Books Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

There is truly nothing better than curling up in a cozy chair with a snack and a fantastic book. It is easy to get so caught up in parenting, marriage and work that personal time for book exploration is set aside never to be enjoyed. One of the best things for the human soul is to be fed by a nourishing and educationally delicious book. People don’t realize it but they have a set of criteria against which an author’s work can be measured. Ultimately, that criteria determines if it is worthy of time in that cozy chair. Kevin Trudeau’s book ...

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During the 1940’s and the 1950’s, the people had various opinions about the purpose of comic books. While a section of the society believed that comics had a huge negative impact on the children as they instigate criminal behavior, yet a larger section of the society asserted that the comics had a positive impact on children and worked as a source of education. In the articles, Why 100,000,000 Americans Read Comics and Seduction of the Innocent, the authors have put forward various ways in which the comics can contribute towards educating children or polluting their minds. Wertham, the author of ...

In the book, Creon as Antigone’s uncle is a powerfully built strong man. He is, however, a weary and wrinkled old man suffering from the burdens of the rule. He portrays several character traits as portrayed in the book. He is seen as a person bound only to ideas making a good sense. This is portrayed as he only agrees with the things and other character’s ideas that make good sense. This is seen as he practically distances himself from the termed tragic aspirations of Oedipus and his entire line. He is dedicated to upholding only the righteous and important matters that ...

Dystopian literature is well evident in the book “The hunger games” by Suzanne Collins. The book defines various social contracts that are usually expressed through dystopian literature. Different social contracts have been identified in the book and they represent extensive range on the bases of the Panem districts. Through exclusive analysis of the capitol various tools were used to indicate the social contract defined in the book. The elements are uniquely portrayed through the tools used by the author of the book.
Through excellent presentation in the book, Suzanne Collins has been able to delineate unique elements that ...

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Culturally diverse countries of the world unite under a broad banner called Universal Human rights. Human rights appeal to all of us because we as humans crave freedom, equality, respect, and dignity in all occupations. We look up at the United Nations ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948’(UN, 1948) as a beacon to guide and protect our rights be it a Rwandan facing genocide or a young American girl in detention. Despite the declaration, human rights mean different things to different people. For example, one person employing a regular house cleaner for cleaning, laundry, and dishes- is a norm and ...

Kingsley Amis was a prevalent and creative poet, novelist and critic, mostly considered amongst the utmost authors of the twentieth century about satire. On the other hand, Philip Larkin was also a well-known post-war writer in England, a nationwide favourite poet that was normally denoted as “England’s other poet Laureate.” Philip Larkin is persistently associated with the first novel of Kingsley Amis “Lucky Jim” as it is devoted to him. Larkin assisted in inspiring and in editing the book; many perceived him as the initial model for the main character of the novel. The connection between the two authors is more ...

Censorship is the demonstration or practice of smothering the discourse or open correspondence which is viewed as questionable, hurtful and delicate, by a legislature, media outlet or other controlling bodies. Censorship today is a path for parents and instructors of children to direct the perusing material of those they are connected with. They accept they are ensuring their children and learners from unforgiving language, rough diversion, viciousness, or for religious reasons. Parents and educators the country over have edited Of Mice and Men for comparative reasons. These individuals need to see the greater picture. Of Mice and Men ought not be ...

Introduction

The book, “Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice,” written by William Shakespeare, was written in 1603, which is based on the Italian short story known as “Un Capitano Moro (“A Moorish Captain”) which was written by Cinthio. The main character in the book is Othello, a Moorish general who worked and served in Venetian army. In the book, there are also other major characters such as Desdemona and Cassio. The book carries a variety of themes ranging from racism, jealousy, betrayal, love, repentance, and revenge. In this section, we shall focus on the theme of race as depicted from the ...

The following paper highlights the role of words or language in the life of the major character Liesel. The introduction shows that general background of the paper and the overall setting of the novel. Zusak integrates his voice in the novel as he use Liesel to show the difference that word make in the lives of individuals. The paper also compares the way that Hitler uses words to manipulate the German people against how Liesel uses language to ease the burden of the characters she interacts with. In addition, there are the influential factors that play an integral role ...

