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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…

Suspense and Irony in “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Gift of the Magi” The two short stories “A Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Gift of the Magi” by O’ Henry were two short stories that showed the writing skills of their authors. O’ Henry and Poe were two writers from different time…

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…

My dear family and friends, we have gathered here not only to mourn the loss of a great man and amazing father, but to celebrate his life’s amazing achievements. I am his daughter Jean Louise Finch and I wish to say a few words. Atticus finch was his name, a name we will remember for…

This is a creative writing assignment that replaced the ending of “To Build a Fire” by Jack London from around the point when the fire went out. By cracker Since the fire went out he would seek shelter in the forest or any other suitable location. An hour later, he came upon a cave and…

“Without Commercials” Without Commercials by Alice Walker is an intriguing poem that describes the characteristics of a natural born human being. Alice Walker does a staggering job of describing what humans do these days to themselves and their bodies. Her words and similes tie it all together for this remarkable poem describing the way people…

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…

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….

Medicine had enquired the dread infectious diseases that once cut swathes through entire populations. Not to enjoy luxuries that Louis XIV couldn’t have imagined now was evidence of intolerable poverty. Yet even as technology liberated us from want (though not, of course, from desire), political schemes of secular salvation ?communism and Nazism?unleashed a barbarism that,…

            Two styles of writing that are commonly used in school are transactional writing and academic writing. While both styles share certain similarities, they also have several differences in a lot of aspects. In general, transactional writing is a writing style that is informative or persuasive in nature and content. In addition, this style of…