NATURE THEME IN LITERATURE Natural environment has been a very critical subject for most poets and prose writers. Nature obliges as much more than simply a passive setting against which the compelling actions unfold. Rather, nature in most of those works is truthfully a living character through which the real human identity is raised either through the characters’ alignment with the natural environment or their struggle against it. Writers have many similarities based on their description and how they depict nature in general. However, there are also differences depending on the writers’ standpoint when addressing mutual relationship between nature and mankind. Taking scrutiny in three of nature writers of the history, Eli Kintisch, Alan Weisman and James Lovelock we have several insights towards nature. We find many similarities as compared to the existing differences in their literature point of view towards this subject. For instance, James Lovelock in his book The Revenge of Gaia points out at the worst case scenarios that could happen in future as a result of people neglecting the health and safety of their planet.…
Pocahontas’ essay The daughter of a powerful chief of a confederation of tribes in the tidewater region of Virginia, Pocahontas played a crucial role in negotiating a stable relationship between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan Confederacy, thus ensuring the survival of the English colony. More interesting is the myth that has evolved around Pocahontas that emerged during the colonial era and has continued into the present day. Historians are unsure about Pocahontas’ exact date or place of birth, but rough estimates suggest the year 1595. She was the daughter of Powhatan, chief of the Powhatan confederation, a powerful alliance that united many of the tribes in Virginia at this time. Pocahontas was first noted by the English colonists in 1607 when she sauntered into Jamestown as a young girl. The storybook version of Pocahontas relates the tale of Capt. John Smith’s capture by Powhatan’s brother, Opechancanough, when Smith raided the Powhatan territory in search of food. Pocahontas rescued Smith, 16 years her senior, from certain death. As Smith later told the story, just when he was about to meet his death from two…
The Best Ways to Keep Fun While Traveling While visiting new places for business or pleasure is always an enticing option, no one enjoys the hassle and often gloomy nature of long distance travel. Sleeping can only do so much and regardless of the means of travel, whether a cruise, flight or road travel, there is a need for a range of activities that will engage you throughout the journey. Playing games is one of the usual strategies you can employ, but it may not always work. Another option is bringing the books to read on the journey, and while it is excellent, it can also be tiresome if you are not already an ardent reader. This article will give you more options for adding fun to your journey with tips that cover most scenarios and work even better when combined, giving you variety and engagement. Stretching Stretching may seem like a surprising place to start from, but that is because it is often underrated. Long periods of sitting down in usually confined areas will build up the lethargy in…
Film and Literature “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison focusses on the occurrence of incidences of racial inequality and it reflects the struggles of a small black boy who tries to fits into a world of white people. The main aspect that is revealed in the story is the Black man struggle in a racially conscious world. One understands the hardships faced by the black community through the speech which symbolizes the hardships faced by the black community when they were fighting for independence “”We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of that great leader and educator,” I shouted, “who first spoke these flaming words of wisdom: ‘A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal: “Water, water; we die of thirst!”” The symbolic moment occurs when he is given the chance to speak in front of the most distinguished white people in the land. One can notice the harsh treatment that he undergoes in order to successfully complete his task. It represents the hardships…
Poem review Choose one of the following poems to interpret. Argue what you think the theme is—basically, what point the poem is making about life: Robert Frost, “Mending Wall” (456-57) Robert Hayden, “Those Winter Sundays” (462) Langston Hughes, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (467) Adrienne Rich, “Living in Sin” (484) Anne Sexton, “Cinderella” (487-90) Some poems are more difficult than others, so be sure to read all of them before deciding. Your paper is essentially offering an interpretation of what the poem means and should be shaped accordingly. In other words, it will be a very poor choice to organize the paper according to the line-by-line progression of the poem. Instead, the thesis statement in your introduction should provide your basic interpretation—i.e., what the poem means—and the paper should then provide strong reasons to support the thesis. Use concrete evidence from the poem to back up this argument.[unique_solution] When quoting, provide in parentheses the line number(s) of the quotation. For example: In Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” the speaker explains that his “apple trees will never get…
