Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Tell-Tale Heart” have traits which they share in common, and traits which are unique to one another. Both short stories deal with similar topics, point of views, number of characters, passion, and flawless execution. However, the two short stories differ...
The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley appeared in 1818 and describes the problems of modern science and its consequences for humanity. The uniqueness of the novel is that Frankenstein has literary merits to ‘frighten and amaze’ (Mellor 45). There is much historical interest in the work as an example of...
The novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was authored by the famous Mark Twain and was brought out in 1884. It is normally considered to be one of the Great American Novels and became one of the first of its kinds which opened the door for vernacular American writing, portraying the...
Stephen R. Covey in his number 1 bestseller presents vivid ideas for personal development and effectiveness. It was first published in 1989 and since then; over 15 million copies have been sold in 38 different languages. This essay covers the introductory overview of the book and provides a brief description...
Events in the life of a man are occasioned by circumstances that have been preordained from the start of time. It therefore follows that fate not character is responsible for most tragedies that occur in the life of humans. Generally, human nature has no ability to control the way events...
Leonce and Edna Pontellier live in the United States during the 1800s. During those days, men dominated the patriarchal society while women were considered inferior to them. Leonce faithfully follows societal norms by dominating his wife and restricting her freedom. In one instance, when she returns from the beach with...
There is the popular saying that states – action speaks louder than words. It is the standard that many are judged. There is little value given to words if what a person says does not coincide with his or her actions. But this standard is difficult to apply to Mrs....
Introduction Personal Financial Planning is a very important part of people’s life. It is not a secret that every plant, factory, and other financial organizations have their financial planning departments. Family is also a financial organization, and which budget needs planning. We are not going to speak about week or...
Introduction Chinua Achebe, through his novels clearly depicted the early African society, its culture and traditions, and colonialism which drastically changed the lives of African people. Himself a part of one of the tribal communities in Nigeria, called the Igbo (earlier called Ibo) community, Achebe includes satire in his novels...
Tennessee Williams’s ‘The Glass Menagerie is a play written in the year 1994. The plot of the story figures out the relationships between men and women in terms of their differences of characters and possibilities to express their feelings. The play was entitled like this to show the parallels between...
Introduction William Faulkner, one of the notable American short story writers, was born in an old southern family in 1897. He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi. He joined the Canadian and British Royal air force during the First World War. First volume of his published works was ‘Snopes Triology’. He...
The first part of this essay describes how the main character of the book ‘The Metamorphosis’ reminds the way in which broken or sick people are treated in society. The next part describes how Gregor’s family treats him. Franz Kafka’s ‘ The Metamorphosis’ gives a detailed description of an ordinary...
Revenge An eye for an eye is predominantly seen in Hamlet, the lack of understanding and the impulsive attitude of Hamlet gives the play another dimension altogether. Revenge is not a good thing to pursue but Hamlet chose to do so and together with his impulsive nature, cost him dearly....
In Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use”, the author places two sisters side by side for an afternoon of visiting. One of these sisters, Maggie, lives with her mother in a small, poorly built shack on the edge of the country and is planning to marry a somewhat unattractive but...
Introduction As the title suggests, ‘Who moved my cheese’ is essentially a story about two mice and two small people who depended on cheese for survival but eventually realized that their cheese had been moved. The characters reacted differently to that occurrence and their behavior can be interpreted in life’s...
Introduction Fiction can often provide a short synopsis of some significant element of human development. In Joyce Carol Oates’ story “Where are you going, Where have you been?”, the main character, Connie, can be seen to go through a great deal of growth in a short amount of time. Her...
Lorraine Hansberry, an American playwright holds a record for being the first black woman whose drama, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ was produced on Broadway. She was an author interested in writing stories of individuals, who try not only to defend their dignity but also respect others’ dignity. Born in...
Introduction Edgar Allen Poe both enchants and alarms audiences in “The Tell-Tale Heart.” From psychological mystery to frightening reality, readers are pulled into the narrative of a grisly murder. Throughout Poe’s short story, there remains a rather thin line between imaginative style and downright paranoia. This lends to the ironic...
