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            The lone, repentant survivor of an ill-fated ocean journey in Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” committed a sin but received mercy and redemption that spurred him to spread his bittersweet tale for the benefit of others.  His perplexing decision to kill a playful albatross that had followed his ship for days…

Deception, and Equality Edward Abbey once said, “Power is always dangerous. Power acts the worst a ND corrupts the best”. George Orwell Wrote Animal Farm to tell the truths about Stalin’s power and corruption. Animal Farm has many historical figures represented in it such as Stalin, Trotsky, Karl Marx, Rasping, and many more. The books…

Facebook is an online social networking site founded in 2004 (Facebook. com, n. d. ). The purpose of this website is to connect family and friends and to share content such as pictures, status updates, and event invites between the user’s contacts. The site also has numerous games that many users participate in for entertainment….

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow… Sometimes tomorrow ne’er comes and as for Macbeth, tomorrow meant another twenty-four hours of interior torture and guilt. This winning Thane literally got the better of himself every bit shortly as he started to believe in the enchantresss. After the prophesies, Macbeth’s popularity seems to take a bend for the…

According to Manlove (1975, 1), fantasy is a literary genre that incorporates non-rational or magical elements. Applying this definition, The Cuckoo clock can be classified as a fantasy due to various aspects of the story. Firstly, it revolves around the traditional concept of a child interacting with animals or objects. In this instance, the wooden…

The name Romeo is now closely associated with the concept of love. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo’s love for Juliet is so intense that he takes his own life upon hearing of her death. Throughout the play, Romeo undergoes a transformation from a young and naive character to a more mature and tragic…

Her opinion of the upper class and their attitude towards those of lower distinction is exposed through the characterization of Brochures and his hypocritical actions and the reactions of the girls of Elwood to these actions. Balance Ingram is a striking symbol of Bronze’s disinterest in the appearance and social standing of an individual if…

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was born in Salinas, California and came from a modest family. Despite attending Stanford University, he did not finish his studies. In 1925, Steinbeck moved to New York with hopes of becoming a freelance writer, but his attempts were unsuccessful and he eventually returned to California. However, it was the publication of…

fMouseo stroke her soft hair, but he does it so strongly that she panics, which ends up in Lennie killing her. He attempts to hide her body using hay and then runs away to the spot where George had told him to go if he got in any trouble. Candy finds the body, which was…

During Jackson’s presidency many would say that he was a hero while others would speak of him as a villain; it all depends on the point of view one perceives it. If someone was a farmer or a common man, they most likely would say he was a hero, but if an individual was a…