Essays on Literature

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Literary Response to the Reading of “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116)

Love has been one of many poets' preferred topics, as implied by Plato's quote. William Shakespeare appears to be no different when one studies his sonnets, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116). Shakespeare's sonnets were first published as a collection in 1609. The personas of both poems, with the theme of love as their focus, idealize love and

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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

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Aliens Films (1979-1997)

What is the significance of events in films? Are all the bits and pieces in films intentionally included by directors? These are some of the questions I asked myself as I set out on a comprehensive analysis of the audience message in the Aliens Films (1979-1997). According to film analyst Greg Smith, different events in films are not to be treated as accidental encounters of random occurrence and spontaneity. They are instead purposefully planned series of events with cause and effect and with nothing left to chance (Greg 128). Greg explains that Hollywood films are inadvertently one of the

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Annotated bibliography on American Popular Culture

Mukerji, Chandra, and Michael Schudson. Rethinking Popular Culture: Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Studies. Berkeley: the University of California Press, 1991. Print.

The book aids the reader in understanding the various cultural dynamics that are involved in the American culture. The combination of the various schools of thoughts by various scholars helps the reader to understand the aspects of popular culture in different perspectives.
Franz, Kathleen, and Susan Smulyan. Major Problems in American Popular Culture: Documents and Essays. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.
IPop News. "Pop Culture's War on Fraternities .com." iWantPop. N.p., 24 Feb. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 

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Introduction

The book, “The Irish Way” by James R. Barrett is a masterpiece written to describe the life of Irish immigrants who went to start new lives in America after conditions at home became un-accommodative. Widespread insecurity, callous English colonizers and the ghost of great famine still lingering on and on in their lives, made this ethnic group be convinced that home was longer a home anymore. They descended in United States of America in large numbers. James R. Barrett in his book notes that these people were the first group of immigrants to settle in America. According to him,

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Thesis Statement

Is there a relationship among lack of Communication among the family of Mama Blanca and Creation of Problem for Them?
Introduction
In Memoirs of Mama Blanca, we can see the lack of communication the family between the families of the center of the story. Mama Blanca's family is regarded as an old patriarchal and authoritarian family, including a long father. In addition, the mother is present in her own "world" did not notice her daughter's life a reality. Miscommunication led to many children. "Rebellious" behavior, such as word about the children see their parents, mothers talk

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Abstract

This paper will clearly explain about the Prejudice and discrimination about the American English Movie Boy’s Don’t cry which was released in the year 1999. By taking the real story of an American trans man who was raped and murdered- Brandon Teena, the movie was taken in a clear and interesting way. Kimberely Pierce, who is a director of this famous flick, won an Oscar award. The movie has been considered as a thematically rich love story between two ill-fated lovers, as the story of Bonnie and Clyde. The family is about the search for freedom and

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The Dying of the Light is an article by Dr. Craig Bowron that captures the controversy surrounding the role of medication in prolonging life. The author describes that many medical advancements have become a burden to particularly elderly patients who in most instances are ready to embrace the reality of death. Dr. Bowron believes that dying in these modern times has become a tiring and unnatural process. “Everyone wants to grow old and die in his or her sleep, but the truth is most of us will die in pieces,” Bowron notes (Bowron). The article does not advocate for

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The documentary film spellbound represents an American dream; it is a documentary that has a lot of warmth and it progresses through the story of children with open sincerity. By following the story of each student, one gets the picture of ups and downs that they undergo as well as one will be able to understand what drives them to study for several hours.
The documentary film, Spellbound, produced by Jeff Blitz is an examination of a regional spelling bee competitions. The film introduces only eight out of the approximately two hundred contestants in the national spelling Bee. The

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Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown, like all good stories, has all the ingredients that keep the reader interested. The Story starts off when an innocent young man goes on a journey across the forest. He is a married man from the village of Salem who takes pride in the community and its leaders. His illusions regarding his society are refuted when he realizes that many of the people in his town, including his wife and the religious leaders are going to attend a Black Mass. Although one is not able to tell whether the story is a nightmare

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Rhetorical Analysis The In the story, the dark side of science, the author explores the potential risks associated with science advancement and asks whether the scientist are responsible for the potentially harmful impact of their work. He argues that if the unintended impacts are foreseeable in details, then the scientists should take full responsibility. However, he says that impacts of scientific discoveries are not always the responsibility of researchers and for that others who are involved should bear responsibility for their action. He believes that scientific works should be regulated at the selection of the projects and the dissemination

