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Lives of Quiet Desperation

other people, and from the conventions that bind us together. We might also consider the way in which Thoreau considers his hous...

Caravaggio, Blake, and Goya

the face of David is not clearly seen, only seen from the profile, though Goliaths is clear and clearly severed. There is no real ...

Evaluating John Adams's Presidency

the lions share of the credit" (Bruns, 2007). McCullough says that Adams had an "astute political mind" as well as being an eloqu...

Examination of Beneficence/For the Patient's Good

long after all signs of consciousness have ceased. Is this "good"? Is this beneficent? The news tells us of parents confronting me...

David Weber/Barbaros

A 3 page book review on David Weber's text Barbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment. This comprehensive t...

David George Crighton: Life and Works

year of starting, and he was 23 years old. He needed a bigger challenge" (Williams [1], 2000). Williams notes that he was incredib...

Man and Technology: Three Views of Our Future

of sex and love. Harraway explores technology from a feminist perspective, from the perspective of how man and machine can blend ...

John Proctor and David Merrill: Tragic Heroes

is wildly jealous of Elizabeth (Miller, 2003). Abigail is also the leader of the towns young women, and she and her friends were...

Proof by David Auburn and Cinderella

the case of Cinderella it is not her real sister, but her step-sisters who try to control her and her life. They are superior in a...

Book Report: 1776 by David McCullough

they had not right to the freedom they seemed to be demanding, believing that he had an obligation to fulfill his own designs to p...

David Maguire/Sacred Choices

this argument on the fact federal policy on such issues as embryonic stem cell research has been decided along religious lines (Ma...

The Occupy Wall Street Protests - Would Thoreau Approve

Firstly, one might suppose that Thoreau would support the Occupy Wall Street protests due to his assertion that individuals should...

Von Clausewitz and Galula, Views on War

may be social or economic, but the basic formula for revolutionary action remains the same. Von Clausewitz, in his nineteenth ce...

The Renaissance Through Impressionism

The so-called Early Renaissance is among the more interesting of these periods. So too, however, are the Late Renaissance and the...

Analyzing The Wages of Wins by David J. Berri

Efficiency, which was similar to Robert Bellottis Points Created model and Dave Heerans TENDEX measurement (The Wins Produced Stor...

David Auburn: “Proof”

of his life, as he slowly lost his grip on reality. This is particularly heartbreaking in someone who works with his mind, and Rob...

Why was I Born Gay? by David McGrinn

This essay is a book review that pertains to David McGrinn's God, Why Was I Born Gay? Biology, the Bible and the Homosexual Debate...

Tension in Hwang's "Trying to Find Chinatown"

roots, it a good idea to first be Asian?" (Hwang 289). Benjamin then explains that he was adopted by Chinese-American parents at b...

Thank You Letter to Lissa Weinstein

was especially moved by your frustration, and the way you felt that all your education and training was useless to you in this sit...

David McCullough, A Great Historian

The real question is, what kind of historian is he? II. Biography In examining the life and works of any writer, biography is ...

Children Who Murder

of youthful homicide perpetrators present with a history of adverse familial factors," such as "physical abuse, sexual abuse, inst...

David Halberstam/The Best and the Brightest

government had never fully examined whether or not its main rationalization for involvement in Vietnam, i.e., the domino theory, w...

Language in Miller and Mamet’s Plays

of the language in the beginning (Miller 56). Even though he is not "the finest character that ever lived" he does deserve some re...

Kingship in Israel

by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...

Columbus, Hero or Villain?

doing so, Boorstin puts this within the context of the historical era. For example, he explains that fifteenth century sailors sta...

David Blight: Race and Reunion

a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...

The Bursting Point by David Brooks

the truth. He didnt prepare the first responders for a terrorist attack. The Office of Emergency Management was a joke that day. T...

Critique: “God in the Wasteland”

and too mysterious to be reduced to a slogan on a bumper sticker, and yet that is what has happened (Wells, 1994). The reason fo...

Scandal Involving President Bill Clinton

In five pages a 'Troopergate' article by David Brock on the Clinton scandal is examined. Seven sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Comparative Analysis of Biographies on Henry David Thoreau

comparing Hardings book, Days of Henry Thoreau: A Biography with Finks work, it becomes clear as to how Finks scholarship provides...