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Week 4 Compare/Contrast “2001: A Space Odyssey & “The Sentinel” Science Fiction In the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”, it deals with a series of encounters between humans and a mysterious black monoliths that is apparently effecting human evolution. In the short story “The Sentinel”, the story basically reverses the roll of the black monoliths….

“As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.” Friends are an important part of life. Friends are useful to help one get through the hardships of life. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, we see the small (but present) friendship of Biff and Bernard. Biff is a football superstar, with scholarships lined up…

            Rudolfo Anaya’s novel Bless me, Ultima falls within the tradition of Chicano literature in America. The hero, Antonio Marez is a child who grows up in a confusing environment, where cultural and religious influences pour on him from various sources. However, Anaya’s novel does not focus on the clash between the American culture and…

In 21 Century, most of people think that having freedom is natural; marriage of course is a happy moment in their lives. Also in many counties men and women’s status are nearly equal now. No matter you ate a man or a woman, as long as you have the ability, you can become a boss…

Macbeth – Downfall of a HeroMacbeths strive for power affects every aspect of his life, and this motivation eventually leads to his demise. Many different factors play a pivotal role in deciding his ill-fated future. With his wifes cajoling, and the three witches foretelling of his future Macbeth, will stop at nothing to gain position…

According to Dante’s God in The Inferno, the creation of eternal torment for earthly crimes is driven by justice, power, love, and intellect. In Canto III, Ciardi summarizes Dante’s Hell as a place where the punishment is symbolic retribution, meaning that the sinners are punished in a way that matches their sins. This suggests that…

In merely a few words, a complete portrayal of a character can be formed. As in all Shakespearian play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is consummate in its technique of word picture and fluency. In Marc Antony’s celebrated address to the plebeians after Caesar’s decease, he repeatedly states that Brutus is an honest adult male…

Tennessee Williams states in the introduction of A Streetcar Named Desire that, “… once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle you are equipped with the basic means of salvation”. Streetcar passionately embraces Williams’ words; conflict is what makes this play so human and transcendent. The characters are portrayed as complex individuals…

I was born at Fossybog, a lagoon. My childhood was quite amazing one. I just used to hover close to my mother, learning gimmicks of catching insects and eating plants for food. As I grew up, I ventured into the big seas. It was nothing less than pure fun and oodles of fright. I wandered…

The Runaway Bunny, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, is a sweet story that tells the tale of a little bunny’s imaginative plan to run away. But no matter how or where he wants to go to get away from her, the mother will always find a way to be with…