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Robin Sharma is one of the world’s premier thinkers on leadership, personal growth and life management. He was born in Nepal in 1965. The bestselling author of  The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Robin Sharma is in constant demand internationally as keynote speaker at the conferences of many of the most powerful companies on the…

Anne Bradstreet, a follower of the Puritan religion, lived in a society that was rigid and particularly strict when it came to matters of faith. The societal norms dictated that women’s primary responsibility was to attend to their husbands and manage domestic affairs. Despite these pressures, Anne pursued her passion for poetry, which set her…

With Reference to “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” By Robert Louis Stevenson, explore how Stevenson presents the notion of the duality of man. How does this reflect the era in which it was written? When Robert Louis Stevenson first wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, it was received with mixed emotions of shock and horror….

Describe the elements of war and death in Stephen Crane’s The RedBadge of Courage. This book is divided into two parts. In the first part the maincharacters, Henry Flemings. illusions disappear when confronted by the reality ofbattle(WAH 642). During the first battle he sees vague figures before him, butthey are driven away. In the next…

1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell that depicts a world divided into three massive countries, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. One of these countries, Oceania is ruled by an oppressive character called, Big Brother. Big Brother is the almighty ruler of the country and is admired by all. The government is subdivided into…

In Cheap Amusements, Kathy Peiss studies the customs, values, public styles, and ritualized interactions expressed in leisure time of the working-class women living in New York. The social experiences of these young women gives different clues to the ways in which these women constructed and gave meaning to their lives between the years of 1880-1920….

It would be easy to state that Edna Pontellier emulates both Madame Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz, nevertheless, throughout the novel, it is apparent that Edna steps out beyond this premise and asserts herself as another individual wholly. This is obvious in the shaping characteristics of each of the adult females. Madame Ratignolle, for illustration, is…

August 5, 2012 Themes of Oedipus the King “A theme is a main idea or subject explored in a literary work. ” One theme in Oedipus the King is the limits of freewill. This theme goes well with this book because when Oedipus tells Jocasta about the prophecy he heard of as a young boy,…

The theme of revenge is crucial in Hamlet, serving as a framework for the entire play and intertwining with other significant themes. While Hamlet’s revenge sets the foundation for the story, the vengeance of Laertes and Fortinbras also mirrors Hamlet’s situation in various aspects. Shakespeare brings attention to the different approaches and resolutions these avengers…

Nonetheless, Huckleberry Finn, through examples Of hypocrisy, greed, violence, and racism, wows Twain’s pessimistic view of society and corruption of the human race as a whole. To understand the pessimism of the book, we must first understand Houck. Houck is a character though whose eyes we see the ugly truth about mankind. Houck is always…