Literature Essay Samples Page 702

In life, sometimes people are placed in situations where they have to make decisions that are inevitable. These decisions may even affect their future lives, but what really is a good decision from a bad one? What may be the right decision for some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong…

Superhero comics are one of the most common genres of American comic books which gained immense popularity from the 1930s. The growing prevalence of these comic books also paved the way for superhero characters to rise to fame. Today, superhero characters are commonly used to explain the world through fantasy. For this essay, I will…

The beauty of literature is that a story can represent and bring a whole era to life. From William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet being a representation of romance during the Elizabethan era, to the writings of John Grisham representing the racial tension in the United States during the 1980s. Today, some of the most prominent…

Zeus in Hesiod’s Works and Days Works and Days by Hesiod was a myth that provided an explanation to the Ancient Greeks of their role in connection to the gods and the universe. In Works and Days humans lived side by side with the gods and had everything they could need and would not suffer….

In Homer’s epic, The Iliad, women such as Helen and Chryseis are depicted as objects and possessions to be taken, traded, and enjoyed by males. Other females provide emotional support to male characters, such as Achilles mother, Thetis. Additionally, several female goddesses are depicted as powerful figures lending support or influence over males. Overall, the…

The literacy skills of the typical American teenager have not improved since the 1970’s but the demand for literacy skills have increased dramatically. Struggling in reading during the adolescent age not only affects reading but other classes throughout education. Literacy challenges of adolescents’ demand strategies to increase success across the curriculum. Why do adolescents struggle…

The great obsession with the afterlife, disorder, and despondency has raised from across the nation. Gothic literature, composed to express that there is nothing in this world for those in dark moments, those who find themselves in deep holes of depression. Literature meant to terrify people in most pleasurable way. Gothic stories like “The Yellow…

The systemic erasure of women’s identities in Margaret Atwood’s fictional nation of Gilead is, at first glance, as far-fetched as it is horrifying. Upon further analysis, however, certain Gileadean institutions, practices, and prejudices mirror reality closer than we may like to admit. The most glaring example is the way women’s names are changed, in Gileadean…

To many, people earned the right to be sculpted by being figureheads of countries, or religious icons, or those of great military importance. However, throughout history, sculptures have been created to signify people significant to the artist, and often these subjects were of significance to the society surrounding them. Gian Lorenzo Bernini created the well-known…

The Constitution of the United State of America grants the citizens of America many freedoms and liberties. Some Americans believe one of those rights is for the government to provide a good health care. The political battle of if the American government should provide its citizens with a good health care plan has waged because…