Literature

He woke up in the morning and instead of being a human being, he had morphed into a giant verminus bug. Metamorphosis was written by Franz Kafka in 1915.  Kafka was an existentialist at the time and it affected much of the writing that he did . Existentialism was popular during the 19th century.  His book, Metamorphosis is a literary classic. The term literary classic means that the author had something important to say about life that spoke to them when it was written and continues to...

In 1914, Franz Kafka wrote In The Penal Colony. However, it was published five years after it was written (Rubio 2005). The story In The Penal Colony is basically about a complicated machine which is used to torture and kill condemned prisoner. This machine is placed on an island which is the place for the executions. In the story, there are only four characters and they are The Officer who is the operator of the machine, the Condemned who is the prisoner due for torture and death, the Soldier who...

John Updike is a well-known writer in the second half of the 20th Century and early 20th Century in both short stories and novels.  His death in 2009 was the end of an era of uncanny stories about the real world for over fifty years.  They were the stories of real people and not just the made up fictional worlds of those that were rich.  His stories were of the realities of the world and the reader was always able to easily comprehend and connect with the characters. While AP is not...

The process of production or the development of matters,. Items or even services have been an enveloping activity that has assisted man towards the need to present further development in the society. For many years, human generations depended on production when it comes to measuring how much the society has actually fared when it comes to dealing with development and progress. This is the truth that Annie Dillard wants to point put when it comes to her animated explanatory video as she discusses...

I come from a big family and I am the middle child among the rest of us.  I am also the balancer from the elder brood and the younger members of our kin. It is not easy.  Looking back to my early years, I grew up in fear. I was not aware of that since I do not have a reference to proper growing up process.  I believe that I am also a favourite of my parents because I am an achiever in school and I get my fair share of their attention. I wanted to please my family so that I really...

With todays fast paced and dynamic environment, people often find it hard to balance their time with the activities and things that they do. More often than not, they have to settle with a huge amount of workload with little time for themselves. However, what people dont know is that even for just five to ten minutes per day they can engage in meditative practices. Seeing this, the practice of meditation not only is a viable approach in reinforcing ones personal capabilities but also a good approach...

The most profound of all writers and a fine model of exemplary writing that has impacted generations. Shakespeare, the legends, popularity continues until today. Born during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, he was the third child and oldest son of John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. He received good education from learned scholars educated at the Oxford University. The name Shakespeare was a common one in the old days with spelling variants Shagspere to Chacsper. However, little did anyone know that...

Q. Under what set of financial reporting standards were the BP financial statements prepared and who issues these standards Describe the cost flow assumptions for inventory and COGS that are available to BP under these standards. Which cost flow assumption did BP select for 2006 The BP financial statements were presented under the International Accounting Standards, which are being supplemented by the International Financial Reporting Standards. These are issued by the International Accounting Standards...

Introduction Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkins The Queen of Spades is fairly regarded as one of his most talented, most fascinating, and most intriguing stories. Written in accordance with the basic rules of a card game, Pushkin tries to evaluate and judge the complexity of human interrelationships and the impact of societal standards and norms on individual perceptions about reality. Lisaveta Ivanovna the representation of social loneliness and social rejection brought up by and living with an old...

There are different ways for a person to achieve his or her dreams by helping other people. This is a theoretic concept and the practical implementation of this theory into life will vary from person to person. In other words, this will not work in the same manner for everyone. Achieving ones dream is not an easy task as it may seem. History is rich in facts that many eminent people achieved their dreams by helping those around them. In order to achieve the dreams it is very important that one recognizes...

In the play Oedipus the King, Sophocles creates tragedy in the realization of the Oracles prophesies on the death of Laius and the origins of Sophocles, as well as the eventual  deterioration of Oedipuss power in the city of Thebes. Having arrived in the city, years before as the city still reeled from the sudden death of their beloved king, Oedipus defeats the Sphinx and her riddles. Neither knowing of his origins in Thebes or that the man Oedipus had murdered unwittingly on his road to the...

Dantes work on the Divine Comedy introduces a lot of elemental factors that provide one of the most important definitions of what the poem is all about. It could be observed though that somehow, there are certain matters that provide a better sense of what the entire literature is all about. Believably, these are the elements that provide a proper definition as to what the message of Dante is all about especially when it comes to handling the different metaphoric and structural words that pertain...

Fiction, whether it is a movie, play or a story depicts an assortment of human emotions. Although humans experience a variety of emotions, the most influential among them is the feeling of love. Love has varied forms, it can be the tenderly love of a mother, the affectionate love of a friend or the passionate love of a young person for hisher lover. Numerous stories and plays have been written depicting this passionate love. One such play which depicts the theme of passionate love is A Midsummer...