Essays on Cunning

“Burmese Days” is a powerful and thought-provoking novel written by George Orwell that presents a grim portrait of imperialism and the British Empire. In the book, Orwell neither romanticizes Burma and its people nor idealizes the imperialists. Instead, he depicts bitterness, meanness, corruption, and wickedness. Using his own experience, the author skillfully depicts the cruel circumstances and tragic outcomes in a colonial society that is based on domination and fear and is in the service of the imperialists. The protagonist of the novel, John Flory, vividly demonstrates the dark side of the ruling class, and that the imperialists did ...

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Happiness is one of the most sought, but yet one of the most elusive humankind’s wishes. The greatest thinkers in history have all touched the idea of the happiness, and possibly how to attain it. Many Buddhists will avoid any activity that causes pleasure, since they believe that positive physical sensations distract the brain from achieving meaningful moral clarity. In the Western world, the Utilitarian theory that happiness derives from the most amount of pleasure minus the least amount of pain, has really taken off in the last 50 years (with advertising suggesting that instant and temporary satisfaction ...

The image under discussion is an advertisement of Orbit chewing gum. The photograph is used to advertise the chewing gum in a glossy magazine, and it is possible to presume that it addresses both male and female demographic. The photo includes both an image of a handsome young man and a catchy text to accompany it. The advertisement displays a young man, handsome, confident and even provocative, with classy hairstyle and perfectly-fitting suit. It is a close-up; therefore a viewer can see only the face and shoulders of the model. The focus is on the man’s face; his ...

INTRODUCTION

History has always been filled with hundreds of great men who have led the greatest and most influential of nations throughout the ancient world. Men, like Julius Caesar, King Tut and Alexander the Great have been celebrated and both, famously and infamously, remembered as historically relevant. However, despite how the history books often present it, there have also been a number of very powerful female rulers that are often overlooked by history but are more than worthy of attention and research. Two such leaders are the Tang Empress Wu Setian and the Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut. These women ruled in ...

In Coriolanus, the titular character’s mother tells him “You are too absolute” (Shakespeare). Volumnia, in this case, is trying to convince her son to approach the common plebeians for their votes to the Senate. Coriolanus is a proud man and an excellent soldier, but he struggles throughout the text with problems associated with his pride and his unwillingness to engage in political maneuvering. His mother, who ostensibly wants to see her son elected and placed in power, tries her hardest to convince him that he should participate in the process of trying to woo the people (Shakespeare). By “ ...

Introduction

The Perrult version starts off by focusing on the main character Little Red riding Hood. Her mother asks her to take some food to her. Her grandmother lives across the forest, and her mother gives warns her not to stray off the path. Along the way she meets a wolf who asks her what she is doing. She tells him where he is headed, and what she is carrying, and also tells him where her grandmother's house is located. Little Red Riding Hood was late to her grandmother’s house as she strayed off the path to pick some ...

The master craftsman, William Shakespeare, in his Othello and The Winter’s Tale portrays some curious facets of femininity, maybe deliberately or not. Desdemona in Othello is a Venetian beauty with astute and resolute individuality, while Hermione in The Winter’s Tale is mysterious and majestic. When we take the reality aspect, the former is more realistic and true to life, which has implications even in this modern present. The latter is to an extent unreal, and somewhat fantasy. Character is everything in Shakespeare’s plays; the works have no existence apart from the characters. In Shakespeare’s plays, ...

Some themes of "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" and typology of the character of Homer's poem "The Odyssey” are similar to some extent. Further, in the paper, such similarities will be discussed. The form of storytelling of “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor” recalls the story of Odysseus. Both stories start in a similar way. In “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor”, the poor meets Sinbad the Sailor in his house, after which the latter tells stories of his travels and adventures for seven nights in a row. Odysseus meets in the same way King ...

Othello is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare written in 1603. The play is based on the story Un Capitano Moro by Cinthio that was published in 1565 (Bert 2). The play revolves around four major characters namely Othello, Desdemona, Cassio, and Iago. Othello was a Moorish general in the Venetian army while Desdemona was his beloved wife. Cassio, on the other hand, was Othello’s trusted but unfaithful pennant partner while Iago was a close working colleague to Othello, who has constituted to the development of major themes in the play due to his character. The cunning character ...

The poem “Home-Baked Brad” is about femininity and it deals with the writer’s feelings towards cooking. There is symbolism as well because the role of women is depicted by bread. This product baked by women represents the warmth that only women have. The author of this poem, Sally Croft is trying to make the readers visualize the feminine desire and the sense of power as well as tenderness. The woman in this poem embraces her role of the caretaker in a household. She is a traditional woman and is good at cooking which is a way for her ...