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Learning To Swim Is A Short Story By Graham Swift
‘Learning to swim’ is a short story by Graham Swift from 1982. Swift is an English author. He is a successful writer, some of his books are prize-winning. A couple of them are also filmed, for example, ‘Waterland’ from 1992. He also has three short stories, including ‘Learning to swim’.The story itself is about a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Singleton. They aren’t a perfect fit. However, they have a child together, named Paul. Mr. Singleton works in a company that…...
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Unjust Death Penalty Genre
This article appeared in a corporation based journal titled Springer: Science and Business. Although little information was present on the background information of this business. It is presumed that CrossMark also has affiliation with this research. Although, a single author was presented-Oliver, she utilized prior information from several sources. Research indicated throughout these observations that the death penalty utilized within the United States is not as painless and humane as one may believe. Through Oliver’s words, audiences realize the reality…...
FantasyJusticeResearch
All the Things I Picked Up From My Mother
One time when I was about 11 years old, my neighbor, my brother, and I watched my new puppy play with our pet rabbits that we had for a couple of years, My puppy, Teddy, chased the rabbits all over the backyard and he would occasionally jump on them. For Teddy, it was all fun and games, For the rabbits, however, it was life or death. They were scared out of their minds and thought Teddy was a predator. We…...
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Love and Poverty in “A Gift for My Mother,” a Story by Viv McDade
Poverty is a bad thing but often looks, but it is not always about money. It's also about frustrations about all the things you really dream and dream about, but you never get. These are some of the problems in the shot “A gift for My Mother” there has been written to Viv McDader The novel is written In I tell, who is Lucy, who is 10 years old and lives with her mother and father in South Africa. Her…...
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Narrator’s Psychosis in The Black Cat by Poe
In, Poe's narrator confesses to the brutal murder of his wife, in detail, blaming the black cat. In this story we see how human emotions and actions can be stretched beyond the limits of morality. The Black Cat raises questions of not only the character's sanity but of Poe‘s own. Even though Poe‘s sanity is questionable there is a positive theme in which to find his story useful, Poe's irony, symbolism, and unstable state of mind make for an exciting…...
FictionLiteraturePsychosisReligion
Grandfather’s Stroke: My Worst Day
Standing outside the hospital room, I could hear the voices of the nursing talking to my parents and my grandmother. At that moment I thought everything was getting better but I was interrupted with my mother coming out of the room crying. I had not prepared for this what seems to be the perfect day, ended up being the worst day of my life Most eleven-year»old girls, don’t usually call 911 because their grandfather wouldn’t wake up. Everyday he would…...
FictionStroke
Food Has a Huge Place in Egyptian Culture
Egyptian Culture Understanding the culture, traditions, values and ethics of the people of Egypt requires an assessment into the various aspects of their lives. As quoted by Kofi Annan (2019) “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” Being culturally competent as a nurse means providing skilled patient care to patients with different backgrounds. Language Many traditions, values and ethics of Egypt come from the nomadic desert tribe of the…...
ArabyCultureEgyptFasting
A Paper on Reoccurring Themes in Dubliners and Grace
"Grace" begins with a fall down the stairs for our main character Mr. Kernan. The unconscious and drunken Mr. Kernan is carried up the stairs and laid out on the bar floor. The manager of the bar repeatedly asks who the man is and who he was with, but to no avail. A constable is called in to try to solve the problem, when Mr. Powers enters and solves the mystery and proceeds to escort Mr. Kernan home. Upon arriving…...
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A Character Analysis of Gabriel From Dubliners by James Joyce
Gabriel is the main character of the short story written by James Joyce. He is the pivot of the story and majorly the story revolves around him till the end. The story is all about the development of his character from start till end. Showing the way his emotional and mental states change and twists into each other putting him in a trivial and twisted mental state. At the beginning of the story, Gabriel is shown as a gentleman walking…...
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A Review of Henry James Story The Turn of the Screw
In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a woman is hired to be the governess to Miles and Flora, two orphans places under the care of their distant uncle. The governess acts as a maternal figure and forms a close bond with the children. However, this new power of authority leads the governess into an obsession of becoming a heroine to the children. The governess's conflict lies in her irrational desire to "save" Miles from unknown dangers. The…...
