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Atonement
What role does Cecilia play in Ian McEwan's Atonement?
In Ian McEwan’s Atonement, Cecilia is presented as a foil to her sister, Briony, though she is often present only in the background of the action. Let’s look at this in more detail. Cecilia is...
The Shrouded Woman
How does María Luisa Bombal's The Shrouded Woman connect to Mexican literary surrealism?
To relate Maria Luisa Bombal's The Shrouded Woman with the Mexican literary surrealist movement you might focus on identifying surrealist elements in the novel and showing how the Mexican setting...
Reference
How does Gillian Clarke's "Catrin" explore the loss of identity and freedom between mother and daughter?
The struggle and conflict for identity and freedom between mother and daughter is a central theme in the two stanzas of "Catrin." We can imagine the child looking out the window at the outside...
Literature
How does Gillian Clarke's "Catrin" portray conflict in parent-child relationships?
The poem “Catrin” by Gillian Clarke conveys that the conflict in a parent-child relationship is ongoing and complicated. This conflict begins with the mother giving birth, as the narrator recalls:...
Literature
How does Trudi Canavan's The Magicians' Guild present the theme of power and responsibility?
In Trudi Canavan's The Magicians' Guild, Sonea must confront the connection between power and responsibility in herself and within her world. Let's look at how this happens. Sonea is a dwell,...
Social Sciences
An assignment asks me to discuss the sustainable potential of electric vehicles in a research article using the...
First, electric cars don't generate noticeable greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the U.K. intends to end the sale of all gas (petrol) and diesel-powered vehicles by 2030. However, the...
Literature
Can Diane Cook's "Bounty" be read through an Anthropogenic lens?
An Anthropogenic lens examines the significance of humanity's collective impact on the Earth's climate and ecosystems. Some believe that there will be a "final reckoning" between nature and...
The Giver
Explain the effect the mood shift has on the reader. What was Lowry’s intended effect? Standing in the freezing mound...
As the final chapter of The Giver begins, Jonas is beset by feelings of hopelessness. He does not think that he will be able to reach Elsewhere, and the onset of snow only makes his journey more...
John Edgar Wideman
What is the impact of presenting multiple generations in John Edgar Wideman's “Daddy Garbage”?
In “Daddy Garbage,” John Edgar Wideman presents multiple generations and various time periods to provide a broader perspective on the main characters and their world. Let's look at this in more...
Under Milk Wood
How does Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood participate in literary transitional culture?
The play Under Milk Wood demonstrates Thomas's signature insight, drawing a portrait of a fictional Welsh seaside town and the dreams, desires, and idiosyncrasies of its inhabitants. Thomas was...
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin (Chapter Summaries, Themes, Characters)
Chapter Summaries Chapters 1-6 Summary Chapter 1 Summary Narrator Sybylla Melvyn relates her earliest memory. She is crying in pain and riding on her father, Richard (Dick) Melvyn’s horse...
Social Sciences
Why do some people argue that prostitution should instead be referred to as sex work?
Some argue that the term "prostitute" carries a negative connotation harmful to those who choose to earn income through sex work. Studies show that women labeled as "prostitutes" are often viewed...
Atlas of the Heart
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown (Summary, Chapter Summaries, Themes, Analysis)
Overall Summary Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart attempts to map the varying emotional experiences we encounter in our lives. She believes that by detailing the interrelations between emotion and...
Emmanuel Lévinas
levinas says that he needs to leave the climate of the philosophy of heidegger but not for a pre-heideggerian...
Emmanuel Levinas decided that he wanted to move away from the philosophy of Heidegger, which concentrates largely on ontology, but he also did not care to return to the older philosophical focal...
Totality and Infinity
how can we understand the asymmetry between the same and the other?can you please explain it and give some examples?
In Totality and Infinity, Emmanuel Levinas presents the relationship between the self and the other as asymmetrical, for the other is always above the self, making demands, calling for...
Business
Write a letter to your school; based on your major or intended major explain how would you professionally use each of...
The way you use each of these applications will vary based on your intended major, so I'm going to try to help you brainstorm some purposes for each. Hopefully this will help you consider similar...
In a Free State
How do characters in the book, We are Not Free, by Traci Chee, oppose the trait of Gaman?
