Abstract The paper reviews and discusses Bob Berman's "Secrets of the NightSky: The Most Amazing Things in the Universe You Can See with the Naked Eye", written for amateur astronomers but enjoyed by the advanced as well. The paper describes the factors that make the book so successful, including helpful tips, witty prose, colorful illustrations and the dispelling of the myth that one needs expensive equipment to enjoy the nightsky. It also gives an overview of the various chapters in the book.
From the Paper "One of the strongest features of Berman's book is his strong and witty prose. He clearly intends this book to entertain the audience as well as educate, and he is truly successful in his aim. The book is engaging and interesting, and most readers will have a difficult time setting the book down. Berman liberally applies clever analogies, enhancing the readability of his book. The book is simply packed with endless insights and metaphors that make it engaging and conversational. Berman's conversational tone is humorous and captivating. For example, in his lengthy discussion of time he notes that "misconceptions about time hatch as readily as cuckoo eggs"."
Abstract The paper looks at how Emily Dickenson compares the brain to the sky, sea and God in her poem "The Brain is Wider than the Sky". The paper analyzes the stanzas and lines in order to reveal the author's intent in creating a mental image in the readers' mind.
From the Paper "Why is the brain more knowledgeable than this paper? The brain can contain this paper and all of the ideas on it. Emily Dickenson wrote the poem "[The Brain - is wider than the Sky]" in 1862. In this work she makes statements about the brain and compares it to unexpected objects: the sky, sea, and God. The poem is in standard Dickenson format, with three stanzas of four lines each. In each stanza a new comparison is made. Imagery plays a lead role in the construction of this poem, in that it presents the reader with thorough descriptions of the poem's context. In deconstructing the stanzas and lines, many details can be revealed about the author's intent in creating a mental image in the readers' mind."
Abstract This paper reviews the film 'Vanilla Sky', and discusses how the film is open to vast interpretation. Some people believe the entire film is a dream the main character, David, experiences evidenced from the words "open your eyes" being spoken to him in the beginning, and then repeated again at the end. Some believe parts throughout the film are real and some are dreamt. The paper goes with the interpretation that the first third of the film, where see David as a shallow charmer with a lot of money, is real, and the last two thirds of the film occur as a dream inside David's head.
Abstract This paper looks at why "The Arabian Nights" story has remained famous and popular as a significant work in Arab literature. It examines the universal and positive appeal of the tales, their influence in Western literature and specific writers influenced by the Arabian Nights.
From the Paper ""Alf Layla wa Layla" translated as "A Thousand Nights" and also known as "An Arabian Night's Entertainments" has had a remarkable history equal to that of the characters in its tales. Some scholars surmise that these tales originated over years ago in ..."
Tags: Alf Layla wa Layla, Arabian Nights, A Thousand and One Nights
Abstract The purpose of this study was to research and study why we have nightmares, night terrors, and how lucid dreaming can help us understand them. By studying nightmares and terrors, we can figure out the cause and pinpoint the problem and resolve it so that we can have a good night sleep.
Abstract The following essay deals with the issues of woman sexuality as portrayed in "Possessing the Secret of Joy." It compares the notion of possession in the Western culture as a romantic notion, to the subject of Walker's book, that of genital mutilation to the African woman. The author also touches on the similarities in themes between "The Colour Purple" and this novel, focusing specifically on the African Woman and the discrimination she is subjected to.
From the paper:
?Female genital mutilation is a complex issue, not a simple issue of men victimizing women as it is often portrayed. It is a product of a particular cultural context. Walker makes this clear in the way that she unfolds her narrative. She does not only present things from Tashi's perspective. She also presents things from the perspective of those who lover her. At the time Tashi's story takes place in the present, Tashi is married to a man named Adam. Of course, what has been done to his wife affects him. This is most clear, not to put to fine a point on it, in terms of their sexual relationship.?
Abstract This paper examines and discusses the characteristics and relationships between Harry, Ron and Hermione in the book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".
From the Paper "There is a common saying or assumption that a person is measured by the quality of his or her friends. In school or work groups of friends or cliques or clubs develop and people a ..."
Tags: Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, loyalty, determination, intelligence
Abstract In this paper, the use of disguise in Twelfth Night and King Lear are similar in their usage of various behaviors, costumes, and gender roles that are exchanged to discover the real truth through hidden identity. The paper discusses The Earl of Kent's use of disguise of Caius; contrasting with elements of disguise in Twelfth Night that offer a comedic gender role reversal for the men and women involved in love intrigue.
