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Circumcision in this context is male circumcision and this refers to the removal of the foreskin from the male genital, penis. Many societies especially the African societies have been practicing circumcision for a long time and it is mainly done during the puberty age. In many societies it is done during adolescence or puberty as…

The term “popular culture” was coined in the 19th century or earlier. Traditionally, the term has denoted the education and general “culturedness” of the lower classes, as opposed to the “official culture” and higher or tre education emanated by the dominant classes. The stress in the distinction from “official culture” became more pronounced towards the…

The title of the poem “To Hell and Back, with Cake” is exactly what the young girl in goes through to get cupcakes, a desirable treat or reward. The poem has a lot to do with racism and discrimination. It is written in first person and as a narrative with many different poetic techniques such…

Identify two of the reputations of the Dalai Lama revealed in this newspaper extract and discuss them in relation to Book 1, Chapter 7? The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader who has left his homeland, Tibet and has established the Buddhist Temple in Thermals, India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The newspaper extract…

Atlas Shrugged: An important early event in the novel is the destruction of the Phoenix-Durango. What factors make its destruction possible? How does this issue relate to the meaning and theme of Atlas Shrugged?  To Transcend Reason and Enter the Heaven of Bliss The biggest authors, thinkers, and philosophers often commit the worst mistakes. Vast…

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin more commonly known by his stage name of Molière was a French playwright and actor in the 17th century who is considered one of the finest writers of comedy in western literature. Tartuffe or the Hypocrite is one of his most well known and beloved plays. He wrote and performed it in 1664…

            Bill Maher, in the documentary “Religulous,” makes rather astonishing claims about religion. But then again, the negative or oppositional reactions which sprung forth from the film, or from the interviews conducted from believers, were not surprising at all. In essence, Bill Maher maintains that “faith means making a virtue out of not thinking,” and…

Flannery O’Connor wrote two short stories, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and “Good Country People,” during her short-lived writing career. Despite her literary achievements, O’Connor often faces criticism for the grotesque nature of her characters and the endings of her short stories and novels. Her writings have been described as “understated, orderly, unexperimental…

Nelson Mandela once said, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears” The idea of hope being a gift that helps us move forward in difficult moments is explored by Emily Dickinson in the extended metaphor poem entitled “Hope” is the thing with feathers” and by Dylan Thomas in the villanelle poem entitled “Do…

I knew about this book because one day I was seeing T.V. watching the series of Lizzie McGuire. Then, in the commercials, they pass one about scholastic and there I saw the books about Lizzie so I asked my mom to byesome of then to me because I wanted to read them!The title of the…