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'Shooting an Elephant' by George Orwell and the Honest Portrayal of Conflict

In six pages this paper examines how Orwell's essay honestly portrays British Imperialism in terms of its conflict and the human c...

Roles of Women in the Works of Euripides and Aeschylus

In a paper consisting of 5 pages this paper examines how women's social roles are depicted in Medea by Euripides and Agamemnon by ...

Medea by Euripides and the Barbarian's Role

In 5 pages this paper discusses the barbarian's role in the characterization of Medea in this analysis of the classic tragedy by E...

Comparative Analysis of Ancient Greek Women and Contemporary Culture

This paper examines the limitations which continue to exist in terms of women's roles in ancient Greek society and in the present ...

On the Commonwealth by Cicero

master and ruler of men, namely God, who is the author of this law, its interpreter, and its sponsor. The man who will not obey it...

Fear, Residence, Elderly Women, and Crime

In eight pages the relationship between the housing arrangements of elderly women, their fear regarding crime and why they might b...

Women's Studies and 'In Defence of Elitism' by William A. Henry

and every person. To say that women had to fight for their existence within a patriarchal world would be a gross understate...

Sixteenth Century African Women

In ten pages this paper analyzes women's roles in African society during the 1500s. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Husbands and Wives in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines the roles spousal relationships play in this classic poem and Elizabethan tragedy. There are no...

Modern Society and Gender Roles

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares how gender roles are defined regarding men and women in Iron John's Regarding the Dif...

Analyzing Huck Finn

racist and a whole host of other uncomplimentary terms; however, it has been -- and continues to be -- instrumental in describing ...

English Romanticism in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

underpinning of romanticism, the innocence and exaltation of the common man. The auto biographical nature of Mary Shellys Fr...

A Character Study of Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby

This paper analyzes characterization and the theme of abandoned ethics seen in Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The a...

JonBenet Ramsey Murder and its Media Portrayal

In ten pages this paper examines how JonBenet Ramsey's murder was depicted by the media in a discussion of journalistic ethics. N...

Achilles and Odysseus in A Modern Comparison

In this paper of six pages a broad comparison of thes classic heroes considers how they would fare in the contemporary world. The...

Women's Studies Historiography

In six pages this research study considers women's study in a histiography examination. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography...

The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler

This 5 page paper discusses Alvin Toffler's classic book The Third Wave, and argues that the second wave was not successful. The w...

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...

1922 to 1945 Fascist Italy and Women

of all types, a contributing factor in the larger economic depression of the 1930s. Fascism in Italy sought to reduce the role of...

Marxist Ideology in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In five pages this paper analyzes how John Steinbeck featured Marxist ideology in his classic American novel The Grapes of Wrath. ...

1800 to 1820 Fashions for Women

In ten pages this research paper presents an overview of the Regency Period of the 19th century as reflected in women's fashions a...

Dora's Case and Sigmund Freud

In five pages Sigmund Freud's famous 'Dora' case is examined in terms of the woman's background and the hysteria diagnosis. Four ...

Black Women and Stereotypes

In six pages this paper discusses the Jezebel, Mammy, and Sapphire stereotypes for black women as referenced in Ar'n't I A Woman? ...

Fourteenth to Eighteenth Century Families of Europe and the Roles of Women

Women's roles in European families from 1300 to 1700 are examined in five pages. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Somalian Women and Islam

This paper consists of five pages and discusses Somalian women's social position and how it is influenced by the values of Islam. ...

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...

Slave Narratives and the Portrayal of White Europeans

as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among my people such instances of brutal cruelty. The closeness of the ...

Canadian Social Welfare and Abused Women

In seven pages this paper examines Britain's Poor Laws in this consideration of Canada's battered women's movement, its origins an...

Ousmane Sembene's God's Bits of Wood and the Sociopolitical Redefinition of Women's Roles

In one page this paper examines the African society's redefining of women's social and political roles as represented in this nove...

The Many Forms of The Seventh Seal

The writer examines the development of Ingmar Bergman's classic movie The Seventh Seal, tracing it from a series of acting exercis...