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In Jonathan Swift’s essay, “A Modest Proposal”, Swift proposes that the
poor should eat their own starving children during a great a famine in Ireland.
What would draw Swift into writing to such lengths. When times get hard in
Ireland, Swift states that the children would make great meals. The key factor
to Swift’s essay that the reader must see that Swift is not literally ordering
the poor to can... Full-text essay
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Moll Flanders is a story about the fall and rise of a beautiful woman who was
born in Newgate Prison. Her mother was saved from the gallows because "she
pleaded her belly", and soon after Moll was born, her mother was shipped to
the clonies to work out her sentence. Left behind, Moll was raised for three
years with a band of traveling gypsies. Moll worked her way out of that,
disgusted t... Full-text essay
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"Can I Come Out and Play?" Aging promotes the loss of childhood and
innocence. Little girls go from skinned knees and imaginary friends, to runs in
their pantyhose and boyfriends. Sandra Cisneros', "The Monkey Garden",
addresses the emotions that occur during this drastic transition through the
view of herself as a little girl. This paper will discuss the author's central
theme... Full-text essay
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In Thomas More`s book Utopia, there is a great deal of irony in the way the
people of this mystical place live and prosper. Much of what the people of today`s
society assume to be universal truths of life are completely opposite from the
Utopian perspective of the way things should be done. Some of these differences
include the way they protect themselves from other nations, their economy, their
s... Full-text essay
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The Mosquito By John Updike This poem by Updike describes an ordinarily dull and
bland, if not even annoying pest and one of his dealings with such a creature.
This pest is of course a mosquito, which seems to have made its way into his
bedroom, looking to make a meal out of him. The main point that I think this
poem is trying to convey is that sometimes ordinary or dull occurrences can be
made in... Full-text essay
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“He thought he kept the universe alone,” too most people the thoughts of
being alone are very frightening. It is human nature to search for
companionship. In the poem “The Most of It,” Robert Frost uses a wealth of
strong imagery to tell a story of a person who has lost his loved one to death
and has to suffer the feeling of loneliness and emptiness created by it. Frost
uses the setting of a lake ... Full-text essay
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Ethan FromeMarius Bewley "Mrs. Wharton's Mask," The New York Review of
Books, Vol. 11, No. 3. 1964 7-9 Rpt. In Twentieth Century Literary Critixism Ed.
Dennis Poupard. Vol. 27. Detroit: Gale, 1988. Bewley's thesis is that Ethan
Frome reflects Wharten's private experiences in. her life. He supports this
weakly by showing no examples of Wharten's life and why the book reflects it. He
only ... Full-text essay
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In the past, critics have ad moralized and/or brutalized every writer they could
get their pen on. This is seen from criticisms of Henry Adams to William Butler
Yeats. These writers critique everything about the writer and his/her works. For
instance many critics criticize Willa Cather's novel, My Antonia. Their
criticisms lie on the basis that My Antonia is based on cyclical themes with no
struct... Full-text essay
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In the novel, My Antonia, by Willa Cather, everyone seems to be trying to pursue
the American Dream. While they all have different ideas of just exactly what the
American Dream is, they all know precisely what they want. For some, the
American Dream sounds so enticing that they have traveled across the world to
achieve their goal. They work hard to fit in and succeed, but, as in the case of
Mr. Sh... Full-text essay
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"THERE was a curious social situation in black hawk. All the young men felt
the attraction of the fine, well-set-up country girls who had come to town to
earn a living, and, in nearly every case, to help their fathers struggle out of
debt, or to make it possible for the younger children of the family to go to
school." (Page 127) This was the way of life for most girls around the
1920s. T... Full-text essay
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Which character in this work reminds you of people you know? In the novel My
Antonia, Anton Cazak reminds me of my neighbor. Anton Cazak is a considerate
good-humored man. He shows this in the story when he is polite enough to
substitute English for Bohemian since Jim is his guest. He also presents his
gift of a paper snake gently to little Jan to lift the spirits of the child.
Anton Cazak is a ki... Full-text essay
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The Inability to Provide for His Family, and Why it Drove Mr. Shimerda to
Suicide My Antonia, by Willa Cather, is a novel about Jim Burden and his
relationship and experiences growing up with Antonia Shimerda in Nebraska.
