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            It was said that nationalism brought Machiavelli in writing his  book, “The Prince”. With the unstable Italian state in his time, Machiavelli devised some methods in procuring a stable state towards progress and development with an established national identity. Based on this we can actually say that Machiavelli is not totally authoritarian, though the…

A deepened appreciation of the beauties of nature. When Frankincense was dealing with the stress of the creature killing his family members, he found comfort in appreciating nature in solitude. A general exaltation of emotion over reason and of the senses over intellect. After Frankincense dies, the Creature is remorseful. He says that he let…

D Critique “Graduation” was written by Maya Angelou in 1969. Angelou was born in Missouri, but after her parents divorced, she was sent to live with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. While in Arkansas, Angelou attended the Lafayette County Training School. The school is the setting for her essay “Graduation. ” Angelou graduated from eighth…

Throughout the book “The Last Night of the World” by Ray Bradbury, there are a lot of vague generalizations that are left unanswered. Ray Bradbury is known for his descriptive literature and vast amounts of emotion and mystery; most of which is never completely understood by the reader. Ray Bradbury is well known for his…

Introduction Thesis Statement             In Meridian, the author Alice Walker primarily uses the characters Meridian and Truman to show that while black men and women are fighting for similar rights, women are confronted with additional challenges and risks based upon their gender and sexuality. Discussion Overview of Similar Rights             Black men and women were…

Great Expectations is an Autobiographical Novel written by Charles Dickens between 1860 and 1861 because it was written in instalments in magazines. Charles Dickens was a social reformer who wrote boos about the working class people and the daily struggles, to try to get people to understand how life was like for the working class….

The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the best Greek epics written by Homer. Despite their popularity, almost nothing is known about the author beyond the existence of his masterpieces. Surprisingly enough no concrete evidence of his existence is available; not even to confirm the same person created the two works. The authorship of…

Jacky Zou Book Summary and Analysis: 1984 by George Orwell. In the novel, Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the Party in London, located in the nation of Oceania. He faces a life of oppression and control as the Party watches him and everyone else through “telescreens”. The screens display their seemingly all-knowing leader,…

The American Dream is something every American family strives to achieve some families push too hard to get to the place where they feel that they have achieved this dream; this is the case in the life of the Lomen family. The Lomen’s are the typical American family in the 1940’s. Willy and his wife…

Character lear and glouceter In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, King Lear, the issue of sight and its relevance to clear vision is a recurring theme. Shakespeare’s principal means of portraying this theme is through the characters of Lear and Gloucester. Emotional Disposition – Gloucester and Lear are both similar in vulnerability; neither can recognise this trait…