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Self Reflection for Oral Presentation. Initially, I would like to mention that the feedback received for the presentation was quite varied and offered differing opinions. For instance, some reviewers mentioned that there was poor eye contact throughout the presentation, while others disagreed with this observation. Similarly, there were contrasting views on the clarity and volume…

Macbeth is one of the many plays that were written by William Shakespeare. It was written in 1605, it is based on a true-life story of ‘The History of Scotland’. Shakespeare mainly wrote his plays to entertain royalty. Shakespeare’s play is much more than a dramatic re-writing of the historical facts. He made many changes…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, man y people change in result of the Trojan War. One man learns to respect the god s and another to stay close to family because family and friends are greater then any monetary value. Telemachus’s adventures and experiences cause him to mature to realize his potential. Telemachus was left alone…

The poem Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy dramatizes the conflict between stereotyping and perfection within society. The title accentuates the theme of the poem; the doll symbolizes society’s interpretation of beauty and reflects how a girl’s ideas of this beauty shape her self-worth. According to Steven Ratiner, author of Giving Their World: Conversations with Contemporary…

In ancient poetry, gods were portrayed as anthropomorphic deities, making them no less detailed and individual than the people in the poem. Early epic was considered history but was often adorned by mythological elements. In Virgil’s Aeneid, these gods functioned as literary vehicles and characters that added a fantastical and mythical element to the story….

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, the primary source of power is language and rhetoric. Without the use of words, the rebellion would not have occurred and Napoleon’s complete takeover would never have happened. Throughout the story, the author showcases the control that language possesses through Old Major’s speech, the commandments, and Squealer’s explanations of…

Brave New World Explore the ways in which Huxley explores the idea of escapism and pleasure. Support your answer with details from the novel. In the “old world” people had to deal with melancholy and abuse, and pleasure was received in different ways than in that of the new world. Huxley depicts this in his…

What does it mean to be special? Does it mean to be unique? Does it mean to be intelligent? Or does it mean to be good and innocent? For Jean Louise Finch, all of them would apply. In “To kill a Mockingbird”, Scout is a very unusual girl, both in her qualities and her looks….

“Hamlet is the inner person of all mankind”, actor Alan Bates once proclaimed. His statement raises questions about the multitude of themes conveyed by Hamlet: love, corruption, revenge, insanity, and more. It also prompts us to consider what insights Shakespeare possessed about human nature and the enduring appeal of his play for generations to come….

In this essay I will be discussing why J. B Priestly wrote the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ and how he uses the to influence the social hierarchy in 1946. The play was set in 1912 in the dining room of the Birling’s house in Brumely, an industrial city in the North Midlands. The Birling’s consists…