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A Reading of Emily Dickinson's 'I heard a Fly buzz…'

"Heaves of Storms" in the last line of the first stanza is a metaphor that conjures the image of violent storms, but also suggests...

Lasting Influence of Fairy Tales

In five pages the lasting influence of fairy tales upon attitudes are examined within the context of Writing and Reading Across th...

Holy Scriptures and God's Personal Messages

In eight pages each biblical book is analyzed in terms of the personal messages from God contained within within the context of Ho...

Multiplex Market Analysis

In six pages the UK multiplex cinema development is considered and includes supply and demand mismatches, incorrect market reading...

Power in the Works of Oscar Wilde

In five pages this paper examines how power is portrayed by Wilde in his poem 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' and in the plays A Woma...

Metaphor in the Work of E. E. Cummings

This essay provides a reading of the classic Cummings' poem, "somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond." The aut...

Murasaki Shikibu's Court Diary

In five pages this lady in waiting for the king of Japan from 1007 until 1010 is examined with the argument presented that contemp...

Applying the Literary Lessons of E.M. Forster and Henry David Thoreau

This paper examines the importance of being able to apply the teachings found in great literary works such as those of Thoreau and...

Teachers and What They Should Know About Grammar

In thirty pages this research paper provides a literature review supporting a shift in grammar teaching within the reading and wri...

Procedures and Approaches of Natural Childbirth

In five pages this research paper on natural childbirth examines such topics as midwifery, Grantly Dick Read, Leboyer, and Lamaze....

Early Education - Issues and Trends

This 4 page paper considers some current trends and theories in early education, such as reading readiness and emerging literacy. ...

Senior Citizens and Education

In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...

Consructivism Applied to the Concept of Whole Literacy Teaching

"Students construct their own knowledge or the slightly narrower Students construct their own knowledge based on their existing sc...

Student Literacy and Literature

In eight pages this paper discusses how student literacy can be significantly improved through a strong literature curricula with ...

Lesson Plan for First Grade Recognition of Words

(Adams, 1990). Quite the opposite. For example, Chall said that instruction in skills was essential for many children: "The resear...

The Lament of the Businessperson 'I Don't Have Time To Read Novels!'

The importance of reading creative literature for business professionals is considered in this essay of 4 pages. The problem-solv...

Prison Recreation Specialist and Human and Health Performance Research

In twenty pages research conducting, reading, and application of research findings are considered within the context of a Prison R...

Elementary Schools' Innovative Programs

In five pages this research paper discusses program innovations for American schools that assist reading, science, and math educat...

Development of Beginning Readers

In twenty five pages early readers are examined in a discussion of the various skills and factors in the development of reading co...

German Astronomer Johannes Kepler

In eleven pages this paper discusses Johann Kepler's life and scientific contributions. About eight sources are listed in an anno...

Napoleon as Seen by Felix Markham

This paper provides a reading of Felix Markham's book, Napoleon and the Awakening of Europe. This five page paper has no addition...

School Censorship is Wrong

The idea that schools can tell children what they can and cannot read violates first amendment principles. This point is highlight...

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Phillis Wheatley comparing the Work of the Two Authors

Although Paul Laurence Dunbar was born nearly a century after Wheatley's death, the two authors share common traits other than the...

An Exploration of The Unities

it. A well constructed plot, therefore, must neither begin nor end at haphazard, but conform to these principles" (Aristotle 7-8)....

John Donne's Feminist Poetry

This paper details a feminist reading of three John Donne Poems, The Undertaking, A Valediction, and The Good Morrow. The author ...

The Use of Critical Sources in Understanding Works of Shakespeare

in joining such a group. By discussing books and plays with peers, an individual can hear other opinions on subject matter that h...

A Poetic Explication of 'The Paper' by Merwin

In one page the images and themes presented in this poem are discussed with the conclusion drawn that this excellent prose belies ...

Ancient Cities of Cairo and Beirut

In six pages this paper which is based upon supplied readings examines Cairo and Beirut in a consideration of how time erodes the ...

Morally Defensible Keeping of Secrets

their heritage and try their hand at living in the world as white people. Haizlip proceeds to graphically demonstrate the irony ...

Cheating

Dorens confession had essentially wiped the slate clean, that Van Doren certainly would not do it again, that his teaching was abo...