A common interpretation of the work of the 19th century poetess, Christina Rosetti, is that her work is depressing, morbid and highly pessimistic. ... This image which appeals to the sense of sound and also to basic human compassion is very striking as it is clear that there continue to be more victims of the "broadening darkness", which represents in this poem something which has destroyed a genuine and lively love. ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rob Blackwelder of Spliced Wire says, the movie, like the novel, "will stand the test of time because it captures this generation's most common relationship foible so amusingly" (http://www.splicedonline.com/00reviews/hifi.html). ... This theory, according to Carol Pajaron of the Ateneo de Manila High School English Department, compares and contrasts females in literature with common female stereotypes. ... She claims that the first is a man who, in brief, is aggressive (usually in a sexual sense) and exploitative towards women. ...

• Word Count: 2791
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Yet this could be viewed as unjustified as both texts present them as arguably formidable; Gertrude in Hamlet may be viewed critically by audiences as she seems to act without grief when referring to her late husband's death as "common"" in Act One, Scene Two. ... Gertrude constantly tells Paul how "common" Miriam is, and waits up late for him, like his wife, when he stays out late with Miriam, trying to make him feel guilty. ... This indirectly affects Blanche and Stella's familial relationship as Stella can sense something is odd about her sister, but is not trusted enough by Blan...

• Word Count: 3412
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The topics were arranged from extremely important (ex. integration, God, premarital sexual relations) and to those considered to be of lesser importance (western movies and television programs, classical music, common politics). ... This shows that topics of common interest played a bigger role in the attraction rather than uninteresting topics. ...

• Word Count: 3520
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Flagg explores humor, nostalgia, and avoidance as common examples of how, not only her characters, but humans in general confront the circumstances surrounding their lives. ... Humor is a common bond between any person on earth, from the very wealthy to the impoverished. ...

• Word Count: 2942
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

By having the knowledge of where your partner stands on an issue, and where you stand, it is easier to compromise and find a common ground. ... Being able to understand the other person's feelings, thoughts, and emotions will help you reach a common ground and work towards building your relationship. ... Creating loyalty in your relationship helps you and your partner have a sense of security with one another. ...

• Word Count: 2692
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• Has Bibliography
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., & Palevitz, C, 2009) It is common to try to organize various psychological topics by placing the factors involved into environmental and physiological categories. ... Subsequently, Liebowitz reasons, animals and likely humans are genetically programmed to secrete endorphins in situations of social comfort such as sex, which would help them to feel both less anxious and also give them a sense of well-being. ... Consequently, according to Liebowitz, "as most adults feel some anxiety when separated from important figures in their lives, and some sense of increased security when their closest ...

• Word Count: 3859
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

E.E. Cummings and His Works Two women walk past him, conversing with their noses pointed to the sky, in glistening attire, with fur scarves slung around their necks and ornate designs engraved into their dresses. His eyes shift from the gossiping women to a cluster of businessmen laughing whi...

• Word Count: 4790
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Toni Morrison is the author of seven, critically acclaimed, novels and a professor at Princeton University. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved and received grater recognition when in 1993, she received the Nobel Prize for Literature, the first African- American women to do so. Born Chlo...

• Word Count: 2614
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• Grade Level: High School

"Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll" was a common thought among Clergy and just about anybody over 30 in the 60's and 70's. ... Sit-ins began, riots, and mass protests on college campuses were common place. ...

• Word Count: 3343
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• Grade Level: High School

She doesn't have to look at the "material things- Leonce bought, therefore giving her a sense of independence and removing the "ownership- title. ... Emma's suicide marks the beginning of her daughter's life as a poor, common laborer. ...

• Word Count: 3600
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

D.H Lawrence's novel, "Sons and Lovers," portrays three females whose tragedies lie in the fact that they merely function as "stones" in Paul's life. In the story, we see Mrs. Morel, pitifully living with an Oedipus complex, which enables her to be a powerful hermaphrodite, gaining access to power. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The anti-antifeminist Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales Written during the fourteenth century, The Canterbury Tales, by portraying the Christian pilgrimage, represents the medieval lives of noble and lower class. With vivid and realistic illustration of various characters by different professions, the work possesses a deep consideration upon the subtle scheme of human nature. Its author, Geoffrey Chaucer, born humble and yet labors for the noble ladies, who render him an outlook on the life in chateau, acquires the living conceptions from both the lower and upper classes. The contact wi...

• Word Count: 3384
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• Grade Level: High School

On D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers And the Oedipus complex [Abstract]: On D.H. Lawrence 's novel Sons and Lovers, the author in this thesis attempts to analyze the Oedipus complex how to appear, the concrete exhibition, the origin and the aftereffect. Meanwhile, introduce something about "Oedipus complex", in psychoanalytic theory and literature. ...

• Word Count: 4216
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• Grade Level: High School