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Online shopping has become a part of everyday’s life but it can be dangerous if you’re not using it safely. For example, in 2009 my brother was looking for a job online, so he came across this website that asked for a $1. 9 and they would provide him with a job. My brother got…

Through her stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Making a Change,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman portrays two contrasting views of women in similarly restrictive circumstances. Both the women are young mothers with creative talents that are being squelched by their husbands and families. The difference lies in what the two women do within these contexts. While one…

Margaret Atwood’s novel is a fiction that depicts the power of women in resisting oppression and domination in an extremely patriarchal society. Despite the odds against women, they show resilience and will to end the Christian theocracy that has commoditized women. The handmaid’s tale is the life journey of handmaid called Offred. The story takes…

At the end of “Hamlet“, by William Shakespeare, Prince Hamlet asks his best friend, Horatio, to tell his story to the “yet unknowing world’fl Hamlet dies shortly after making this request. When the ambassador from England and Fortinbras, prince of Norway, arrive at the Elsinore castle to announce the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, they…

What holds does civilization have on Roger? Civilization still has a little bit of control over Rogers mind and sanity. He seems to feel as if he is still surrounded by rules, laws, consequences and adults. Adults are the ones that make the rules and ensure they are enforced. In chapter four “Roger grabbed a…

Othello is a story of love deceit and murder. Othello is a black general in the Venetian army. He falls in love with, and marries, a congressman’s daughter, Desdemona. Iago is a high-ranking soldier under Othello. It is not known why but Iago’s main objective in the play is to break up Othello and Desdemona….

The Egwugwu played a significant role in both Umuofia and Ibo culture. They served as the spiritual ancestors of Umuofia and functioned similarly to today’s justice system. Considered wise and highly respected, the Egwugwu would review cases and collectively determine a just verdict. Achebe gives an example of their judgment in the case of Uzowulu…

For the purposes of this assignment I will be examining two of Coleridge s most notable poetic works; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. From The Rime I will be examining the poets treatment of the Mariner himself and from Kubla Khan both Kubla Khan and the unnamed poetic presence that is…

Queen Elizabeth’s speech motivated and reassured the soldiers, demonstrating her belief in them and her leadership skills through the employment of repetition, juxtaposition, persuasion, amplification, and diction. By utilizing the pronoun “we” in the opening statement, Elizabeth aligns herself with the troops, establishing a shared purpose. She appeals to their emotions, instilling a sense of…

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was written in the Regency period, during which England witnessed a decisive change in its hierarchical set-up. At that time gender and class expectations controlled and restricted the lives of people abiding them, particularly the women and the middle class. Each class was governed by a separate and distinct set…