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De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"

customs, and morals which was necessary to render such a revolution beneficial" (de Tocqueville, Introduction). The result of this...

"Ending the Cold War" by Herrmann and Lebow

pursuing a d?tente "that would stabilize mutual deterrence and contain the costs of competition in regional affairs" (Herrmann and...

The History of Mathematics

1988). Another method is called the Ionic system where letters of the alphabet were used as digits (Jones & Bedient, 1988). With t...

Millman: "The Other Americans"

that it has grown from a small concern to a huge business that now makes over 400,000 tortillas a year (Millman). Fernando Sanchez...

Vonnegut: "Cat's Cradle"

was a POW in WWII and went through the firebombing of Dresden (an experience that plays out in his books repeatedly) (Priest). Wi...

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Goffman

that, in general, matters are what they appear to be" (Goffman 1959; 17). This essentially sets the stage for understanding some...

Gatsby & the American Dream

is when Gatsby holds out his arms toward a small green light in the distance, which the reader learns later is the green light on ...

The Red Sea Crossing

history text. Intermixed with Old Testament recounting of events in the history of the Hebrew people are directions for "religious...

“A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity”

use of mathematics generalizations could be made from certain observations which could be applied to other observations, that patt...

"The Little Prince" of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the Fable and in the Reality

some critics believe that "post-colonialism" implies, mistakenly, that "colonialism is over when in fact most of the nations invol...

"Brinkley: "The Great Deluge"

"democracy pragmatism" in public policy suggests that it is a way to measure the success of public policy with regard to the democ...

"The Jungle": Unfairness in America

them. Connor is despicable; if this were present day, Ona would have him up on charges of sexual harassment. But it is not present...

Gender in All Quiet on the Western Front

is fantasizing about sex. All Quiet on the Western Front is an older but expressive work that captures the problem of war through...

Compare and Contrast: The US and Great Britain

Britons quarrel about racism, the national health scheme, and Northern Ireland, among other matters (Roskin, 2000). Because this p...

Lives of Quiet Desperation

other people, and from the conventions that bind us together. We might also consider the way in which Thoreau considers his hous...

Matthew on Jesus

For example, when Jesus metaphorically gives Peter the "keys to the kingdom," Jesus refers to a verse in Isaiah that speaks of the...

Shawshank Redemption

money that he stole from Warden Nortons ill-gotten funds. Eventually Red is paroled and joins Andy in Mexico. Themes : One of the...

Stavrianos' Lifelines From Our Past

than having to start anew" (Stavrianos, 1997, p. 19). What may be gleaned from this work is the idea that throughout history, man ...

Personal Mission, Core Values and Life Goals

organizations run smoothly; the companies have to have a set of "core values" which they retain literally forever; they have a cor...

Kaufman: "Broken Alliance"

can argue that at times, people "use" each other in the best possible ways-by drawing on each others strengths to reach goals that...

Proof Of God's Existence

broke the argument down in a much easier argument (Palmer, 2002). Descartes began with the premise that God is the only being who ...

Studies in Public Administration

to meet the "major goals of society" (Stillman, 2000, p. 1). For instance, he says, if a state agency proposes to build a new high...

The Age of Bede (Chapter Analyses)

lived varied but the author is specific in providing the details: "For just as those who beget children by carnal generation must ...

“Dust Bowl” by Worster

they talked expansively of busting and breaking the land. And that is exactly what they did" (Worster, 2004; 4). He also illust...

Doris Kearns Goodwin: No Ordinary Time

than the others. It may be that they are all true. However, FDR did change his will to leave half of his fortune to Missy, antici...

Putnam: "Making Democracy Work"

Yes. Putnams introductory pages clearly explain his reasons for using Italy as his "laboratory": two regional governments, one in ...

Fleming's View on America's Rise to Power

But it raises a lot of questions for the future. How did events alter the perception of Americans as the U.S. started its journey ...

Race, Crime, and the Law by Kennedy

crime and thereby creates a racial ideology of crime that sustains continued white domination of blacks in the guise of crime cont...

Black Masculinity

exhibit the most extreme misogynistic trends. Girls are often scantily clad, and dance provocatively. They are often dubbed "hoes"...

Jeffrey Reiman: "The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison"

(Reiman, 2006, p. 16). This means that although the overall number of prisoners has increased, the percentage in jail for violent ...