From the Paper "In this drama study one can compare and contrast the various uses of disguise that arise within Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and King Lear. By realizing the depth and scope of romantic love within the comedic Twelfth Night, Shakespeare intertwines various aspects of relationships that are disguised through gender roles. In contrast to Shakespeare's comedies, King Lear offers a tragic point of view through disguise, which involves the role of power and leadership, which drives King Lear to madness. In essence, by comparing and contrasting the theme of disguise in both tragedy and comedy, one can evaluate how Shakespeare enacts these crucial factors within a textual analysis."
Abstract This paper discusses how "Acquainted with the Night" describes the persona's confrontation with 'the long, dark night of the soul', in which he stands alone in a universe that is bereft of any overarching divine meaning or even a mundanely constructed order or morality. It discusses how, far from engendering a sense of hopelessness, the indifferent ambiguity of the universe motivates the narrator's exploration of his own nature, displaying the curiosity that is the birthright of humanity.
From the Paper "The opening stanza of the poem consists of three declarative sentences that describe the persona's ambiguous relationship with the night, as well as suggesting the commencement of a journey. By stating that "I have been one acquainted with the night" (Frost, l.1), the narrator immediately removes himself from objective time and begins to describe a relationship located in neither the past nor present, but rather a subjective temporality that is akin to the dream-state of semi-consciousness. The repetition of the personal pronoun 'I' emphasizes that he is alone in his wandering and that this is an exploration of the self and its relationship to the outer world. "
Abstract This paper presents a review of "Night" by Elie Wiesel. The paper outlines the stages of the author's descent into the Holocaust. The stages are clearly defined in this story.
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to understand what Shakespeare meant by the title "A Midsummer Night's Dream" following the clues in key speeches. It also looks at the theme of the title, midsummer madness and supernatural elements.
From the Paper "The themes embodied in Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream recall the line that questions whether all that we see or seem is merely a dream within a dream. Unlike his other plays the title of Shakespeare's fantastic..."
Abstract This paper reviews the 2004 movie "Friday Night Lights" about high school sport in America. The author includes an introduction, analysis, justification for the movie, relationship of the movie to sport in American life, contribution to society and conclusion.
From the Paper ""Friday Night Lights" starred Billy Bob Thornton, Tim McGraw, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black and Garrett Hedlund. "Friday Night Lights" is a movie that chronicles the true story of the Odessa Texas high school football team the Permian Panthers and ..."
Tags: Friday Night Lights, sports, obsession, movie review
Abstract This paper discusses Shakespeare's play; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and analyzes how it satisfies the functions of literature, raising a heightened sensitivity of the complexities of life. The paper also discusses plot devices.
From the Paper "A Midsummer Night's Dream: One of the functions of literature is to force the reader to question the things he has taken for granted; another is to heighten his sensitivity to the complexities of life and individuals. Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" fulfills both functions masterfully. Shakespeare's play creates an intricate juxtaposition of plot and characters that reduces even the careful reader to a state of confusion."
Tags: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare, literature
Abstract In this paper, the author examines the questions raised in Elie Wiesel's novel, "Night." A brief background of Wiesel and this work is presented. The paper also focuses on this book being about the experiences of a victim and not an account of the reasons behind the Holocaust. The paper also considers some of the literary devices used by Wiesel to describe his experience. The author found Wiesel's story to be particularly compelling because it is from the point of view of a child who could not be expected to understand the political and social disruptions of the time.
From the Paper "The main figure in Elie Wiesel's Night is a surrogate for Wiesel himself. The story is true, and Wiesel distances himself from the story as he speaks of the young man, Eliezer, who was once himself as if he were observing another person, and one critic notes that the book uses "novelistic methods: it is retrospective, it is clearly the result of narrative choices and omissions, and its first-person narrator is at a distance from its character, whose name, Eliezer, is different from that of the author" (Vice 164). Perhaps this distance is necessary to allow Wiesel to probe into a time of great pain to himself and to others. However, the attitudes expressed and the views of Jewish life and the Jewish future are clearly those of Wiesel."
Abstract This review analyzes the different types of love that the characters of "Twelfth Night" undergo in their attempt to find love. The paper relates that the various characters in the story experience or show fabrications of love, lustful infatuations, and true conventional love.
From the Paper "There are various types of love experienced by the characters in Twelfth Night, along with the consequences that are created. The various individuals show fabrications of love, infatuation, as well as conventional love. At the end of the last act, Sebastian and Viola are reunited and their personalities in this scene allow all the puzzle pieces (i.e. mistaken identities) to fit together. The masks and disguises are ultimately removed and the characters can now follow their own identity, gender, and love interests."
