Sajda's father was a very independent man, but what he could not bare was his wife Saida (Sajda's mother), they were constantly arguing everyday about silly things, but with mutual decision Sajda's parents both decided to call it a day when Sajda was seven. ... One thing Ali kept (Sajda's father) a secret from Saida and Sajda was his affair with a lady called Tracey. ... That night Sajda went to the toilet, she tried to open the bathroom door but to her it seemed jammed, so she went to her mothers bedroom and she turned the light on and her mother was not insight, she went...

• Word Count: 1345
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Orwell's Gripe Commenting on and criticizing literature is a common practice. Indeed there are entire books, classes and even careers dedicated to this very purpose. To criticize language, particularly the contemporary lexicon, however, is a more risky endeavor. George Orwell has dared to do exa...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The use of a physical representation for the journey of the imagination is also evident in Journey to the Interior, the setting here being untamed and wild, "surrounded by a tangle of branches, a net of air and alternate light and dark", indicating that the journey is confusing and difficult at times, but must be undertaken- "there are no destinations apart from this". ... "by myself but not alone | I ask no one" Wherever I May Roam also shows the independence and decisiveness needed for such a journey, constantly making references to an unwillingness to trust others as much as oneself an...

• Word Count: 1485
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Some cultures believe that "the invisible atmosphere that animates the visible world - the subtle presence that circulates both within us and between all things - retains within itself the spirit or breath of the dead person until the time when that breath will enter and animate another visible body - a bird, or a deer, or a field of wild grain" (Abram 11). ... When reverting back to human nature, however, people cannot produce this type of pure altruism that technology calls for. ...

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Some cultures believe that "the invisible atmosphere that animates the visible world - the subtle presence that circulates both within us and between all things - retains within itself the spirit or breath of the dead person until the time when that breath will enter and animate another visible body - a bird, or a deer, or a field of wild grain" (Abram 11). ... When reverting back to human nature, however, people cannot produce this type of pure altruism that technology calls for. ...

• Word Count: 1526
• Approx Pages: 6