Category: Book Review
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Review of “Self-help Book Eat that Frog” by Brian Tracy
As social creatures, we, human beings, are smart enough to struggle for development, high productiveness and personal growth. There are a lot of methods, approaches and recommendations on how to increase productivity, stop procrastinating and do so many tasks per day that is hard to imagine it is possible having only 24 hours. “Eat that…
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Identity Suppression in Literature
2018 has become a monumental year for cultural and sexuality and gender acceptance. Not only women have come forth with allegations of sexual assault, but genders are no longer limited to only male and female. Even Hollywood is beginning to show signs of change when it comes to the ethnicities or sexuality of leading roles;…
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Antisocial Teenagers in “The Catcher in The Rye”
Holden Caulfield is a very interesting character who describes perfectly how an antisocial wannabe is. He not only expresses his disconformity openly, or at least he expresses it to himself, but also he was not afraid of what other people think of him. It is true that he is not interested at school at all,…
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Analysis of The Novel “Iman Umeed Aur Mohabbat” Written by Umaira Ahmad
Introduction:After reading Jannat Key Patty, I have read a novel which covered many genres. The title of the novel is “Iman Umeed Aur Mohabbat” written by a well-known Pakistani writer Umaira Ahmad. Iman Umeed Aur Mohabbat was published in monthly Digest in December 1999. About the author: Umaira Ahmed is a well-known writer who wrote…
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“The Catcher to The Rye”: Phoebe as a Flat Character
A Flat character is one who does not go through significant changes throughout the novel and who also serves as a support system to the min character. In “The Catcher to the Rye,” Phoebe is seen as a flat character while her brother Holden is seen as a round character. Phoebe is seen as Holden’s…
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The Unjustified Treatment of Women and Expression of The Oppression of Them in The 19th Century
The Controlling Lives of Women“The Birthmark,” by and “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman presents the unjustified treatment of women and expresses the oppression of them in the 19th century. In the stories it perceives the agonizing wives, and the cruel treatment they receive from their husbands. The stories also demonstrates a stereotypical woman,…
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Silencing The Past by Michel-rolph Trouillot: How Power Shapes The Fabrication of History
Love, hate, fear are universal emotions experienced in history, and are shaped by cultural and religious traditions, economics, politics, and violence. Oftentimes, emotions are undetectable such as memory and silence which are concealed and tucked away to be forgotten from historical records. As depicted by many authors such as Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Irene Levia, and other…
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Analysis F The Character of Kurtz in Heart of Darkness
From his introduction in the beginning of the novel, the character Kurtz presented himself as a robust personality. In the words of the author, Kurtz is a man of “sombre pride,” (Conrad 2.29) and his undying will “consumed his flesh,” (Conrad 3.24). Most of Kurtz’s character is presented by Marlow the narrator and a new…
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The Analysis of George Cukor’s Romantic Comedy “The Philadelphia Story”
Ask someone when they last admitted their feelings to someone, and they will probably give a recent recount. Ask someone what that feeling of love means, and they go silent.Throughout our lives, molded by romantic literature and professor interpretations, we visualize, through rose-colored glasses, the idea of love being a series of magical moments. However,…
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Interpretation of Symbolism and Meanings Behind Song of The Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
In Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell, Elaine is a sixteen-year-old girl trapped in a military camp with her father and two brothers. Without a feminine influence and only men Elaine grew up wild, but imprisoned still in military camp after military camp. One day, men from the camp come back from a…