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American vs British Culture
human communication
Humour
Sarcasm
The U.S and U.K are two different countries that happen to have more than one difference besides the common language, English. There are a lot of other cultural, social and economical aspects differing the two. The history of America and The U.K is linked which is why there are a lot of similarities. Although Britain…
Poetry Analysis: “Conjoined” vs “Most Like an Arch This Marriage”
Marriage
Poetry
Poetry Analysis: “Conjoined” versus “Most Like an Arch This Marriage” People often dream of finding the perfect soul mate…a special someone with similar hopes and goals for their future. They dream of someone to share the good and bad times with them. They dream of a person that will love them unconditionally until death parts…
Romeo and Juliet – Alternate Ending
Romeo And Juliet
Romeo rushes into the Capulet Tomb and finds Paris. He and Paris will fight and Paris Dies. Then Romeo will find Juliet laying there in her grave. Instead of Romeo weeping for 20 minutes then killing himself, he will arrive there a few moments before she wakes up. Romeo will stare at her for a…
The Role of Women in Shakespeare “Henry V” Analysis
William Shakespeare
Women
Women have no business in the affairs of the King and his adventures in war or so it would appear to be true in Shakespeare’s “Henry V”. Scant references made on the role of women in the play bespeak the existing social context of the kind that is dominated largely by male prerogatives. There is…
Stephen King and his contribution to American literature Research Paper
American Literature
Science fiction
Although literature can be rightly termed as a pure form of expression of ideas and thoughts, but its overall effectiveness, and durability of message it aims to spread, is linked to the fact that how effective it is in molding both individual and collective thought process of its audience. In this regard, the role of…
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Dual Personalities
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
“And yet when I looked upon that ugly idol in the glass, I was conscious of no repugnance, rather a leap of welcome. This, too, was myself.” Dr Jekyll’s recognition here unsettles the easy way of reading Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, where Hyde is imagined merely as a terrifying monster who must be destroyed….
The Role of Women in Oedipus the King and Odyssey of Homer Character Analysis
Homer
Oedipus
Women
Introduction This paper tries to distinguish the significant difference between the role of women portrayed in Oedipus the King and Homer’s Odyssey. The initial supposition that this paper suggests is that the aforementioned works have contrasting regards on the role women. It is to be noted that both works have been noble and…
Discuss the view that Othello is too stupid to be a tragic hero
Othello
Tragic Hero
Othello, the eponymous hero with a fatal flaw in Shakespeare’s play, falls from grace through circumstances engineered by the class manipulator, Iago, arguably his most trusted aide. Whilst he fits the prerequisite for a tragic hero in Shakespearian tragedy, the dynamics of the deceit in which Othello finds himself entwined reveal a flaw closer to…
Evening Hawk the Poem Analysis
Poem
For years at a time history has been made every day. Associated with the constant changes of the influence way the world is run. The influence used with good intentions, yet may end in ultimate failure. As the world evolves one aims to better oneself to sustain living and maintaining life on earth. However, as…
Things Fall Apart Summary
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo’s main characteristics as he is depicted in the first few chapters are fearless, competitive, strong, manly, and a fighter etc. Okonkwo’s father’s characteristics are weak, lazy, improvident, and incapable of thinking about tomorrow. His father was a debtor and always owned neighbors money. He was tall but very thin and had a slight stoop….