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…What sort of man reads playboy "What Sort of Man Reads Playboy?" "What sort of man reads Playboy? He's a man who turns his leisure time into an adventure...He's a man with a discriminating eye...He's a man who is smart about his future…

…There is an old saying in the english language, "Every piece of writing is at least a little bit autobiographical." This may be true in all cases, but it is clearly predominant in Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea." It is evident that Hemingway…

…Analysis of If and the Thousandth Man by Rudyard Kipling “If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the earth and everything that’s in it, and--- which is more you’ll be a man, my son!”- If by Rudyard…

…*Santiago (The Old Man): Santiago is the protagonist of this story. He is a Cuban fisherman who is down on his luck after going eighty four days without catching a single fish and has become the pity of his small village near Havana. The story follows…

…Theodore Roosevelt, The Man, The Myth, The Legend Theodore Roosevelt, feared by many political figures, but accepted amongst the people. He loved the feeling of power. A common quote by President Roosevelt was "Speak softly and carry a big…

…to include myth, magic and other events in nature which are left out in realism. Gabriel Marquez examines the existence of magic in daily life and our concept of divine intervention in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” An example of this technique comes…

…"A Very old Man with Enormous Wings” is a good example of Magical Realism. This story has all the characteristics of Magical Realism, such as having one fantastic element while being reality based, having a deeper meaning, and having no need to justify…

…political figures such as Mayor Rudy Giuliani and George W. Bush. A hero is not necessarily someone who is in the public eye, but instead can be an individual just fighting for what they believe in. And in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, that is what…

…Rudyard Kipling had an extremely substantial influence on the people's views of the United States' and British Imperialistic philosophies through his writing of "The White Man's Burden." During the late 1800's and early 1900's British Imperialism…

…"Whoever wants to be happy, let him be so: about tomorrow there's no knowing". I am the greatest patron in the world. Oh yes I'am the richest man in Florence as well. I got most of my money and power because of my love for art. I'am the one who…