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The Scarlet Letter Expository Essay Doesn’t redemption require more than Just a simple sorry? Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the letter “A” to prove redemption may be possible through one’s admirable actions. As stated in The Scarlet Letter, “Many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. ” (Hawthorne 1 1 1) meaning Hester…

Walter Lee Younger? Mama’s only son is the “man” of the family, whose stubbornness might have blinded him from seeing possible consequences. Beneath Younger is a spirited and educated feminist, who believes that a woman (like herself) does not need a man to support her. The battles fought in trying to accomplish a dream leaves…

The Chinese Cinderella tale tells the story of Yehhsien, a girl whose parents have both passed away, leaving her in the care of her stepmother and stepsisters. Similar to the original Cinderella story, Yehhsien’s only companion is a fish, which her stepmother kills. However, a stranger advises her to keep the fish bones and pray…

Kyle Turley, a determined N. F. L offensive lineman from Nashville who played for 9 years. This position in football was a very dangerous one due to problems with your heads. His head was hit over and over again. The results of his head being hurt numerous times led to him experiencing black outs, dizziness,…

Walking out of the movie theater was almost as interesting an experience as the movie itself.  The movie of choice that night was The Illusionist (Burger, 2006). Without a lot of fanfare and big Hollywood stars, it drew an interesting crowd. As opposed to a torrent of teenagers and the handful of movie going adults,…

Animal Farm Plot Summary Chapter I Mr. Jones, the owner of ‘Manor Farm’;, was an irresponsible farmer. He was too drunk to take good care of his animals. The barn animals were fed up with the way Mr. Jones treated them; thus they would occasionally have secret meetings at night. Old Major, their leader, had…

Olive Marjorie Senior is regarded as a distinctive voice in West Indian Literature and many critics have praised her reproduction of authentic Jamaican Creole in her written work, as well as her insightful exploration of such issues as identity, cultural nationalism, class stratification ant the oppressive impact of religion on women and the poor. In…

Samuel Huntington’s theory of “the clash of civilizations” gained traction after his article in Foreign Affairs in 1993 and subsequent book. He further developed and defended his thesis amidst both success and controversy that followed the publication. Today, the analysis of conflicts from a “civilizational” perspective is inseparably linked to Huntington’s comprehensive international relations theory,…

SUMMARY To Kill a Mockingbird opens with Dill coming to visit his Aunt for the summer. Dill becomes a good friend with the Finches, Jean-Louise, who is nicknamed Scout and her brother, Jeremy Finch, who is nicknamed Jem. They live with their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer who had been given a case to…

The title of the poem is Annabel Lee, wrote by Edgar Allan Poe. Annabel Lee is the star of the poem, and she’s the only thing that matters to the speaker. That’s why the poem is named after her. The title introduces us to the sound of her name, which is important for the editor….