Akbar the Great

The Devil and Tom Walker In Society greed and hypocrisy rule over the aspects of the human mind lending to the ultimate misfortune a trip to hell. In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” folktale by Washington Irving message was about greed and hypocrisy. Tom Walker enticement of easy money in exchange for his soul. The devil collects his souls and this story ends with Tom being take away to hell on the back of a black horse. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but to those practice it…

A Hypebeast is defined by Urban Dictionary as an individual who buys “clothing, shoes, and accessories for the sole purpose of impressing others” (Urban Dictionary, 2006). Though the definition was posted in 2006, the idea of buying things to achieve social status is not new. 1950’s post-war suburbia was filled with middle-class families spending their money on expensive cars and bigger homes, in an effort to increase their image (The Student Movement, 2017). This phenomenon still exists in…

RATS MAKE GOOD PETS: OR DO THEY? Are you thinking of getting yourself a pet but are wary of the hassles of walking a dog or putting up with a cat’s ever-changing moods? Why not try a rat? Yes, those furry animals you are scared of and disgusted with can serve as pets. Of course, we are not talking about the vile, dirty and property-damaging food thieves you see scampering in dark streets and alleyways; we are referring to the kind you see on animal laboratories, which scientists and doctors…

Many theories have been borne about the origin of the Greek Geometric art. One theory unravels it as an expansion of the Mycenaean art, another theory agrees that it had a popular background origin. While others argue that Geometric art was settled due to Doric effects, it still has not given a suitable solution to the setback. Geometric style of ancient Greek art was primarily of vase painting. It began around 900 BC and denotes the last purely Mycenaean-Greek art form that initiated before…

In the Hunger Games, the theme of a dystopia is prevalent throughout the book. A lot of the characters in the book and the attributes of Panem itself, show this. Katniss's father is one of those characters who shows how much of a dystopia Panem, or to be more specific, District 12 was. His traits and actions showed how he lived a dystopian lifestyle. The six main parts included in a dystopian society are also shown by Mr. Everdeen. Mr. Everdeen's life in District 12 was tragic. Mr.…

John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, set in California during the Great Depression, tells the story of two migrant workers, Lennie and George, and their struggle to support themselves and each other. Along their journey to find work, they find themselves on a ranch, where they meet many men who live in a similar condition to them. Two people that they come across, however, do not have the same type of loving, supportive relationship that Lennie and George share. Curley’s wife and Crooks are…

In Mark Twain’s novel, Huckleberry Finn, one major conflict he uses is nature versus civilization. Most of the people in this extraordinary tale do not show any respect for nature. Huck, on the other hand, shows deep respect for it. Throughout the story, the people show a lack of good morals. Twain portrays them as the “evil” of humanity. Several events in nature takes place out in the woods, on a river, and even on an island in this book. Huck and Jim refer to nature as being their…

“I Want To Die While You Love Me” by Georgia Douglas Johnson Georgia Douglas Johnson was an American poet and a playwright during the Harlem Renaissance period. She was an African-American women who lived in Washington D.C. with her husband and two kids. Johnson wrote many poems about love and was very well known even though she was African-American. “I Want To Die While You Love Me” is a poem written by Georgia Douglas Johnson that conveys the ideas of love and loving someone so much one…

chronicled in the lives of Fitzgerald's protagonists Amory Blaine, Anthony and Gloria Patch, and most notably by Jay Gatsby's next door neighbor, Nick Carraway. Fitzgerald manages to incorporate numerous hallmarks of this decade into his novels. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby owns many newly invented cars, which were then seen as a sign of wealth and status. Jazz music began to thrive as the, what was then considered, high-tech, radio played in the background of elusive speakeasies. The author…

Of Mice and Men In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows loneliness in a lot of the characters. In the novel, a quick-witted man named George travels with and cares for Lennie, whom is disabled. They’ve had an ambition to buy their own ranch. They went through many obstacles that revealed the nature of dreams, pride, loneliness, and sacrifice. Loneliness is caused by a depressing feeling of being alone. Steinbeck says that loneliness can make people cruel, helpless, or seek for…