Human life, in a broader context, can be perceived as a journey from innocence to experience. Both the poems selected for this essay, “Advice to My Son,” by Peter Meinke and “The Ruined Maid” by Thomas Hardy purport this philosophy of life. The authors, through their work, attempt to show...
During his short literary career, Flannery O’Connor managed to draw the attention of many influential literature experts and critiques and win the hearts of millions of people. Her status as a devout Catholic woman resident in the mostly protestant South and the times of World War II and the Cold...
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is recognized as one of the most influential books in African literature by many critics and scholars. It brought in the limelight the narrative of the “Dark Continent” through an African intellectual’s expression, who used art to reveal the conflict between Western Christianity and African...
Mother tongue refers to the local language of a person. It is the dialect that an individual learns to speak when he or she is born. It is the dominant form of speech that a person has and may know or develop over time. Mother’s tongue is like an inborn...
Introduction The book How to Win Friends and Influence People was published in 1936. It has been a bestseller since then. People all over the world bought 30 million copies, not taking into consideration electronic versions. The reason for the success is the high value of tips given in the...
Introduction The Cask of Amontillado has been universally considered as one of the most impactful stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. Set in an unnamed Italian city, the story is about the narrator, Montresor, taking deadly revenge on his former friend, who, allegedly, insulted him. During a carnival, the protagonist...
«The Crucible» is a story written by Arthur Miller that discusses various human qualities and focuses on the relations that can be developed between people of different social statuses, gender, and age. In this paper, the cases of manipulation, as one of the most dangerous types of social influence, will...
Of all the abundance of tales, poems, and songs glorying chivalry, The Song of Roland is definitely one of the most remarkable. In this excellent piece of medieval literature, the audience may trace back a number of interesting themes including the theme of knighthood along with its multiple aspects such...
Homer’s poem “Odyssey” can be acclaimed as one of the most popular epic stories ever created by humanity. Among the most important reasons for the popularity of this literary work is the character of Odysseus. Odysseus is shown in his glory, strength, power, courage and wisdom with the balanced features...
In his book “Canterbury Tales”, Geoffrey Chaucer shares his views on the most important developments in the world around him. One of the central themes addressed in the book is his attitude to the very notion of love. In some of the parts of this book, Chaucer believes that love...
Throughout the play, several considerable transformations in Hamlet’s character can be observed including his attitude to death. These transformations are caused by Hamlet’s reaction to events that were happening along with a moral breakdown of people around him. In the following paper, such a dramatic shift in the prince’s personality...
British citizens have encountered many problems relating to marriage, love and class for a long time. It is not easy for people to love or marry partners from classes that are either above or lower than their own. In addition to this prejudice, many people have never held marriage with...
“The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by an American author, Kate Chopin, in 1894. The main character of the story is Louse Mallard, whose complicated reaction on the news of her husband’s death is the main focus of the story. The narration is done in the...
Introduction “To be or not to be…” — this dictum is considered to be one of the most famous phrases in the world. It is the opening phrase in Hamlet’s famous soliloquy. “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” is a play written by William Shakespeare. The soliloquy under consideration...
Biography of Frost Robert Robert was born in San Francisco in 1874. Frost Robert migrated to New England at eleven. Robert got interested in literary writing when he attended high school in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1892, Frost registered in Dartmouth College; later he joined Harvard, but never received a formal...
Introduction Over the course of his short life of forty years, American writer and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe gave birth too many masterpieces, being the pioneer of many genres including short story, detective story, and science fiction. In popular culture, Edgar Allan Poe went down with the image of...
A differential peculiarity of the Japanese is their ability to absorb and transform cultural and spiritual assets that originated in neighboring East Asian states, primarily in China. Confucianism is one of the Chinese philosophical and ethical teachings that played an exceptionally important role both in the history of Japanese culture...
A Doll’s House is a play that was published in 1879 by the famous Norwegian actor and playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play, written in prose was widely perceived to be a landmark in the foundation of realism as a prevalent genre of theatre. In this action, Ibsen has created a...
The questions of the origin of life and the roots of humanity have long interested many people. In the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” Langston Hughes meditates on the very essence of the origin of human life on earth along with the origin or roots of the other phenomena...
The “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was written by Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 16, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous all around the world as an outstanding civil rights activist and legal advocate. The letter was written in the city jail of Birmingham where Martin Luther King,...
Written by Harper lee to kill a mockingbird, is an intriguing allegorical story that highlights the theme of racialism in society. The protagonist of the story Scout reflects on her life describing all her childhood experiences. Although Scout is young, she can internalize and memorize everything that happens around her....
