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On 27th of June,nice summer day, at 10 o’clock the villagers gathered In the square for town lottery. Some towns already quit lotteries, In other towns the lottery takes two days because of the big population but in this town, where the population doesn’t exceeds 300 people, the Whole lottery took less then two hours….

Joyce Carol Oates uses characterization and the coming of age effectively in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, “Four Summers”, and “The Girl with the Blackened Eye”. She uses it to connect the three stories to each other. Connie and the girl in “The Girl with the Blackened Eye” are connected because they…

William Blake was a romantic 1st generation poet who was born on November 28th 1757, into a lower class family. Blake discovered his skill for the arts at a young age as him enthusiasm to paint inspired his work. He was sent to a drawing school at an early age. The education Blake received was…

Heroic glory holds a significant position in the Indo-European epic tradition as the Greek society values honor and being recognized highly. Thus, the concept of kleos is an integral part of the bardic tradition, ensuring the heroic status of mythical heroes is perpetuated from one generation to the next. Consequently, kleos also plays a crucial…

Exegesis, from the ancient Greek ex (out) and hegesthai (lead), implies a desire to lead, through analysis, out of chaos or the unknown. A skilled exegete uses every clue possible to unlock or demystify what, initially, confounds. Emily Dickinson’s work is renown to be difficult, even inaccessible. The great body of critical attention written about…

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…

Among the names that appear in the dedication to the first editions of The Satanic Bible (1969) is that of Robert E. Howard. It is the first of several mentions that Anton LaVey, would make regarding the Texan author, usually in a passing manner. H. P. Lovecraft has spawned an entire genre of contemporary occult…

Do you sympathise for Shylock? – Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are…

Literature and Composition APA In “The Lamb” by William Blake, you will see that, if analyzed closely, the lamb is a personal symbol which signifies God himself. The innocence of a child is like that of a lamb, and serves as a model for humans to follow. In the first stanza, the speaker is the…

William Shakespeare has been, and continues to be, one of the most famous writers of all time. His writings, specifically playwrights, include varieties of different writing techniques that never fail to capture the attention of audiences of all ages. One of his most famous tragedies – Macbeth – is certainly no disappointment. Though Macbeth is…