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In class, we had the opportunity to watch “Anne Frank” the movie, and a while back we heard the play. The “Anne Frank” play was very similar to the “Anne Frank” movie, but they also had some differences which made them different from each other. For example, by watching the movie, we hear that the…

Passionately recommended by a majority, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is deemed credible, intricate, and intellectual by readers of all professions. In fact, not only is Hamlet said to be Shakespeare’s greatest work, but it is often titled the greatest playwright of all time as well. Intermittently, however, do people recognize the fundamental flaws of the play….

In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin we observe many instances of irony. Irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. In this story there are three different types of irony used, they are: situational, dramatic and verbal. Situational irony is used to…

Hamlet a story of a young man who while off at school comes back and is in a world of uncertainty. Hamlet is set in motion by the three stages of the monomyth: the departure, the initiation, and the return. The departure or call of adventure, in Hamlet starts when his father comes to him…

Acquiring Basic Rights for women has been a nonyielding fight since the beginning of time, and it was through such strife that the movement known as feminism was born. Feminism can be defined in the dictionary as “ Advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes”, this type of advocacy…

“Giving up smoking is the simplest thing in existence. I know because I have done it on numerous occasions,” Mark Twain famously stated. This quote resonates with David Sedaris as he authorizes an article entitled “Letting Go,” expressing his aversion to cigarettes during his youth and his subsequent addiction to them in later life. Sedaris,…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a story about the adventures of Marlow, the story’s protagonist, on the Congo River where he meets Kurtz, an agent that works for the Company, providing them with ivory supplies. Although Marlow and Kurtz are not by any means “best friends” Their relationship is highlighted in the novella. Even…

            In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, many relationships are phony and sabotaged for and by protagonists; as a result these relationships are made comical.  The use of disguise causes deception and misunderstanding which leads to love where it is not meant to be.  Many of the characters who are tangled up in the web of…

Part one of David Sedaris’ collection of essays details the parts of his childhood leading up. To the point before the author first moves to france with his partner. The collection Initially introduces the author in his childhood. David was in 5th grade when he was recommended for speech therapy by his teachers for his…

Leo Tolstoy was a renamed writer known for his moralistic views and humane beliefs. He wrote many great short stories and most of them revolve around ethical principles and values by which every person should live. In a sense, everything related to the search for the true meaning of life, are recurrent themes that stand…