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Matsu was the Samurai in the novel “The Samurai’s Garden”. You may hear about legends and heros in your lifetime that have done great deeds to the world. You will also hear about heros on your local news channel, or even your local newspaper. However, you do not have to be known by everyone around…

Othello was written by Shakespeare in the year 1603. It was first performed in court, but not published until 1622. William Shakespeare took ideas from Giraldi Cinthio’s Hecca Tommithi – an Italian collection of 100 stories which were popular at the time, and studied by many playwrights and scholars.The play is about love, jealousy, deceit,…

            Perhaps winning the lottery is one of the events that could be tagged as “life changing.” Aside from the fact that an individual won the “moneybags,” the idea of how to handle a large amount of money could be pretty confusing because an individual would never know what to do next. Nevertheless, if I…

Poe, the renowned horror writer of the 1800s, holds the title of being the first in the United States to delve into both horror and detective writing. With his influential work, he paved the way for subsequent American horror writers, including Stephen King. Despite their shared genre, there exist both similarities and differences in the…

The Walt Disney Studios Company began in 1923 in Los Angles. Around 1 937, Disney became famous for their creating the first full-length animated feature (Walt Disney Studios). The first full-length animated feature was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Ill. I chose to do this topic because I write a paper in my Sociology…

“What do the theme texts tell us about the corruption of power? ” Today I’m going to talk about “corruption of power”. As we know power can used for help others such as to help the social vulnerable group or the power can also used to abuse the social vulnerable group. Same power, but uses…

Conflict in Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” In “Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller’s use of conflict develops the setting and secures the interest and attention of the reader. Conflict achieves the intrigue needed to hold the audience’s attention to allow the author to express the significance of the story. Miller uses his main character,…

The theme in William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” is exceedingly interesting. From the very beginning the voice of the poem is under question. Whether it is from the Masculine or feminine point of view, even though he uses “he”, it could still be interpreted either way. Since Blake did use “he” it should be taken…

NOW this cat needed to be belled. The Abbot of Aberration hanged a bell on the rock as a result of which the bell ranged continuously till the storm was present and thus the sailors avoided the way where the bell ranged. Sir Ralph the rover, a pirate decided to free the rock from the…

The Moral Declination of the American Dream as Portrayed in “The Great Gatsby” At first glance, “The Great Gatsby” is just a story of love and passion. But author F. Scott Fitzgerald meant it to be so much more. This novel is symbolic of the “disintegration of the American dream,” taking place during an era…