Poetry has a beautiful ability to pull ideas and emotions out from the depths of one’s being with only a few short lines and a well-chosen metaphor. Through various literary devices, poets are able to paint pictures for their readers that more concretely define the feelings and beliefs that remain,...
Thesis Statement Ophelia’s character in Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ is the most lovable and amiable. Hamlet himself is responsible for all her sufferings, mental conflicts and various states of mind during the course of play. Introduction This paper would discuss and evaluate the character of Ophelia who is a remarkable character...
Introduction “The Secret Sharer” written by Joseph Conrad is based on the personal memories of the author. The narrator is a young Captain and he himself is the main character of the story. The story begins with a cruise in the Far East. The Secret Sharer is a profoundly interpersonal...
Abstract The Ghost’s revelations make Hamlet vow to take revenge. His vow is strengthened when the play confirms Claudius’ guilt. Hamlet does not to kill him when he is praying but later succeeds in fatally stabbing Claudius with the poisoned sword just before his own death. Feigning madness initially to...
Introduction Nothing makes a story more believable than the life it self. Writing a critique of a book based on a real life story is not an easy task, taking in consideration that some of the judgments willingly or not might consider not the style of the narration but the...
Introduction The issue of the Internet and modern mass media has always been very important since the time when the Internet appeared as a means of communication, conveying information and messages all around the world. In this essay, I am going to consider this issue in respect of the arguments...
The character of Romeo is the main and the most complex one in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. The love between Romeo and Juliet brings about the reconciliation of the feuding families, the Capulets, and the Montagues, as the Friar wished though not in the way he wished it. After...
The American theater public initially took notice of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams when it was staged in Chicago in December 1944. It was presented in New York on March 31, 1945, and ran for over 550 performances. It won popular as well as critical acclaim and is not...
Cathedral is a short story by an American short story writer and poet Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. It was first published in Atlantic Monthly in March 1981. In 1982 it appeared in The Best American Short Stories and in 1983 it became the title story in the Cathedral collection. The...
Introduction Kate Chopin was an American author who wrote feminist theme based short stories. The themes of her stories related to female sexuality, liberation and her works received extensive criticism from moral watch watchdogs of the day and her works were accused of promoting promiscuity. This paper compares and contrasts...
In August Wilson’s play “Fences”, Troy appears to be the static character whose actions above all other characters is built around (Wikipedia, par.6). Troy is the greatest protagonist/tragic hero in the setting of the play. He does not want to accept the changes in the world because that would compel...
Introduction Suffering… Pain… Humiliation…Nightmare… Horror…Hopelessness… All these words can clearly define the novel which goes under the title “Comfort Women” written by an outstanding Korean writer Nora Keller. This novel is devoted to the topic of military sexual slavery brought by the Japanese which was taking place in Korea during...
Before we start discussing the peculiarities of the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” written by Flannery OConnor we should mention that the author is a Catholic and that she tries to integrate her religious beliefs in her stores. Overall, it is quite possible to say that...
The discontent of women over their rights could already be felt as early as the 1800s. However, the nature of a woman’s existence during the time dictated that she remain submissive and keep her emotions bottled up deep within in order to not upset the male populace. This is not...
Introduction One of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “The Road not Taken” represents a dilemma that is faced by all one that is reflected in our actions and thoughts. This poem includes metaphors that outline the manner in which we decide our fate by aligning ourselves with a certain route....
What starts as a friendly yet competitive conversation about baseball, money, and Cory’s future eventually becomes a display of the generational gap and the different mindsets of the father and son. The two have irreconcilable differences on these issues and while Troy gives logical and pragmatic answers to Cory’s question...
“Hard Rock Returns to Prison…” In the poem “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane” by Ethridge Knight, the male societies are presented in two settings: in prison and at war. “Hard Rock” is a symbol of slavery. He stands for Black men in general...