Why The Novel “Lord of the Flies” should be taught in college

Civilization has long been under the control of rules and regulations that keep us civil and respectful toward one another. This is guided by laws and rules that were set in place to do exactly that keep people all civilized. When we live by these laws every day it is easy to forget that this is not our nature. Most people are not naturally civilized and you only truly see their colors when they are provoked. The “lord of the flies” is a fictional novel by author William Golding that is based in the middle of a war. It is centralized ...

Is a Picture Really Worth a Thousand Words

In Art Speigelman’s graphic novel Maus I and II we get many actions illustrated in pictures instead of words. The novel portrays his father holocaust survival story and relationship with Vladeks. The comic book style pages show a powerful message through symbolism and the mimics. The novel begins with generalizing the Jews, the Polish, and the Germans with different animal characters. The Jews as mice, the Germans as cats, and the Polish as pigs. His novel depicts cat and mouse gaming struggles. The Jews were suffering, when were closed in this circle being sent into concentrations camps by the ...

The word eudaimonia is often translated as happiness or welfare. Some experts say

a better translation would be “human flourishing.” As we read the translation of Aristotle’s Ethics, we understand that happiness as used in English does not fit well with Aristotle’s ideas (Eudaimonia).
In Book I, Chapter 1, Aristotle talks about goods and that every action taken by people is aimed at gaining some good. The goods vary. Some are activities or actions and some are products that are the results of the activities. These goals or goods vary, but in Chapter 4, he says there is general agreement among men that the highest good is happiness. Since all ...

Free speech is considered as a part of fundamental rights. Books are a medium of expressing views of authors. Censoring books is not new, and it has been practiced by dominant groups or governments since centuries. Books are censored in order to prevent specific ideas from spreading. Books are censored by governments or other powerful people due to different reasons. This paper intends to discuss book censorship along with discussing how productive or counterproductive book censoring is.
Books are a source of knowledge and educate people. Censoring books deprives people of knowledge and learning, but this is only aspects of the ...

The assigned readings offer a good material for analyzing and criticizing the points made by the authors. The Empire of Innocence is an article written by Patricia Nelson Limerick, a leading American historian of the American West. The second text is written by Richard Rodrigues, an American writer of Spanish origin, who offers a story of his intellectual development and following it increasing conflict with his parents. In this essay I will critically approach both texts and point out the main issues raised there. My writing choice of critical essay is influenced by the texts given for the assignment but it is ...

Many schools of thought have been debating over several centuries as to what exactly it means to be a good person. Philosophers have also given many answers over the years about their general description of a good person. Many varying responses have been issued to give satisfactory definitions. While others state that it is respecting the law of the land; others argue it is dedicating their lives to helping others, while others believe being good is dictated by being religious. This paper will use the characters and events from the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni as well as other ...

Thesis: The death penalty in the United States is an antiquated practice that should be abolished. The death penalty fails to deter crime, is riddled with risks for inaccuracy and is unethical in a modern state that value human rights.
Aronson, Jay D. and Simon A. Cole. (2009). Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and the Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States. Law & Social Inquiry. 34 (3), 603-633.
This article argues that even with the advent of technology such as DNA, these sciences are still fundamentally problematic and able to make mistakes. With these mistakes ...

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Education has always been a main concern in any civilized society and with technology becoming faster and more advanced, it is no wonder that administrators are trying to join the two in the hope of producing more globally competitive students that will one day be the assets of the country or the state. In the early 2000s, schools began integrating laptops into their education system, urging every student to learn through these computers (Rock, “If You Wonder How Broken Our Education System Is, Have I Got a ...

