Analysis of ‘Continuum’, by Allen Curnow
Summary Allen Curnow is a poet from New Zealand who has contributed much to the recognition of poetry from New Zealand. He trained initially to be a priest like his….
Pied Beauty – Gerard Manley Hopkins
Summary The poet says in this poem, that we should be thankful to God for all the multi-coloured things that he has given us – things that are freckled, spotted,….
Where I Come From – Elizabeth Brewster
Summary Elizabeth Brewster’s Where I Come From talks about the place where she spent some of her life and contrasts it with the place to which she belonged. We are….
The Planners – Boey Kim Cheng
The Planners Poem Analysis Summary The poem The Planners echoes the sentiments expressed in The City Planners by Margaret Atwood. While Atwood objects to the soulless uniformity, Cheng find the….
The Cockroach – Kevin Halligan
Summary This poem by Kevin Halligan is about the antics of a cockroach that crawls about the flooring in a room. Though on the face of it, the poem describes….
Role of the PLO in promoting the Palestinian cause
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed on 28th May 1964 and it was an off shoot of the Arab League. As the name of the organization suggests, the Arabs wanted….
Israel-Palestine today
Israel and Palestine have been at loggerheads for centuries now. The fundamental requirement for both are noble – to create a homeland solely for the Jews and Arabs. The issue….
Analysis of Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody
Author Background Anne Moody was born in 1940, smack in the middle of WWII. Her parents broke up when she was only about 5 or 6. Though she grew up….
Analysis of ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born In Columbia in 1928. He is a writer who has attracted a huge amount of critical attention. The journalistic techniques that he used as well….
Involvement of the superpowers significant in the Arab-Israeli conflicts of the 20th century
Arab- Israel conflict started early in the 20th Century and is going on till now. There were periods when there was some peace and periods where there was heavy shelling…..
Role of David Gurion
David Ben Gurion was born on October 16th 1886. He was the primary founder of the State of Israel and naturally the first Prime Minister of Israel. From a very….
Hebrew Resistance
The Hebrew Resistance Movement was a movement which was prevalent for ten months in Palestine. This movement was also known as Jewish Resistance Movement and sometimes as United Resistance Movement…..
IGCSE success
How to achieve top scores in IGCSE: The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is a world renowned curriculum. Many see it as a gateway to admission into reputed….
Points on how to achieve excellence at IGCSE
International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE) is a certification for secondary studies which prepares students for the A Level, International Baccalaureate and BTEC Level 3. It is an examination….
Russia Under Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was born on 18th December 1878. He held complete power over Soviet Union after Lenin and he held on till his death on March 5th 1953. He….
Italy under Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was a journalist turned politician. He was the leader of the National Fascist Party and was the Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. He was elected to….
Revision Questions on The Gulf Crisis
Revision Questions on The Gulf Crisis 4 markers How was Iraq governed in the 20th century? What was Arab nationalism? What did the Baath Party stand for? What was….
The Yellow Wallpaper – Catherine Perkins Gilman
Author Background Catherine Perkins Gilman was an early feminist who lived an unconventional lifestyle that was not understood by the people of her time. When she a young girl, her….
