All Americans had equal opportunities to obtain a higher education, regardless of their class. But, the rising cost of college tuition has led to a national crisis. Bill Zimmerman says the reason for rising tuition costs at public universities is …
Beowulf was created during a period of great transition. It was between the 8th-10th centuries. England was still dominated heavily by Anglo-Saxons. Christianity only had arrived in this region 100 years ago. Despite rapid adoption of the new religion, AngloSaxon …
Emily Bronte portrays Heathcliff as an evil incarnation in Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff is the unwelcoming landowner in Wuthering Heights. It is obvious that Heathcliff was born with his evil traits. Later, however, it becomes clear that Heathcliff is not a …
William Shakespeare’s Othello centers on the themes that envy drives: manipulation, prejudice and deception. These themes are misguided and lead to Desdemona’s tragic end. Iago is a clever man who can use the people around him to his advantage. He …
William Wordsworth once described poetry in the following way: “The spontaneous overflowing power 1”. He could have not described Barrett’s Sonnet43 better, even though he was fifty years older than her. Barrett wrote 44 sonnets about Robert Browning, her husband …
Romantic literature’s new sensibility often causes melancholy to recur, particularly in poetry. Romantic poets will recite their poetry to express personal feelings, anxieties, and poets use their imagination to do this. Shaftesbury and Addison said that the imagination is not …
The ability to learn and master a specific skill through experience is a benefit. It helps people learn the consequences and grow in wisdom. It can help you overcome your fears and learn new ways of looking at the world. …
Marriage is an integral part of every person’s life. There are many different ways that people perceive marriage. We can see the differences in the characters of O. Henry’s story ‘The gift for the magi’ and Kate Chopin’s story ‘The …
Jose Saramago’s novel Blindness is about… Saramago challenges the inherent morality of human nature by creating characters that ignore or abuse the advice given by sayings. Saramago illustrates how sayings can be used as a form of comfort in times …
Connie, the protagonist at 15 years old in Joyce Carol Oates’ story “Where are your going, what have you done?” Connie has an emotional conflict. She realizes that Arnold is not the right choice for her, but she also understands …