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Addressing the Dead in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

This paper consists of five pages and analyzes usage of the term dead and the concept of death within the context of Shakespeare's...

In Search of Our Mother's Gardens by Alice Walker and Re-Vision

In seven pages re-vision is defined in concept and then associated with the womanism concept in an analysis of Alice Walker's In S...

Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Marriage

"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...

'The Dead' by James Joyce

In five pages this essay analyzes James Joyce's short story and the meaning of 'dead' within the characterization of Gabriel. The...

All About Necrophilia

has not been limited to only sociopaths, psychos, and serial killers. In fact, killing for the sake of sex after death, while sens...

Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls and the Narrator's Role

In five pages this paper examines the role the narrator plays in Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls. There are no other sources listed....

Dead Mother's Presence and Influence in Nancy Miller's 'Prologue: Writing a Parent's Death' and the Film The Joy Luck Club

In six pages this paper discusses the profound influence exerted by dead mothers upon their daughters in these examples. Two sour...

Dead Sea Scrolls Arguments

In five pages this paper discusses the Dead Sea Scrolls that contain documents regarding a radical sect of Judaism that opposed th...

James Joyce's Writings and the Concept of Paralysis

he illustrated and the language he used in presenting the reader with images that denoted paralysis. And, considering that we are ...

Dead Sea Scrolls and 'Hellenistic Roman Palestine'

In nine pages this paper discusses how many historical questions could be answered through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish his...

Theme Treatment in an Example of Creative Writing

screen. He ran his fingers through his hair. At what point was it a sin to work? Perhaps his resultant weight loss was a sign from...

The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds

suggests, there is often a political context to Olds observations. For example, in "The Death of Marilyn Monroe," Olds suggests ...

'Beloved' Daughter in Toni Morrison's Classic Novel

In three pages this paper considers Beloved by Toni Morrison in an argument that the Beloved character represents Sethe's daughter...

Friendship in Tom Stoddard's Play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

The friendship of Rosencrantz and Guilderstern in the play Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard is discussed in a...

The Pyramid Building of Ancient Egypt and the Beginnings of Engineering, Technology, and Cultural Dynamics

machines constructed of short pieces of wood; from the second tier the stones were raised by a similar machine to the third; and s...

Overview of Modernism in Literature

In five pages literary modernism is defined and then illustrated in such works as James Joyce's 'The Dead' from Dubliners, 'The G...

Racial Representations in Hollywood's Horror Movies

In twelve pages this paper discusses how racial representations are structured in Hollywood films in a consideration of The Shinin...

Seamus Heaney's Poetry and Ghosts of the Earth

four and five provide additional support for this hypothesis; the boys father, who usually "takes funerals in stride" is "crying"....

The Emotion of Art During Times of War

light - or enlightened. The evil part of humanity - the executioners, are beyond the light - in the literal and spiritual dark. F...

Suicide as a Result of Betrayal and Loss of Trust

In seven pages this paper is written from the point of view of a person who attempted suicide despite family members' belligerance...

Modern Day Print and Film, Cultural Clashes, Chaos or Conformity

two of the popular films that marked the 1980s, James Camerons Terminator, released in 1984, and Michael Lehmanns 1989 Heathers, a...

Chapter Eleven of John

In fifteen pages this research paper examines Chapter Eleven of the Book of John in which Lazarus is raised from the dead by Jesus...

The Damascus Document,Dead Sea Scrolls

This research paper provides exegesis of a passage from the Damascus Document, which is included within the Dead Sea Scrolls. The ...

Book Summary Keener on Jesus

Jesus is an historical figure. He lived on earth, He called His disciples, He died, and He rose from the dead. The events reported...

Provincialism: Gogol, Chekhov

Using Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls and Anton Chekhov's The Duel, the writer discusses how each author addresses the topic of Russian...

Comparing poems by Atwood and Smith

also differences in style. Smith, for example, uses less alliteration than Atwood, and his short, clipped lines emphasize and isol...

Death Penalty/Religion’s Ambiguous Position

housing a prisoner for life ("Revenge" 21). Social research suggests that support for the death penalty in the US stems from "vigi...

Dead Poet's Society and the Motif of Carpe Diem

to his students. He gives them no time to "adjust," but leaps right in with both feet on the first day by having the class read Ro...

Existentialism and Progressivism in Dead Poets Society

Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard, lately of the TV show House), to pursue his love of acting (Dead Poets Society). The glitch is th...

Defining Death

flawed and inherently contradictory. This seems accurate to this writer. There will always be inconsistencies and there will never...