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Summary             Franz Boas is considered to be the “Father of Modern American Fieldwork”.  He lays down the specific principles for students of anthropology to follow.  Firstly, it is important to study the crude and derogatory descriptions people have given in their books.  The best way ethnocentrism should be prevented would be to carry out…

During a time when women had limited control over their lives, an increasing number of female writers started to address gender roles with a critical perspective on society’s patriarchal system. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper is a feminist critique from the late 1800s that exemplifies this trend. The story depicts a female protagonist who…

Prompt: Is Steinbeck recommending communism w/ “Grapes” ? Thesis: John Steibeck severly criticizes capitalsim in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. but is non recommending communism. John Steinbeck took a opportunity when he published The Grapes of Wrath in 1939. He wrote a clear unfavorable judgment of capitalist economy at a clip when the United…

            The epic Iliad begins with the anger or wrath of Achilles (Achilleus or Akhilleus) as he withdraws himself and his own private army from the sandy beaches of Troy. The following passages narrate the anger and ‘hesitation’ of Achilles during the war. From the selected lines from the narrative, we find evidence of such…

The book I recently finished reading is Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. It is set in Sterling, New Hampshire, a small town. The story begins by portraying a typical day at the local high school, where students are attending their classes. However, during this ordinary day, there is an abrupt explosion in the parking lot…

This is a story from two points view, Patton and Kim, which ends with both characters meeting. It is written in third person narrative, present tense. Throughout the story, we could guess that the theme of it could be Crime and Rebellion since the characters exhibit certain characteristics that create the tense atmosphere in the…

The purpose of this essay is to show how the fictional elements in short stories – characters, setting, point of view, and symbolism – work together to help readers better understand the theme. These elements are crucial in aiding readers’ comprehension of the theme. The individual significance of elements in both Tarzan of the Apes…

Jay Gatsby has been the host from the greatest and wildest parties during the summer. The parties are said to last for hours, and some of them even continue to the next days. Gatsby’s house is not under dry law, actually it is the opposite. Drinks are on the house there and there are thousands…

Introduction             Every emotion and feeling of human beings is captured by literary works such as stories, novels and poems. The characters, plot and themes in the stories and novels bring forth the varied emotions experienced by human beings. Two such stories which focus on the feelings and emotions of the characters are Hamlet by…

Atticus Finch begins his closing statement with his claim “to begin with, this case should have never come to trial. ” Here are the two reasons he gives to develop his argument. First, he asserts that the “State has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever…