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Any Rand’s main philosophy was Objectivism. Rand characterized Objectivism as a philosophy for living on earth, grounded in reality, and aimed at defining human nature and the nature of the world in which we live. “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral…

In William Shakespeare ’ s Twelfth Night we encounter several interesting characters. The character I found to be most interesting and most different from the others was Malvolio. Malvolio is the retainer of Olivia. Although he belongs to the servant category, he believes strongly that he is better than the persons that he serves. Malvolio…

Anton Chekhov and Joyce Oates both approached this short narrative from the third-person storyteller. The chief difference is how Chekhov entertained the male position of love while Oates indulged in the weakening facet of the feminine side. Chekhov used a limited omniscient storyteller who merely knows Gurov’s inner ideas and feelings. He reveals the point…

Dancing, music, laughter, and love, there’s nothing like a Caplet party, however, the party wasn’t all fun and games. Three young men were spotted sneaking into this party. At first, no one knew for sure exactly who these men were. I thought to myself, maybe they were Montage’s trying to crash this party and make…

Two stories that have shown significant discriptions of a dystopian society would be the novel, Farhenheit 451, and the film, The Island. As dystopian societies, they both have a protagonist who ventures out of the rules and restrictions and finds a new beginning. Farhenheit 451’s protagonist, named Guy Montag, was dissapointed with his marrige, and…

In the masterful story Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck there is a looming theme of loneliness. This theme is told to you through the words and actions of the characters in the story . This story is told through two characters Lennie and George. The setting is 1930’s America. The story involves traveling…

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem, “Ode to the West Wind” and Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” both employ the poetic tools of apostrophe, the address to something that is intangible, and personification, the application of human characteristics to something inanimate. However, they form a paradox in the usage of these tools through the imagery they create. Both…

Throughout human history, the concept of civility has been highly influential and has caused division. In ancient societies, being seen as civilized was associated with belonging to the nobility or upper class. Those who were born into wealthy families were considered more civilized, whereas those without privilege were deemed savage or less civilized. However, as…

Reflective statement for WIT-Minal The topics discussed were: “ In what ways do time and place matter to this work? ” and “What connections did you find between issues in the work and your own culture and experience? ” “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is a playwright based in Norway in the 1870’s. To…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both depict the same message expressed in Oscar Wilde’s quote: “Ambition is the last refuge of failure” (“Oscar Wilde quotes”, 2010). In these novels, the characters strive for the American Dream but ultimately fall short, unable to achieve social progress,…