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Katherine Mansfield’s experiences growing up in colonial New Zealand heightened her awareness of the discontinuities, lacunae, and tensions of modern life. She was born in 1888 in Wellington, a town labeled “the empire city” by its white inhabitants, who modeled themselves on British life and relished their city’s bourgeois respectability.[1] At an early age, Mansfield…

Attention-Getter: Do you know what this is? This is worsening your asthma at the age of 10 and you developing lung cancer by the age of 30. According to the Centers for Disease Control there are 1 in 11 children with asthma (Centers, 2012a) and approximately 208,000 people diagnosed with lung cancer (Centers, 2012b). Fortunately,…

“Invictus” by Ernest Henley (an analysis) INVICTUS By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Balck as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My…

In the narrative The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde scientific discipline brought out the darker side of human nature and dominated over all compassion. Dr. Jekyll uses a scientific potion which Jekyll has created in order to transform himself into an another individual in order to see an alternate life. However. subsequently…

Feed, a satirical novel written by M. T. Anderson, portrays a future where technology is constantly present within our minds. In this world, the majority of Americans possess a Feed, which is a brain implant enabling instant access to information, entertainment, shopping, messaging, and other activities typically carried out with laptops and cell phones (preferably…

Discuss the appropriateness of the title ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and Its change from ‘First Impression’. Pride and Prejudice Is a novel about surmounting obstacles and achieving romantic happiness. It was first published as First Impression in the year 1797 and later in 1813 it was revised and republished as Pride and Prejudice. Yet, for Elizabeth…

By doing this activity, on the one hand, students have the first chance to get familiar with issues that will be mentioned later on in the listening text; on the there, by relating the topic to their real life, students can feel more comfortable and confident in the following tasks. This activity is important also…

The Crucible and McCarthyism had the same core concept; however, McCarthyism was a genuine political era in America where Senator McCarthy aimed to instill fear that communism was infiltrating the government. On the other hand, the Crucible revolved around a group of individuals accusing others of witchcraft. Despite the Salem witch trials taking place in…

Since I’ve been reading so much Shakespeare lately, I can’t help but think of the two playwrights together. Shakespeare and Chekhov are my two favorite dramatists (which makes me feel a bit conventional, but sometimes conventions come about for good reasons), and they both share a profound ability to create fully rounded, psychologically complex characters….

In a classic Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus go toe-to-toe at Caesar’s funeral, although, to Brutus’ dismay Antony’s speech was better than his. Marcus Brutus makes his speech very formally to reason the mob for killing Caesar. Brutus appeals to the people’s minds and leaves an impression that Caesar would have become a…