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Elder Fairytale

survived and were content with that. The little girl, however, was not happy with such a life. She wanted more. But, she never c...

Americans Held Captive in Foreign Lands

the student was prosecuted to the fullest extent of their laws. The others left the country quietly. This seems to be a frequent t...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

as her Gran, her brother and several aunt and uncles (Perez-Stable 24). When the Old Mistress in the house dies, Jacobs comes unde...

An Interview of a Couple Who Met in the Marine Corps

straight ahead and never acknowledged him, as women all about him were flirting and trying to get his attention. Naturally, it wa...

Pride and Prejudice, Candide, and the Important Things in Life

being respected. She begins to see that it is nobility and integrity which provide the foundation for a worthy individual. This is...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and Family Ties

In five pages this paper considers the impact of slavery upon family ties. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and the American Patriarchy

In five pages this paper discusses how gender slavery is the byproduct of the American patriarchy with references made to this 186...

Causes and Effects of Asthma

medical care; low socioeconomic status; and noncompliance with the a doctors specific treatment (Depiro 154). Also, some patients...

Themes of Money and Sex in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary

In three and a half pages a critical analysis of the observation 'Sex lies at the base of what happens: Along with money it is the...

Greek Vase Analysis

In eleven pages this paper discusses the Niobid Painter's 'attic red figure amphora' Greek vase and how such works provide importa...

Audre Lorde's Life, Poetry, and Activism

In seven and a half pages this poet's life, poetry, and activism are examined in an analysis that focuses primarily upon 'Power,' ...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

birth of her child, she describes his outburst in legal terminology: "Then he launched out upon his usual themes, - my crimes agai...

Historical Value of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In three pages this essay considers the historical value of this text in terms of its firsthand descriptions of slave oppression. ...

The Attic in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In five pages this paper examines the attic or tiny crawl space in which the author was forced to hide for 7 years to escape abuse...

Community's Citizens and Life Expectancy Estimation

In seven pages calculating the life expectancy of a citizens within a community is considered in an analysis of death records and ...

Runaway Mothers: Reasons For Leaving

sent them scrambling to revise the law to include only infants. This was also a lesson for other states offering or considering t...

Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture" - Experience And Failure

have to offer (Pausch et al, 2008, p. 149). Risks are not a thing to avoid in Pauschs (2008) philosophy; in fact, taking risks i...

Therac-25: A Socio-Technical System

this safety net should have been provisions that insured the computer would detect when a high-powered electron beam was chosen by...

Boycotting Wal Mart the American Way

described as "the darling of Wall Street" and was declared "most admired company" in 2003 by the influential financial publication...

Gangs and At-Risk Youths A Comparative Attitudes Study

Woodson (2001) presents some startling statistics about the world into which American babies are being born in these opening years...

Faith and Role of Mahatma Gandhi

his religion were righteous either. In the Hindu religion there has always been incredibly clear lines drawn between social cla...

Are School Curriculums Designed for Socio-Economic Status

It is no secret that some schools are better than others and some teachers are better than others. Is the curriculum in any school...

Financing Services Mandated by the Federal Government

Many services are funded directly from local money, others are a combination of local and state money, and still others have fundi...

Catalysts for Altruistic Behavior

The concept of altruism has always been thought of as being at the center of Judeo-Christian religion but is it really? We all kno...

An Analysis of Purity and Danger

ideas. Some examples provided by the author respect the Jewish dietary traditions as well as ideas about sexuality and cleanliness...

Disney the Skilled Animator

were limited, motionless, and sometimes flat. Disney followed Iwwerks, constantly relating to his work for ideas and inspiration....

Voice of the Witness in Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi

In six pages this paper examines the author's calm witness voice in describing Auschwitz oppression by the Nazis in the autobiogra...

Life and Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

This paper considers the life and most famous literary works of New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne, which include Twice Told T...

The theme of contrast as presented in Jane Eyre

and a novel, serve as a near-perfect example of the conflict faced by a Victorian woman in her obligations between her sense of Ch...

The Handicapped and the Film 'Edward Scissorhands'

Prejudices and bigoted attitudes are the issues discussed in this 5 page paper that uses an analysis of Edward Scissorhands to rev...