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The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson dealt with three aspects of transcendental
thought, which consisted of spiritual, philosophical, and literary content. In
his time, Emerson imparted an influence upon his contemporaries and American
literature. He explicitly encouraged other writers by his appeal for new
American literature and new voices because America had failed to denounce
European literatur... Full-text essay
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Irony is the use of words to express something different from and opposite to
their literal meaning. It is used with tone and style to create humorous
situations. There are various forms of irony. Margaret Atwood uses situational
irony, dramatic irony, and verbal irony in "Rape Fantasies".
Situational irony refers to circumstances in which bad things happen to good
people, or in which re... Full-text essay
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"Ray Bradbury is one of the immortals among us, whose classic works of
science fiction, fantasy and horror will be read a thousand years from now by
our descendents and the relatives alike of the planets of a thousand distant
stars." ( Dragon*con, website). He’s won many awards for his writings and
lectures, and I have no doubt in my mind that his writings will live on forever.
"It ... Full-text essay
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In his novel, Reading In the Dark, Seamus Deane tells the story of an Irish
Catholic family in Northern Ireland between the late Forties and early
Seventies. He traces the path taken by a growing boy searching for and finding
the truth about his family during this very tumultuous time and having to come
to terms with what he discovers. Deane uses this family to illustrate the issues
surrounding hi... Full-text essay
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“No, I guess the ladies didn’t help me. I flopped the nut straight.” Yeah
baby – I won! It just so happened that this was the final game of cards for
that particular evening – always the highest paying jackpot. I sat in all my
glory. The two queens in my hand that everyone had been fearing had meant
nothing. The pair of “ladies” served as bait in one of the most grueling and
mentally exhausting ni... Full-text essay
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As Daphne du Maurier finished her novel, she said to herself, "So it was. A
finished novel. Title, Rebecca. I wondered if my publisher would think it
stupid, overdone. Luckily (for me) he did not. Nor did the readers when it was
published." Little did du Maurier know, her novel ended up becoming a great
success. Soon after, Alfred Hitchcock made a film version of Rebecca that soon
became... Full-text essay
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Henry, "the youth", was a young man who lived on a farm with his
mother. He dreamed about what fighting in a war would be like, and dreamed of
being a hero. He dreamed of the battles of war, and of what it would be like to
fight in those glorious battles. His mother was a wise, caring woman who had
strong convictions about not wanting Henry to goto war. She is a very
hardworking woman, a... Full-text essay
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In the short story "The Red Convertible," by Louise Erdrich, the
author, contrasts the old way of life versus the new. Erdrich does this through
metaphorical symbols: the color red, convertible, summer trip, and the
"fancy" dance Henry performs before his death (Erdrich p. 468). In the
story, the color red symbolizes many things. The convertible is red. Lyman also
said his brot... Full-text essay
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I once jumped off a two-story building just to prove how much I adored a girl.
At the early age of eight, I have to admit that I was already a kid full of
hormones. I have always known that I am attracted to the opposite sex. I love
being around them, but I was always too shy to express my feelings towards them.
Sandra was the kind of girl that any guy would fall in love with the minut he
laid his... Full-text essay
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A remote to Clear Air Station, Alaska gave me new respect for my family and an
understanding of the great sacrifice military members experience. I feel this
assignment gave me an insight into how much I really depend on my families
support and trust in their decisions. I believe to become a successful leader
one needs an understanding of the sacrifices which might be required by our
subordinates, ... Full-text essay
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The entire opening chapter of The Return of the Native is devoted to a lengthy
description of Egdon Heath, the setting of the novel. The heath must be
significant in terms of the themes and the continue progress of the novel. The
author of the novel, Thomas Hardy, made the heath so significant to the point
that it can be look upon as a character like any other in the novel. The
heath’s constant co... Full-text essay
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Thomas Hardy feels that Edgon Heath, the setting of the novel The Return of the
Native is a powerful, scary, dark and dreary place. He uses various techniques
to express this attitude. Some of the techniques he used to convey this thought
are diction, imagery, syntax, and tone. The diction he choose was specific and
concrete, presenting an actual place that was depressing. The words he used
attemp... Full-text essay
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In Thomas Hardys The Return of the Native, the characters are responsible for
their own decisions and actions. Eustacia, Wildeve, and Mrs. Yeobright all make
choices that lead to the destruction of themselves and others. It is their
influence, not the heaths, that eventually leads them to their graves. From the
beginning Mrs. Yeobright is unhappy with the way things are, and is never happy
through... Full-text essay
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Richard Adams was born in Newbury, England in May of 1920. He was the youngest
of three children, a sister, Katherine, and a brother, John. (Richard had had
another brother but he died at the age of three from influenza.) Richard was his
father's favorite. George Adams (his dad), spent most of his time with young
Richard teaching him about all the nature in the area. Richard grew up a few
miles fr... Full-text essay
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Who are "the people on the pavement"? We certainly know what kind of
person Richard Cory was. Richard Cory was a true gentleman from head to toe, the
epitome of an aristocrat. "The people on the pavement" were a stark
contradiction to Richard Cory. They were not schooled, far from rich, and
drudged tediously in search of an unfulfilled hope that life would get better.