Throughout the book Jim reflects on his memories of Nebraska and the Shimerda
family, often times in a sad and depressing tone. One of the main ways Cather is
able to provoke the... Full-text essay
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My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell is a novel concerning an English
family, the Durrells, who suddenly leave their home in Britain in order to move
to the Greek island of Corfu. This book is told from the viewpoint of Gerald
Durrell, the youngest member of the family, who gives a detailed account of
certain incidents that are imprinted in his mind, of the family’s five year
stay in Corf... Full-text essay
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My father, a man with a great personality and great thoughts, taught me
deciplins and importance of life. He is the best father one can have. He is 6
feet tall and has a mustache. Women are always ready for one-night-stands with
him. So you can see how handsome he would be. Since he is a gentleman, he never
even thinks towards that direction. My mom is very proud to have him as her
husband. He gav... Full-text essay
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One of the greatest Victorian poets and masters of the dramatic monologue,
Robert Browning was born in London on the seventh of May in 1812. His father was
a clerk at the Bank of England and mostly educated Browning at home. He attended
London University in 1828, but withdrew after his second term. After his first
publication in 1833, Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession, he received little
attenti... Full-text essay
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Back home in South Carolina, my quiet place was a cabin my grandfather owned in
the woods. He would take me out there to hunt and fish. The place was so quiet,
you could hear the quietness. It’s the sound of a tone that settles in your
ear. As I got older, I use to go there to get away from the city and city
problems. I miss that place. A quiet place is something everyone needs
regardless if they ... Full-text essay
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Since I was young, there have always been a struggle between my parents and I.
This situation began when my father passed away when I was three years old. I
have lived with my mother and Step-father ever since. Although I love them both,
we do not always seem to see eye to eye on many issues. The cause of this is in
part due to my wild nature. I like to stay out late and do things that if caught
c... Full-text essay
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Sarah stood at the top of the cliff, her toes curled around the edge of the
jagged rocks. She glanced briefly down towards the circular, blue pool, which
appeared to be the size of a laundry bucket from this height. She knew from
experience that if she hesitated, paused to gather courage, it would only make
it harder to take the step into space. She drew in a deep breath, counted to
herself, “One,... Full-text essay
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Richard Wright marked the beginning of a new era in black fiction. He was one of
the first American writers of his time to confront his readers with the effects
of racism. Wright had a way of telling his reader about his own life through his
writing. He is best known for his novel, Native Son, which is deeply rooted in
his personal life and the times in which he lived. This paper will discuss this... Full-text essay
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“The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by
D.H. Lawrence have two women in these stories that show no care or concern for
anyone but themselves. Hester and Mathilde both had families that they truly did
not love. And they were only involved with them for social reasons and to have
their selfish needs provided. They finally righted the way they lived but only
because they... Full-text essay
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Mathlide Loisel is a character who has much pride in her. It is her motivation
to act throughout the story, and it is the key to her downfall. Mathlide
downfall comes into place when she does not tell Mrs. Forrestier that she lost
her necklace. Mathlide does not gush out confessions and prostrating herself
while pleading for forgiveness, she takes the responsibility for her mistakes by
replacing M... Full-text essay
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A common tool of science fiction writers is the use of a character, to whom the
reader can relate, placed in an alien setting. This character will represent the
reader in this new alien world or society, allowing the reader to form a link
between his or her own world and this new one. Because these characters are
placed in unfamiliar settings, a way is presented to defamiliarize our own
society an... Full-text essay
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Eliezer was a young boy when the Holocaust began. He saw his family, his
friends, and his fellow Jews humiliated and murdered. This autobiography, Night,
was written by Eliezer Wiesel. He wrote about what horrors he saw and went
through during this dreadful period in time. The first part of the book is when
he was very religious and prays with Moshe. When the German soldiers come into
their town t... Full-text essay
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"Life is easier to take than you'd think; all that is necessary is to
accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the
intolerable." This quote was said by Kathleen Norris. I think that I agree
with the quote, and also that the quote was not being sarcastic. One example of
this quote being true is in the book Night by Elie Weisel. When the Nazi powers
began to take over ... Full-text essay
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The Halocaust, a horrible time for the world. Just as any war is. War is the
single most destructive thing our world has. It can take the lives of millions
of people in just a few seconds.War however may seem bad from the perspective of
many people, but it is even worse from the perspective of a single person. A boy
for instance, trapped between two opposing forces. Elie for example has lived
thro... Full-text essay
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Night, By Elie Wiesel is a devastatingly true story about one man’s witness to
the genocide of his own people. Living through the horrifying experiences in the
German concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Elie sees his family,
friends and fellow Jews starved, degraded, and murdered. In this essay I will
address three important topics expressed throughout the course of the book.
