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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…

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, a prominent figure emerged in order to counteract the issues of inequality, ignorance, and racial oppression within American society. Martin Luther King Jr, an African American civil rights leader, pursued his ambitions by spreading his ideas for reform. By advocating change, he encountered several of those who refused…

King Lear’s rejection of his daughter Cordelia love starts the unfortunate chain of events leading to his tragic downfall King Lear chose his other daughters, Goneril and Regan who just pretended to profess their love for him, for their own personal benefits This was ironic because Lear’s daughter Cordelia-> the one who truly did love…

While reading I have learned more about women‘s rights. In ancient times, Pharaoh’s and kings ruled nations and governments. Throughout time women have struggled to get the rights that men have had, in the books Women‘s Rights Human Rights: International Feminist Perspectives by Julie Stone Peters and Andrea Wolper, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and The…

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…

In this poem, we get a glimpse at how Mahon perceived Ismay to see himself. Lines 1-2 The first two lines speak of the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic and the effect it had on Ismay. The opinion of the inquiry, that Ismay stole the life of a woman or child to whom…

Allan Poe’s writing was heavily influenced by his life experiences, particularly the tragic events he endured. From a young age, he faced the disappearance of his father and the death of his mother, leaving him an orphan. Moreover, all the women Poe loved, including his wife, also succumbed to death. Additionally, poverty plagued a significant…

Gender stereotypes are not a modern notion and as such expectations and limitations have always existed for both men and women. Fortunately women, who have formerly beared great burdens of discrimination, now have very liberated roles in society as a result of slowly shifting attitudes and values. Shakespeare was integral in challenging the subservient role…

Paul Baumer is a German, young boy, who, together with his classmates, enlists for the army to fight in the Great War. Full of enthusiasm and adventurous thoughts, they arrive at the front, but then are faced with the horrific and soul-destroying war. One by one the classmates are fall in action… 1. What is…

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…