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Sexuality and Language in Candide by Voltaire

"lesson in experimental physics" with the young man. She exhibits no hesitation in obtaining what she desires, which may also serv...

'Sugar and Other Stories' by A.S. Byatt

goes on behind its sheltering walls. The central point to the story deals with making both moral and literary judgements and how t...

Analyzing America is Her Name by Luis J. Rodriguez

of the population and discrimination among Hispanics toward any of their own who also can claim Indian heritage. Less obviously s...

Parental Approach One Parent, One Language

In ten pages this paper discusses the bilingual home education of students by parents called one parent, one language in an assess...

American Daughters and Asian Mothers

In eight pages the complex relationships between Asian mothers and their American daughters as described in Maxine Hong Kingston's...

Twelfth Night and Cymbeline by William Shakespeare and the Employment of Psychological Realism

In six pages this paper explores how poetic language is used by Shakespeare in conveying psychological realism in these 1601 and 1...

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Language

In 6 pages this paper examines the author's use of language in this classic novel particularly in terms of the protagonist Holden ...

'Write On!' Analysis

Unlike "new mathematical algorithms or chemistry theorems" (Bauer, 1999; p. 112), any reader of any age can produce some kind of s...

Historical English Plays and Marginalization

In five pages this paper considers marginalization as featured in English plays William Shakespeare's Othello and Aphra Behn's The...

ECE Language Development Parent and Teacher Tips

In two pages encouraging the development of language in children from preschool through 2nd grade are examined in this overview of...

Language Arts Instruction, Organization, and Grouping

In two pages language arts instruction is examined in a consideration of classroom organizational grouping with suggestions offere...

A Look at the concept of the Balanced Language Arts Program

The concept of the balanced language arts program is discussed. In reviewing the literature, it seems as if the way in which skill...

Fairytales and Use of Sexist Language

women were regarded as objects of beauty, which is exactly what Snow White is. Such demeaning writing would not be acceptable tod...

Language Arts and the Uses of Technology

This paper analyzes 4 articles in five pages that explore how technology classroom implementation has impacted upon the teaching o...

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

In six pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its style, language, setting, conflict, character, and theme. There are no other ...

'Paradise Lost' by John Milton and the Bible's King James Version

In five pages this paper examines how the English language developed in an assessment of the Bible's King James version and 'Parad...

A History of the English Language

This paper examines four different variations of the English language, ranging from Old English to current English. This eight pa...

'To Lucasta' by Richard Lovelace

In two pages this essay analyzes this love poem in terms of the poet's descriptive language and its emotional attributes. There i...

My Last Duchess and Porphyria's Lover/Browning

development of the discourse from a singular perspective leaves no room for consideration of the feelings or response of other cha...

Possessive Love in Browning's Poetry

This research paper addresses the theme of posessive love in two poems by Robert Browning, My Last Duchess and Porphyria's Lover....

Community-Familial Themes in Works by Morrison, Sapphire, Kincaid and D'aguair

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which four authors treat the issues of language, rape, education and incest at the family l...

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

In eight pages this paper presents a literary analysis of Ibsen's play in a consideration of dramatic plot development, theme, lan...

Iris Murdoch's Under the Net

This text by Iris Murdoch and the language 'net' are discussed in a paper consisting of five pages. There are two other sources c...

Analysis of the Dark Ages

In six pages the Dark Ages is analyzed in terms of life, language, culture, writing, and religion. Five sources are cited in the ...

Social Implications of The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You by Dorothy Bryant

In five pages Bryant's utopian society as it manifests itself in her novel in terms of the sociological implications of physical a...

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

In five pages this essay analyzes the language, themes, story, and characters found within Marilynne Robinson's novel Housekeeping...

Autism Interventions

In fifteen pages this paper considers such issues as language skills and communications in a discussion of what can be accomplishe...

'The Anagram' by John Donne

a good face." His voice is directly personal as he enumerates the many faults of "thy Flavia." He reminds the man who would marry...

Petrarchan Love in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses how Petrarchan love issues are expressed in Romeo and Juliet's structure and language. There ...

Black Teen Males and the Cultural Aspects of Foul Language Use

In six pages black males between the ages of fourteen and eighteen are considered in a cultural study considering the importance a...