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Satire in Jonathan Swift's Poems Literature Book Report/Review
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A detailed analysis of the literary career of Jonathan Swift makes his mastery of the genre of satire very explicit. These poems have been illustrative of the satirical merit of the poet. The critics of Swift have always been in praise for the prominence of the satire of Swift. It is most significant to note satire in Swift was the most favorite tool in the hands of the artist.
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Bernard Shaw's Ceasar and Cleopatra Literature Book Report/Review
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Since “Ceasar and Cleopatra” is a historical play Shaw could successfully bring the social reflection of the time under the royal invasion of territories focusing on the fact of the Roman invasion of the world with a special reference to Egypt and the consequences. The character bears the might of maternal love, a genuine human of flesh & blood, and political ambition via romantic tragedy.
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The Roles of Virgil and Beatrice in Inferno and Purgatorio Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Virgil had been a Roman poet famous for his creation a legendary initiation of the Roman Empire through ‘The Aeneid’, his well-known epic. Dante takes him as his hero to support the value of ‘Justice’ and ‘Reason’ without any strict religious application and this is the main role of Virgil in the comedy.
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Types of Literary Devices Literature Book Report/Review
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Everything is visual. Before all of these multimedia channels started popping out, our main modes of creative expression are through words. Narratives are the most preferred because these types usually provide the most vivid images to the readers. For the most part, poetry is the most preferred style of creative expression
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Modernist Literature - Various Responses to the Concept of Modernism Literature Book Report/Review
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‘Modernism’ is a blanket term that encompasses the extensive literary innovations in the first decades of the 20th century which manifest themselves under the influence of psychoanalysis and other such cultural-historical phenomena. It may also be viewed as a collective term for the remarkable variety of competing groups, movements, and schools in literature, art, and music.
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull Literature Personal Statement
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The author analyzes two novels: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho and Richard Bach’s “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”, that both share this theme and underline it, each in its own unique way. The personal dilemmas and my particular existence reflect upon the judgment brought to these novels.
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Hans Christian Andersens Stories Literature Book Report/Review
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What makes Andersen's use of the technique distinctive is how he treats death in these stories and uses the concept as a foil for the deeper themes of faith and trust. For Andersen, and the two mothers in these stories, death is a personality-an actual character in the story.
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How Does Homer Reveal the Importance of Pity and Caring Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the interference of the gods with the affairs of mortals influenced greatly the outcome of the war. And it even determined the fates of the characters. These interferences may either arise from the intensive prayers of the mortals to the gods or from the relationship of the gods with a particular mortal.
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The Portrayal of Asian Males in D. W. Griffiths Broken Blossoms Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that images from the media such as film, magazines, and fiction to name a few, serve to perpetuate the status quo by continually providing the public with stereotypical images of the inferior races. Shaw writes about the Asian stereotype, “These images can be understood as “controlling images”.
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Believing in the Hand of God Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that before his vision, he thought little of God’s existence in relation to himself, but did say that he was “undone without Redemption” during the storm. After his sickness and the vision, he began to recognize God’s goodness, when alone and frightened, he “prayed to God for the first time since the storm off Hull.”
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The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror, Bernard Lewis Literature Book Report/Review
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Lewis believes that not all Muslims are fundamentalists and not all fundamentalists are terrorists, however, most terrorists today are Muslims and are proud to be so. In simple words, Islam itself cannot be blamed for terrorism, but terrorism does exist within Islam which forces the religion to face morally necessary choices
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Early Modern English Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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In the Renaissance period, Shakespeare and other author’s literary pieces were written. Among these is The Cruell Show by Arthur Hilliard which was published in 1673. It is among the Roxburghe Ballads and one of the admired anti-marriage literary pieces. However, nothing much has been written about Hilliard.
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Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1 Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Shakespeare describes that the death of Ophelia is heavy for her relatives and Hamlet. The passage has an important meaning for the whole play unveiling traditions and values of the society and confrontations between Hamlet and Laertes. The passage opens with a conversation between Laertes.