While many of the characters in Traci Chee's novel We Are Not Free exhibit the trait of Gaman, some fail in that at least some of the time. Let's define Gaman and then look at some examples. Chee...
Arts
Comment on the narrative semiotics in highlighting masculinity in contemporary Malayalam film
Contemporary Malayalam film does not shy away from exploring the deep issues of masculinity and the conflicts that certain types of masculine expression cause. Let's look at that through the lens...
Literature
How do the characters in We are Not Free demonstrate Gaman in the book?
In We Are Not Free by Traci Chee, many of the characters exhibit Gaman in their attitudes, words, and actions. Let’s define Gaman and then look at some examples. According to Chee, Gaman is “The...
Lorrie Moore
"how" by Lorrie Moore short story by the author ...trying to get a copy only of this story. Thanks,Alan Cahn
Lorrie Moore's short story “How” is found in her book Self-Help, which is likely available through your college library or your local public library. It can also be found on the online digital...
Literature
What does Eric Hobsbawm describe as the ‘contradictions of liberal bourgeois society’ in his book The Age of Empire:...
According to Eric Hobsbawm in The Age of Empire: 1875 to 1914, the liberal bourgeois society met with a “strange death” because of the “contradictions inherent in its advance.” Let's look at what...
Totality and Infinity
according to levinas morality is possible only as eschatology.can you please explain what he means by this?
In the preface to Totality and Infinity, Lévinas is writing greatly in response to his social context. Following the conclusion of two World Wars and the genocide of millions of people, Lévinas...
Social Sciences
The sociological and psychological forces at work in the world of a serial killer (Albert Fish).Get behind the facts...
Albert Fish was a serial killer and cannibal who was responsible for at least three murders and many other horrible crimes over a period of many years. We can look at some theories that, while not...
The Moon and Sixpence
- I suppose Velasquez was a better painter than El Greco, but custom stales one's admiration for him: the Cretan,...
This quotation comes from the beginning of W. Somerset Maugham's The Moon and Sixpence, and it refers to the nature of art and the self-infusion of an artist into his or her work. Let's explore...
To Kill a Mockingbird
What genre does the book belong to? What in the book makes it typical for the genre it belongs to?
To Kill A Mockingbird is a bildungsroman. A bildungsroman is a coming of age novel in which the protagonist learns and grows, usually through adversity. "Bildung" means education in German,...
History
what changes political, social, economic did the new England colonies face in the latest 1600? How did these...
The New England colonies were facing several political, social, and economic changes in the late 1600s that contributed to the witchcraft hysteria. Let's look at some of these. First, as you think...
History
What is going on in Ukraine that made it a current event this semester? first paragraph provide; who, what, when,...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has garnered the world's attention in recent months. Russia invaded its neighbor on February 24, but tensions between the two countries have been growing for much...
Sonnets to Orpheus
can you give a brief intepretation of sonnet 2 part 1?
Sonnet 2 can be difficult to understand, especially as we are faced with problems of translation. I am using the Robert Temple translation, but have also looked at two other translations. The...
The Salt Eaters
The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara (Chapter Summaries, Themes, Characters)
Chapter 1 Summary At the Southwest Community Infirmary, a health center in Claybourne, Georgia, two women sit facing each other. On one stool is Minnie Ransom, the town's famed spiritual healer....
The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Chapter Summaries)
The House of the Dead Study Guide Part 1: Introduction–Chapter 2 Introduction The narrator describes the attractions of living in a small Siberian town. In such a town, the narrator once met a man...
The Things They Carried
How does community affect a person? The members of the platoon in TTTC are a community, and feeling close to or...
Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried and Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God both explore the theme of community, but they do so in vastly different ways. Let’s examine community in...
The Odyssey
Discuss at least 3 specific ways in which Odysseus is challenged to put up with the abuse of the suitors?
In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus decides that he will put up with abuse from the suitors so that he can properly prepare to take his revenge. Let’s look at how he does that. For one thing, Odysseus...
Arts
For a timeline project regarding "Reader Response Theory", what are 6 key points that address topics such as history,...
You might consider some of the following as key events relating to the development of reader response theory: 1926: C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter that "a poem unread is not a poem at all." In 1961,...
