Category: English

  • Why Creatures Shouldn’t Read

    “I can hardly describe to you the effect of these books. They produced in me an infinity of new images and feelings, that sometimes raised me to ecstasy, but more frequently sunk me into the lowest dejection.” (Shelly 122). This quote is able to capture the essence of the books influence on the creature in…

  • The Scarlet Letter – Symbol Analysis

    As the novel progresses, the scarlet letter changes from a symbol of sin and ignominy to a symbol of strength and benevolence, due to Hester’s actions in the community. When the scarlet letter first appears in chapter two, it is meant to be a symbol of Hester’s shame, and is supposed to make her feel…

  • The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

    “The Lottery” is a true expression of Jackson’s genuine thoughts about human beings and their evil capabilities. December 14, 1916, Shirley Jackson was born. When she young she started writing in a journal in 1932. She went to college on and off for a couple of years, until she wrote and published her first book…

  • History of Apartheid

    Apartheid; the word alone sends a shiver down the spines of the repressed African community. Apartheid was a mordant period in the history of South Africa. . The word apartheid means “separateness” in the Afrikaans language and it described the rigid racial division between the governing white minority population and the nonwhite majority population.

  • Anne Frank

    “Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl”, is a diary written by a Jew girl named Anne. During World War II, the Jews were being chased by the German armies, so the Frank family went to live for 3 years to a secret place. During her time in the “Secret Annex”, Anne went through…

  • English Media Study of “I am Legend”.

    How effectively does the Director of “I Am Legend” build suspense and tension? [adsense:336×280:1:1] ‘I Am Legend’ is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Will Smith. It was originally a novel by Richard Matheson written in 1954 which was then created as a film in 2006. ‘I Am Legend’ is about…

  • The Review of the film Shakespeare in love.

    Marjorie Baumgarten, the movie reviewer for Austin Chronicle wrote: ““The play’s the thing,” proves Shakespeare in Love, as it presents the imaginary events that led to the creation of the playwright’s timeless romantic drama, Romeo and Juliet” (http://www.austinchronicle.com). Baumgarten is not the only one who feels this way about Shakespeare in Love. Roger Ebert, a…

  • Much Ado About Nothing Movie

    Reading a play, novel, or poem creates an image in our minds that depicts how we see what we read. The characters come to life, we are suddenly in the middle of the scenery, and we begin to feel what the characters are feeling. All these images help us understand and get wrapped up in…

  • Defend or refute: “People are the cause of their own social rejection”.

    Despite many challenges to the claim that people are the cause of their own social rejection, inevitable facts reveal that people are indeed the cause of their own social rejection. Throughout Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden Caulfield, does many things to cause his social rejection. Researchers on the topic…

  • The Effect of Pronunciation on Spellings and Comprehension

    I conducted this study to find answers to the problem whether or not pronunciation affects spelling and comprehension of the students in learning English as a Foreign Language. As a researcher, I tried to prove if learners of the English language from Middle East had common errors in writing correct spelling of words with letter…

  • Living Fiction

    When reading the works of any fictional writer, the characters seem to come alive. They begin to exude qualities of real living human beings. Do these characters truly experience stress or difficulties in life? If these characters do experience difficulties, how do they bring out human qualities?

  • Humanistic Tendencies in “The Lottery”

    Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery”, aroused much controversy and criticism in 1948, following its debut publication, in the New Yorker. Jackson uses irony and comedy to suggest an underlying evil, hypocrisy, and weakness of human kind.

  • Buffalo soldier in the heart of america

    Dear Mr. Marcus: Over the past couple of months my English class has been using your book, Mystery Train, to assist us in the understanding of how music can be used in different ways as a metaphor. The title of our course is “Music as Metaphor” and the main focus of our studies is America…

  • Hamlet and Laertes

    William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet involves a rather crazy family. Hamlet’s father is murdered by his own brother Claudius. Claudius becomes king after marrying Hamlet’s mother right after the death of his brother. One night Hamlet sees an apparition of his father which tells him to kill King Claudius in revenge. Laertes is the son of…

  • My Journey to Writing

    At one point in my career as a student writing had actually been a pleasure for me. I had written a love poem as extra credit in the tenth grade. That may have been the only time I had actually enjoyed writing. Although writing would usually follow a reading assignment, I would much rather read…

  • Lord of the Flies: The Head on the Spear

    Throughout the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the boys experience fear of a mysterious beast. While trapped on the island, the boys struggle to remain civilized. The pig’s head plays an important role in the manipulation and fear the boys have on the island, and the degeneration of their community.

  • The Portrayal of Women In The Arabian Nights

    The women in Haddawy’s translation of The Arabian Nights are portrayed as lesser beings on one hand but as princesses on another. Much in the same way as women are treated in the modern day Islamic world.

  • Snowmobiles HIstory and the Influence of their Emissions

    Pictures of the Yellowstone Park Rangers wearing gas masks gained national attention to how much pollution snowmobiles were bringing into this world, national park areas and specifically Yellowstone National Park. In Yellowstone, where the cleanest air in the nation should be found, levels of pollution often exceed those of downtown Los Angelas (Measuring Concentrations of…

  • Paulo Freire’s Concept of Education

    Paulo Freire has a very interesting point of view in education. He explains his points of view throughout his short story “The Banking Concept of Education” and throughout his book named Pedagogy of the Oppressed. He argues about the role of the teacher in a banking system. One of the flaws in the banking system…

  • Essay of “The Lesson”

    In Toni Cade Bambara’s 1972 short story “The Lesson,” two young, spirited girls from the blue collar district of New York embark on a field trip into a world as foreign to them as if divided by oceans while only a cab ride away. This journey challenges the girls to look not only at the…

  • Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience

    (1)Henry David Thoreau’s classical political essay Civil Disobedience was written in 1849 in Concord, Massachusetts, in response to an evening spent in jail for Thoreau’s refusal to pay six years of delinquent poll taxes, as a non-violent protest against slavery and the ongoing offensive war against Mexico. Thoreau’s purpose in penning his famed essay was…

  • Enemy at the Gates, Fly Away Peter combination essay

    The two texts offer readers and viewers different insights into the nature of war. Both texts use very graphic imagery which is disturbing and often macabre to illustrate the confronting reality of war. Annaud utilises visual imagery and music to help create an effectively realistic mise-en-scene throughout the film. Annaud affirms the importance of hope…

  • Childhood Obesity Crisis

    Today, America is in a serious situation. The economic crisis occurs everywhere and it affects people in every corner of the world. However, there is no crisis in the past that we didn’t confront and survived, either the Black Death pandemic in the 12th century or the Great Depression in the 20s. We always find…

  • Farmers Suicides in India – A Bane To Agriculture

    Agriculture is India’s lifeline. We must work towards strengthening it.The Indian Farmers should live long and prosper. Their families shall flourish in all aspects of life.We should contribute our efforts and life experiences to bring out the best in them and improve their quality of life.

  • Immigration in California

    Immigration was a big issue for many Americans about 1-½ years ago. When I lived in California it was on of the main problems for the state. Honestly I am more for Immigration then against it, but for a little while I was against it.