The Prince and the Pauper

In Rousseau's Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, human nature is established as the fundamentals of society. Human nature is shown to be necessary in regards to authenticity and virtue through simplistic activities. When writing this piece, Rousseau painted a thought of nature having intentions for mankind and the model of virtue shaped from it. Immediately, in the beginning of the book, unnatural artistic and scientific hobbies are denounced by Rousseau. Currently, in a time of the…

Traveling all around the world inspires an author like Mark Twain to broaden his horizons in writing. “Mark Twain was not just a famous writer but one of the best-known storytellers in the west” (Biography.com). Some of his works were “Roughing It, The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry, Following the Equator, and The Mysterious Stranger” (Katz). “The book Roughing It is Twain’s second book, a comedic romp through the Wild West with hilarious sketches of the…

In the United States 1848, Joseph C. Hart published a narrative called “The Romance Yachting”, the first written book, questioning Shakespeare’s authorship. On the contrary, James Shapiro, a Shakespeare scholar, spent 15 years writing a book to prove the opposite of Hart. People debating were either curious about the mysterious Shakespeare or loyal Shakespeare supporters and wanted to prove his innocence at all costs. This argument turned into a true conspiracy theory: Shakespeare couldn’t have…

David Williamson is unanimously acknowledged by literary critics as a towering playwright in the contemporary Australian dramaturgy. His main domain is society as a structure with multiple institutions, and individual as its soul. The two entities are in close nexus and are interdependent. A society is what its inhabitants make it. The real essence of an individual lies in his social behavior. The flaws and faults of a person may stigmatize the sacred edifice of the society. Williamson as a…

Our Selves Summative Assessment [hook] All people feel shame in their lives. [relevance to real life, maybe a personal anecdote]. Shame is defined as humiliation caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour. Shame researcher Brené Brown in a Ted Talk defined guilt as “I’m sorry for this mistake” whereas shame is “I am a mistake.” She also stated that vulnerability is not weakness, but it is shame that teaches creativity, emotional risk, courage, and innovation. People of different…

litterature with “fluff” and extra information, to make the stories more impressive and readable. Mark Twain has written many different books throughout his life. Some fictional books include: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince And The Pauper. These fictional books were usually based around a kernel of truth.…

who maintained the stability of the colony by keeping Chinese secret societies under control, which were rather problematic for the British at the time. Among such influential traders was Tan Tock Seng, who was also a keen philanthropist, founding a pauper hospital at Pearl's Hill in 1844. The European trading community was small at the time and also hence helped manage the local community to some extent. The Europeans were also instrumental in the founding of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce.…

said that breakfast is the first thing in the mind? I would say that’s because breakfast is the most important meal of the day! As you grew older you will always hear this famous quote on breakfast, “breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”. Don’t you think so? Okay, here are some of the reasons on why you shouldn’t skip your breakfast from now on. The breakfast is also…

In Euripides’ play Medea, the character Jason leaves his first wife and son to marry a more powerful woman, the daughter of a king. Jason gives one of his reasons as a desire to improve the station of his children, as they would be born princes instead of paupers (Euripides). He gave no concern to his wife, however, because women existed as objects in Athenian…

Never thought we would be operating as far as the West Coast United States,” commented Victor Malinski, who was busy at work alongside Schäffer and the other FVL leaders, double checking the amount of equipment that had been allocated to them for their Sunday Morning Special, Fall Verdunkeln (Case Blackout), in the form of “Requisition Credits.” They had already arrived at their secret hideout on the night of the 1st of May. More from within the ranks of their respective RGA groups are expected…