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If You Cant Be Good Beg Good at It
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Choice
History
Life
Wisdom
If you are unable to behave morally, then excel at whatever you do. If you cannot be good, exercise caution. If being virtuous is not possible, make sure that your actions appear commendable. These wise words are from my father, who is famous and one of a kind. How can words, which society often frowns…
“The First Day” Analysis
Irony
Love
Pride
“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones It’s only natural to keep vivid memories of certain monumental moments in life, such as the first day of school, for a long time. “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones tells the story of a mother and daughter on the daughter’s first day of school. In the…
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Jennifer Barry The “American Dream” In the 1900’s many immigrants were heading to America to live the American Dream. They soon came to realize that there is no American Dream, just long hours at work and poor living conditions. In the book “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair we see this first hand through Jurgis and…
Comparison of Two Plays
Ethics
Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
Both plays depict various similaritities of themes and treatment of that theme. Both the plays deal with some aspect of sexuality that was considered taboos by their contemporary societies. Bernard Shaw tries to captivate our attention on the issue of prostitution and also depicts sub-theme of incest in relation to Frank and Vivie’s relation, while…
To Build a Fire by Jack London
Jack London
To Build a Fire
The words “dying and death” play a crucial role in Jack London’s 1910 novel, “To Build a Fire,” as they consistently symbolize the protagonist’s decreasing warmth and unfortunate circumstances during his journey along the Yukon trail to meet his fellow companions at the camp. London links dying to the man’s diminishing capacity to stay warm…
“Tuesdays with Morrie” Book Review
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie’ has irrefutably changed my view on life. Morrie Schwartz was a teacher and an educator until the end. In fact, even after death, Mitch Albom’s book has animated and enlightened people far and wide. In the book, the activities of life given by Morrie are told. In his last minutes, Morrie was…
Book Report on Business Maharajas-Gita Parimal
Book Report
Business Maharajas is about these business personalities. Instead of concentrating on strategy and strategic decisions, Gita Piramal focuses on the personal experiences, aims, and visions of these important industrialists to expose how they think, how they conduct their businesses, and how they arrive at complex investment decisions involving billions of rupees. These eight of India’s…
Okonkwo Character Analysis Things fall Apart
Character Analysis
Things Fall Apart
In his society,” “He was a wealthy farmer and woodchat barns full Of yams, and had just married his third wife. To crown it all he had taken two titles and had shown incredible prowess in two intertribal wars”. He was a self-made man who passed through a modest childhood to become a prosperous and…
Fictional Characters of the Mrs. Simpsons: Originals of American Society
Character Analysis
The Simpsons
There are stereotypes of different people and beliefs throughout American ’ s believing. From early on we learn to tie in certain cultural differences to certain persons. The sketch representations on The Mrs. simpsons are a perfect illustration of such associations. Each character from the long-running, premier clip telecasting show is an original of persons…
“Burning Mist and Golden Mire” — Part One
Fiction
Conceived and bred in blackened pits of hell, The poems come that set the stars on fire; Born of black maggots writhing in a shell Men call a poet’s skull – an iron bell Filled up with burning mist and golden mire. Robert E. Howard, “Which Will Scarcely Be Understood” Having finished my previous post…