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Personification- where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed with human self-awareness; where human thoughts, actions, perceptions and emotions are directly attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Fitzgerald uses personification to set a sense of allure and mister y in the book, giving it a more mysterious tone. He also uses personification to…

Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico and grew up in South Africa, she is award-winning writer of the novels “The Story Of My Teeth” and “Faces In The Crowd”, her work has been translated in to many languages and has appeared in highly recognized publications such as New York Times. Another equally successful work by…

Tue Poetry Edgar Allan Poe is known throughout the literary world as a master of his craft. This prolific wordsmith is the author of many classic tales including; “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Black Cat.” These works feature his signature narrative technique of suspense, that allow him to create…

Confinement is an obstacle for many women throughout history. Having to conform to society’s standards and tuck your culture away in order to live a fulfilling life is difficult. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie Crawford pushes the limits in her community in order to be herself and have pride…

Machiavelli’s masterpiece The Prince is one of the most polemical texts on political theory. Since its publication in 1532 there has been widespread debate among political theorists about his political morality. Today the term ‘Machiavellian’ used in everyday speech and has extremely negative connotations; a person so described is deemed as ‘cunning, scheming and unscrupulous’….

Antique history depict various accounts,some made on a fantasy and some reliant on reality. Old Mesopotamia has a great deal of stories and tragically parcel of these accounts revolve around a man named Gilgamesh. The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh,’ is about a current man’s life story. All through the story, Gilgamesh fights with the possibility of…

The Ming and Qing Dynasties had similarities such as social structures and examination systems. Both empires had an upper, middle, and lower level to society. The highest class was composed of the emperor and his family, scholar bureaucrats, and landowners. Below them were peasants, artisans, and merchants, and the last class were slaves, indentured servants,…

In the world today, there are a large amount of double standards. One relating to the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller is dying for what you believe in or staying alive by self-preservation. Many characters in the play portray both sides of this double standard; good examples of this are Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail…

Many students get incredibly nervous the first mime they have to do a speech in front of their classmates but with practice the nerves subside and they usually begin to enjoy the whole process. Working on public speaking also helps to develop students’ overall fluency and requires them to consider how they speak as well…

You see a unman riding their bike through the traffic and their going faster then you could even imagine. Don’t you wish you could be that person on the bike and escape this traffic jam? Well you CAN! B. Even on campus, I bet you’ve all noticed those kids that ride their bikes to class….