles and published on the news website The New Daily on the 12th of May 2015. The article is segregated by two topics surrounding physical and more recognized addictions to the public, whereas the latter half of the article … Read more
It is very truly said that the ‘Excess of Anything is Bad’. This quote is proved right in the short fiction A Perfect Day For Bananafish through the example given by Seymour about the banana fever to bananafish. This story involves many characters such as Seymour, Sybil, Muriel and Mother. The Muriel is a round … Read more
Powerful words have the biggest influence on people’s beliefs. Words are the things we use to communicate with each other, and they can be very powerful and influential at times. In the book “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, the book uses the power of words, to impact people’s beliefs, and make connections between family … Read more
While we work to change the tolerance in America, the prejudice response of perceiving black men as criminals, is still a regular occurrence. In his essay, “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Ability to Alter Public Space” Brent Staples analyzes the effects he has on those around him and expresses his feelings … Read more
This Analysis is based upon the articles “Mr. Trump’s Trade War” by Douglas A. Irwin, and “The Four Fallacies About Trade Globalization”. First, I will summarize “Mr. Trump’s Trade War” article and then, I will summarize “The Four Fallacies About Trade Globalization” in order to compare and contrast the two articles and then support them … Read more
Aleksandar Hemon a famous writer from Bosnia once said,“Belief and delusion are incestuous siblings.” In The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, not all characters are an open book. Some might have dark pasts, others could be living a second life birthed by themselves. Instances of these lies … Read more
Introduction This report is based upon the book The Design of Everyday Things; a revised and expanded edition, written by Don Norman. The report focuses on the key principles for each chapter. Author details Donald Arthur Norman, commonly known as Don Norman is regarded for his expertise in fields such as cognitive science, usability engineering, … Read more
Book Report For our first book report, I chose to read Winning Balance by Shawn Johnson. The main setting of the book is the Olympics in Beijing. This is where she competed for her Olympic medals and what she trained for her whole life. Shawn Johnson is a gymnast and she has been training ever … Read more
‘The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-Time’, a novel written by Mark Haddon about a fifteen-year-old named Christopher John Francis Boone, struggling with Asperger’s syndrome. After the discovery of his neighbor’s dead dog on the grass, Christopher wants to solve this murder and find the killer without any help from his surroundings. This … Read more
Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith both censured how British social orders functioned and how they treat poor people. Quick, be that as it may, condemned the absence of empathy with unforgiving, gnawing parody. For instance, the storyteller of “A Modest Proposal” recommends that the starving Irish stuff and pitch their year-old children to well-off English … Read more
The speaker struggles over the fact that his beloved is no more. According to many critics the speaker is donne himself and ‘st lucy’ represents his beloved anne more. As his wife died in the year 1617 and the poem was published in 1627. But some critics say the poem can also be dedicated to … Read more
Across a Hundred Mountains is a novel written by Reyna Grande. It is based on Grande’s childhood and abandonment fears when her parents left her and her siblings under grandmother in search for work on “the other side”. Although the narration is a partial cover of her life, it brings how the challenges that children … Read more
Pages: 56-60: Diction:“I only remember Nancy’s Teddy bear staring at me” (Capote, 60). This quote was pronounced by two of Nancy Clutter’s dearest friends, Nancy Ewalt and Susan Kidwell after seeing Nancy’s corpse. This is an ideal example of diction from Truman Capote, however, is also an example of tone because it establishes an eerie … Read more
“The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells is a novel published in 1895, it spawned multiple film adaptions including the 1960 version directed by George Pal. Although they are essentially the same story, the film adaptation took multiple liberties with certain plot points and characters as well. Some may think for the better and some may … Read more
A Poem of Notions and Resolutions This Be The Verse This Be The Verse – By Philip Larkin? In Philip Larkin’s “This Be The Verse,” readers see a swing of three different emotions and opinions from Larkin, in just a short three stanzas: finger pointing, acceptance, and a suggestion. By instantly roping readers in with … Read more
The Lottery Character Symbolization When one reads a story they often look for character development, traits, and symbolization to help them better understand the context. In the short story “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, she helps the reader better understand the story by using vast character symbolization through the characters of Tessie Hutchison, Old Man … Read more
One concept from this week’s reading I found interesting was Balanced Reciprocity, or the exchange of something with the expectation that you will receive something in return. There are three stages of Balanced Reciprocity: giving, receiving, and reciprocating. I found this particular topic interesting because of how prominent it is in our society. There are … Read more
