The poem “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath presents the concept of the simple household object from an unusual angle so that the reader gets a glimpse of the feelings and ideas that a mirror can have. This stylistic device is called personification – the presentation of inanimate objects as if these are human beings. The mirror…Read More

It seems not so difficult to answer the question – what are all people struggling for? What are they looking for during the whole lifetime? They certainly want to become happy. The notion of happiness is a complex and not one-sided for sure, but there are some common constituents of it for most people. No…Read More

There is a stereotype of first-year college students about math and calculus: many believe those are incredibly difficult subjects and are preparing themselves for failure in the first semester. The reasons for such an assumption lay behind the general low progress in math studies at American schools and colleges. Math is not an easy subject.…Read More

As stunning as it seems, two countries sharing the largest international border in the world and having very close economic and historical ties, are strikingly different in terms of identity. Canadian and American culture, way of life, worldview, and mentality are two distinct phenomena. Yet in the past decade the unprecedented rise of America’s power…Read More

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is the story of how far a woman can go in her desire to please people she sincerely loves and admire. Nora Helmer is Torvald Helmer’s wife; they live fair and comfortable life. They are happy with Torvald’s new position that is supposed to bring additional revenues to their family.…Read More

My story is very similar to the experiences of many other recent immigrants in the U.S. Coming from the Middle East to the U.S. to study an exciting yet challenging life path. My identity and worldview have been affected by a series of different events, therefore in this essay, I will try to provide a…Read More

Long ago already it became common to produce movies based on successful books and vice versa. Some of these projects turn out to be successful while in some cases in it hard to recognize the original. In my short essay, I would like to compare and contrast the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” with the…Read More

Mental health is refered to as the term for the description of the level of emotional or cognitive well-being. It can also be defined from the opposite as the absence of the mental disorder. It can include the capability of the human being to enjoy life, as well as find the balance between life activities…Read More

Introduction Sèbastien Japrisot’s (the pseudonym of French author Jean-Baptiste Rossi) 1991 novel “A Very Long Engagement” (Un long Dimanche de Fiançailles) deals with the agonizing relations between the soldiers who fought in the nightmare of the First World War and the men and women who were left behind. The book and its 2004 film adaption…Read More

List and discuss the various treatments for the paraphilias. How successful are these treatments? Paraphilias are various kinds of sexual deviations, disorders and perversions. People who suffer from paraphilia have fantasias, dreams, desires, behaviors focusing on unusual objects or activities. Exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, sadism are all among common types of paraphilias. Paraphilias are quite rare…Read More