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Faulkner, Hemingway and Hawthorne's Strategy

Readings are taken from three works, The Sound and the Fury, The House of the Seven Gables and A Farewell to Arms, in this paper w...

A Poetic Explication of 'The Paper' by Merwin

In one page the images and themes presented in this poem are discussed with the conclusion drawn that this excellent prose belies ...

The Use of Critical Sources in Understanding Works of Shakespeare

in joining such a group. By discussing books and plays with peers, an individual can hear other opinions on subject matter that h...

U.S. System of Government and Political Psychology

This essay consists of four pages and discusses the nature of man within the context of the political system of the United States....

Article Assessment of Smart et al's Study on Behavioral Problems Associated with Reading

In six pages a 1996 article featured in the Journal of Child Psychology by Smart et al on reading and behavior problems is evaluat...

Gas and Electric Utility Industries Automatic Systems of Meter Reading

In fifteen pages the increasing trends of employing the technology of automated meter readings in the gas and electric utility ind...

Socrates as Seen Through the Eyes of Plato and as Presented in Phaedo, Protagoras, and Meno

In three pages this paper discusses how Socrates can be studied by reading the dialogues of his most famous student. There are no...

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Phillis Wheatley comparing the Work of the Two Authors

Although Paul Laurence Dunbar was born nearly a century after Wheatley's death, the two authors share common traits other than the...

An Exploration of The Unities

it. A well constructed plot, therefore, must neither begin nor end at haphazard, but conform to these principles" (Aristotle 7-8)....

Reading According to Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau

In five pages this paper discuses how reading is considered in Thoreau's Walden and in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass...

Morally Defensible Keeping of Secrets

their heritage and try their hand at living in the world as white people. Haizlip proceeds to graphically demonstrate the irony ...

Cheating

Dorens confession had essentially wiped the slate clean, that Van Doren certainly would not do it again, that his teaching was abo...

Femininity in Seventeenth and Nineteenth Century Art

This paper provides a reading of two articles discussing the topic of femininity in seventeenth and nineteenth century art. The a...

Ancient Cities of Cairo and Beirut

In six pages this paper which is based upon supplied readings examines Cairo and Beirut in a consideration of how time erodes the ...

College Students and the Marketing of a Campus Poetry Night

In one page this essay discusses how to plan and promote a poetry night event on a college campus that includes a book signing and...

Reading and Autism

In a paper consisting of ten pages the correlation between reading abilities and autism is considered by way of reviews of current...

'Don't Let a Good Scare Frighten You' Analyzed

and quite sensibly. Concept 2. The "scary" books give young adolescents reading material that is fun and far removed from ...

'Family and Community Involvement: the Bedrock of Reading Success' Analyzed

Concept 2. Each child has his own book, which is one of his own choosing. DEAR time is not limited to a common class text; child...

Emergent Literacy and Reading Readiness Approaches

In two pages this paper compares the literary instructional approaches of emergent literacy and reading readiness in a considerati...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Its Moral Lessons

In 5 pages this paper discusses the moral lessons a reader can learn by reading this classic Nigerian novel. There are no other s...

Perspectives on Multiculturalism

A 5 page review of the essay Crossing Cultures in Crossing Cultures Readings for Composition, a book edited by Myrna Knepler, et a...

Feminism in The Bible

family book with which to base the family on. The bible, divided into books that theoretically answer every question one could eve...

Connection Between Reading Problems and Language

In sixteen pages this paper considers the connection between language and reading disabilities. Fifteen sources are cited in the ...

Elementary Students and the Teaching of Globe Reading and Map Skills

In seven pages this paper examines how globe reading and map schools can be taught to elementary school students. Seven sources a...

Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Test Scores

In five pages this paper discusses decision making, problem solving, and reading score decreasing as measured by the CTBS standard...

Erica Jong's Fear of Flying

This paper provides a reading of Jong's novel, Fear of Flying. The author raises questions on a variety of Jong's assertions and ...

Emily Dickinson's Poem, After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes

This paper provides a reading of the Dickinson poem, 'After Great Pain a Formal Feeling Comes. The author contends that Dickinson...

'Novelist' Sigmund Freud

In twelve pages this paper examines how Freud's work is comparable to novel reading with a discussion of 'Dora' and 'Rat Man' case...

Reading Instruction and Theoretical Applications

In fourteen pages this paper examines early reading instruction and various phonics and whole language theoretical approaches. Fi...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

birth of her child, she describes his outburst in legal terminology: "Then he launched out upon his usual themes, - my crimes agai...