Time Essays

Short film, photos, e-mails and messages are media vehicles to keep a record of a moment, event or conversation. The 21st century, a time when ephemeral is the word in vogue, we try our best to make eternal the moment we are living. The constant obsession about the past is …

In Europe from 500 CE to 1500 CE, a continuity was the importance of the Church, and two changes were the split of the church into two branches, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, and the ruination of structure in Europe caused by the black plague. A continuity in Europe was …

The novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” isn’t just a young autistic boy’s story. Whilst it does describe the protagonist Christopher Boone’s “reality”, the narrative is much deeper. The issues that surround Christopher are vital to the storyline, providing a complexity that suggests the “The Curious …

Today, computer has become an indispensable tool. For any job, computer knowledge has become a pre-requisite. Indeed, computer is a blessing. However, its misuse can lead to it being a menace. Nowadays, computer is the biggest means of communication. You can talk to your relatives and friends as if they …

Jamaica Kincaid grew up on the dependent island of Antigua. As a result of this, she had a very biased outlook on what England meant. She wrote about how some thought highly of the country, but she had other ideas regarding England. In the opening of the passage, Kincaid uses …

Marcus Tullius Cicero of the Roman Empire was not only a lawyer and politician, but was a writer and a philosopher. With his great orations, and essays on matters such as old age and friendship, it comes as no surprise to know that such a great intellectual wrote the following …

“Once Upon a Time” was first published in 1989. Nadine Gordimer was born in 1923 near Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand. A prolific writer, Gordimer has published more than twenty books of fiction. When Nadine Gordimer was asked to write a children’s story she replied …

THE speaker in this poem reminisces about a time when people were sincere and caring in their dealings with one another; he speaks regretfully about the present time, when people are not like before. He seems to feel that people have lost the innocence and openness which he now sees …

The era of the Tang and Song Dynasties is considered the Golden Age of Post-classical China. During these times, trade, society, art, and literature all flourished. A revival of Confucian thought was promoted by the governments of both dynasties. There was a decline in the status of women over this …

Rhetorical Analysis of E.B. Whites Once More to the Lake E.B. Whites Once more to the Lake provides keen insight into the life of a middle-aged man reflecting on the past, present, and future. The setting of the essay primarily resides at a lake that offered the author endless amounts …