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A horrific event occurred on the morning of January 28 in 1986. NASA’s space shuttle, The Orbiter Challenger, took flight, and broke down nearly 73 seconds afterwards Seven crew members that consisted of, five NASA astronauts and two Payload Specialists (one being a school teacher), were victims of this incident, It was broadcasted on national…

PremadasaMissilin By Chitra Fernando Theme of exploitation Chitra Fernando’s short story, “Missilin” presents the story of a woman who is continuously exploited by a series of characters. 1. First of all, the astrologer claims that if she stays in the village, she will face a lot of problems, “‘Apoi! Her head is like the Fort railway station. She may even go mad! Or else a serious illness will result from a chest affliction. ’ He advised the wearing of a gold talisman, the recital of benedictory stanzas, and a…

In the movie 12 Angry Men, (1957), twelve white men from different socioeconomic backgrounds with diverse personal prejudices, beliefs and personalities are brought together in a small jury room on a hot summer day. The jurors are forced to debate evidence presented in a case and carry out the task of deliberating on the guilt…

In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell is not liked by the Burmese people because he is the representation of their oppressors, the British. He gets his chance to be the hero when an elephant gets loose and causes destruction and the people need him to kill the beast. What would have happened if he didn’t…

“The Silken Tent” Robert Frost’s poem, “The Silken Tent”, is a unique depiction of the author’s view for the character of his beloved woman. Frost uses different figures of speech to convey the importance of woman, by showing the audience her strength and beauty of her independence. The entire poem itself is an ongoing metaphor,…

Before delving into the “gothic” elements found in Melville’s Moby Dick and the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne, it may be helpful to understand just what the term “gothic” means in a literary context. While the original “Goths” – a Germanic tribe originating in a region of present-day Sweden still known as Götland – were…

“I no longer care about anything, and the end of my life is all I wish for.” (Unpublished Graffigny, 13-18)  Before developing into the “reigning queen” of French literature of the time, Mme de Graffigny (1695-1758) was a middle aged woman who lived a provincial life in the court of Stanislas in Lorraine.  Her most…

            Sir Philip Sidney’s poem entitled Astrophil and Stella is about a man who longed for a woman but is impossible to possess because the woman named Stella is already married. Astrophil, the narrator once kissed Stella and hoped for another time to kiss and touché her but it did not happened. He tried to…

The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado:  A Comparison of Two of Edgar Allan Poe’s Greatest Short Stories Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, introduced and explored the concept of short-stories mostly in the genre of horror.  He probed into the macabre in his narrations which earned him a label of one of the…

‘The Forge’ is a sonnet with a clear division into an octave ( the first eight lines ) and a six ( the concluding six lines ) . While the octave. apart from its initial mention to the storyteller. focuses entirely on the inanimate objects and happenings inside and outside the forge. the six describes…