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Early Modern Culture and Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

protagonist does not only not fight against sin, he embraces it, and categorically refuses all attempts at redemption. The followi...

Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning

The writer reviews the book Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning, which is a study of the way in which ordinary people can commit ...

Holistic View of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In seven pages this essay examines Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe in a holistic consideration of the primary theme and the vie...

Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus Painting by Salvador Dali

In five pages this paper discusses how symbolism is used in this otherwise conventional portrayal of Christopher Columbus's discov...

Book Review on the Life and Voyage of Christopher Columbus

Samuel Eliot Morrison's Admiral of the Ocean Sea about Christopher Columbus is the focus of this analysis and book review consisti...

A Review of 'The Gulf War Reader'

This paper on the text edited by Christopher Cerf and Micah L. Sifry consists of a 6 page summary. There are no other bibliograph...

Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

The comic elements of this famous play by Christopher Marlowe are considered in a paper consisting of five pages. There is no for...

Elizabethan Drama and the Role of Chrisopher Marlowe

In 8 pages Elizabethan drama is considered in terms of the influence of British dramatist Christopher Marlowe. There are 7 biblio...

Africa Explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley

This paper consists of nine pages and examines the African exploration of Sir Henry Morton Stanley ad featured in The Exploration ...

Developmental Stages Links and Literature for Children

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which such literary works as Charlotte's Web and Winnie the Pooh complement the de...

J.M. Cohen's Translation of The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus

J.M. Cohen's translation of The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus is reviewed in five pages. There are no other sources cited....

4 Western Literary Works and Free Will

In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...

3 Articles on Homosexuality

In five pages three articles featuring the topic of homosexuality are summarized and analyzed. They are Christopher Hewitt's 'Hom...

Leadership Stories in Howard Gardner's Leading Minds

In ten pages this report discusses the leadership concepts featured in Howard Gardner's text with additional insights from Christo...

Business World and 'A Hero's Journey'

In five pages this research paper applies Christopher Vogler's 'hero's journey' concepts to Fictions of Business by Robert Brawer....

Three Leaders, Tecumseh, Jefferson and Columbus

was 14, leaving him 2,750 acres in land and numerous slaves. Between 1760-1762, Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary...

Columbus Provided the End of Native America

No sooner had Christopher Columbus named the ‘‘Indians'' he encountered than he began the process of their virtual ext...

King Arthur and Classic Heroism

In five pages the classical hero is examined in a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences that exist between King...

1980s' Greatest American Hero Ronald Reagan

voice, Reagan began a career in radio broadcasting, but secretly hoped this avenue of work would somehow lead to the silver screen...

Is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Creature a Hero or Monster?

In eight pages this paper examines the Frankenstein people in terms of his heroic acts that are contrary to the label of monster s...

David Remnick's King of the World Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

an American Hero brings the world of boxing into a sharp focus of anticipated excitement that is the essence of the match. This m...

Depiction of Merlin, Monmouth, and Briton by Geoffrey Monmouth

In ten pages this paper discusses national identity within the context of Geoffrey Monmonth's heroic tale and includes the nationa...

Heroism Critique by Euripides in Medea, The Bacchae, and Hippolytus

In seven pages this paper considers how the classical Greek dramatist critiqued heroism in a contrast of antiheroes Pentheus, Mede...

Epic Poem Beowulf and the Heroic Code

In six pages this paper analyzes the epic Beowulf in terms of its interpretation of the heroic code both in characters and in deed...

The Heroic Aeneas

In a paper that consists of eight pages the definition of hero throughout the course of cultural history is considered in support ...

Comparing Daisy from The Great Gatsby and Amanda from The Glass Menagerie

quicksand. Daisy hide a deeper meaning to her character, and that character is evil due to the unthinking nature of her superficia...

Overview of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In 5 pages this paper presents a critical overview of Miller's social drama that includes the heroic role of Willy Loman, foil cha...

Comparative Analysis of Achilles and Hector in 'The Iliad' and Penelope and Odysseus in 'The Odyssey'

Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...

Odysseus' Tale in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

Home Quest in Ulysses by James Joyce

feminist critics charge that this work frames women in houses that the men in the story avoid. "Throughout Ulysses women often rem...