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There are several characters that I consider to play a part in Othello’s downfall, one of which is Desdemona. If Othello’s fatal flat was jealousy, then it could be said that Desdemona’s was generosity. When Othello dismisses Cassio as his lieutenant, Desdemona, sensing the injustice assures Cassio she will do all that she can to…

This Be the Verseby Philip LarkinThey fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they hadAnd add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turnBy fools in old-style hats and coats,Who half the time were sloppy-sternAnd half…

Explicateone of the stories we have read. Break the story down by analyzing it partby part. Look at how the plot and symbols express the central theme or themesof the story. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”This story was written byHemingway in 1933. It details an evening’s interaction between two waiters,and their differing perspectives of life. Hemingway…

In a letter to Harold Preece postmarked September 23, 1928, Robert E. Howard wrote the following: I have just received the July and September Juntoes. I enjoyed very much your article in the latter and was disappointed to note that you had nothing in the July number. I agree with Truett as stated in his…

To lead a country there are certain traits that you must obtain. These include poise, confidence, trustworthiness, and ambition. As the ruler of England Queen Elizabeth I possessed all of these qualities and made them apparent when she addressed her troops as the Spanish Armada crept closer to the shores of England in 1588. In…

In Night, a novel by Lie Wisest, a dark sky looms over Lie and his family. Weasel’s declaration of intolerance toward the Jewish communities denial of human did unity by the Nazi party speaks to why this book is celebrated and studied. Wisely’ firsthand d experience incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps and careful descriptions of…

Many people are villainous in the way they act, and their villainousacts may be rooted in the desire to destroy others, or in the hopes of elevatingthemselves. Many people may only act “villainous” in reaction to the way theyhave been treated in the past. Shylock the Jew is the villain or antagonist inthe play The…

Narrative Report Story and Plot In a narrative film, a plot is considered all visible and audible elements present in a film, in essence the film in its entirety including nondiegetic images. In The Wizard of Oz, the plot begins with Dorothy (Judy Garland), a young farm girl from Kansas who dreams of escaping to…

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Expectations The culture of narcissism was widely recognised as a socio-cultural critique of American society when published in 1979. Written by Christopher Lasch, the book analyzes a social phenomenon identified by Christopher Lasch as ‘cultural narcissism’, a process by which certain attributes of the pathological…

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, has very definiteviews on sexuality, aggression, and death. He is ambivalent towards sex,loathsome of aggression, and fearsome of death. It’s this triangle of sin thatdemonstrates the conflict occurring within Holden’s inner monologue. In thenovel, Generation X, the main character, Andy, is grappling with many…