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  • "Othello" A Critical Review

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    Othello A Critical Review Othello A Critical Review Prof Niamat Ali Depatment of English Govt Islamia College Kasur Pakistan Shakespeare the crown of English literature can rightfully boast of his marvelous achievements as a dramatist His plays both comedies and tragedies have a sterling worth of their own The magnet of his plays pulls the iron dust of thoughts and the reader feels himself bound by silky ropes of interest and pleasure He maintains such an artistic balance in his writings as is

  • Analysis of Cold Sassy Tree

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    Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Anne Burns is a story about a young boy named Will growing up in a small town Will has many questions as he is coming of age Usually when these questions arise he turns to his Grandfather for answers Wills Grandfather serves as his mentor through out this book and Will knows he has a lot of learning to do Will starts to wonder about death and the after life When he asks his Grandfather he responds As you know son jest believin we gon live forever in the next wor

  • The American Dream in Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby

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    Love Money Happiness All three are characteristics which describe the typical American Dream During the early 20th century immigrants swarmed to America chasing a dream that was often out of reach Even individuals already living in America strived to attain the unattainable A myriad of individuals of different sex creed and nationality all in search of the American Dream were all too often confronted with an American nightmare Shattered hopes and dreams have always been the result of unrealisti

  • tomorrow when the war began

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    Tomorrow When The War Began is the first book in a series of seven that were written by John Marsden and published in 1993 This novel is set in present time outback Australia The story is written in 1st person using past and present tense by a girl named Ellie It is about her and her seven friends six of whom when returning on a camping trip with her into a supposedly impenetrable ravine called Hell find that their homes have been invaded and their family and friends held hostage at the Wirrawe

  • Tomorrow When The War Began

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    John Marsdens Tomorrow When The War Began does create a convincing and realistic representation of real life people in real life situations with realistic emotions and feelings The characters in this novel are a truthful portrayal of a group of teenagers and how they would act in this circumstance The storyline as a whole is implausible and unrealistic but the characters are true to life The book explores the concept of survival how people would react in a life and death situation working as a

  • Analysis of The Perfect Storm

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    Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester Massachusetts just north of Boston is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623 Since that time around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in the f

  • Sam's Character in The Pact

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    In the U S today retaining students in schools has been a big problem Retention in school is defined as having the ability to prevent students from dropping out of school According to Colin Powell in his article Keeping Americas Promise 1 2 million students per year nearly 7 000 students per school day one student every 26 seconds drops out These figures are disturbing because it seems young adults are unavailing about education they rather enjoy their social life and have fun For young people

  • Commentary on Mere Christianity

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    Summary Mere Christianity begins as a recitation of what is known as the moral argument for the existence of God According to Lewis the moral law consists of the fundamental rules by which the universe operates and to which all residing within are bound And even though considerable intellectual resources have been expended to deny its existence not even those making it their life s purpose to undermine these eternal principles can escape from them try as they might Lewis establishes that natura

  • The Meat Packing Industry in Fast Food Nation

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    Fast Food Nation Cogs in the Great Machine After reading the meatpacking industry astonishes me in several ways Iowa Beef Packers IBP is one of the biggest meatpacking industries in the United States and in my opinion cruel to their animals Meatpacking industries are competitive and personally believe that the industries are mostly concerned with the money The old Chicago slaughterhouses were usually brick buildings four or five stories high Cattle were herded up wooden ramps to the top floor w

  • Structure in The Guide

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    THE GUIDE STRUCTURE The novel begins as a third person narrative but Narayan limits the narrative perspective or standpoint to Rajus consciousness almost entirely We never enter for example Rosies or Marcos consciousness which has the effect of keeping them ambiguous or mysterious especially Rosie Just once we seem to move away from Rajus perspective when Velans idiot brother relates his encounter with Raju to the villagers Otherwise Narayan sticks consistently to the Raju standpoint The third

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