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Homer:His Life and His WorksGreeks had used writing since c. 1400 BC, but it was not until the late 8th century BC that their literature was first written down. Greek literature began in Ionia with the brilliant epics of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. These mature products of a long tradition of oral poetry…

Steinbeck utilizes animal imagery to foreshadow Kink’s catastrophe, to illustrate Kink’s character decline, and to symbolize the corruption of civilization. Initially, the motif of animal imagery is used to predict the tragedy that comes to Kink. For instance, while Kink is observing the beautiful, peaceful morning, he examines a vulnerable ant ensnared in a set…

The King’s Speech essay after watching the movie BY yqh5248 Yahoo He sacs 100 King’s Speech review Public speaking is not an activity that only celebrities could get involved, but is a daily project that we face every day. There is a saying that the word is stronger than any other weapon. Hence it is…

Analysis of the Custody od the Pumpkin The Detention of the Pumpkin falls in the genre of amusing fiction. PG Wodehouse is celebrated for his involved secret plans where bed upon bed of complications unfold. Here there are merely three jobs – Freddie’s battle to Aggie. McAllister’s going and Lord Emsworth’s likely apprehension for taking…

            The Great Depression in of 1929 still remains in the world’s memory as one of the most devastating events not only in the United States Economy. Its echoing impact around the world challenged economic liberalism and gave rise to Keynesian economics. Upton Sinclair, in his book The Flivver King, points out that the Great…

The book I read was The Island by Gary Paulsen. It is about a 15 yearold boy named Wil Neuton who moves with his family to northern Wisconsin. There he finds an island on Sucker Lake where he stays to learn abouthimself. Wil likes riding his bike early in the morning. He also likes watchingnature….

A strong essay requires the next three points, a strong effect, influence on its audiences, and is accurate in its historical and cultural contexts. Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence sets these three points better than any other. Proof is the acknowledgement this piece of writing has had over the last two hundred years on an…

The Great Gatsby portrays the loneliest moment in a person’s life as the time when their entire world disintegrates, leaving them only able to gaze absentmindedly. F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his novel, skillfully employs symbolism to convey this message. The story revolves around Nick Caraway, who relocates from the Midwest to pursue his career in…

The Scarlet Letter Reading Log Chapter 1 Vocabulary: Invariably, sepulchres, burdock. Questions: 1) Why is it that Nathaniel Hawthorne includes Anne Hutchinson in this chapter? 2) What could the roses symbolize in front of the prison door? 3) Why is the crowd’s attention focused on the door? Predictions: There may be a hanging that day,…

First of all, the scarlet letter stands for Hester’s sin. By forcing Hester to wear the letter A on her bosom, the Puritan community not only punishes this weak young woman for her adultery but labels her identity as an adulteress and immoral human being as well. “Thus the young and the pure would be…