There is ... Full-text essay
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Right Responsibilities And Real Deal By Butler
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Rights, Responsibility and the Real Deal by Jeremy Butler The Right to Free
Speech is Protected Ideas are the backbone of democracy. However we see fit to
express those ideas is a right provided in the Constitution of the United
States. No matter the format of that expression someone will find them offensive
and seek to stop that expression. The Communications Decency Act is just the
latest incarn... Full-text essay
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Analyzation encompasses the application of given criteria to a literary work to
determine how efficiently that work employs the given criteria. In the
analyzation of short stories, the reader uses a brief imaginative narrative
unfolding a single incident and a chief character by means of plot, the details
so compressed and the whole treatment so organized, a single impression results.
To expose th... Full-text essay
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"The Road Not Taken" Everyone is a traveler, choosing the roads to
follow on the map of the continuous journey of life. There is never a straight
path that leaves someone with a single direction to head. Regardless of the
message that Robert Frost had intended to convey, his poem "The Road Not
Taken", has left many interpretations for his readers. It is one's past,
present, and... Full-text essay
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"Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail." -Robert Frost Everyone is a traveler, choosing the
roads to follow on the map of their continuous journey, life. There is never a
straight path that leaves one with but a sole direction in which to head.
Regardless of the original message that Robert Frost had intended to convey, his
poem, &qu... Full-text essay
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The poem “The Road Not Taken” is about the one thing that every living human
being will and does encounter, multiple times through out life, it is the
miracle of being able to choose. With that choice we must also face the fact
that we can never go back and explore the other road not taken. Some choices are
easier to choose while other takes some contemplating and time to resolve. But
when it is a... Full-text essay
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“Robert Frost was one of the United States' best-loved poets. Frost was
greatly influenced by his move from San Francisco to New England at the age of
11, his move to England when he was 37, and then his return to New Hampshire a
couple of years later” (Knowledge Adventure 2). Robert Frost’s inspiration
for his poetry came from within himself. His decisions concerning which
direction his life woul... Full-text essay
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During the Roaring Twenties, American lifestyles changed dramatically. Money was
abundant and people were going out and having fun. All of this wealth and
socializing contributes to the “American Dream”. Jay Gatsby, the main
character of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald symbolizes everything about
this dream. Gatsby thinks money is the answer to all his problems and desires.
This includes t... Full-text essay
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From the later 1800’s (1874) to the middle 1900’s (1963), Robert Frost gave
the world a window to view the world through poetry. From “A Boy’s Will”
to “Mountain Interval,” he has explored many different aspects of writing.
