This is evident on the two short stories I have chosen "Chameleon and "About Love". The physical setting of the story is undeniably orchestrated in an old fashion manner in spite of the fact that it is sufficient enough for everyone to relate to this situation. ... Same impression applies on the story "About love" as well. In the previous time, readers of this story would clearly justify this as what the society would call as going with the safer option. ... A short series of characters may relate to a statement in development or dialect, for case seat means seat in En...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this short story, it displays some similarities, and differences between the Spider-Woman and the Old man to show their efficiency, and how the characters explore dualities in human life. Firstly, the author compares the Old Man and the Spider-Women in this short story in many similar ways. ... Secondly, the author contrasts the Old Man and the Spider-Woman in this short story in many different ways. ... " In conclusion, the short story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" portrays the Old Man and the Spider-Woman as having similar and different personalities throughout th...

• Word Count: 516
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a short story set in a small town that practices a violent tradition of human sacrifice every year. ... The message of this short story is that violent traditions are way past time and shouldn't be considered morally correct. ... At first, this short story is very worrying especially when compared to today's world. ... The story shows the extent of the sacrifice of human race to attain success. ... Similar to the townspeople in this short story, the military and police in many communities are always ready and willing to participate in m...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As with any of the ancient Greek myths, there are always a number of permutations and interpretations of the story that lead modern readers to question what the original intent of the story actually had been. ... This type of consideration of the myth in terms of its modern application ultimately results in an understanding that it is not a story of clear-cut or unambiguous stereotypes. ... Ultimately, Medusa is compelling because she has such power and yet, she is still an example of vulnerability since such power is cut short by the actions of Perseus. ... Contemporary writers still use myth...

• Word Count: 1572
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Unfortunately, by taking the short and easy road, the outcome will not always be positive. ... Jones, "behavioral finance analyzes behavioral biases and the effects these biases have on financial markets " According to Ritholz, columnist at the Washington Post, these are the investors' ten most common behavioral biases: confirmation bias, optimism bias, loss aversion, self-serving bias, the planning fallacy, choice paralysis, herding, ˜we prefer stories to analysis', recency bias, and the bias blind spot. ... People love a good story. ... This refers to a tendency to look...

• Word Count: 1028
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" Hawthorne begins by alluding to the belief in total depravity in this short story when Goodman Brown sees Goody Cloyse in the forest and is reminded of the Puritan catechism. ... Hawthorne clearly exposes this destruction in Brown's spiritual isolation at the end of the story. This spiritual isolation occurs after the most important scene in this story: Brown's encounter with sinners in the forest. ... Hawthorne claims this sympathy as a truth, for reality in Hawthorne's stories are often represented through dreams, which in this case is Brown's encounter in the for...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Highly valued in ancient times, Atrahasis, the story of the flood, was viewed as an exceedingly significant event that marked a transformation in human nature. ... This may have greatly simplified the reason for human existence, but the Mesopotamians would have known their distinct, humble role in the scheme of things. 3 Atrahasis also reveals to the Mesopotamian world that the gods are a human-like race of beings, except with fatally short tempers and immeasurable powers. ... Washing the world of all sin, the flood story provided Mesopotamians ...

• Word Count: 1127
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If that were true, ugliness would be the monster's only weakness, as the story goes on to tell of the selfless acts of kindness the creature administers. ... Finally upon hearing the creature's story Victor expresses a hint of pity for the creature, "I compassioned him and sometimes felt a wish to console him- (142), although Victor goes on to say, " But when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred" (142). ... The flashes of airbrushed and plastic beauty that are copied and pasted on every media outlet ...

• Word Count: 1633
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In our own spirits we certainly did feel alone because we had accomplished our goal which was to completely escape society's rigid grasp for a short amount of time to simply get lost in nature and as Abbey put it, "just do nothing". ... Before reading the book, I already has a profound love for nature but after reading the inspiring story, I found myself experiencing this outlandish fantasy to be like Chris McCandless and wanting to escape society by any means necessary. ...

• Word Count: 1281
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Properties of Human and Animal Languages Since the time when fiction stories started, many stories have been told about animals that are able to communicate in different ways as human by talking, gestures and signalling. These stories are not true because animals and humans can only communicate with their own kind which can be related to communication. ... For example, it allows human to make their stories and also think about their future. ... Therefore, bees can remember for a short time what is happened in the past and create their own dances as a kind of communication with their species. ...

• Word Count: 2663
• Approx Pages: 11
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In order to explain how this story might shed some light on Aristophanes idea of love, and what he believes are the characteristics of love; we must first acknowledge the difference between physical sexual love, and a deeper spiritual love that emanates from the soul. ... His arguments do fall short in several ways: his mythological account of the division of the original human being does not provide an explanation for bisexuality, which surely must have been prevalent in his time, as well as ours. ...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although many believers stop short of claiming an exclusive status for their tradition,. ... Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, meditative techniques, and detailed rules of ethical conduct and law. ...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate