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The Element of Tragedy in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...

The Iliad, Aeneid and Heroism

Heroism is the focus of this paper on these two classic works. Achilles and Hector, in addition to Aeneas and Turnus are character...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Ethics

In eight pages ethical dilemmas such as cloning and genetic engineering are examined within the context of these two classic works...

Mock Dialoge Between Wollstonecraft and D.H. Lawrence

This 5 page essay compares and contrasts A Vindication of the Rights of a Woman and Give Her a Pattern classic, works by Mary Woll...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's Use of Dialect

In five pages Mark Twain's use of regional dialects in his classic 1884 American novel is examined with its intentions often being...

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Freedom

In 5 pages this paper examines how the theme of freedom is developed in this classic work by John Steinbeck. There are 5 sources ...

The Functions of the Executive by Chester Barnard

In seven pages Barnard's organizational theories as presented in this classic text are discussed within the context of a hypotheti...

Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In seven pages this paper examines the significance of Ma Joad in Steinbeck's classics novel in an analysis of her character and w...

Bilingual Pupil and Literature

In seven pages this paper discusses how the bilingual pupil can be assisted through the classroom incorporation of American litera...

Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and the Element of Tragedy

An analysis of the element of tragedy in Ephesus as presented in this classic work by William Shakespeare. The author of this pap...

A Comparison of A Midsummer Night's Dream with The Tempest

In this seven page paper these two classic plays are compared and contrasted in regard to allegorical reference, imagery, locale, ...

Life, Moral Judgments, and 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In five pages this report examines whether or not Ivan's death represents a moral judgment resulting from his life in this classic...

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

in different locations. In this case, the division of labor is not "so obvious," and, therefore, not as easily observed (Smith Ch...

The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

Friendship in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

This 7 page paper examines the friendship between Huck and Tom in Twain's classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and ar...

Dust Bowl Legacy and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In 5 pages this paper examines the classic novel by John Steinbeck from an historical perspective. There are no other sources lis...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Cultural Change

This classic novel is examined from a cultural perspective in a paper consisting of 5 pages that asserts the downfall of Okonkwo a...

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Language

In 6 pages this paper examines the author's use of language in this classic novel particularly in terms of the protagonist Holden ...

A Look at Characterization in Hard Times

Charles Dickens' classic work is discussed in terms of characterization as well as setting. The work is discussed in historical co...

A Tale of Two Cities and Its Secrets

There is information related to secrets in this Dickens classic. The third chapter, it is argued, is integral to comprehending the...

Nick Carraway and Fitzgerald's Novel, The Great Gatsby

few minutes I was going to enter into their lives, and no one would ever know or disapprove" (Fitzgerald 61). He soon finds that...

The Importance of Communication in 'Frankenstein'

The varying portrayals of communication in this classic novel and film adaptations are the focus of this 5 page paper. There are ...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Its Moral Lessons

In 5 pages this paper discusses the moral lessons a reader can learn by reading this classic Nigerian novel. There are no other s...

Retelling the Story of 'Bambi'

the spring, Bambi is surprised by his own reflection in the water. He has become a buck with antlers?like his father. The conflict...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

heartlessness of the industrialist, Bounderby, against the humanity and goodness of one of his textile workers, Stephen Blackpool....

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Their words were powerful weapons that turned into action that threw the entire city into war. Because of the feuding families of...

Analyzing Plato's 'Republic'

role of rhetoric within the political arena. Therefore, "Rhetoric is the expressed genre of the second grammatical person" (545)....

Anne of Green Gables and Author Lucy Maud Montgomery's Use of Imagination

In 8 pages this paper examines how imagination and the power it wields are depicted in this classic children's novel. There are 5...

Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Degrees of Separation

An eight page paper looking at the issue of separation in Toni Morrison's modern classic. The paper points out that there are real...

Concept of 'Natural Slave' in Politics by Aristotle and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

This paper contrasts and compares how the 'natural slave' concept is portrayed in these literary classics in five pages. There ar...