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Cults and Establishments
Regina M. Schwartz presents a radical, stimulating view on the meaning of monotheism. Its influence, according to the author, extends far beyond theological import. Monotheism informs cultural consciousness and greatly influ Continue Reading...
Iliad
With our observation of God, it can, every now and then, be extremely complicated to understand the proceedings and judgments of the Greek divine beings. In modern times, it is believed that God does not tend to take such a vigorous and energe Continue Reading...
Dubus
Andre Dubus's Meditations From a Movable Chair
The title of Andre Dubus' nonfiction book of spiritual reflections reflects the fact that the author now is stranded in a wheelchair, having lost his mobility in a tragic accident. Ironically, hi Continue Reading...
Man as a Manifesto of Rationalism
The English Restoration of 1660 delineates a dramatic transition in British literature from writing that is elegant, expressive, and often sentimental to prose and poetry that embraces simple, lucid, classical form Continue Reading...
History Of Sanitation
In our present lives, in hi-technology living spaces or homes, most of us spend our days indoors. Commonly, a home physically means an indoor place, inside space, a room, an apartment, a mobile home such as trailer or van or a Continue Reading...
Ben Franklin's writing expresses many ideas and techniques of the Enlightenment that can also be found in Pope's writings, yet is also uniquely American. And the second part analyzes Tintern Abbey by Wordsworth and This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison.
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Adoption Of Order Fulfillment and Customer Service Satisfaction
"Productivity trends in two retail trade industries, 1987-95." Contributors: Mark W. Dumas. Monthly Labor Review. Volume: 120. Issue: 7. 1997. Page Number:
Order fulfillment and custom Continue Reading...
Ring of Time, by E.B. White. Specifically, it will contain an interpretation of the essay's meaning and theme E.B. White's essay seems simple at the first reading, but it gets more complex as the essay unfolds. The topic of time is common throughout Continue Reading...
Validating the Effectiveness of Participation in a Time-Sensitive Closed Therapeutic Group for Preschool Aged Children Allegedly Sexually Abused
This paper will review existing research on allegedly sexually abused preschool aged children. The traum Continue Reading...
Mrs. Dalloway
When discussing Virginia Woolf's fictitious character's in the novel Mrs. Dalloway, one can ultimately decide that these characters are filled with diversity and dimensional character. As the reader, I wholeheartedly disagree that the Continue Reading...
Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula Le Guin. Specifically, it will look at the book with a critical feminist approach. The Gethenian society seems perfect at first, but the lack of warmth in this cold world is a sad statement about relationships, and t Continue Reading...
Massacre at El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War by: Mark Danner and the Farming of Bones by: Edwidge Danticat. The writer compares the two books and the plots with a focus on the massacres themselves as well as their consequences. The writer uses t Continue Reading...
Conversational Implicature and Relevance Theory
This paper provides and overview of Grice's Theory of Conversational Implicature and then compares it with Sperber and Wilson's Relevance Theory. A critique of the two theories finds that the work of S Continue Reading...
Lysistrata
Of Aristophanes' 11 plays that are still extant, Lysistrata is perhaps his most famous. Certainly the play's contemporary popularity stems not a little from the fact that it resonates sympathetically with many of the scholarly concerns th Continue Reading...
in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace Continue Reading...
Robert Frost treats several themes in his short lyrical poem, "The Road Not Taken." First, Frost focuses on the notion of choice and decision: the narrator is faced with a fork in the road and must choose which path to take. He momentarily wishes tha Continue Reading...
Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and the play it was based on, Shakespeare's Hamlet, acting is a major theme and motif. Especially in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, acting signifies the falsity, absurdity, and superf Continue Reading...
Slave Narrative and Black Autobiography - Richard Wright's "Black Boy" and James Weldon Johnson's Autobiography
The slave narrative maintains a unique station in modern literature. Unlike any other body of literature, it provides us with a first-han Continue Reading...
Berry - "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High"
Berry lyrically describes his experience teaching with "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High." Readers can easily relate to his straightforward extended metaphor and poignant ima Continue Reading...
Zola: Master of the Macabre and of the Novel Of Social Justice
The author Emile Zola is most famous for the forceful nature of his realistic prose, found in his novels Germinal, La Bete Humaine, and Therese Raquin. But although Zola is noted for his Continue Reading...