Giving us poems that define hope and happiness to poems of pure morbid
characteristics; all of Robert Frost’s poems explain the nature of living. But
why does Frost take two to... Full-text essay
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By definition, a savage is an uncivilized person. Friday would not fit this
description because he was civilized. He was a product of the civilization that
surrounded him where he came from. His appearance, behaviors, and beliefs were
that of all the others in what might be called his tribe. The simple fact that
he had religious beliefs is evidence of him being somewhat civilized. A savage
can als... Full-text essay
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Daniel Defoe is credited with writing the first long fiction novel in literary
history. Drawing from established literary genres such as the guide and
providence traditions and the spiritual biography, Defoe endeavored to
illustrate the life of a man who "tempted Providence to his ruine (Defoe
13)" and the consequences of such actions. While stranded alone on an
island the character of R... Full-text essay
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The "primitive" Friday demonstrates exceedingly good values superior
to those of the "civilized" Crusoe. Friday's honesty, loyalty, and
natural innocence are unequaled by Crusoe's deceptiveness, lack of trust in
Friday, and pessimistic ideas. Early life in "civilization" gives
Crusoe preconceptions that don't allow for simple, natural thinking. Yet,
Friday, raised as ... Full-text essay
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In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe illustrates the beliefs of a 18th century
British citizen. Robinson Crusoe, stranded on an island, takes it upon himself
to better those around him. He takes the time to educate Friday and teach him
“civil” ways. Crusoe feels the burden of a British citizen for he believes
that it is necessary and a Christian thing to do. Crusoe views Friday as an
inferior being an... Full-text essay
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"The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence talks about a family who
lived in style, but always had anxiety in their house. There was never enough
money. The parents knew the children were growing up and they would need money
to send their children to school. The house came to be haunted with the phrase:
There must be more money! There must be more money! The children could here it
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The actions of people speak for their character. Some approach life through the
senses and some approach it through spirit. Others adhere to convention and some
do not. Yet, any way one approaches life, every action one makes indicates
defining characteristics about who the person is as an individual. In A Room
With A View Mr. Eager and Mr. Emerson are quite opposite in the way they
approach situa... Full-text essay
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Rupert Brooke was one of the early poets in the war. He felt privileged like
many to fight for their country. He died of illness in 1915 before having seen
any action. He wrote in a romantic style of optimists towards war. He is
remembered as a "war poet" who inspired patriotism in the early months
of the Great War. He was good at poetry but had not seen the fear of the war. He
would hav... Full-text essay
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Jason McCall, more communally known as Rupert McCall has been called the modern
day banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson. He has the ability to express his emotions
though his poetry with a warm and compelling simplicity. He has the ability to
combine passion with humor in his poetry which captures the hearts of all true
Australian’s, from school kids to sports fans and blue-collar workers to
business... Full-text essay
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The Israeli family is not an ordinary American family no matter how Americanized
the kids feel. In most American families, with a teenager involved a Friday
night is a detached night from the family. You ask just about any teenager what
they do on a Friday night and they will say, “Party” or “Hang out with
friends”. On the other hand the family-dinner that my parents and I went to
was at our frien... Full-text essay
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In the still of the night Santiago’s crying cut sharply like a knife. His
crying was relentless, as though it would never end but then, a child of three
knows no other way to express his horror. Abraham Naser walked down the narrow
street made of hardened earth and nothing more. His dress was pure class, white
blazer and pants with matching wide brimmed hat. Lost in thought he rolled his
cigar bet... Full-text essay
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At first, after reading Saturday Climbing, I found it just to be a simple plain
story. A story about Barry climbing a cliff and having flashed back about his
daughter. But when I went over the story a several more times, I notice the
cliff is actually representing the relationship between Barry and his daughter,
Moira. It was a story that shows a single father perspective towards his
daughter. W.D... Full-text essay
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In the short story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, has various themes. A theme
is a subject, topic or ideas that happen throughout a short story, essay, or a
composition. The three themes in The Scarlet Ibis are Doodle never gives up, his
older brother loves him and unforeseen things happen. One theme is that Doodle
never gave up on the challenges of life. When he was born everybody thought that
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Many objects and people these days have the ability to be compared and
contrasted. For example, you could compare and contrast a dog and a cat. A dog
is most commonly a house pet, like the cat. But a dog has more of an ability to
be trained, unlike the cat. But it's not the subject of comparing a dog and a
cat. It's time to begin comparing and contrasting Sir Percy and Chauvelin from
The Scarlet P... Full-text essay
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Scratchy Wilson does not fit the stereotypic persona of a traditional western
outlaw. In fact, he is the opposite of everything that an outlaw is. This is
shown in the second section of the story. The men in the Weary Gentleman saloon
act fearful when they hear that Scratchy Wilson is drunk. The bartender locks
and barred the door and closes the windows. However, the men in the bar are not
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“Sea is life“ Dover Beach is a very mood-evoking poem. We are first met with
an admiration for the sea and different emotions that draws to the observer.