First, I... Full-text essay
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Although Night is not necessarily a memoir--as discussed in the "Overall
Analysis and Themes" section--I will often refer to it as a memoir, since
that is the genre which closest approaches the mixture of testimony, deposition
and emotional truth-telling that is in Night. Finally: it is clear that Eliezer
is meant to serve, to a great extent, as the author Elie Weisel's surrogate and
rep... Full-text essay
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The book Night was written by Elie Wiesel it is also about a true story he was
just a child when it all happened. The book starts off as a little boy that is
12 years old his name is Eliezer he and is three other siblings Hilda the oldest
girl then Bea and the baby of the family Tzipora all lived with there mother and
father they were a small little Jewish family. Elie’s family owned a little
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There are many themes in the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel; some of these include
loss of faith, father-son relationships, food and hunger, and disbelief. One of
the most interesting theme is the father-son relationship. This theme can be
seen throughout the novel with many fathers and sons. Elie has a very strong
relationship with his father. His main reason for not giving up in the camps is
so his... Full-text essay
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After reading Joyce Carol Oates story, “ The Night Nurse,” revenge is what
is found. This story starts off by a woman by the name of Grace Burkhardt,
collapsing at a shopping mall because of a reason that was unknown at the time.
She is taken in an ambulance to a hospital where she undergoes an emergency
surgery for a blood clot that is in her leg that could have traveled to her
heart. Grace’s sta... Full-text essay
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Night Shift I'm not sure what attraction I feel towards working in a hospital.
When I was younger I hated even thinking about them. They smelled funny,
everyone looked nervous, and a lot of places were off limits. But I think the
thing that scared me the most was the thought of needles. Yet after working on
the night shift for about a year, I've found hospitals to be more than just a
place where p... Full-text essay
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In Canada, we have the freedom to do almost anything. In the novel Nineteen
Eighty Four, there is no freedom. Although there are no laws in Oceania, there
are consequences to doing thoughtcrime. The consequences are used not for
punishment but for the limitation of people who may perform a crime in the
future. There are many differences in our society today and the society that of
Nineteen Eighty ... Full-text essay
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Everyday, the people of Paris are accustomed to waking to the bells of Notre
Dame. Today, the 6th of January, was different though. It is to be a hectic and
eventful for the ambassadors of Flanders would arrive to discuss the marriage of
the price to Margaret of Flanders. Coincidentally that same day was the Epiphany
and the well-renowned Festival of Fools. As the citizens of Paris awoke, they
ass... Full-text essay
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The poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”, is a look into the mind of a
realistic (or some may even say pessimistic) person. It was written as a
response to the more idealistic poem, “ The Passionate Shepherd to His
Love”, by Christopher Marlowe. “The Passionate Shepherd…” is the story
of a man trying to convince the lady he loves to spend the rest of her life with
him. He describes the happine... Full-text essay
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“William Sydney Porter- later known as O. Henry was born in North Carolina.”
O. Henry wrote many colorful and dramatic short stories. The inspiration for the
many stories that he wrote came from his experiences through life. Some of these
include working in a “drugstore, sheep ranching, bronco busting, living as a
fugitive in Honduras” (Zwerger #1) William Sydney Porter’s mother died when
he was o... Full-text essay
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In Ode to a Nightingale, John Keats, the author and narrator, used descript
terminology to express the deep-rooted pain he was suffering during his battle
with tuberculosis. This poem has eight paragraphs or verses of ten lines each
and doesn’t follow any specific rhyme scheme. In the first paragraph, Keats
gave away the mood of the whole poem with his metaphors for his emotional and
physical suff... Full-text essay
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If there is any possibility that a comparison could be made with the famous
journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas, it must be known that Aeneas is actually a hero
in search of his own soul while Odysseus is a hero trying to find his old life
and in a sense, his old soul. The Aeneid is very much of a spiritual quest,
which makes it unique in ancient literature and in contrast with the Odyssey.
