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Shirley Jackson, the famous American writer,  was born on December 14, 1919 in San Francisco. In 1930, a year before she attended Burlingame High School, Shirley began writing poetry and short stories. But it was in 1948 that her greatest success was achieved. The publication of the short story, “The Lottery”, brought fame, as well…

Many Howard fans consider his heroines such as Dark Agnes, Belit, Valeria and Red Sonya, with their swords and pistols, to be the only strong women in his fiction. But skill with weapons is not the only way for women to control the decisions and issues that shape their lives. Howard also created women with…

Dyspepsia futures are used to voice the composers concerns and fears for the future and warm audiences of these concerns. A time periods contextual concerns and the issues that are happening in their current day societies are what influence composer’s fears and concerns for the future. Because of this we can see didactic dyspepsia texts…

“Now we have an American masterpiece in its final form; the original crystal has shaped itself into the true diamond.”(James Dickey)The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is deemed to be a trueclassic in all terms. The Novel is a timeless masterpiece that any era throughouthistory can relate to. “Though written in the 1920’s…

Why is it that people fawn Shakespeare and have unreasonably highreguard for his works, including The Tempest, and label them asimmortal classics? Indeed Shakespeares works had great significance inthe evolution of English literature, but these works, including The Tempestare mostly devoid of significance and literary value in the present day. Onecan expect to gain little…

The production of a writer’s first “major novel” marks a significant achievement in their career. John Steinbeck accomplished this milestone through his captivating novel East of Eden, which delves into the essence of human nature. In East of Eden, Steinbeck explores the profound concept of humanity’s capacity to conquer evil and the decisions they undertake…

Two of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, could both arguably be the tragic hero of the play. Julius Caesar is a powerful leader, but his love of power overcomes him and ultimately turns him into something far from a hero. Marcus Brutus, on the…

In Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” we can see how many different aspects of life decision making comes in the form of symbolisms. “Two roads diverge in a yellow wood. And sorry I couldn’t not travel both” This showing use how unwilling the character is of not making a right decision, this is centered…

“In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald explores the way that the past haunts the present.” Discuss this viewpoint. In the course of your writing, make connections to James Baldwin’s Going To Meet The Man Throughout the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald explores the notion that the past in some way haunts the present. This can be taken in…

Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer elaborate Old Major’s ideas into a system of thought called Animalism. After the pigs manage to milk the cows of five buckets of “frothing creamy milk,” the animals go off to the hayfield to begin the harvest and the pigs, including Napoleon, stay behind and drink all of the milk. Napoleon…