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Mark Twains story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a racist, immoral book that should not be taught in American High Schools. As a childrens story, Finn is an exciting tale of a boy and a runaway slave riding a raft to freedom. As a book to be taught to 16-year-old English students, it is…

Poem Explication Poetry is one of the oldest arts. Poems come in many forms from songs, ballads, and epics, to haikus. Many poets use elements like similes, metaphors, personification, rhymes, and imagery to get their themes or meanings across to the reader. In the poem “Schizophrenia”, Jim Stevens uses personification of the house to give…

At the start of the played are introduced to he family feud that dominates and influences the characters and their actions. This feud is a key obstacle for the two young lovers as they are from different families, the Montague and the Capsules. There are very few light hearted moments throughout the text and any…

In Nathaniel Hawthorn ’ s The Scarlet Letter, the Puritans invariably look down upon evildoers like Hester Prynne, both literally and symbolically. The usage of the three scaffold scenes throughout the class of the novel proved to be an effectual method in turn outing this theory and demoing how Puritan society differs from that of…

During American’s antebellum period, citizens struggled to define themselves In a rapidly changing world. Questions concerning religious doctrines, the morality of slavery, and the definition of liberty abounded. The Revolutionary War had provided America with her Independence, but she still was a young child struggling to find her own identity. America was also heading rapidly…

As everyone knows, Robert E. Howard and his parents are buried in Brownwood’s Greenleaf Cemetery. The cemetery is located on Highway 377 just south of Howard Payne University. It is named for Greenleaf Fisk, the founder of Brownwood. Fisk donated the land for Greenleaf to the city and is also buried in the cemetery. On…

Key characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are affiliated with misconstrued opinions of them by fellow members of the society, naturally due to their first impressions. Whether they may be shallow opinions or opinions which highly regard one’s character; it is safe to say that their impressions are nine out of ten wrongfully bestowed….

While many stories have been written on the topic of love, Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette’s “The Hand” present a unique perspective on love and marriage. These two short stories provide insight into how love may not always be present in marriage, how attraction fades over time, and that marriage…

Despite meeting an untimely and unfortunate end, Beowulf, a renowned Geat leader, is remembered as an exceptional and victorious commander. He was unmatched among warriors, defeating enemies both within his realm and beyond. With noble heritage and incredible strength, Beowulf held the title of the mightiest individual on Earth during his time. Eventually, Beowulf became…

Melville uses many biblical allusions throughout the novella to relate Billy Budd to Jesus. Billy is symbolic of a Christ-like figure because of his destruction by evil and betrayal, fate and. Similar to Jesus, Billy was a fatalist who believed that life was planned out and all events were destined to occur. Lieutenant Ratcliffe was…