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Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe

good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...

Romantic Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

that it was like an "after-dream of the reveller upon opium...an iciness, a sinking a sickening of the heart" (Fall of the House.....

Environmental Collapse and Kathryn Phillips' Tracking the Vanishing Frogs and Michael Harris' Lament for an Ocean A True Crime Story

mystery to what is underneath our declining environment. There is, in fact, one common factor. That factor is man himself. "Lam...

3 Short Stories by Poe Analyzed

anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...

The Fall of the Song Empire

them into thinking That this place is the other one we knew in times of peace. There is, at first blush, some validity to the as...

'When We Dead Awaken Writing As Re-Vision' by Adrienne Rich

the female gender could be perceived within the myriad components of existence, the early feminist movement served to establish a ...

Chinua Achebe and Victor Frankenstein

that he has chosen for himself. Yet when he, after months of disgusting, horrifying work, finally brings his creation to life, he ...

Frozen Sinners in Canto 32 of Dante's 'Inferno'

A brief passage from 'Inferno' is examined in 3 pages as it pertains to the ice lake's frozen sinners with the author's intention ...

Should Schools Allow Spanking?

Once a staple along with eraser dust and gym class, corporal punishment has fallen into disfavor in public schools. This paper exa...

U.S. Naval Operation Earnest Will and Hostile Intent

flag patterned in stars and stripes and printed in the colors red, white and blue. These new flags proclaimed that each tanker ha...

Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

In eight pages this paper discusses health care service delivery issues within the context of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall ...

Derek Walcott, Chinua Achebe, and Non Native Writers Use of English

cursory look at Achebes work shows that this is a reasoned and well thought-out choice that serves to underscores the authors mess...

Literature and Women's Social Status

close to his sister, one has to contemplate the possibility of incest which adds to the seductiveness that many authors attribute ...

Woody Ornamental Fertilization

In five pages woody ornamental fall fertilization of vines, shrubs, and trees is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliog...

History of the Bretton Woods Monetary System

In five pages this research paper discusses the rise and eventual fall of the Bretton Woods system and examines its Keynesian econ...

Fall of the Roman Empire and Contributing Factors

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the Roman Empire's rise and fall are considered in a discussion of contributing factors, includin...

Novel and Film Version of Bernard Malamud's The Natural

In five pages this paper examines the impact of morality as it is represented in a baseball player's rise and fall in the 1952 nov...

Roman Republic

primary motivator behind this move, inasmuch as the farmer-soldiers and farmer-veterans did not believe they were receiving their ...

Overview of Reforming Campaign Financing

In five pages the history of U.S. campaign finance reform is examined in terms of contributor limitations now being set at $1,000 ...

Post 1945 East European and Moscow Security Affairs

In seven pages this paper discusses the fall of the Soviet Union and the increase in Poland's Solidarity power. Seven sources are...

The Transformation of Major Central Cities

7 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the transformation of major cities. This paper looks at the proce...

The Myth of the American Family as Discredited in Death of a Salesman and An American Beauty

play, if we only look at the man, Willy Loman, and examine him from his perspective, concerning his hopes and desires for himself ...

Imperialism and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

when confronted with the greater complexities presented by European colonization and influence. Through the eyes of this storys c...

Mountain Bikes and the Rebirth of Schwinn

In seven pages this paper chronicles the fall and subsequent rebirth of Schwinn thanks to mountain bikes in a consideration of its...

Africa and Nation State Curse

In five pages this paper discusses how the nation state has cursed Africa in a consideration of Basil Davidson's Black Man's Burde...

Infamous 'Scottsboro Boys' Trial

In seven pages this paper discusses the way in which justice fell short in this infamous case and also considers how to expand res...

American Literature as Defined by Edgar Allan Poe

In three pages a consideration of the short stories 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Imp of the Perverse,' and 'Ligeia' reve...

Character Analysis of Ezinma in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

She follows the traditions and the culture in order to adhere to rules that might save her strength and her health. She does not c...

Character Analysis of Nwoye in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

character. At the same time, however, Nwoye entered into this other faith, that of Christianity, because he was angry at his fat...