The word 'child' is also quite degrading and shows the mother trying to gain control and power by reinforcing her daughter's adolescence. ... Thus, a modern reader would be able to sympathize with either character understanding a simple argument can be escalated. ... The last line of the poem; "As you ask me to skate in the dark" Shows the mother gaining a bit of control as her daughter asks permission to skate. ...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The second requires either at least a rudimentary understanding of Middle English or a grammar text to consult. ... The Mid-English period was a time of conversion and heretical eradication, the Christian feel most likely was gained during translation, in hopes that this historical document would survive at least in part. ...

• Word Count: 740
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his essay on human understanding, he discussed significant aspects of how human beings express themselves through language, logic and religion. ... His proposal was advocated for ruthless and uninhibited economic gain at the expense of Ireland which was a British colony. ... Swift assumes the character of an economist by making substantial computations of the gain that the Irish people would make from the trade. ...

• Word Count: 1100
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate