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Family as Destiny in ONeills Long Day's Journey into Night Literature Essay
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In the absence of free will, the family becomes destiny. It is destiny when it turns into the most powerful motivator and shaper of human behavior. In Long Day's Journey into Night, Eugene O’Neill explores the role of families in people’s destinies. He uses stage direction and characters to show the continuing force that a family plays.
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Chinese Traditional Literature Literature Research Paper
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It is credited for transforming the ancient Chinese culture, but did also evolve with the changing Chinese dynasties and their social-political demands. The evolution has extensively altered the characteristics of the doctrine and facilitated different interpretations.
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Toms Three Owners-Shelby, St. Clare and Legree Literature Essay
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This paper discusses the three owners in terms of their comparison to each other.
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Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Literature Essay
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Linda’s story endeavours to provoke the compassion of her readers in order to endorse humanitarianism. However, this is not done in the usual way of depicting a female as a weakling who just accepts all that is handed to her. Most writers attempt to bring out compassion in a character by using the stereotypical ‘damsel in distress’ role.
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Transformation in Austens Feminist Ideology Literature Essay
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The author states that Persuasion which was Austen’s only novel till today that remains as the most critically neglected one. When it was published it was criticized as being ‘less fortunate’ when compared to her previous work and hence viewed as an inferior adaptation of her usual stories “devoid of invention...obviously, all drawn from experience.
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The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov Literature Essay
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In many of his short stories, Anton Chekhov seeks to present his case for action through symbols. The story The Black Monk is one of the most well known short stories of Anton Chekhov. Known for his inimitable style and themes of artistic autonomy, this story is fairly representative of what Chekhov stood for throughout his writing career.
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Shakespeare King Lear, and Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Literature Essay
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King Lear’s action is very quick and he immediately disinherits Cordelia. In this part of the play, the king severs his relationship to his daughter Cordelia and considers her as a “stranger.” The rage that King Lear feels is so great that he does not only disinherit Cordelia; he also gives her share to her sisters Goneril and Regan.
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How to date a browngirl, blackgirl, whitegirl, or halfie Literature Essay
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The conclusion from this review states that being feminine, girls may have their own distinct vision which may totally be in conflict with that of the boys, but girls of a particular race do not have any conflict of views with those of another race until culture comes into the scenario. As long as the culture is same, race does not play any role in depicting choices and influences in life.
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A Sonnet-to-Science by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Essay
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The poet calls science as the daughter of time, for, man had started his discoveries and inventions ever since time immemorial. He is worried that science has the magical power to change everything.
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A & P by John Updike Literature Essay
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When looking at this story through a Marxist lens, one can see that there is the aspect of societal classification and the ethics of a society that is consumer conditioned. The Marxist Socialism school of though holds that those who earn a salary, also refereed to as the working class, are molded by the state they are in, that is, wage-slavery.
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Death in Everyman Literature Research Paper
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Death was very common in the Middle Ages. It could be met with all over the place, and it was a favourite topic for a large number of people. Because life was very hard in those times, people were generally very religious, and religion debates the issue of dying quite often.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: A Close Reading Literature Essay
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This paper will look at the third chapter of Shelley's masterpiece both closely and as part of a wider picture to show that this early section of the novel, written in the early years of the larger Gothic movement, is full of prophetic detail about not only the rest of the story but the rest of Gothic literature.
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Comparison Between Modern and Epic Heroes Literature Essay
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Castle (quoted in Harker 1996, 53) defines “arete” as the ability to fully maximize physical and mental endowments. Hayward and Hambrick (1997, quoted in Lorenz 2011, 21) consider hubris as a state of extreme confidence engendered by internal disposition and external stimuli.
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Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Literature Book Report/Review
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It talks about the sufferings of women in different forms, in different cultures. It is an eye-opener. It calls us to fight against gendercide, almost a daily show in developing countries. Through Half the Sky, Kristoff and WuDunn was able to detail the struggle of women for equality, and what would possibly happen if women’s value was taken into consideration in the many fields of our society.
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The Ideology and Social Values in The Doll's House Literature Essay
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The Doll’s house by Henrick Ibsen was known for its presentation of 19th-century society with its characteristic ideology regarding family and life of women. He effectively conveyed the dissatisfaction suffered by the then female society due to the materialistic and dominating attitude of the male especially in the name of the marriage bond.
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A Great Relationship between Poetry and the Fiction Literature Essay
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To create new modes of communication during this period, the novelists sought to adopt other forms of prose (Campbell, 2008). This served to move the literature written during this period to a greater height. For example, the fiction applied in this case depicts how the writer adopted an essay-like structure in developing the short story.
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Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger VS. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Literature Essay
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In both novels, the topic of violence is discussed. The story by Zora Hurston is often considered from the perspective of feminism. Therefore, in both novels it is shown that once practiced, violence cannot be stopped. The writer claims that It is possible to draw a linear development of a violent person on the example of Holden and Janie.
