Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”: A Reflection of Female Independence and Feminism in the Early 19th Century Kate Chopin is a well-known figure in the feministic genre in literature (Showalter 31). Her most notable works that describe her …
Veil of Ignorance I chose this essay because recently I read an article in the Washington post. It talked about all the recent things the Islamic community are going through in America. In the article, the mother of a young …
Apology ” Apology” is an interesting dialogue spoken by Socrates and was written by Plato. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, it describes how Socrates defended himself in court trial against the people of Athens and does not apologize as he claims that no other man …
A Petition to the President of the United States I chose Leo Szilard’s Petition to the President because I find it to be both interesting and relevant to what we’re facing today. The purpose of the article is to petition …
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A modest Proposal I chose the article “Amodest Proposal” by Johonathan Swift because even though I found it Very morbid It kept my intrigue long enough to just finish it because I had already gotten to far into it to …
The Damned Human Race This essay was written by Mark Twain, it is about a study that was done to contrast the descent of man to be of the Lower Animals or of the Higher Animals. The combative and cruel nature …
Reflection on Short Story: Everyday Use by Alice Walker Having read about the author in the prologue, it is clear that Walker’s life experiences and the accompanying social norms of her time provided the backdrop for this story. Therefore, certainly point …
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Reflection on Short Story: Gardner The short story that was chosen for me is The Gardener. One of the elements in this story I felt is important to this story is that it was written from a point of view …
Reflection on Short Story: Sweat My first impression of this short story was that it was difficult to read. Based on the language used, I assume that it takes place during the slave era. The main character, Delia, was an …
Story Reflection: REPENT, HARLEQUIN! SAID THE TICKTOCKMAN Throughout the short story the presence of multiple literary elements of writing such as theme, character, symbolism, and conflict are all evident. However, in my opinion, the most prevalent element is conflict- both …
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