B. A. Varghese

University of South Florida, Information Technology, Alumnus

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B. A. VARGHESE graduated from Polytechnic University (New York) in 1993 and has been working in the Information Technology field ever since. Inspired to explore his literary side, he has earned a B.A. in English from the University of South Florida and is currently working toward an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. His works have appeared in various literary journals.
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"Sense And Worth, O'er A' The Earth" : An Examination Of Robert Burns' "A Man's A Man For A' That" And Its Commentary On Our Modern Global Climate

Centuries later, Robert Burns' poem "A Man's A Man For A' That" still echoes the human plight and... more Centuries later, Robert Burns' poem "A Man's A Man For A' That" still echoes the human plight and radiates a hope for a better future. An examination of his poem will reveal how the issues that Burns faced during his lifetime in the 18 th century are still issues faced today, and his commentaries are still pertinent to our modern cultural, economic, and political climate.

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"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more" : Examining The Debate over Modernizing Shakespeare's Language and Exploring Viable Solutions

Throughout the decades, the efforts of making Shakespeare's plays more accessible through transla... more Throughout the decades, the efforts of making Shakespeare's plays more accessible through translation have often met with significant opposition. Translating plays from Elizabethan-era English to a more contemporary English is not without controversy and sometimes leads to heated debate flare-ups. This paper attempts to explore the ongoing debate through the lens of both education and performance, analyze both sides of the debate for their legitimacy, and offer possible approaches to Shakespeare's text in the realm of educating students and entertaining audiences.

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My Place in This World : The Role of Art and the Artist According to James Joyce and Virginia Woolf

Through Joyce's and Woolf's works, the nature of art and the role of the artist in society is a m... more Through Joyce's and Woolf's works, the nature of art and the role of the artist in society is a major concern for both writers. In A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man and To The Lighthouse, both writers form their ideas of the role of the artist in modern society through the characters of Stephen Daedalus and Lilly Briscoe respectively. Their aesthetics are compared and contrasted to each other as well as examined in how they hold up to the perspective of the artist in today's global society.

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Conversion Confusion : Coleridge's Faith In Writing "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"

Some critics have argued that the moral truths of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Anci... more Some critics have argued that the moral truths of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are not only unintelligible but also irrational. But for other critics, this irrationality is what gives the poem its greatest quality. When examining the irrational and unintelligible sections of Coleridge's poem, a hermeneutic must be applied where the sections in question are not Coleridge's failure to explain the supernatural but actually an evidence of Coleridge's inner conflict with his conversion from Unitarianism to the Anglicanism religion.

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Secret Racist : A Criticism of Viewing Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as a Writing of a Racist

A short criticism of Chinua Achebe’s view that Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness perpetuates raci... more

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Celibates of The South : Faulkner's Use of Bachelors and Spinsters

Novels such as The Sound and The Fury and Absalom, Absalom! as well as the story " Was " in Go Do... more Novels such as The Sound and The Fury and Absalom, Absalom! as well as the story " Was " in Go Down, Moses, depict the decline of Southern white culture through the lack of white procreation (bachelors or spinsters) and the emergence of a colored\mixed race. Faulkner's works reveal a shift from the pure aristocratic white nobility to the rise of new order of a racially mixed South.

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"Sense And Worth, O'er A' The Earth" : An Examination Of Robert Burns' "A Man's A Man For A' That" And Its Commentary On Our Modern Global Climate

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"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more" : Examining The Debate over Modernizing Shakespeare's Language and Exploring Viable Solutions

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My Place in This World : The Role of Art and the Artist According to James Joyce and Virginia Woolf

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Conversion Confusion : Coleridge's Faith In Writing "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"

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Secret Racist : A Criticism of Viewing Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as a Writing of a Racist

A short criticism of Chinua Achebe’s view that Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness perpetuates raci... more

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Celibates of The South : Faulkner's Use of Bachelors and Spinsters

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