The purpose why I would campaign against the banning of the Handmaid novel is due to its themes which has major implication on the current societies worldwide. (Atwood, p7) The main themes in this novel involve Feminism, the place of the individual in society, sexuality and power, the power of language, gender conflict and moral relativism. It is due to these themes which has hierarchical condemnation that drives those at authority feel sliced and thus intrigue the Bunning of this novel. My aim is to campaign against banning of this novel since it has consideration of individuals who are ...

This essay discusses the short story “Sonny’s Blues” – a story of two brothers – Sonny, the principal character, and his (unnamed) brother who narrates the story. As a short story, this one is actually quite long, running to some 27 pages (122-148) in the version sourced from the website of the Southwest Career and Technical Academy (SWCTA). Most critics consider James Baldwin as one of America’s great writers and cite “Sonny’s Blues” as a straightforward account of two brothers, endeavouring to live a right and proper life in an era and environment rich in a climate characterized by “hatred and oppression” (Zimmerman, ...

Introduction

The journey to find out what is meant by the term “literature” is a long journey that is never ending and if the journey is competed the answer does not usually satisfy. Most definitions that have been attempted have in most occasion failed and they also change as time go. As a matter of fact, the only thing that can be said to be certain about literature is that its definition is dynamic. Concepts of what literature are changes with time as well. What, at one period, can be looked at as ordinary, at another period it might be considered to ...

Compare James Baldwin's view of personal liberation with Jamaica Kincaid's

Compare James Baldwin's view of personal liberation with Jamaica Kincaid's

Introduction

In this paper, the ideas of liberation have been discussed from the perspective of James Baldwin and Jamaica Kincaid. The ideas of both these authors have been derived from their writings. The writings of James Baldwin, which have been used to understand his point of view, include, going to meet the Man, This Morning, This Evening, So Soon, and others. The movie of James Baldwin i.e. the Price of the Ticket has also been analyzed. On the other side, Jamaica Kincaid’s book Lucy has been used for this ...

In Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff, it is clear that there is a huge difference between being ‘book smart’ (intellectualism) and being ‘street smart.’ From the essay, it is evident that intellectualism is not achievable only through proper or formal education in schools or colleges (Gerraf 5). People should consider other subjects such as sports and cars as shapers of intellectualism and this is can actually be discussed out in the streets. Street smart personalities can learn things outside of an academic environment for instance in their neighborhoods. Hidden intellectualism is therefore found in everyday life. People are intellectuals in ...

Azadeh Moaveni’s literary work, Lipstick Jihad, is a mirror image of the underground youth culture which prevails in the land of Tehran in response to the hard-line restrictions of the religious helms. She interprets it as a form of jihad or religious war with these conservatives who constrict the society with their directives. She is outraged by the moral policing of the authority and is taken aback by the cynic resignation of her companions who live back there. The author delves deep into the gazillion restrictions which are placed on the women folk of the society in Iran. The work ...

A human life can be viewed in various ways, but the most common way to describe and understand it is as a path towards one's fate and self-realisation. The book "Sky Burial" by Xinran Xue tells the story of Chinese woman Shu Wen, who on the path of searching for her husband has found herself and realised new ways in life. Although the book might seem quite simple in its narration and plot, the message indented behind is quite complex and aims to reach a wider audience.
First of all, Xinran aims at the description of one's love story of ...

Many scholars admit that the study of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an exploration of the American society. The book revolves at the very heart of the American physical geography, political beliefs, and moral consciousness. In addition, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn probes readers to redefine the meaning of the conventionally held perceptions about civilization, freedom and the concept of right and wrong. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and documents the stories of a pre-civil war society and the controversy over slavery. The central conflict is the permeable idea of freedom is questioned in relation ...

In the recent past, the education sector has witnessed intensive modification and transformations. The core aim of these changes is to help the sector meet the integrity standards essential in modern dynamic economic demands. The writing by Henry Newman, “The idea of a university” has proved to be of decisive importance in explaining the intellectual manifesto for catholic university both in America and in other parts of the world. The book guides students on how to develop intellectual and rational arguments by explaining to them the significance of responding thoughtfully to arguments and observing excellence in presenting and defending their ...