Skellig
Chapter 7,8,9 Write about what we know about Michael and Mina include about information about what they look like...
Michael, who is the protagonist and narrator of this story, meets his new neighbor Mina at the beginning of chapter 7. Her physical qualities are described in chapter 9. She is "little" with hair...
Sonnets to Orpheus
can you please give a brief interpretation of sonnet i2?
Like many of the sonnets in this cycle, Sonnet 12 is about transformation. I hesitate to quote from the sonnet, as different translations exist, but in the translation I am using, the sonnet opens...
Totality and Infinity
can you please explain in plainer english than the original the ''infinition of infinity''?
In Emmanuel Levinas’ Totality and Infinity, the “infinition of infinity” is essentially the idea of infinity or its mode of being. Let’s look at this more closely. Infinity is something that...
The Foundation Trilogy
What are the internal and external conflicts of the foundation, 1951 by isaac asimov?
Let's begin by differentiating between internal and external conflict. Internal conflict is the struggle a character faces within his own mind. This conflict creates personal discord and represents...
Literature
How would you justify the feminism in the play "Chitra" by Rabindranath Tagore?
In Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore, the title character learns that it is more important to be herself than to try to be the proverbial perfect woman, and this, in fact, is the play's feminist...
Émile
What was Rousseau's theory of the 'natural' and 'nature' in Émile?
In Émile, Rousseau speaks of “natural” and “nature” with regard to human nature and the natural education of a child. Let’s look at what he has to say. Unlike many thinkers of his day, Rousseau...
To Kill a Mockingbird
With reference to the ways Lee presents Scout, show how far you agree that she learns important lessons about life by...
You might argue that Scout has learned important lessons about the way she perceives people, about her father's character, and about the true nature of courage. Early in the novel, one of Scout and...
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
From and ethical viewpoint, is capitalism good or bad, ethical or unethical, moral or immoral
There are several ways you might argue the question of capitalism and its morality. Let’s look at some to get you started on forming your own opinion. Adam Smith is often considered the forefather...
Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (Summary, Chapter Summaries, Themes, Characters, Analysis)
Summary Willis Wu is an Asian American actor who is constrained by the limited range of roles available to him. On the police procedural Black and White, he has played a number of different...
Remembering Babylon
I need an answer to HOW Remembering Babylon, shows the idea of being an exile, of having to struggle to mould a...
Remembering Babylon by David Malouf tells the story of an English boy named Gemmy Fairley who lives with a group of Aboriginal people in Queensland after getting stranded on their land. It deals...
Literature
How does the collection Negative Space BY LULJETA LLESHANAKU demonstrate how the author uses the language of poetry...
You might begin to answer this question by first determining what "unique perspective" Luljeta Lleshanaku offers to those who read her poetry. Certainly growing up under Enver Hoxha's Stalinist...
Literature
How are Macbeth being presented as an easily tempted/influenced character? (By analysing story plot and language?)
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the title character is certainly presented as an easily tempted or influenced character. To get you started on this question, we will look at three instances of this. The...
History
Women's lives were primarily restricted to the private domain in Athens during the 5th century BCE, how far do you...
It is somewhat difficult to know with certainty what women's lives were like during the fifth century BCE. We are therefore asked in this question to make some inferences about women, largely based...
The Catcher in the Rye
In a minimum of 200-word paragraph, explain how Holden uses the defense mechanism, displacement, throughout the book....
In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a disturbed young man who is struggling psychologically and cannot come to terms with his situation. Holden uses displacement as one...
Dover Beach
Consider Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" as a Poem of despair and hope. Explain one and half page
The central tone of "Dover Beach" is laden with despair. In this poem, the speaker is filled with "melancholy" as the "Sea of Faith," which has sustained the earth for so long, retreats into the...
Sarrasine
Where in this novel do we see gender roles? And are there any quotes that show the gender roles?
The intricacies of gender and the unexpected revelations about the gender of a particular character stand at the heart of Balzac’s novella Sarrasine. Let’s look at this in more detail. The title...
Pride and Prejudice
What are the hyperbolic characters in that novel, and what is critized by Austen along with that hyberbolic character...
Jane Austen includes several hyperbolic or “over the top” characters in Pride and Prejudice, and she does this in order to critique certain types of people and their behaviors. Let’s look at a few...
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