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    Explication of “The Tyger” by William Blake Published with other poems in Songs of Experience collection in 1794, “The Tyger” is one of the most famous if not the most widely read poems by William Blake. Including “The Tyger,” the poet wrote most of his poems using his radical tone. In most of his works, he often railed against oppressive institutions such as the monarchy or the church as well as the other cultural traditions like classist, racist or sexist, which stifled passion or imagination…

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    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller, relatively fictionalized story surrounding The Salem witch trials that had took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692. The play revolves around a female teen named Abigail Williams who was insanely in love with a married man named John Proctor and turned to witchcraft to kill John’s wife. Abigail is also extremely controlling over the other girls who had been apart of the witch trials. In The Crucible, Arthur…

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    The case study is about “The killer Robot”. Randey Samuels as a programmer at the Silicon Techtronic's Inc. He wrote the faulty code was indicted for manslaughter. And, the silicon techchronics is Randy’s employer. The robot (Robbie CX30) has malfunctioned and crushed its operator to death while at work who is Bart Matthews as robot operator. The blood all over because of the decapitated head. Next, the num-lock key light not on and the key pad have a bloody. By the case happen, McMurdock…

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    The novel also carries gothic elements in it. Dorian lives enslaved to the terror of seeing his picture, because it showed the grotesque sins that Dorian had committed against others. On the "horror" side, there are the grotesque descriptions of the portrait, the terrible murder and consequent disappearance of Basil Hallward, and the general loathsome factor of the opium den and, of course, the dramatic ending of the novel with the death of protagonist. This means that his fate has been sealed:…

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    off of their album entitled Millennium. In that song the group explored what it truly meant to be lonely in a heart-felt song that yanked on the heart-strings of everyone in America and even made many Americans feel as if they were lonely. Although Mary Shelley wasn’t in a boy band nor did she create a catchy song, she did however create a novel that explored the life of a mad scientist that conducted experiments with zero boundaries and as a result had to suffer the greatest consequence of…

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    In this paper I am going to delve into the work of art known as The House of Mirth and examine the main character, Lily Bart. By explaining some of the literary allusions that are found in this book I hope to give others a deeper look into the story. The Gilded Age was known as a time of great breakthrough and discovery. However, despite its glorious appearance, the nation was struggling with corruption and greed. I believe this is the backbone of Edith Wharton's book, The House of Mirth.…

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    he changed totally the concept of realism. 2-Themes of the novel It is noticeable that the novel Slaughterhouse-Five is rich of crucial themes related to the postmodern era which are war, death, time, the existence, the absurd and the free will. This variety of themes shows the author awareness of sensitive issues in the world as it shows the author’s skills in tackling different subjects to shape the thematic structure of the text. 2.1-The absurd: It is a dominant theme in…

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    November 2014 The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller. It takes place during the Salem witch trials. Salem is an isolated town in the Boston area that is set up perfectly for witchcraft accusations. The Crucible is a very accurate name for this play. A crucible is a severe test or a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change in a development. Many of the characters in The Crucible went through a test of their strength and personal…

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    to what she wants without accepting the reality, and follows her sixth sense to guide her through the path. In the quote of “if she went about her business and acted as though she hadn’t been listening… none of it had ever happened”, it shows that Mary Maloney does not want to believe in the disappointing news she has heard, and therefore would like to pretend none of it has occurred rather than accept it. The wording of “none” proves that she would rather go on an ordinary basis instead of…

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    In volume 2 of Frankenstein, the Creature's loneliness from people rejecting him unleashes the “monster” in him and leads to the Creature destroying property and hurting people around him. Through the portrayal of the “monster” inside the creature, Shelley argues that people need human relationships in order to be pleased with their lives. According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the desire for love and belonging is the third most important. In Abraham's hierarchy of needs, everyone…

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