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Morality in Oedipus the King by Sophocles and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...

Protagonist and Religion in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

In five pages this essay examines the relationship the protagonist has with religion in an analysis of this novel by James Joyce. ...

Forms According to Aristotle and Plato

In five pages this essay distinguishes between how forms were conceptualized by Plato and his student Aristotle with Aristotle bei...

Contemporary Literature and the Maintenance of Identity

In five pages this essay examines maintaining identity in the first 50 years of the 20th century in a consideration of such litera...

Book 4 of Plato's Republic, 'Justice of the City'

what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

Two Literary Examples of Colonial Attitudes Towards Natives

An essay comparing and contrasting colonial attitudes towards natives in both Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would be King and Edga...

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

In five pages this essay considers how Steinbeck's novel supports New Deal political reform and then discusses other possible reas...

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and Bioremediation

In an essay consisting of ten pages the process of biomediation that was employed after this Alaskan oil spill is examined along w...

The Rise of the Dictators by Peter Banyard

In eight pages this essay considers the power rises of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini as depicted by Peter Banyard in The Rise ...

Comparative Analysis of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares these works in terms of such issues as liberation for women and sexual equality. ...

Ralph Emerson on Transcendentalism in 'The Divinity School Address' and 'The American Scholar'

In ten pages this essay considers how Emerson represents transcendentalist principles in a comparison and contrast of his two spee...

Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu

In five pages this essay considers what life was like during the Chinese Manchu dynasty of the 18th century as represented in this...

A Review of How Did American Slavery Begin?

A 5 page review of the book by Edward Countryman. This book includes five essays and, although it has received less than positive...

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe

In five pages this essay examines this Japanese novel's narrative with an emphasis on the character of Himiko, the girlfriend of t...

Analysis of 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luther King Jr.

In five pages this essay analyzes King's audience and purpose and the relationship that exists among analogy, testimony, authority...

Modernism and 'The Garden Party' by Katherine Mansfield

In six pages this essay presents a modernist interpretation of this short story by Katherine Mansfield. Three sources are cited i...

The Bonds Between Mother and Daughter in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

In an essay consisting of five pages the ways in which the novel considers the connections between mothers and daughters through t...

Los Angeles Pollution

In five pages this essay considers statistics relevant to Los Angeles, California's smog problems. Four sources are cited in the ...

The Script and Production of 'Noises Off'

This essay of 3 pages examines the script and production, its details, and evaluates how successful the elements are in achieving ...

Language Mastery in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this research essay discusses the language mastery of Frederick Douglass as a tool of survival and changing percepti...

Sergio Zyman's 'The End of Marketing'

This essay summarizes the book in 5 pages, and includes a discussion of marketing's 'sacred cows,' and how the process has caused ...

Philosophical Comparison of Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Thomas Malthus

towards a decrease; while the price of provisions would at the same time tend to rise" (Malthus PG). People of that time disagree...

Martin Friedland's 'The Death of Old Man Rice'

This 4 pages essay discusses issues including the role of the press and how they play an important role in Rice's murder as well a...

Portrayals of Women in Sunset Boulevard and Breakfast at Tiffanys

A 6 page essay reviewing how women are portrayed in these classic movies. The plots are outlined and compared. Societal circums...

Howarth's 1066 The Year of Conquest

"Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the co...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...

Overview of the Hebrew Former Prophets

It is not clear whether the prophets all received their messages from God through dreams, visions or in other ways. Some prophe...

Correctly Using Prepositions

In five pages this essay presents a lesson plan sample regarding the correct usage of time prepositions. Four sources are cited i...

Mature Market Product Limits

In seven pages this essay considers a product's four stage life cycle in a discussion of company implementation strategies regardi...