The Perfect Storm is a non-fiction novel written by Sebastian Junger. The writer writes his informed opinion of the story of what he had been told with the hopes of persuading the readers to believe what he believes. Even though it is based on an actual event, Junger writes basing on accounts of real people who are families and friends of the deceased and a few survivors. Junger sensationalizes the details of the tremendous storm to make the story more interesting through his descriptions of things and events and it is of good help to the readers. The perfect storm book ...

The book, the Picture of Dorian Gray by is an interesting piece of innovation in the literary field. The story dwells around the protagonist who is Dorian Gray in London. The usage of descriptive images reveals Gray as an ambitious, wealthy, and handsome young man with the ability to capture a woman’s attention. He unconsciously does so to Lady Brandon who is an artist of great reputation. The different attempts to portray Gray in many mythological aspects disappoint him. The claim of the young man is that the portrait displays a variance of the artist’s feelings as subjective to ...

Rhonda Byrne’s book, The Secret, is one of the bestselling books around the globe. It s content has also elicited much sales for the DVD by the same author of Prime Time Productions (Heuvel 5). According to Byrne, the secret is the law of attraction that posits that one’s thoughts attract everything that is in existence within their life i.e. our thoughts act as the centre of attraction for everything that has happened, is happening or will happen in one’s life. Scientifically, it follows the principle of magnetism. The feelings that are generated in the body ...

As the saying goes, the ocean is blue because it reflects off the ocean; the descriptions of Africa are as many as the people who describe it. Many people describe Africa in different ways and to a large extend, they all give something akin the correct description. However, Africa is a great area with different people and cultures, thus it can never be described a single thing. The different people living in Africa claim different origins which justify the reasons why it cannot be described as a single unit. It is claimed that civilization in Africa came during colonization by the Europeans, but ...

Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times is a hard-hitting and fascinating look at the state of England's working poor during his time; the depiction of these social problems, particularly in the first nine chapters of the book, is very telling of his attitudes toward the treatment of the poor in England. In the world of Coketown, a place filled with dark smoke and factories, fact is held up as the best and most prudent thing to have; imagination is downplayed as being useless to a modern society. Dickens uses vivid characters and extensive use of setting and tone to describe an England that ...

Over the years there have been thousands of personal accounts have been made by U.S. veterans and former soldiers who served in the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN), only a fistful of which are in English, but none of them are as unique as Last night, I dreamed that Peace by Dang Thuy Tram. Contrary to most accounts, a voice from the other side is offered by this book, yet this voice is so universal that it was worth preserving. Unlike a majority of the northern accounts, this book is a chronicle of the journey of a young woman who works as a civilian doctor on ...

Evaluation is the biological change in the populations inherited characteristics. Charles Darwin theorized that evolutionary biology is the sole result that led to the modern man. In his theory, he established that the diversity in population could have only resulted from the change in inherited characteristics. To better enhance understanding of this theory, Darwin theorized that the change can take place from varied levels, from species level, organism level, individual level and molecule level. Thus in this theory, Darwin established that man must have evolved from a common ancestor by a speciation and extinction. To completely live up to his argument, ...

Classic pieces of literature such as those written by Shakespeare or Dickinson are constantly being reinterpreted by new generations and literary leaders. Classic stories such as A Little Princess or the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis are also constantly being reevaluated by up-and-coming as well as established authors. C. S. Lewis’s well beloved series The Chronicles of Narnia has recently been evaluated, and attacked, by Philip Pullman. Philip Pullman, the celebrated children’s author who wrote His Dark Materials, has been called by The Times one of the fifty greatest British authors since 1945. He ...

In Slaughterhouse Five, the main character, Billy Pilgrim, is a soldier who becomes unstuck in time, beginning to experience every moment of his life at different points, jumping back and forth in the time stream. As a result, he encounters the unfortunate aspects of the past, and the terrible boredom and fearful death of his future. Billy is fatalistic, constantly feeling as though his life will not amount to anything, and that he knows exactly how everything will end. Because of this, Billy's own sanity is called into question at various points throughout the book, as he uses his ability to ...