FictionGhostThe Turn Of The Screw
Eleanor vs Governess
One of the man differences between Eleanor's arrival to Hill House in The Haunting of Hill House and the governess in The Turn of the Screw is that the governess was welcomed to Bly and Eleanor was told to leave Hill House. Bly was a beautiful welcoming home and Hill House is a gothic, supposedly haunted house. The governess was coming to help out the children of Bly and to do something productive. She was invited to the house by…...
FictionLiteratureThe Turn Of The Screw
The Arab-Israeli War Is a War on Terrorism
The Arab-Israeli war of 1948-1949 has a few different names. Some call it the Palestine War. Others call it Israel’s War of Independence. Another common name for it is the Nakba, or “Disaster Day” in Arabic. Depending on the information one receives and who they identify as, the Arab-Israeli war can arouse a lot of different emotions and there is intense debate about the ethics of it. However, debating and knowing the causes of the war can help to prevent…...
ArabyIsraelWar On Terror
An Analysis of Tolerance Using “The Interlopers”
The statement of tolerance and interpreters is a very true one. People copy others all the time, sometimes it is dangerous and sometimes it is not so dangerous. As it might be dangerous it could lead you to the right decisions. But in interpreters, the meaning of it is a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. So you try to fit in to belong, but you…...
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The Use of Setting in the Short Story The Interlopers
In the short story “The Interlopers” the author, Saki, uses the setting of the story to enhance the literary elements of plots, conflict, theme, and atmosphere. In the beginning of the short, Saki uses lots of descriptive words to describe the setting. He describes the forest as “narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on the its outskirts was not remarkable for the game it harbored or the shooting it afforded, but it was the most jealousy guarded of all…...
Short StoryThe Interlopers
Technology in Bradbury’s Illustrated Man Stories
In Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man, technology plays a large role in both stories "The Veldt" and “Marionette's Inc”. For the first, in the mind of the children the technologically operated wall of the Veldt is used as a form of escapism from their parents. It's made very clear through Bradbury's tone of writing and the mood of the children whenever they are near that the parents are not wanted. Whenever they turn on the wall, they are taken into…...
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The Antiwar Message of the WWI Novel Private Peaceful
In the novel Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, it is self-evident from the beginning of the story that family, guilt and the injustices of war plays central themes in the novel Private Peaceful and Tommo's life. Family plays an essential role in the novel Private Peaceful because it shows how a family can change and influence someone like Tommo's life so dramatically. Guilt also plays a critical role in this novel because, without the loss of Tommo's father, Tommo would…...
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A Comparison of Fences by August Wilson and Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz
Realism is a mid-19th century style seeking to present an objective and an unprejudiced record of the customs, ideas, and appearances of contemporary society. They involve spontaneity, harmonious colors, and subjects from everyday life with a focus on human motive and experience. The costumes are authentic, the characters use vernacular dialogue or everyday speech and settings are often bland or deliberately ordinary. Realism is important to drama because the move towards a more authentic form, realistic plots, and characters that…...
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Support for Racism Novel by J. M. Coetzee “Disgrace”
Since the novel Disgrace by L.M. Coetzee was published in 1999, it has never ceased to be at the center of controversy. Some critics have acclaimed it for “unblinkingly depicting the lack of progress South Africa has made towards its declared goal of a non-racial, non-sexist democracy” (Beyad, Maryam, and Hossein 153) while others have argued that the text is “for painting a one-sidedly negative picture of post-apartheid South Africa” (Beyad et al. 160). The novel`s negative perception of the…...
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Female Characters of August Wilson
In the Fences, August Wilson's parents became a source of his drama. August Wilson's father was a German baker, Frederick Kittel, and his mother was a cleaning woman, Daisy Wilson. August Wilson’s father had never been with his family, later his parents divorced and his mother remarried David Bedford, who was Wilson’s stepfather. There was a conflict between August Wilson and his new father, which became the source of Wilson’s work. August Wilson denied the financial and emotional support of…...
DramaFences
Sevens Sisters Road
The state of Nebraska is known for having one of the top farming areas in the world. The farmlands are well known to have history, going back many years. The urban legend of the Seven Sisters Road took place in the early 1900s, an hour south of Omaha in Nebraska City. On a map, the road is called “L Street.” The small town has a population of about 7,000 people. Being so small, the people of Nebraska City carry horrifying…...
