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…In Martin Luther King's "A letter from a Birmingham Jail" he discusses many topics on the civil rights movement at the time and what he was going through. One of the topics he mentioned was the call to non violent direct action among Negro's. This call…

…The Screwtape Letters: A Stroll into the Human Soul In the novel The Screwtape Letters C.S Lewis uses point of view to allow the reader to see Hell's perspective, revealing man's follies. This is obtained through 31 letters from Screwtape to his…

…"Papa, will you please send this letter on your way to work today?" Jordan asked his father very kindly. His father took the letter with curiosity in his eye, because there was no address on the front except for the word Heaven. Jordan's father kissed…

…This is a private letter written by Madame Roland to a close friend the day after the massacre at the Champs de Mars. The date would suggest this to be a strong document, however there is no indication within the text that it is an eye-witness account…

…In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the theme of the individual versus society is prevalent. One of the most intriguing characters in the novel is Hester Prynne, who is ostracized by the society around her. Hawthorne uses symbols to accentuate…

…There were many differences between the novels The Scarlet Letter and Billy Bud. The Scarlet Letter was about how two people dealt with their sin in different ways, while Billy Bud was about an innocent man, who was punished for an unintentional "sin…

…For my English creative writing assignment, I have chosen to do a letter correspondence between a modern Romeo and Juliet. I have turned the play around a bit, and it differs from the original story. Near the end of the play, the Capulets discover…

…Intrigue Amid Revolution In Edgar Allen Poe's The Purloined Letter, it is somewhat difficult to determine the exact historical period in which the story takes place. Poe's writing in general is known to be vague and mysterious, and this piece…

…Recurring events show great significance and elucidate the truth beneath appearances. In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne chooses the scaffold scenes to show powerful differences and similarities. Each scaffold scene foreshadows the next…

…Flowered Pearl When someone looks at a painting or reads a novel they often discover a deeper portent than what is openly displayed. A hidden meaning can be found in many common objects. In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne compares…