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Heart Of Darkness is one of the most important Joseph Conrad’s novels. It was written in 1899 in English, his third language, and its main topics are the relation between civilitation and savages and the evil side of the human being. It is considered to be one of the most difficult books to understand because the quantity of symbols that dull the reading. During the story, there are a lot of details we have to consider and think about them as messages the writter wanted to reflect. Let’s divide…

Even though there is a ban of ivory trade, Africans elephants are still being poached in large numbers. Around 10s of thousands of elephants have and are being killed every year, just for their ivory tucks. The people who poached will then carve the ivory into jewelry and other items, leaving the elephants left to die. China is one of the biggest consumers of the ivory market. The law stating that poaching is illegal was introduced in 1989 by the Convention…

During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, scramble for Africa, or known as the European Imperialism, was at its peak in Europe. One of the reasons why it was so broadly popular was due to the political and economic benefits it gave. Because rivalry between countries was also present at the same time when European Imperialism was rising, having colonies was a symbol for international power. Thus, more colonies meant more political power. Yet, more importantly, it was the economic benefits that the…

In a movie do you wonder why a character is so close to the camera, or why it started raining out of nowhere ? The reason why is because the director is using cinematic effects. In the movie White Chicks, the director, Keenen Ivory Wayans, used many different cinematic effects. Wayans like to use long shot and close up shots in this movie, but also low and eye level angles. Wayans used different kinds of lightings like; high-key, neutral, front, bottom, and low-key lighting. Over all, the…

driven by his natural desires, and civilization is ultimately lost. Although the job of the Europeans who go to Africa to collect ivory is to humanize the natives, the natives prove to be more civilized than the Europeans themselves. Without social restraints, there is nothing to stop men from yielding to the darkness of their hearts. The Europeans went to Africa to obtain ivory and to make the natives civilized. The pilgrims were a group of Europeans that were in charge of making the natives…

that at one time were believed inconceivably wrong become simple acts on a whim. Joseph Conrad throws the veil from the grotesque map of colonized Africa, a country scavenged to depletion. A country that rattled its scavengers, man may have taken ivory and resources but Africa took their morals, ethics, and laws and devoured them. Lexicon or vocabulary, what an impact two synonymous words can impact every little detail of our lives; both words, both cultures, both landscapes are at their core…

Chapter 1- In order for every trip to be a quest, the story needs a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges along the way, and a real reason to be going there. In Moby Dick, the quester is a man named Ishmael, who longs to see the world. Hence, he partakes in Captain Ahab’s revenge-fueled adventure across the oceans. Some challenges along Ishmaels journey is traveling to Nantucket, encountering his soon-to-be “savage” friend in a local hotel, and pick out a vessel in…

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sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. Pygmalion had sworn off dating and women, he had always had trouble when it came to women. After having too many negative experiences with dating, he grew to despise the female gender so much that he swore off of them. To forget his worries, Pygmalion would turn to the arts, and he found he was quite gifted in sculpting. Using his skills in carving and his hatred of odious women, he began to carve a statue out of ivory, but not just any statue, it was a…

Some of these rumors include his uncle and the manager in charge are complaining about him stealing ivory and that his position wasn’t earned but given to him due to the connections he has. Marlow becomes so fascinated by the tales of Mr. Kurtz almost to the level of obsession that his trip to visit the interior has now become the search for the amazing…