FictionMotherOn The Road
Analysis of the Allegory of the Cave of Plato
Analysis of Passage 1 Passage one is identified as a quote from Book Seven of Plato: The Republic. More specifically, this passage is explaining the Allegory of the Cave, which had the purpose of 'comparing the effect of education and the lack of it one our nature' ('Plato On: The Allegory of the Cave'). This specific passage is a part of a Socratic Dialogue, written by Plato, around 375 BC ('Plato: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'). An allegory is a…...
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In the books Born Again, Oliver Twist, and The Light in the Forest
There are “outsiders.” An outsider is someone who doesn't fit in. Outsiders make a good book character because readers will want to see what happens to them when they don't fit in. The outsiders tn the books are Charles (Chuck) Colson, (True Son) John C. Butler, and Oliver Twist. Light in the Forest. In this book True Son lives with his Indian father, Indian mother, and friends. But the government declares that all white captives who the Indians have be…...
FictionNovelsOliver TwistPrison
The On Rollercoaster Ride
How you ever been on a roller coaster? If you have, you know how fun and exciting it can be, but in my case ‘the roller coaster ride’ I experienced was not at all fun. My family and I were involved in a car accident, June of this year. That car accident is the roller coaster ride I talked about. When that ride stopped, reality hit quickly. This car accident taught my family and me to value our time together…...
FictionRoller CoasterTruck
Story Of A Six Year Old Boy
The painted bird is a novel that takes place I Eastern Europe during World War II, the novel is written by jersey Kosinski. This story focuses around a six year old boy who is sent away from home for his saftey during World War II. The young boy would go from village to village during his six year journey where he would meet many people. The people in each village would go out of their way to torment the boy…...
AtheismCultureFictionReligion
A Continuation of Sally’s Life Called “Free From ‘Freedom’”
Sally has been free. She says she’ll miss her husband. She said that she’s fine. She said, I don’t want to be near a man ever in my life. Sally lost her husband when her neighbor called the police because they heard her yell and moan in pain. When the police arrived, her father was holding her and she was crying and her body was painted with purple, blue, and black on her body like Minerva did. My mom told…...
FictionHusbandTruth
I Dreamed I moved Among the Elysian Fields Analysis
On February 22nd, 1892, Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine. Her father, Henry Tolman Millay, worked in an insurance business, and her mother, Cora Buzzell Millay worked as a nurse. Unfortunately, her parents divorced when was eight years old, and her mother was left to raise Edna and her two other sisters. Throughout her childhood, Millay was always encouraged to receive an education and taught to value culture and literature. Thus, Millay learned to speak six different…...
LiteraturePoetryZeus
The True Meaning Of Optimism
Well I was just minding my own bussiness one day and I was waiting in a line and I saw a mother she had 2 sons one yonger and one about 6 or 7. The older had a packet of glowsticks in his hand the younger just crying to get even one glowstick so the mother rippd open the packet and gave one glowstick to the younger one. The crying had stoped the little child was just waving around the…...
FictionHappinessOptimism
Life on Mars: A Poetry Collection
Life on Mars is a collection of skillful poems written by Tracy K Smith. This book reflexes the relationship between our life and the Universe. This book is also the tribute to her father who began his work as an engineer on Hubble space telescope (One of the large Space telescope launched by NASA in 1990 and is still in operation). In this book Tracy K smith uses space as an interest she inherited from her father as sort of…...
GriefMarsPoetry
Not an Easy Life Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson wrote the autobiography, “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God.” She was born in England therefore she was British, however she then moved to Massachusetts during her teenage years. “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God” was published in Cambridge, Massachusetts and in London in 1681. And the genre is a captive narrative. Mary Rowlandson tells the story of events that she has experienced from her captivity. On February 10th in 1675, Mary Rowlandson and her family notice Native Americans…...
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The Yellow Wallpaper Postpartum depression
The story starts off with the storyteller experiencing postpartum depression after giving birth to her baby. Back in the day, this was known as 'woman hysterics'. Because of the individuals who were supposed to lease the house were well off individuals who lost their money, the house was leased easily. The narrator communicates the loathe she has for the room she is locked in due to the terrible wallpaper, so appalling it makes her insane. John is the spouse of…...
