Today's Date:
January 19, 2025
A Rewrite of “The Apology” by Plato in the Voice of Socrates
I beg you to pardon my lack of eloquence and rhetorical skill but having never before been in a courtroom, I may unwittingly not observe the habit of flowery language and speeches you are all accustomed to. If you will →
Summary and Analysis of Part II of Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez
From Round 7 of Book II until the end, the plot of “Bodega Dreams” by Ernesto Quinonez continues to progress but of equal importance is the fact that characters are more fully developed as are some of the prominent themes →
Analysis and Critical Summary of “Black Thunder” by Arna Bontemps
The power of the written word to express political or social oppression has been witnessed since the dawn of recorded thought. For centuries language in the form of narratives, essays, and tracts have been used to invoke a particular response →
Genesis (Old Testament) and the Role of Magic and the Supernatural
Throughout “Genesis” in the Old Testament, one of the major themes that I found impossible to ignore is the way the world of magical overlaps with reality. This is a tough distinction to make at times, since the Old Testament is a book →
Thematic Comparison of The Old Testament with Crime and Punishment, The Stranger, and The Trial
Using the Old Testament and three semi-modern and ultimately misanthropic novels; Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Camus’ The Stranger, and Kafka’s The Trial, this paper will explore the connections between the rhetorical devices used to justify crime and divine action, the issues of crime →
Compare and Contrast of Villains in Twelfth Night, Beggar’s Opera, and Paradise Lost
There are several obvious differences between the “bad guy” characters of Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Macheath in Gay’s Beggar’s Opera, and Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost. A majority of the differences between these characters is based on the setting →
Comparison Essay of My Name is Asher Lev, Huckleberry Finn, and Emma
Other essays and articles in the Literature Archives related to this topic include : Class and Satire in “The American” by Henry James and “Huck Finn” by Mark Twain Specific forms of narration function differently to relate the growth of the protagonists in →
Comparison of Hypocrisy Theme in Doctor Faustus and The Importance of Being Earnest
Other essays and articles in the Literature Archives related to this topic include : The Forbidden Quest for Knowledge in Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost • Atheism in “Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe • Sin and Villains in Doctor Faustus and Othello It is quite a →
Atheism in “Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe
Other essays and articles in the Literature Archives related to this topic include : Comparison of Hypocrisy Theme in Doctor Faustus and The Importance of Being Earnest • The Forbidden Quest for Knowledge in Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost • Sin and Villains in Doctor Faustus →