The novel ‘A raisin in the Sun’ written by Hansberry Lorraine, is about the younger family, an African American family from 1950s South Side, Chicago. The story begins with the family receiving an insurance compensation of $10,000 from a life insurance policy of the deceased Mr. Younger (Weschler 2). The...
The sudden death of Mr. Wright leads five characters to the investigation. What happened to Mr. Wright this cold windy day? Despite the deep sadness of Mrs. Wright, everybody is sure of her complicity in the murder. At first glance, the story seems clear. Probably, it was the typical family...
The Nick Adams Stories written by Ernest Hemingway is the stories about Nick Adams’ life from his childhood to the military service, the years of becoming a veteran, a writer, and a parent. This lifeway has a lot of coincidences with Ernest Hemingway’s life. Cross Country Snow is one of...
Introduction The Tale of Kieu by Nguyen Du revolves around Vuong Thuy Kieu, a gorgeous and well-educated woman. Her family experiences difficult times following the imprisonment of her father and brother. Kieu is overwhelmed by the difficult situations her family is going through because his father is in prison so...
Death seems to be a common occurrence and a haunting figure in Hamlet. From the very beginning of the play, Hamlet’s aim to avenge the death of his father is clearly demonstrated. On the contrary, when he already has the chance to kill Claudius, he is hesitant not to do...
Introduction King Lear is a tragedy play that has been hailed as one of the great works of Shakespeare. The play has been modified in many ways with different famous actors playing the role of King Lear. Its plot revolves around the life of an aging king of England who...
Alice walker’s works have often been acclaimed by literary critics as pieces of literature that visualize the problems of woman folk.” Everyday use”, published in1973, is considered as a major work of Alice walker, and the author describes the story of the wrangled relation between a mother and her two...
Introduction Before we can go ahead to identify or choose three scenes or conventions contained in the movie which have been adopted from the novel that seems or portray a different picture of what is the actual representation in the book, it will be imperative for us to, first of...
This paper aims to state, compare and contrast the thesis of two closely related pieces of classical works: My Wood by E. M. Forster, and Who Owns the Mountains by Henry van Dyke. Besides, the paper will discuss the in-depth content of both essays. Property ownership is the state of...
Introduction This work giving emphasis on what is meant by the quote, “I remember never believing that whites were really real” in the book “I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou”. The words are said by one of the characters referred to as Marguerite. She is a...
The book, Children’s Cognitive and Language Development written by V. Lee and P. D. Gupta (2005) discusses the problems of language development and acquisition during early childhood. The authors state that the process of language acquisition is a complex one based on cognitive and emotional factors. The book consists of...
A great deal of African American literature focuses on the experience of slavery as opposed to the presumptions of slavery. Many of the white people during the time of slavery operated under the assumption that the ‘inferior, savage’ black people were being protected and provided for while simultaneously being given...
One of the wonderful aspects of poetry is its ability to appeal to the inner emotions of the reader with just a few lines and a well-developed metaphor. By employing a number of literary devices, poets develop the ability to present their readers with mental images that convey a depth...
Introduction Miss Emily Grierson, the primary character in William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” is introduced as a woman who has never been provided an opportunity to become comfortable or familiar with the world outside of her father’s old-world ideals. Even after her father dies, Miss Emily is...
When talking about collaborative learning, the question about the difference in proficiency level of the peers engaged in the work is important. Yuko Watanabe made an attempt to give an answer to this question in his article “Peer–Peer Interaction between L2 Learners of Different Proficiency Levels”. In the article, Yuko...
Indtroduction The question of the effectiveness of the educational strategy used in instructing children is of great concern to all players. Research in this area has led to reading instruction suggestions. The elements of reading instructions entail phonic instruction, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, text comprehension and fluency. Here we examine phonemic...
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger reminds of a fiction though, in fact, it is more of a love story. It is humorous to some extent, which does not “allow the action to become sentimental or clichéd” (Sinclair 39). Henry, one of the main characters, travels in time facing...
Introduction “Everyday Use”, written by Alice Walker, is a beautiful short story exploring the concept of black heritage, which created great confusion among the Afro-American community in the segregated South in the sixties and the seventies. The writer uses her black characters to reflect their conflicting cultural views. These views...
Mending wall was written in blank verse by Robert Frost as a form of metaphorical poem. Like most of Frost’s poems it is set in the countryside of New England. The principle theme of the poem is the persona’s question why he and his neighbor must constantly labor to rebuild...
