Essays on Books

Although it is simple to identify with Copernicus, I tend to agree with Eratosthenes. Eratosthenes was among the first people to start an astronomical quest and had a significant amount of time on the earth’s surface. I believe that Eratosthenes is not given enough credit for his achievements, despite the…

A sci-fi thriller set in 2035, i robot stars Will Smith as Detective Del Spooner, a technophobic man with a past involving a malfunctioning robot. He’s a bit of a misfit in a world where robots are commonplace, but that doesn’t stop him from investigating a murder he suspects was…

Unlike the fables that tell us that a hero is someone who possesses heroic qualities or characteristics, everyman heroes are ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. These are people who have strong moral compass and act with extreme selflessness. They can be found in many different kinds of…

A novel that has been credited with changing the face of World War II, Catch 22 was first published in 1961 and is now considered to be one of the modern classics. It is a satirical book about the absurdities of bureaucracy and no-win situations in wars. It was also…

America and I, written by Anzia Yezierska, is a story about an immigrant who arrives in the United States with many hopes and dreams. She comes with the belief that America is the place she can find a life free from drudgery and oppression. She also believes that in America,…

Jonathan Swift wrote a story called A Modest Proposal that talked about poverty in Ireland. It is illuminating poverty and offering a plan for controlling scarcity in the country. Swift suggested selling the impoverished people’s children to the affluent and the meat market. By lowering the unemployment rate and stabilizing…

Dostoevsky Fyodor wrote a short novella titled Notes from the Underground, which was first published in 1864. Dostoevsky utilizes the Underground Man in his writing to critique society and provide wisdom. The Underground Man presents himself as a depraved, ill, and ugly individual. He is aware that his refusal to…

A good man is hard to find. The plot of Find centers on a family who is attempting to go from Georgia to Florida. The family’s matriarch, the grandmother, insisted on taking them for a drive. While there, they met the Misfit, who made sure the entire family was killed….

The ethical issues raised by historical workplace conundrums, where ethical behavior in most organizations has not been obvious, are covered in this essay’s abstract. Many unethical practices that are common in businesses have been discussed, along with wonderful concepts and understanding about how to handle both individual and organizational behaviors….

The law serves as a standard and a direction for citizens’ behavior, making it important for society. The social groupings would be in fierce conflict if there was no law. For business purposes, a corporation has the same legal standing as a person because it is legally regarded as an…

The Martian is a movie starring Matt Damon about astronaut Mark Watney, who was accidentally left for dead after a violent storm while on a manned mission to Mars. Despite all odds, he managed to survive, but he soon found himself stuck on Mars by himself with little to no…

A Poison Tree by William Blake is part of the Songs of Experience series. The narrator expresses frustration towards an entity, and the emotional sentiment eventually leads to the narrator murdering the person. The poem is centered on a tree, which was used to depict Knowledge in the Garden of…