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Essays 391 - 420
Gatsby, and in Truman Capotes Breakfast at Tiffanys, first published in 1958. Both define the American Dream as the exclusive pro...
In six pages this report examines the thematic subtleties of the supernatural in these two great works of American fiction. Five ...
In eight pages The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is used to gain some insights into this true Renaissance man and great Ameri...
the modern world was a study in contrasts between interior and exterior, so too was modernist literature. There was often the con...
The theories and concepts contained in each of these African American texts such as religion and race, the separatist movement, an...
national pastime" (Small, 2005, 6). National pastime or not, however, baseball is no less susceptible...
colonists from making their own money. The Stamp Act placed taxation on almost all paper product goods: "all printed materials are...
Today, people know when they put their money in the bank, it is insured by the government, at least up to a certain amount of mone...
considered moral to steal or lie. Anti-abortion activists have taken this a step further, considering their murdering of abortion ...
done in their lives as they see no hope in the future. Their American Dream is one that came smashing down with the pessimistic re...
in the promised land did so through the exploitation of the land, its resources, and its natives" as is the case with Jay Gatsby (...
that generally do see women as inferior--or at least different--creates a world where women are viewed as not quite as capable as ...
The radio was an important entertainment form. Television, in contrast, was just beginning to make its entry into the American ho...
During the Depression, people simply made do with what they had. There was little if any excess income in most families, and peop...
truly present itself as a state that truly marginalized such people. While California had always been a state, not unlike any othe...
Morrisons novel this rebirth was filled with dreams and possibilities. For Joe and Violet it was a dream of better opportunities. ...
2005). It is interesting to note that Benjamin Franklin often invented things that he felt were good for all people and thus sho...
enough to overcome racial discrimination or the claims of the south that it needed slave labor to work the plantations (Coombs, 19...
how dependent upon technology the average citizen has become in everyday life. The fact that God initially contacted Bruce via hi...
In addition, "[M]ost of the major railroads failed" (Panic of 1873, 2005). While the public tended to blame the government, the c...
requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...
the threat of bio-terrorism (Dammer and Fairchild 304). France : France, also, has long had to cope with terrorism, as the Frenc...
own language. "Indian" is the name Christopher Columbus gave to the natives he met when he came to the New World, believing he was...
policies enraged the colonist who saw them as encroachment on their traditionally established liberties. What the British saw as t...
naked toddler in her lap, as she gently washes the childs feet in a basin. Both the dark-haired child and the dark-haired mother a...
countrys leading educators and has been a vocal advocate for both testing and accountability initiatives in the public schools. A ...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...
This essay provides an overview and analysis of American Son by Brian Roley, how the adolescent sons react to the great changes an...
intelligence and talent to work in ways that are less than reputable in order to pursue an illusion of beauty. Making his fortune ...
beginning of this countrys history. Emerson is also noted for his preference for the simpler things in life and for his love of n...