Only Virgi... Full-text essay
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Heroes are almost perfect people. Odysseus was a great Greek Hero. Just like all
of us though, he had exceptional abilities and faults. You notice many examples
throughout the Odyssey that which was authored by Homer. The traits you notice
are his tall tales, and his extravagant curiosity. Also, he is very attractive,
extremely clever, and like most heroes has great ability. Odysseus had few
negat... Full-text essay
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The Odyssey is an epic poem, which revolves around Odysseus and his journey home
from the war at Troy. Throughout his travels he is met with many obstacles and
adventures. There are times when he thinks he will never make it home. But
through perseverance, faith, maturation and heroics, he manages to survive and
reach his homeland of Ithaca as a changed man. In The Odyssey, Odysseus, the
main char... Full-text essay
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The Odyssey is an epic poem, which shows the maturation of Odysseus throughout
his long journey home from the war at Troy. Odysseus grows from an arrogant,
self-centered warrior to a more humble man. This mental odyssey is seen as the
young Odysseus matures, learns values of and respect for nature and higher power
to return home to Ithaka as a more humble and honorable man. The first side of
Odyss... Full-text essay
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The Treatment of Women by Men in Homer’s The Odyssey Women in Homer’s The
Odyssey are judged mainly by looks. If important men and gods consider a woman
beautiful, or if her son is a hero or important king the woman is successful.
The way women in The Odyssey are treated is based on appearance, the things men
want from them, and whether the woman has any power over men. During Odysseus’
journey to... Full-text essay
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In Homer's Odyssey, he uses the stories of Calypso and Circe to give a reader a
glimpse at Greek values. Odysseus is a “perfectly” moral man by Greek
standards. In the Calypso episode, Odysseus demonstrates the value of
faithfulness, and in the Circe episode, he illustrates Greek values in general.
While both goddesses seek Odysseus to be their husband, Odysseus responds as a
perfect Greek hero. D... Full-text essay
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Ancient Greece is known for its beautiful theaters and its skilled poets. One of
the most famous ones at that time and famous even now is Homer. Nobody knows who
he actually is but the works that he has created are far more than magnificent.
The Odyssey and The Iliad are two poems that turned into myths, have actually
been accepted as part of the history of the Greeks. The Odyssey is a story about... Full-text essay
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When Homer wove the characters of The Odyssey into a story, he undoubtedly left
room for interpretation of their actions. The characters, most of whom are
dynamic, colorful, and three dimensional, are used by Homer to give a fun but
truthful commentary on the Ancient Greeks and their way of life. The actions of
one figure, the man-eating monster named Skylla, are particularly interesting
when vie... Full-text essay
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Oedipus, ruler of Thebes, murdered his father and married his mother. Such acts
are almost always deemed unnatural and criminal; they are not tolerated within
traditional society. A person who has committed these illegal acts of murder and
incest would be considered a criminal, yet Sophocles’s character, Oedipus, is
not guilty of either crime. Prior to the birth of Oedipus, a prophecy was spoken
o... Full-text essay
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One of the most memorable and meaningful Socratic quotes applies well when in
context of Sophocles' Theban Trilogy. "The unexamined life is not worth
living," proclaims Socrates. He could have meant many things by this
statement, and in relation to the play, the meaning is found to be even more
complex. Indeed, the situation of Oedipus, king of Thebes, the truth of this
statement is in q... Full-text essay
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Sophocles wrote both " Oedipus the King, " also known as "
Oedipus Rex," and "Oedipus at Colonus. " Although " Oedipus
at Colonus " is looked at to be a continuation of " Oedipus the King,
" the two do differ when dealing with the character himself, Oedipus. The
question though being is, did Oedipus acheive redemption by the end of the play?
In &qu... Full-text essay
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In Sophocles’s play “Oedipus Rex” Oedipus Even though "fate"
seems to determine Oedipus' life, . he does infact have a free will. His choices
brought the prophecy to life. Only his decisions (not influenced by anybody) he
made. Of course those decisions were in side of the limits set by fate. When
Oedipus heard a prophesy that his going to kill his father and sleep with his
mother he ran... Full-text essay
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Where Lies the Blame? In Sophoclese’ play “Oedipus The King”, the fate of
Oedipus, the main character, was foretold at his birth that he would kill his
own father and marry his mother. As a young adult, he went to see an oracle
after hearing rumors. The oracle told him of his foul fate and he ran away
trying to escape the chances of this awful future unaware he running towards
what he thought he w... Full-text essay
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In "Oedipus the King," Sophocles concocts one of the most famous and
intricate characters of Greek drama. A tragic hero, Oedipus' desire for
self-discovery and understanding inevitably leads to his tragic downfall. In the
end, it can be seen that Oedipus' tragic flaw is his own determination and
persistence. Oedipus is a leader. He thrives on power and thirsts for control.
It is interest... Full-text essay
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