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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…

Written Assignment 1. Booker T. Washington advocates a program of industrial-vocational education as the best vehicle for African-American advancement in the late 19th and early 20th century. He did so because he truly believed that it was possible for African-Americans of the period to “prosper in proportion” by learning “to dignify and glorify common labour,…

I. 1. What are some of the more important characteristics of trickster figures?All myths have a hero and an anti-hero. Most myths also have another important character that can act as moral examples and teach us lessons. They are usually a humorous character and also very clever. They are not typically the most moral characters…

Throughout William Shakespeare’s second sonnet the conflict between age’s faded beauty and youth’s pulchritude is illustrated. While the man who the poet is writing to wears “youth’s proud livery, so gazed on now”, it will someday be a “tatter’d weed, of small worth held” (lines 3-4). While he is young, he still holds the beauty,…

John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are both significant characters in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. In the upcoming paragraphs, their characters will be analyzed and compared, highlighting the similarities and differences. John Proctor, a diligent farmer, is highly regarded for his commitment to providing for his family, ensuring they have a home and sustenance. He…

In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, work together to reveal a theme of a Patriarchal Society through character traits and traditional customs. Paralleling the society during which time the Story was written. It is my argument that Shirley Jackson was trying to show the gender roles of that time zone and the repercussions women suffered…

In the Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, the map of Feste the clown appears inconsequential, but in actuality his function has immense significance in the overall educational development of the other characters. During the seasonal vacation revelry in which this drama takes topographic point, the buffoon is used as an independent perceiver that exploits the…

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…

For many you sitting in this room, chocolate is , a food that we crave. But for other children around the world, chocolate is anything but sweet. When you take a bite into that piece of chocolate, you may be unaware of what exactly it took for it to get where it is. Halfway across…

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…