Category: Literature
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The Contemporary Indian Society
Table of Contents Background Information The Indian society as portrayed in the story This mother did not treat his son justly Conclusion Works Cited Background Information Vikas Swarup’s novel, Q & A (Slumdog Millionaire), employs the life of an orphan, brought up in the slums of Mumbai, to portray the contemporary Indian society. The police…
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“A & P” by John Updike
Life is full of struggles which are inevitable to every human being. Growing up is a process in life that requires someone to make decisions and be ready to take full responsibility for all the consequences that emanate from the decisions made. Updike in the short story “A & P” uses Sammy, a teenager who…
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Paolo Coelho: The Life of the Prophet
Table of Contents A Prophet or a Charlatan? The Elements of the Destiny In Search for the Truth Works Cited A Prophet or a Charlatan? Although Paolo Coelho is considered one of the most fruitful writers of the 21st century and a guru whose words are supposed to enlighten those who have been lost in…
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“Gone With the Wind” by Margret Mitchell
Table of Contents Introduction The major points in the story What critics say Personal opinion Conclusion Works cited Introduction Written by Margret Mitchell and first released in 1936, Gone with the Wind is a diachronic and sentimental fiction novel. Mitchell mainly focuses on the lifestyle of rich and gender biases of the indigenous people of…
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“The Jungle” by Uptown Sinclair
Table of Contents Summary My insights into current unions Personal opinions regarding laborers then and now References Summary The Jungle by Uptown Sinclair was published in the year 1906. In the book, Sinclair depicts an immigrant family that had just emigrated from Lithuania to America in pursuit of better living conditions. Before they departed their…
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Titus Andronicus as a Classic Tragedy
Titus Andronicus is a classical tragedy from the beginning to the end. For instance the introduction of the characters to the play shows a clear picture of a classical tragedy. In this play, the characters are introduced by bringing them on stage without any prior notification and at the same time, at certain point, the…
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Henry David Thoreau: The Maine Woods, Walden, Cape Cod
Table of Contents Purpose and Moment behind the Writing The Audience The Tone Work Cited Purpose and Moment behind the Writing This writings were made during burial ceremony of a lady who has been fighting for change, “she is not dead but sleepeth.” (Thoreau 8) The writings were meant to give hope to the family…
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Sappho as an agent of change
Table of Contents Introduction Biography How and why Sappho the Greek poet is an agent of change. Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the Greek history includes major contributions of change through art. Poetry made a major contribution to change. Among the poets who made change through poetry is Sappho. An examination of Sappho’s life as…
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Poems by G. Brooks, E. Housman, L. Clifton and M. Swenson
Table of Contents We real cool by Gwendolyn Brooks To an athlete dying young by E, Housman Homage to my hips by Lucille Clifton The universe by May Swenson Works Cited This paper will focus on incorporating the analysis of four poems which are: “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, “To an Athlete Dying Young”…
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Literature Studies: “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke
Attitude is the feeling that the persona has towards the subject matter, especially as revealed through the tone he or she uses to talk about the subject matter. It may be negative or positive depending on the message or the nature of the topic the persona wishes to address. However, the words negative and positive…