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Comparing and contrasting John Agard’s ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ and Benjamin Zephaniah’s ‘No rights Red and Half Dead’. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the poems ‘Listen Mr Oxford Don’ by John Agard and ‘No rights Red and Half Dead’ by Benjamin Zephaniah. The study diamond approach will be used to…

In Melville’s Moby Dick, Ishmael, the narrator, has a distinctive perspective on the magnificent white whale. Despite the use of subtle deceits and external impositions, the essence of substances remains unaffected. Just like a harlot whose allure hides a charnel-house, deified Nature also conceals its truth. Melville employs this theme of uncertainty throughout his remarks,…

At some point, a prisoner is set free and is forced to see the situation inside he cave. Initially, that person does not want to give up the security of his or her familiar reality; the person has to be dragged past the fire and up the entranceway. This is the difficult and painful struggle…

The decision to drop the atomic bomb was very difficult, and extremely important. In the midst of the Pacific War with Japan, the United States president, Harry S. Truman, was left to decide whether or not to use the most powerful weapon at the time. Many Americans had conflicting views, striving to convince each other…

Both Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche are seminal figures in the annals of Western philosophy.  While Plato created the foundation for much of what was to follow, Nietzsche helped shape modern philosophy.  The lofty ideals of each philosopher, as well as their oftentimes ruthless way of presenting them have made each man deep admiration, but also…

Caroline Hwang’s essay explores the common practice among Korean parents of exerting strict control over their children’s lives to ensure their well-being and education. While these parents prioritize their children’s best interests, they also value offering guidance while allowing them the freedom to choose career paths and life partners. As a result, Korean children often…

My name is Vu Mai An, student from class FB4B in Faculty of International Education in FTU. This is my assignment for the case study on Holiday decision-making, which is related to the lecture about Consumer Behavior. Consumer Behaviors (or Consumer Buying Behaviors) are the decision processes and acts of ultimate consumers/ end users involved…

This Be the Verseby Philip LarkinThey fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they hadAnd add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turnBy fools in old-style hats and coats,Who half the time were sloppy-sternAnd half…

Molly Ivins, in her Op-Ed called, “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns,” argues for an absolute abolition of civilian gun ownership. Ivins begins her argument with a sarcastic attitude toward gun laws in the United States. She calls herself “not antigun,” but immediately announces that she is “proknife. ” She…

Introduction Lying is said to have started in the Bible when the Serpent lied to Eve about the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, telling her “You shall not die” (NIV Holy Bible, Gen 3.4). It is indeed as old as humanity itself. Throughout the years, philosophers have contended against each other on…