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Jose Rizal was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal’s death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal’s 1896 military trial and execution…

Despite writing for different reasons, authors have always communicated to their audience with deep meanings and messages in their story. Charlotte Perkins Gilman is no exception and demonstrates this exceedingly well in her text The Yellow Wallpaper, which clearly shows the purpose of outlining the oppression of women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s personal experiences, and the…

Thesis Statement and Introduction             When Jon Krakauer wrote Into the Wild, he had one thing in mind: to discover and understand why a young man who had almost everything in his life would throw all that he had just to venture into the wilderness. Chris McCandless had everything, but he found no comfort in…

Little Lamb is a simple poem it can almost be called a children’s poem. However, its very beauty lies in its simplicity. Its message of faith would make for a good introduction of the subject to a young child. The poem is composed of two stanzas. The complete rhyming scheme of the entire poem is…

The paradoxical word sophomore embodies the roots Sophos and Moros meaning wise and foolish. How exactly can one be wise and foolish at the same time? In Greco-Roman literature, a wise fool is generally defined through a narrative in which a character who is recognized as a fool also happens to be seen as a…

The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass is a prime example of someone overcoming many obstacles in life in the pursuit to be a free man and to obtain the American dream. Frederick Douglass will always be considered one Of the most important figures in America’s struggle for civil rights and freedom. Douglass is not only…

Well-known American Slave, Frederick Douglass, in his book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, illustrates the horrific and dehumidifying effects and conditions of slavery. Douglass’ purpose is to reveal the struggles of his life and to stress that many others are in need of help through the abolition of slavery. He creates a tone…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby, puts in a lot of effort to achieve the American Dream. The novel serves as Fitzgerald’s way of commenting on and criticizing the American Dream. According to Bewley (113), Fitzgerald both defines and portrays the allure and splendor of this Dream. Through…

All the tragic events in “Macbeth” can be attributed to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the three witches. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to act, he prioritizes ambition over conscience, and the witches implant the desire for kingship in his mind. Nonetheless, I hold that Macbeth is primarily responsible as he had the option to kill or…

The Help The richness and variety of language is part of what makes the book so appealing and intriguing. The main protagonists are presented with the southern accent ’Law have mercy’. Each character has been presented with their own stereotypical dialect which as a reader contributes to the realistic feel of the novel. The Novel…