Get Essays On English

Home « Join Now! « Member Login « Questions « Support «

Enter Topic

» Get English Papers

Hammlet

... all of which contribute to the tragic ending of the play. Shakespeare reveals the idea of the masks in the first lines of the play, "Who's there" (Barnardo - 1.1.1). "Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself" (Fransisco - 1.1.2). These masks are upon each character, placed there by either society, self-ignorance, or guilt. Ophelia, Polonius' daughter and Hamlet's lover, hid behind a mask, just like Queen Gertrude's. It was, according to the society and the culture of the time, in the best interest of the woman to display a passive b ...

Number of words: 1117 | Number of pages: 5

Future O Internet

... of the internet because it continues to amaze us. Many tried to preidct the future of computers but few succeeded. It was Bill Gates, in 1981, who said, "640K ought to be enough for anybody." And Tom Watson, chairman of IBM, in 1943, said, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Then Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, the man who started to make smaller and smaller computers, in 1977, said, "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." These quotes from some ...

Number of words: 850 | Number of pages: 4

Death Of A Salesman 2

... to admit his failure. His imagination and deceit take over, allowing him to tell his wife that he is very successful and extremely popular. "They don't need me in New York. I'm New England man. I'm vital in New England" (act one,p.14). Still, he has his doubts and these are expressed occasionally. The lies he tells entrap him. Howard ask's Willy, "where are your sons? why don't your sons give you a hand?". Willy replies, "they're working on a very big deal" Howard remarks, "this is no time for false pride, Willy ...

Number of words: 537 | Number of pages: 2

Call Of The Wild By Jack Londo

... plot ing the novel The Call of the Wild interact to reveal the theme the power of love is stonger than all other powers. Buck is the main character and he loves many people. Buck shows his love for John Thorton (his last owner) many times. For example, Buck pulls a sled 100 yards that has a thousand pounds of flour on it because John bet that he could (Page 50). Buck could not have moved the sled if he didn't love John. Manuel shows his love for money by selling Buck, the family dog. "He loved to play Chinese lottery" (Page 2). If he ...

Number of words: 721 | Number of pages: 3

Hamlet 11

... did kill Hamlets father his own brother, and than married his sister. Hamlet gets a chance to kill Claudius, but Claudius is praying in church and hamlet does not want to kill Claudius and not damn his soul. It if he had done it he could have possible damned his own soul. Another reason why Hamlet delays taking action against Claudius is because Hamlet wants to get him to admit that he is guilty of killing his father. Hamlet could possible be seen as being greedy here. Hamlets not only want to kill his Uncle Claudius but he wants to damn ...

Number of words: 832 | Number of pages: 4

The Scarlet Letter - Individua

... of her sin, can affect the community in a positive way. In the beginning of the book Hester Prynne is publicly humiliated as a punishment for breaking a Puritan belief and one of the Ten Commandments; adultery. She is then forced to stand in front of the town for hours as the crowd tries to break her down with criticism and shaming words. After her release, "the scene was not without a mixture of awe, such as much always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame of a fellow creature" (63). They almost took a delight in her punishment, h ...

Number of words: 1520 | Number of pages: 6

The Scarlet Ibis

... and other girl things. Its not that a brother-sister relationship is non-existent, but its a lot different. With Doodle spending more time inside, \"she\" wouldn\'t ever experience summers down by the swamp learning to run, box and climb trees. All of those things are things that little boys do. Brothers spend more time outside running, wrestling and playing sports. They enjoy doing things that take physical skill. Even if Doodle went outside, she probably wouldn\'t be interested in running through the forest and climbing trees. C ...

Number of words: 424 | Number of pages: 2

Beowulf: The Ultimate Hero

... B. Hieatt, Beowulf is an epic hero. An epic is a "lengthy narrative poem which genealogizes and embellishes the origin of a tribe or nation". (Edward A. Bloom) Not only is Beowulf a hero because of his physical strength, but like Favre, gives the glory to God. Beowulf is the ultimate hero who put his life on the line for an entire kingdom. Beowulf's heroism can be seen when he takes 14 of the bravest in his land to go help Hrothgar. Hrothgar was Beowulf's father's close friend who had been plagued by attacks for twelve years that threate ...

Number of words: 1771 | Number of pages: 7

The Daughter Of Time By Joseph

... conclusion that bias plays a major role in the validity and credibility of documents and personal accounts. So what is the role and in what ways does the truth come out through time? As historians we must look at what it is that we are reading. In saying this it means we must read between the lines. And not just see the words but where they came from and what the writer is trying to say. As was demonstrated in The Daughter of Time, the documents which Grant read all differed in the way they viewed Richard III. This could have been because ...

Number of words: 907 | Number of pages: 4

E.e. Cummings, Poem, Anyone Li

... I believe that line six is referring to all of the adults in the town, Cummings does not want us to think of the town people as separate people but as a whole group undistinguishable from on another. This is told in line five where it states "little and small", he is grouping them in very close together. The children are separated into there own group. As they grow through the seasons in lines nine, ten, and eleven, they pass on into adulthood. They in essence no longer exist in the poem. The bells ringing might have something to do with them ...

Number of words: 941 | Number of pages: 4

Harrison Bergeon Vs. 1984

... the Inner Party, controlled everything. They controlled what the people saw, heard, and read, and even what they thought. The middle working class, or the “regular” party, did all the work that the inner party wanted to be done, in order to keep the population, including themselves, in control of everyone. The third, and lowest, class is the proles. The party does not even watch or care about the proles, because they are not important, and have no power at all. Harrison Bergeron apparently had everyone equalized through hand ...

Number of words: 558 | Number of pages: 3

How Can We Achieve Clarity Through Writing?

... prejudge others based on these ideals. They generally do not look at the holistic view and others suffer prejudices that could be avoided. By achieving clarity, a deeper holistic view will be achieved, making basis of prejudices more valid. My growth of writing in this semester has developed immensely. When I first came into this class, I had very poignant views that were based strictly on my morals. Through this class though, I was able to create a sense of clarity in my thoughts and writing by looking deeper into other people’s opinio ...

Number of words: 623 | Number of pages: 3

Pages: 1 ... 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 next »

Essay Categories

» Get English Papers