However, as the poem progresses we are gradually introduced to a large metaphor
for love and like the sea are able to evoke many moods, and different emotions,
whether prosperous or decayed. The poet describes the emotions with extreme
passion an... Full-text essay
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Searching for peace can be a challenge when every thing around you has something
to do with war. Growing up can be difficult as well but through the tough times
people become more knowledgeable. In A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Finny,
Gene, and Leper each struggle find peace and escape reality without having to
face the truths to their lives. For Leper, Finny, and Gene, it is hard to find
tra... Full-text essay
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The wedding date is set, the values are made, and the rings are picked out, for
celebration that will bring two people together for life. It is a step that two
people make and could bring years of happiness or years of sadness. “Till
death do you part” are the last words that are said before the big kiss. The
ring of her new name brings a smile to her face. In the story “The Season of
Divorce”, th... Full-text essay
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There is one part of my life that no one knows about. This secret has caused me
to act in ways I thought I wasn't capable of doing. For the past five years, I
have been a keeper of this secret, with no intentions to let go of it. I have
purposely lied to my loved ones, for the fear of the revelation of my secret
would alienate me from the ones I love. In order to guard my secret, I have
become ver... Full-text essay
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Friendship is a bond that is held together by mutual respect and common
benevolence. John Knowles explores this realm deeply in his novel, A Separate
Peace. Phineas and Gene are best friends, but their friendship is challenged as
Gene feels that Finny is superior. Finny, unlike Gene, has no inner conflict,
but instead he mentally creates a perfect universe. When Gene finally unleashes
his suppress... Full-text essay
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Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult world is a
main focus of the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene's journey
begins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and the process continues
until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time, Gene must
become self-aware, face reality and the future, confront his problems, as well
as forgive and ... Full-text essay
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Gene Forrester's difficult journey towards maturity and the adult world is a
main focus of the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene's journey
begins the moment he pushes Phineas from the tree and the process continues
until he visits the tree fifteen years later. Throughout this time, Gene must
become self-aware, face reality and the future, confront his problems, as well
as forgive and ... Full-text essay
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Searching for peace can be a challenge when every thing around you has something
to do with war. Growing up can be difficult as well but through the tough times
people become more knowledgeable. In A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Finny,
Gene, and Leper each struggle find peace and escape reality without having to
face the truths to their lives. For Leper, Finny, and Gene, it is hard to find
tra... Full-text essay
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Few things in our lives will ever prepare us emotionally, for the death of a
loved one. The sadness, anger, and comfort that fills the heart cannot be
imagined. It was within the last five minutes of my mothers life, that I
realized that I was not prepared. As I stood on the side of the bed and watched
her gasp for precious air, my emotions took control. My first thoughts became
those that were fi... Full-text essay
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Many assumptions can be made about what the log cabin symbolizes or what its
significance is in the story. However, one correlation stands out stronger than
any other in my mind. The log cabin is a symbol of the state of Leroy’s and
Norma Jean’s relationship. Leroy, throughout it all, as he struggles to
convince Norma Jean that she would really like a log cabin because that is what
he strives to g... Full-text essay
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There are numerous books on the science fiction market, that deal with the
myriad of possibilities involving the technology of the future. John Brunner’s
book, “Shockwave Rider,” is one of the most popular, as well as one of the
most famous, books dealing with this issue. Brunner presents many different
realities to the reader, and they are all potentially very realistic in terms of
the current st... Full-text essay
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In the artcle, “Is Seinfeld the Best Comedy Ever?”, author Jay McInerney
agrees with Seinfeld the best comedy on television. Seinfeld is a real life
show. The behaviors of Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine, the failed
communication, and the everyday embassassment represent “nothingness” but a
peculiar everyday life. These “nothingnesses” happen to all of us, but when
it is put on TV, people will la... Full-text essay
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is justifiably an allegory. An allegory is a
narrative constructed by representing general concepts (Sin, Despair, and God)
as persons. Many characters in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight have features
that represent general concepts. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can be
interpreted allegorically by reviewing the characteristics and features of
Gawain, the Green Kn... Full-text essay
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