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Mark Twain’s essay “Corn-Pone Opinions” was all about how people in society follow trends, even when they do not like them. In the beginning of the essay Twain talks about being fifteen and how he loved to hear this black man’s sermons. His mother forbids him to listen to these sermons because the black man…

Harrison Bergeron and 1984 were both based on a similar concept. This concept is creating peace by limiting and controlling the population. In George Orwell s 1984, it was done through brainwashing and doublethink. In Kurt Vonnegut s Harrison Bergeron, it was done by limiting everyones abilities until everyone is equal in all ways. Each…

            Victor was the main character in the novel of Mary Shelly. He was the eldest son of the wealthy man named Alphonse Frankenstein and Caroline. He has a younger brother named William and an adopted cousin named Elizabeth.  He was a young lad before who loved to study the nature of things. In how…

“To Kill A Mockingbird” Movie Review Based on the book by Harper Lee, the black and white film “To Kill A Mockingbird” was a very entertaining spectacle. “To Kill A Mockingbird”, written through Scout’s perspective, is essentially about Scout (Jean-Louise), Jem and their father Atticus Finch living in the racially divided Alabama town of Maycomb…

Gossip seems to play a major role in everything from news and politics to hit television dramas. In fact it was an important factor in history, specifically in the Salem witch trials. When The Crucible was written, rumors put a spin on the author’s , Arthur Miller, own life. Gossip and scandals still play into…

I share the sentiment that Shylock from William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice” deserves more pity than condemnation. Throughout the play, Shylock finds himself entangled in various situations where it is ambiguous whether he is a victim or a villain. Through the use of literary devices and emotive writing, Shakespeare guides me to ultimately…

            The natural reaction of a woman who has heard the sudden, entirely surprising news of her husband’s death is shock and sorrow. Chopin tells us that Mrs. Mallard does not have an altogether typical reaction. In fact, Mrs. Mallard, “did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed…

Kate Chopin’s story “The Story of an Hour”, revolves around a marriage with an unusual, pathetic ending. It is about a tale of a girl who thought that the boy is dead causing her a deep struggle within herself. Eventually, the girl died due to her overwhelming joy from her partner’s fake death. Suprisingly, Kate…

In Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, the opening scene portrays the soldiers returning from war in the renaissance era, and also highlights the excitement of impatient women as prince Aragon arrives. The play follows the structure of a romantic comedy, with the central plot focusing on two pairs of young lovers. The ultimate goal…

The title ‘Field of vision’ has a triple meaning; the field which is in view, her field of vision, and the narrator’s field of vision. The title is an apt indication of the poem itself. Heaney presents the reader with images that at face value mean one thing, but when you look closer the meaning…