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? Vision is the act of seeing things unseeable? ( Jonathan Swift ) . In every society there is an implicit in darkness that is disaffection. Those who fall victim to alienation go the unseeable and unvoiced members of society. In Society there are few that see disaffection. There are even fewer that know it…

In book one of the Iliad, we learn of Achilleus ‘menis’, meaning his rage or wrath. He begs his mother, the goddess Thetis to ask Zeus to bring death and dishonour upon the Achians for Agamemnon’s great insult to him, namely taking his prize the girl ‘Briseis’. In this extract we see Aiax, Phoinix and…

The moans of the little patient subsided; Its convulsive tossing gradually ceased; and In a few moments, as Is the custom of young children after relief from pain, It sank into a profound and dewy slumber. The physician, as he had a fair right to be termed, next bestowed his attention on the mother. With…

In our lives, we come across numerous books and tales that have the power to inspire us. However, have you ever pondered over what sets these stories apart? Upon reading the short story “Just Lather, That’s All,” I was truly amazed by its brilliance. Three crucial factors contribute to its strength and greatness: conflict, point…

Emily Dickinson was an amazing writer that wasn’t acknowledged until after her death. She wrote many poems that all related to two subjects; death and nature. Both poem J. 816 and J. 1078 are both examples of poems that have the subject of death. These 2 poems have many similarities but differ in the form…

When examining the speeches by Brutus and Antony in Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s play, we find various literary devices. On page 129, lines 30 to 34, Brutus employs rhetorical questions. He inquires, “Who is here so base that would be a bondman?”, “Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?”,…

Welcome everyone to this very important occasion for the World State. And a bitter-sweet occasion it is to us. It’s very sad to be saying goodbye Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson, two very important characters that once a time contributed to our society by their scientific researches and hypnopaedic quotes respectively. I remember that in…

There are many heroes in are history and all of them tried to do one thing to stop evil and if they succeeded they became heroes in todays world. Beowulf as a legend from Anglo-Saxon period became known. Due to this Beowulf is a hero for Anglo-Saxon people. They admire him and look up to…

Throughout the book, Flowers for Algernon, Charlie experiences many symbols and visions in his dreams that depict a huge impact on the story. One night, in a dream, Charlie hears a song known as The Three Blind Mice: “Three blind mice…three blind mice, see how they run! See how they run!”(277). This exemplifies a huge…

The Affordable Care Act also known as ACA, “the law” and “Obamacare” was passed in March of 2010. As stated by Showalter, 2017 “the legislation was not a single statue but was a combination of Patient Protection and ACA of 2010, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and…