Comparison of e-book readers

people have gone as far as comparing editors to Procustes, a Greek robber, who has “placed his visitors on an iron bed and stretched them or cut off the overhanging parts until they fitted exactly to his liking (Manguel, 132).” This is a faulty comparison as editing and torturing people have no relation to each other, though some may disagree. Manguel details editors as people who will reduce literature to a set of rules and tinge their opinion with their authority. He questions what they…

Grey. The novel under review is the 4th instalment of the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy. The main twist in the latest series of the book is that the previous editions of the book were narrated from the vantage point of females. However, this book is narrated from the male point of view—showing…

gain insights into paradoxes displayed in the novel. Due to the society one lives in today and the prior knowledge we obtain from inhabiting it, one enters the book with the understanding that fire-firefighters are to put out fires. However, in Fahrenheit 451 the mission of fire fighters is to start fires for the purpose of burning books. Due to the title "fire-fighters" being quite literal and self-explanatory the very notion that it would mean the opposite of fighting fires is a paradox. In…

Budelmann, Felix. "The Mediated Ending of Sophocles ' Oedipus Tyrannus." Materiali E Discussioni per L 'analisi Dei Testi Classici 57 (2006): 43-61. Web. 11 July 2016. Budelman’s scholarly article published in MD provides a detailed analysis of the final scene of Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus. The article is broken into four sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Narrative Structure: Expectations and Continuity; 3. Character: Oedipus copes; and 4. Mediation and Complexity. Budelman’s introduction…

through. In the poem “The Job Interview” by Darcie Dennigan, Dennigan portrays the character by having a job at a church, but the character does not have faith; however, she claims is good job; once the reader continues the rest of the poem, we are led to believe that she does not like her job. In comparison to Keetje Kuipers “Drought,” Kuipers portrays a character to be living a good life speaking of dandelions, but we find out that the allusion that Kuipers creates is not one that a normal…

Dresang, E. T. (2002). Hermione Grenger and the Heritage of Gender. In L. A. Whited, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon (pp. 211-242). Columbia: University of Missoury Press. Greenwood, R. M. (2012). Standing at the Crossroads of Identity: An Intersectional Approach to Women’s Social Identities and Political Consciousness. In P. G. hSaun W., Social Cathegories in Everyday Experience (pp. 103-129). Washington: American Psuchology Association. Grey, E. (2017,…

Among his monographs are quite a few biographies such as Emory M. Thomas ' Robert E. Lee: A Biography and John Hope Franklin 's George Washington Williams: A Biography. Examples of other monographs include Robert Penn Warren 's The Legacy of the Civil War, Theodore B. Wilson 's The Black Codes of the South, and David S. Reynold 's Walt…

1.0 Preliminaries 1.1. Introduction “Man by nature is a political animal” . Every man is responsible in everything that surrounds him. As man’s civilization started to flourish, the rise of different ideas and perspectives began. Through the years, human civilization started to progress. Thus, civilization did not only develop the culture of ancient humans but also their intellectual capability. Through the progress of intellectual capability, man’s way of living changes. Man as an…

dystopian text, Fahrenheit 451, in the 50’s, it’s themes, characters and symbols are extremely relevant today. It delves into a society that is regimented and oppressive. The better comparison to Fahrenheit possibly lies in the firemen’s actions – attempting to uphold the uniformity of society by endorsing ignorance. Readers clearly pick up on the conflict between ignorance and knowledge. Montag sees himself a non-conformist, valuing life and fighting…

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White is a children 's book, published in 1970, that is full of talking animals, strange events, and fantastical elements. Even with the lighter tone of the story, White’s writing style and storytelling still hold symbolism. From racism to overcoming adversity, White’s stories have a deeper meaning that can resonate with us all on a personal level. The main character of this story is Louis, he is a trumpeter swan. The other swans, particularly Louis’ father,…