In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the dangers of imperialism - and the line between man and beast - are explored in detail, through the story of Charlie Marlow and his encounters with Mr. Kurtz. The place and the right of civilized man to command and control other cultures that are less technologically advanced is explored, as is the transition of men between good and evil. While many physical objects are used in literature to denote certain things, Conrad's use of the Africans in his book constitutes, just as easily, the same narrative and thematic purpose of an object. ...

A collateral contract is a separate contract besides the original contract that assigns the rights and obligations of the existing contract to an independent third party. Writings in such a contract form the basis of agreement between the parties in the original contract and the third party (Collins, 2003).
Collateral contracts should be in writing since they fall under the statute law of frauds. In the statute, the provisions are that collateral agreements require evidence in a form of writing, and it is only if they are presented in writing that the law considers them enforceable. Writings in these contracts ascertain ...

" A great book, rich in ideas and beauty, a book that raises and tries to answer great fundamental questions, demands the most active reading of which you are capable " (Adler 269). These are Adler’s statement in his book, How to Mark a book while stressing on being active while reading a book by writing between the lines. There has been an argument that Adler’s proposition of how to mark a book is irrelevant due to the introduction of new forms of educational media. I completely agree with Adler’s proposition of marking up a book because it helps the reader to understand ...

1. Socrates, Descartes and Thoreau are all very famous philosophers with different beliefs and wisdom toward different aspects of life. According to Thoreau he positions life and truth as a way to live and have life in this world. Descartes reasoning of life promotes a more distinct and moral aspects as from the intellectual mind and towards the many other natures. Though all of them proceed on different times they possess a unique approach to life whereby the aspect of life is of descriptive nature. In this respect I agree to the fact that the similarity of their thinking continues to baffle ...

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian painter who was born on 1452 and passed on in 1519. Da Vinci is often described as the face of a renaissance man. He is most famous for the painting Monalisa and the Last Supper. As famous as he was as an artist, Leonardo Di Vinci was also famed in the areas of science, philosophy, and literature. Contemporarily, Leonardo Da Vinci’s has been a subject of debate among scholars. Leonardo was born as an illegitimate son in a north Italian village to a successful Florentine and a peasant woman. Leonardo grew up with both his father and ...

Philip Roth's 2000 novel The Human Stain deals with many controversial and heated topics, such as racism, divorce, political controversy and sensationalism. The way in which the book's central character, Coleman Silk, is destroyed through seemingly harmless acts is a powerful statement on the nature of racial politics. This is made even more complex by the eventual reveal of Silk's true secret, placing his predicament in a wholly new light. The effects of these events affect both Silk and many other characters in the novel in dramatic ways. In this essay, the characters of Silk, narrator Nathan Zuckerman and Silk's secret ...

Importance of Reading

Reading may be defined as a complex process of cognitive use of senses like touch and sight on symbols used in representing information to decrypt the encrypted information by the symbols to have meaningful data from the symbols.

Reading is a vital part of learning since it helps in classroom communication enhancing the process of knowledge acquirement in the classroom. Through reading, a learner is able to enhance understanding of already written information in books aiding greatly in the learning process.

The process of reading can be broadly divided into four categories. The first category is scanning and skimming. These two reading ...

Mormonism is a religion that was founded by Joseph Smith Jr. This religion is practiced by members of the Latter Day Saint Church and this church has more than 6 million members. The mormons founder Joseph Smith reportedly claimed that he received visions from God through an angel called Moroni that he was going to be used to restore the Christian church because it was lost after the death of the original apostles. Smith was put in jail on June 27th, 1884 after there word spread that he had introduced polygamy in Mormonism. He was later assassinated by mob and ...

