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Introduction             The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence is a story about a boy named Paul who can predict the winner of a horse race by “rocking” his toy horse. The family is a fairly decent family but seems to be running short on money all the time. The house literally speaks of the…

Family life in the temporal axis is amongst the most difficult ordeals a person receives, given that the natural developmental crises collide with those in the family and create a substantial resonance, manifested through constant conflict between the spouses. The film “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” confirms that the coexistence  under strong social pressure is…

After the events of this story have unfolded, the narrator Nick, focuses on theman most like himself; Gatsby. Both Nick Carraway and Jay Gatz hail from themid-west, where morals and the right way of getting ahead are instilled intothem. They travel to New York, where the morals are paper-thin and everythingseems turned upside down. The…

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway about a couple arguing over whether the woman named Jig should have an abortion or not. The word “abortion” is never mentioned in the text, but there is good reason to believe that what the couple is arguing about is about abortion. The…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, despite racial tensions in Maycomb, the adults in Scouts life influence her to believe that equality is a necessity. Harper Lee utilizes Atticus, Calpurnia and Reverend Sykes as role models to demonstrate to Scout the right perspective on equality. During the time period of the book, there is a lot…

In the analytical essay “A most lamentable man” by Christine Marrow, Christine strongly agrees and states that Friar Lawrence is completely the reason of Romeo and Gullet’s death none the less there is strong evidence to support this point of view, there are many characters who play a severe role in Romeo and Gullet’s death….

Major themes in the book The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the firstexaminations of politics and science from a purely scientific andrational perspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is onlycreated if the people cooperate and work to maintain it. The state isalso one of mans greatest endeavors, and the state takes precedenceover…

Howard Zinn presents a compelling argument regarding the impact of the Homestead Act on the western region. His interpretation, influenced by Marxism, offers an intriguing perspective from the viewpoint of the people. One can find support for Zinn’s controversial ideas in Chief Young Joseph’s account titled “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs.” In this narrative,…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the effect of society on The Creature’s personality and discusses various underlying themes. The novel is often compared to other works from the Romantic Age. However, when comparing it to another masterpiece, the creation story in Genesis, the similarities and differences between Victor and The Creature become evident. Victor and The…

Andrew Carnegie was a “prime representative of the industrial age. ” Although he exhibited atypical attributes, he was more of a typical leader of the time period. He was able to become one of the world’s richest men because of how he produced steel. His mind set and thinking enabled him to be labeled one…