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 “Merchant of Venice” is a manifestation of gender discrimination prevailing at that time. It clearly refer to sexism that is not only inclined toward male chauvinism but also a degraded social status of women in the contemporary society. All the major female characters of the play epitomize this gender discrimination and manifest female victimization. These…

In The Tempest, Prospero, the real Duke of Milan, was overthrown through a political coup from his kingdom by his younger brother Antonio. Prospero devoted to his magic, has mastered his skills in the stranded island he has been in for twelve years. Along with him is his teenage daughter Miranda, who was three years…

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…

Research Paper: In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, outward visual aspects are indispensable. They provide a glimpse into the unreal universe inhabited by Jay Gatsby, a product of his own imagination (Lehan, “The Road to West Egg,” 29) and Daisy Fay Buchanan, the incarnation of glamour and wealth (Brewley 44). These are two…

The lines of poetry I have just recited are stanzas 1-3 of Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening. In this poem Frost conveys the idea of a man stopping by some mysterious woods on a snowy evening and absorbing the quiet, beautiful scene. Frost reveals the temptation for the protagonist to stay for…

“They are not your husband” is a short story written by Raymond Carver. The story is written in the third person and is about a man called Earl Ober, who is an unemployed salesman, and his wife (Doreen) who works at a twenty-four-hour coffee shop. After a night out drinking (as usual) he decides to…

At John Greenleaf Whittier’s 70th birthday celebration/ ceremonial tribute to the New England man of letters, Mark Twain gave a speech reflecting a darker light on three of the events celebrated guests—Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry W. Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes. In his speech is a fictional story about the three gentlemen. The purpose of…

INTRODUCTION For many years human rights activists, different organizations, and trade unions of Kenya have ceaselessly fought for the basic human rights inclusion of the legislation process to become part of the law. An example of these rights that they have advocated for is freedom of speech. Freedom of speech simply refers to the democratic…

I. IntroductionA. Attention Getter: “Our premier intent in life is to assist others. And if you can’t assist them, at least don’t injury them.” – Dalai Lama B. Thesis: I am traveling to be speaking to you about cyber intimidation. C. Significance: Privacy is a thing of the past. Your every move is being posted…

All their dreams are differ rent and these dreams also have divided the family creating conflicts among them. Being the head of the should, Lena dreamed to live on a place where her family could raise the next generations with dignity. She would do whatever it took to make those dreams come true. Walter, Lens’s…