Literature Essays

In the book “Beyond Charity” Perkins describes personal experience working with church of different communities and races. The author claims that trying to build a strong base and relations with community, church goes beyond charity ad welfare. Since the second half of the 29th century, the welfare became to play major role in life of citizens.

Cousins' 1962 essay "Who killed Benny Paret" can be comprehended as making an essential argument against the propriety as well as the morality of professional boxing and it is all about the dangers that accompany the sport of boxing. In his attempt to provide a compelling argument about the physical dangers of boxing to participants as well as the moral dangers of boxing to viewers, Norman Cousins is essentially engaged in a piece of cause and effect relationship.

The role of ingénue, however, has developed over time in opera, as will be demonstrated by the comparison-contrast of two different operas, one older than the other. Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, written in the golden age of opera in the 19th century—as well as Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, a modern opera written in the early 20th century—are the two operas to be compared and contrasted here. 

The author states that identity is such a vital aspect of each human being. According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, identity is “the distinguishing character or personality of an individual”. Indeed, identity makes and keeps the individuality and uniqueness of a person. Hence, it must be inherent for a human to search for his or her own identity.

January 1795 is a poem by Mary Darby Robinson. Residence In London is a poem written by William Wordsworth. This survey explores the poetic structures in the two poems and makes comparisons between them. The thesis argues that January 1795 is the antithesis of The Prelude, Book Seventh, Residence In London, lines 624 – 741.

The writer lists a number of names used that the son would refer to the father as; Daddy, Dr, Moreland. The only way they would talk to each other is referring to each other as an arm. Comparing Brad Manning’s sort story “Arm Wrestling With my Father” and Itabari Njeri’s “When Morpheus Held Him”.

Defiant of these stereotypical roles and restrictions, in which women were viewed as ‘dirty’ and as “social and political corpses" under the period’s legal and social system, Woolf became a social critique of women’s social and political status in Britain as evident in her works, relentlessly asserting that men and women be treated equally in her society.

Constituting an eternal and essential part of human life, tragedy as a genre has its all-time grandees among which William Shakespeare is probably the most widely acknowledged master. His heroes have been known for centuries but still they do not lose realism even in our time.

What Dexter Green Finds in “Winter Dreams”? Throughout the story, an event from his early years stays in his memory, but is not fully developed until Dexter realizes that he never really owned this memory. Dexter starts his career by noticing how other people think and act-he observes the rich men he caddies for, recognizes the tantrum that the young Judy Jones throws (and later her constant jilting), and seizes the opportunity to open a niche laundry business.

He discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these conditions from the points of view of various commentators and scientists and compares their viewpoints. The author states that the two elements, e.g. realness and acceptance are useful and attractive for those who work in the field of psychology. “Empathetic understanding”, is concerned, he states that this condition brings a lot of problems.

The author states that at the beginning of the play, Troy thinks he is building a fence to please Rose. She wants a fence that will keep all those she loves safe inside its walls. Later, after Alberta’s death, Troy completes the fence to keep danger, death, and frustration outside its walls.

In addition, when the war is over and he must now bargain with France for Katherine’s hand (and land), he is quite gracious to the French, even though there is a considerable amount of threat in his tone to suggest his perceived superiority as the conquering king: “If, Duke of Burgundy, you would the peace, / […] you must buy that peace/ With full accord to all our just demands” (5.2.68-72).

Fish Cheeks is a simple chronologically arranged anecdote of a short period in Amy Tan's youth. She speaks of the kitchen, which “was littered with appalling mounds of raw food...” and then proceeds to describe exactly what these were. We are made to “feel” the atmosphere of the setting by Amy Tan's strong descriptions of what is happening and what she feels about what is happening.

The author states that oppression leads to the warped personality of the oppressor and the divided personality of the oppressed. Author Khaled Hosseini in his novel, “The Kite Runner”, portrays the divided self of Hassan, the oppressed Hazara boy. The Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos also gives us a glimpse of the divided self of the protagonist.

