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When you think of a democracy, what comes to mind? Is it just and equal? Or is it manipulative and surreptitious? Animal Farm, by George Orwell, explores the timeline by which animals come out of unjust “rule” and attempt to make a systematic government (only to fall into another one). From devotion, honesty, to corruption, Orwell reflects the events of the Russian Revolution. The thought of an honest and well-educated person, single-handedly, ruling a country seems sound, that is, without…

FTIR Spectroscopic Study on Inner Membrane of Egg Shell of Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus Abstract: The paper presents FTIR analysis of inner membrane of eggshell of chicken Gallus gallus domesticus. Fresh samples of egg shells are cleaned; dried and inner membrane of the shell is separated carefully for FTIR analysis. FTIR spectrum reveals a series of bands related to fats and proteins. Calcium carbonate is the major constituent (about 90%) of the shell, but it is absent in the inner shell…

The definition of love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” However does love really have a definition, how can there be a definition for such a deep and emotional feeling. For right now lets say that love is no longer love and is now perseverances. perseverances is the Motivation and determination to do something even when you’re struggling to achieve. An intense feeling of deep affection is now the determination to achieve even with delay or difficulty. Love is a metaphor in the three…

He secretly modified the Seven Commandments, he lived in a human’s house, but also deprived the rights of other animals. For instance, only pigs are allowed to drink milk, eggs according to him do not belong to hens; he became the dictator of animal farm this socialistic society. It comprises of a typical cynical young man, to the revolutionary insurgent, to the powerful organizer, and finally to a dictator. “Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour…

How do some governments have so much power and control over their citizens? Fear. The use of fear is a highly effective and widely used tactic to gain control over others. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a clear cut example of how fear is used to manipulate and gain control. The pigs in this story represent the communist government of the Soviet Union, and the animals represent the people. The pigs frighten the other animals with the threat of Jones’ return, Napoleon’s dogs, and Squealer’s…

Theme of Abuse and Cruelty in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Have you ever taken advantage or teased someone that either looked weak, different, had a physical disability, did not speak the same language, or was just simply from a place foreign to you? In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells a story about Pelayo and Elisenda, a poor family living in the coast of this unnamed place that had their lives changed completely after the appearing of the old sickly…

views human nature as greedy and selfish. This can be seen when the family uses their newfound riches to buy expensive clothes and to remodel their house, leaving the angel to rot away in the chicken coop. “ Especially during the first days, when the hens pecked at him, searching for the stellar parasites that proliferated in his wings, and the cripples pulled out feathers to touch their defective parts with, and even the most merciful threw stones at him, trying to get him to rise so they could…

No one wants to be forced onto the bottom rung of the hierarchy ladder. Here, the occupants are ultimately disregarded and all attention is then turned to those above. There is a desire within all to perch at the top where respect and praise awaits those who claim it. All communities, whether publicly proclaimed or not, have inevitable social classes. Even when told that all are equal, inner urges for power push some up with aspiration for the highest position. Within George Orwell’s Animal…

In a spacious cove along the east side of the Hudson River lied a small town known as Tarry Town. There resided Ichabod Crane, a simple fellow who was the school master of the town. The desire of heart was to win over Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy man. It was short lived, however, when she turned him down for Brom Bones. Heartbroken he went to a tavern, a place he never visits, and drank the content of an unknown keg. Inside that keg was a strong alcoholic drink imported from…

Marriage finds its origin a simple barter transaction. A husband would haggle for an agreeable price and in return he would receive a wife. Somewhere along the way this unpoetic history has been convoluted into a notion that marriage will create ever lasting love. In reality, marriage will not create love between two people; it will either unite them as equals or separate them as adversaries. This simple truth is exemplified by the characters in “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff, and as we see the…