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Essays 1831 - 1860

Comedy and 'We' Rather Than 'I'

people in the same manner, with confidence, sarcasm, and wit. In the scene under discussion we see "the pink one" asking Psmith, "...

Banking Policy Adjustment

the fact that Enron and Arthur Andersen were able to slide by all the SEC regulations, even as that agency was revamping its repor...

Fluctuations in Interest Rates and the Standard and Poors 500 Over a Thirty Year Period

to discover if there is a link between the movement of interest rates and the movement of the value of the S&P 500....

Gas Prices Assessed Econometrically

to modern business. OPEC began increasing oil prices less than two years later; the country and indeed the entire developed world...

Past and Present Mythology According to Joseph Campbell

the work of all the worlds peoples from the beginning of time. These truths may be presented in the cultural context in which they...

The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne and its Historical Context

for the tumultuous relationship between the inhabitants of Uncle Sams residence, later described by President Abraham Lincoln as a...

A Life Examined in Alan Taylor's 'William Cooper's Town'

In this 5 page paper, the Revolutionary War is the star of William Cooper's life in a text that continues the trials and tribulati...

Comparing Disney and Warner Bros. Cartoons of the 1930s Through the 1960s

Warner Bros. cartoons, with their emphasis on bringing imaginative impossibilities to life, took animation in a totally new direct...

Weight Machines v. Free Weights

decision as to which method is best. "Ask athletes, trainers and sports medicine specialists about improving muscle strength. Wh...

Jewish Custom of Handwashing, Netilat Yadayim

was later extended for handling food. Jesus refers to a controversy going on during his time about whether it was required to wash...

Rousseau, Dobree, Congreve, and Dramatic Style

In five pages this trio of critics and playwrights are considered in terms of their differing styles and theories as reflections o...

1st to 4th Century A.D. Roman Mosaic Development in Great Britain

In eight pages this paper examines the development of Roman mosaics in Britain during this time with Cirencester and Fishbourne Ro...

1920s' and 1990s' Similarities

feeling that was captured in many parts of the world. The Roaring Twenties was a time of prosperity and celebrations. The 1920s ...

Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror

Crusades, insurrection, the Schism of the Church, and massacres of Jewish people were but part of the horrors of that century. Th...

Post Second World War Era and its Influences

In four pages this research paper examines what influence the time period following the Second World War in this consideration of ...

Knowledge Can Be Dangerous

the belief in those things that could not be seen, felt or proven by scientific means. Not content to blindly believe in that whi...

Canada Population Changes Prior to, During, and Following the First World War

In six pages this paper discusses the impact of immigration more so than the war itself on the changes in the population of Canada...

Substance According to John Locke

philosophy and political theory has been incalculable. Substance In the "Essay Concerning Human Understanding," Locke carefully ...

'Indian Camp' by Ernest Hemingway

his physician father to perform a Caesarean on a pregnant squaw. Dr. Adams describes the serious medical situation in clinical, m...

Homosexuality and Oscar Wilde

In seven pages this paper examines Wilde's views of homosexuality in Victorian times as depicted in The Importance of Being Earnes...

Why Dot-Coms Failed in E-Commerce

A paper addressing various reasons why dot-com businesses failed for a period of time. The author presents data about the number ...

Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century Kingship

In five pages this paper examines the concept of kingship within this time period with the emphasis upon France and England, and t...

Russell Baker's 'Taking the Saps' on State Lottery Flaws

In five pages this June 1996 Russell Baker article published in The New York Times on the state sponsored lottery flaws is discuss...

1560 to 1890 European Dominance

process several centuries before. We can argue that one of the first influences was the development of the use of gunpowder and h...

Manufacturing and How to Become 'Lean'

qualities. Examples include: damage during transportation, rework double handling; misidentification in storage; loss in storage; ...

Gilgamesh, 'The Odyssey' and Heroic Epics

In five pages this paper discusses the societal and immortality quests of epic heroes in Gilgamesh and Homer's 'The Odyssey' in a ...

Theory of Relativity

In five pages this paper examines relativity and time within the context of The Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein and Leopol...

Algeria's Political and Civil Reforms from 1870 to 1920

In eight pages this paper examines Algerian history during this time period in terms of the increased pressures for civil and poli...

A Hypothetical Abraham Lincoln Letter

to speak about the Republican Party and how the Republican Presidents of late have conducted business similarly, or differently, t...

An Article on Childhood Obesity and Television Critiqued

In six pages an article addressing the problems of children who spend too much time engaging in sedentary activities such as watch...