The development of actions in Shakespeare’s Henry IV discloses the real nature of people in their negative intentions. In this respect Act 2, Scene 4 in the Part I of the play represents special attention. The thing is that there is a fair question whether to think that Falstaff or...
Introduction The question about the dual nature of human beings has been raised many times. There have been many literature works that deal with this topic. The novel ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ written by Robert Louis Stevenson tries to cover the mystery of human nature. This essay deals with...
The short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker brings forth the influence of modern living on the perception of culture among the people. It reveals the shallow thoughts of the persons who have distanced themselves from their culture and have adapted their living according to the needs of modern lifestyle...
At the beginning of the 21st century, English language is seen as a lingua franca because of its proliferation and global usage. English ceases to be the predominant form of language understandable by millions of people and expresses his concern about the spread of unidiomatic ‘Foreigners’ English’ (Dewey, 2007). It...
Life consists of choices, and no matter how people initially evaluate these choices, when it comes to determining the best decision, one cannot predict the outcome of preferring one choice over another. Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken illustrates the aforementioned dilemma of choices, in the form of a...
Introduction The United States is one of the most multicultural societies of the world. This means that there are some challenges that result out of communicating through English to all members of the population. The paper shall look at how diversity affects English and what can be done to improve...
Willy: … Did Biff say anything after I went this morning? Linda: You shouldn’t have criticized him, Willy, especially after he just got off the train. You mustn’t lose your temper with him. Willy: When the hell did I lose my temper? I simply asked him if he was making...
When one man wants to intrude into the life of another man there appears a disclosure of the statement that trying to oppress one will definitely feel oppression in his/her own life. Introduction A short story by William Faulkner is a great manifestation of how the ability of a writer...
Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees: A Novel is a true American novel and the attitude present in the text is truly a piece of the US in essence. Here in this novel the identifying factors that denote a profound American vibe are in its culture and attitude and the characters...
Introduction Teaching a new language to a learner is a challenge. This is especially true in Saudi Arabia. The environment is a challenge because Saudi Arabia has a different writing style. It becomes a challenge when teaching the English alphabet and practicing the language. In Saudi Arabia, there is gender...
In the poems, “My Papa’s Waltz” and “Daddy”, the children look at their fathers with melancholy and resentment. In “My Papa’s Waltz”, the son finds his father behaving in the most unpredictable and cruel way. A drunken father is seen in the poem, smelling whiskey, and his waltz with his...
For many women, body image is one of the most important elements of modern culture and social identity. Modern women of all ages borrow their identities from glossy magazines and copy body images popularized by TV. Ideal body image plays a crucial role in contemporary society determining certain standards of...
The present state of every country of the world has been determined by the course of human history. The present economic, political, and social situation is nothing more than the outcome of the net of historical changes and past events. When studying some country, it is not only useful but...
The story of Macbeth is another attempt of William Shakespeare to represent the deeds of a man, as a reason of psychic disorder. Insanity is the reason for most of the negative deeds in the world. This statement needs more proof. In this respect, the psychological aspects of Macbeth are...
The story by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Don Quixote is one of the most outstanding works in the world of literature for the whole history of its being. The thing is that the author was apt to include into this novel the main values or concepts for a good life....
Greedy as a Motivator David Lawrence was a famous American writer, poet, and essayist. He was born in England in 1885 in small town of Eastwood. Lawrence’s father was a miner was started working since he was seven. From him, he learned scolding is “a staple of female behavior”. His...
The book Old Friends is written by Tracy Kidder; the work describes the life of two old friends in a nursing home. They were not friends before; they become friends here when they were located in one room. They seem to have little in common because they are different people...
The legend of Aphrodite is almost as old as time itself, having its origins with the ancient Greeks and being carried forward even into the present day. “According to Hesiod, when Kronos (Cronos) had cut off his father’s members, he tossed them into the sea. The immortal flesh eventually spread...
The “Hamlet Saw a Ghost” scene is the most interesting scene of the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. It is interesting because of the presence of an unusual character: the ghost. This is the scene that gives the start to all the remaining parts of the story. It is shorter...
Sophocles was a famous ancient dramaturge. He was also a reformer, as he introduced innovations in stage production of plays. He increased the number of actors up to three, and the number of chorus participators was increased from12 to 15. Sophocles improved decorations, masks, props, and introduced painted decorations. All...
Introduction Sophocles’ Oedipus the King or Oedipus Rex is a tragic ancient Greek play featuring a man who has unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. As the story progresses, the protagonist, Oedipus, evolves from his position as the egocentric king of Thebes and rapidly disintegrates into a victim...