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Inferno and Odyssey: a War Between the Subtler Shades of Vice and Virtue Literature Essay
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Virgil guides Dante through the nine concentric circles of Hell., diving into deeper and graver sins, unrepentant, and culminating into absolute evil, as represented by Satan. The journey begins from the Dark wood, and into the Limbo. It is more of a pagan, unbaptized and a coarse yet virtuous crowd like Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan.
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Susan Glaspells A Jury of Her Peers Literature Essay
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The author states that while conducting the investigation in the Wright’s abode, the county attorney asked Mrs. Peters, the sheriff’s wife, to keep an eye for anything that may be helpful in revealing the real motive for Mr. Wright’s brutal murder. To this, Mr. Hale quickly asserts, “…would the women know a clue if they did, come upon it?”
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Romance by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the poem, in the first stanza, talks about the beauty of Romance. Here, the poet portrays Romance as a bird, ‘paroquet’. The poet depicts this bird as one that is in complete harmony with nature. The varied manifestations of nature provide refuge to this bird and the bird, in turn, lives in the midst of Nature.
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Witches historical & fictional Literature Essay
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Looking at the facts however, one can discern the fact from fiction, and shed some light on this eerie subject.By definition, a witch is a person who can cast spells, use magic powers, or is at one with the super natural (Witchcraft). Witches can be either male or female.
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The Greenleafs of May Literature Essay
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The author states that Mrs. May scorns her hired help for their race as much as she detests their success. She loathes her own children but still manages to provide for them. She is inwardly tormented by a world that is not of her making and outwardly by a wild bull that is eating away at what little peace she has left on earth.
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Mythology and Symbolism in Irish Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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The book report gives detailed information about such unique phenomenon of Irish literature, as dreaming and mythologizing. The researcher of this paper aims to analyze the history of its beginnings and that is it often used by Irish writers based on three literary works of W.B. Yeast, Brian Friel and Michael Longley.
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Tragic Shades of Grey Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Sophocles seems to say that evil/malice exists within all; at least, the capacity for evil/malice exists within all. Of course, one could also argue that Sophocles seems to say the opposite as well, that good/love/benevolence (or the capacity for these traits) also exists within all human beings.
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New Glory by Ralph Peters Literature Essay
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One of the most motivating parts of the book was his take on Africa. Not like several of our spotlessly clean international studies community who imitate each other, Ralph Peters takes an unpredicted position when he rejects to write Africa off as a basket case. His optimistic analysis of this troubled continent was conceivably the most astonishing thing in this book.
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Diviners Role in Sorie Contehs The Diamonds Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in one such experiment, the lieutenant-general in Lyon, Matthieu de Seve, hid three ecus under one of several hats on a table in his library and asked Conteh to find the money, a task Conteh accomplished easily. He also asked Conteh to determine where, in his library, twenty-five ecus had been stolen some seven months earlier.
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Men, Friendship and Companionship in Divine Comedy Literature Article
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Dante welcomes Virgil as "my master and my author" who was sent by a woman in heaven named Beatrice to rescue him (Websophia 2003). She is the epitome of pure love and finally leads Dante to Paradiso where he is then able to gaze upon the supreme radiance of God. He ends his pilgrimage into vision of "the Love which moves the sun and the other stars. (Michael Novak 2003)
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Analysis of The House of Spirits Novel of Isabel Allende Literature Book Report/Review
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The character of Alba changed greatly from a young girl to a mature woman able to protect herself. As the most important, unprepared readers understand the message of the novel without difficulties, because the language of Allande is very vivid and clear; descriptions of events and emotions are very concise and brief.
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An Event That Led to an Important Decision Literature Essay
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Their second getting together was an event that triggered old and deeply buried feelings in both of them and their lives still run in another course – they are happy now. It was not too late for them to start afresh even at the age of over sixty. Time moves on by a straight line but never stops. One has to find the strength to move on courageously even after the most terrifying misfortunes in life.