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Aristotle is considered to be on one of the greatest philosophers that ever lived. He is referred to as the teacher of metaphysics ethics and logic. One of the most famous medieval fable stories concerning this great philosopher is titled “Phyllis et Aristotle” which when translated means Aristotle and Phyllis. This story is about how the great Aristotle, at the time living at the residence of one of his greatest disciples, Alexander the Great seeks to separate the powerful ruler from his wife, Phyllis whom Aristotle considered to be absorbing all his energy and time leading him to neglecting

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Xie Lingyun, the Chinese-born poet, is one of the earliest people who extensively applied the theme of nature in their poems. Although there is evidence to show that he is not the only Chinese poet to have used images of nature to express ideas, Xie Lingyun’s landscape poetry is more elaborate than the conventional philosophical poetry employed by other poets preceding him. Influenced by his early interactions with Daoism and Buddhism (later in life), Xie Lingyun’s poetry “contains elaborate descriptions of nature in which mountains and waters become objects of aesthetic gaze” (Cai 130). Many of his

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Abstract

The correlation between criminal activity and genetic composition is one of the polarizing issues in criminal justice today. This paper investigates the relevance of using genetic testing in courtrooms for defense and the causation relationships between the genetic composition and criminal behavior. The study conducted a survey on a random sample of 100 participants. The results indicated that most people do not support using genetic testing as defense in criminal procedures. Similarly, many people do not see the causation relationship between the two phenomena. Nevertheless, this research concluded that, following the implications of criminal behavior, and that, most criminal

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Works of fiction are often used to examine more complex societal concerns as scene in the graphic novel and popular film “V for Vendetta”. “V for Vendetta” asks the question what exactly is the expectations of society? This topic is explored by using a fictional dystopian world to expand upon the known and possible aspects that make up society and its ideologies. Humans have an ever burning desire to explore and learn thus always changing what we understand about humanity and how one can better society. Because of this desire,”science fiction works, such as “V for Vendetta” is

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Compare and Contrast paper

Sexuality is a broad area of study related to an individual’s identity, sex, expression, sexual orientation and gender identity. It is the capacity to have erotic responses and experiences. Sexuality has spiritual, biological, emotional and physical aspects. The biological aspects refer to reproduction mechanism relating to hormones and the biological drive existing in all human beings. The emotional and physical aspects refer to the bond that is found between individuals which they often express inform of physical manifestation or profound feelings of love, caring and trust. The spiritual aspect refers to the 4connection with other individuals. Sexuality affects

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The debut book by Laura Esquivel under the name "Like Water for Chocolate" was published first in 1989 and met an unexpected success among the readers and the critics. The success was so big that in 1992 Alfonso Arau, a talented Mexican director, has shot a movie under the same name based on this book. The movie was also a success and brought much fame to a director and the actors making it one of the most recognized non-American films in Hollywood. Moreover, the book itself and the popularity of it made the world publishers reconsider their cooperation with

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Written by Huxley Aldous, Brave New World revolves around the making of a human controlled world to ensure correlation among the same. For instance, the world state works at producing humans who fit at different levels. With the Alphas leading and the Epsilon falling in the latter position, the world has an order that everyone follows. The text talks of two worlds, the World State where the elite live and the Reservation where outcasts are controlled. It is important to note that, those living in the World State appear younger and better looking

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Introduction

The novel titled “Devil in a Blue Dress” is the work of Walter Moseley as an adaptation of the 1940’s detective series that features a prominent post-World War hero known by the name of Rawlins. As readers label the novel as hard-boiled, it is interesting to see how the novel came to be called in such term. Devil in a Blue Dress is difficult to understand because of its unusual conventions and narratives. The approach to writing in the novel encompasses on repetitive themes and tropes.

The Different Tropes

One of the many tropes in evident in Mosley’s novel is

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The Silent Girl

The first person narration has several impacts in the “The Silent Girl” story. Based on this approach, the narration provides a conversational tone. This helps the reader in following the exact plot in the story. A case in point is observed in this story where the narrator talks about his encounter with the blind girl. The use of first person narrative approach helps the narrator emphasize on the key points in the story. Additionally, the incorporation of first person narrative approach helps the narrator bring out the non fictitious account of the story.

