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Twentieth Century Gender History

This paper presents an overview of the 20th century events that changed the way society perceives and understands gender and women...

Confessions of Nat Turner, An Analysis

This paper focuses on "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and discusses the layer quality of the narrative. The writer also compares t...

The Iliad and "The Knight's Tale"

This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...

Women in Law Enforcement

This paper traces women's move into law enforcement. Numerous challenges continue to be exerted by the male dominated occupation....

Women in IT, A Personal View

This paper offers an example of how to write an autobiographical account that pertains to the student's life and discusses it in t...

Antigone and A Jury of Her Peers

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the two stories Antigone and A Jury of Her Peers and the relationships between the women in...

Feminist and Legal Elements in Trifles.

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the play Trifles and how it relates to the rights of women at the time. This paper includes...

Women's Search for Independence in 3 Works: Finding Happiness

This essay discusses 3 works: which are a poem by Gwendolyn Brook, "The Beam Eaters"; a short story by Kate Chopin, "The Story of ...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Winning Women's Rights

The right to vote is one of the most cherished of women's rights. With it comes other rights. There are three sources in this ei...

Gilgamesh, Genesis: Comparing Floods

This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...

Comparative Analysis of American Society and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale The U.S.A. compared with Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale

to be sure that fertile women are available to the society. The society is class-based and those who are lucky are provided wives....

Symbolism as it Appears in A Tale of Two Cities

This Dickens work is discussed in respect to the role that symbolism plays. This literary technique is highlighted in the context ...

Analyzing Three Tales by William Faulkner

In eight pages characters from 'Barn Burning,' 'A Rose for Emily,' and 'Percy Grimm' are contrasted and compared and a discussion ...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 'A Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer Compared

In five pages the shared themes and death emphasis of these two notorious literary classics are contrasted and compared. Three so...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this essay examines how Poe's combination of detail and manipulated point of view constructs a compelling psychologi...

Fictional Mystery Tale Detailed Outline

now, that is. While Sgt. Pepper was enjoying his night off at the local tavern, he became a little too friendly with the barmaid ...

Critical Analysis of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

a story that essentially revolves around the upcoming French Revolution, which is where we are presenting with the powerful change...

Protagonist's Gradual Development in The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

In six pages this paper examines how the primary character is gradually developed and how the text portrays the court of Kyoto. T...

'The Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In seven pages this paper examines the Pardoner's actions within the context of Christianity in a pro and con assessment that conc...

William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and the Presence of Oracles

matters into his own hands, a reality perhaps perceived by the oracle. He believes the predictions of the witches, and thinks that...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Knight's Tale' and the Film Adaptation

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the Medieval story with the film version. There are 2 bibliographic sources that are cit...

A Comparison of the Tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf

warrior society that Beowulf invokes derives from these "newcomers" to the British Isles. Abrams, et al also state that in this wa...

Literary Overview of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens

the commoners, Darnay renounces his title to the Evremonde Estate and goes back to England to live. He proposes to Lucie and she a...

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare and Kingship

He plots to have the Bohemian king poisoned, but Polixenes manages to flee Sicilia unharmed and return to the safety of his homela...

Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, France and England

of ever-growing interest. So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered" (Dickens NA). We are then presented ...

Characters from The Bible, The Odyssey and Tale of the Genji

the story deals with his infatuations, lusts, loves and relationships. Surprisingly, Genji retains a hard exterior through it all...

China and Britain, a Tale of Two Empires

others, and they resisted allowing the Europeans to unduly influence their traditional ways and religion (Hostetler, 2000). Europ...

Feminism and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

"a shrewd businesswoman in an emergent bourgeoisie, a master of parody providing a corrective to the truths of conventional autho...

Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori, Book I

person whose life has been turned upside down. Living nearby in a castle is Kaede. She is the daughter of a noble family who were...