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Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau and American Individualism

printed word. He said that, "The reward of a thing well done is to have done it." This may not speak well to the concept of cur...

19th Century Latin America Involvement of Russia

The Latin American trading colonies established by Czarist Russia during the 19th century are examined in 10 pages with the impact...

The Concept of Manifest Destiny as it Applies to Early Life in California

Yankee settlement. Only two days after the American flag rose in the center of town in July, 1846, More than two hundred Mormon s...

Literature and Evolution Theory

a theory that was unmarred by economics. (Hartman, 1999). In essence, Peirce appears to have been saying that nineteenth century...

American and Apache Wars

lived by hunting and fishing; they diversified into many different climatic regions and separated into a number of discrete societ...

US Catholic Revivalism

Dolans work is particularly concerned with looking at Catholic history from a standpoint which does rely solely on a narrow eccles...

Romantic Fiction's Gothic Genre

are generally seen as common to the Gothic novel, including a medieval or pseudo-medieval setting, a solitary protagonist and a se...

Lombroso and Criminal Behavior

a sensation with his book that was published in 1876 ("Cesare," 2001). In the work, the doctor utilized Darwinian principals of ev...

South Africa's Development and the Impact of the Boer Wars

and the British Empire - black people were also involved at all levels of the war and this in itself had a salient effect on the w...

Piano's Development

loud" (History of the Piano...Grover). In its shape and general construction, it resembled a harpsichord, however, there were ma...

The Land of the Lotus Eaters Painting by Robert S. Duncanson

In six pages this painting by 19th century African American artist Robert S. Duncanson is analyzed with the emphasis being on its ...

Stock Market Examination Through Various Indices

(Brain PG). The NASDAQ 100 and Russel 2000 Indices will be compared but it should be noted that these are just two of many averag...

The Five Minute Marriage by Joan Aiken

In five pages this paper examines how 19th century English greed is portrayed in Joan Aiken's novel, The Five Minute Marriage. Th...

Historical Perspective on Women's Workplace Fashion

the social elite where the yuppies of the 1980s went quite the opposite way, showing off their designer suits. Steindorf suggests ...

19th Century English Parent and Children Relationships

In four pages the relationship that existed between the parents and children of 19th century England is examined in terms of the r...

Political and Social Changes in Japan and China

In a paper consisting of 5 pages changes in politics and society resulting from mid 19th century emperor's actions to the end of t...

'The Tables Turned' by William Wordsworth and Romanticism

fact that the universe makes perfect sense if only one views it from the proper angle (McLynn PG). Basically, it is the language ...

Influence of 19th Century Japonisme on French Art

of any type of outstanding art, be it painting, sculpture or any other form, is the ability to hold the viewers gaze, to cause the...

Art of the Barbizon School

the French Revolution, began a revolutionary spirit which spread through much of Europe. In 1848, the year in which Marx and Enge...

Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, and the Importance of Setting

Williards mission is more severe then Marlows. While Marlow endeavors to bring Kurtz back to civilization, Williards mission is to...

Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz's The Kingdom of Matthias

Grandison Finney. Many women, including Matthews wife, were greatly influenced by this sect because Finney portrayed women...

Sphereland and Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott

In five pages Abbott's 19th century work is analyzed in terms of its presentation of women as inferior that was meant to serve at ...

Life and Philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

In five pages this research paper explores the early 19th century philosopher's life and approach to philosophy with emphasis bein...

The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek, The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier by Jakob Walter, and Nationalism

In seven pages this paper traces the emergence of nationalism from the early 19th century until the first World War as portrayed i...

Late 19th Century Education

In five pages late 19th century education is discussed in a consideration of the 'New Education' contributions of Dr. William T. H...

19th Century Political and Economic Transformations of Germany

In five pages this paper examines 19th century Germany in terms of its radical political and economic transformatons and the impor...

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

In five pages this adventure tale from the 19th century is reviewed in terms of the plot serving as a basis for much contemporary ...

Literary Depiction of Women During the 19th Century

light. But still, few heroes emerged from literature or non-fiction of that century to truly portray the strong women who did exis...

Physical Characteristics, Personality, and Physiognomy

In five pages this paper examines these topics within the context of 19th century psychologist Samuel R. Wells' text The Temperame...

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

In five pages character analyses of Lucetta Templeman and Michael Henchard as featured in Thomas Hardy's 19th century novel are pr...