Sister Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

The story of young Francis Tarwater is as old as the tale of Jacob from the Book of Genesis, struggling with God to find his own identity; it is as timeless as Young Goodman Brown’s exploration of his own darker sides. It is the story of the collision between the spiritual forces of good and evil and their own resolution in the tale of each of us. Just like many of us, Francis Tarwater has to make his own decisions about his spiritual future, and the influence he receives from his various father figures in the story is ...

The ideal and real roles of women depicted in the plays The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Women have been the subject of greater literary interest since times immemorial. They frequently serve as the means to replicate contemporary society. During the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, women were largely portrayed as the victims of a patriarch society. Modern feminism was nonexistent until the 19th century and female voice was completely subdued. “Feminists’ scholars regarded the 18th century author Mary Wollstonecraft as the original harbinger of feminism, a ...

Metamorphosis is a book that takes us through various changes happening in the family. The biggest is however that of Gregg turning into an insect. This can be considered fiction as it is beyond possibility that a human can abruptly transform into an insect. The story however has a lot of symbolism of some of the unexpected changes that can transform a person’s life. Life is in itself is unpredictable and hence requiring that a person lives a day at a time. Some of the things we put so much hope in may become meaningless as they prove to be a passing wind. Some of the ...

Honor, reputation, popularity, class, agreeability, are several values that really matter in the society portrayed by Jane Austin in her novel “Pride and Prejudice”. Caught between these two elements (pride and prejudice) that define their beliefs, their morals and their shallow personalities, most characters exposed in this novel are concerned about how other people see them and are doing everything in their power to maintain the social appearances, while following their selfish interests in acquiring wealth or finding profitable marriage settlements, meant to draw on a good social position in the same time. A very important aspect in pursuing these ...

The portrayal of Feminism in 16th Century Literature

The literature of a particular era is influenced by the contemporary social political, social and cultural issues. Sixteen century lifestyle and way of living was completely different from the way we are leading a life in 21st century. The political, social and cultural transitions took place during the era. The repercussions of these states of affairs were felt in literature. One of the social issues in Sixteen century was the traditional role of women. Many contemporary writers portrayed ideal women in their literature. The portrayal was based on the established protocols of the ideal women. The character does not fit in ...

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Learning is a journey that never ends. It has always been the only way for human development. The first pearls of wisdom were earned at home. We had our own unique set of teachers even before we stepped inside a classroom. Family, being the first models in our life, plays that vital and irreplaceable role. Refreshing the memories of childhood normally brings us to numerous times of playing with either a brother, sister, cousin, or neighbor. Generally, the siblings contribute the most influence. It is undoubtedly true that we needed all the guidance we could get. Though, there ...

Do major world religions share a common purpose?

Religion plays a pivotal role in the day to day lives of people around the world and is an integral part of cultural heritage. A person’s beliefs, values and actions are often governed by their religion associations. In a world that is facing the challenge of populations of increasing diversity, it has become an imperative to understand and respect the major world religions. After having studied the tenets of major religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Buddhism, it can be said that, while the religions may differ in their specific rites, rituals, and forms of worship, they all promote a ...

Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino is the story of a grizzled war veteran who tries to make peace with the changing world around him. On the surface, the film only appears to confront the racist follies of an old man, unwilling to let go of prejudices stemming from his time spent at war. However, the film is much deeper than that. Walt, the war veteran, had an American dream that was taken from him when he returned from war. Gran Torino is a delicate examination of that dream, and how Walt reconciles not only with the changing landscape of America, but ...

Essay Prompt Two

Guilt and remorse are two common themes from “What Work Is” by Philip Levine and “Now We Are Five” by David Sedaris. These themes lead the reader to understand the cruelty of materialistic society and the important of family bonding.

In growth it is clearly seen in the poem that the health conditions of the workers were very pathetic while the work was tiresome and very difficult. The author therefore shows the cruelty of the society in treating its workers ruthless without taking consideration the amount of labor and productivity they are contributing to the state or country. The ...

Truth in fiction is often relative; the extent to which objective truth is embellished in favor of dramatic license or reflecting the emotional tenor of the speaker is important. In “How to Tell a True War Story,” Tim O’Brien tells various tales of his time in Vietnam from various perspectives and sources – it is equally a recounting of his own experiences and embellishment from an author looking to create an interesting story. O’Brien’s story is, in essence, about the nature of storytelling, demonstrating the ability for authors to dramatically change and determine the perception of events while providing ...

The narrative First Confession by O’Connor Frank is set in the 1930s Catholic environment revolving around the lives of; Jackie, his sister Nora, their parents and grandmother who recently moved in with them (O’Connor). The story depicts children’s behavior and how they are rewarded or discouraged by the older people. My essay analyzes who of the two children was more deserving of the rewards.
Children should receive rewards for good deeds and not evil things they do to hurt others for selfish gains. Grandma favor Jackie’s sister Nora. Nora pretends to like grandmother and ...

