English Essays

Julius Caesar Analyses of Characters
Julius Caesar - Analyses of Characters Julius Caesar is very much a warrior and he thinks that he is above every one else and that he is more than an ordinary man. As a result he is very arrogant and takes very little notice of the people around him. As far as he is concerned, they are meaningless and not worth his time. He believes he is honourable but really is not. In a way he wants to be trusted and to be a trusted leader of the Roman people but he is very unwilling to do anything to gai...

Julius Caesar Analysis of Ca
Julius Caesar - Analysis of Ca Essay on Caesar In Shakespeare's play of "Caesar" Brutus is a conspirator who portrays a person who favors a republic for Rome. Brutus is an honorable man. Many characters in the play show there reverence for Brutus. Brutus exemplifies his honor in many ways. Brutus is obsequious when he is needed to abet his fellow romans. Brutus is an honorable man. "Am I entreated to Speak and Strike? O Rome I make thee promise, If the redress will follow, then receivest thy...

Julius Caesar Brutus Character Analysis
Julius Caesar - Brutus Character Analysis William Shakespeare\'s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus\' relationship to Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the plot, the truth can be revealed. Marcus Br...

Julius Caesar Citizen of Rome
Julius Caesar - Citizen of Rome Julius Caesar-Citizen of Rome My name is Felicius Dedecus, and I live in Rome. I am a common citizen, and work in the local bakery. I am married to a charming lady named Antonia. We have been married for only a couple of months, and we do not have any children. We are not yet prepared to have a child, because we cannot financially support one. Once the bakery starts going well, we will have a child. I work during the days, and Antonia, being...

Jonathan swifts a modest propo
Jonathan swifts a modest propo Jonathan Swift: A Modest Proposal In his lengthy literary career, Jonathan Swift wrote many stories that used a broad range of voices that were used to make some compelling personal statements. For example, Swifts, A Modest Proposal, is often heralded as his best use of both sarcasm and irony. Yet taking into account the persona of Swift, as well as the period in which it was written, one can prove that through that same use of sarcasm and irony, this prop...

Jonathon Swift
Jonathon Swift In Jonathan Swift�s essay, "A Modest Proposal", Swift proposes that the poor should eat their own starving children during a great a famine in Ireland. What would draw Swift into writing to such lengths. When times get hard in Ireland, Swift states that the children would make great meals. The key factor to Swift�s essay that the reader must see that Swift is not literally ordering the poor to cannibalize. Swift acknowledges the fact of the scarcity of food and e...

Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad: An Innovator in British Literature Joseph Conrad�s innovative literature is influenced by his experiences in traveling to foreign countries around the world. Conrad�s literature consists of the various styles of techniques he uses to display his well-recognized work as British literature. "His prose style, varying from eloquently sensuous to bare and astringent, keeps the reader in constant touch with a mature, truth-seeking, creative mind" (Hutchin...

Journey of the Magi
Journey of the Magi T.S. Eliot�s Journey of the Magi This Christmas poem is about the Epiphany and was created the very year of Eliot�s conversion to Christianity (Fleisner, 66). Therefore the theme of religion is an important one if we are to analyse the poem correctly. In the book of Ephesians in the Bible, Paul describes the rebirth of the world upon Christ�s death, emphasising the Ephesians� new life (2:4-5). This theme of death and rebirth is present in the poem Journey of ...

Joy Luck Club
Joy Luck Club Joy Luck Club Guilt is a powerful means of controlling someone else. Parents use it because it�s often an easy way of controlling their children. In Amy Tan�s Joy luck club, June�s Mom knew great ways to control her daughter by using guilt. She used guilt because that was the only way she knew. Because she had such a tragic and sometimes even dramatic life, she wanted better for her daughter. Unfortunately, June misinterpreted her mother'� intentions and didn't realiz...

Joy Williams the killing game
Joy Williams the killing game In the story, �The Killing Game�, Joy Williams, uses several diffenent types of writing skills to presuade the reader to see her views. The quote �To kill be to put to death, extinguish, nullify, cancel, destroy.� be a good strong introduction, it catches the readers attention. Word choice like this be what gets the message across to the readers in a fast, easy way. Another good quote for word choice she uses be, �We kill to hunt, and not the other ...

Joy luck club 2
Joy luck club 2 Joy Luck Club Guilt is a powerful means of controlling someone else. Parents use it because it’s often an easy way of controlling their children. In Amy Tan’s Joy luck club, June’s Mom knew great ways to control her daughter by using guilt. She used guilt because that was the only way she knew. Because she had such a tragic and sometimes even dramatic life, she wanted better for her daughter. Unfortunately, June misinterpreted her mother'’ intentions...

John updikess pigeon feather
John updikess pigeon feather John Updike tells good stories in his new collection, "Pigeon Feathers." What's more -- or, rather, what helps to make them good -- is his conspicuous devotion to the perilous marksmanship of words. All readers are bound to be grateful to him for that. He is no Pater and he is no Joyce. Clich�s and banalities he knows, have their valued uses in making a story flow. They provide comfortable, reassuring cadences -- and he employs them when he does not want to i...

Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun This anti-war novel is written from the point of view of an injured World War I infantryman (Joe Bonham). As the plot progresses we realize how severe the injuries are (most of his face has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the story is being told by an interior monologue voice. Interspersed with recollections of Joe Bonham's life is a description of his amazing struggle to remain human. This novel has ...

Johnny Got His Gunn
Johnny Got His Gunn This anti-war novel is written from the point of view of an injured World War I infantryman (Joe Bonham). As the plot progresses we realize how severe the injuries are (most of his face has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the story is being told by an interior monologue voice. Interspersed with recollections of Joe Bonham's life is a description of his amazing struggle to remain human. This novel has...

Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain a young boy grown up as an apprentice during the 1700�s in Boston was an unfortunate but lucky kid. In the next several paragraphs, I will describe interesting parts in the book and also described the Authors factorial & emotional feeling and not to mention my feelings toward the book. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Lyte came in and wanted a silver piece made by Mr. Lampham in which he had made one before, years ago, Mr. Lam...

Johnny tremain 2
Johnny tremain 2 Johnny Tremain a young boy grown up as an apprentice during the 1700’s in Boston was an unfortunate but lucky kid. In the next several paragraphs, I will describe interesting parts in the book and also described the Authors factorial & emotional feeling and not to mention my feelings toward the book. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Lyte came in and wanted a silver piece made by Mr. Lampham in which he had made one before, years ago, M...

Johnnys adventures
Johnnys adventures Johnny Basily is an some what normal man. He has blonde hair that can only be described to be as beautiful as the morning sunrise. People say that his eyes are as brown as newly polished wood. Since he works as a lumberjack for T&L Wood Cutters he is very well built and has strong hands. Johnny is also tall. This is because when he was a child he drank his milk and lifted weights. He weighs 200 pounds and has an excessive eating disorder. Besides physical features ...

Jon donne alediction forbidd
Jon donne - alediction forbidd The peace in a tear's absence One of the most common fears is the fear of losing someone who is close to you. The drama caused by such events make impressions on a person that can last a lifetime. Many people spend years mourning a death. John Donne deals with these ideas in his poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". He centers on the wasted energy of mourning, and the consequences of it. There are better ways to deal with a loss of that magnitu...

Jonathan Swift answering the q
Jonathan Swift answering the q Introduction Did Jonathan Swift's literary works reflect the life and times in which he lived? While researching for this paper I have read many criticisms, biographies and articles. In reading those I have come to the conclusion that his works clearly represented his life and times. I hope that by the end of this paper you agree. Biography Jonathan Swift was born only 7 months after his father's death, on November 30th, 1667. His mother ra...

John Steinbeck The Pearl
John Steinbeck The Pearl The Pearl John Steinbeck Kino, is a poor Indian fisherman who lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and baby son Coyotito. They are very poor but happy family. When he finds the �pearl of the world� he believes that wonderful things will come from selling it. As he tries to sell the pearl he realizes that the local businessmen will cheat him and decides to travel to sell it. When it is realized that Kino has murdered the man who t...

John Steinbeck Realist and Naturalist
John Steinbeck: Realist and Naturalist John Steinbeck - The Realist and Naturalist John Steinbeck was born in salinas califorina in 1902. He went to stanford university, but only lasted three years. In his youth he worked as a ranch hand and a fruit picker.John Steinbeck wrote many books his most famous works include Tortilla Flat, Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes Of Wath. Some people catagorize Steinbeck as being a writer of nateralism and realism. John Steinbeck was a ...

John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck John Steinbeck, a 20th century novelist, was the recipient of numerous awards including the Nobel Prize. Steinbeck, a conservative that valued the old America, could produce pages of beauty followed by pages of sheer trash writing using specific characteristics, which his work is characterized by. John Steinbeck�s work is characterized by symbolism and allegory, which can be seen in his novels The Pearl, The Grapes ofWrath, and his short story �Flight.� In his short sto...

John Wade A character Study I
John Wade A character Study--I John Wade: A Character Study John Wade is by far the most intricate and perplexing character examined throughout the novel In The Lake Of the Woods. His character hinges on the brink of order and chaos; on one hand, he is defined as a man who is obsessed with controlling the events and people around him. It is this obsession with control and order that lies alongside the central idea of the novel; that John Wade does not really know what happened to his...

John donne 2
John donne 2 Song This poem by John Donne is about a relationship with him and his lover. In this relationship he has to leave even though he does not want to. He compares their separation to death and says since they go through small separations like these that they will be ready for a big separation such as death. He says, “To use myself in jest, Thus by feigned deaths to die.” This means that their parting will not last forever. He also compares their separation to the...

John donnes holy sonnets
John donnes holy sonnets The Holy Sonnets By making many references to the Bible, John Donne’s Holy Sonnets reveal his want to be accepted and forgiven by God. A fear of death without God’s forgiveness of sins is conveyed in these sonnets. Donne expresses extreme anxiety and fright that Satan has taken over his soul and God won’t forgive him for it or his sins. A central theme of healing and forgiveness imply that John Donne, however much he wrote about God and being holy, ...