William Cowper’s slavery poem

Still in thought as free as ever,
What are England's rights, I ask,
Me from my delights to sever,
Me to torture, me to task?
Fleecy locks and black complexion
Cannot forfeit nature's claim;
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.

“What ideas and themes transcend time and culture?”The ideas and themes transcend time and culture in this poem, are the way black people are treated and what people think of them. This poem was about the times of slavery when black people were taken from their homes and sold to other people and were treated very poorly. It has changed, in the fact that, people have their own rights, no matter what complexion they have. There is no more slavery in out time, and people are treated fairly.

Lead to Love.

Lead to Love

Love entwines his heart,
Shredding all the bitterness
After only one look in her eyes.

In Paul Coelho’s The Alchemist Santiago is lead to love. That is the theme I am portraying here. Santiago’s destiny leads him to Egypt, where he believes his treasure is, but finds out that his treasure is where he started. Santiago never says that it was a waste of time, or that he shouldn't have left. He never says this because he knows that if he didn’t embarked on his journey; he wouldn’t have met Fatima. Everything in life happens for a reason, and Fatima was Santiago’s reason for travelling further than he would have imagined