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Despite the popular belief that the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln freed southern slaves in the Civil War, it was actually through the passage of three Constitutional amendments (the 13th, 14th, and 15th) that ensured equal treatment for these newly emancipated individuals according to the law. However, despite these efforts, slavery continued to exist in…

Inzy lets things flow over him This is not just the story of a man who has risen to be one of Pakistan’s icons. It is also a more human tale, one of two friends and a friendship that has stood for nearly 20 years, despite the differences caused by distance, status and money. On…

In Act 1 Sc 1, Bosola is introduced by Delio as someone who spent seven years in the galleys for a notorious murder. This instantly portrays him as an evil individual capable of taking a life. Although Antonio regards him as a potentially courageous person, admitting that “He’s very valiant,” he also recognizes that Bosola…

He doesn’t directly say it, but instead he uses the tone of particular passages to display his feelings of distaste and disapproval of the “savage” rite LULAS and customs. He demonstrates this by narrating, “Awoken ruled his household tit a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery tee…

Olive Marjorie Senior, born in 1941 in Trelawny, Jamaica, is a Jamaican poet and short story writer currently living in Canada. She is regarded as a distinctive voice in West Indian literature, having explored issues as cultural nationalism, identity, class stratification, and the oppressive impact of religion on women and the poor. Her portraits of…

Both Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were dictators who led controversial regimes. They were responsible for the deaths of countless innocent lives, making them ruthless murderers. Hitler is believed to have killed at least six million Jews during the Holocaust, while Stalin caused the deaths of millions, including a significant number of Jewish individuals. Both…

The story of the book by Albert Camus entitled, “The Plague” conveys of a struggle of a town named Oran. This town was struck by an unknown disease that eventually led to the death of many people.  The very first symptom of the disease appeared when thousands of rats died within the city’s premises. The…

Satirical Hack: The Use of Satire In Hack Finn Mark Twain is “considered one of the greatest humorists in American Literature” (Cribbing, par. 1). He was known for his use of satire, and can be seen in his works such as The Gilded Age, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Of course what exactly is satire?…

After hearing the final verdict of Antigone’s grim fate, Haemon calmly confronts his father Creon – giving the impression of being fully devoted and supportive of his father’s will and wisdom. A somewhat astonished Creon, praises Haemon’s reverence and acceptance for what seems like compliance to Antigone’s death. He then launches into a brief speech…

A wise British novelist once wrote, “Nobody but he who has felt it, can receive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength, both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time. ” In the drama Fences, August Wilson uses stylistic devices…