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Ambition is not the same as happiness, and happiness is not the ultimate goal in The Tempest. For Prospero, his ultimate ambition is to become Duke of Milan again after being usurped by his brother Antonio. Ambition should be directed towards a concept of duty and selflessness, yet once becoming ruler of the island, Prospero takes…

In this essay I intend to compare the use of nature in ‘Song’ by Anne Bronte and ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy and look at how the poets convey the feeling of pessimism in their poems. Both of the poems have seemingly bleak outlooks with the theme of change, as well as the use…

As I looked outside the window, the sunlight fell on my face. As it warmed my face; I closed my eyes. All of a sudden it went black under my closed eyelids; my face went cold again. As I opened my eyes I saw black clouds form out of nowhere, blocking the sun. As I…

controversial and important issue. Drugs affect so many areas ofsociety. “The U. S. population has an extremely high rate of alcoholand drug abuse” (Grolier). Several groups have formed and spoken outregarding their position. “Speaking Out Against Drug Legalizationis the first step in helping to deliver the credible, consistentmessage about the risks and costs of the…

History 02 Dec. 12-18-03Living life through the 1900’sSince the 1900’s technology has been increasing rapidly, from washingmachines to automobiles, affecting the citizens of the U. S. dramatically;now receiving increased pay checks and something they never have hadbefore. Leisure time, not only could people start affording more, but theycould also do more instead of work. The…

It was a play with tremendous feelings with many inside twists hidd en in the archives of the true story. It was a play with emotional feelings; feelings of anger , hate, and evil, yet feelings of manipulation, good, and pureness. It was the Crucible. A fireball of guilt, evil, and good compiled into one…

Story of an Hour”Story of an Hour”When I read Kate Chopin’s, “Story of an Hour” I am reminded of a Edgar Allan Poe horror poems. The narrator has a “divine transformation” yet it kills her. This puzzles me, so I will search for the true meaning of this strange story (marriage, as I believe). To…

In The Wanderer. translated by Charles W. Kennedy. there are many prevailing Anglo-Saxon subjects. In the verse form the storyteller is a adult male who has spent infinite winters on the sea. It is apparent that this refers to the subject of expatriate. One can deduce that expatriate. in context. is the province of being…

Initially Macbeth is hesitant and not completely confident that he should commit the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth then makes him feel guilty that he does in fact desire Duncan dead and is reluctant and fearful of working towards achieving that. She uses the proverb “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage? ” wherein…

    This poem is a blatantly a sexual one, its underlying meaning though is one of religious conscience. In the opening stanza Thomas says that he could believe in sexual love and not fear the religious morality revolving around it: If I were tickled by the rub of love, A rooking girl who stole…