English Literature

Gender is very important in literature, more so, to poetry.  Notwithstanding the value that poetry has to the readers, gender affects the reading of a poem or a piece of fiction, whether from the point of view of the voice of the piece or from that of the reader.  Most of the time, the role of gender in literature is overlooked in place of the craft itself.  Critical readers often look at the form, the structure, and other technicalities of the poem, unknowingly neglecting how the...

Writing an annotated bibliography comes with its challenges. However, the most challenging thing is being able to not only identify a right source, but being to establish how the resource will be important in your work. In writing this annotated bibliography I would say that the most challenging thing was being able to appropriately relate the resources to their intended purpose. Cardillo, J. A. (1997) Speaking Patients Languages As the Diversity of the U.S. Population Grows, Providers Struggle...

By Annie Dillard Images can hold multiple meanings in the eyes of an author, both real and metaphorical. This is clearly demonstrated in Annie Dillards short story For the Time Being. This story focuses mainly on a trip taken by the main character, to visit the Terracotta Army in Xian China. The primary image that Dillard utilizes in this story is that of the statue or the body. Specifically, Dillard uses the image of the numerous terracotta statues in Emperor Qins tomb throughout the story. Dillard...

Given below is a brief yet precise commentary on the section Shabine Encounters the Middle Passage from the poem The Schooner Flight, written by Derek Walcott and published under the anthology of poems called Star-Apple Kingdom. The poem is specifically about how the protagonist, Shabine, a West-Indian mulatto plans to escape this world on a flight of fantasy through poetry and an account of visions and apparitions marking the grim and the joyous realities that dot the life. In this particular section,...

With the current changing business environment, globalisation, human rights awareness and technological dynamism, effective human resource management have become one of the most essential and critical tools of success for most organisations. One of the most vital resources to any organisation is the human resource as it determines whether the overall goals and vision of an organisation are achieved or not. This is because human resource determines the overall output or productivity of an entity...

World renowned English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), is considered one of the outstanding poets of her era, the Victorian era. She has written several works and had several publications. Some of her works include The Battle of Marathon (1820), Aurora Leigh (1856), Casa Guidi Windows (1851), and Poems before Congress (1860). Most of her works reflected social issues present during her time and it was apparent in her works The Runaway Slave at Pilgrims Point and Poems before Congress....

In his short work of existential fiction, The Guest,  Albert Camus explores the notion of what it means to be both the guest and the host.  Primarily, the symbiotic relationship between these concepts deals with the idea of the difference between being a guest mentally and being a guest physically.  Daru, physically, is obviously the hosthe provides shelter, provides tea, and provides safety.  However, the presence of the Arabic gentleman provides something Daru is clearly lackingcompanionship....

Since time immemorial, discrimination is widely observed and practiced in most countries whether in terms of race, sexual orientation, age, educational and economic status. People, indeed, have the great tendency to isolate and discriminate social classes who belong to minority groups. Even most of the people would say that there is no discrimination among the Black Americans, still, we cannot deny the fact that most of the Whites have this tendency to discriminate and isolate the Africans in...

Gregor Samsas transformation from an average, young salesman to a beetle in Franz Kafkas short story The Metamorphosis is the central to both the plot and the overall meaning of the story. Symbolic of the changes of the Samsa family, the beetle is an image that is both spiritual and aesthetically abhorrent. Combined with the grotesque of a man turning into a giant beetle, the idea of a beetle as a spiritual symbol illustrates the tragic understanding of human nature that Gregor comes to see through...

Heroes and heroines serve as leaders and models of nations and people. This is because they reflect dreams, feelings, needs and fantasies of people and of the community itself (Childress, 2000). In our society there is a constant yearning for heroes and heroines, and a need for the power they offer us. This is so because we realize that we have limitations and understand that we could die without fulfilling our hopes and aspirations. A hero is a believer in the value and dignity of human life. Many...

Love has always been deemed as a universal ideal and concept. Love has always  encompassed and overcame any barrier may it be race, gender, social status or nationality. Because of its universality, it has also became one of the most utilized subjects and concepts in art, literature and in other different forms of self expression. Over the years, a lot of writers and painters have been recognized not just because of their individual mastery on their craft, but also because of how well they...

Archetype or tragedy is one of the most common styles that have been used in production of drama for many centuries in different parts of the world. However, there are characteristics that must be evident in a drama for it to qualify to be an archetype or tragedy. In Sophocles drama, Oedipus the King written many years ago, the main character of the drama Oedipus has the characteristics of an archetype hero. Archetype drama has been used in the ancient world literature and is still being used today....

If you want to see the pyramids, then you should go to Egypt.  If you want to see a Classical temple, then you should go to Greece or Rome.  For mystical and fantastical creatures, you could go to Narnia with the Pevensie orphans or to Oz with Dorothy and Toto.  For vampires and werewolves, venture at your own risk to Forks with Edward, Jacob, and Bella.  However, if one would like to experience all of these people and places, along with many more, one only has to visit their...

Literature has presented the world with its wide array of great characters that have proven to be both ideal in the protagonist sort of way and cruel in the antagonistic sort of way. Since the epics of the world has been brought forth until todays more modern examples and themes of literature, well-developed and well-rounded characters have always been in abundance. Perhaps, the reason why characters, whether protagonists or antagonists, are endeared to people is that they exhibit true human traits...

Chaucers Book of the Duchess is a 14th century poem which tells the story of the poets dream of entering into a forest.  There, the poet discovers a man clothed in black, who is mourning the loss of his lady in white.  The knight describes his life as having been a struggle, in his youth being more prone to hate and in his maturity being opened to love.  He describes the beauty and chastity of his lady in white, yet noting in the end that his lady in white is now dead.  The struggle...

ATA is the premier organization in the US teaching the martial art form of Taekwondo to people of all ages (www.ataonline.com). Since its inception, the Associations aim is to provide students the highest quality martial arts instruction available in safe and positive learning environment ( HYPERLINK httpwww.ataonline.comabout httpwww.ataonline.comabout, para 2). ATA is today established as the leader in the martial arts industry, especially the Taekwondo form of martial arts. This paper gives a...