Angel Cuadra, a Cuban poet and an active participant in the contemporary movements against Socialist regime in the country, used his poetic skills to describe the social realities in Cuba. The poem “The New Man” written in the years in prison perfectly reflects the mood of the author and apparently explains his social position. The following close reading indicates the writer’s experience and concludes the relevance of his work in the context of events. From the first lines, the reader becomes a spectator of the interaction between the two forces – the nation and its leaders. Cuadra does not introduce himself as a character, but masterly describes the opposing images…

Politics Commentary – The International Criminal Court (ICC) The special report of the UPI’s website, released on the 18th this month, indicated that the ICC’s activities in Libya, i.e. the removal of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, sent a message to others accused and observed by the ICC. Moreover, the article also mentioned the possible shift in the world’s perception of the importance of the existence of an international court and its influence on International Law and the war against impunity. According to the official website of the ICC and the paper of Bernhard Graefrath, “Universal Criminal Jurisdiction and an International Criminal Court”, in the last decades, from the First…

One of the most outstanding Shakespeare’s quotations runs as follows: Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love. Indeed, in literature we may often observe unusual and contradictory cases, which can hardly be called a real love. Othello may be regarded as a bright example of such arguable, mysterious and conflicting feeling. What kind of person is Othello? Is his soul as black as his skin? Does he really love Desdemona? Can he love at all? Can we blame him for his deeds after all? Let’s try to clear it out. To begin with, Othello is depicted as a man of an extraordinary…

The Mousetrap once was only a title of a brilliant work of an outstanding writer. Now it’s also a part of the English spirit due to its performance on the stage. Agatha Christie probably even hadn’t expected such a success but The Mousetrap became the longest running show. As far as the play has really become a remarkable sight, it attracts crowds of tourists who come to see the United Kingdom. As for the plot of the play, it’s actually quite good. The characters are rather extraordinary, vivid and different. Agatha Christie managed to fill the story with a lot of suspects, false clues and bright conflicts in order to…

Chivalry’s origins come from afar medieval. In dark times of the Middle Ages when people had to survive in multiple civil wars followed by hunger and plague, they needed something that could bring their spirit up. That was the moment when the institution of knighthood appeared. The main principles of chivalry included honor, dignity, courage, and necessity to serve own fatherland with loyalty and devotion. Some people think that ideology of chivalry has died with metal armor and fighting on swords a long time ago. But there are many cases that prove the opposite point of view. Even in modern society principles of chivalry have found their own place. Let’s…

College students are important target market by virtue of the sheer size of the population and their potential as relatively higher-income consumers upon graduation. The automotive industry must therefore engage in learning students’ preferences and appeal to them with the aim of securing sales and creating brand loyalty. This study investigates some key characteristics of college students as consumers and offers insights into their needs, wants, priorities, preferences and value perceptions. The sample used in our survey (n=100) had a mean age of 22.5 (SD=1.5), 58% of which were males. Car ownership history was rather skewed, with an average of 2.1 cars previously owned by the time of the survey,…

Introduction The world of literature, which entails the line of work for several professions (such as writers and editors), the study of literary works, and the latter’s place in the society, is a highly dominant field in every modern culture. Just like science and other kinds of art, literature can only exist when a certain minimal set of circumstances occur. That is, in order for the writer, for instance, to be able to focus on the literary work, someone else must provide for the writer’s shelter, food and so on, or else the writer must earn a livelihood instead of creating his literature. As a consequence, literature depends on the…

Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden” reflects the attitudes of his time towards the colonization of other nations. A century ago, colonization was justified and even seen as a noble cause. Moreover, it was believed that Americans and Europeans “must” suffer a heavy “burden” in order “To seek another’s profit, / And work another’s gain.” In other words, conquering other countries, robbing and killing their population was masked as an obligation of more developed nations to educate and enlighten the less developed ones until they fully adopt the Western lifestyle, including Western culture and religion.

Environmental awareness usually refers to spreading the idea of environmentalism, an ideological movement for the preservation and improvement of living conditions on Earth (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Public awareness concerning environmental protection is achieved through education and public awareness campaigns organized by non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, press and federal authorities (United Nations Environment Programme). Each of them is supposed to reach different target audiences on a specific level and clarify the consequences of non-compliance regarding economic, social and environmental expressions. Following the guidelines of United Nations Environment Programme, one can learn what actions should be taken to make the community environmentally educated. But what is the role of global interactions in environmental…

Nicholas Sparks’s own life story is definitely a story about love and great success. It is a story that can teach us not to give up a dream and follow it no matter what. Sparks’s first works have not been published, the manuscripts were rejected by the publishers. Nevertheless, he did not give up. Sparks’s persistence led to the great success and turned him into one of the most popular contemporary writers. Nicholas Sparks was born on the New Year’s Eve, few minutes before 1966 in Nebraska. When Nicholas was born, his father was working as bartender and trying to get into a master’s program in university, where he was…