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Two Poems Featuring Women by William Carlos Williams

American women's social roles are considered in William Carlos Williams' poems 'Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Young Housewife' in a...

Main Concepts of Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

The major points covered in Darwin's classic text are discussed in five pages and include existing species and the rise of new one...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

Depiction of Humans and Gods in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

Language Differences between Men and Women

The writer argues that society assigns certain acceptable roles to men and women, and that much societal behavior is learned. The ...

Southern Religion and Women

This paper considers Southern women's religious involvement in fourteen pages froman historical perspective. Six sources are cite...

Literary and Cinematic Portrayal of Slavery

In seven pages this paper considers how slavery has been portrayed in cinema, stories, and books. Eleven sources are cited in the...

Purple Robe and Anemones Painting by Henri Matisse

In six pages this painting is analyzed in terms of its representations of a woman's sensuous nature and her strength as these qual...

Contemporary Society and Body Image

In ten pages body image is considered in this overview and examines how culture and media influence body perception along with res...

Charles Dickens on Childhood

In seven pages the ways in which Dickens' portrays childhood during the 19th century in his classic novels Great Expectations, Oli...

Sexual Harassment and Counseling

In seven pages this paper discusses the constraints as a result of gender structure and examines the counselor's role in dealing w...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

This 10 page essay explores the tragic heroes in these classic plays. Oedipus believes he makes his own destiny while Willy belie...

Mill Verses Tennyson Verses Gaskell, A Comparison of The Subjection of Women, The Princess and North and South

This six page paper considers the societal roles expected of Victorian women. John Stewart Mill, Tennyson, and Elizabeth Gaskell ...

Cinematography in Battleship Potemkin and Citizen Kane

The cinematography in these movie classics are discussed in five pages. There are no other sources listed....

Feminine Nature and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery, according as they fulfilled their duties towards me" ...

Ireland's Women's Suffrage Movement

In ten pages this paper examines Irish women's suffrage movement from an historical perspective and includes strategies and major ...

Society in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper discusses ethical and social themes presented in Shelley's classic novel. This five page paper has no additional sourc...

Women as Viewed by D.H. Lawrence

In five pages women's status during the time of D.H. Lawrence is considered in an exploration of his view of them as reflected in ...

Persuasion in Print and Film

Modern movie adaptations of classic novels are often hard to compare to the originals. This report discusses the film version of P...

Kanthapura by Raja Rao

In five pages this report examines the 1938 novel that is widely regarded as the first English modern Indian literary classic. Tw...

Metaphor in the Work of E. E. Cummings

This essay provides a reading of the classic Cummings' poem, "somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond." The aut...

'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas

In seven pages this tutorial considers Dylan Thomas's classic poem. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography....

Warped Portrayals of Reality in the Media

This paper examines the use of deceptive advertising techniques in the media throughout history. This six page paper has five sou...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In eight pages this paper analyzes this classic American novel and its confrontation of post First World War truths about the Amer...

An Overview of Harriet Beecher's Uncle Tom's Cabin

In five pages this American literary classic is presented in an overview. There are no other sources listed....

Domestic Violence Research Proposal

In eight pages this paper presents a research proposal regarding domestic abuse and women in an investigation of whether or not it...

Women and the Impact of the Renaissance

In six pages this paper examines the European Renaissance in a consideration of how it positively and negatively impacted women's ...

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Dreaming

feel lonely." All characters seem to have a variant of this dream as well, whether the place is, that which will allow them to b...

Social Status of Women in the Ancient Societies of Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia

Emperor Valentinian issued a written order to Pope Damasus I requiring the Christian missionaries to cease calling at the homes of...

The Moral Influence of Huck on Tom

This 5 page paper discusses the influence the character of Huckleberry Finn has on his friend Tom Sawyer in Mark Twain's classic n...