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Among the many illustrious Filipinos who have distinguished themselves in the service of their country, the highest place of honor belongs to Dr. Jose Rizal. For Rizal possess an outstanding degree of virtues which together make up true patriotism. He loved his country not in word alone but in action. He devoted his time, energy…

“Giving up smoking is the simplest thing in existence. I know because I have done it on numerous occasions,” Mark Twain famously stated. This quote resonates with David Sedaris as he authorizes an article entitled “Letting Go,” expressing his aversion to cigarettes during his youth and his subsequent addiction to them in later life. Sedaris,…

In the book “The Giver,” every aspect of your life, from being born to dying, is carefully arranged without any opportunity for personal decision-making. The elderly, a chosen few, have complete control over your family, profession, and all aspects of existence. Within this text, various symbols are present. One of them is an apple that…

Aristotle once said “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” (Pursey). In the novel, The Sand Child by Ben Jelloun talks about Hajji Ahmed, the father of eight daughters in Morocco, who is frustrated with failing to have a son, so instead he raises the eighth daughter as a boy, naming her Mohammed Ahmed….

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?” isa quote that is commonly attributed to French philosopher Albert Camus. However, there is no solid evidence that Camus was the source of this quote. Regardless, it is an interesting way to illustrate the absurd nature of the universe and reality. How can two such…

SOS. Save our Souls. That was the message radioed out from the sinking Titanic. But no one would save them. At 2:20 a.m, on April15, the RMS Titanic sank. “The night sea was quiet enough so that cries for help carried easily across the water to the lifeboats, which drew prudently away. Still dressed up…

William Faulkner was an often misunderstood writer of many novels and short stories. (“William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech “) It was not until 1949 and after his death when he was given the Nobel Prize in Literature that people began to acknowledge him and his works. (“William Faulkner”) In his Nobel Prize of Literature…

Sibyl Vane’s Symbolic Role In “The Picture Of Dorian Gray”, By Oscar Wilde Sibyl Vane plays a symbolic role in The Picture of Dorian Gray; moreover, she plays a symbolic role in Dorian Gray’s life. This essay will explore how Sybil’s character initially influences Dorian in a positive way, giving him the motive to turn…

Emily Dickinson is generally known as a romantic era poetess, yet she frequently integrated a surprising realism into her romantically styled poetry. Often choosing topics related to realism for her poetry, she enigmatically shrouded her lines in romantic language. Her rich imagination, focus on nature, and use of symbolism thus created a romantic mood in…

In the book Sula,Toni Morrison use the duality of light dark to criticize the choice to do with concepts of self identity and self determination. Each character in the novel, like each person, has a path for themselves and how their actions make them unique. The Duality of self identity and self determination. Self identity…