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Human Reproduction and the Views of Aristotle

The other part listens to reason "as one would listen to a father." Aristotle asserted that there was no absolute, objectively, ...

Opium Wars Through Chinese Eyes by Arthur Waley

strictly illegal under Chinese law. However, the opium trade was of pivotal importance to British Imperialism. The British smuggli...

1976 Text Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery

the High Renaissance Is present, though distorted by the mirror. What is novel...

The Dear Hunter Film's Vietnam War Rhetoric and Reality

In five pages this paper examines the rhetoric and reality of the Vietnam War within the contexts of the book Hollywood's Vietnam ...

A Review of Monster

A 5 page discussion of the novel by Walter Dean Myers. This book recaps the problems encountered by a sixteen year old black yout...

Analysis of Lost Boys Why Our Sons Turn Violent And How We Can Save Them by James Garbarino

its racial intolerance. "When white middle-class kids kill, there is always a public outcry of why and a search for what went wro...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

Multiculturalism and David A. Hollinger's Postethnic America

with whatever non-descent communities are available and appealing to them" (p. 116). Hollinger calls such a vision "postethnic" t...

Greg Levoy's Callings and James Hillman's The Soul's Code

In five pages this essay compares adn contrasts these two books and the argument that the authors take a different perspective tow...

Don Quixote as an Effective Pessimist

almost as tough a life as his creation Don Quixote; certainly his experiences are likely to have left him pessimistic about it. Th...

The Hours

situation and her death. In addition, Cunningham illustrates the importance of the subject of suicide, setting the stage for under...

The Language of God by Francis Collins

idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...

Summary of the Origins and Basic Foundations of Investment Analysis

a dominance of speculative behaviour, with a high level of rumour and hype. At this time the analysis that was present was based o...

The Rule of St. Benedict

routine tasks we do every day. Suetonius lived in the late first and early second centuries. His father was wealthy and belonged...

The History of Canadian ECE

the ideas to learning, and finally B.F. Skinner who really made an impact. Skinner argued that development is affected by external...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

John Colapinto: As Nature Made Him

The writer gives a reaction to the book about David Reimer, “As Nature Made Him.” There is one source listed in the bibliography o...

What Happy People Know, Dan Baker

the truth that the world isnt perfect, and acting on what feeds happiness. Baker defines happy people as fighters, who unde...

No Climate Crisis According to Author Michael Crichton

most entertaining books ever written, including Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain and The Lost World among others. His 2004 "tec...

Two Views of Siddhartha

that speaks intensely to many of its readers; they may remember it for years or for the rest of their lives. This paper uses addit...

Making America by Carol Berkin

The writer analyzes Carol Berkin's book Making America: Changes at the Turn of the Century, and relates such events, eras and peop...

Medieval Women and the Concepts of Honor and Dishonor

to consider that the concepts of honor and dishonor, as they pertained to Medieval women, were dictated by the attitudes that wome...

Am I Thin Enough Yet?

become everything. Delia not only wants to look good for the attention that it gets her, but she is also determined that her sel...

Anglo Saxon Attitudes by Angus Wilson

In a book report that consists of five pages the novel is examined in an overview with characters and opinions regarding the text ...

Principals and Changing the Educational System

In five pages the influence of principals upon the educational system is considered within the context of the book written by Anna...

A Review of Freedom Road

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

Canada as a Multinational Entity

This five page paper investigates the friction in play between French Canadians and those of English descent. The paper relies ex...

The Environment in Literature: Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism and the Concept of Dwelling

That is, non-ecocritics appear to be uncomfortable with criticism that acknowledges the fact that it is possible the natural world...

Analysis: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” and “The Hours”

happy: "Except that one day Haroun asked one question too many, and then all hell broke loose" (Rusdie, 1990, p. 8). The question ...

Proverbs and Feminine Wisdom

in order to obtain the principal goal of her text.3 This goal is "move beyond" the way in which the male sages of the Old Testamen...