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The Song of Lasting Regret Literature Essay
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This research will begin with the statement that the song of the lasting regret was the most famous romantic poem in the late19 70s, up to mid-80s, written by EO Juyis (Kroll, 1990-1991).  The poem is about a notorious love affair between Emperor Li Longji and the lady he raised to the rank of a precious consort, Yang Yabutt, in the 942 C.E. 
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Narrative vs. Systematic Reviews in the Literature Literature Essay
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Reviews are mostly written in these two forms for pharmaceutical research which relates to the health of the people. Many test cases on animals and human beings are done in the research to investigate and deduce the accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency of every single medicine made before launching it into the market for commercial use.
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Theme of Women and Work concerning Alice Walker's The Color Purple in the Prose Texts and Gender Literature Essay
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In conclusion, it is evident that Alice Walker’s The color Purple portrays the theme of women and work in a highly male-dominating society. The novel reveals the life journey of the central character Celie, the black women. Women characters of the novel represent the repressed life of black women in African American community 
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The Fundamental Teachings of Hinduism Literature Essay
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People who believe in Christianity worship Jesus Christ and there are many more religions that people believe in across the globe. Among those many religions, there is a beautiful religion called Hinduism. A person who practices Hinduism is called a Hindu. 13% of people across the world practice Hinduism.
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Feminist Problems in Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that feminism itself and feminist stories are very relevant topics to consider. In the modern world, women gained many rights and freedoms, but unfortunately, we can’t say that they have already become free of prejudice and discrimination especially in developing countries.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Literature Book Report/Review
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The author, Lisa See criticizes the inhuman treatment that women had to go through for the purpose of attaining small-sized feet that is a potent symbol throughout the novel. The novel places great emphasis on the relationship between the two main characters, Snow Flower and Lily and shows the progress of their relationship and the different courses that their lives take.
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The Wife of His Youth by Charles Waddell Chesnutt Literature Essay
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“The Wife of His Youth” was about Mr. Ryder who was a member of a colored race and a dean in Blue Veins Society – a “little society of colored persons organized...shortly after the war.” It consisted of individuals who were, “generally speaking, more white than black.”
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View of Gays from a Homosexual Perspective in Society Literature Research Paper
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The work elucidates the people’s intensity of hatred and discrimination towards the individuals belonging to out-groups based on their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. Such a type of prejudice is not confined to one area or region; rather, the same discriminative behavior has been in vogue for centuries.
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Short Story Reading: A Critical Analytical on Young Goodman Brown Literature Literature review
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 Through describing the scene, through the location and time, using narratives and dialogues, the readers are accorded with the opportunity to determine that the supposed endeavor apparently was a welcoming of new participants to an evil-worshipping group or cult.  
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The Things They Carried, A Rose for Emily, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Gonzo Literature Essay
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Rat Kiley relied on comic books to see him through the horror of the Vietnam War. In their physical forms, these comic books allowed Riley to escape the war through his imagination, turning to the stories and pictures of another world to help him survive his own.
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'The benefits of a literature review' Literature Essay
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Literature reviews range from simple with less extensive scopes to the more complex reviews that cover a wider scope. In this regard, it is worthy to note that students normally need to write literature reviews as they begin their college and undergraduate studies while the professional scholars do it as a routine in their quest to write reports worthy of publishing
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Punishment by Rabindranath Tagore and The Conscience of the Court by Zora Neale Hurston Literature Research Paper
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The work that follows compares and contrasts the literary elements in ‘Punishment’ by Rabindranath Tagore and ‘The Conscience of the Court’ by Zora Neale Hurston based on plot, character, setting and theme with an aim of demonstrating the harsh conditions that the poor pass in the rural community.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Literature Essay
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On 8th September, 1836, the day prior to the publication of Emerson’s most famous book, Nature, he met with George Putnam, Frederic Henry Hedge and George Ripley, to Plan Periodic Meetings of Other Concurring Intellectuals.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literature Essay
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This paper mainly focuses on the first part of the poem set in King Arthur’s court and features the lavish celebration of the New Year disturbed by the arrival of the mysterious Green Knight. The poem exposes very important themes about the political heritage of Britain but also raises critical issues of honor and chivalry.
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Cathy Songs Poem The Youngest Daughter Literature Essay
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This paper tells that the aging process is something that everyone must eventually contend with, and it can be hard on one’s self and one’s family.  It is inherently ripe for conflict, which is one of the reasons it is so frequently used in the artistic sphere; it involves conflict between people, dependency, changing relationships and even conflict between the mind, the soul and the body itself.
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The tragedy of Macbeth Literature Coursework
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According to the paper, the three witches heighten the element of drama in the very first scene of Act 1, and give an over view of the mood of the play: ‘darkness, thunder, lightning, battle lost and won’- everything prepares the reader for a Shakespearean tragic drama. He thus employs such elements to enhance the imagery and symbolism in the play.