Abstract This paper aims at reviewing and analyzing the literature of Thomas L. Friedman. In the analysation of Friedman’s literature entitled The World is Flat, largely depicts the issues about globalization most especially in the 21st century. Primarily, it conveys a comparative figurative language where in the world is flat...
Introduction Joseph Conrad, one of the most celebrated novelists of English literature, treats the concept of darkness from the core of his heart in his novel Heart of Darkness. The journey of the protagonist through the heart of Africa, which is the main motif of the novel, suggests how significant...
Introduction ‘The Book of Duchess’ is considered the first narrative poem by Chaucer. It is accepted to be a poem, memorizing the death of John of Grunt’s wife Blanche. The poet tells the story about Ceyx and Alcyone at the beginning. Then the poem moves on to one of the...
Introduction Oedipus the king is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. It is based on myths, as some of them take place when the play starts. The main character of the tragedy is the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. After Laius gets to know from an...
Introduction Huckleberry Finn may be regarded as the most praised single work of American literature. Praised by outstanding critics and novelists, the novel is kept at the stem of the American literature curriculum. In accordance with Arthur Applebee, the work is second only to Shakespeare in the incidence it appears...
Introduction William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” features a strong element of the grotesque as Miss Emily’s secret is revealed. Throughout the story, she is seen as a town oddity, unbending in her ways and adamant about keeping everything the same. This represents a kind of madness in...
Introduction The American Civil War that ended in 1865 did not bring about the expected quick and complete eradication of racism and slavery. Fifteen years later the Reconstruction, specially intended to reconstruct the country, introduce and merge blacks into American society, did not make much headway. Although Mark Twain’s novel...
Holden Caulfield – the main character of the novel “The catcher in the rye” seems to be a nice guy, but he just lost orienting points in his life. He tries to put on the roles of adult life, and in the background of this trying just makes a lot...
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the tragic romance of the 12th century hero, Prince Hamlet who was the lawful successor to the throne of King Hamlet in Ellsinore Castle in Denmark. King Hamlet’s sudden death made his widow Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark, and within two months of the king’s death she...
Introduction The story of Faust while inspiring a lot of modern forms of art and expression, also is known to have inspired a great deal of literature, music, and illustration as well as countless interpretations such as Jungian, Freudian, sociological, alchemical, literary, and classical. Today, many of the classical and...
The Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini’s stunning debut novel. The Kite Runner is the first novel of the author. Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan émigré living in San Francisco and his novel has received mostly good reviews. Amir and Hassan lost their mothers within a week of their births. It...
The essay involves two famous writers: Elie Wiesel’s author of “Night” and Jean –Jacques Rousseau’s author of “confessions”. We shall discuss their differences in their work using themes or ideas, and also the roles that different styles play in their work. Both writers seem to have a lot in common...
Introduction Edgar Allan Poe, outstanding romantic poet, romancer, and short-story writer, was one of the first professional writers of the United States. From a general point of view the creative work of this singular, original writer belonged to the romantic trend, but the exclusive artistic principles expressed by Poe’s writing...
Flannery O’Connor can most easily be described as one of America’s most distinguished literary artists. She has created a stunning reputation for herself through her novels and the many short stories written during her time. Within each of these pieces of literature are similar styles of writing, techniques, and themes....
A marvelous and breath–taking account of the creation of the universe and the related elements by Timaeus, the dialogue effectively exposes the Greek philosopher’s insight into cosmology. Believed to be a continuation of Republic, Plato’s dialogue, Timaeus – Critias also highlights two connected accounts, that of Atlantis and its defeat...
Introduction Since ancient times, virtuousness and morality were the main qualities of a woman in spite of her age and race. Society supposed that a woman should follow strict moral rules which determined and guided her behavior and actions. Religion clearly stipulated good and wrong behavior patterns, goodness and sins,...
Introduction “It is through a man’s acts that one shall know him.” (Peter Lang, 2000). Judith Butler writes that “identity is performative”, alerting us to the fact that identity can be seen as a series of masks that we present to the exterior world, which hide the self within. Discuss...
