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The Most Important Trait in a Leader

through a symbolic manner, as it involves language. He notes, "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a g...

Christopher Hill's World Turned Upside Down

In seven pages this paper discusses the English Revolution as depicted in this text by Christopher Hill. There are no other sourc...

The Use of Allegory and Symbolism in the Epic Poem Beowulf

Goldsmith, who sees Beowulf as being addressed to the "powerful" and designed to "warn them of the dangers attendant upon power" (...

England During the Seventeenth Century and the Leveller Movement

In twelve pages the Leveller philosophy and movement of the seventeenth century is examined in this consideration that includes ho...

Old English Poem 'The Dream of the Rood'

In five pages this paper analyzes this poem within the context of English life during the 7th and 8th centuries and the relationsh...

Rap and the Rap Culture

The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...

Stamp Act Congress Declaration

In five pages this paper presents an overview of this declaration and considers the Congress membership that enacted this response...

English Language from a Feminist Viewpoint

The changes in the English language is considered in a fourteen page paper and considers shifting word meanings, the creation of n...

English Language and Its Degradation

In twelve pages this paper examines the gradual English language degradation in a consideration of its social causes. Twelve sour...

Language Norms in Ulysses by James Joyce

In eight pages this paper examines English language norms as they manifest themselves in this novel and its understanding. Five s...

1637's Pequot and English War and its Influential Factors

In eight pages this 1637 conflict between the Pequot Native Americans and the English are examined in a consideration of the facto...

Canada as a Multinational Entity

This five page paper investigates the friction in play between French Canadians and those of English descent. The paper relies ex...

Edward II by Christopher Marlowe

of the growing rift between Edward and his barons with recurrent attention to London events and citizen concerns, with accounts of...

Fools of Fortune by William Trevor

wish that somehow you might have shared my childhood, for I would love to remember you in the scarlet drawing room, so fragrant in...

Long Island Slavery

In 8 pages this paper discusses Long Island slavery and the adverse impact of changes from Dutch to English leadership. Six sourc...

Cases Involving Child Welfare and the Conflict That Exists Between the Courts and Local Authorities

In 20 pages this paper examines cases involving child welfare issues and the conflict that exists between the English courts and l...

Comedies of the English Restoration

entertainment. This particular period of English history (1642-1660) had been called the Interregnum." Morality was closely moni...

American Romantic Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper discusses the English Romantic movement and how American Romanticism is characterized the works of Nathan...

Novel and Film Versions of The English Patient

physical gestures clearly demonstrate her anguish as she drops her head to the table, leaving the audience only to imagine the pai...

ESL Students and Fine Arts Instruction

not fair to the ESL student. How can fine art teachers embrace their ESL students in the same way as they do others who speak the ...

Property Transfer and English Law

In five pages English law is examined within the context of transferring land. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Dialect Significance in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

In twelve pages this research paper presents the argument that a greater appreciation of Hurston's classic novel can be acquired t...

Donoghue v. Stevenson 1932 Tort Law Case

In five pages English tort law is discussed with the focus being on this 1932 case precedent Donoghue v. Stevenson with the duty o...

England's Artisans Up to 1850

In ten pages this paper examines whether or not the demise of the English artisan was a foregone conclusion due to the impact of i...

Love in Novels by Agnes Desarthe, Raymond Plante, and Michele Marineau

In ten pages this paper examines the images of love depicted in three French novels by authors Desarthe, Plante, and Marineau. Th...

Gender Perceptions and Prostitution During the Victorian Age

way that different people were seen. When we look at this time we can see that there was already a change, the...

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...

ESL Private and Public Experiences

In five pages this paper contrasts the public and private experiences of English as a Second Language school development as they p...

Freight Industry and the English Channel Tunnel

In sixteen pages the freight industry is discussed in terms of the role played by the English Channel tunnel and considers whether...

Contextual Style Article on Medieval England

In five pages this paper is written in the style of an old English article on country living during the fifteenth century with iss...