Graduation

Gender and racial attitudes have massively

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Edmund Morris is best renowned as a biographies’ writer; especially for writing the biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, the United States’ Presidents. He acquired his early tutoring in Kenya. Afterwards, he went to South Africa to attend the Rhodes University. Later, he moved to London and became an advertising copywriter. In 1968, he migrated to the USA. "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” is a classic non-fiction historical account of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris and stands out as one of the best biographies of the contemporary times. In 1980, the mentioned biography won the Pulitzer Prize and

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The Broke Back Mountain story by Annie Proulx and Ang Lee’s 2005 film Broke Back Mountain are about the love story that emerged in 1963 about two characters, Ennis and Jack, who turn out to be gay. The story and the film illustrate the traditional American masculinity with their gay sexuality. In the story and even in the movie, Ennis is depicted as a man who is eager to continue a very familiar tradition of masculinity. He is portrayed as a responsible, hardworking, ethical, and a physically adept person. Accordingly, Jack is depicted as a young man who

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Response to Chapter 5: “Verticals of Adam”

Initially, the author notes that literal works mainly conforms to the principle of mythology. The Chapter identifies the Bible and classical teachings as complete mythical works that can constructively be utilized in teaching literature. This is an informed observation since one understands a literal work by visualizing and reflecting on the imaginary scenario presented by a myth. It is apparent that abstraction is essential in comprehending the reality. A person learns practical concepts by thinking about the situation presented by a mythical story. In essence, myths act as a ground or background from which a person constructs thoughtful ideas

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Zydeco music originated in Southwest Louisiana and it was pioneered by the French Creole speakers. The music blends R&B, Blues and Cajun music. The songs are a reflection of the rural beginnings and the prevailing economic conditions that are reflected in the song titles, bluesy vocals and lyrics of Zydeco. The music developed as a synthesis of ancient Creole music, Afro-America traditions, Cajun music, Jazz, gospel, blues and R&B. The music was often called French music and the first recording was made in 1928. It was the Creole music that formed the foundation for the music that was later

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Analytical report scrutinizes an issue or a problem and suggests proper action that will lead to the solution of the problem. Most of the analytical reports play the role of proposals. They define or identify problems and clearly analyze means that can be used to resolve those problems. On the other hand, some analytical reports study the recommended solutions and determine whether they can be effective in a practical situation. Analytical reports require that writers use professional knowledge to describe the problem, use a standard professional procedure, thus making the study wide in scope to cover all the factors

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4thMarch 2014

Similarities between Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Solomon Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave
Introduction
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing” and Solomon Northrup, “Twelve Years a Slave” are two memoirs with similar themes that encompassed their societies. These literally works depicts many life stories in which thematic concerns of religion, racism, chauvinism, education, poverty and seclusion carry an American dream. One quickly notices that they both relate in the way they pass out their different themes especially the theme of religion in this case. Religion is the main concern in

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Barth, Emmy. An Embassy Besieged: The Story of the Christian Community in Nazi Germany. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2010. Print.
This book elaborates the efforts of Adolf Hitler and its political system while trying to eliminate Christianity in Germany. The book uses relevant sources of information making it reliable for the study of the history of Germany in relation to the dictatorship of Hitler against Christianity. This is of the essence in ensuring that the historians have relevant facts pertaining to the acts of dictatorship perpetrated by Hitler. The author of this book is an experienced lecturer of political

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Dystopian literature is well evident in the book “The hunger games” by Suzanne Collins. The book defines various social contracts that are usually expressed through dystopian literature. Different social contracts have been identified in the book and they represent extensive range on the bases of the Panem districts. Through exclusive analysis of the capitol various tools were used to indicate the social contract defined in the book. The elements are uniquely portrayed through the tools used by the author of the book.
Through excellent presentation in the book, Suzanne Collins has been able to delineate unique elements that label

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The Awakening is a novel written by Kate Chopin. The story takes place in the 19th century in a Victorian society. The Awakening focuses on Edna who is the protagonist in the story, and she is the wife to Mr. Pontellier. It is a story about a woman who tried to transform herself from a housewife and mother into an independent woman, but she was not successful. Edna was just a normal wife like the other women in the nineteenth century who played the full role of an ideal woman who obeyed her husband, and cared for her kids.

