Essays on Criticism

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a fictional novel with the sturdiest statements on imperialism. Though it has other significant themes, the emphasis focusing on imperialism can be easily noticed by the readers. Conrad wrote a letter to William Blackwood, his publisher, stressing how imperialism affected Africans. The narrative is clear and it sheds light on the criminality of incompetence and the high degree of selfishness in Africa civilization claiming its justification. Conrad declares his thoughts in a way that appears simple but in the reality, it is not. The aim of this paper is to discuss Continue reading...

Critique of Joshua M. Englehart (2011). Why class size effects cannot stand alone: Insights from a qualitative exploration. Learning Environ Res 14:109–121
This is a critique of a qualitative study on why class effects cannot stand alone in influencing performance, comfort and participation amongst students in both large and small classes. This critique uses several criteria to analyze the qualitative study and its social and conceptual justification. Example of the criteria used include methods used to reduce bias, the use of the qualitative approach, interpretation of results, sample size, study results and any strengths or limitations to the Continue reading...

Introduction

Communication is a way in which people try to share the meaning through the transmission of symbolic messages. Communication gives us the opportunity to influence others and ourselves, affect the behaviour of others and share experiences with others. Despite the fact that communication brings people together and help them to connect, it can also draw people apart due to the communication barriers. They include; role expectations, gender bias, emotion and attitude. A person who practices good communication skills should be emotive, that is, have a high sociability and high dominance. To be able to achieve high dominance and high Continue reading...

Introduction

As a writer, I have strategic plans in advancing my writing skills, as well as my professional qualifications. Proficient writers earned their success through consistency and hard work; despite all the challenges that they might have faced, they came forth as victors. My writing career means a lot to me and the people around me. This is my career path that I choose to live for, thus; I need to give all the attention needed.
Firstly, I intend to extend my writing of articles to writing journals and being a columnist in the daily newspaper. Famous writers are not Continue reading...

Crime and mankind have been in existence for as long as one can remember. This has prompted institutions and people to come up with measures to try and combat crime. Many approaches have been developed, and ideas harbored but all seem to suffer shortcomings. Different countries have different approaches to dealing with crime. For instance, in the United States three strikes law and other approaches (get tough) have been in use. Three strikes law was first introduced in 1994 by the state of California. This is after the kidnapping of a twelve year old that resulted to her death. Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography

Bohn, William E. “The Development of John Dryden’s Literary Criticism.” PMLA 22.1
(1907): 56-139.
In Bohn’s article, the author discusses Dryden’s critical essays, particularly in terms of his use of satire. Here, Bohn notes the way in which Dryden used a satire as its own form of criticism; “satire is itself but a sort of criticism; it has always been the form assumed by the highly trained, versifying prose-understanding” (118). Dryden was never one to give literary judgments one at a time, but rather to convey his ideas in a more abstract way, which is Continue reading...

Introduction

In 1981, the first publication of getting Getting to Yes came out and since then it has been translated into many languages. In 1983, authors Ury, Patton and Fisher founded the Harvard project for Negotiation based on their seminar work on conflict resolution. With time they have been engaged in international and national negotiations, the central focus is the certainty that conflict resolution and negotiation skills are highly required in our world in all levels, from communities to international relations and individuals through families.

Review

Ury and Fisher have explained that good arguments need to be efficient and wise, and Continue reading...

What do you think of Kachru’s model?

Braj Kachru’s model depicts English as a plural language in that, one variety of English gives rise to many English varieties thanks to the expanding circles. This then puts all the varieties on the same level as long as all varieties are used to achieve a common goal. None of them is any better than another. According to this model, this has resulted to the development of many varieties, and none of them is transplanted from one place to another.

Of Jenkins’s critique of it

Jenkins’ critique of Kachru’s model seeks to bring forth the inefficiencies attributed to it. In fact, the Continue reading...

“Eye in the sky” is an acclaimed movie that was released in the year 2007 across the Hong Kong. The movie was directed by Yau Nai Hoi and portrays the rampant crime in the society of Hong Kong. This paper intends to discuss the movie, “Eye in the sky” and focuses on intriguing aspects of the movie.
The reason, behind choosing this aspect, is the crime and its effect on the society. Artists like Simon Yam, Kate Tsui and Tony Leung Ka Fai, have played their roles with sincerity. This movie presents a darker picture of the Hong Kong Continue reading...

Race refers to the similarities by a particular group of people in the sense that they may be people who share the same language, similar customs, have the same skin color or possess other similar physical features. However, different races have faced criticisms for various reasons such as their religious affiliation as well as their cultures. As such, this paper seeks to focus on the major criticisms that have been experienced by all the races.
Secondly, the physical environment has an influence on all races. One’s racial affiliation affects their way of doing things. Factors that stem from Continue reading...

