Book Report: The Fault in our Stars John Green Meaning of the title: "The fault‚ dear Brutus is not in our stars‚ / But in ourselves‚ that we are underlings." was said in Shakespeare’s play ‘Julius Caesar’. Saying that it is not fate that decides our future‚ but instead our own failings. That you are to blame for the bad thing that happen in your life. But the title ‘The Fault in our Stars’ says that sometimes it’s not our fault; things happen in life‚ sometimes we can’t control it; there
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In Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time”‚ Gordimer discusses the consequences of the family’s actions due to paranoia of the outside world. In the extract‚ Gordimer paints a picture of how the couple had taken extreme measures‚ erecting physical barriers around them to protect themselves from the purported dangers of their external environment‚ until they are unaware about the dangers that these barriers pose to themselves. Hence‚ the extract underlines the dangers that prejudice poses for oneself
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In my 17 years of being alive I have never like reading. There is so many words and I have never been able to comprehended them. Out of the few books I have liked I noticed there are qualities that make me enjoy them. Good books are relatable. I believe in a good book you should be able to connect to the writer or the topic on some level. Good books also make you think hard about your life or the topic. If I can relate to the book I am more likely to enjoy it just for that fact. The novel Fast Girl
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Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever develops plot in an interesting way. We see the present situation unfold through the internal dialogue of Alida Slade and Grace Ansley‚ and the tension that mounts between them. But Wharton also weaves in the past actions of the two friends‚ showing the years of insecurity‚ jealousy‚ and secrecy that lead to their revelations. Alida and Grace spend the entire story sitting on a restaurant terrace overlooking the hills of a Roman village. It has been years since
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Richard’s Soliloquies By Wensy Ng i) Identify the context for each ii) Analyze the language of each and its meaning iii) Consider what insights they give into Richard’s character‚ emotions and thinking at the time iv) Discuss how the soliloquies help structure the play and are used to create dramatic interest 1. The opening soliloquy: “Now is the winter of our discontent” 1.1.1-41 The opening soliloquy involves of Richard contemplating the end of the civil war‚ and the change from
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Earle Birney’s ballet‚ "David"‚ is a very emotional piece of literature. The poem is narrative as told through the eyes of Bob‚ David’s friend. The theme that follows throughout this poem is the onset of maturity and all the barriers that must be overcome as one moves through this period in their lives. Bob and David live a carefree life filled with adventures in the mountains until a tragedy strikes their very existence. Bob must make the most difficult decision of whether to end his friend’s misery
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The short story “Sweat‚” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ seems to exemplify the epitome of a bad marriage. Hurston uses foreshadowing and irony to demonstrate the disintegrated relationship between the abusive husband and the diligent wife. Throughout the story‚ it becomes obvious that the husband does not oblige by the motto‚ “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Hurston’s use of irony and foreshadowing helps reveal the fact that “the good will prevail” and Sykes will finally get what he
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"The Kiss" by Anton Chekhov After reading Anton Chekhov’s “The Kiss”‚ it is apparent that several elements of fiction were incorporated into his story. The story included interesting characters‚ a descriptive setting that effectively reflects the mood of what is going on‚ sufficient amount of irony. And a well developed plot and structure. Out of all of these components that help to build a successful fictional story‚ the element that was most effective was the element of plot. The plot
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1) Five major issues explored in purple hibiscus are; domestic violence‚ oppression‚ religion‚ education and love. 2a) Adichie uses a narrative point of view to explore the theme of domestic violence. The book is narrated in the first person by a 15 year old who is directly affected by domestic violence. Because of her young age she is quiet honest and this allows her to paint a great picture to the audience of the brutal abuse that Eugene bestows upon his family. This is as a result of her sensitive
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Rice Su Mrs. Murphy ENG2D1 Monday‚ March 17‚ 2014 Profit is everything In Lather and Nothing Else and The Bicycle In short stories that will be discussed‚ Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez and The Bicycle by Jillian Horton‚ both authors convey an idea of “profit is everything” which is implied in the plot. Ostensibly‚ these two stories are both talking about the theme of choice which can be seen many times over the course of them. Essentially‚ even though the way of making choices is different
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