Charles Dickens is one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era. The famous British novelist was born into a family belonging to the middle class, so, he had an opportunity to obtain some education. His father was “an improvident naval clerk who was imprisoned for debt” (Burt, 108). Dickens...
The book under consideration called Bringing Down the Mob: The War against the American Mafia by Thomas Reppetto is a bloody narration about the cruel ascendancy of organized crimes in America. The author’s captivating sequel follows the events during the Prohibition and chaos period. This is also the story of...
The novel by John Updike Rabbit, Run is the representation of the field for thorough thinking. The thing is that in a life of a man, Harry ‘Rabbit’ Angstrom, the author enclosed the reality of the American dream. In other words, the argumentative discussion in the paper touches upon direct...
The works of the Latin American writers inspire by their realistic setting and the representation of main characters. The thing is that the artistic work related to the Latin American writers is unique. It designates the reliability and truthfulness of the time without any point on censorship. This makes their...
Although there is not much room available in a short story to permit the full development of several characters that might make the story interesting, authors have proven able to offer significant insights into the complex emotions and motivations of a few key characters in a very short space. They...
Introduction Before the 1900’s, men dominated society in the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world, while women were considered inferior to them. Women were discriminated against in all walks of life. The Feminist Movement, also called the Women’s Movement and the Women’s Liberation Movement, included a series...
Introduction Saudi Arabia was founded by king Abd-Al-Aziz in 1932. Since its foundation it has been ruled by his descendants this is because it is a monarchy and its constitution is the holy Quran. It is a country in the Middle East that has very little rainfall but vast oil...
Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone has the right to be happy. But not everyone can experience hapiness in his or her lifetime. It is interesting to note that in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour, Mrs. Mallard wanted to be happy and free at the same time. The...
Susan Holbrook was born in 1967. Nowadays, the writer and the scholar, teaches North American literatures and Creative writing at the University of Winsdor. Holbrook is mostly interested in feminist and contemporary experimental writing thus publishing on Gertrude Stein and Brossard. In 1999, she published her work misled, a book...
Poem “Anorexic” written by Eavan Boland is full of pain and suffering. The poem’s genre is a dramatic monologue aimed at describing sufferings of a woman caused by a specific person. “Anorexic” talks about different aspects of human experiences and feelings. The emotional appeals conveyed through strong words portraying feelings,...
From the beginning of the play, it is clear that Oedipus is a tragic hero, even though he is a wealthy man of great fame. I believe that Sophocles did not intend to present Oedipus as a bad person; on the contrary, he strived to portray a person who could...
In the ten novels that he wrote prior to The Inner Circle, T. Coraghessan Boyle regularly juxtaposes the timeless to the temple. His characters are invariably products οf their era, their behavior shaped by the spirit οf the age and the circumstances οf the historical moment. At the same time,...
Introduction In literature dualism refers to a situation where two controversial features occur in alternating manner bringing out suspense and clear understanding of the novel as portrayed by the writer. It occurs in various religious, holy and thoughtful dogmas. For instance, in the case of the strange case of Dr...
In order to complement the exposition of a main character in a literary work, Playwrights have had a long standing history of utilizing foils. The Foils are minor characters that may or may not have similarities with a major character. Sometimes the role of a minor character is merely restricted...
Abstract This thesis is dedicated to the introduction of cultural elements into English language learning with particular reference to English language lessons in the secondary schools of Libya. The aim is to examine the current practice of culture-focused lessons in Libya and the suggestions for its improvement. Based on the...
Introduction Nowadays, the interconnections between culture and language have been acknowledged, and modern specialists attempt to reflect this understanding in their approaches to teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) (Kramsch, 2014; Kramsch & Hua, 2016). The significance of these attempts is particularly apparent in the context of the ongoing...
Using SDAIE for English Language Learners The classroom context observed in the Model Lesson 1 video comprised elementary-level ELL students of both genders. The SDAIE learning activities mainly involved teacher-centered instructions. The teacher largely remained in front of the classroom as she guided the students throughout the lesson. The sitting...
Significance Drama is a very important element in teaching. The objective of every teacher is to make students understand and excel in their studies. In languages, the objective is to help students gain fluency in the language they are studying. Every educator wants to implement a learning method that is...
How effective teachers support the youngest children’s literacy development A teacher is significant in influencing a child understanding of a language. Annandalen (2010) indicate that in invoking a child’s interest in learning, a teacher needs to find an enthralling story to captivate learners’ attention; thus, through this, learners are able...