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John F Kennedy’s Inaugural address is considered one of the best speeches in the twentieth-century. The speech itself is most famous for its call of action which truly helped shaped history. His address gave hope to the American citizens for a better future but also warned them about dangerous outcomes. President Kennedy refers to history…

Often in literature, symbolism is used to represent ideas or meanings in a metaphorical sense. However, in Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, the symbolism of blindness is used both in a metaphorical and literal way. This symbolism can first be seen in the metaphorical blindness of Lear, and then Gloucester, which then leads to the literal…

Recovered Roots by Yael Zerubavel is a scholarly attempt at recounting the effects of a collective memory in devising a national emotional setting. A history of revolt ending in disaster recounted as an example of outstanding courage might not make it to a military manual. But the effects such recounting have on the psyche of…

Written by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is a book that I am currently on page 200 of. It tells the story of fourteen-year-old narrator Susie Salmon, who was tragically murdered on December 6, 1973. The culprit behind her death is Mr. Harvey, a neighborhood figure who was well-liked by her parents, Jack and Abigail…

Reading JournalChapter One1. “Remember why and for whom we play.” (p. 16)This passage shows the rabbi of Reuvens rival team telling his players to focusand concentrate on the importance of the baseball game they are about to play. They are playing for the glory of their God and not to just have fun. To theseyoung…

In the story Two Gentlemen of Verona, A. J. Cronin effectively explores the concept of selfless help and emphasizes the significance of commitment in relationships. The narrative focuses on two young boys, Nicola and Jacopo, who undertake various endeavors to earn money for their sister’s treatment, as she suffers from spinal tuberculosis. The story commences…

Frederick Douglass was a newspaper editor, lecturer, United States minister to Haiti, and a very successful writer despite living a childhood of slavery. In the essay by Frederick Douglass, Learning to Read and Write, Douglass describes his personal experiences as a young black slave during the 1800’s. Similarly, in another essay by Maya Angelou, Graduation,…

Standard declares In his article the comparison between “The Rising Tide of Color against White World-supremacy’ and “The Great Gatsby” In a sense to signify wealthy “careless people” In Jazz age. Standard suggests that how white race was considered as the supreme race and Tom says “Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’…

Explication Of UlyssesIn this poem, Tennyson reworks the figure of Ulysses by drawing on the ancient hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Homer’s Ulysses learns from a prophecy that he will take a final sea voyage after killing the suitors of his wife Penelope. Ulysses finds himself restless in Ithaca and driven by “the longing I had…

Words of Wisdom “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair”. Mother to Son, written by Langston Hughes is a poem of a mother trying to give her child a heads up on life, and how hard it may get at times. Life has been difficult for her and she wants to make sure that…