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Bertrand Russell: "On Denoting"

a denoting phrase: it "may be denoting and yet not denote anything, e.g., the present King of France" (Russell, 1905). Here, the p...

Homelessness in Waco, Texas

affordable shelter will find that they are drifting from place to place. Some end up living on the streets. Others do not mind the...

Scorsese's "Who's That Knocking At My Door" And "Mean Streets" - Brief Analysis

business transactions occur within the city limits, not to mention the fact that some of the wealthiest people choose to hang thei...

Common Themes in "The Purloined Letter" and Poe's Poetry

to start a disturbance in the street when he visits the thief the second time. When the man goes to the window, Dupin grabs the le...

Hardin's Theory of the Commons and the Failure of the Kyoto Accords

and no one can use it. Hardin goes beyond this simple example to consider other serious problems in light of this theory; he incl...

John Proctor and David Merrill: Tragic Heroes

is wildly jealous of Elizabeth (Miller, 2003). Abigail is also the leader of the towns young women, and she and her friends were...

Case Study on Tort and Contract Common Law

In six pages a student submitted case study is examined in terms of common law, specifically tort and contract law. Four sources ...

Medieval Literature and Common Themes

is a serious offence. But Ganelon, the man who is held, has a friend who challenges his accuser to a match and the friend loses. T...

Common Good and General Will According to Jean Jacques Rousseau

In six pages this paper examines Rousseau's The Social Contract and Discourses on Origins of Inequality in a consideration of the ...

Madness as a Common Literary Theme

This paper examines Shakespeare's play, King Lear, as well as Ibsen's work, Ghosts to discuss madness and delusion as common theme...

Chaucer and His Characters

In five pages The Canterbury Tales are considered in terms of what they reveal about the author, his compassion, humor, thoughts a...

Romeo and His Friend Mercutio's Opinion of Him

through. Romeo is very serious about life and his feelings, sometimes too serious for me, I must admit. But, while my life often...

Pygmalion-Romance or Not?

is served by an earthy, half-demon by the name of Caliban and a sprite named Ariel. In the course of the play, we learn that Prosp...

The Puzzles of Gertrude Stein

this book is better than the previous one because she had refined her technique or something similar. We have to deal with her on ...

Reading as a Form of Resistance

imagine a more severe disparity of power than the one that exists in present-day Iran since its revolution and the institution of ...

The Modern Novel: Austen, Eliot, Joyce

in for what she sees as the opposite with is sensibility. Her sister, Marianne, however is filled with emotions and is very much r...

Spain, the Basque Region, and Theories of Nationalism

Michael Hechters theory of what he calls "internal colonialism." He defines it as a sort of colonialism "practised by the center a...

A Sensory Perception of Happiness: The Beach

It too can visually vary in color. On sunny days it is bright and inviting. When a storm is on the way, however, the color turns...

Impact Of Suicide On The Survivor

experiences she has had with others as a means by which to demonstrate the individual issues of denial, false hope and the common ...

Can A Sense Of National Unity Be Constructed Through Cultural Policy?

even simply a shared feeling of community which is aided by a common enemy. The increased fragmentation that has been seen today ...

Virtual Team Best Practices

concern for [team members] individual needs and feelings" (Nemiro, 2004; p. 113), and by extension expecting individual team membe...

Common Theme: Identifying with the Character

be "good" persons. But what does it mean to be "good"? I understand that to be good means to follow "their" rules, the churchs rul...

The Function of Religion in Dante's "Inferno"

which he lived when he says that the poem is not the result of Dantes inner contemplation, "it is rooted in the immediate Christia...

Plunkett's History in "Omeros"

readers, the reference will be obvious, but for young people for whom the Second World War and its atrocities seem unreal, it may ...

Multicultural Education And Technology

the perfect duo? Teacher Competence to Teach Multicultural Education It seems the first question that needs to be addressed is w...

Joshua, Judges and “Claiming Land”

told throughout the Old Testament (Nelson, 1997, p. 17). The idea of conquest was particularly important to Israel "because their ...

In Defense of Governor Spitzer’s Plan

basic plan was announced by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Governor Spitzer on September 21, 2007; it was pre...

Marquez's "The General In His Labyrinth" - Magic Realism

even within the serious context of The General in his Labyrinth - they are transported to a different place and time while still r...

Choosing a Promotion for Piggy Bank

will be important as well. Product The product, obviously, is that thing being sold. It does not need to be a tangible...

Impacts of Japanese Rule in Korea

population within her own borders. Japans presence there, however, signified much more than a search for land resources. J...