18th Century Literature
.... diary, he shows the
historical background and culture of the 18th century. The reader is able
to understand the values and ethics of the time through the description
detailed by Samuel Pepys and the reader is also exposed to the life a man
in the 1660's. A Journal of the Plague Year is an example of historical
fiction. Defoe uses wide ranges of vivid descriptions including
verisimilitudes and imagery, to give the reader a realistic feel of what
took place through the eyes of a witness. This literary t .....
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A Comparison Of The Women Of Wharton And Deledda
.... The first is Zenobia
Frome, or Zeena for short. In her late twenties, she suffers from a
compounded sickness that was thought to be brought on by her taking care of
Ethan's mother and her absorption of life's burdens. In this story she is
the conflicting character.
The other woman is a young Mattie Silver, the cousin of Zeena and
the housemaid of the Fromes. Mattie is about twenty-one years old and not
too much of a house keeper since she is small and weak and somewhat clumsy.
But nevertheless she c .....
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A Comparison And Contrast Of The Supernatural's Active Role In The Lives Of
.... "all
was gone (except my life); and I knew not but the next moment that might go
too" (127).
Benjamin Franklin's The Autobiography is an account of his life and
begins with his boyhood life in Boston. He later flees to Philadelphia to
escape his brother's rule over him. He relates how he was "dirty",
"fatigu'd", and "Want of Rest" (222).
In these depictions we can see an analogy. These individuals are
removed from their homes and families. Although Benjamin Franklin's
removal was of his o .....
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The American Dream Is Based On Success, Happiness, And Money
.... in
High School, everything you have learned is intensified, and you get
prepared for collage, and learn more of everything. Then you have to make a
decision, If you want to be Successful and make Lot of MONEY you have to go
to collage, for a nether four years, at the end of that ordeal you can
settle in with Bachelors degree, or a nether one or two for a masters. This
will bring a decent income. But if you want the really good jobs you need
nether three or four years to get a doctorate degree, or a l .....
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An American Tragedy: Comparing "The Crucible" And "The Scarlet Letter"
.... for Hawthorne to write a novel. Hawthorne
perhaps chose this dark subject to convey his contempt for Puritanism. He
was a man preoccupied with the hidden sin which is illustrated in not only
the Scarlet Letter, but also in The Minister's Black Veil. One might even
say that Hawthorne's ancestry (Hathorne) is what he might consider his own
"Pearl", and this is why he changed his name.
Like Miller's the Crucible, The Scarlet Letter takes place in
Puritan Salem and has a tragic hero, but these ar .....
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An Analysis Of The Quotation "The Mills Of The Gods Grind Slowly, But They
.... prayer, always keeping in mind His master plan for
each person's life. He carefully considers these prayers in light of how
each alternative will affect the petitioner's life and the lives of those
around them. Then, in His divine wisdom He responds to these requests
either directly or through other people. Very often, His answers are not
all one would expect. In fact, His reply may be the exact opposite of what
most would think to be best.
Many times people pray to God for something that is not i .....
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An Analysis Of Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant"
.... situation in which
he or she has been expected to be a leader. For different reasons people
are looked to as leaders, sometimes because of their race, ethnicity, or
heritage. In this case, Orwell was pictured as a leader because he was
British and he worked for the British Empire. Readers are able to relate
to the fact that he does not want to be humiliated in front of the Burmese.
He declares, “Every white man's life in the East, was one long struggle not
to be laughed at” (101). Orwell compares the .....
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An Analysis Of Hawthorne's Short Stories
.... Devil. Hawthorne, in this
case directly uses faith as the carrier of a flaw. That is, she does not
contain enough self-control, or faith to refuse the calling of the Devil.
Even with the emotional plea from her husband, “Look up to heaven, and
resist the wicked one,” (1590) Faith cannot resist the Devil's temptation
and has “uncertain sorrow,” (1587) after submitting to him. The character
of Faith which Hawthorne portrays is one of uncertainty and one which has a
lack of self control. Faith is a g .....
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An Analysis Of British Literature
.... fate. He also displayed his faith in the beliefs of
society when he told Hrogthgar "Fate will unwind as it must." When
Grendel died, the soldiers "had no semse of sorrow, felt no regret for his
sufferings," because they believed Grendel was destined to die, and there
was no way to defy destiny. They also did not pity Grendel because they
considered him to be entirely evil because it was his fate. The Anglo-
Saxon's strong belief in fate led to them not fearing death as much as
during other times perio .....
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An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity"
.... everyone can
understand.
The way Zinsser writes the essay it is easy to understand. He
uses everyday words not dictionary words. No one wants to read an essay
that every other word they have to stop and go look it up because they do
not know the meaning. This causes the reader to become frustrated and they
also tend to loose interest. There are too many other options presented to
people today that already stray them away from reading.
By asking questions in the essay it keeps the readers attenti .....
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Difficulty In Making An Important Decision
.... or not
being able to find a new job. These possibilities made me feel
uncomfortable and insecure. If I failed or could not find a new position,
what would my family think of me? Failing at a new career would also
cause me to lose confidence in myself. These concerns, failure and
financial, and not finding a new job made this decision very difficult.
The decision to choose a new career was an extremely important one. The
sole function of a career is not just to provide a means to make a
living; .....
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Chopin's A Pair Of Silk Stockings: Mrs. Sommers
.... All of a sudden everything she has in not good enough, she
looks at her shopping bag as "shabby" and "old". Her parcel is "very
small". At this point, she wants more. She begins to think without
reason, and loses her sense of responsibility when she puts the stockings
on in the ladies room. Mrs. Sommers is "not going through any acute
mental process or reasoning with herself", she is "not thinking at all" at
this point.
Mrs. Sommers's mind is not working like it used to at the beginning.
All .....
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Allegory
.... Allegorically, the poem describes a Christian
soul rising from a state of sin to a state of blessedness. Other
allegories include the parables of Jesus, and The Faerie Queene, written by
the English poet Edmund Spenser in the late 1500's.
Allegories lost popularity in Europe after about 1600, but some, such as
Pilgrim's Progress (1678, 1684) gained recognition in later times.
Allegory also exists in other ways. Many novels include allegorical
suggestions of an additional level of meaning. Examp .....
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James Joyce's "Araby"
.... can easily be determined is the
culture and life in Dublin. This has a great effect on the boy and the rest
of the people from this city. Dublin is referred to as the "center of
paralyses,"(Internet) and "indeed sterile."(Joyce) This plays a huge role
in the forming of this boy's life, where there is no fun. "Araby" is a
story "of a soul-shriveling Irish asceticism, which renders hopes and
dreams not only foolish, but sinful."(Coulthard) In the story, the only
thing that the young boy has to look forward .....
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The Joys Of Reading A Novel
.... would not go in detail. The detail in a novel is
very important since it helps create atmosphere and mood which results in
the reader beginning to imagine himself as the character. In some novels,
for example, just the details of the surroundings of the character's
location take seven to eight pages to explain and if the detail is missed,
the reader fails to imagine the intended atmosphere.
The extent to which a novel is studied causes the reader to lose
interest in reading the novel because s .....
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