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According to Empire magazine’s May 2011 poll, Spiderman is deemed superior to Batman, making him the best comic book hero. As someone who idolized Spiderman during my formative years, I found him to be the superhero with whom I could relate the most. I avidly followed his exploits, whether he was acting as a seasoned…

The two literary readings I have chosen to compare is “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace”. The gift of the Magi captured my interest because of the profound themes of love and sacrifice. A heartfelt story was brought to us through the story “The Gift of the Magi’ he wrote such a touching…

William Blake was a famous poet and illustrator in the 17th century. When William wrote these poems, the social culture of Britain was terrible. Young children in the lower society were being sold on the streets for various jobs. Most were 3 to 5 year olds being sold to clean chimneys. Many families in the…

1. Theophilus Lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Lukededicated both his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Nothing beyond this isknown of him. From the fact that Luke applies to him the title “mostexcellent”, the same title Paul uses in addressing Felix and Festus, it hasbeen concluded that Theophilus was…

Abstraction The Bookmaster instance survey is about one customer’s journey traveling to the Bookmaster shop to purchase a difficult transcript book. After a frustrating 25 min ordeal merely to acquire to the shop to buy his book. he finds out that the two transcripts they said they have on the shelf are non at that…

Several of my teachers for the last two years have recommended that I read “The 7 habits of Highly Effective People” written by Steven R. Covey. After attending class and listening to “Topic Talks”, I quickly realized that several students felt revolutionized after reading this book. By purchasing Covey’s book, then sitting down to read…

The Cask of Amontillado! Duplicity abounds in this tale of an aristocrat obsessed with retribution against his friend. “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe enchants the reader to experience the damp catacombs to witness the premeditated act. Through the excitement of the carnival, the two walk together into the caverns to substantiate a…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the roles of women are dependent on men. There are only two women in the play who have a direct relationship with Hamlet. Ophelia, who looked up greatly towards Polonius, Laertes who has a great influence on her life as well as Hamlet. The other female role is Gertrude, Hamlets mother…

The human mind is a complicated and elaborate system. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows how when isolated, even young children brought up in the best manner can decent to savagery, and the inner evil of the human heart will emerge. In this classic tale, every person’s state of mind is…

William Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello was written in 18th century England. Influenced by the ideas of the Renaissance and Enlightenment period, the tragedy was not so much man’s resistance to destiny. In subtle ways, the play points to nuances of racism and feminism from its characters. William Shakespeare’s Othello is a general and thus also…