Throughout history, religion was always the most powerful source of common values in the building of society. It promotes the unity of the humanity, strengthens peace love and friendship amongst people. Besides, the religion has become one more branch of the government and sometimes it is sought to be unfair and disingenuous.
The great role is being played by the democracy. You should not be mocked or penalized because of your beliefs and your religious choice. Every democratic constitution protects the right of religion. However, many believers can face disapproval and neglect because of their choice. Actually it causes Continue reading...

Archetypes are one of the main components of every literary piece. Understanding the function of archetypes and their contributions to literature is important in order to fully understand and analyze a piece of literature. Tracing the origin of archetypes will lead us to the discovery of its connection with one of the pillars of psychology: the Jungian Analysis.
The term archetype comes from the junction of words “arch,” which means chief or principal and the Latin word “typus,” which translates to the English words images and impression (Archetypal Criticism 1). The etymology of the word archetype suggests its superior Continue reading...

Questions for Invention Writing

1- For my Research assignment, I plan to write about:
The critical reception of popular films based on ‘tactical realism,’ and the increasing popularity of that school of film criticism in popular culture and media. 2- some specific aspects of this topic I hope to explore are:
I want to talk about specific films, such as Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, and many other works of popular culture and how they are often viewed through a tactical realist lens. I hope to explore the kind of subculture (particularly online) breeds this school of criticism, and the thought processes behind Continue reading...

Literary Criticism:

Before Matthew 17:1-13, the previous passage (Mathew 16) is about the confession of Peter and the Christ's Church. The passage is about Lord's warning to his disciples to be away from the temptations of Pharisees and Sadducees “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” This was the warning given to the disciples by Jesus. Here Jesus uses the word “Yeast” or “Bread” symbolically. The concepts are associated with the false teaching of Pharisees and Sadducees. 'Pharisees and Sadducees were notorious for their disagreements, especially over the doctrine of the resurrection; Pharisees taught that Sadducees Continue reading...

Ever wonder how to become a great writer? The answer is quite obvious, reflective writing that is the process wherein a writer can learn from previous works. While I agree with T.D. Jakes in Treetop Instincts about how one should be affected only by good criticism and not by negative criticism, but I would like to add that negative criticism should be viewed in a constructive manner. This is exactly what I have done through this course wherein by paying heed to my professor, Lawanda Dickens’ criticism (both good and bad) I have seen a stark improvement in my Continue reading...

Introduction

One of the approaches in literary analysis involves a closet reading of texts. Essentially, a close reading involves a thorough analysis of texts towards the goal of scrutinizing all details that relate the connotative and denotative meaning of various literary works. As an approach, a close of reading of text is called formalism or new criticism. Formalism as an approach in literary analysis focuses on the intrinsic nature of texts. Texts become independent in that its significance and value lay in the content or more specifically the choice of words and the arrangement of these words in literature. Since Continue reading...

Introduction

William Jordan says, “Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” His quote reflects the wisdom and growth that Alice goes through in wonderland. The novel follows the story about a seven-year-old who is bored by her sister’s constant reading of childish stories. Alice is in search of adventure, and one of her exploits leads her to Wonderland, where the adventure begins. The story is about maturity in a world where reasoning does not apply. In wonderland, as it will be discussed, Alice is seen to grow in terms of her thinking about the world. There are specific events Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography

Brewis, H. (June 4, 2014). The movie lied: Tactical realism and ‘The Return of the Living
Dead.’ Smug Film. Retrieved from http://smugfilm.com/the-movie-lied-tactical-realism-and-the-return-of-the-living-dead/.
This piece of online film criticism from Harry Brewis of Smug Film outlines the overall tenets of ‘tactical realism’ as a practice, and why it is harmful as a way to engage with films, particularly genre films. Brewis also defines tactical realism in a comprehensive way, and uses the film Return of the Living Dead as an example of how tactical realism arguments miss the greater symbolic points of the film.
This work appears in a major Continue reading...

Theodore Gericault’s The Raft of Medusa is a canonical piece of art created in the early 19th century – in the wake of Romanticism in France. Romanticism was not a style, nor was it a manifestation of a singular idea. Instead, Romanticism was a movement, characterized by artists’ transfer of personality and mind onto their painting, including social criticism in the best way it could be presented in an art work.
French Romanticism closely followed the Neoclassical movement, which explains Gericault’s being strongly influenced by Michelangelo’s work (Durbin). Many critics also stated that the painting was influenced Continue reading...

Introduction

People are indeed not created equal. They all have different faces, personalities, abilities, beliefs, principles, and cultures among others. With that being said, Henry David Thoreau’s literary piece The Battle of the Ants, found at the twelfth chapter of Walden, is a great example of this actuality. The story tells of how a simple story of war or battle between two species of ants, which are different in size and color, can serve as a reflection of the main implication of humanitarian conflicts in today’s reality. Thoreau used black and red ants as an allegory to depict Continue reading...

Chapter Summary

In chapter 19 Ramsbotham, Tom, and Hugh examine a number of conflict resolution theories as well as critiques to the theories. The first theory advanced in the chapter is the Pluralist/ Cosmopolitan Heartland of Conflict. This theory of conflict resolution proposes the formation of an international body that is inclusive of all nations globally that is in charge of ensuring conflict resolution. In this case, conflict resolution is achieved through structures set up to ensure effective and efficient global governance dispensed through an international society of states. The main methods used in conflict resolution under this theory are dialogue, Continue reading...

I was talking to a friend who was complaining about his lack of accomplishments in his life, and he began to implicate me in his self-pity, implying that I was in just as bad of shape as myself. It triggered the thought of criticism. While I did not mention anything to my friend, I was very critical of him as a person, and especially as a friend. The thought triggered feelings of anger, and low self-worth. This reaction fits into the judgment/criticism/blaming response, which is an ineffective way to cope with stress.
Also, I was waiting in a very Continue reading...

Value and judgment in contemporary art

The matters concerning value and judgment are among the recently intensified debates in criticism of art. The criticism of art suffered collective failures in nerve as the styles and names are booming and busting within the increasing rapidity. A discourse trafficking the value judgments is risking being co-opted into serving consumers. Conversely, it can even serve as outright as the consumer’s guide to the contemporary art market. In this market, critical discourse and commerce frequently seem to be comparative to each other. The value judgment and contemporary Art Criticism comprises the transcripts of the discussions, and the available Continue reading...

In this report, I will review three articles pertaining to the classification of American Indian languages. The first one is Campbell review of Language in the Americas, by Joseph Greenberg. The second one is Response to Campbell Review by Greenberg, and the last one is Rankin review of Language in the Americas, by Joseph Greenberg. A very concise summary of these three articles is provided, and a comparison of the ways that Campbell and Rankin criticized Greenberg's classification is given, too.
Lyle Campbell states that the classification of the American Indian languages by Greenberg must be rejected. He claims Continue reading...

Introduction

Research is a crucial component of the health care profession. Research brings new information to the discipline of healthcare. The information is put into practice whereby it enables the improvement of health outcomes. The success of research is dependent on a couple of factors including the nature of the participants utilized in the research, the method and design of the research study, the data collection process, the interpretation of findings among other crucial factors. The credibility of any research is assessed by performing an unbiased critique of the research The aim of this study is to perform a comprehensive Continue reading...

In the normal context, argument is perceived as a conversational confrontation between two people or parties with differing ideologies or stands on the issue. In my view, this is what entails an argument. In academic setting, however, an argument entails describing a point from a position, usually, a position that the writer should determine before writing or engaging in the arguments. The major difference between these two contexts is that the former perception dwells on the confrontation, refuting and supporting. The latter, dwells on providing evidence to support the line of argument.
In his article, Greene expounds on the Continue reading...

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Section 2
Theory of Natural Rights
One theory that can apply to the above scenario is the natural rights theory. This particular theory by John Locke emphasizes on the total protection of basic human rights and the reliance of all laws on human rights (Finnis, 15). According to John Locke, there is a fundamental duty for everyone to avoid violation of others’ rights (Paul et al., 34).
There are six basic human rights that should be observed. These include security rights, due process rights, political rights, liberty rights, welfare rights and equality rights (Thiroux, 45).
The natural rights theory  Continue reading...

Eliot’s The Waste Land and Tradition seem to display the poet’s personal thoughts as opposed to the adhering to the existing literary tradition. Through this work, one is able to establish the position or the perception of Eliot with respect to traditional literal culture. Eliot seems to promote individual view as opposed to the traditional approaches of producing poetic work. Rainey notes that Eliot was against traditional approach, which in most cases forced the many poets to shun the individual for the literal tradition (134). To demonstrate his position concerning conflict between literal tradition and personal talent, Continue reading...

The paper is about Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad. In the Heart of Darkness, Joseph is sharing the experience of a man that has identified through the acts, behaviors and deeds that he do with others. Also he refer efforts by all man with Congo. 1899 was the year of publishing the Heart of Darkness by Conrad. He explains with the words that he has experience throughout his career. This story is a journey of a person who is moving on a path to search himself and face the reality of the newest truth. The person highlighted Continue reading...

One’s decision to follow a particular religious outfit should be revered and respected by all societal members. The demand for respect and recognition from other religious groupings is the main source of conflict in this realm. Despite the ever existing calls for respect of other's rights of religion, the China case of beating up someone to death is astonishing. People have rights towards their religious followings, and they should be respected. The case at hand was because one failed to surrender to the calls by some cult members to give out his number. It is extremely saddening how Continue reading...

