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Cultivating Gentleman by Tamara Plakins Thornton

In five pages this paper examines the Thomas Jefferson type plantation owner and the social superiority that was associated with t...

Dreaming in Cuban

Cristina Garcia looked at three generations of Cuban women in her book Dreaming in Cuban. This summation and analysis focuses on p...

Genesis and Hesiod on Creation

sun and moon; animals, birds and fish; and finally, people. This took six days, and on the seventh day God rested from all this wo...

Howard Zinn and the Civil Rights Movement

This research report looks at this era but focuses on one book called A People's History of the United States. This five page pape...

Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed

veil to designate between "respectable" and "disreputable" women. However, Ahmed emphasizes the fact that "Mesopotamian, Persian...

Children's Literature and the Use of Comedy

Comedy is almost universal in children's literature. This paper examines how a number of children's books make use of this storyte...

Peter Hall: Cities of Tomorrow

This 8 page paper examines the 1998 book Cities of Tomorrow by Peter Hall, and argues that the issues Hall raises are representati...

Chicago City of Neighborhoods by Dominic Pacyga

In five pages an overview of this text is presented in terms of its primary message, book sources, text organization, methodology,...

Soulen: Handbook of Biblical Criticism

This 5 page paper discusses the guidelines for use of the exegetical method provided in the book Handbook of Biblical Criticism by...

The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern

In six pages this paper discusses the corporate world and its lack of social responsibility within the context of Stern's book. S...

An Analysis of Mintzberg's, The Rise And Fall Of Strategic Planning

This paper analyzes Henry Mintzberg's book on strategic planning. This ten page paper has ten sources listed in the bibliography....

Questions of Identity in The Confessions of Nat Turner

This 5 page paper explores three key features of the character Nat Turner in William Styron's book, The Confessions of Nat Turner,...

Classical Greek Polis and Women

In five pages this paper discusses the Greek polis, gender ideals, and changes that led to the Hellenistic era as described by a b...

Mortimer Jerome Adler's How to Think About God

anything other than concepts to emanate from an approved religion is ridiculous. In fact, taking the concept of God and analyzing ...

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In four pages this paper defends the book fundamentalist Christians demanded be banned as a valuable text. Three sources are cite...

The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell

In five pages this report examines the book by Paul Fussell in terms of the impact of the First World War upon attitudes and human...

A Comparison of Culture in Colored People by Henry L. Gates Jr. and Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor

An 8 page essay analyzing the cultural distinctions that become readily apparent when reviewing these books. 6 sources....

Marketing in Today's Global Marketplace

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts three books about business and their authors' opinions of what it takes to succeed in the...

Generations The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 by William Strauss and Neil Howe

cycle reminiscent of what the old lost generation knew" (Lamb, 2000). Indeed, the Baby Boomers look upon the Thirteenth Generatio...

A Critique of Various Works By Nathaniel Hawthorne

This paper analyzes several of Hawthorne's books, including The Scarlet Letter, Mosses From an Old Manse, The House of the Seven G...

Child Development as Presented in Harry Potter, Pokemon and the Iron Giant

The writer argues that many things can be learned about child development by reading the Harry Potter books, and by viewing the mo...

Rogerian and Gestalt Theories and Virginia Axline's Dibs

Gestalt and Rogerian theories are applied to this examination of Axline's book in a paper that consists of five pages. Seven sour...

Satisfied with Nothin' by Hill

In three pages this book report considers the text's plot, racial themes, and problems with sports reliance as a primary objective...

Edmond Killina's Courthouse over White House Chicago and the 1960 Presidential Election

In eleven pages the controversial results of the 1960 presidential election are examined within the context of this book and provi...

Howarth's 1066 The Year of Conquest

"Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the co...

Society, Man and Destiny

In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...

The Mongols And Ming China : Customs And History by Henry Serruys

Everything appeared to be in a rapid state of growth, including food, the population and urbanization. This commercial period pro...

Growing Up With Language by Naomi Baron

A book report of Baron's text is presented in eight pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Eve's Temptation by Satan in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'

In five pages this paper analyzes Book IX of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' in a examination of Satan's temptation of Eve and its e...

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

This 5 page paper summarizes and analyzes the book What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula. The writer argues that it is a clear ...