Analytical Essay

Wendell Berry’s essay on his view of computers was an interesting one that comes from an unpopular perspective. He used strong points about the cost of owning a computer, the toll strip mining has on the environment, and his wife’s important role in his life to identify the problems with computers. The writer could have […]

“Fences” and “The Piano Lesson” are two extraordinary works created by August Wilson. Throughout these two plays there is a constant struggle while at the same time these stories revolve around a similar theme or symbol. In “Fences”, the idea of building the “fence” is very similar to the “piano” in “The Piano Lesson”. A […]

Rohinton Mistry is a Parsi Zoroastrian and as a person whose ancestors were forced into exile by the Islamic conquest of Iran, he was in Diaspora even in India. Like other Parsi writers, his writing is informed by this experience of double displacement as a recurrent theme in his literary works. Rohinton’s historical situation involves […]

The scene I have chosen as my personal favorite is the opening scene of the movie, Stranger Than Fiction, 2006, starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson, and directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Zach Helm. The American humorous drama-fantasy film (Smith) portrays the self-contained IRS agent, Harold Crick, whose dull life is perfectly […]

The following essay will closely look at two digital media advertisements, investigating the various techniques used and the role of its communication in influencing its audience and so human behavior. This essay will be a semiotic analysis on two Australian beer advertisements, exploring the different method used to persuade its viewers. The advertisements under analysis […]

This essay will start from Walter Benjamin’s consideration about the impact of mechanical reproduction of art as revolutionizing its social function and will describe the noticeable validity of his theory in the contemporary world. By introducing three artworks that belong to different historical periods, namely, the ‘Mechanical Head’ by Raoul Hausmann, ‘Furhead’ by John McHale […]

Curriculum implementation entails putting into practice the officially prescribed courses of study, syllabuses and subjects. The process involves helping the learner acquire knowledge or experience. Curriculum implementation cannot take place without the learner. The learner is therefore the central figure in the curriculum implementation process. Implementation takes place as the learner acquires the planned or […]

Introduction The purpose of this essay is to critically discuss the roles that social and grassroots movements as popular initiatives play in development. The essay will commence with a brief explanation of what popular initiatives are with particular focus on social and grassroots movements and in so doing, position them within the context of development. […]