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John Dewey and Richard Rorty Philosophical Parallels

our understanding of language, democracy, the individual (self), within both the public and private spheres. Rorty notes, for exa...

Modern Criticism of Descartes' Dualism

unique opinion about the theory. The author then indicates that "the Cartesian myth is insidious. It can assume many guises, an...

Architecture and Modernism

with evident truths (39). It was clearly a break away from convention. No longer did rules dominate but rather, the eye of the art...

Women's Rights and Latin America

fact, Caulfield goes into an extensive and exhaustive couple of chapters on the constant parade of litigations against men who had...

Communism and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

put aside old notions about social stratification as they do believe there is opportunity. Yet, at the time, things were dismal. A...

Presidential Campaigns and Economic Issues

around monetary issues, there are often other issues such as those that concern social and moral well being. Today, hot campaign t...

Arabic Poetry and Romanticism

In five pages this research paper discusses Kahlil Gibran's works and the influence of Romanticism upon 20th century Romantic poet...

The Transformation of China in the 20th Century

and 3. Chinas policy towards the Soviet Union and its leaders as opposed to those it formulated in regard to the U.S. and its lea...

Fiction of the 20th Century and the City

the city may appear attractive and it certainly attracted Nick, it is hollow. He expresses this by returning home to the midwest. ...

Early 20th Century American Immigration

Sometimes, however, they were simply viewed as a criminal element or as a political radical (Hay, 2001). Consequently, American i...

Light Skinned Blacks 'Passing' Themselves Off as Whites in America

In order to enjoy the better things in life, it was better to deny ones heritage, while reclaiming ones heritage, while noble and ...

Duluth Lynching of 1920

Jackson and McGhie were not performers in the circus, however. They were cooks and simple laborers Clayton, Jackson and McGhie. ...

Immigration of Japanese to America

of information about Japanese American immigration which can be found on the World Wide Web. These authors are Stanley K. Schultz...

The Development of Great Britain as a Center of World Economy Through the Use of Trade and Finance

the late 19th and early 20th century, these countries had amassed a great deal of wealth through technology. Not only were factori...

20th Century and its 'Dismal State' Captured in Text

this once desirable state of affairs. Indeed, the twentieth century saw fights in terms of the legalization of drugs and alcohol, ...

The Hours by Michael Cunningham and Feminism

the one of the "waves" of feminism in the twentieth century. The first wave of feminism is associated with the womens suffrage mov...

Evolution of Modern Art and the Influence of Impressionism

(1899, oil on canvas, 211" x 33", Art Institute of Chicago). The objects in the painting, the bridge, flowers, water and trees hav...

20th Century Politics and the Media

medias so-called "flaw" is therefore a relatively recent arrival on the political scene. There is no questioning the fact t...

Early 20th Century Niagara African American Civil Rights Movement

owners. Du Bois understood that blacks needed to secure a greater foothold in American labor and industry, but there was far more...

Early 20th Century Unions

large the models are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The IWW was dead set against capitalism and all it stood for (2001). The ...

Past and Present Muckrakers and Yellow Journalism

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares muckraking and yellow journalism of the early 20th century. Nine sources are cited...

Theatre of the Absurd, Harold Pinter, and Samuel Beckett

In 8 pages this paper considers this 20th century seminal dramatic drama by examining such works as Beckett's Waiting for Godot an...

Georgia March of General Sherman

In seven pages this research paper examines how these Civil War tactics were a harbinger of the total warfare military concept of ...

Big Budget Fantasy Film Project

In ten pages this report discuses the financing and creative aspects involved in transforming a 'dream' film proposal into reality...

Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz

In seven pages this paper discusses how Ansel Adams' landscape photography was influenced by early 20th century modernist photogra...

20th Century Propaganda and Art

In five pages the various ways in which 20th century propaganda has been reflected in art are examined. Three sources are cited i...

Ballet Influence of George Balanchine

In seven pages the life and influence of George Balanchine on the art of ballet in the 20th century are examined. Six sources are...

Inner Childhood Issues and Group Therapy

of another individual, many adults tend to bury these fears and issues deep within themselves, a forced internalization that psych...

Changes in the 20th Century

In six pages this paper discusses the 20th century in an overview of the wars that took place as well as various revolutionary soc...

Definitive Characteristics of an Author of the Twentieth Century

In eight pages this paper discusses how poet Elizabeth Bishop's work adheres to the Norton Anthology's definition of how an author...