Things Fall Apart is considered the first work of literature written by an African writer, which had received acknowledgement worldwide. It is a post-colonial novel, which is widely read both inside and outside of Africa. The reader gets to follow the life of Okonkwo, who is a farmer, a warrior,...
Declaration of the Rights of Woman – 1791 by Olympe De Gouges The reading chosen as per the requirements of this assignment is the Declaration of the Rights of Woman – 1791 by Olympe De Gouges. The writer was initially known as a playwright but got involved with politics due...
In the novel, Lily is a painter and her paintings signify gender struggles, indicated by Charles Tansley’s assertion that women cannot write or even paint. Lily’s aspiration to convey Mrs. Ramsay’s quintessence as a mother and a wife in her painting imitates the desire among contemporary women to discern and...
Introduction A few events in the United States history had as much impact as the American Civil War. During the war which was, in part, in part, fueled by the debate over the future of slavery, people faced many hardships. After this pivotal moment in history, the United States saw...
Vergil’s The Aeneid and the Holy Bible’s Genesis were two of most famous texts. In this essay, I am going to discuss the similarities between these two texts in terms of their family values; love, loyalty, obedience, responsibility and concern. This essay is written to argue that the two passages...
Introduction The problem of existence and people’s place in life has been represented in the works of many philosophers and sociologists. According to Georg Simmel, the greatest dilemmas of modern life appear due to individuals’ claim to sustain the autonomy and individuality of one’s existence “in the face of overwhelming...
Introduction A famous American poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1830. There Emily went to primary school and then entered Amherst Academy, where she studied from 1840 to 1847. After graduation, Emily Dickinson attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Her family was a Puritan one; that is why...
Introduction O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence! Love takes the meaning in love’s conference. I mean, that my heart unto yours is knit So that but one heart we can make of it; Two bosoms inter-chained with an oath; So then two bosoms and a single troth. The...
Motif in poetry refers to a recurrent or dominant thematic element in a poem. It can also refer to phrases or lines in a poem that repeated severally in various parts of the poem to enhance the themes in the poem. In Regin Cabico’s “check one”, the motif of ‘one’...
“A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner, tells of the death of Emily Grierson; typical of his works, Faulkner uses the setting in this story as a miniature of the south in which he explores the “lost era of southern grandeur represented by Emily’s house, the last vestige of...
Proper Use of English The sentence “The old theory consistently failed to fully explain all the data” represents the case of the split infinitive (Sears, 2017). Despite not being a major mistake, it still showcases the improper use of English. Thus, it needs rephrasing. The sentence “I can’t remember the...
The acquisition of language in children has been compared to the development of biological functions in antecedent research studies. Suffices to mention, according to many linguists, the facility to learn a language in children is a paramount element in understanding the language itself, and associated languages that the child will...
Introduction There are numerous issues that predetermine the success or failure in second language acquisition. On one hand, there are unconditional demographic factors such as ethnicity, gender, or age. On the other hand, there is motivation or the desire to learn, which is conditioned both intrinsically and extrinsically. Although there...
Among the variety of the world languages spoken by millions of people, the languages of the native peoples of America have always been of interest to linguists and ethnographers. It is because the dialects of Indian tribes have quite a lot of unique expressions and interpretations, which are expressed in...
Introduction Learning strategies refer to the thoughts and actions that human beings engage in their daily lives in order to achieve a certain goal. In teaching and learning of language, learning strategies enable the language teachers identify areas of weakness of their students. This allows them to device appropriate ways...
Introduction The study of Phonology began in the nineteenth century (Lucid, 2008, p.1). This was a period in history when attempts were made by missionaries to codify some languages—such as native African and Asian—in order to spread the Gospel. Some of these languages varied significantly from the European languages—in terms...
Psychologists have long studied the theme of language development and joint attention. Currently, a row of theories describing the processes of language development exist. Studying communication patterns in the living beings, they have come up with the conclusion that language is unique to humans, and its most peculiar feature is...
