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Death and Philosophical Perspectives

In 10 pages death is examined from the philosophical perspectives of Foucault, Heidegger, Nietzsche, modern deconstructionalism, a...

Throne of Blood Film by Akia Kurosawa

In five pages this paper examines Kurosawa's film within the context of the Noh traditions of theater it features. There are no o...

Literary Criticism, Romantic and Classical Traditions

In ten pages this report compares romantic and classic traditions as they are reflected in literary criticism. Five sources are c...

Traditions of Irish Folklore

The enduring customs and cultural traditions reflected in Irish folklore are examined in 6 pages with the sacred thorn, the Sidhe,...

Influence of Politics on the Characters in The Marrow of Tradition and Their Eyes Were Watching God

In five pages this paper discusses the political disadvantages experienced by Dr. William Miller and Janie Crawford in the novels ...

Jackson J. Spielvogel on the French Revolution

In five pages this paper examines the French Revolution and its definitive traditions of revolution, reform, and restoration as co...

An Arabic Language Overview

In ten pages the language of Arabic is considered in terms of development that is not different according to socioeconomic classes...

The Beginning and the End by Mahfouz

In three pages this novel that celebrates Islam is examined with modernity and tradition among the topics discussed. There are no...

Meditations on First Philosophy and the Logic of Rene Descartes

In five pages this essay discusses Descartes' reality in terms of deconstruction and reconstruction. There are no other sources l...

Analysis of the Theme of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

without them. The power in Umuofia society was deeply steeped in "masculine traditions" (Osei-Nyame 148). The reputation o...

Traditions, Culture and History of Burma

brought in a great many Chinese and Indian immigrants which had further influence on the cultures and traditions of the Burmese (A...

American Life Duality and the Tradition of John Locke

to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. The vote for colonial democracy was a vote for the freedoms that are intrinsi...

Cultural Composition of Germany

Eating for the Germans is more than a physiological requirement; rather, the very act of sharing food symbolizes many things, incl...

The Hebrew Bible by Jon Levenson

biblical theology," is central to Levensons position on Old Testament theology. This essay drew immediate attention. Barr (1996) r...

Military Ethics, Haiti, and Captain Rockwood

The weight of a mans conscience can be unbearable, as was made quite obvious by Rockwoods entanglement with direct military orders...

Meditations on First Philosophy and Systemic Doubt of Rene Descartes

highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...

The Commonalities and Influences of African Mythology

the changes which have occurred vary according to the specific African culture being discussed, there are certain commonalities wh...

Folklore and Traditions of the Amish

Anabaptists were, in their early history, very prosecuted and many were even put to death by the Catholics and Protestants (The Am...

Overview of the Catholic Church

in the earliest forms of the Roman Creed but it was not until 360 that the word Catholic was added to the Creed in the West (Thurs...

Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and the Role of Women

has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...

New Zealand Airline Prospective Business

fly, thereby saving time and energy they would have to expend to drive for three or four hours (Robinson, 2000). Organizational a...

Expatriates and Their Writings

each other often about literary topics as well as the war (Tender is the Night). It was during this time in France that Fitzger...

Chinese American Woman and the Conflict of Dual Roles

on the outside. Her only exposure to American lifeways, in fact is that she sees infiltrating her home through my daughter and in...

The History and Operations of Alcoholic Anonymous

When Rowland returned to America, he found both spirituality and sobriety with an evangelistic organization called the Oxford Grou...

History and Traditions of the Ashanti

The capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Kumasi, was taken by the British in 1873 and the kingdom became a British protectorate at the ...

Cultural Traditions and Technology

had to change some things, in his heart he is, perhaps, doing exactly what he and those before him have always done: worship The M...

Early America, England and Rights of the Individual

right to political participation and freedom of religion, became the motivating forces behind the English Revolution of 1640, whic...

Cultural Change in Kung San

A paper of 5 pages, this essay discusses the nomadic people, their lifestyle, customs that are representative of the hunter/gathe...

'Good' and 'Bad' Tradition in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

Petrarchan Love Poetry of Lady Mary Wroth and John Donne

The first lines of "The Canonization" read: "For Gods sake hold your tongue and leg me love/ Or chide my palsy, or my gout,/ My fi...