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Medieval Literature's Portrayal of Honor and Dishonor

In seven pages this paper examines how Medieval literature thematically portrayed honor and dishonor in a comparative analysiis of...

The Golden Notebook by Lessing

In three pages this paper discusses children being failed by women as portrayed in the 1962 book. Three sources are cited in the ...

Last Wish by Betty Rollin

with introducing Ida Rollin to the reader. She was a remarkable woman. A "people" person, Ida "adopted" people. Rollin explains ho...

Concepts and Their Evolutionary Progression in Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

In ten pages Origin of Species is examined in terms of its first 8 chapters in order to support the argument that the book itself ...

Parts 2-5 of 'Eyes on the Prize'

voter registration of blacks, or talking back to a white person (38). One of these victims was Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old b...

Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol

In five pages this paper discusses the culture of poverty within the context of this 1995 book by Jonathan Kozol. Eight sources a...

Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines, When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence

This book is examines in a paper consisting of 6 pages. There is 1 source cited in the bibliography....

Schools and Gender Bias

the boys can get in there and do their work" (2). The authors ask the reader to imagine how discriminatory it might seem if the te...

Who Stole Feminism? by Christina H. Sommers

subjugated. To support this supposition, feminist assemble on a regular basis to excha!nge stories and to address "anger issues" (...

Deliver Us from Evil by Norman Clark

one does with their own bodies is no one elses business. Those battles are fought today, but not over alcohol. That is what makes ...

Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind

In eight pages the 5 strengths and 5 weaknesses of this book are considered in an overview and textual examination. There are no ...

Religion, Social Stability, and Machiavelli's Discourses On Titus Livius

This paper examines Machiavelli's Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius. The author discusses Machiavelli's views on...

Comparing Novel and Film Versions of Like Water for Chocolate

ever since Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize" (Simon 64). The novel was an attention grabber and did have it elements of superna...

A Synopsis and Analysis of Andrew Clements' Frindle

This paper analyzes the plot and provides a synopsis of Clements' book, Frindle. This five page paper has one source listed in th...

Economic Commentary in Fat and Mean The Corporate Squeeze of Working Americans and the Myth of Managerial 'Downsizing' by David Gordon

In seven pages this research paper presents summaries of the book chapters and then summaries a trio of text reviews. Four source...

A Review of Bowen's Miracle at Philadelphia

This paper analyzes and reviews this book on the US' Constitutional Convention. This five page paper has no additional sources li...

First Encounter With Death in Joyce's The Sisters

The focus of this three page paper is a young boy's first experience with death as it unfolds in the short story in James Joyce's ...

Cuba of Fidel Castro

Castro's Cuba is examined in terms of the book and subsequent documentary about Castro's 1959 Cuban Revolution and discusses the f...

Nations and Nationalism by Ernest Gellner

first addressing how societies first developed in agrarian cultures. Gellner discusses how political units in the agrarian age var...

A Review of I Know This Much Is True

A 3 page review of the book by Walley Lamb. This paper analyzes the plot and discusses the emotional baggage that characterizes t...

Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day June 6, 1944 The Climactic Battle of World War II

In five pages this book is reviewed and evaluated in terms of content, themes, narrative, and a discussion of how the author bring...

Biographical Profile of Margaret Mead

In six pages the life and work of anthropologist Margaret Mead are examined in terms of the controversies regarding her Samoa rese...

Maya Angelou and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The writer presents a biographical sketch of this noted African American writer. An analysis of her 1970 book completes this seve...

Harry Potter's Adult World

In 6 pages this paper examines the very adult quest of a hero in the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling. Eight sources are ...

How to Preserve the Earth's Environment According to Al Gore

In a report that consists of five pages the environmental position of Vice President and 2000 presidential candidate Al Gore are c...

A Comparison of Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

A 5 page discusion of the differences between the movie rendition of the book The Heart of Darkness and the movie Apocolypse Now. ...

Travels of Marco Polo

In 5 pages this paper argues that this travel book is actually an important history text. There is 1 source cited in the bibliogr...

Paths of Life by Alice Miller

In six pages Miller's book is analyzed and considers how the Swiss psychologist considers anger and hatred by creatively relating ...

A Review of Fences

An 8 page review of the book by August Wilson. This paper focuses on the theme of oppression, a theme that affects not just Afric...

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman

Two time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman reveals his talent in the 1989 book. Focusing on Israel and Lebanon in particular ...