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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…

How have spoken sounds acquired meaning? What is the nature of the connection between the sounds and what they are taken to represent? Language in a communication system has undergone a number of evolutionary changes. Language can be further explained by saying that it is a collection of sounds, sounds that have acquired meaning over…

On the last page of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, lead characters Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley come to a verbal understanding that they can never be together. As Jake is impotent and Brett someone who heavily values sex, a long-term physical relationship between the two will never realistically work. However, I…

“When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.”- Arrigo Boito. Love is an often-fleeting emotion, a bright flash of lightning to heart that lights up the soul, but then sadly, fizzles and fades away into memory. True love, one that will last the test of time is a rare…

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain a young boy bythe name of Huckleberry Finn learns what life is like growing up in Missouri. The story follows young Huckleberry as he floats down the Mississippi River onhis raft. On his journey he is accompanied by his friend Jim, a runaway slave….

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…

The story “The Snake” by John Steinbeck revolves around the events involving a biologist named Dr. Phillips and a mysterious woman. Dr. Phillips was conducting an experiment on starfish when a woman with black entered his room in a mysterious manner. She approached him with the sole intention of purchasing a male rattlesnake from Dr….

After the horrors of World War I (1914-19), many people questioned their society and beliefs. This becomes the catalyst for the Modernist movement in literature. This includes a break from tradition, and strong reactions toward political, social views. Not only does anger and rebellion appear but sadness and stories of despair and struggle people have…

Gender is a socially created construct. Alongside the ideals of gender are the societal expectations associated with each gender role. Masculinity refers to a set of qualities, behaviors and expectations associated with being a man.. On the other hand, femininity refers to the qualities associated with being a woman. The standards of masculinity and femininity…

As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students, Mark Edmundson utilizes ethos, pathos, and logos to effectively deliver his argument that the current educational system, especially in college, revolves around consumerism which in turn has negatively impacted students, teachers, and universities in general. Although Edmundson presents an overall logically sound argument, there are few instances throughout…