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The Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre Literature Essay
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We also get glimpses of the medical beliefs and practices of the period, as well as the accepted standards of hygiene. In the tragic story of Messire Jean-Pierre, we see the practice of bloodletting, which was popular since the times of the Greeks who believed that blood was created to be used up, it did not circulate, and hence could clog up different organs.
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Analysis of Nonfiction Stories Salvation by Langston Hughes and The Talk of the Town by John Updike Literature Essay
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The purpose of writing, as well as the important role that imagination holds in writing and reading nonfiction works, are also briefly tackled. Nonfiction works are interesting to read because they talk about real life experiences. Salvation and The Talk of the Town are the two stories chosen to be explored in this paper
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Character Changes in Macbeth Literature Book Report/Review
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Macbeth becomes king of Scotland but cannot rest till he has seen the last of all who stand in the way of his kingship. He goes on a ruthless killing spree ably goaded by Lady Macbeth. He first kills the servants of Duncan to make everyone believe that they caused Duncan's death.
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Homer's Poetry Literature Book Report/Review
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Gods and Goddesses are the ones who determine matters such as peace or violence, life or death, etc. In both “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”, Goddesses play significant roles influencing Zeus, the God Supreme, to achieve his granting of their pleas.
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Symbolism in David Leavitts Gravity Literature Book Report/Review
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The precision of the analogy of the objects and their meanings makes reading the story a worthwhile experience. When Theo chose his eyesight over his life, he must have thought and considered it a million times before coming up with a decision. Prolonging one's life without seeing a thing may sound more depressing than seeing and yet knowing that it will not be long before you are gone forever.
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How Japanese women are depicted in American movies Literature Essay
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In the movie, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), the young Chiyo is the object of the desire of the Chairman when he singles her out to perform an act of kindness for her. During this scene of the first and fateful meeting, he sees her fall and comes to her rescue to help her feel better. He tells Chiyo that there is ‘Nothing to be ashamed of.
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Pride & Prejudice Literature Book Report/Review
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She can see that Jane is perturbed and that her mother is once again as excited, as she was the first time. Mr. Bennett is not at all interested in meeting him again since he had seen the results the first time around and was seriously disappointed. On the other hand, we can see that Mrs.
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Emile Zolas Germinal Literature Essay
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Zola’s novel describes the working conditions of the coal miners but it would be reducing to consider Germinal only as a portrayal of a social class. While reading Germinal, it may seem natural to ask ourselves if the way the miners are described reinforces or challenges the assumptions about the working class.
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The Supernatural and Satirical in Thomas Hardys Stories Literature Book Report/Review
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Hardy towers over the rest in terms of output. While most carved their names in stone on the basis of one or two opuses – Homer with The Iliad, Chaucer with The Canterbury Tales, Jonson with Five Plays, James with The Ambassadors, Scott with The Heart of Midlothian, Stevenson with Treasure Island, – Hardy’s prodigious talent spread throughout the whole range of literary creation.
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The Concept of Natural Laws vs. Human Laws in the Decameron Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that there is an apparent conflict between the concepts of natural laws and human laws in the Decameron and the writer gives a complete picture of the struggle between the two essential concepts. Both the stories and the storytellers in the important work by Boccaccio pursue a moral base or code of some sort and.
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Stanzas of Byrons Don Juan and Relation of them to the Wider Context of the Canto Literature Book Report/Review
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The author brings into the frame of reference to some biographical details and some relevant material from his letters, which will help to substantiate some of the meaning in his work. This paper concerns itself with the themes and imagery to be understood and deciphered from Byron's use of language in Don Juan via close reading and analysis
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Metaphors as Doublespeaks Literature Essay
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A multilingual writer, however, even if he has a well-developed understanding of English, if he uses figurative language may cause him difficulty. This is because the words he uses are not meant only for his understanding but for the understanding of his audience or his readers. Words must be clear and direct as to what they want to say
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Narrative review and interpretation someday my elders will be proud Literature Book Report/Review
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While this narrative ends up on a good note, many experiences leading up to it are discouraging. Jean grew up in poverty after her father left the family when she was at a very young age. This meant her mother was the sole breadwinner for her and her brothers.
