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Is mankind really the lowest cruel animal out there? Well mankind has a big reputation for making cruel and selfish decisions. In Mark Twain’s satirical essay, “The Lowest Animal”, Twain argues that mankind is evil and cruel. He then goes on to say how he believes mankind was born with a “defect”. Twain believed that humanity will have the quality to know right from wrong, the do’s and the don'ts. He says how mankind will still go and choose to be selfish. Mankind will inflict with strong agony…

A Jewish father with his wife and son are trapped between the appalling situations of discrimination and fall of a race. La vita è bella (Original title: Life is Beautiful) will certainly leave you in awe once you finish the film. According to IMDB (n.d.), it lavished prestigious awards including three Oscars (1999), one from the Cannes Film Festival (1998), four Italian Golden Globes (1998) and one Grammy Award (2000). The Italian film was directed by Roberto Benigni and was released on 20th…

Renowned author Mark Twain in his famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn satirizes two prevalent social practices rampant in the South of Pre-Civil War United States: slavery and white supremacy. He does this by employing the rhetorical strategies of irony, absurdity, and pathos to criticizes racism as well as Southern mentality on the topic. He accomplishes this through Huck Finn’s journey with Jim, a runaway-slave. Twain criticizes, through contrasting irony, the Southern…

The animal rights movement seeks to include non-human animals in the so-called moral community that humans belong to, by encouraging others to respect their basic interests as they would the interests of a human. In practical terms, the adoption of animal rights into legislation would mean that non-human animals could not be used for food, clothing, entertainment, or experimentation. Several industries have been affected positively by the animal rights movement. From agriculture to fashion to…

In Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations, the main protagonist Pip, grows throughout the novel as he develops from a simple, noble, naïve young boy to a respected and matured gentleman. As Pip narrates the story of his youth and the life changing events that made him a wise and mature person, Pip is contemplating how the changes in his life are not only relying on a particular person or event. – unlike what other fictional stories and books contain. – Starting with the convict, to the experiences…

Kevin Fedarko’s The Emerald Mile takes readers on a journey through the Grand Canyon behind the eyes of boat guides, who all seem to have a special connection to the canyon and the river. The boatmen in the book are used to convey a message that there is so much beauty to be seen in the canyon. The characters Martin Litton and Kenton Grua are examples of boatmen that share a special connection with the canyon because of the canyon’s beauty. When humans began building dams and using technology to…

Alfredo’s monologue, illustrates the defiant claim that his true identity is an American one, despite the contrasting opinion by others that he does not belong in America. The portion of Alfredo’s monologue that I consider significant is during the moment in which he pushes the barrel of the Remington closer to the male illegal immigrant that they have captured. He begins to question what motivates a man lose his dignity, and wonders why the man that they have captured continues to keep his…

The above passage can be found in chapter 19 of Mark Twain’s famous work, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The style of the text is classified as American Regionalism. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was an unusual tale to be told during the point in history in which it was produced. The story was set in the slavery era, in the deep south of St. Petersburg, Missouri during the mid 19th century. The differences between Huck and Jim are endless; they are like night and day. Their friendship…

their identity by wearing deliberate disguises”, causing many patterns of deception throughout the whole book (Allingham 447). While I do find this to be somewhat true in the context of Huck always pretending to be something he is not and following Tom Sawyer, this argument does not address how Huck uses these “deceptions” he creates throughout the whole book to show who he really is and how he grows from a boy with no care to a more wiser version of himself. In the course of this essay I will…

Mark Twain describes Huck as a character of light and positivity. A character who shines as the protagonist of the novel. Huckleberry Finn in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a protagonist who modifies over the course of the book. Huck starts off as reckless and unaware of the problems his actions cause. Huck is relevant to a teenager during their developing years into adulthood. This shows the evident careless actions and what damage they could cause. Selfishness can lead to…