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Merriam-Webster defines “dignity” as “the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed” (Merriam-Webster.com). The protagonist, Mr. Stevens, in The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro however has a different definition. Stevens believes that “dignity” is the “ability not to abandon the professional being [one] inhibits. […] [One must] inhabit their professional role to the utmost; [one] will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming, or vexing” (Ishiguro 50).…

“Araby” and “the Rocking Horse Winner” are modernist short stories. “Araby” is a story that uses the first person narrator, written by James Joyce. It was published in 1914. The story is about a young boy’s first love in Ireland. The teenage love between a young boy who lives amongst blindness and darkness all along and a young girl, Mangan 's sister, is his neighbor. These surrounding give the boy rise to attempting for reaching love; It represents light in this position. However, it ends by…

(AGG) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explores what happens to a society in which knowledge and memory are regulated by the government. (BS-1) In the novel, the government uses technology to distract their citizens from the hidden truth. (BS-2) By doing this, the government gains power and control over their people. (BS-3) Eventually, the individuals in society are harmed both physically and mentally by their loss of knowledge. (TS) Ray Bradbury’s message in Fahrenheit 451 regarding…

on explaining further that “The simplistic appraisal necessary to sentimentality is also a direct impairment to the moral vision taken of its objects. This may in itself be harmless. Often enough it is. Though the sentimentalists in the poodle parlours may have a morally warped view of their little darlings no-one need be too alarmed by it. But sentimentality does have its moral dangers and these are rather more apparent when its objects are people or countries. For the moral distortions of…

What differing impressions does Steinbeck give you of the women in the novel? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck which was published in 1937. The novel is set in the 1930s which was an era where women and men were not treated equally, where men could work and earn money whether a women had to stay at home and be a housewife, where a women was treated as a sex object whether in comparison the men could go to a brothel and sleep with a hundred different women. From Steinbeck…

Human trafficking has become a popular modern day crime, which comes under the category of slavery. This includes the transport and the trade of other humans, who in this case, are otherwise known as victims. This is done as a purpose of work. On average, the human trafficking industry can equate to as great as $32 billion in one year (SAAS). Around the world, on average, 2.5 million people are smuggled into the trafficking industry at any time, according to the records from the U.N. (SAAS). A…

1. The actions of the McClellan family mirrors what would be considered typical and somewhat everyday behaviour in the 21st century, whilst within the novel Fahrenheit 451 it is considered peculiar and in most cases illegal, deeming the family to be perceived as atypical to the general public. Within the novel shortly after the protagonist Guy Montag meets Clarisse McClellan, Clarisse draws Guy’s attention to her family’s odd behaviour by stating numerous things in which not only made him ponder…

Introduction Ferrari is a well-known manufacturer of Italian sports car based in Maranello, Italy. It was originally named Scuderia Ferrari and was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 (Ferrari, 2014). Ferrari has enjoyed incomparable successes and has been acclaimed for its unceasing contributions in the Formula One racing history. The black prancing horse symbol on the Ferrari logo came from a well-respected World War I pilot named Francesco Baracca who had painted this symbol on his fighter…

“A film is made up of a hundred or more hidden things,” Vincente Minnelli once said in an interview. The quote seems to sum up Minnelli’s layered film making style. In this essay I will be exploring the themes of feminism, one of the hundred or more hidden things in Minnelli’s work. The essay will move through the life of Minnelli, analysing films from both the beginning and end of his career in the context of the time in which they were made. Vincente Minnelli was born Lester Anthony Minnelli…

from the tree, and looks at her phone. ‘You’re so fucking busted Daniel.’ she says to herself, and starts running towards the entrance of the woods to get back to the house. But before she even gets to the house, she quickly runs to the ice cream parlour down the street, and gets Natasha’s ice cream. She then runs back again, and finally enters the house. She walks into silence throughout the bottom floor of the house, except for upstairs. Karla heads upstairs towards Natasha’s room, only to…