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        <title><![CDATA[Achebe's " A Man of the People" explores the issue of power and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/corruption-main-theme-man-people-90889</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Achebe's " A Man of the People" explores the issue of power and corruption.  Using post colonial Africa as ths metaphor, Achebe uses Chief Nanga as the supreme example of power in developing nations.  Rising from poverty, Nanga gives voice to his citizenry in articulating a nation's dreams and the visions of a successful body politic.  In the process, he becomes seduced and entranced with the trappings of political power.  Corruption and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:42:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA["The visitor " Short story by christine pinsent- johnson
Can you...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA["The visitor " Short story by christine pinsent- johnson
Can you sumarize above the story?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:00:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In terms of Forster's view of owning properties, he relates this to the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/what-accoding-e-m-foster-adverse-impacts-having-90869</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In terms of Forster's view of owning properties, he relates this to the larger issue of materialism.  In Forster's mind, anytime someone becomes occupied with the desire for material wealth, he believes there is a loss of self perception.  In his essay, "My Wood," Forster argues that the desire for materialism creates a "heavier person."  This weight is associated with the idea that we believe that we are more superior than we actually are...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:29:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A prevailing motif of Act IV of "Hamlet" is Hamlet's mockery of ...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/how-does-shakespeare-target-his-elizabethan-90873</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A prevailing motif of Act IV of "Hamlet" is Hamlet's mockery of  hypocrisy.  In light of the fact that his father John had once been very popular with civic positions of favor, and then fell out of favor, Shakespeare could be targeting his Elizabethan audience in this respect.
For instance, in speaking with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Scene II, Hamlet caustically mocks their hypocrisy to him as well as their sycophancy to King...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:56:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is corruption the main theme in A Man of the People?
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        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/corruption-main-theme-man-people-90889</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Is corruption the main theme in A Man of the People?
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:42:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As in most expositions, the opening scene of "Macbeth" by Shakespeare...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/what-significance-opening-scene-macbeth-90867</link>
        <description><![CDATA[As in most expositions, the opening scene of "Macbeth" by Shakespeare establishes a mood.  With the three witches's arrival and portentous remark,

Fir is foul, and foul is fair./Hover through the fog and filthy air (I,ii,10-11)

the motifs of evil confusion and the supernatural are introduced.  This opening scene also introduces the theme of fate as a force in the action of the play.  And, since the Elizabethans were very interested in the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:13:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Shakespeare target his Elizabethan audience with Act IV in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Shakespeare target his Elizabethan audience with Act IV in "Hamlet"?
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:04:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," Ralph has been made the leader...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," Ralph has been made the leader because of his golden appearance and his leadership qualities, one of which is his rationality.  Therefore, he insists throughout the novel that the boys build and keep a signal fire burning so that a passing ship or plane will spot it and rescue them. 
As the narrative develops, the signal fire becomes a dividing line between Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and others and the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:52:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[According to Ralph in "Lord of the Flies," what must the boys do to aid...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to Ralph in "Lord of the Flies," what must the boys do to aid their own rescue?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/according-ralph-what-must-they-do-aid-their-own-90871</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:34:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what accoding to E.M. Foster are the adverse impacts of having properties?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/what-accoding-e-m-foster-adverse-impacts-having-90869</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what accoding to E.M. Foster are the adverse impacts of having properties?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:18:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the significance of the opening scene, Act I, Scene 1, of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/what-significance-opening-scene-macbeth-90867</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the significance of the opening scene, Act I, Scene 1, of "Macbeth"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:14:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is stylistics an independent discepline?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/stylistics-an-independent-discepline-90865</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Is stylistics an independent discepline?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:10:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[critical analysis of the screen scene in The School For Scandal...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/critical-analysis-screen-scene-school-for-scandal-90863</link>
        <description><![CDATA[critical analysis of the screen scene in The School For Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/critical-analysis-screen-scene-school-for-scandal-90863</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:09:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why does Sir Mohan's English accent infuriate the soldiers? Explain the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/why-does-sir-mohans-english-accent-infuriate-90861</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why does Sir Mohan's English accent infuriate the soldiers? Explain the line "It did sound like English, but it was too much of the King's for them."]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/why-does-sir-mohans-english-accent-infuriate-90861</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:08:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Discuss the use of irony in the story "Karma." How does Sir Mohan Lal...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/discuss-use-irony-story-karma-how-does-sir-mohan-90859</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Discuss the use of irony in the story "Karma." How does Sir Mohan Lal get his just deserts?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:04:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I believe that this question is inspired by H.G Wells, The Time Machine....]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/group/discuss/what-books-would-you-take-53809?start=10#16</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I believe that this question is inspired by H.G Wells, The Time Machine. The Inventor travels back to the future to help the Eloi rebuild civilization and brings with him three books, but which ones? The reader is left to ponder that very question. Anyone responding to these post's should take the question seriously and make sure you have your (10 or 3) chosen books in your library, because you never know...
My three books would be:
1)...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 06:59:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reminiscent of the chorus in ancient Greek drama, some chracters in the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/nora-cathleen-choric-character-rider-sea-90779</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Reminiscent of the chorus in ancient Greek drama, some chracters in the Elizabethan and modern drama do serve choric functions such as observing and commenting upon the course of action and sometimes marginally participating in it.
The two daughters of old Maurya in Synge's tagedy in one act, Riders to the Sea, may be seen as somewhat choric. They observe and comment, wait and see, from their allotted space, as things happen to their...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 03:57:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Gracie Mae describe the young boy? in Nineteen Fifty-Five by...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/how-does-gracie-mae-describe-young-boy-nineteen-90829</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How does Gracie Mae describe the young boy? in Nineteen Fifty-Five by Alice Walker? Include some Quotes]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/how-does-gracie-mae-describe-young-boy-nineteen-90829</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 02:10:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[describe the authors's use of colloquial language and jargon. what are...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/describe-authorss-use-colloquial-language-jargon-90827</link>
        <description><![CDATA[describe the authors's use of colloquial language and jargon. what are the effects of this use of language? include quotes]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/lit/q-and-a/describe-authorss-use-colloquial-language-jargon-90827</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:59:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[To answer this question, one needs to relive all the beautiful moments...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/lit/group/discuss/how-would-life-without-literature-55201?start=10#12</link>
        <description><![CDATA[To answer this question, one needs to relive all the beautiful moments he/she experienced when reading a work of art. How the human experience expressed in such work helps to enhance his/her perception of the world around him/her. Reading literature helps one to contemplate how the accumulation of human experience reinforces a sense of sharing of all the felicity, misery, anger, betrayal, chivalry…etc. We are not alone in this world. When...]]></description>
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