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Scorsese/Gangs of New York

the foreign hordes defiling it" (Mattie 215). Cutting slays Vallon, consigns his son to an orphanage, and proclaims his rule ove...

Organizational Misbehaviour

profile employees, but this is not the case, some employers are able to motivate employees gaining high levels of loyalty and comm...

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

In five pages the author's naturalist perspective is applied to life's questions including the place of humanity, God, and what th...

Learning Psychology

In five pages this paper discusses learning and psychology with references made to Jerome Bruner's Acts of Meaning and also consid...

Folk Legends and Outlaws

In five pages this paper considers what is meant by outlaw heroes in a discussion of the legends that feature them. Eight sources...

Birds in Literature

In three pages this paper examines the symbolic meaning of birds in Walt Whitman's poem 'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking' and ...

Eudora Welty's Timeless 'Path'

In a paper consisting of five pages the theme of former slaves after the passage of the thirteenth amendment is considered within ...

Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln

of emotion. They make vital decisions for the country and should make them based on sound advice and consideration, not emotion. H...

The Canterbury Tales and the Discussion of Love

In five pages this paper examines how contrasting attitudes about love are represented in The Knight's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Ta...

Japanese Workplace, Opportunities for Women, and Josei Sogoshoku

In twelve pages Japan's 1986 legislation providing for equal opportunities is examined in terms of what this meant in terms of Jap...

Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer's Profile

In seven pages this paper examines murderer Jeffrey Dahmer's personality in a profile that considers his cannibalism as the ultima...

Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death Of Ivan Ilyich'

In five pages this paper examines how the characters of Emma Bovary and Ivan Ilych struggle to give their lives in decline meaning...

Urban Art as a Reflection of Urban Culture

This 5 page paper examines the concept of urban art. The writer argues that the term is ambiguous, but is usually understood to me...

Raymond Carver's 'Cathedral' and the Symbolism of Blindness

In a paper consisting of 8 pages the symbolism of blindness in this short story by Raymond Carver is discussed in terms of insight...

Dune Film by Dino de Laurentiis and Perspective

In ten pages the symbolism and meaning evoked within the 1984 movie through sexual, performative, and queer angles are analyzed. ...

Interpretation and Theme of Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

In five pages this paper analyzes Vonnegut's novel in terms of theme, interpretation, and meaning. Six sources are cited in the b...

Self as Perceived from the Male Perspective

relationships from which she derives her sense of self. II. What is a Sense of Self? At around the age of five, a child begins...

Portrait Changes in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

In 3 pages this paper examines what is meant by the changes to the portrait of Dorian Gray in an analysis of this novel by Oscar W...

Comparing Elie Wiesel and Kurt Vonnegut's and Their Works about the Holocaust

outrage and sorrow. However, Vonneguts protagonist, Howard Campbell, is not precisely a victim in the Holocaust at all. He stress...

Late 19th Century Leisure

the end of face-to-face communication (Stone, 1995). There were both positive and negative social side effects of the new technolo...

1930s' 'Dust Bowl' in America

In five pages this paper examines 1930s' America in a consideration of what is meant by 'the Dust Bowl,' its causes and its effect...

American Graffiti During World War II 'Kilroy Was Here'

The meaning and impact of this popular phrase regarding soldiers during World War II is assessed in a paper that is 15 pages in le...

UnAmerican and Unpatriotic Dissent

In three pages this report examines how the practice of dissent has come to mean unpatriotic and unAmerican in the United States. ...

Concept of Judicial Review II

Unlawful search and seizure would not be an issue. Indigents would not have to be given counsel. Juveniles would not have to be ...

Women's Rights and the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment

clause. In fact, the court gave V.M.I. and the commonwealth of Virginia (a co-defendant in the case) three options which would sat...

Allegories in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this essay discusses the spiritual meaning of the allegories featured in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorn...

Life and Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne II

In five pages this paper examines Hawthorne's life and critically analyzes the meanings and themes of his writings. Seven sources...

Critical Comparative Analysis of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

This paper compares the literary criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner by Ray B. West Jr. in 'Atmosphere and Theme i...

Water Appeal in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

while maintaining a safe distance so no one is compromised. All the characters enjoy considerable affluence and leisure. None of...

Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County

have held a job, had a hobby, read a book, or expressed an opinion since the Korean War. Still, this hunk from National Geographic...