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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a classic poem written by T.S. Elliot, in which we explore the inner thoughts of the speaker, Prufrock. Readers see how afraid he is. Prufrock is afraid of outside judgement, he is afraid that one wrong move will result in him becoming the laughingstock of the very person or group of people he so desperately wants to please. Another classic work of literature is Hamlet, written by Shakespeare. Hamlet tells the story of an angry, broken-hearted prince:…

Confucianism is the moral and spiritual doctrine taught by the Chinese philosopher and mentor Kung Fu-tzu, or Confucius. The book The World’s Religions narrates that Confucius was no child of the Enlightenment, instead, he was closer to philosophers and psychologists who recognize that altruism is not much engendered by exhortation(Smith,168). Confucius did not consider himself and his teachings as a perfect or original method, he believed to the wisdom of the past. Confucius was obsessed with…

then settles in an inexpensive apartment condo in Brooklyn. Prior to this, he and his family were in a seven-month feud about their emigration. Philip, like any other fine gentleman, would normally wear a black tuxedo, complete with a crimson-red necktie, Italian shoes, and proportionately-woven pants. His father, Joseph, was a journalist who got drafted in the Great War and subsequently became one of its many casualties. His mother,…

The title of T.S. Eliot’s “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” implies that the ensuing poem will be a cheerful adulation of a woman or the world, and that J. Alfred Prufrock is a character who is enchanted by a romantic force and revels in it by extolling it in verse. However, it soon becomes clear that this is not the case at all. Instead, Prufrock is a disillusioned soul who dwells in self-deprecating introspection and malaise, rooted in the fact that he feels inadequate and viewed only on the…

endangered fish, YEONG BOK(24), son of Il-Sung, meets TAK (50s) who is the leader of their rival gang, THE BETTAS. The gangs starts to fight against each other. While THE TAILOR (40s, he also goes by Tailor), a humble working man with a perfectly knotted necktie, is sewing, there is a sudden knock from the back door. He lets his beautiful customer SOOAE to leave, carefully opens a hidden door, and enters to a small medical workshop. Tak, the injured Bettas, Yeong, and the injured Tetras are…

In Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, the narrator introduces the reader to Marlow, a seaman in the midst of imperialism. In an interesting twist, the novella's outside frame narration changes to Marlow's point of view. Marlow recounts his journey to the outer and central sections of Africa, where he encounters the horrors of colonization and the European established hierarchy. Thus, Marlow focuses on developing his story, but more so on enlightening his audience on the truth of their…

In John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, Gene is forced to befriend new people when Phineas cannot return to Devon for the beginning of the Winter Session, due to his leg injury. One of the friends he makes is a boy named Brinker Hadley, who seems to be the temporary replacement for Phineas. This is because he is well-liked, funny, and known around the school, much like Finny. Gene likes Hadley and explains, “...almost everyone liked Brinker...He never let a dull spot appear in conversation if…

Although neither the Cabinet des modes nor the Magasin des modes nouvelles françaises et anglaises exclusively appealed to women, the editor of the Magasin des modes nouvelles françaises et anglaises admitted that the periodical needed “to be more specifically intended for [women]” and that “[they] had to think of satisfying [women] first.” Oftentimes, two of the three plates in an issue represented female fashions. Moreover, the first plate that the Cabinet des modes published depicted a woman…

EVOLUTION: Amir Adnan is a Pakistani fashion brand for men. The brand boasts to have re-introduced the traditional sherwani in a contemporary and modern manner, and also to end up being Pakistan's very first international menswear label. Amir Adnan began its operations in 1990 with a collection of distinctive couture neckties, handmade by an imaginative, creative and experienced banker. The brand swiftly grew to become a pioneer in making traditional men’s clothing, particularly the sherwani,…

Peyton stood in the elevator. They were all stuffed. Crowed with security guards, full with suited administrators clutching clipboards, carrying manila folders and cold expressions. The university president’s secretary stood at the front of everyone, her tight brown curls like a helmet ready for war. One of the security guards, Frank, took Peyton’s computer from her hands as they entered and placed it in a brown box. The saccharine scent of cheap perfume permeated the enclosed metal box and…