FictionLiteratureThe Yellow Wallpaper
Compare and Contrast the Poetry of Frost and Sandberg
Young or old, enlightened or uneducated, philosophical or steadfast, poetry can be appreciated by all who give it a chance. Whether deciding which path to take when both have advantages and disadvantages or stopping to appreciate seemingly mundane situations, poetry sheds light on everyday existence. Notable poets of the twentieth century, Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg, each told stories about relatable circumstances; however, they did so in very different ways. Although both poets wrote about ordinary life encounters such as…...
PoetryRobert FrostThe Road Not Taken
The Unchosen Road Means a Varied Life
For what reason is it so necessary for individuals to lament the way they have picked throughout everyday life? Robert Frost endeavors to address this inquiry all through the poem by utilizing numerous abstract gadgets. In different terms, the writer is suggesting an exercise in each one's life; Once away is being resolved, it is inescapable to change the decisions since they are before. The artist utilizes symbolism to make a visual picture in the reader's head of two ways…...
PoetryRobert FrostThe Road Not Taken
Revenge Is in the Blood
Background Information on Euripides: Euripides was an amazing author/dramatist, creating many great tragedies. He was born in 480 BC and died 406 BC. He had two wives, one daughter, and three sons. He wrote the famous Medea And Other Plays. He wrote all his plays and stories in Salamis Island. He had a different style to his plays, and they later became very popular throughout Greece and the rest of the world. Euripides didn't just make tragedies, he made plays…...
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Man Woman or Beast
In the play Medea, Euripides portrays Medea, the lead character, as a round character with a complex, multifaceted personality. Medea emerges as a docile, subservient woman and adheres to the feminine standard of behavior in ancient Greek culture. Alternately, she dons her armor, and takes on a masculine persona—adhering to the heroic code of pride. At other times, she appears beast-like and predatory—prompting other characters in the play to compare her to animals or beasts. Euripides steers us through an…...
MasculinityMedeaTragedy
My Wonderful Life in Los Angeles
No one likes to move from their childhood homes. I personally knew, I didn’t. We were living in Los Angeles and I was in the fourth grade at Middleton Street School. We moved into our house in Los Angeles, when I was around two years old. Living in Los Angeles was absolutely fantastic and magnificent due to the fact, that I had many friends that had been in my life for a long time. I had lived nearly all my…...
FictionLiteratureLos Angeles
How Has Our Society Developed Into Predicted Visions of a Dystopia
The scariest thing about reading dystopias is how well some of them have predicted the future. Some aspects of the books seem like a stretch until you read the books themselves. The way some authors have predicted how technology will ruin society is very similar to how today is. When you are in society and don’t know anything else it seems normal. The scary part comes in once you have read some dystopias and realize the similarities between the book…...
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The Image of Dystopia in the Film Wall-E
Murder, crime, corruption, these are all some of the characteristics used to describe dystopias. WALL-E is an animated film targeted to the younger audience, a film that illustrates its own version of a dystopian society in a softer approach. In the the film humans can no longer sustain life on earth due to environmental damage caused by humans. This causes everyone on Earth to board a massive spaceship, the Axiom, and fly out to space, leaving behind an uninhabitable planet.…...
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Pixar Movies WALL-E
Pixar movies have been know to be cheesy, fun and funny animated films for children to enjoy. A year after the release of Ratatouille, director and writer Andrew Stanton and Pixar, team up to create WALL-E, a whimsical sci-fi fantasy about robots into the future. This movie creates a story about love and loneliness, the possibilities and pitfalls of human existence. Just like Finding Nemo, this movie film includes an underlying message that impacts not only to the younger children…...
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Real World Problem in the Movie Wall-E
The film Wall-E is a well developed story which grabs a wide variety of different audiences attention while providing humorest entertainment. As the story develops the main character’s purpose shows in addition to his reason for being on Earth. Due to the bad environment that was caused from the humans, leaving Wall-E behind to clean the mess up. In addition this film also shows dystopia which has to do with the environment change relating back to a real world issue…...
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Folktales Are Stories That Begin Within a Culture And Passed On By Word of Mouth
Surprisingly, with the changing of times, hundreds of American folktales have survived the generations. People often told the tales to help the others understand and cope with the life they were living. Like most stories, a folktale contains characters, setting, plot, theme, style, and tone (Sweetland, paragraph 1-6). Set apart from traditional stories, folktales is a unique use of each of these elements. As in any story, characters are an important part of a folktale; however, the characters in folktales…...
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