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The world is not what we perceive it to be, as illustrated in Richard Wright’s poem ‘Between the World and Me,'(1935) the world can be an evil and abominable place. Wrights references a narrator, who we presume as black man who discovered a crime scene as a belated witness than learns of the social injustice…

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Huck explores the state of St. Petersburg Missouri in a marvelous adventure between him and his close friend Jim who is a slave known as Miss Watson’s property. As the story progresses, Huck acquires various skills and personality traits that help him become a…

“Between the World and Me” is a 2015 book by Ta- Nehisi Coates. In his book, Coates narrates through a letter dedicated to his 15 years old son Samori about the history of black struggle in America using his past experiences while growing up as a black kid. He discusses widely the horror of being…

Having to read the Diary of Anne Frank in my english class has changed my life so much. Some people like to take life for granted while others take it seriously while they’re here. Being able to read and somewhat understand the hard life of an innocent 13 year old girl has allowed me to…

A Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, is a frightening and conflicting work that contains the purpose of promoting individuality, freedom, and self expression. Composed in between the Great Wars, after the British Industrial Revolution, and at the end of the Great Depression, the political driven novel is aimed towards young adults and adults…

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a gothic novella, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, depicts how damaging society pressure can be. The battle between dualism is seen between the two characters, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story represents how a man’s soul is paired with both elements of evil and good….

What are your views on humans and humanity? Thomas More is the author of the story called “Utopia”. The main characters are More, Peter Giles, Raphael Hythloday, Cardinal John Morton, Lawyer, and General Utopus. There are two books in the story of “Utopia”. In the first book, More takes a business trip to Antwerp were…

In Barry Strauss’ The Trojan War: A New History, Strauss takes the subject of the Trojan War—a subject that has written about and exhausted to death—and puts his own spin on the war. Strauss provides different interpretations about the war, while also providing his own arguments on the matter. What Strauss tries to do with…

Theodore Dalrymple, author of the article, “What We Have to Lose” revisits world-shaking catastrophes such as the Rwanda Genocide and the attack of the two towers at World Trade Center (Dalrymple, 2001). Based on the article, such events tend to make us feel empathy for those who encounter such misfortunes, but after much time, we…

Understanding important historical events is much easier when you know the motivations of those involved. In his book, People of the First Crusade: The Truth About the Christian-Muslim War Revealed, Michael Foss offers a concise history of the First “holy war” and gives an engaging overview of the reasoning behind the First Crusade, and the…