Category: Literature
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The nightingale and the rose: poem analysis
Table of Contents Introduction Character analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The ‘NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE’ refers to a short story to which love features as the overall theme. In the story, we are introduced to a young student who has been promised a dance by the young beautiful lady that is the professor’s daughter. From…
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Hypocrisy in Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation”
Table of Contents Introduction Identifying hypocrisy Conclusion References Introduction A short story is an art form that was first mastered by the 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s focus was on providing unity of impression, which could only be achieved by presenting a story short enough to be read in one sitting. To accomplish this,…
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The Academy of American Poets
Table of Contents Introduction Background Purposes Problems Proposal/plan/schedule Staffing Budget Conclusion References Introduction Poetry has been a learning platform for many years and it serves greater importance to those who have interest in it. Like other forms of writing, poems are written to communicate ideas, emotional sensitivity, and generate images. Poetry is described as writing…
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Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson
In the narrative we get to see how things unfolded from her side. We get a first person’s account of the events that occurred during the captivity and the restoration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson by the Nipmuc Native Americans during King Philip’s war. The narrative describes how Mary and her small community were attacked by…
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Postcolonial Literature: “The Whale” by Witi Ihimaera and “The English Patient” a Novel by Michael Ondaatje
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction There are many perspectives to the question of the significance of literature in society. Literature can be, and has, been, used for divergent purposes over its long history. In order to better conceptualize the goals of literature, all the possible goals that literature might be used…
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Virginia Woolf’s Novel Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway written by Virginia Woolf presents a unique narrative style where the readers come to know the story through the words of the protagonist Clarissa Dalloway, they read about her feelings, emotions and thoughts. The story is a portrait of a middle-aged woman that Woolf paints utilizing Clarissa’s thoughts and actions that eventually help…
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Hatchet, Anne of Green of Gables and the Great Gilly Hopkins: Children Education
Table of Contents Introduction Anne of Green Gables Hatchet The Great Gilly Hopkins Conclusion Works Cited Introduction This paper compares the positions of three authors on the nature and function of education as brought out in their books. The writer examines the views of Paulsen Gary in the “Hatchet”, Montgomery in “Anne of Green Gables”…
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“The Lesson” by Tony Bambara
Table of Contents Describing the source Summary Response Works Cited Describing the source The short story, “The Lesson,” by Tony Bambara is one of the many stories the author created about children growing in neighborhoods. The story was published in the year 1972. The short story reflects on the comprehension of fiscal inequity in American…
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“The Black Walnut Tree” by Mary Oliver
The Black Walnut Tree by Mary Oliver is a symbol of family roots and success that bestows the warmth of good times even during hard times. The walnut tree, which is the center of discussion, symbolizes the merry fruitfulness of a time when the family was affluent. The poem opens with the discussion of an…
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“Catch-22” by Heller: Summary of the Book
“Catch-22” is a unique and inimitable novel in its genre by the great writer Joseph Heller. Thus, this work describes the life of the American military during World War II. In the narrative, American pilots are based on one of the Italian islands, making raids on German-held positions from time to time. One of the…