Literature Essay Samples Page 79

Literature review of Current Educational Decision Support Systems AbstractThe following paper analyses the situation of technology adoption by the Universities in Syria and proposes the use of decision support systems by them. The decision support systems have taken on importance with businesses in the corporate sector, however these systems can also provide the education sector with…

            I agree with Dana Gioia regarding the topic that the decreasing number of readers in our nation has had a negative effect on the American society. However, I believe that the “time” element may have something to do with this problem.             American society is fast-paced and leaves little room for enjoying literature anymore. …

Last month at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention held near Chicago, longtime Friend of TGR and contributor Charles Saunders scored an award for his pulp novel Damballa, winning The Pulp Factory Award for Best Pulp Novel of 2011. Of course, most readers of this blog are familiar with Charles’ sword and sorcery hero…

Tomas Hardy, a controversial writer in the Victorian era, lived for two centuries. Due to his family life and educational background, Hardy was familiar with many ancient Greek fairy tales and biblical stories. In his representative fiction, Tess of The D’Urbervilles, Hardy employs various symbols to reveal the tragic fate of Tess, parallel to Hamlet’s…

Readers are treated to a disturbing examination of guilt, obsession, and the frailty of the human mind in the story of an unidentified narrator’s journey into madness. While the narrative first seems to be a grisly tale of murder, it really digs into the complex inner workings of a guilt-ridden mind, demonstrating Poe’s expert comprehension…

The Fantastic thing is that it’s painless,  he said. That’s how you know when it starts” ( Hemingway 3 ) . A deceasing adult male in the center of the African Safari, is the construct of Ernest Hemingways, The Snows of Kilimanjaro.  Hemingway, in this narrative more than any other of his plants, used himself…

Jonathan Abrams is the founder, CEO, and Junior Computer Programmer at Socializr, an online service for sharing event and party information with friends. He is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who created Friendster, the pioneering social networking service, in 2002. Jonathan, the inventor of a United States Patent for a “System, method, and apparatus for connecting…

One of the most prolific writers of his time, H.G. ( Herbert George) Wells wasable to do it all. He was universal, and could write from many different sides. He was one of the most versitile writers, as he could write like a novelist, asin the The History of Mr. Polly. He could also write…

Both “Freak the Mighty” and “The Mighty” are well-known works, with one being a book and the other a movie adaptation. Despite their unique qualities, there are also similarities between them. One such similarity is that the chapters in the book align with the narrative in the movie. For example, chapter 6 of the book,…

What makes a “well-loved lord” (20), an “honored prince” (88), or a “beloved leader” (1827)? Cultures, as well as individuals, have differed in their definitions of a successful monarch for generations. The epic poem Beowulf introduces two monarchs: Beowulf, the protagonist of the story, the celebrated hero who slays monsters with his bare hands and…