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Life and Works of John Cage

also began to develop an interest in electronic devices such as variable speed turntables. He "invented the prepared piano, placin...

Sylvia Plath's Life and Poetry

the gods high-heeled walking wounded" (pp. 239). She was born in Boston, the daughter of a university professor and one of his gra...

Australian Plant Life and Adaptation

The Characteristics of Sclerophylls The word scleropohyll literally means, "hard leaves", and this name is derived from t...

Life and Writings of Raymond Carver

making a comeback"(Carver 2003). This was the turning point for Carver. Many of his works are shaped by a sense of...

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

Mathematician Leonhard Euler's Life and Works

of lieutenant, but gave up his military commitments when he became professor of physics in 1730: since this mean that he was a ful...

Premodern Japanese Peasant Life

their unswerving and loyal oath, many peasants were beginning to grumble about the heavy handedness of the Warlords. Marikos hom...

Life and Times of Liberal Democracy by C.B. Macpherson

In a paper consisting of five pages Macpherson's arguments as presented in his text are considered in terms of their persuasivenes...

William Bulger's While the Music Lasts, My Life in Politics

In six pages this essay considers both book and author in an evaluation of good and bad and also incorporates other book reviewer ...

Living a Political Life by Madeline M. Kunin

In four pages the former Vermont Governor's book is reviewed emphasizing the political profession and its lack of women participan...

Democracy in Everyday Life

In five pages democracy is defined and then examples of how it is featured in everyday life situations are provided. There is the...

Economic Power Concentration and Lack of Citizen Control of Their Lives

In three pages the intense concentration of economic power with the constant emphasis upon conspicuous consumption is examined in ...

Still Elusive Concepts of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

In five pages this paper argues that the concepts articulated by Thomas Jefferson still remain elusive for too many Americans. Fo...

Art is Imitating Life in Thomas Hardy's Poetry

awhile as an architect before devoting himself to literature as a full-time vocation. He married in 1874, and within ten years, t...

The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold

This 6 page paper analyzes the poem The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold. The writer argues that Arnold uses deliberately confusing m...

The Life and Works of Federico Garcia Lorca

This paper examines the works of the Twentieth Century Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca. The author provides a brief biography...

Galway Kinnell's Life and Poetry

In three pages this research paper examines the life and poetry of Galway Kinnel with an explication of 'When One Has Lived a Long...

Poems That Reveal Joy Harjo's Life and Art

Reservation in Oklahoma. Harjo has retained the storytelling brilliance of her ancestors in her spiritually moving works, and t...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Life and Music

or were overly superfluous or prose-like. It is clear to see that he believe that the text should fit the music, not the other way...

Ansel Adams' Life and Photography

son. Ansel was quite the musician and for many years believed that the music would be his professional career choice. However, h...

'A Phase of Life' by John O'Hara

he used to own and wear while he was working. The fact that Tom wore a tuxedo while performing suggests that he played at the best...

Socrates, Human Nature, the 'Good Life,' and Plato's Gorgias

interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...

Mozart's Life and Musical Art

from all records, it appears as though Mozart was not altogether happy as a child. One author notes the following: "When he was on...

Ernest Hemingway's 'The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber' Analyzed

War while still serving with the Italians, and became well-decorated by the Italian government4. After returning from the war, he...

Life and How an Individual Should Live

critical in formulating answers for each of the questions presented above. There are as many religions in the world as there are ...

Erik Erikson on Life Cycles and Identity

In five pages this essay considers Erik Erikson's theories on life cycles and stages in identity development. Two sources are cit...

Humor Throughout One's Life Span

In four pages this essay ponders 'applied' humor development in children and throughout life when trials and tribulations begin to...

An Examination of The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker

as Grange becomes unhappy with his simple life. He leaves behind this wife and child in order to find something better. And, it is...

Emily Dickinson's Poem, 'My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun'

the title is clearly a powerful statement and use of words. Another critic dissects Dickinsons poem and offers the following: "The...

Professional Life and Challenging Experiences

recognizing talents or steering an individual in a certain direction. A student writing on this subject may want to focus on one t...