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Here religion and cultural/literature studies merge together, showing the lasting importance of Christianity in our current technological, globalised world.

This argumentative essay focuses on the use of trees and wood in two of Glück's poems: "Afterword" and "Parable of the Dove". The mentioning of trees as well as sacrifice and suffering refers to the biblical story of Christ dying on the Cross. By means of recalling the Crucifix, Glück complicates the issue of voice and embodied voices in lyric poetry. There is a conflict between the speaker and the language of the poem based on their interaction with the wooden crucifix, leading to the ac...

There are five short papers about several American authors from the 20th and 21st century that present food for thought. Topics of art, nature and film are mentioned in relation to literature. The books mentioned: The Bluest Eye, Bleeding Edge, This is Pleasure, I Love Dick, and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.

Written in MLA 7 (little brown handbook) In this 3000 word essay, the following research question is posed: As given form by ecocriticism, how does “An Encounter” contribute to the creation of Dublin as an urban environment as opposed to a natural environment, and to what extent does the image of Dublin counteract the ideas on Irish landscape once created by Yeats? I consider this essay as one of the best I have written so far. There is a clear demarcation of the theoretical framework ...

Written in MLA 7 (little brown handbook) In Coetzee's Disgrace, David Lurie builds a strong relationship with the dogs in which his interactions help the reader to gain a better understanding of Lurie's ideas and personality. Lurie compares himself to the dogs to understand social status. The event of him helping the dogs in a shelter coincides with the rediscovery of his identity. This essay provides a good example for beginners!

Written in MLA 7 (little brown handbook) This argumentative essay shows the limitations of the actions of a humanist scholar Faustus. The ‘cultures of reading’, the way humanity engages with books and reading, of the Renaissance period in Marlowe’s Faustus is portrayed through the actions and thoughts of the tragic hero, who has a humanistic perspective. The way Faustus interprets literature and uses it in his daily life affects his life.

Written in MLA 7 with footnotes This argumentative essay addresses the American-European bonds between the Vatican during the Cold War under Pope Pius XII and the American government. By means of an analysis of the Netflix series The Young Pope with Jude Law as the fictional Pius XIII. The research question is the following: To what extent and how does The Young Pope, in particular the character Lenny Belardo/Pius XIII, comment on the relationship between American political leaders and the Eu...

Written according to the citation rules of the art history department of the UU (adapted Chigago Manual Style). In this research essay, information is gathered about the life of a thirteenth-century English monk Matthew Paris with a focus on his self-portrait. Art critics have different opinions about the monk's achievements in his medieval manuscripts and in this essay, the most important developments in the world of art criticism regarding Paris are summed up.

Written in MLA 7 (little brown handbook) In this argumentative essay, a comparison is made between the black and white community that are arguably each other's opposites. The essay will argue that the main theme in both Douglas' and Baldwin's book corresponds with an important commonality between black and white Americans, which is ignorance, used as a tool for dealing with their current situation and supported by the following motifs: education, religion and stereotypes.