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The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 1 lath of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honor of all of the soldiers who have served…

A Discussion of Paulits “Ambivalence in ‘Young Goodman Brown’”      In “Ambivalence in ‘Young Goodman Brown’” Walter J. Paulits offers a “discussion of ambivalence and of its concomitants of temptation and deception.” His reason for doing this is to provide “the still-missing clue to the interpretation of the intent” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young…

Wordsworth and Housman employ contrasting techniques to convey their perceptions of nature. Wordsworth utilizes identification and comparison to suggest a connection between the natural world and the human mind. On the other hand, Housman adopts a different approach in his poem “Loveliest of Trees”. Wordsworth believes that nature serves as both a teacher and a…

All books have subjects and lessons in them that teach us something of import after reading them. Sometimes these lessons are learned from the characters of the books. In The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby teaches us lessons about success. hope. and moralss or ethical motives. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are used…

Romance is a worldview in which lyrical and dramatic emotions, dreams, ideals and spiritual uplift play a leading role. A romantic view can be contrasted with a rational, pragmatic view. Romance or romantic relationships usually occur only in some situations, when the influence of the outside world in the minds of people is leveled, and…

In Christian Petersen’s short story “Adopted from Taseko”, the setting plays a crucial role in establishing conflicts. The specific location and time in which the characters embark on a hunting trip introduces a multitude of problems. Throughout the entire journey, they continually face challenges arising from the setting, including poor road conditions, severe weather conditions,…

Judge Danforth plays a crucial role in the play as one of the main individuals responsible for persecuting those accused of witchcraft. Throughout the play, he displays an unyielding nature and a reluctance to alter his convictions. Serving as the primary judge, he assumes the crucial role of evaluating all evidence and rendering decisions. His…

Machiavelli and Hobbes When attempting to articulate the intricacies and paradoxes of the human political process in a clear, philosophical manner, every philosopher or thinker must establish a mode of political philosophy that necessarily prioritizes certain qualities of human nature over others. In fact, it is likely that political philosophy fundamentally involves evaluating and analyzing…

Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft were frequent correspondents while both – along with Clark Ashton Smith – were steady writers for Weird Tales. Lovecraft, of course, created the Cthulhu Mythos with its grotesque alien super-beings from beyond, often worshipped as gods by misguided or degenerate humans. Howard and Smith, also of course, added references…

English language is considered as to be a rich language because of the variations which seem to be intriguing and fascinating for linguists and language enthusiasts. Accent and dialect are evidences of this language variety. Factors such as time, place, social context, and the medium dictate these variations (Pope 170). These two terms are given…