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Children of Blood and Bone (2018) is a young adult novel by Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian American author. It is the first book in a trilogy and follows Zelie Adebola’s journey to restore magic in the Kingdom of Orisha, where her people have been oppressed. Determined to set her people free, Zelie uses various symbols…

Throughout this passage from Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen utilises various narrative techniques. These include dialogic qualities (showing) and the use of third person narrative including focalisation and free indirect speech (telling). Both showing and telling work on different levels to further the reader’s interpretation of different characters and give meaning to the novel as…

In class, we had the opportunity to watch “Anne Frank” the movie, and a while back we heard the play. The “Anne Frank” play was very similar to the “Anne Frank” movie, but they also had some differences which made them different from each other. For example, by watching the movie, we hear that the…

When I was a little kid I used to think that superheroes couldn’t look like me, and that all superheroes where white. However, recently Black Panther and Miles Morales have taken major roles in Marvel Comics. These two black characters have become so popular that they each starred in their own movies in 2018. Although…

Finally, the black SUV was parked again in the parking lot next to the school. The school was long since over, and the parking lot is empty, all except for a white car, which is parked in the spot across from us. Ms. Wen hops out of the vehicle and tells me to wait. As…

Home is where the heart is. It is the cornerstone of life that defines every aspect of one’s being. For many of us, it is the place where love is fostered, relationships are built, and rest is restored. Though it is easy to generalize this definition, for people finding themselves caught in the perpetual cycle…

Divided into 11 tablets, the Epic of Gilgamesh is one filled with morals, analogies, and themes. Among many others, it explores the concepts of purpose, arrogance, companionship, loss, life, and death in very poetic ways, allowing us to compare the romanticized events of the life of Gilgamesh to our own. I personally really enjoyed reading…

What truly defines a masculine man or a feminine woman? How does society really view masculinity and femininity? When we see a man become emotional, we automatically assume he is weak. When we see a Woman become emotionally, we assume it’s totally normal. Many of us will look at a person on the outside and…

Usually, I enjoy studying and learning English but learning English can be tough. However, even though studying, learning, writing English can be very tough for non-native speaker English somehow but, not very much. Especially in writing for example: if you take your time in think about that is studying, learning, writing, or even speaking is…

Before talking about the myth of Deucalion and about him in general, first it is important to explain who he comes from. Deucalion was the son of the last Titan, Prometheus. According to myths, Prometheus with the help of the goddess Athena helped create mankind from clay. This gave Prometheus a protective aspect of mankind….