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Aspects of "Tartuffe"

right opposite my place, / And drew the eyes of all the congregation, / To watch the fervour of his prayers to heaven; / With deep...

Three Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

its broadest definition is the study of demons from a Christian perspective (What is Christian demonology?, 2007). In this traditi...

Analysis: "The Tell Tale Heart"

the murder has no real basis in reality; the old man had never hurt him, and he has no desire to rob him: "Object there was none. ...

De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"

customs, and morals which was necessary to render such a revolution beneficial" (de Tocqueville, Introduction). The result of this...

Animals and Animal Imagery in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

the wind like a plume" (Hurston , p. 2). She is walking down the street of her hometown under the disapproving eyes of the townspe...

"The Little Prince" of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the Fable and in the Reality

some critics believe that "post-colonialism" implies, mistakenly, that "colonialism is over when in fact most of the nations invol...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

Beowulf

While there is a sense of pride, it is not an arrogant pride or a pride that is only involved in self for Beowulf is proud of bein...

Orwell/1984 Overview

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

Lives of Quiet Desperation

other people, and from the conventions that bind us together. We might also consider the way in which Thoreau considers his hous...

Mummification

as a critical component in the embalming process from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty onward. Natural forces, animals, and other...

Herbert Gans/Urban Villagers

slum" and while its residents had their own problems, these difficulties did not evolve from living in this neighborhood (Gans xiv...

History of the Guitar

guitar were when a hunting bow was paired with a tortoise shell to create a tar or sting instrument that was plucked (Hartmetz et ...

"Death of a Salesman" and Its Relevance to Today

them dream jobs. They are vivid, vibrant characters, though they are not especially likeable, and its easy to see that the life ha...

The Gods of the Iliad and the Bhagavad-Gita

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1923

murder and he saves her-for another man (Ashlin). There are many other subplots in the film but the real story is of the love Quas...

Analyzing "Dracula"

like a figment of someones diseased imagination; he is real, he exists, and hes there, in the sanitarium, at that moment. The reve...

Savagery and Christian Symbolism in "Lord of the Flies"

from the Garden of Eden. The novel is "structured in two parts, each beginning with an air battle followed by an exploration of th...

Color Symbolism in "Heart of Darkness"

"color meaning" website lists exactly these same colors: red, blue, green, orange and purple, plus black and white, as the ones it...

Protagonist, Antagonist Relationships in Bronte's Wuthering Heights

antagonist to both Heathcliff and Linton that propels the narrative. Bronte creates the foundation for her exploration of psycho...

Ethical Decision-making and Vegetarianism

come from the animal such as eggs. Some vegetarians also eat fish. Again, the rules very dependent upon the particular philosophy ...

Natural Religion in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d'Ubervilles

Thomas Hardys "Tess of the dUbervilles" was written in 1891. This was a time when the role...

Greek Philosophy and Literature: A Review of Concepts

ar?te (Hooker 1996). In the works of Homer such as the Iliad, ar?te is used to describe both the Greek and Trojan characters, in o...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

"The Tiger's Bride" and "Beauty and the Beast" - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "The Tiger's Bride" and the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast". Thematic diff...

Samurais, 2 Books

This essay pertains to two texts that relate samurai culture, The Last Samurai by Mark Ravina and Bushido, the Way of the Samurai,...

Characterization and Production Values: Classical Hollywood

This research paper pertains to methods and features of characterization and its associated production values used during the age ...

Evolution of Protagonist Kris Kelvin in Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

When the psychologists lofty expectations come crashing down around him, he tries to wash his anxieties away in a symbolic gesture...

Advertisements and Gender Roles

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at gender roles as they appear in advertisements. Two classic ads for Coke and Pepsi ar...

Phyllis and Lola, Double Indemnity

by Billy Wilder) is regarded as a classic example of film noir. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by James M. Cain by Raymon...