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Cultural Anthropology Study of Japanese Americans and Their American History Influence

In nine pages cultural anthropology is applied to the culture of the Japanese Americans in hopes of understanding their U.S. histo...

Aeneid vs. the Divine Comedy

The Aeneid of Virgil and Dante's The Divine Comedy are similar in style and format, both being produced by poets. This paper compa...

Symbolism and Meaning in 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman

Part forty seven is the focus of this poetic explication consisting of six pages in which symbolism uses by the poet are the prima...

Choice and its Conundrums

Citizen." Lucille Clifton This is very much an "acceptance of choice" poem; or the "choosing for the sake of others" poem. It ...

1976 Text Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery

the High Renaissance Is present, though distorted by the mirror. What is novel...

American Revolution's Failure to Secure Equality for African Americans and Women

In five pages this paper considers the ideology behind the revolution of 'equality for all' but concludes that this has never been...

James Merrill's Life and Environmental Influences

after the divorce of his parents that occurred when he was twelve years old ("Keene," 2000). Certainly, the divorce would have an ...

Pericles' Funeral Oration

In an essay consisting of five pages the comment that city is the best teacher of man by ancient Greek poet Simonides is examined ...

Walt Whitman and the Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages the influence of Emerson upon Whitman's poetry is examined with the primary focus being 'Song of Myself' and poetic l...

The Life of Emily Dickinson by Richard B. Sewall

came into the world on December 10, 1830, the second of four children born to Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson. As Sewall note...

Virgil's The Aeneid, Free Will, and Fate

In a paper consisting of five pages this paper examines the concepts of fate and free will within the context of Virgil's epic and...

The Un-Human Enemies of Beowulf

The writer discusses the fact that in Beowulf, which is the oldest poem in English, many of Beowulf's enemies are non-humans. Thes...

The Court of King Hrothgar in Beowulf

The writer uses a close reading of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and in particular the events at King Hrothgar's court, to ex...

Comparison Between Robert Schumann and Franz Haydn

to evoke an image, or tell a story, but rather was intended to be appreciated as an artwork separate unto itself (Machlis, 1970). ...

'Bright Star' by John Keats

In five pages this paper examines the poem by John Keats in order to consider how the poet depicted love's meaning. There are no ...

Overview of Experimental Feminist Poetry

Hunt conveys her message in a type of rapid New York "urban speak," which is specifically intended to jolt the readers passivity. ...

A Consideration of The Rape of the Lock

since the Middle Ages as the models for literature at its grandest" (McDaniel 1-15pope.htm). It is a general consensus that Popes ...

Analysis of Walcott's The Light of the World

(Walcotts brother Roderick is a playwright). While young Derek was growing up and dipping into these books time and again, he foun...

American Dreams and American Cities

that -- unlike the European countries, from which so many nineteenth century immigrants to the US left behind - the upper classes...

Death in Poetry

Death, /Into the mouth of Hell / Rode the six hundred" (Tennyson, 1870). Still another type of poem shows death as sheer horror: ...

American Revolution Compared to the French and Latin American Revolutions

greatest superpower exerted her independence from Great Britain. The focus of the American Revolution was to win politi...

Olson and Whitman

the same as every other human being; there is really no other way to interpret the line "For every atom belonging to me as good be...

The Warrior Culture of Beowulf

it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...

Philosophy of Negative Capability in the Poems of John Keats

reflects both the poet and the readers changing perspectives that can only be achieved through a rational and nonprejudiced examin...

Hero and Leander/Marlowe

of the youth that generate that this assessment, that is, his pleasant smile, his eyes, etc. There is a allusion to Narcissus, who...

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Her Tone and Style

Convent of the Discalced Carmelites; however, this order proved to be too severe for her, as she became ill and left within three ...

Thomas Carew - An Inductive Analysis

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Carew's "Celia Bleeding, to the Surgeon". Paradox and conceit are explained as tool...

God in a Technical Age, Arnold and Hopkins

In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...

Poetic Complexity of 'Intimations of Immortality' by William Wordsworth

In five pages this paper discusses perceptions and childhood as they are addressed in the complex 'Intimations of Immortality' by ...

Metaphor and Imagery in 'My Papa's Waltz' by Theodore Roethke

In six pages this report analyzes the metaphor and imagery featured in 'My Papa's Waltz' by poet Theodore Roethke. Three sources ...