Life Essays

Edward Abbey shows a great respect for nature, elevating it perhaps above men in his essay “The Serpents of Paradise”. He does this on many levels and in several ways. His writing shows awe for nature in his very descriptions. The joy he takes in nature shows itself also in …

Annie Dillard’s essay “Living Like Weasels” offers its readers a unique comparison between the life of weasels and the life of human beings. It seems that one of Dillard’s principal objectives is to appeal to all types of people so that all can enjoy her writing. Therefore, Dillard uses stylistic …

Amongst the three love poems examined in this essay, the theme of male or female power in relationships pervades throughout. The views of the speakers are expressed and defined through literary and poetic techniques. This gives the reader an insight into the speaker’s problems and dissatisfaction of a relationship, due …

Walker writes this poem using a potted plant as metaphor describing a woman’s role in the 20th century. The speaker in Walker’s poem describes the great depression of women during this point in time, by unfolding the difference between a potted plant and a woman. The 20th century was a …

Relationships between characters play a great part in Julius Caesar, the Shakespearean tragedy about the scheming of Caesar’s death, which then are shown to affect all aspects of Roman life. Some relationships show the concealed discord between characters, some show the conniving spirit of those who desire power, while others …

Governmental systems in both France and England were greatly changing during the 17th Century. In England, absolute monarchies lost power while Parliament gained supremacy. France, on the other hand, saw Louis XIV strengthening his own offices and weakening both the Estates General and the local nobility. Absolutism, a political theory …

The Trojan army was slightly stronger than the Greek army. They had the god Ares, god of war, supporting them against the Greeks. At the same time, the Trojans had godlike warriors such as Hector and Aeneas. On the other hand, the Greeks had Athena, goddess of wisdom, to support …

It is a common practice of advertiser’s to appeal to the emotions of consumers in order to sell a product. Over decades, advertisements have evolved to a greater focus on social institutions rather then the product itself. Nonetheless, the Benetton retailer distinguishes itself by its utilization of attention grabbing and …

Civil Peace. One rarely hears those two words together. It is usually either Civil War, or perhaps Civil Chaos, but rarely is it Civil Peace. This is because it is not the times of peace that are remembered, but the times of war. It is during these times that people …

Plan -Soldiers fear being ashamed, it gives them courage -Fine line between heroic and stupid – The week he spent with Elroy Beerdal, fear of shame, courage The roles of shame and fear play a large part in the soldier’s lives. If it wasn’t for the fact that the soldiers …