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An ambition is an eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power. In Shakespearean Macbeth, ambition is presented throughout the play as a dangerous quality that influences the two main characters, Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth, to use violence in their pursuit for power. Macbeth is a brave and loyal…

Transformations of Inner Self in the Poems of Plath and RichSylvia Plath and Adrienne Rich are among the best female literary writers in the history of American literature. They have contributed a lot in realizing the great talent that rests on women of the contemporary times. Particularly, Plath’s poem, “Ariel” and Rich’s “Diving into the…

Hester Prime Committed Adultery, and her punishment was that she had to go through out her life for 7 years wearing a shinny scarlet red A. The book could be considered a Metaphor because the scarlet letter was Hester symbol of punishment. It was a way for the townspeople to judge Hester literally and figuratively…

Nowadays, many movie stars stage extravagant weddings, weddings that have sky-high cost. I do agree that the money “spent” could be put to better use. If the movie stars cut their expenses and rain millions on different charities, I am sure the wedding would just be as beautiful and memorable compared to hosting a billion-dollar…

It’s around six in the forenoon. 55 grades outdoors. Torri and I are running in the hills of west Virginia with the priest cheering at us ; with the Sun streaming through the skyline over the ridge. All I could retrieve was that pathetic smiling on my face and the idea that was running through…

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…

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…

The rebellion against the humans for the start of communism “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever” (Orwell pig. 29). The pigs end communism by having more power and having a meeting with humans. Animal Farm is a…

A Representation of Perplexity and Death: Analysis of the Monstrosity of the Sphinx in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus and Sir Francis Bacon’s “The Sphinx”             The sphinx, as a mythical creature, represents perplexity and death. In its many versions, the sphinx may be said to be a representation of perplexity in its employment of riddles…

Comparison Essay Leadership is key in the two novels King Oedipus by Sophicles and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In both novels the main characters show their true leadership skills when they are faced with what life throws at them. In King Oedipus by Sophicles, Oedipus shows a great example of leadership with…