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Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are two of the great jazz voices of the 20th century and though they both sang jazz standards and pop tunes of the time they both had their own distinct style. They have recorded much of the same songs but no one can be in doubt that they are listening…

‘The Crucible’ written by Arthur Miller is a play which contains a relationship between a male and female character that changes throughout the course of the play. This relationship would be the relationship of John and Elizabeth Procter. This relationship changes from being hostile and awkward at the start and changes to a loving and…

Robert Frost is a prominent American poet whose poetry is marked by deep personal feelings and experience, clear imagery and symbolism. The poem “Birches” symbolically represents the desire of a speaker to return to the past and escape from the troubles by swinging on Birches. Thesis The symbol and theme of “birches swinging” reflects inner…

Act 1 scene 1. Hamlet, Claudius, Marcellus, Horatio, Barnardo. This is where the ghost is first seen by Horatio, Marcellus and Barnardo, representing that the King’s spirit is still alive as he is not yet at peace. I feel sympathetic for Hamlet as in the next scene everyone is mourning over the King’s death and…

In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies,” the conch shell serves as a powerful symbol that represents order, democracy, and civilization amidst the chaos and savagery that unfolds on the uninhabited island. This essay will explore the symbolic significance of the conch in the narrative, highlighting its role in establishing a sense of authority,…

How Far She Went (Mary Hood, 1984) and Everyday Use are both well written short stories featuring a mother figure who critiques the actions of a young woman. However, they differ in the manner that the reader is shown qualities of each character, with the former using an indirect method, and the latter employing a…

I’ve tied into the thing from the first and just get down there and see it and see if I can’t do something to help knock these murderers on the heads I’m pretty mad about It” -John Steinbeck (Johnson) The Great Depression was one of the most disastrous periods in American History. It was caused…

The Higher level critical essay exemplar centers around Lloyd Jones’ novel ‘Mister Pip’. Specifically, it analyzes a significant incident in the book that catches the reader off guard or causes them to feel shocked. The incident is briefly outlined and the essay explores how much the unexpected nature of this event enhances the reader’s comprehension…

Connie As A Rebel in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?”             One is tempted to define a rebel as someone who is trying to bring an end to a government’s rule: the Americans who fought against the British in the American Revolution were rebels, as were the members of the…

In the short story, Poe uses the pit to symbolize hell. In the beginning, the soldier describes going into the pit as “a mad rushing descent as of the soul into Hades” (Poe 268). The descent reminds the reader of hell in that it is beneath the surface of the ground. Also, when the soldier…