Question One

The playwright that I support is Art by Yasmina Reza. In this play, Art regards the catastrophic outcome on three friends, and when one of the buys a work that is expensive —a huge painting containing white lines on a canvas that was white. This play relates more to our play because everyone in Art is selfish and self- centered. In our play, instead of recognizing the elephant in the room, which is the suicide, everyone’s focus is on their own issues just like in the Art where three men engage in an continuing debate over the worth Continue reading...

Argo is a film that describes the rescue of a group of United States diplomats from a hostage situation in Iran. The film exclusively illustrates political crisis; however, a critique of the film reveals the political gaps that existed in the film. The film shows the great use of government power in the rescue mission but limits the use of some government arms in the rescue mission (Lapsley ‏ & Westlake 3). In the film, the Iranian activists hold a number of staff in the United States embassy hostage although some of them escape. However, the situation is expressly tough for Continue reading...

Today I will bring the topic that is called the hot topic of the town, and that is whether the Pope Francis’ actions taken to help the poor and in regard to capitalism is worth accepting or not.
First of all I would like to put some light on the Pope’s life. Pope Francis’ is a Pope of a new era, with new and revolutionary ideas in mind. He is a man with a simple life, loving to be friendly with people, kind. These qualities are making him different from the previous Popes. Pope Francis’ requested the United Continue reading...

The story “The sculptor Funeral’’ is about the funeral of Harvey Merrick who unlike the people of his town who are driven by greed chooses a different life and becomes a teacher in another town. Most of the people in his town view him as a failure. Many forms of critical approaches can be used to analyze this story. This paper has concentrated in two critical approaches in analyzing this work of literature the two are Marxist criticism and the reader response criticism.

Marxist criticism

The story “the sculptor’s funeral has demonstrated perfectly the Marxist criticism. The story is set Continue reading...

I write for various reasons that define me as an individual. I write as a way of expressing my mental attitude towards the things I see people do on a daily basis. I write to disapprove of the actions I do not like and to approve of the one I agree with. I write to express my feelings about nature appreciating every bit of it that makes me happy. I write to express my feelings on the things I am passionate about. I write to drive away boredom since it is fun to think as you put your thoughts Continue reading...

This paper seeks to take issue with Freud’s visitations to Hamlet, the vicissitudes of the Oedipal in Freudian analyses, the text and the meaning/s thereof, with a focalised interest in Freud’s essay ‘On Repression in Hamlet.’ It seeks to delineate the basic tenets ingrained in Freud’s essay, the critical readings in psychoanalytic literary criticism with reference to Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet’s visits to the ‘Oedipal’ shrine and the reverential treatment meted out as evinced by the essay and a close analysis of the text. The aim of the paper, therefore, is to initiate a critical Continue reading...

Filling In The Gaps: A critical dialogue with the lacunas in Suchismita Hazra’s article “Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest: A Critique of The Victorian Society”
This paper proposes to launch into an analysis of Suchismita Hazra’s article “Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest: A Critique of The Victorian Society” and investigate the inconsistency of the hermeneutics of her paper. The paper seeks to take issue with her exploration of Wilde’s intent and purport in exposing the double-standards inherent in Victorian society and prove how her analyses, despite extensive quoting from the Continue reading...

Each person has some unique talents, which distinguishes him from the next person. Such talents are evident in the manner we approach social issues or reason. In any social environment, individual interests would be observable from the move or like or dislike that one would display in the course of interacting with the environment. In most instances, people tend to identify their unique capabilities at childhood stage. During this period, one can interact with the environment by demonstrating a trait in a given direction.
In my childhood, I was able to identify my oratory skills after engaging in numerous Continue reading...

This essay discusses the philosophy of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) the well known French philosopher and historian. Specifically, the essay considers his concept of the purpose of criticism, and offers an explanation of the biopower / biopolitics kritik argument. With regard to the latter, the essay discusses its strengths and weaknesses, and suggests an appropriate response.
According to Phillips (2002), Foucault did not want his criticism “mistaken for thought or the work of transformation,” but as an instrument to trigger the process of thought. In his view criticism helps to provoke the thought process by creating uncertainty and difficulties when Continue reading...

Generally, geeks or nerds are the names that are given to the people who are into something, particularly, the ones who love to study and have success in their studies. In my opinion there is no shame in the fact that an individual likes to learn and does not mind to spend his time doing it, being preoccupied with books and other materials. Many great leaders, in various fields of life, for example corporate leaders, bankers, government officials, had worked very hard in order to succeed, in order to achieve what they had achieved and if those people were Continue reading...