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The Term 'Hazard' Analyzed Within the Context of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

again. This time, however, Bassanio urges Antonio to loan it one more time while Bassanio will bring the latter hazard back again...

Passover Exodus 12-13 : Exegesis

proving background and an exegetical discussion. Commentaries and other authorities are referenced in this paper. Historical Con...

Historical Significance of Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano

its measure, of showing the enormous cruelties practiced on my sable brethren, and strengthening the generous emulation now prevai...

Frederick Douglass

how even liberals of the North were surprised, if not appalled, at such a union. In essence, what this film presents us with is a ...

Civil War Era as Portrayed in the Literature of Frederick Douglass and Nathaniel Hawthorne

came replete with very definite opinions on the war and the factors behind it which interlaced the everyday lives of both the comm...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Analyzed

be a slave (Schaub 86). He explained in a mater-of-fact way that since he knew no other life, the term slavery meant nothing to h...

Early Education of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Frederick Douglass

as a Greek or Roman soldier. At the age of ten, Rousseau idyllic life with his father ended as his father become involved in a qu...

Women and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

focusing especially graphically on his Aunt Hesters assault by her master, and the abandonment of his grandmother by the master af...

Martin Delany and Frederick Douglass Compared

Civil War (West Virginia Division of Culture and History, 2005). In the end, Delany was fighting for democracy - a concept the bl...

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Slavery as an 'Injurious' Institution

human being was not only wrong, but dangerously so. Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she wa...

Presented Thesis in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this paper analyzes the effective presentation of the author's stated thesis. Four other sources are cited in the b...

How Incredible Odds Against Them Were Overcome by Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass

to construct a code for living that would be world-renowned. One of his favorite stories concerned a formative period in hi...

A Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

This 6 page paper summarizes this groundbreaking work by one of the first influential black men in the U.S. This paper suggests t...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Paternalism

most masters tried to keep their slaves ignorant on this matter, as it was regarded as a sign of a "restless spirit" for slaves to...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

were incapable of having the same feelings, the same needs, the same emotional attachments to loved ones that white people maintai...

Slavery as Described by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs

he raped her and forced her into acts, there is enough information to assume that this is what occurred. And, if it didnt it was s...

Self-Improvement In The Writings of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass

to promote his ideas being a printer and prospering in his business, his actions also promoted his ideal for constant improvement ...

Evil Greed in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

a few is fed by the labor and poverty of the many, as well as the relative uselessness and corruption of these priveleged few)" (G...

Romanticism in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this research paper examines how Romanticism enabled Douglass to present a strong antislavery argument in his autobi...

Frederick Douglass: The Inherent Cruelty of Slavery

a slave and, once he had escaped, carefully honed that skill along with his oratorical and writing skills for use as a tool in the...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

Analysis of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this autobiography is analyzed in terms of the author's uniqueness and ability to maintain optimism despite many har...

Historical Context of the Female Breast

In seven pages this paper examines the female breast in a consideration of issues such as breastfeeding and its cultural, psycholo...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Historical Context of Marriage

In five pages this paper examines marriage in sociological and historical contexts as it is portrayed in G. Robina Quale's A Histo...

Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson in a Historical Context

held public education of the period in great disdain, which is expressed in a poem dubbed "Saturday Afternoon:" "From all the jail...

Historical Context of the Novel Kokoro by Soseki Natsume

In five pages this novel is analyzed from a Meiji era historical context. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Shakespeare's Henry V in Historical Context

Henry V is evaluated as a historical figure as well as a character in the Shakespearean play by his name. Personality characterist...

Historical Context of 'The Caine Mutiny'

In 6 pages this paper considers the Communist paranoia of the 1950s as depicted in this film's desire to prosecute Queeg during a ...

The Historical Context of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

poetry, essays, stories and novels from men who had never envisioned themselves as literary artists. From their painful wartime e...