Oxford World's Classics

Let us examine: In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published his magnum opus, The Great Gatsby, a work which is considered a timeless literary classic and has been given the title “Great American Novel.” Aside from being a stern warning regarding the American Dream, it explores themes of debauchery, moral decay, and social change, all characteristics of the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald was inspired

The aims of this paper are to evaluate the effects the Industrial Revolution had on the wider world. This essay will be assessing the impact of technology and innovation on employment of the era, and how the factory system gave rise to socialism. In addition, it will be evaluating how the Industrial Revolution was the precursor to the phenomenon of consumerism and the resulting globalization. The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where agriculture, manufacturing, transportation

children captivating classics like Aladdin; movies about overcoming struggles such as, Gattaca. All these new movies and classics alike hold a particular place in our hearts and in our lives. Maybe because of a similarity to our own lives or the main character embraces characteristics we hold dear. Whatever the reason, a contributing factor to the variety of movie produced in Hollywood can trace itself to liberal and socially progressive movie making. Liberal, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of

Use of Language in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Look closely at the passage in volume 1, chapter 7, where Mr Brocklehurst visits Lowood, from ‘One afternoon (I had been three weeks at Lowood)…’ to ‘… the inside was further beyond his interference than he imagined.’ Write an essay examining how language is used in this passage to convey and contrast the attitudes of Brocklehurst, Miss Temple, Jane and the other girls, and briefly relating this scene to the novel as a whole. This essay will examine

Is female passion dangerous, or is it a form of empowerment? Historians and critics often look upon the 18th Century as “The Age of Reason”. However, it may be more accurate to say that the century was marked by two main impulses- reason and passion. This notion is explored most explicitly in Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” . However, it is interesting to consider the issue of female passion in texts that do not so overtly deal with the topic and are more ambiguous in nature. Defoe’s “Roxana”

Kate Chopin The Awakening To what extent does Edna Pontellier, in Kate Chopin's The Awakening, mark a departure from the female characters of earlier nineteenth-century American novels The Awakening was published in 1899, and it immediately created a controversy. Contemporaries of Kate Chopin (1851-1904) were shocked by her depiction of a woman with active sexual desires, who dares to leave her husband and have an affair. Instead of condemning her protagonist, Chopin maintains a neutral,

October 13, 2015 Informative outline 1. introduction i. “A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES” (Random House, 2009). ii. Disney is something we have all had in our lives growing up whether it was a trip to the classic world or an experience with the famous movies iii. I have watched every possible Disney movie and have done my research on Walt Disney’s life and the success of his company. iv. Walt Disney did much more than just create a mouse and called it Mickey, he created a world that touched the

Abortion is a medical and operational procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus before it is able to survive on its own. The contention is life and demise through the instability of entanglement makes it troublesome. Abortion is the most controversial issue having no grounds of agreement, because it is a matter of conscience. General jurisdiction is the decision of this doctor. The reason behind the controversial abortion is seeing people as a part of thuggery. Sociologists

Throughout the years the characters and plots of mystery novels have evolved and have been modernized. However, no matter when or where the novels are written, they all succeed in having major impacts on the unsuspecting readers. For some mystery fans, the opening of the book can awaken the butterflies in the pit of their stomachs. As the stories progress, the reader is drawn further and further into the novel until it becomes impossible to pry the book from their hands. Mystery novels written by

approximately 50 BC, this sport was performed by the military as an exercise to make them developed a strong lower strength, during the Han Dynasty it later developed into sport in Qi kingdom (319BC-201BC). the evident can be found in the Chinese classic record of