Category: Literature
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Shakespeare’s Presentation of Henry V as a Hero
Table of Contents Introduction Main text Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The history play Henry V depicts the life and destiny of one of the English kings and draws his historical portraits. If Shakespeare presented this play to an Elizabeth theater he would centers on the ambivalent presentation of Henry’s character, an aspect of the play…
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Miltonic Motifs in William Blake’s and in Samuel Coleridge’s Books
Table of Contents Introduction William Blake Samuel Coleridge Conclusion Bibliography: Introduction The theme of past as such that actively influences people’s present has traditionally been the recurrent motif in European romanticist literature and poetry, throughout the course of the 19th century. European intellectuals, associated with the Romanticist movement, believed that relying on materialistic rationale alone,…
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Outsider as a Visionary in Yates’, Wouk’s, Miller’s Works
Visionary is impatient people who realize what will happen in the future to them or to other people but doesn’t happen now. These people are capable of making imaginary trips to their past and seek for the image of a better future. I suppose that there are two possible types of such people: those who…
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Confidence Is a Key To Succeed In Life
There are different reasons for confidence to take a leading place on the way to success. Seiko Tenabe, an outstanding Japanese novelist and fiction author, and Pham Thi Hoai, a famous Vietnam novelist, are the masters of Asian literature. The main topics of their works are love, belief, obstacles and personal preferences on the way…
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Reality Through the Frame of Bonnard’s Painting
In 1998, Mary Gordon has devoted a deep and touch essay to the ninetieth anniversary of her mother, having fused the worlds of reality and art in her narration. It is interesting to focus on the approach which she chose for the composition of her essay and the literary devices which she uses in order…
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Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us by D.H. Pink
Table of Contents Introduction Motivation as the Main Tool of Performance Improvement The Self-Determination Theory by Daniel H. Pink Conclusion References Introduction Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us is the book devoted to the research of the drivers of human behavior and motivation. Daniel H. Pink, the author of the book, presents the…
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Van Jordan’s “How a Person Writes a Poem”
Within the poem “How Does a Man Write a Poem”, A. Van Jordan uses metaphors as an attempt to illustrate the exact nature of the problem he faces in attempting to write a poem right now, at midnight, with his lover lying beside him. Within this poem, he first compares his lover’s body to the…
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Literature Studies: “The Chimney Sweeper” by W. Blake
The provocative situation of using children’s innocence as the tool of social injustice and pressure is discussed in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper” (1789) by William Blake. During the 18th-19th centuries, chimney sweepers in England were usually young boys whose families suffered from poverty, and those boys were sent to live and work in terrible…
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Themes in “The Snuff Bottle” by Ying Hong
In The Snuff Bottle, acts of theft result into levels of unavoidable revenge with several themes being illustrated by the author. The Setting of the story is in a village where poverty and crime seem to thrive. The struggles of survival are depicted as different family members strain to make ends meet. This analysis gives…
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Contemporary Literature. Elements of Short Stories
Introduction There are several characteristics that make up a good story. One of the most important elements of a short story specifically is a fully developed protagonist who can be seen to develop through the course of the story. Development of the protagonist developed enough for us to care about is essential if the reader…