Transformation of characters often involves a dramatic change, whether in appearance or attitude, from one point to the next. The way characters interact and behave before said transformation is vastly different from how they would do so afterward. In Gerd Theissen's historical account of the life of Jesus, Shadow of the Galilean shows the transformation of many different characters, especially in light of their exposure to Jesus Christ. Most prominent among these characters experiencing transformation is the protagonist, Andreas, who gradually turns from a reluctant turncoat into a devout follower. In this essay, we will explore the ways in which Andreas transforms, ...

This book is a seminal work in the analysis of literature and provides several succint examples of how works can be analyzed accordingly. It is split into several parts which demonstrate its strengths of analysis but there are also some intriguing reflections on the various aspects of literature and some finely selected poems and pieces of writing.
Schib and Clifford begin by providing a succint analysis of Sharon Olds’ ‘Summer Solstice’, New York City in the chapter called, ‘How to Read Closely’. Here the author espouses on the beauty of the great city in summer also espousing the various values ...

How many people in our society would yearn for higher education? But does everyone have equal access to it? This argument surrounds the negative impacts of higher education cost in America and how many intellectually qualified high school graduates cannot afford tuition to enter even the cheapest of institutions, known as the community college.
A recent research on Florida Memorial University located in Opa Locka Florida, revealed that the cost per semester, when all courses were considered, to enroll in a Bachelors of Science 4 year degree program was $6,175 per semester for in- state students with an ...

The works of Ray Bradbury have long been held up as examples of speculative fiction: the forms of genres which, generally, encompass a wide range of imaginative features. His work often presents common themes such as those with pertain to the future, space, science fiction and the dystopian qualities of future societies. For example, in Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury discusses a future society where books are banned: presenting the reader with a hint of anti-meta narrative, given that the book is the very thing in the readers’ hands. This also represents Bradbury’s most famous work: it is universally accepted as being one ...

Compare and contrast the most important points to development that William Easterly, Jeffrey Sachs, and Susan George & Fabrizio Sabelli Give in their books

Introduction

This paper analyzes the vital points to development in the books by William Easterly, Jeffrey Sachs, and Susan George & Fabrizio Sabelli. I will examine the three books one after the other, highlighting the similarities and differences. Importantly, the three books have diverse views about the developmental aid offered by the World Bank and the IMF. However, they all advocate for the establishment of stable, transparent and credible governance in the underdeveloped countries.

In his book, Easterly ...

Ever since ancient times, the argument over whether God exists or not, has conceived the silliest and most profound debates known to mankind. This persuasive essay argues that God might be real. However religion is a fabrication designed to control mankind. Albert Einstein said “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this” (“Positive Atheisms – Albert Einstein Quote”). In consideration of this theme, a comparative review of the worlds’ ...

Through properly analyzing the context of the book The Death of Artemio Cruz, it is notable that the book explores various social aspects. The diverse issues discussed are in relation to the activities that were taking place during the period of authorship of the book. The book tries to develop a theme that is surrounded by the different issues that affect various societies. In this instance, it is the life of Cruz that is under review where his life encounters are evaluated against various social values (Fuentes 23). Throughout the book, it is evident to note the various social aspects ...

Gothic Literature
Gothic novel originated in England, in the last quarter of the XVIII century. It opens up a world, freed from the everyday plausibility. This world is fantastic, with a gloomy color and plot, covered with historical and geographical romance and sinister atmosphere. Gothic novel is more than two hundred years; it has changed, has become modern, but have not lost its essential characteristics – pleasant horror, tension and excitement.

British Gothic Novel

Gothic novel in England has been very popular since the XVIII century. The “father” of this genre of literature is considered to be Horace Walpole, with the novel The ...

In this essay, I will make a critical discussion about Aristotle’s analysis of virtues and vices regarding correct attitude towards material good, services and money. I will begin by presenting Aristotle’s virtue about generosity, a virtue that talks about how people should spend their money, and I will continue by researching how this issue reflects into contemporary virtue of generosity. I will argue that Aristotle’s ethics are the starting point regarding a good life for a human being, the middle point between deficiency and excess, both being vices. Furthermore, I contend that, even if Aristotle’s virtues were right, we ...