The red thread Zen written by Susan Murphy Roshi talks about body, sexuality, passion, care, torn, dark, Mortal, laughter, hands and eyes, the teisho of the actual body. According to Amazon.com.au. The red (or ‘vermilion’) thread originally connoted the color of the silk undergarments courtesans were obliged to wear. Most spiritual traditions do their best … Read more
Not like many other plays you have read or seen before, ‘night Mother written by Marsha Norman is a play which focuses on only two main characters. The entire play is spoken through the thoughts of a mother (Mama) and daughter (Jessie). Most of their conversations are revolved around the informal, yet bizarre reveal of … Read more
Elaine Polter Richardson was a young girl who lived with her parents in a Caribbean Island. She was living in a poverty household but that did not change the relationship she had with her mother. Elaine and her mother were very close until the age of nine. After, Elaine had brothers her relationship with her … Read more
William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy of a Venetian army general, Othello. Highly respected by many but played for his insecurities. Ultimately he’s forced emotionally into a downward spiral which ends in the tragic death of his wife, whom he killed out of poor judgment and his inevitable suicide. Othello’s last words are immensely important … Read more
The narrative poem I chose is “The Tale of a Custard the dragon” written by “Ogden Nash”. This is an imaginary poem written for children which also tells you a great story and gives you a great moral too. The poem tells a story about a coward dragon named Custard. The other animals insult him … Read more
Foreshadowing“I did not see the real significance of that wreck at once… Certainly the affair was too stupid… to be altogether natural…” (p. 88)This quote portrays foreshadowing because it is evident that the wrecking of the steamer was not an accident. Since the reader now knows that this incident was intentional, it alludes to the … Read more
Why we chose the story We chose this story because it’s a very interesting piece of literature. The story already begins with a tense atmosphere that keeps you on your toes throughout. We specifically chose it for all its graphic descriptions about the death of the main character Anders. This piece of writing is very … Read more
In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, growing up is a difficult and sometimes painful process. Jerry shows he wants to be independent through the symbolism of the way he moves on from the safe beach, enters the wild rocky bay with uncertainty, and finally goes through the tunnel. At the beginning, Jerry shows … Read more
“The Narrow road to the Deep north” is a novel that falls under the category of travel literature written by Matsuo Basho a Japanese poet and author who lived during the 17th century. The novel follows Basho as he travels from Edo, today’s Tokyo, towards the northern provinces of Japan. In the journal the author … Read more
In the book, sex plays a major role in Desdemona’s development. Having grown up within the confines of a strict Greek Culture, she has been taught that maintaining her purity is paramount. Due to this cultural pressure placed upon her, Desdemona has lived her life being ashamed of her sexuality. This shame that she feels … Read more
Rosalie Ham’s novel “The Dressmaker”, published in 2000, is set in the 1950’s in an Australian outback town called Dungatar. In the novel, Ham utilises genre conventions such as Gothic, romance, detective story, and revenge tragedy conventions to intrigue the reader’s expectations of the novel and allow them to better understand it. This essay will … Read more
In Michael Wolff’s essay “A life Worth Ending” gives his personal experience about how he dealt with his mother’s terminal illness that she struggled with while dealing with the healthcare system. Wolff’s Hi mother is suffering from dementia, which is slowly robbing her of the ability to do the things she was once able to … Read more
‘The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-Time’, a novel written by Mark Haddon about a fifteen-year-old named Christopher John Francis Boone, struggling with Asperger’s syndrome. After the discovery of his neighbor’s dead dog on the grass, Christopher wants to solve this murder and find the killer without any help from his surroundings. This … Read more
“Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains” is a quote by Rousseau from his book The Social Contract. The opening lines were meant to address an individual’s freedom narrowed by the government, however, the quote is perhaps heavily famous due to its applicability to other perspectives as well. For instance, man is … Read more
Can you just imagine living in a world where racism is not only rampant, but legally forced. Racism stems that one race is more superior to the other which results in different ways people are treated. Alan Paton’s Cry the Beloved Country points out that in South Africa, racism is a very big problem. And … Read more
“Tottochan-the little girl at the window” is an autobiography written by Tetsuka Kuroyanagi and translated by Dorothy Britton. It is a beautiful story which touches the heart of the reader. It has all the elements that a reader needs – humour, happiness, warmth, friendship, love and realizations. This book describes the childhood activities of Tetsuka … Read more
