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The author of this poem is satirizing palmistry in a way not unlike Wilde's criticism in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime. The title pokes fun at the idea that palmistry can be a cure for the unwed, or coelebs, searching for wives. The poet mocks Frith's…

A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo January 28, 2011.

A protester defaces a picture of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak

“It seems to be Mr. Mitchell’s forte in this story to bring us again and again to the very verge of expecting something just a little more serious than the thing he finally sets before us,” reads critic L. D. D., “but he does it with such…

This image was taken by photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:41:15 a.m. during September 11. This is one of the many images taken by Drew, it shows the man falling upside down and his body…

The message at the beginning of the book must have been included for a purpose. This message was given to the reader in order to impact their perspective of the book before they started reading. It was giving them something to think about before…

Yankee Stadium's frieze is an iconic piece of architecture. It lined the roof of the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and is replicated on the current stadium's roof. The shape is known to have come out of no where and is completely…

To Yankee fans, Yankee Stadium is considered a landmark because of the impact it has on the city of New York. The end of the old Yankee Stadium was a complete shock and somber moment for many people in the New York City area. Despite it never being…