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To Kill a Mockingbird, Calpurnia’s Perspective
To Kill A Mockingbird
Calpurnia’s Perspective of Understanding Others To Kill a Mocking Bird is a classic novel about a young lady growing up in the south during the 1930’s. Calpurnia is a character in this novel that represents the theme of “understanding people who are different”. Throughout the novel, Calpurnia teaches Jem and Scout that being different isn’t…
Jewish Victims of the Holocaust: Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Speech
Today, I plan to discuss the short life of Anne Frank, a renowned Jewish victim of the Holocaust who was recognized for her talent in writing. Her diary is widely regarded as one of the most popular books globally and numerous plays and films have been created inspired by her remarkable story. The text focuses…
Theosophy in Outline and The Story of Atlantis
Robert E. Howard
In Part One, I detailed my discovery of the 1923 Little Blue Book (or LBB), Theosophy in Outline, by Frederick Willis and how it appeared to be source for Howard’s use of theosophical themes in some of his early works, like “Men of the Shadows,” rather than the previously proposed source, W. Scott-Elliot’s book The…
The Declaration of Independence and The Gettysburg Address Essay
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
If a nation does not have effective tools then how will it prosper without them? These five texts all contribute in some way to our nation. Our founding fathers were able to use literature to help us gain our freedom. Our founding fathers use rhetorical strategies, which was a major key to secure our freedom….
The two stories placed for review are “The Adventures of Aladdin” by Brothers Grimm
Fiction
The two stories placed for review are “The Adventures of Aladdin” by Brothers Grimm and “The Bride comes to Yellow Sky” by Stephen Crane. Brothers Grimm were Jacob and Wilhelm . They were German scholars and writers. They jointly initiated a historical dictionary of German and compiled an anthology of German Fairy Tales. The present…
Frees – Comparing Odysseus and Medea compari
Odysseus
Odyssey
son compare contrast essaysFree Essays on Homer’s Odyssey: Odysseus and Medea “Let me hear no smooth talkof death from you, Odysseus, light of councils. Better, I say, to break sod as a farm handfor some poor country man, on iron rations,than lord it over all the exhausted dead.” Right before restless Odysseus leaves Circe, she…
A Timeless Symbol of NYC
New York City
Symbolism
The Empire State Building is without doubt one of the most impressive places have ever been to. It is the most iconic landmark in New York City and the most famous office building in the country. With heights soaring up to 1,454 feet, the ESP. was known as the tallest building in the world for…
Thomas Cartyle on heroes and hero worship
Hero
Given your hero, is he to become conqueror, king, philosopher, and poet? What the world, on this matter, shall permit and bid is the most important fact (Thomas Carlyle). Born in Ecclefechan, Thomas received his B. A, in 1813 to 1818 participated in many academic activities. From 1837 to 1840 he pioneered several lectures on…
Margaret Atwood’s Portrayal of an Artist in Lady Oracle Analysis
Artist
Margaret Atwood
All modes of inquiry correlate with each other due to their tendency to coalesce in their emphasis on issues that tackle autonomy, justice, and politics. The differences of literary theories, for example, only spring from their construal of the relationship between the exercise of power and the text. Structuralism views the relation in terms of…
Rhetorical Analysis on the Scarlet Letter
Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne effectively showcases the use of extended metaphors, foreshadowing, and language to captivate the reader. One notable example is the portrayal of Pearl’s reaction to Reverend Dimmesdale’s approach, which is described in great detail through extended metaphors. The text describes Pearl as having bird-like motion, emphasizing her swift and graceful movements….