As Robert Brustein writes, "August Wilson larger purpose depends on his conviction that Troy's potential was stunted by centuries of racist oppression. "Fences" takes place during a period of time when the fights against segregation are barely blossoming results" (Brustein, 1986, p.205).

The most important poets of the Augustan period include John Dryden and Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope is the writer most associated with the Augustan Age, who exemplifies the literary style of this period which is characterized by harmony and precision. His works, as well as those of his contemporaries, exhibit order, clarity, and the appropriateness of style.

The review begins with a clearly stated objective of exploring the main points of Pacheco’s essay and analysing its strengths and weaknesses; proceeds to describe Pacheco’s arguments and illustrations that suggest Behn’s hero as ‘Eurocentric’ and ‘royalist.’ A significant portion of the review is spent on summarising Pacheco’s viewpoints.

The author states that the novel provides a different view of the actions and emotions of the independent protagonist. The open discussion of the emotional and sexual needs of women in the novel had a shocking impact on the readers of her time and was eventually not received well. But after some fifty years, people began to view the novel in a new angle.

Thе pеrformаncе аlignmеnt procеss sеpаrаtеs pеrformаncе mаnаgеmеnt into two distinct phаsеs. Stеps onе аnd two аrе thе rеsponsibility of thе orgаnizаtion; stеps thrее through sеvеn аrе thе rеsponsibility of mаnаgеrs аnd еmployееs. This modеl еmbrаcеs thе bеliеf thаt еmployееs аrе thе kеy to improving long-tеrm businеss rеsults.

The author states that throughout this book Cochran truly and quite overtly attempts to put this case into perspective for others to understand better, and he also thoroughly incorporates into this the discussion of how he is on a mission to eradicate racism wherever he finds it, as best as he can.

The author states that the protagonist introduces himself as an orphan, a thief, a gang member, and a drug dealer who has shot people and been shot. He also tells at the beginning of the story that he has come across several moments in life when he thought he came real close to giving up, but something inside him kept the little candle of hope.

The book also comes with a free CD featuring 200 drug monographs and handouts to facilitate patient teaching. This book is an invaluable source of clinical information. It has been a bestseller since its first edition and the new edition with its updated information and additional useful features is an exceptional resource.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

The story begins as Josephine, Mrs. Mallard's sister, together with Richard, Mr. Mallard's friend, went to the couple's abode to deliver a staggering news. Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart disease, they tenderly relayed to her the news of her beloved husband's death due to a car accident.

The author states that Peter has refused any contact and any acknowledgment of their relations. In the story, Peter learns that he is suffering from pancreatic cancer. It was not lost on this reader that pancreatic cancer is nothing short of a death sentence. Peter, we learn is flying throughout Europe seeking a cure for cancer or treatment.

The overall argument of Steven Kotler's engaging book is the fact that when one is at one's lowest there is an opportunity for hope and a return to a perhaps better life than the person had before. The love of surfing is the one enthusiasm that Kotler has left after several years suffering with Lyme Disease.

The action of the book Jujitsu for Christ took place in Mississippi in 1960s, and the author of the novel gave a clear notion of that time. The book uncovers such important events as civil rights movement and relations between races. These issues are underlined both individually – in the main characters and their actions description – and in general, while narrating different complicated situations and problems which the protagonists had to resolve.

Kate Chopin and Anton Chekhov belonged to the early nineteenth century. This period saw lot of social and cultural changes. The Industrial revolution brought a great change in the social status of the people. The pragmatic society largely changed the conservative values of the people of that period.

Jeremy Reeds, nicknamed Powder, is the main character of this story observed in the paper. This character has supernatural powers. He has incredible telepathy and intellect. His actions show someone with the ability to go beyond the normal limits. This character, who is an albino, has a brain with a powerful electromagnetic charge.

Despite her enslavement, Wheatley strived to prove her intellectual ability through her poetry and used her skill as a weapon to fight slavery and refute the negative theories about black people. In this endeavor, she chose Western cultural and religious values and even a European voice to accomplish her noble task.

In his book, Lovely Like Jerusalem, Aidan Nichols attempts to outline the Old Testament, in the narrative, critical, and theological terms. He argues that a lack of knowledge of the Old Testament is a significant detriment to understanding the New (9).

