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Animal farm interpretation
Animal Farm
A Compare and Contrast of Napoleon and Snowball. BY wigwag Animal Farm Compare and Contrast Napoleon and Snowball, from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, share many similar and different character traits when compared together. While Napoleon maybe cheating at cards, Snowball is hard at work developing a plan for a windmill to minimize…
Social Commentary – “The Great Gatsby”
Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is successful in that his comments are a readily accessible feature of his book, through the use Of contrast and symbolism. The web article ” Miss Betty Bowers” criticizes modern day celebrities and the Catholic Church through the use of exaggeration, puns, language and tone. The movie American Beauty is a strong…
Analysis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
You Dont Know MeIn Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck spoke for Mark Twainwhen he made the statement, You dont know about me…but that aint no matter. TheAdventures of Huckleberry Finn was not a sequel to his other adventure stories but aliterary statement questioning how civilized our American society really was. Twain…
Language in Macbeth
Macbeth
An Iambic Pentameter is Iambic pentameter is a meter in poetry, consisting of an unrhymed line with five iambs or feet (hence pentameter), felt by many to be the most powerful of all metrical forms in English poetry. When read aloud such verse naturally follows a beat. The effect Of having an iambic pentameter is…
Odyssey – Famous Ancient Greek Epic Written by Homer
Odysseus
Odyssey
Odyssey is one of the famous ancient greek epic written by homer. I think that it was really interesting. Before maam conte taught us the story of odyssey im looking forward to it. Maybe, because ive got curios when i read the iliad. it such a great thing that we/i can watch some scene in…
Othello and Reputation
Iago
Othello
Othello is tragedy written by William Shakespeare. that demonstrates the power and strength of repute. The drama describes how Othello and Desdemona effort to construct a life together. ignoring their difference in age and race. Although shortly after their matrimony. an covetous Iago uses cunning prevarications to undermine their one time healthy relationship. Reputation plays…
Biography of Outpace Shaker
Poetry
Racism
Tupac Shakur
Outpace Shaker was a philanthropist, poet, activist, prophet to some, and a martyr. His phrase “Thug Life” was the battle cry for the underdog. It was the glimmer of hope and guiding light for people who had lost hope for their future. Outpace Shaker was something like a black Jesus for the African- American community….
Shakespeare Relevance Today
William Shakespeare
English Discussion on Shakespeare “What point is there in studying a dramatist who lived 400 years ago?”. Shakespeare is a British dramatist, lyric poet, and actor who lived from 1564-1616. Today it’s the 6th of September 2010. Shakespeare died almost 400 years ago. So why should people still keep busy with someone who lived such…
Was Louis Riel a Hero or a Traitor?
Hero
Louis Riel is known by many names: a prophet, a traitor, and a madman. Out of them all, Riel is regarded as a hero, who stood up for his people in the face of the Canadian government, and those who question his sanity still view him as an essentially honourable figure. Riel was strongly respectful…
The Use of Irony in The Farming of Bones Analysis
Haiti
Irony
The Farming of Bones is a fictitious narrative based on historic events – the 1937 massacre of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. The plot unfolds through the words of Amabelle Desir, a servant to a military official’s wife. We learn her story and her dreams; how she lost her parents, how she became a…