Regional and Interregional Interactions Ibn Battuta: a Moroccan Muslim scholar who wrote a very detailed experience of his life from his many travels to Islamic lands. He is termed as the most traveling scholar who confessed to having visited China, Spain, and western Sudan. Delhi Sultanate: this was a centralized Indian empire of all time, founded by Muslim assailants Mali: Empire founded by Native Muslims by the start of 1300-1500 in western Sudan. The empire was recognized for the roles it played during the trans-Saharan gold trade. Mansa Kankan Musa: the emperor of Mali, whose journey through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325, founded the kingdom’s status for prosperity in the Mediterranean world. Great Zimbabwe: a city, trading Centre and capital for a large state, which is currently ruined, and its structures were built from 1250-1450. Tenochtitlan: was the Capital of the Aztec Empire, found on an island in Lake Texcoco Aztecs: were people who founded a strong empire in central Morocco and used to push the conquered individuals to deliver goods and labor as tax. Incas: was the largest and…
Reasons for the fascination of audiences with horror movies and stories According to horror author Stephen King and Carina Chocano of The New Time, human beings have a particular attraction to fear as a form of entertainment as well as fulfillment. Well, judging by the massive popularity of horror movies at the box office, there is compelling evidence to support their case. Horror movies such as Paranormal Activity have registered record sales at the box office with uncharacteristic large numbers of the pre-registered audience who eagerly await the release of the films. It is evident that film audiences worldwide a massive craving for the banquet of sweat, blood, chills, and tears that are characteristic of most horror movies. Stephen King describes that some people like to be scared which baffles those who are have not caught the horror movie-bug. According to King, terror is one of the most delicate human emotions, and he tries his best to terrorize his readers who enjoy the thrills associated with unusual events that are common in his stories. Furthermore, King describes that individuals…
Wife of Bath Tale, Shakuntala, and Tale of Genji The tales of Wife of the bath, Shakuntala, and Tale of Genji are a classic. The plots that were used in the three tales are still being used today. An event occurs that prevents people in love to end yup together. Another event occurs that brings them together. The three tales have a variety of themes, but one thing that stands out is the relationship between men and women. The tales reveal to the audience the different ways men and women view each other. Men have lust, love, and romance towards women. The Wife of Bath’s tale brings about a different idea on the relationship between men and women. It brings about the theme of power. Even though the take begins with sexual assault in women, which in this case does not depict a positive relationship, the rest of the tale illustrates a world that is full women governance. This is the world in which women desire to rule over their husbands, lovers, and men in general. The tale ends with…
The relationship between the speaker and the reader in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem titled “Kubla Khan” is one of the most interesting poems in classical English poetry. This poem effuses an interesting relationship between the speaker and its reader given the addiction of its composer to opium and the fact that he composed it in a reported state of semi-consciousness. However, a critical analysis of the poem in terms of how the speaker relates with his readers exposes some aspects of euphoric vagueness and other attributes that this paper intends to investigate. The speaker’s handling of the poem in the first part is such that he introduces his readers to the setting in a rather overdone manner. The poem is set in Xanadu where there reigns a powerful Asian conqueror named Kubla Khan. Investigating how the speaker relates to his readers, one finds that the former is keen to immerse his readers into the setting and its environment in a rather over-enthusiastic manner. Apparently, the speaker’s intentions were founded on a need for and…
Picot Statement and Literature Research Schache,McClelland and Webster have researched on the effectiveness of research on improving outcomes of patients who have suffered total knee arthroplasty.Total knee arthroplasty is an effective way of reducing pain as well as improving function for end stage knee osteoarthritis.The article analyzes the impact of total knee arthroplasty as an intervention which leads to imptovement in pain.It also analyzes the impact of thhe use of hip strengthening exercises on the patient.As revealed,the psychotherapist is able to conduct rehabilitation programmes with the patient and this gives an indepth analysis of how psychotherapy has an important role in improving the outcomes of the patient.The article therefore analyzes the effectiveness of rehabilitation as well as the appropriate outcome measures.It alosn analyzes the impact of exercise programs as well as how hip strengthening exercises contribute to the imoprovement of the patient considition especially after surgery.It therefore gives a clear indication concerning the effectiveness of hip strengthening exercises especially as a mode of therapy. Lobet et al manage to analyze the impact of psychotherapy in patients suffering from…