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Examining the Use of Animal Imagery in Euripides’ Medea

Euripides' Medea is a play that explores the complex psychological landscape of its protagonist, a Barbarian woman in Greece who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband. To analyze animal imagery in Medea, this essay will examine how Euripides uses animal metaphors to highlight the themes...

Literature ReviewMedeaShort Story

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Analysis of the Young Boy from James Joyce’s Araby

The short story “Araby” by James Joyce, are told from the point of view of a young boy. The author James is one of the most famous writers throughout the 1900’s and the end of War II. The boy, whose name was never exposed, lives...

ArabyShort Story

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The Contrast of Darkness and Light in Araby by James Joyce

Araby is a short story written by James Joyce about a boy from Dublin, Ireland; who falls in love with neighbor girl. When the narrator finds the library left behind by the former tenant narrator is left intrigued. When the girl narrator infatuates about asks...

ArabyContrastShort Story

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Reality of Youth: an Examination of Mayhew’s "Watercress Girl"

The Watercress Girl had no education because her mother pulled her out of school due to the master laying whacking her. She states that “he hit her three times, ever so hard, across the face with his cane” then making her “go dancing down the...

ChildrenShort Story

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Unlikely Connections: the Story of Strange Friends

The way Ashley met Ricky was odd, to say the least. He approached her at a store and said, “Hey! My name’s Ricky. We should start a relationship.” Of course, at the moment, he had meant a friendship, but anyone in that situation would have...

FriendsShort Story

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Analysis of Roxane Gay’s Short Story Motherfuckers

Roxane Gay is the writer of the novel “Ayiti” which was published in 2011 by Artistically Declined Press. “Motherfuckers” is one of the many short stories in her novel Ayiti. Gay argues that in America, it's difficult for Haitians to adapt to a country that...

Being a WriterShort StorySwot Analysis

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"The Yellow Wallpaper": Breaking Free from Patriarchal Structures

Individuals worldwide seek self-fulfillment on a daily basis, in hopes to live a life well lived, a life that is satisfying, enjoyable, and worthwhile. Self-fulfillment is the fulfillment of one’s hopes and ambitions, the striving of this is what helps guide people's lives, and direct...

Literature ReviewShort StoryThe Yellow Wallpaper

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The Race I Never Signed Up for

It was a hundred meters dash which indicated that the race was a sprint and required some seconds or few minutes to be over. I heard the whistle blew but my body refused to move. I was in this contest out of my own will...

Parent-Child RelationshipPersonal LifeShort Story

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The Role of Music in Sonny's Blues

Music has the ability to transcend race, age, culture, social status, etc. , and link people together. Music is the one thing that no matter where you are in the world there is a universal language of music. Beauty comes from music and it is...

Short StorySonny’s Blues

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Analysis of the Narrative Structure of a Nightmare Passage from Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by Assia Djbar

This passage is taken from Ali’s nightmare, placed at the very beginning of the first chapter in Assia Djbar’s collection of short stories, Les Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement. Ali, who formerly served the Algerian National Liberal Front during the Independace War in Algeria, is...

Short Story

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