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History of Latin Literature

long possessed in the oral tradition. It was during the 19th century that it seems literature actually emerged in written form and...

Showalter, Culture and Literature

formalist-structuralist critics have evaded the issue of sexual identity entirely or dismissed it as irrelevant and subjective" (S...

A Personal Statement of the Meaning of Literature

I can find myself truly empathizing with the individual. If the story is written from the third person perspective then it is like...

Autistic Children Interventions

autistic children (Sallows and Graupner, 2005). In Sallows and Graupner (2005), 48 percent of the group were enrolled and perfor...

The 20s and 30s and Literature

out at this particular time were truly offering up new visions, realistic visions, and modern visions of life. In looking at some...

African American Community Definition and Creation

thirty days, from seven ! I just hope that I am still here when we celebrate "Black History Quarter." This speech has been de...

Foundation of African America and Strengths of Black Culture

In a paper that consists of sixteen pages African American families and the cultural strengths they represent are discussed. Ten ...

American Family as Viewed by Playwright Sam Shepard

understanding of family life, much as do shows like The Simpsons and Malcolm in the Middle. Families are not always polite to one ...

Transition and Change in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In five pages this novel by John Steinbeck is summarized and analyzed as it pertains to the Joad family changes and a Depression e...

American Family and a Character Study of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In five pages this paper examines the Joad family matriarch featured in this classic American novel in a consideration of her role...

U.S. Civil War and Juveniles

In six pages this paper examines the impact of the U.S. Civil War upon the American family structure and the effects upon juvenile...

Carroll O'Connor and Bill Cosby

In five pages these American television figures are contrasted and compared in terms of the premature deaths of their sons which l...

American Family Changes

In five pages this essay examines the changes to the American nuclear family that have resulted in changes in society. Seven sour...

American Family Depiction in Television Situation Comedies of the 1950s and 1960s

In fourteen pages this paper discusses TV sitcoms during this time period and how they portrayed the American family with past and...

Television Situation Comedies and Family Love Relationships

once mentioning the word "pregnant" in the script. This changed to some extent in the 1960s, but not as much as one might have ex...

Fences by August Wilson 2

Troy and his son Cory. August Wilson establishes an impression of the 53-year-old Troy Maxson early in Act I, writing that he ...

Family and History of the American South

with his own family and for any hired help -- or slaves (Glazer, 1992). Much of this Southern tradition continues today. The ster...

Modern Americans' and Native Americans' Rites of Passage

In seven pages this paper compares the contemporary American teenager with Tukuna, Okrika, and Okiek Native American counterparts ...

African American Culture and Extended Families

In five pages this paper examines African American culture in an analysis of the important role extended families play. Five sour...

Legislation and Employee Benefits

While this paper doesnt address the hospitality industry specifically, much of legislation indicated crosses all types of jobs and...

Willa Cather's O Pioneers! and Love

emotional release. This may be seen as giving the different types of love a balance. This book was published in 1913, a...

Judith Ortiz Cofer's Silent Dancing

two worlds, the tropical island and the cold city, and which would later surface in my dreams and in my poetry" (Cofer 1990, 15). ...

Changing Perspectives on Welfare and the US Federal Government

funded job. That was the theory. In practice, the bills drafters (of whom Clinton was one) knew Congress would not be able to...

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996

approximately twenty percent, according to Heritage Foundations Robert Rector. However, in spite of the fact that the numbers did...

US Society and the Internet

incredibly intriguing and checks every day to see what the weather will be like. From such simple perspectives as this we can see ...

Macroenvironment and the Impact of Family

During the Depression, people simply made do with what they had. There was little if any excess income in most families, and peop...

African American Culture and Child Rearing

community. Case workers admitted that they sometimes believe that African-American men in general are absent, peripheral or abusiv...

Pregnancy, Childbirth Issues in Transcultural Nursing

This research paper pertains to various issues in transcultural nursing, such as support for pregnant women and characteristics of...

Sex in American Culture

Human sexual behavior is examined in the context of American family values. Ideas about sex in mainstream America are discussed. T...

Blood Passion by Scott Martelle

This book review focuses on Scott Martell's "Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West," which descri...