Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

“Useless Beauty” is a short story by one of the most admired nineteenth century French novelist and short story writer Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). He is deemed one of the modern masters of the art of the short story and has influenced practitioners of that genre from his time to the present. This story was featured in Original Short Stories Volume 6 of 13 published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York in 1926. Known for its realism, simplicity, and directness, Maupassant’s fiction addresses the theme

an unmatched way of approaching poetry, theater and playwriting. William Shakespeare has an outstanding reign of playwrights including some highly famous ones such as Romeo and Juliet(), The Tempest() and Hamlet(). He has influenced many walks of life and has set the stepping stone for other forms of entertainment. William Shakespeare has remained famous throughout his life and up to today because his poetic words have always been able to relate to people and tap into their emotions. Shakespeare

Corruption and Mortality in Hamlet Hamlet is arguably one of the most complex characters in literature, and most certainly within Shakespeare's realm. He can be both weak and admirable, and he defies the explanation of many readers I am sure. Death is a constant presence in HAMLET, right from the beginning of the play the themes of death and mortality set in with the death of King Hamlet. From then on, young Hamlet cannot stop questioning the meaning of life and more importantly, its' eventual

Estragon create a foundation of values, a self, by choosing their actions and beliefs, i.e. choosing to continue to wait for Godot and to play games with each other.” (14). By playing their games they simultaneously create meaning and make choices. The men frequently find themselves in situations in which they must make a choice; the most compelling choice being to stay put and continue to wait for Godot. The distracting games create meaning, in a way a meaning for both of their existence, however their

His words shake us out of our comfort zones and our contentment and challenge us to pursue a standard of living completely opposite to that of this world. Jesus was consistent in His instructions and cannot be labelled as 'politically correct'. He never changed His direction in order to appease His

Exile Charmaine Warford Spring 2013 Let us begin by saying that: God has made a promise to the Jewish people at the time of Mount Sinai that they will be an “eternal nation” and He is going to keep it: 1.     “Thus, even while they [the Jewish people] are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or obliterate them, lest I break my covenant with them by destroying them. For I am the Lord their God; I will remember them because of the covenant I made with their original ancestors whom I

An angel is defined as a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe. This definition explains what many people believe an angel to be. When you hear the word angel, is this what you believe them to be, too? On the other hand, Iblis is to be defined as a jinn who refused to bow to Adam. He is believed to entice humans and jinn to commit evil through deception. Another name for Iblis would be Satan

There are lots of myths and legends of ancient Greek hero Orestes who have been widely discussed and appreciated throughout the history. From the Homeric poem The Odyssey to a more recent Greek film The Traveling Players (1975), Orestes both represents an example for vengeance of homicide. However, while the former regards Orestes’ revenge as a totally justifiable and glorious deed and sets him as a prototype for Telemachos to take on the journey in search of news for his wandering father, the latter

Comparison Of Love Poetry: Rememberby Christina Rossetti, How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and When We Two Parted by Lord Byron The three poems, Remember by Christina Rossetti; How Do I love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and When We Two Parted by Lord Byron, each explore love and loss in their own unique ways. Remember is, as expected from the title, a solemn lament which is a farewell sonnet to her treasured one. How Do I Love Thee? is again a sonnet of love but

Inglorious Basterds is Quentin Tarantino’s sixth film in his discography and is in many aspects, the perfect culmination of what makes a Tarantino film a Tarantino film. From the deep cultural references in the dialogue to the unforgivingly in your face, some may even say offensive, violence throughout, there’s no mistaking who’s eyes you’re seeing the world through. Although it misses on some key points such as pacing and historical accuracy, Inglorious Basterds’ depth of characters, use of language