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The First Tudor – Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England

Thomas Penn’s book is an excellent portrayal of King Henry VII who is often overlooked by historians, but who was credited to have started the Tudor reign. Penn provides a candid and accurate account of the political dealings which were an important characteristic of the king’s reign, especially his attempts to unite the Royal Houses of Europe through politically astute marriages.
Penn also unearths some very grisly and unpleasant details about Henry VII, in particular his network of henchmen and his insatiable greed as he proceeded to amass wealth on a hitherto unheard of scale. It is

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International Political Economy of Central Asia

Introduction
Until the close of the twentieth century, Central Asia as a region that was closed as it is apparent from the regions political and economic system. However, since the onset of globalization, the state of affairs has changed dramatically. The author of this book highlights the path through which the region entered into the highly globalized and competitive global arena. The scope of the book does not only look at the regions interaction with many external players and economies but also the geo-economic perspectives that characterize the regions rise to global importance. The region is awash with natural

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The sky was melting, as the fire grew warmer;

I saw them dancing - with wooden shields and no armor -

In the place that I’d thought was another corner

Of the Third World peace and dictators’ safe harbor.
Their numbers were humble, as they asked for assistance
In spreading the word of a rising resistance.
The two decade world of cold-warless existence,
Reacted with merely staying at distance.
The third-party threats to the tyrants were glowing
With fanciful phrases of deepest concerns;
Whilst priests kept on chanting and widows were mourning,
The quick was saving the flesh from the thorn.
Their knees did not tremble, as they got an offer:
Their hearts were bleeding, and their

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These boys in both stories searching for self-fulfillment by avoiding cases of laziness in their day to day activities of their lives. In both stories, the boys are seen to be restless and ever in the mood to work hard and engages in various activities so as to avoid instances of laziness and procrastination or waste of time in their lives. The boys are seen participating in risky activities and adventurous places due to high levels of curiosity. These boys went to various places in order to satisfy their needs in relation to various activities of their lives. These

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Introduction

The 18th century society was one characterized by social stratification which took the form of class divisions, political upheavals and the consideration of acceptable gender roles in the society. It was a known fact that men and women were different and therefore held different positions in society. Generally, men were considered superior to women and therefore took up the role of a leader, whether in the public domain as the leader or commander of the army, or in the private sphere, as the leader of the household. Women on the other hand were expected to fulfill their role in

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The flow of the story and activities of characters have both similarities and differences from thy way the author presents them in the book, in relation to the screenplay of the story. The aspects of comparison and contrast are well elaborated by the way characters behaved and the language used in the book. Some stories in the book were difficult to portray in the movie leading to distortion of the message to some extent in the movie. The development of characters is also influenced by the presentation of the movie as opposed to the story line in the book.

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It has been observed that teenagers take bad decisions especially when they are in bad company. Teenagers do not take bad decisions because they are vulnerable but they deliberately smoke, consume alcohol and have unprotected sex. This trend has been emerged as a major concern for parents and they are unable to understand how to solve it. This paper intends to discuss how teenagers take bad decisions and further discusses the major factors that are responsible for such bad decisions.
John Updike in the story, A&P portrays how a teenager’s bad decision can land him into weird situation.

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Identify the author’s mission in writing this book.

The least effective is the first dream when the lieutenant has no idea of what to do and allows laxity in his camp. As a result, he loses the post and has ten soldiers killed and 28 wounded.
In order to accomplish his mission, the author assumes that all directions are war fronts and that every kind and good looking stranger is a possible threat to the camp. He also knows that he should prevent any strangers from learning of his troop whereabouts and if they do, he should hold them in custody (Swinton 13).
He validates these assumptions

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In the opinion section of the New York Times on November 13, 2013, John D. Abramson and Rita F. Redberg submitted an editorial entitled “Don’t Give Patients More Statins.” In it, they respond to a new recommendation that doctors should prescribe more people a cholesterol reducing category of drugs known as statins. Abramson and Redberg counteract this news by asserting that change is not prompted by the goal of improving the well being of potential patients, but rather for financial motivations. In the article, the authors rely on the ethos of their facts and positions to build a

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Introduction

Marcus Aurelius is one of the most influential philosophers. Ideally, he has substantial reasons why he came up with his philosophical works including the “Meditations”. Stoic Aristo’s readings and reports influenced Aurelius’ efforts to come up with his philosophical piece of work. These readings initiated a sense of self-acceptance and confidence in Aurelius’ philosophical works. The “Meditations” is a very different from the text from the other philosophical texts. Most of the elements that are significant in the book elevate towards Aurelius’ personal experiences. Some of these experiences such as death and livelihood irritations manifest in the entire

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Compare and Contrast- "My Papa's Waltz" and “Those Winter Sundays”
Literature often presents valuable insights into human emotions. Especially, poetry has time and again delineated the unfathomable and unresolved conflicts that one many have with, the people they love deeply. In "My Papa's Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke and “Those Winter Sundays” written by Robert Hayden, the narrators each describe their father’s love towards them, by recollecting a brief incident that took place during their childhood. This essay aims to explore the ways in which both the poets elucidate, how the narrators of the poems, by looking

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