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John waited for his parents to pick him up at school when the school got let out at 2:25 PM on s very warm Friday afternoon. The usually would already be there to pick him up but today they weren’t. They was nowhere in sight. John had on a bright red shirt that his father…

The novel, ‘Does my head look big in this?’ written by Randa Abdel-Fattah is about the main character, Amal, she had the challenging decision to wear the hijab which came with not only advantages, but disadvantages and after making the hard chose to wear it full time she started to develop her own sense of…

Nella Larsen’s novel Quicksand: The time-element is one of the most important aspects of literature in general and a book in particular. If the subject matter of the book relates to a controversial topic, time element is all the more important. Nella Larsen’s book Quicksand was published in the year 1928. Conflicts related to sex,…

The story of Icarus is one of the most commonly known myths. Daedalus, a skilled Greek craftsman, fashioned two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers; one was for him, the other for his son, Icarus. Before the two of them took flight, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too high for the…

In this chapter Machiavelli stressed out the importance of avoiding those things that makes a prince being hated or held in disdain by the people within his land. Its chief intent is to province and present Machiavelli’s thoughts on what makes a prince being prone to hatred and disdain. To show the reader a clearer…

The secret to effective speech writing is being concise – saying the most you can in the fewest words.If I asked you to write a list of memorable speeches, chances are that the Gettysburg Address would appear on that list. So it’s quite remarkable to consider that that particular speech is less than 300 words…

MisrepresentationMisrepresentation does not render the contract void, but the party misled will be able to avoid the contract by proving that misrepresentation was of fundamental fact, not of law. A representation of law is not actionable merely because it turns out to be misleading or wrong. Where A tells B that a contract of guarantee…

Representation of Hulga’s Leg In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” she introduces Joy -Hulga. Joy-Hulga is an educated and intelligent young woman who lives within an environment she doesn’t belong. Joy-Hulga feels as if she is not one of those good country people despite her education and intelligence, however, throughout the story she…

George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write? ’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of…

The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets of all time. What made him that poet? Why hasn’t he been forgotten? One answer was the fact that he wrote about ideas and concerns that remain close at heart with people of all cultures and backgrounds. His plays were not confined to…