Which character truly understands the concept of ‘heritage’?

In Alice Walker’s classic short story “Everyday Use”, the central conflict revolves around two sisters who are very different from one another in life opportunities, choices, and values. While the story is told by their elderly mother, the focal point of the story is on their two differing viewpoints and the way that each of them perceives the concept of heritage. While Dee has an intellectual understanding of the concept, for Maggie, it is a concrete experience that she lives day-to-day, making her concept of heritage more valid despite her limited opportunities.
Dee is glamourous, well-educated, lives in ...

Analysis of the House in E. A. Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Edgar Allan Poe’s renowned short story, entitled “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is a story with typical characteristics of the Gothic genre, depicting an ancient, crumbling mansion, whose inhabitants haunt its hallways and rooms, and where the protagonist enters the scene, in an effort to save the damsel in distress, Madeline, from an early entombment done by her ill brother. However, in an effort to buttress this idea of claustrophobia and an unspoken, unmentionable terror, Poe depicts the Usher house as an indivisible part of the inhabitants themselves. The house is not only their dwelling place, it ...

In 1974, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was passed as concerns about child abuse began to emerge (Pecora 230). In reaction to this act, the Child Protective Services (CPS) was founded by partial funding by the federal government (Pecora 231). Nevertheless, the CPS received 2 million child maltreatment reports in 2010 of which 90.3 percent were investigated, of these, only 24,976 were indicated and investigated (Child Protective Services). This leaves a large number of cases that have not been investigated. Moreover, it is a now a known fact domestic violence in the household can also have negative effects on ...

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Connected anytime anywhere. This is probably one of the best things that the social media can provide society – a sense of connection. Nowadays, there is no doubt that the social media has been an integral part of people’s day to day lives, not just for the young people but also for the older ones. According to Facebook, one of the most popular social media sites that was founded in 2004, they have more than 1 billion active users on a daily basis through March of 2016. However, users do not just use social media sites to ...

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Connected anytime anywhere. This is probably one of the best things that the social media can provide the society – a sense of connection. Nowadays, there is no doubt that the social media has been an integral part of people’s day to day lives, not just for the young people but also for the older ones. According to Facebook, one of the most popular social media sites that was founded in 2004, they have more than 1 billion active users on a daily basis as of March this year (“Stats”). However, users do not just use social ...

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In his novel, ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’, author Junot Diaz portrays two of the main characters differently. To achieve this, he employs the approach of love and the ability to get it to narrate a fascinating set of events. Through a series of events and exercises, Diaz succeeds in explaining how self-perception (appreciation) and self-esteem play a significant role in defining what one becomes. There is no doubt, whatsoever, that Yunior is Oscar’s foil. In every aspect, Yunior is everything Oscar is not, the inverse holding true. Through their love lives, the two are portrayed ...

It is not overreaching to state that most parents want the best for their children and wish them to grow up and become successful in this highly competitive world, especially in the work place. Of course children, when they are young, only tend to think in the present and therefore need parents to guide them in the right direction so they can have a bright future. Because parents are so concerned about their children’s future well-being, often they tend to push their children to excel academically. Crocker and Carnevale write, “Pushing teens to be the best is well-intentioned. ...

In the Greek play Antigone, there exist great conflicts between religious/moral laws vs. state/human law. The rebel (stubborn Antigone) and Creon the king, fully represent the conflicts that lie within the laws. Antigone believes that the god’s decrees accompanied by his family chores in taking care of his two brothers had a great importance than any other written laws and decrees by man. She dares to ignore all the written laws including the ones passed by the mighty Ruler of Thebes. She ignores the fact that the powerful King is her uncle and leaves no chance to bow to ...

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Nazi experimentations involved numerous medical experiments carried on prisoners without their consents. The experiments were carried out to all individuals including Jews, Roma, disabled non-Jews, and Soviet POWs. World War II prisoners in concentration camps were used as the in the experiments in order to enhance and advance science. Most of the experiments were aimed at improving military personnel’s efficiency during the war. After the World War II, leading experiment doctors faced justice when they were tried in the Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. An approximate twenty leading doctors were charged with various crimes against humanity. It was during ...

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Women form an intrinsic part of this play which is probably one of the finest in all Greek literature. From the very first scene we have insightful exchanges between women which continue to dominate the play as if in leitmotifs. In fact, Antigone and Ismene who represent the two sisters set the scene by exchanging a rich vein of words which can only show that they are two persons almost in love with each other but up to a certain extent also wary of their own situations.

One has to remember that women in Greek society were rather more liberal than ...