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Jared Diamond’s (Diamond) book Guns, Germs, and Steel, won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and was made into a documentary by the National Geographic Society, broadcast in 2005. The documentary was shown in three parts: Out of Eden, Conquest, and Into the Tropics. The series builds towards the ultimate conclusion that geography, and the…

“Movement across or through space becomes a process of colonization of that space.”Discuss the uses of metaphors of colonization in metaphysical poetry and/or Milton. During the period of Milton’s Paradise Lost as well as myriad of poets construction of an epoque submerged in metaphysical literature, a number of significant events both socio-political, entwined with a…

“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. ” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In Gilding’s Lord of the Flies there is battle for civilization. However, this battle takes place within. A group of…

One of the most difficult concepts to grasp for most people is that of the unknown. People deal with not knowing their future very differently, and sometimes similarly, however most of the time, ignorance plays a big factor in trying to understand the unknown. In Gabriel Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” people…

One of the most critically-acclaimed Iranian directors is Abbas Kiarostami, whose popularity among critics started in full-bloom after his movie A Taste of Cherry  won at the Cannes Film Festival. From here on, there has been an existing debate regarding Kiarostami’s caliber as a director and his overrated fame. The article written by Godfrey Cheshire…

In 1945, George Orwell penned “Animal Farm” as a satirical take on the Russian Revolution. As a socialist, Orwell criticized the flaws in communism and the corrupt leaders. Initially, the novel faced challenges in getting published due to its subtle yet discernible insults. Orwell’s intention was to demonstrate how the indifference and ignorance of individuals…

The definition of Academic writing is in many different forms, it follows the characteristics, examples, explanation and a list of published works where this writing is used. It is generally a fulfillment of what is required for a college or university. Strategies for initial preparation are brainstorming; outlining and organizing ideas; research (get the information…

 Facebook is a social network on the internet. It was founded in February 2004, by a man named Mark ZuckerBurg. Today Facebook has over one billion users; that is about three times the population of the United States! Even after nine years, its popularity is still very much on the rise, and it has definitely…

Heart of Darkness is in its entireness non an fable. Its surface is excessively profound and meaningful to let itself to be interpreted in more than two ways. There are nevertheless several parts in the novel that intimation at the antonym and that prove that the context of the novel can be seen from more…

George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ conveys the corruptive nature of power through satirical means. Orwell’s employment of various language devices amplifies and assists in his portrayal of key values and beliefs whilst expressing political ideals in a discrete manner. Orwell’s clever plot structure as well as his theme and character portrayal accentuate on his primary purpose…