It is one thing to forget one’s first language after moving to a foreign land but it is a different thing when one moves to another country as an adult and makes a conscious decision to abandon the native language by adapting the second language. After moving to the United...
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‘My Papa’s Waltz’ ‘My Papa’s Waltz’ has been viewed as either a poem concerning abuse or one about a fun-loving relationship between a child and his father. This poem is one of Theodore Roethke’s best ones which appear simple at a glance, but when studied keenly there is a lot learned...
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Fitzgerald's Background and Observations Fitzgerald is considered to be a great American writer. During his life, he authored several books most notable was the side of paradise, Great Gatsby among many others. The author was born and raised in Alabama a state in the United States of America. In the 1930's,...
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'The Things They Carried' 'The Things They Carried' is a collection of twenty-two stories, all of which are based on the Alpha Company and the fate of the soldiers after their return to America from war. The soldiers carry along essential goods, and the war is isolating but exposes the truth...
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Desert Solitaire is a nonfictional work that was inscribed by an American author acknowledged as Edward Abbey. The book was published in 1968 marking Edward Abbey’s first foray into the world of autobiographical writing. The work was transcribed when Abbey was still working as a ranger at the Arches National...
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Literature and its Evolution Literature evolves as life continues to change and develop. As with evolution of human beings and animals, literature follows the same trend when the need to do so arises. Fortunately, the need for literature to evolve arose in the Victorian era when Dr. Robert Luis Stevenson and...
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“Success is an ongoing game (11),” states Rodger Staubach. The statement by the author shows that a single action is not enough to measure success. “A Tool for Success” is a book written for the young generation in trying to guide them for future success. The book focuses on behavioral...
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As far as short stories go, the intrigue and awe in William Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily is one to savor. The details, suspense, and reality the author tries to invoke stylistically is a clear indication of the societal as well as person ordeals people go through on a daily...
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Alan Parton’s, Cry, The Beloved Country Alan Parton’s, Cry, The Beloved Country was published in 1948 and highlights the life of Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis who had differing opinions and are forced to get into Johannesburg as they search for their sons. The Africans are exploited as analyzed in the...
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In her essay Homeless, Anna Quindlen portrays the struggle that people who have lost their homes have to undergo. A homeless person just wants a place to call their own, and that's why some prefer not to go to shelters and seek refuge in the streets, subways, and parks because...
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Marge Piercy's Background and Commitment to Social Transformation Marge Piercy, born in Detroit, Michigan on March 31, 1936, to Robert Piercy and Bert Bernice Piercy – a working-class family like numerous others, hard-hit by the Great Depression. The latter occurred in the 1930s resulting in devastating effects on tax revenue, personal...
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The interaction between parents and their children who are pre-scholars is based on the provision of books that are natural at school and other learning institution. The mainstream methods are evident in the society and the world at large that depend on the systems of education that prepare students to...
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