Charles Yale Harrison was a soldier in WWI and his book Generals Die in Bed is a reflection of his war experience. He dedicated his book to the Canadian, Australian and German soldier that died in the woods near Amiens in 1918. It is hard to know exactly why Harrison wrote the book just as no one knows for sure why Leonardo Da Vinci painted the famous Mona Lisa. But certain reasons can be speculated that fit well with Harrison’s writing. Harrison hated war and realized that soldiers are mere pawns in wars that do not even understand ...

Introduction

This argumentative essay utilizes the mechanism of intertextuality to analyze three different English classics namely: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868-69); R. L. Stevenson, Treasure Island (1883) and Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902). Intertextuality establishes the relationships between different texts, here ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’, compared how the reader was influenced by the depiction of pictures as an additional methodology. Little Women and Treasure Island targeted specific genders and age groups. This essay seeks to establish connections or influence between these different books.

Discussion

Intertextuality enables the establishment of relationships between texts. Such can ...

Introduction

Summer is a novel by the esteemed writer Edith Wharton, who is mostly known for her books such as Ethan Frome. Summer is seen as a continuation of the theme that Edith delved in her previous book Ethan Frome. The plot similarities can be seen as both protagonists of the two books were ambitious and tired of living an average life. The story revolves around Charity, an eighteen-year-old, who craves for adventure from the bleakness of her situation. She is soon entangled in a love affair with the visiting Lucius Harney. The story is about the sexual awakening, naivety, ...

Alan Moore`s Watchmen may be considered to be one of the most controversial but capturing comic-book series ever made. Quotes from this comic book along with some characters have merged with pop culture forever, thus proving its uniqueness and gripping beauty. Moreover, this exceptional comic book presents reader with extraordinary portrayal of superheroes. Moore completely distorts all superhero clichés instead depicting real people with all their flaws and anxieties and without outstanding superpowers, the exception makes only Dr. Manhattan. Moreover, by manipulating and speculating with turning points in history of the US, like the Vietnam War or ...

A Midwife’s Tale is a detailed biography of Martha Ballard, a midwife in the late period of the 1700s to the early 1800s who wrote a diary of her daily operation’s ranging from 1st January 1785 to 8th May 1812. Ballard’s everyday life can be categorized as being a very extraordinary woman that lived an ordinary lifestyle in the community of Puritan. Ballard’s life represented many women in America in the late 18th century who had less power and minimal rights compared to men. The book continues to illustrate the daily chores of Martha Ballard, ...

Role of Women in the Boccaccio’s Decameron Stories

Decameron, possibly one of the few remarkable works of Western Literature that was authored by Giovanni Boccaccio is actually a collection of hundred different stories. The tales in this collection are narrated by several speakers who have escaped the city of Florence, which was plague-ridden. The narrators are seen recounting the tales in the host countries to which they escaped, as they aim to kill time by recounting each other’s tales. In this book, Boccaccio sets out from the awe-inspiring poetic idealism of Dante Alighieri as well as Francesco Petrarch, giving life to literature as well as the ...

Education in general and particularly higher education is a matter of concern for everyone in the society. While teachers, educationists, scholars, students and researchers are part of the system of education, parents, politicians and the society as a whole are also stakeholders directly or indirectly. Elementary and high-school education is of a general nature and form a base for higher education. It is higher education that shapes the careers and professions of young aspirants. Higher education gives a direction to life and serves as a transition from adolescence to adulthood. It prepares the youth for earning money. The idea that college education is the preparation ...

Amongst the various sources of finance, like sale of financial instruments, or even borrowing loans from banks and other financial institutions, a very popular method is lease or lease financing, that is defined by the Leases Exposure Draft of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) & Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as “a contract in which the right to control the use of a specified asset (the underlying asset) is conveyed to a customer, for a period of time (throughout the lease term), in exchange for some consideration (periodic rental payments), if the customer has the ability to direct the use, and receive benefit ...