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Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Vietnam War and the Role of the Media in Shaping Public Opinion

In eleven pages this paper examines the conflict in Vietnam and how the public opinion was shaped by the media's depiction of eve...

Concept of Courtly Love and 'The Knight's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In fourteen pages this story contained within The Canterbury Tales is examined in terms of its portrayal of courtly love and chiva...

Classical Literature and the Portrayal of the 'Faustian Bargain'

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

Augustine and the Limits of Politics by Jean B. Elshtain

In five pages this text by Jean Bethke Elshtain is analyzed in its portrayal of Augustine and how it represents the limitations of...

'Shooting an Elephant' by George Orwell and the Honest Portrayal of Conflict

In six pages this paper examines how Orwell's essay honestly portrays British Imperialism in terms of its conflict and the human c...

Media Promoting Serial Murder Through Its Serial Murder Portrayal

Did the media portrayal of the first events cause the latter ones? Is it possible for the media to have that much influence? Doe...

Biography of Alexander of Macedon by Peter Green

In ten pages this paper examines Green's portrayal of Alexander the Great as a real man instead of a mythical figure, with a reali...

An Examination of Red Azalea by Anchee Min

in Shanghai and how quickly she had to take responsibility. She writes, "I was an adult since the age of five" (1). She goes on to...

Death of a Salesman and Family Values

In five pages Arthur Miller's social drama is analyzed in its portrayal of post World War II family values as they existed in the ...

JonBenet Ramsey Murder and its Media Portrayal

In ten pages this paper examines how JonBenet Ramsey's murder was depicted by the media in a discussion of journalistic ethics. N...

Thelma and Louise Movie from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper discusses sociological concepts and gender roles' portrayal within the contexts of this 1991 film. Two s...

Credibility of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in Terms of the Black Experience

In 5 pages this paper argues that Douglass's literacy taints is portrayal of the black experience because of the Western ideology ...

Dante, Boccaccio, Sin, Gender, and Nature

Comedy reflects an effort to find a spiritual solution to that dilemma. Dante wrote this work -- or, in the language of the poem,...

Cripple Creek Days by Lee

In two pages this paper compares Buffalo Bill's portrayal of the development of the West with the Cripple Creak, Colorado's mining...

Jesus in the Qur'an According to Geoffrey Parrinder

In eleven pages this research paper examines the differences and similarities between the Qur'an portrayal of Jesus and that conta...

Media and Chicago's Highway Construction During the 1950s

This paper examines the media's portrayal of Chigago's highway construction and other industrial projects during the 1950s. This ...

Slave Narratives and the Portrayal of White Europeans

as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among my people such instances of brutal cruelty. The closeness of the ...

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, the Houyhnhnms and Rationalism

In 10 pages this paper examines the statement regarding rationalists author Jonathan Swift was making in his portrayal of the Houy...

European and Chinese Culture in The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D. Spence

In five pages Spence's portrayal of culture in Europe and China is discussed. There are no other source listed....

Morality in Oedipus the King by Sophocles and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...

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...

Five Articles In Critical Summary

Five articles on attacks by dogs in the literature are the subject of this critical summary, which examines their portrayal of the...

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and War's Realities

In seven pages this paper examines the realistic portrayal of war in Erich Maria Remarque's First World War novel All Quiet on the...

John Irving's Cider House Rules and the 'Underdog'

was dyslexic before that particular learning disability had been identified by name - took Seabrookes, words as a kind of mantra. ...

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 Sociocultural Impact of Films Such as Bring It On

A 7 page essay exploring gender, race. c;ass amd sexuality as it is impacted by the 2000 production of Bring It On by PEyton Reed....

Book and Article Review on the Anti Vietnam Movement and its Impact

In five pages the book Eagle's Talons The American Experience at War and article 'When Did the Sixties Happen? Searching for New...

Characters of Corin and Adam in William Shakespeare's As You Like It

In five pages the social satire portrayal of these characters and how Shakespeare used them to poke fun at the elite's pretentions...

'Desiree's Baby' Short Story Analysis

Realist writers "were more or less in open revolt against [society]," and naturalism combined the theories of Charles Darwin to co...