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Ceremonial Address: Walter Payton Essay
American football
Speech
Sport
Today I would wish all of you to fall in me in a testimonial to the greatest running back of all time to play in the National Football League Walter Payton. His calling with the Chicago Bears began in 1975 and Sweetness continued to run until 1987 his bequest continues much longer. The moniker Sweetness…
Fun Persuasive Speech Topics
Persuasive Speech
Here are over 50 fun persuasive speech topics to help you create a light-hearted speech that will be enjoyable to listen to AND to write!Many people end up covering the same tired topics that they see in the media each day, simply because they can’t come up with a better idea. That won’t be you,…
“The Necklace” Plot Summary
The Necklace
“The Necklace” begins by introducing Madame Loisel, a woman married to a clerk and struggling financially. However, this does not stop her from yearning for a luxurious life beyond her means. She desires social status, the opportunity to mingle with the elite, indulgent meals, and extravagant dresses. To please his unappreciative wife, Madame Loisel’s husband…
Why Do Unicorns Have Wings?
Fantasy
One day a long, long time ago, a beautiful white horse came trotting through the wood that lead to a marvelous rainbow waterfall. When a flash of beautiful colors caught her eye. Then, the white horse looked more carefully and she realized that it was a Rainbow Bird, gliding over the Rainbow Lake that had…
Important Lessons in ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee
Harper Lee
Lesson
In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, Atticus teaches his kids many lessons. One of them is “If you just learn a single trick, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until…
The Crusades by Henry Treece: A Book Analysis
Books
Crusades
The year 1096 A.D. is remembered in history as the beginning of the Crusades: the attempt of Christendom to regain the Holy Land from the hands of the “infidel” Moslems. That year also marked the height of the struggle between Islam and Christianity; the Cross versus the Crescent. Rulers and followers from both factions…
Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’: A Book Review
Book Review
Thomas Paine
In January 1776, Thomas Pained published a pamphlet entitled ‘Common Sense’ which became an instant bestseller both in the Thirteen Colonies and in Europe. The pamphlet was, in general, a challenge both to the authority of the British monarch and the parliament – entities seen as enemies of freedom and integrity. Thomas Paine intended…
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Art
Fiction
Narration
Reality
Writing
At one point of the other throughout the course of a person’s life, he or she may have taken pleasure in his or her ability to control the events just as long as such events are within the confines of false reality. However, when the separation between falsified world and real life becomes apparent,…
Frankenstein main theme
Feminist literary criticism
Frankenstein
Frankenstein Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein has also been characterized as feminine book with feminist agenda. Earlier feminist critics have attributed various feminist themes to Frankenstein. They analyzed the whole novel in the feminist framework and tried to interpret the various themes associated with feminism. These expressions of feminist view clearly manifest that Frankenstein is an epitome…
Adventures Of Huck Finn And Pleasantville Character Analysis
Huckleberry Finn
Have you ever heard of the great Mark Twain? Many people have and recognize hisnovels by name; especially his most famous book called Huckleberry Finn. Thegreat thing about Huck is that it was meant to be a simple book, but ended updeemed a classic. The reason for this is that it contains many great americanthemes…