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Frosts Birches and Carvers Cathedral Literature Essay
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In its extreme forms, redemptive perception can become self- crushing as it pushed the imaginative personality into innermost isolation. Life is in fact a sequence of ups and downs. This poem shows that people never completely convalesce from being drawn down by reality even if they don't seem distressed.
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The Evidence of Some Bitter Struggle Literature Essay
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The author states that Poe allows the reader to imagine what the rest of the “evidence” is on “her emaciated frame”. It is as if the reader is seeing her for the first time along with the characters. She is just a “frame” rather than a body, seeming more dead than alive and more terrible in her aspect because of it.
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Teenage Angst in Texas Literature Essay
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The researcher will study briefly the terms “ennui” and “angst” before trying to analyze Gail Caldwell’s article in detail.  It is very important to keep in mind that the term “angst” is used for the title of the article even though this term is not used in its body.  Instead, the term “ennui” is actually used in the text of the article.  This is a very relevant point to remember. 
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The Shadow Our Future Throws by Al Gore Literature Book Report/Review
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The chapter in which he elaborates the theories underlying the questions of globalism and capitalism are detailed in the essay, ‘The Shadow our Future Throws’.The name itself is a signifier that actions can lead to disastrous consequences if we leave progress unchecked. The first theory that Gore mentioned concerned the ‘Chaos Theory’
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The White Mans Burden by Rudyard Kipling Literature Book Report/Review
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Deeply embedded in Kipling’s prose can be found the racist politics very common of the era and popular among people who believed in the expansion of white imperialism throughout the world. Kipling’s main argument proposes that it is the responsibility of whites in the west to colonize and rule over the darker nations.
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Japan Through the Looking Glass by Alan Macfarlane Literature Book Report/Review
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The book in question, published in the year 2008 has already been acclaimed by the readers and also by the critics. ‘Japan through the Looking Glass’ is especially important since it addresses as well as provides answers for the questions and doubts and vague ideas about the culture and civilization of Japan. Macfarlane in his book has described the country of Japan to be an ‘enchanted’ world.
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The Death of Reasoning Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that imaginative is that it makes the reader think that there is more to this than an ordinary narration of stages. This sense of imagination is further emphasized in that the language used is in the past tense. It is being recounted from the past. Is the persona narrating her own funeral?
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Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Reb Smolinsky is the father to Sara in Bread Givers and he plays the role of an unemployed and strictly religious man who collects his daughter's wages and commands her and the rest of the family about under the ruling of the Holy Torah. Dr. Flint is a slaveholder and owns Linda who is a black slave on his plantation.
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The Tragic Hero Suffers from a Tragic Flaw Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the play is based upon revenge; Hamlet takes revenge on his father’s death in the play. Revenge is a very dangerous motive but a very powerful one. This paper will throw light on how Hamlet was a tragic hero in the tragedy of Hamlet. The ideas of Aristotle will also be discussed in this paper.
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The Theme of Isolation in Yellow Wallpaper Literature Book Report/Review
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Gilman discusses her “rest-cure” prescription prescribed by Dr. Weir Mitchell. She explains why this prescription, along with her husband John, may have driven her mad. Gilman also addresses how the narrator is in a little room covered in yellow wallpaper which makes her feel isolated in addition to her madness.
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White Man's Burden Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that for Crosby, sending powerful battalions of armed forces that carry modes of entertainment and merriment (whiskey), religious influence (Testaments), and intimidating tools of war (guns) convey a message of threat accompanied with apparent merriment and satisfaction of Filipino’s fervor for nourishing their faith.
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The Unknown Citizen by W H Auden Literature Essay
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The postmodern era has been described as the ‘cam-era.’ We are all under constant watch. The development of communication technology has virtually effected the possibility of everyone to be watched.
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