The author states that the labyrinth in the story is a manifestation time itself, and of the attempt to circumvent cause and effect by choosing a lateral rather than linear narrative. For Dr. Yu Tsun, time is running out, he knows that it is not a matter of whether he will be captured, but when.

The author states that it’s a touching story of a very few characters central among whom are a seventy-something-year-old lady and a sixty-year-old African-American taxi driver called Hoke Coleburn. The lady is Daisy Werthan, a patrician widow staying in Atlanta, Georgia all by herself barring Idella, another African American who is her housemaid.

While addressing the 'seriousness' of such pressing daydreams, the point of view almost subconsciously registers that this is an older narrator: through such factors as how he recalls the conversation rather than recording it, or in how he portrays the third graders easily smoking their first cigars, without any coughing or other difficulty.

It is the first instance in Russian literature where a novel carries out a dual character study, as on the one hand Bazarov and Arkady explore their nihilistic opposition to the open display of emotion, and, on the other hand, Bazarov feels a deep love for both Madame Odintsova and Fenichka. 

The techniques used by Shakespeare to portray his belief of the unwavering resilience of true love are as beautiful and artful as they are successful. He, also, clearly believes what he writes as his final lines of Sonnet #116, “If this be error and upon me proved/ I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”

The writer presents a multiethnic fabric with brilliancy and understanding, and all the characters are fully and vibrantly sketched. The dialogues were humorous, sensitive, sensible and without pretension. The writer received rave reviews for her first book.

The conclusion states that everything Squealer did work out for his own benefit in the end. The pigs ruled supremely, enjoying all the riches that the working of the farm had brought. Any animals that were deemed to be balking the authority of Napoleon were quickly silenced in the cruelest of ways, much like that of how human dictators such as Hitler had abused his subjects.

The loving and subservient nature of Gregor offers unconditional love after they had long forgotten about him. The movement, in and out of Gregor’s room of furniture and all things “no use trying to sell but that should not be thrown away either” dumped into his room, in the third part show how uncaring they had become of him.

Both Macbeth and the Venezuelan caudillos are strongly ambitious characters that use any means to achieve their goal: power. For example, Macbeth, at the beginning of the play, considers killing King Duncan, so that the prophesy he has been told will become truth: "Are less than horrible imaginings:/My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical"

Love Medicine is an eight-person narrative story that clearly depicts two Native American families struggling with life issues that have been the circle of existence since mankind has been born. The dramatic and varied emotions expressed through the portrayal of each character are what bring the Native American spirit into the story.

Emily Dickinson’s place in history has affected many aspects of social order. Dickinson’s writing touched on many issues that were very important to the life and development of Dickinson’s persona; such as religion, war, psychosis, and love. Dickinson’s insight into these issues has been the source of the majority of the interest in her work.

Furthermore, each person had been able to give lessons and unwillingly, for lack of better word, teach those that obeyed their rule; this can be especially seen in the first Canto, in which the Faerie Queene taught the Knight a few things to bear in mind when handling the Faerie Queene.

On the whole the story beautifully exhibits the patriarchal system of the village and the brutality it thrusts on the people. With this small introduction, I would like to focus on the character of Tess Hutchinson in this paper.

The author states that Aylmer’s obsession with the flaw, that he believed to be a “symbol of his wife’s liability to sin, sorrow, decay, and death,” eventually drove Georgiana to agree with his perception, and towards insanity. Before they married, she had been content with her beauty, both physical and spiritual.

Radcliffe was very successful and this called on many imitators. Most of them were lowly, thus the genre started to be viewed generally as inferior. Along with other features, Radcliffe brought about the threatening figure of the gothic villain. This later turned into the Byronic hero. Many of Radcliffe’s novels turned out to be bestsellers.

The trouble with Utopian socialism is that it does not involve itself with how to get there, believing that the influence of its own vision is enough, or with whom the mediator of the struggle for socialism might be, and, rather than deriving its principal from censure of existing situations, it pulls out its vision expedient from the creator’s own psyche.