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… and inhumanity, Erich Remarque scatters a profound brilliance, a redeeming quality, in one of the greatest war novels of all time, All Quiet on the Western Front. During this stirring novel, 20-year-old Paul Bäumer, a German soldier of…

… est 1866 et des bateaux partout dans le monde sont endommagé par une créature mystérieuse. Les scientifiques croient que c'est un Narwal géant. Cette créature est…

… about tricks, pranks or black humour; moreover, it's deeply about love and different types of love and how they affect different personalities. The different types of love mentioned by Shakespeare in 'Twelfth Night' are: True love, boasting love, self-lo…

… Sebastian Messaline. She has survived a ship wreck but thinks that has lost her brother. She worries about her brother a lot. 'Viola: O my poor brother! And so perchance may he be.' However, she forgets about her grief for her brother as she finds out…

… And he whose wife is most obedient to come at first when he doth send for her shall win the wager which we will propose." (The Taming Of The Shrew p107). This stood out to me as an excellent representation of the plays meaning, and of the views that…

… in the book, "The Island of Dr. Moreau," by H.G. Wells. The differences are: beasts cannot tell when humans or other beasts are lying to them, beasts cannot speak as well as humans, and beasts must abide by "the Law." Beasts cannot tell when humans…

… tragedies is that the tragic hero goes through a series of changes that enlighten him in one way or another. This trend holds true for Lear of King Lear. Though naïve and foolish in the beginning, Shakespeare leads Lear through a rough…

… he portrays as the ideal king. Henry is what could be defined as the ultimate hero. The story of Henry V epitomizes England's idea of a good and fair king. Henry even calls his fellow soldiers his "brothers" to further emphasize the importance of a…

… around a home during the summer playing video games is a blast. Maybe for some, but in my opinion, their lives are just going around in circles. I believe that a person's life is determined by the things that they do and the actions that they…

… and King Arthur, are heroes for different reasons. Beowulf, our earliest hero, is brave but his motivation is different than then other two. To Sir Gawain personal honor and valor is what is important. King Arthur, Sir Gawain's uncle, is naturally…