Introduction Learning English has become the United Arab Emirates (UAE) educational priority in the latest period due to political, economic, and social reasons. Educational institutions of various levels have found themselves in the situation that requires readdressing their English teaching and learning policies. The school where I am employed has...
Executive summary The main aim of the study was to explore the important ranges of intelligent language tutoring systems. The aim of the system is to formulate the natural language processing systems that aim at teaching and assessing the capability of the students. The utilization of the intelligent language tutoring...
Introduction The study of language can be approached from two different angles – first, it can be studied as human behavior, and second, it can be explored as a social phenomenon. However, according to the basic definitions of language, it is generally accepted that language is a pathway that provides...
Introduction The learning of foreign languages requires the usage of certain techniques and models. There are various approaches to the learning of a foreign language. The history of learning strategies development deserves special attention as it indicates the prevailing teaching methods employed at different time periods. The aim of this...
Interlanguage The notion of interlanguage (IL) refers to the study of a foreign language that is subject to interference from the side of a learner’s native language, yet it does not contain any elements of the native language or the studied language. Corder (1967) proposes the hypothesis of continuous and...
In the context of a modern globalized world, there is a growing need for learning English as a means of communication with an entire world. However, appropriate English learning requires professional language teachers, especially concerning their cognition. In this regard, this paper aims at the precise examination of the role...
Abstract Awareness of cultural differences associated with the improvement of English teaching is a very sensitive topic in modern society where many international students are keen on learning this language. As action research, it was important to identify the challenges that teachers often face when teaching English to international students...
There are many challenges in teaching and learning a second language. Mastering English as a foreign language presents a number of difficulties, especially for adult learners. Both teachers and students meet the necessity of being “language-aware” (Andrews 2007, p. 1). Some of the most complicated issues in the acquisition of...
Various factors affect the acquisition of a second language. Some of such aspects encompass age and reading motivation whose relationship with second language acquisition has been explored by numerous studies (Ellis, 2015). A wide pool of research has laid much emphasis on the learners aged between two and twelve years,...
Introduction Motivation and attitude are two integral elements of learning a new language. People who intend to learn a second language without any motivation lack interest in realising their objective (Chalak & Kassaian, 2010). This situation influences the rate of mastering new languages. This paper focuses on the role of...
Abstract It is widely projected that the population in the world’s English speaking language has increased dramatically and is projected to continue this trend. However, the learning structure in Saudi Arabia has traditionally focused on Islamic teachings and has only in recent years made an effort to incorporate more Western...
Introduction Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s plays that convey elements of mistrust, instability, cheating and self interest as the major problems in the society. These issues pervade all aspects of life in any society as portrayed in the play. This study therefore seeks to highlight various issues in the play....
English drawing on communities where English is used as the national language and the way English is used around the world There are various definitions pertaining to English, and they all depend on various distinct factors. Consequently, English can be defined in reference to where it is used as a...
“We Wear the Mask” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” are poems that were written in the period following the Civil War. The poems also predate the Civil Rights Movement. During this period, most people had mixed feelings concerning the struggles of the African Americans. Both of these poems chronicle...
Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” show how African Americans have struggled to have their own identity. Hughes draws an analogy by using rivers, which he likens to the deep connections African Americans still have to their heritage, despite...
Introduction Even though English is not a mother tongue to most nationals, the language has continually been adopted in worldwide communication and diplomacy. Presently, the language is being used in several national programs of study (Al-Saidat, 2009). Even though English has progressively tracked learners of diverse languages nationalities, it should...
Learning a language is an interactive process, which can be accomplished through various strategies. The pushed output is one of the approaches that can be applied to teaching a foreign language. According to the comprehension technique, speaking should only be encouraged when there is enough understanding of the language scheme....
Introduction English has long become the primary language for most countries. As English grows in importance as a global language, so does the dependence of people on it from across the world. However, many persons who use English as second language often face challenges while trying to improve on their...
