There are several characteristics that Odysseus had qualifying him to be an epic hero. These characteristics include the fact he was so courageous and also his wholesome when he went on his epic journey. He also has very superhuman strength. He shows this in several ways and different times during all his experiences. For these […]
In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, she infers that the strongest way for a government to control its people is to eliminate the people’s ability to question their way of life and heavily influence their ideologies. One strong way that for a government to control its people is to censor their people’s ability […]
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Get startedIn Edgar Allan poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the narrators of the two stories are also the main characters of the stories, which forms the unreliable narrators. “The Tell-Tale Heart” talked about a story that an extremely sensitive person tried to kill an old man just because the old man’s eyes […]
One of most noteworthy poems composed everything being equal, ‘The Road Not Taken’. Everyone is a traveler, picking the ways to pursue on the guide of the persistent adventure of their future life. There will never be a straight way that leaves somebody with a solitary bearing to head. Notwithstanding, the message that Robert Frost […]
In his poem “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost captures the spirit of chaos and thereby expresses the idea that choices, even seemingly insignificant ones, can have life-altering consequences. Frost starts the poem reminiscing about traveling on a yellow road that stretches through the forest when he comes upon a split in the road. One […]
The poet responsible for the creation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uses many literary techniques to teach his audience in more effective fashions. Symbolism may be the most prominent literary technique used in the poem, but it is not always easy to determine what each symbol represents. In some cases, such as Gawain’s […]
In the novel Heart of Darkness, Conrad explores existential nihilism, which is the belief that the world is without meaning or purpose. Through the protagonist Marlow, Conrad introduces the story of those on board the steamship Nellie that are unaware of their own meaninglessness. Their voyage through the African Congo depicts the absurdity of man’s […]
Lois Lowry’s book, The Giver, shows that depriving people of certain knowledge is a way of dehumanizing and endangering them. People following rules blindly appeared multiple times in this book. It is extremely visible in the community, and with characters such as Jonas and Jonas’s father. In The Giver, following rules aimlessly does not always […]
Jean Piaget is a Swiss developmental psychologist and genetic epistemology who is known as one of the most influential researchers during the 20th century. Piaget was interested in the intellectual development of children and how they come to know the world around them. It was through various observations that led to his Theory of Cognitive […]
In Octavia Butler’s “Dawn,” she uses the Other, to criticize the construct of humanity under Humanism—specifically dealing with the sexualization of the human subject. Butler creates another post-modern world, which she does so well in her other works, to reimagine and challenge Humanism while empowering those who are marginalized under its current ideology—the Other. I […]
The similarity between psychoanalytic and cognitive theories is that they both stress the role of the environmental interactions in the personality development and the need for complex tasks being experienced. And they differ from one another by ways in attaining their self-identity and how their viewpoints are utilized in education and treatments. The similarity between […]
Throughout the years, there are and continues to be great philosophers in history. Such as Aristotle and Socrates which were great Greek philosophers. Greek philosopher Aristotle’s theory is in the pursuit of happiness. In which he believes,“happiness depends on ourselves.” According to Aristotle, world view was that humans’ actions are purposeful in such a way […]
In the dialogue “Gorgias”, by Plato; it speaks of justice, power, and temperance.This dialogue further speaks to the reader on how rhetorical and dialectic methods can influence one’s philosophy, and ideas on how society should work. In this paper I will be discussing how Socrates successfully convinced Callicles that might, and power does not make […]
Perhaps in every human’s life, they have encountered a gadfly either in a literal form or of metaphorical. These gadflies tend to annoy and bug you to the point of insanity and make a person want to leave the situation as soon as possible. Not only do these gadflies tend to be annoying, they are […]
Everyone is constantly searching for the true concept of happiness in their lives. Many pursue fame, money and material goods in order to grain that satisfaction, but others believe that satisfaction from fame, money and material good is only temporary. Many philosophers, specifically Socrates believes that a good life is the true concept of happiness. […]
It is a possibility that a person aiming to achieve a goal or ideal may encounter obstacles along the way. When a person is arrogant it becomes more difficult to be successful in the ways of which they wish to be. In To Build a Fire, a story written by Jack London, the reader can […]
When thinking of great ancient philosophers, there are two major names, among others, that everyone knows— Socrates and Plato. Plato, the student of Socrates, is the reason we know Socrates’ core philosophy, and himself contributed an immense amount of knowledge in topics ranging from ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and even political theory. Around 380 BC Plato […]
Plato is one of the world’s best-known philosophers, who has influenced philosophy in a major way. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, which has also influenced philosophy too. Plato founded the academy of Athens, where he trained youth in philosophy, science, and politics. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave illustrate that […]
Teaching history through fiction is dangerous because it may give the reader a wrong idea of the event that’s happening. If the reader is getting the wrong facts of the story, they will always remember the wrong facts of the event. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an perfect example of why teaching history […]