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Symbols in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Literature Essay
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Puritan people and their community leaders used to consider these celestial symbols as messages from God. They believed that these explosions at sky are warnings about future and various issues that affect their community. The meteor in the Scarlet Letter shows communal reaction as well as individual reaction (Baym, 1986).
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Fiction Analysis Battle Royal Literature Essay
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Ellison, through the protagonist of his fiction, communicates the very message that the notion might is right certainly prevails everywhere in the world, escaping from which is mere the fool’s dream. The novel also indicates the secret activities performed by the so called human rights activists in the name of justice and equality for all.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Literature Essay
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The story essentially begins by the show of valour and strength by Okonkyo in a wrestling match. However the villagers are accommodative in nature, as they even have place for people like his father irrespective of his material failures and debts.
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Homer's Iliad as an Anti-War Statement Literature Essay
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They are both strong men who are dedicated to the concept of honor. They are also both leaders of their people and consider battle to be the best way to demonstrate their leadership qualities. Because of this, it is easily argued that the Iliad is a story that illustrates how battle is the maker of men.
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Getting Past the Preservation of Our Own Self-Image. Krakauers Into the Wild and Sieberts An Elephant Crackup Literature Essay
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The essays written by Job Krakauer and Charles Siebert provide valuable insights on how man should treat the other animal species. Krakauer’s Into the Wild, may actually be the real story of Chris McCandless as he tries to survive the Alaskan wild but it also highlights his realizations about man’s relationship with animals.
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Discussing the Article on Visual Representation of Women Literature Research Paper
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De Valdes has clearly stated that she wants to discuss the visual and verbal imagery used to build the portrayal of the women in the novel and subsequently the film, which was based on the novel. The critic takes a review of the Mexican society to find relevant customs, traditions, societal structure to fill the color in the portrayals in the novel.
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Literature Book Report/Review
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The 19th century witnessed the emergence of naturalism in art and literature. This artistic approach attempted to depict the reality of existence in its most pure forms, generally involving the depiction of non-aristocratic laborers. One notices in the naturalistic impulse a rejection of the encroaching mechanized world and industrial values.
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Book Report on The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton Literature Book Report/Review
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The theme is demonstrated throughout the poem through the events and the characters. King Alfred is defeated by the Danish army who does not believe in the existence of God. They have won so many battles yet there is no evidence of fulfillment or Joy for them.
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Duty and Responsibility in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser Literature Research Paper
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Throughout the epic poem, the writer has explored the significance of observing ones duty by accepting the responsibility which one has been called for. Just like the leaders in the current world, the epic is straightforward in the way it handles issues of adherence and dereliction of duty.
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King Lear and Doctor Faustus: similarities and differences Literature Essay
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This research is the best example of comparison of two plays. There are many similarities between King Lear and Gloucester in King Lear to Dr. Faustus, in Doctor Faustus. The similarities regard how all the men are seduced. The difference is in the nature of their tragic flaw. All the men are seduced by evil, and all the men have good at their fingertips, but are unable to capitalize on the good.
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The Animosities of Being a Man Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Mollie feels empowered by being a man, through enjoying economic, social, and political freedoms. However, she also feels the animosity of men against women. She tries to defend women’s abilities and sensibilities. Most especially, in the ending, Mollie questions how religion attacks women.
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How Americans Interpreted the Concepts of Freedom and Equality from the End of the Civil War until 1906 Literature Essay
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The first book, Ragged Dick, written in 1868 by Horatio Alger, Jr., reflects the events in the life of a young man, Ragged Dick; moved from being a poor street boy to a respectable person. Despite being a minor, Ragged Dick drank alcohol and smoked cigarette occasionally.
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Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen Literature Essay
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George Tesman is absolutely incompatible as Hedda Gabler’s husband. He is dull, slow and content with routine. He has no conception of Hedda’s character and the subtle, devious working of her clever mind. She remains an absolutely unknown entity to him.
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On Tidy Endings by Harvey Fierstein Literature Essay
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The main argument in the article was that people, who were left with the death of a loved one, usually have feelings of bitterness, contempt or anxiety due to the fact that they really do not know more about what happened in each other’s’ life from the time that the person common to them left or died, in the process.
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Native American literature. A Worn Path'' by Eudora Welty Literature Essay
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"A Worn Path" is finally a simple story, though. The authors’ short tale of an old woman's journey to get medicine for her grandson is valuable simply as that and the starkness of its simplicity often lay undervalued.
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World Literature I: From the Ancient World to the Middle Ages Literature Essay
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From the Ancient World to the Middle Ages. The Odyssey and The Song of Roland are two epic and respected works of art, both written in the form of long and memorable poems and passed down from generation to generation, depicting the heroic acts and lives of mythical characters.
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Feminist literary criticism Gullivers Travel Literature Essay
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Feminist literary criticism involves various forms and aspects to analyze the literature. Certain feminist authors are incline to discuss the masculinity and challenge it with women, some authors aims to discuss the role of women and analyze work with women’s perspective and attitude (Eagleton).
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