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A Comparison between King Lear and 1984 Introduction The art of writing stories is very complex and it takes a takes a lot of critical thinking and creativity to be able to send effective messages to one’s target audience. The authors of various stories have always developed new ways of making certain impressions to their audience and while certain tools seem accidental within a story, they are usually intentional and meant to send very serious messages to the audience. The use of quotes from…

Problem Statement In South Asian culture, as in many other cultures, there is a dominance of the masculinity. A strong history of South Asian hyper-masculinity, or machismo, has played an important role in the formation and perpetuation of local gender inequalities. The legacy left by ancient Indian tradition served as the basis fororthodox gender roles in South Asia, which in turn contributed to the widespread acceptance of a male dominated society. In ancient India the fundamental rights of…

My Search As I trudged to the library, I dreaded the weeks to come in my English class. We were beginning the research papers on our names. Apart from trivial inquiries to my dad as a little boy, I knew nothing about my name, and I knew nothing about writing research papers. When class began, Mrs. Beddingfield had each of us stand up and say our name, casually commenting on a unique trait each name held. Then, after a brief moment of reflection, she gave us a quote: “It was Juliet that…

For some parents, the name of their baby determines what he/she becomes. My parent’s reasoning for naming me Alex is because of Alexander The Great. The meaning of my names is comparable to my namesake, who was an ancient leader who defended his empire. Although there are some aspects of my name that I can relate to, there are others to which I cannot. According to behindthename.com, Alexander means “defending men”. I like to think that this is true since I play center defender when playing…

Dobrowski is a relatively interesting surname. Its pronunciation doesn’t match with its spelling as well as seeming like some person, long ago, threw together random letters to form a name. Although it may look as though a bunch of jumbled up letters, there is actually historical information behind it. Originating from Poland, Dobrowski “is a variant of Dąbrowski” (Geni.com 1). In addition, Dombrowski is also a variant from Dąbrowski and a variation of Dobrowski. Dating back to 1975, Dąbrowski…

Jen, according to Smith, “involves simultaneously a feeling of humanity toward others and respect for oneself, an indivisible sense of dignity of human life wherever it appears.” Jen describes that we should show unselfishness and courtesy to others. It also orients people how to live public and private life. For example, diligence is important in public life while, courtesy and empathy are imperative. Chun tzu describes the model terms in relationships. It explains that we should not ask what…

to describe the overall morale - grim. It is a common misconception to believe that the word grim originated from the Brothers Grimm, the authors of coincidentally grim fairy tales that include a lot of death and gruesome endings. However, the surname Grimm and the word grim share similar roots and both originally mean…

After Malcolm X returns to Boston he got involved with the wrong people and started doing criminal acts, he became a house burglar and those crimes result to him being arrested. While in Prison Malcolm X meets a guy that was a Black Muslim of the name of Brother Barnes, after reading and doing a lot of research he transforms himself and converted to the Nation of Islam. While converting to the Nation of Islam and becoming fully committed to his Faith, Malcolm X stop using drugs, started praying,…

1."The Name Is Mine," by Anna Quindlen,” according Quindlen, she propose that her name plays a significant part in her life, the surname she inherits at birth, she refuse to give it up at marriage to settle under the identity of or husband last name. "My Name," by Sandra Cisneros, she states the reasons why the name Esperanza do not repents who she is as a person and why she wants to change her name to one that identifies who she really is and represent her identity. One’s name does not have the…

The Story of My Search “Write me a one-thousand-word essay concerning the meaning of your entire name,” requested Mrs. Beddingfield. I could not comprehend how I would balance my hectic schedule and write an essay on a topic as bleak as my name. Prior to my research, my name honestly did not have any sentimental meaning to me. As embarrassing as it is to admit, I honestly did not know the first thing about my first, middle, or last name. In the process of reading in the library and searching…