Daddy by Sylvia Plath: An Explication
At first glance, Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" seems like the ranting of an adolescent breaking away from an oppressive parent.
In fact, on one level, this poem is a poetic tirade directed at a father who is the sourc Continue Reading...
Mrs. Dalloway
The opening line of Mrs. Dalloway tells the reader a lot about the title character: "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." Woolf immediately wants to portray Clarissa Dalloway as an independent woman, but one who relis Continue Reading...
Universally accepted as one of the world's foremost epics, John Milton's Paradise Lost traces the history of the world from a Christian perspective. (Milton, 1667) The narrative of the poem largely deals with falling and how desires -- God, Satan, Je Continue Reading...
Myth to Reality
The Hidden Meanings of Fables and Parables
Since earliest times, human beings have sought to improve the world in which they live. As Man is a social creature, the day-to-day interactions between himself and his fellows take on at Continue Reading...
Swammerdam
Byatt in the novel Possession succeeds brilliantly in the monumental technical achievement of creating a deeply layered romance in which two twentieth century literary scholars, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, become themselves romantical Continue Reading...
Philosophy Concept: Veil of Maya
Concepts and ideologies, such as the "Veil of Maya," have tried to declare the philosophical interpretation of the "reality' of the world. These conceptions are helpful in analyzing the importance of our senses and t Continue Reading...
life William Blake's poem the Lamb, defining it as the divinity of creation. Furthermore looking at Wildred Owen's poem In Dulce et Decorum Est, with an argument that its' message is one that contradicts the generally held beliefs that it is noble a Continue Reading...
autobiography, Frederick Douglass provides both narrative detail and philosophical analysis to paint his personal experiences. As a slave, Douglass owns unique insights into the living conditions, torture, and cruelty meted out to slaves in nineteen Continue Reading...
Angels in America," by Tony Kushner. Specifically, it will discuss who are the angels, and how do they affect the play, and what do they symbolize?
ANGELS IN AMERICA
The two-part play "Angels in America," by Tony Kushner won Pulitzer Prizes, has b Continue Reading...
Confessions of Augustine, The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself, "On the Oration and Dignity of Man," Petrarch's poetry, and Shakespeare's drama "King Lear" are both products of societies in which the dominant religious ethos was Christian ra Continue Reading...
America
God Bless America
(or is it still all right to say that?)
The Limitation of Judeo-Christian Beliefs
by Liberal Interpretations of the Law
In the interests of preserving the civil rights of all Americans, legislation over the past few dec Continue Reading...
Dante's journey through his 'mid-life' crisis. It uses 7 sources in MLA format and it has a list of bibliography.
Mid-life is a period in life in which adults take on new responsibilities, in the family, and at work and changes are often wrought wi Continue Reading...
I. Introduction
A. What makes someone a hero?
B. My mother is my hero.
C. My mother is an archetype and metaphor that is relevant to all of society
D. My mother is intelligent, understanding, and devoted.
II.Intelligent
A. Book Smart
B. Worldly
C. Qu Continue Reading...
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1. The Use of Color as Symbolism in Film:
Explore how directors use color palettes to convey deeper meanings, emotions, or themes within their films, using examples from various genres.
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1. The Power of Intelligence:
Explore how Matilda's intelligence shapes her character and influences the plot, discussing the implications of her intellectual superiority in a world that often undervalues it.
2. Matilda' Continue Reading...
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<b>1. The Evolution of Vampire Mythology:</b>
Explore how vampire lore has transformed from ancient folklore to modern-day interpretations in literature, film, and popula Continue Reading...
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1. The Influence of Nature in American Romantic Literature:
Explore how American Romantic writers used nature as a symbol of freedom, beauty, and a source of inspiration, contrasting it with the industria Continue Reading...
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1.The Symbolism of the Forest in "Young Goodman Brown":
Explore how the forest in the story represents the unknown, the wilderness of the soul, and the journey into moral ambiguity.
2.The Role of Fa Continue Reading...
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1.The Theme of Revenge in "The Cask of Amontillado":
Explore how Edgar Allan Poe uses the theme of revenge to drive the plot and character development in "The Cask of Amontillado," analyzing Montresor's m Continue Reading...
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1. The Power of Revenge in "The Cask of Amontillado":
Investigate the central theme of revenge in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." Discuss Montresor's motivation for revenge, the premeditation Continue Reading...