Essays Tagged: "monotony"

The Inferno

It is the quintessence of monotony: a mountain chain of stucco that lies atop fallow lots the size of kitchen magnets. Welcome ...

(2 pages) 61 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Salem Witch trials

redict their future. These young girls turned to practices outside the church in order to break the monotony of their lives. Thus, they were open to listening to the slaves, like Tituba. Tituba was a ...

(11 pages) 220 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Thrown Into the Wilderness Identity, and Stigmas in Society Uses "Moses' Wilderness Tabernacle" by Miriam Peskowitz

woman] falls short.? No human is perfect. People often assume that because they travel through the monotony of the mundane, they are normal. Everyone has a quirk. Quirks are what form identity, wheth ...

(2 pages) 33 0 2.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

The was a reaction paper for the poem the Raven. I submitted this for an American Lit class and recieved 10/10 points.

This is a magnificent piece of poetry. The hypnotic monotony of rhythm reflected the speaker's frame of mind. The poem is clearly about the sorrow he ex ...

(1 pages) 110 1 3.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"1984" by George Orwell.

e is depressed and searching for emotion in a mundane life. One day there is an interruption to the monotony. He gets a note from the brown haired girl who works with him in the fiction department of ...

(4 pages) 52 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Dubliners

hosen details. The fact that there is very little action in the stories points to the paralysis and monotony of life in a modern city. Joyce conveys this powerlessness through stasis because not much ... f the main problems in childhood and this is shown in An Encounter, when the boys try to escape the monotony of school. However, the meeting with the pedophile ruins this: "There was nothing he liked, ...

(10 pages) 96 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ode to the west wind - questions and answers

ality created in it. The poet is only depicting the real image he sees in front of him, explain the monotony of an Autumn Day "conversing" with the Wind. There are no feelings involved in the depictio ... like the winds are. They forcefully hit anything they encounter. The Wind and the waves disturb the monotony of nature, annoying and disturbing it, sharing this way one similar characteristic. The wav ...

(2 pages) 58 1 2.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Charleston Dickens, Hard Times - Contrasting Philosophies of Mr. Sleary and Mr. Gradgrind

ys varying opinions and lifestyles. This divergence allows for positive variance, which removes the monotony in an ordinary situation and adds a sense of connection. In order to create a structured, w ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

When we read poems we hear a distinctive voice that influences our response. Discuss in relation to the poetry of T.S. Eliot.

veyed in these two poems, such as the futility of a shallow and empty urban existence, the cyclical monotony of modern life and the lack of spiritual and cultural unity in society. The reader may also ... tility of a shallow and empty urban existence, the inability of people to communicate, the cyclical monotony of modern life and the lack of spiritual and cultural beliefs and unity in society. Eliot c ...

(5 pages) 47 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Crest of the Green Leaf: Entry Five

16th Day of the 3rd MonthI don't know how Father managed to endure the monotony. All day it was nothing but debating. Round and round we went; the Counselors endlessly rep ...

(2 pages) 46 1 3.9 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

'Self-Appraisal': a poem by Raghav Kaushik

ke cancer,And they may try to stop me from finding Life's answer.But I will be candid; I have Truth.Monotony's blunt knife may punish me excruciatingly,And Ennui may inject its syringe into me slowly. ...

(1 pages) 26 1 4.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

On the black hill

nse. The act of journeying contributes towards a sense of physical and mental well-being, while the monotony of prolonged settlement or regular work weaves patterns in the brain that engender fatigue ...

(5 pages) 20 0 0.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Analysing the first section of Tickets Please By DH Lawrence

o on this long journey. The use of prepositions in the opening sentence also creates the feeling of monotony someone would experience on this kind of journey.The use of adjectives gives the attitude o ...

(2 pages) 24 0 2.6 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Araby by James Joyce

In 'Araby', the narrator is a young boy whose life up to this point has been simple and happy. The monotony of his life nurtures his childhood happiness and innocence, and from this state the boy is ...

(5 pages) 56 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

MARVELL- Bermudas. An essay about Mervell's escapist poem to the "remote Bermudas." Marvell employs all the techniques of poetry to create a dreamy escape from reality.

nglements to a divine island of utter perfection.BUT, the escape in this poem is not an escape from monotony or boredom; it is not a mere escape to Marvell's idea of good holiday island. To better und ...

(4 pages) 18 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

My weekend in Atlanta

The monotony of the weeks had set in and I longed for a change, for some excitement, for something new. ...

(3 pages) 25 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

"Chrysanthemums"

r through the lines to truly feel the impact of Eliza's struggle. Eliza's main struggle is with the monotony of her everyday life which suppresses her freedom, sexuality, and her desires as a women.Wh ... This made her dive deeper into her hidden little world.In Conclusion, Eliza's main struggle is with monotony of her every day life which suppresses her freedom, sexuality, and her desires as a women. ...

(3 pages) 36 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Themes in "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamtress" by Dai Sijie

Little Chinese Seamstress are sent to re-education in a remote mountain; there they are greeted by monotony. The discovery of a hidden treasure chest of forbidden foreign books enriches their lives w ...

(4 pages) 59 1 4.3 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Research paper on the wage gap in the United states, and class struggles from the underclass with sources included.

n self-interest of cold economics profit maximization; meanwhile the latter was left to toil in the monotony of the machines. These new merchants and executives seldom fraternized with their workforce ...

(14 pages) 203 0 3.4 Dec/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Pygmalion

leted only five years of schooling. At sixteen he got a job as a cashier. Four years passed by. The monotony at work created a sense of disinterest. At 20 George said, "I have only one life and I am n ...

(2 pages) 1006 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers