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INTRODUCTION A nation forms and transforms its national identity though its symbols that embody its historical and cultural heritage. Nowhere is this more patent in the way the Philippines and the Filipino people have kept alive the memories of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero. It was on December 30, 1898 on Rizal’s…

All of the tragedies in this novel can be directed back to one main issue, whiteness as a standard of tatty. This belief that white sets the standards for beauty is a major factor to the racial self-loathing which occurred in America in the past as well as today. The show of racism through white…

When I was a kid, one of my favorite story books was “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. As a piece of my childhood, that simple story about Max and the “wild rumpus” meant a lot to me. So in the fall of 2009 when I saw the coming attraction for the full-length…

Antwone Fischer is a movie that narrates the true life story of the American author, director and film producer Antwone Quenton Fisher. The story of his life was written by him in his autobiographical work entitled Finding Fish which inspired the direction of the movie that narrates the painful life journey of Antwone and his…

Daedalus was a mythical figure who was the first king of Athens and an artisan descendant of Cecrops’ royal family. He was known for his skills in architecture, sculpture, and invention. Daedalus had a son named Icarus. However, he became jealous of his nephew Talus and threw him off the Acropolis after seeing his new…

Water and blood are powerful symbols that evoke various connotations and allow the reader to imagine beyond their literal meaning. In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the author employs imagery of blood and water to portray different aspects of humanity. Water represents both purity and tranquility as well as destruction and chaos,…

The impact that online social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have on America’s younger generations cannot be denied, regardless of whether one participates or not. This is highlighted in both Alice Mathias’s New York Times feature, “The Fakebook Generation,” and Dana Fleming’s New England Journal of Higher Education article, “Youthful Indiscretions: Should Colleges Protect…

Sherman Alexie’s Ten Little Indians delves into the experiences of different Native Americans as they strive to achieve their individual aspirations, despite facing stereotypes and assumptions from mainstream American society. These individuals must navigate a complex blend of their own cultural identity and the expectations imposed on them by both Native American and American communities…

Swifts Modest Proposal for the Preventing the Children of Poor People from being a burden to their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public is a satire of the English opinion of the Irish, barbarians. Though this is a satire, Swift has a good point about eating children. In the world…

Poetry Analysis “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” by Robert Frost, is a simple but eloquent examination of the “impermanence of life and fleeting nature of beauty” (Bovey). This theme is successfully integrated into The Outsiders, a coming of age film about two rival youth gangs. The theme of the poem is that everything is transitory. The…