In Jeremy Bentham's essay, he states that not only do people seek pleasure, but that they ought to seek it both for themselves and for the wider community. He presents us with the principle of utility, which is based on the premises that pain and pleasure alone points out what we shall do. To...
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Often regarded as the vanguard of the poetry foundation, Walt Whitman utilizes simplistic word choice and unconventional structure to enhance his poems’ sense of free will. Thus, he further injects the idea of embracing nature as it soothes the human soul. Whitman was often seen as the first “poet...
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A vital element of literature is an exhilarating and engaging plot, which is shaped by the actions and decisions of the characters and the proceeding consequences. For instance, Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a vivid play that illustrates the impact one character has on various other characters. The...
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Decades ago, people had erotic daydreams and fantasies that they would suppress into the back of their minds, in the hopes that it would be forgotten. They would have never dared to utter their sexual desires out loud, much less transfer it to paper and then publish it onto the Internet. This act...
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laude McKay who was born on September 1980 in Jamaica, wrote the poem "The Barrier. " In 1912, he wrote two volumes of Jamaican dialect verse. Then in 1912, once noticed, he went to the United States (U. S). A few years later, 1914, McKay went to New York where he contributed regularly to the...
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The award-winning novel, "Paddy Clarke HA HA HA," by Irish author, Roddy Doyle, is a narrative written in the voice of a ten-year-old boy, Patrick Clarke. The story is about the gradual disintegration of Patrick's parents’ marriage and his family's enduring the consequences of the crumbling union...
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LeAnn Rimes has a song that begins with, “Some say love it is a river” as well as many other comparisons to love. These lyrics are a perfect example of how love does not have one definite meaning; it can be interpreted in different ways by each individual person. Love is very unpredictable and it...
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Happiness is a natural feeling, which means it cannot be controlled. We all need or want to feel joy. In order to be joyful, some people escape from reality to pursue their happiness. The short story, ‘’Paul’s Case ‘’ written by Willa Cather, deal with the idea of the addictive nature of visual art...
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“Injustice to Tou O” by Kuan Han-ch’ing explores and reflects gender roles and family values existed in Yuan society. The play presents the gender roles by including the philosophy on expectations on women, illustrating a male-dominated society and disclosing social discrimination upon women. On...
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In the poem, "North Country," Slessor mirrors the corrupted nature of human beings through critcizing their horrific actions in destroying the nature for their selfish desires. He circulates between the central themes of time and development and illuminates how profound love of beauty gradually...
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Our universe is full of secrets and contains inexplicable puzzles. Sometimes it is really hard to explain the things from one point. We try to interpret them from different views and angles, so other people could understand it. However, people accept the information differently depending on their...
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"Every story narrows a broad underlying idea, shapes it in a unique way, and makes the underlying idea concrete" (Clugston, 2012, pg. 108, para. 2). This also pertains to other literature genres, such as poetry. Sometimes two different genres can share an identical theme, yet convey it differently...
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Mary Oliver’s poem, “Wild Geese” illustrates the natural cycle that occurs both in mankind and nature. She explains that despite some unexpected variations, all things start at a given point, changes in a general order, and eventually begins over again. In an unrhymed, yet melodic in rhythm...
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"The Necklace" exemplifies the greed that all of us feel at one time or another in our own lives. Based on the story and character of Mathilde Loisel, I feel that she could represent the traits of many of us in the world today. Even though Mathilde was born with natural beauty she was still in...
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In the poem, "Pied Beauty," is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Many themes are explored and depicted, such as the theme that everyone should thank God for all the beautiful and, “dappled,” things he has created for us. These things, that at first glance would not be considered beautiful...
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Everyone has been dragged though it; forced through those long four hour orientations by an underpaying job, your first day of school, or even a mind numbingly boring seminar. We hear the same information over and over again, until we have practically memorized the speakers every word. Daniel...
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Robert Frost was symbolic; a deep writer that affiliated his world with his poetry. He is a writer with a great perspective on the world and how things connect. He stayed true to his writing and what kind of writer he thought he was. Frost produced numerous works of poetry that followed the same...
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It’s not very often we stop to look and appreciate what is around us. There are so many small things in our day-to-day lives that pass under our radar, but would be greatly missed if they were to suddenly cease to exist. We all have those special things that make our experiences unique, whether it...
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It’s not very often we stop to look and appreciate what is around us. There are so many small things in our day-to-day lives that pass under our radar, but would be greatly missed if they were to suddenly cease to exist. We all have those special things that make our experiences unique, whether it...
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In Eugene O’Neill’s "The Hairy Ape," the reader is taken back to the early 1900’s during the time of the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution the working class experienced a loss of connection with their work. Machines replaced their jobs and the working class seemed separated...
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