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Why do we engage in war? Is there ever a significant outcome?Just like the Korean War, the story Interlopers by Saki, share similar themes and outcomes. In the Interlopers, the author Saki conveys a theme of don’t waste your life on engaging in hatred cause death will follow, using the literary techniques of situational irony, imagery, and foreshadowing. Saki has displayed a theme of wasting your life on engaging in hatred because death will follow, by using the technique of irony. This theme comes

Arabian Nights, otherwise known as One-Thousand and One Nights, is a collection of Middle Eastern folklore compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. The work was collected over many centuries by multiple authors, translators, and scholars from all over the world. It was first translated into english in 1706 by Antoine Galland. The stories themselves trace back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indian and Jewish folklore and literature. The actual plot of Arabian Nights took

The theme of 123rd Street rap is one that can't be compared to any other poem. The reason for this is that it has such a deep reality to it and it is only a poem. One good reason to love this poem is it show someone to appreciate the life that one has and to not take what you have for granted. The line “Automatic bullets bounce off stoop steps”(Perdomo 2) should make anyone who doesn't live this everyday reality appreciate the life that they live. The poet saw the life that people have to live and

Throughout history, Shakespeare’s works have been able to captivate and enchant audiences of all backgrounds. His words have an undeniable ability to sway a crowd’s emotions and truly affect them. His plays are timeless pieces of art considered the foundations of English literature. Shakespeare’s most dramatic and infamous tragedy, Hamlet, has earned its place as a cornerstone. In the play, Shakespeare poetically writes speeches that reveal the true colours of the characters, whether good or devious

sometimes in life you may go through tough times but it is up to you whether they will continue. Some literary devices that show the coming up from tough times are figurative language, imagery, and the mood of the poems/songs. Figurative language is one literary device that supports the theme of coming back from tough times. In “Saturday at the Canal” the speaker is in school and is going through a tough life and “the teachers were too close to dying to understand” (Soto 5-6). This hyperbole is showing

be used by the majority race to exploit and discriminate against the minority race. One example of the effects of superior position is called Orientalism which is a prejudice form of perceiving the Orient and its people as inferior. Orientalism distorts the imagines and exaggerates the culture of Arabs as uncivilized, exotic, dangerous, and subsidiary in comparison to Europe and the United States. Edward W. Said, one of the most important figures of the late twenty century, discussed and analyzed orientalism

pyramids of Egypt, to find treasure. Along his way he learns about the concept of predetermined destiny, and the soul of the universe. One major moral shown within the book, is the idea that you should always pursue your dreams, despite minor obstacles, as you never know where it may take you. One literary device that conveys this message, is the device of irony. One example of irony in this book, is how Santiago set out to find the girl he wanted to see, but ended up finding the King of Salem instead

Background of “The Arabian Nights” The Islamic Golden Age Among several renown works of the Islamic Golden Age is The Thousand and One Nights, which was consolidated between the 10th and the 14th centuries, and which later became a source of inspiration for not only many writers, but also for the Arabian Theater. The Islamic Golden Age refers to the period when the Muslim world was ruled by various caliphates, which came to an end in 1258 due to the Mongol invasions and the sack of Baghdad. Nonetheless

are distinct individuals who play in the structure of society-both good and bad. Although they are portrayed as such, women aren’t just women but are first and foremost, people. Shahrazad: Icon of Feminism The Arabian Nights also known as “One Thousand and One Nights” is a tale about Shahryar whom the reader refers to as the Sasanian king. Shahrazade, the heroine of The Arabian Nights, has been noted as a women's activist figure in literature, a woman who utilizes her intelligence to spare not only

is “quite too horrible”. He then gives the origin of the story: it was written down by a woman he had known some years ago, and who had experienced all the events of the story. This technique allows James to build up the suspense in two ways. On the one hand, the use of this frame narrative gives the embedded story some kind of authenticity, because Douglas claims that it is a true story and that he had personally known the protagonist. On the other, it already foreshadows the gruesome events which