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ENGL 454 Death and the King’s Horseman 1. Why is ritual important in the play? Ritual is a significant in the play because it is the presentation of cultural beliefs of the Yoruba community. Ri tuals are performed to create a transition from life to death, making it the central theme of the play. The Yoruba community honours the dead as they offer them guidance and companion. The European are however not pleased with the culture of rituals as they see it as ungodly and this is why they are obs...

IRAN-US NUCLEAR CONFLICT Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Iran-US Nuclear Conflict Iran has had an interest in nuclear technology since the mid-1950s, and t hrough the years, they have been developing nuclear weapons. When they began the assembling of nuclear weapons, they received technical assistance from the United States. Through the U.S. Atoms for Peace, the program became a success, but in 1979, the revolution came to an end because the U.S. withdrew its assistance from Iran...

THE NUDE OF MAJA Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date The Nude of Maja Francisco Goya was one of the most significant painters of his time, and because of his painting techniques, he was hired as the court painter in Spain. As a court painter, he painted a lot of Spanish royalties of that time, which are very significant to the Spanish culture to date. One of his most famous paintings is The nude of Maja, also known as La Maja Desnuda, which is dated back to ea...

AESTHETICS AND MORALITY IN THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GARY Wilde, through his literal text, The Picture of Dorian Gary, the author shows the superficial nature of society through the character of Dorian Gary. As a painter, the play starts with basil painting the picture of Dorian, and it comes out as a very beautiful portrait; and Dorian cannot help but admire his beauty and youth on the canvas. Lord Henry Wotton realizes the beauty that Dorian possesses, and he tells him to keep on searching for new...

President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policy Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Over the years, Muslims in America have been facing terror and turmoil, and th rough current events like the 9/11 shootings, it was confirmed that the lives of Muslims in the country are at risk. Most Americans are guilty of anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim discriminatory practices, which is evident from how the common Islamic person is treated in public. The most shocking fact about anti-Muslimism is...

World Challenges Faced Post-Covid Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date The year 2020 changed our perspective on life due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 has b een affecting the world social and economic structure, and it seems that the problem might go away any time soon. Due to the effects of the pandemic, things around the globe have fallen out from their typical structure, and the pandemic has created challenging and systematic differences. For example, companies that rely o...

Uses and functions of video games and why people play them: Uses and gratifications theory. Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Date Introduction Video games are among the most popular forms of entertainment both for children and adults around the world. The video gaming market has evolved significantly since the early days of computer games, the first versions of Nintendo and Atari. As technology is advancing, so are video games, and more changes are expected ...

In a number of recent studies on grammaticalization, it has been argued that the Lehmannian parameter of scope decrease does not work, and that instead scope increase is involved. In this paper I will look at a classic case of grammaticalization, that of the English modals, and suggest that the scope increase observed here can be seen as a case of scope stability provided one takes other constructions involving modals into account