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Technology and the Works of H.G. Wells and Stanley Kubrick

In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...

Summary of the PBS Documentary Myths and the Moundbuilders (1980)

this historical puzzle dating back to the novice citizen investigations to the more scientific and sophisticated Illinois River Va...

Arthur C. Clarke and Metaphysics

In nine pages this paper examines how metaphysics is represented in Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novels such as Rendezvous w...

Time Stalling Techniques of Scheherazade and Penelope

In two pages this paper discusses the heroines of The Thousand and One Nights and 'The Odyssey' in a consideration of how they att...

Greek Literature and Love

In five pages this paper examines how love and relationships are depicted in such ancient Greek literary works as Lysistrata, Anti...

Soul Resurrection of Edna Pontellier in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In six pages this paper discusses the author's creation of the 'Other' soul as a way of expressing Creole political issues and how...

Mythology and Contemporary Violence

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

Depiction of Values in Classical Literature

In five pages this tutorial examines how classic works of literature, the Bible, 'The Aeneid,' 'The Iliad,' and 'The Odyssey' port...

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome

In three pages three student posed questions pertaining to mythical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses are answered in a heroic co...

Moral and Ethical Principles Learned from The Odyssey

Telemachus says: "But come, stay longer, keen as you are to sail, / so you can bathe and rest and lift your spirits, / then go bac...

Comparing and Defining Tragic Heroes

This 5 page paper compares three tragedies and their protagonists: Oedipus from Oedipus Rex, Macbeth from Macbeth and Odysseus fro...

Theme of Revenge in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 'The Inferno' by Dante, Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, 'The Odyssey' by Homer

short temper gets him into trouble. In Book IX, Polyphemus, the son of the sea god Poseidon, decides to dine on a few Greeks who ...

Hotel Industry and IT

a joint venture called The Hotel Industry Switch Co (THISCO). THISCO linked airline computer reservation systems and a majority of...

Chatwin, Kincaid, and Theroux - Three Travel Stories

the white citizens who have been occupants of the landmass for generations but still consider themselves to be part of the "Wester...

Political Allegory Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

presented for him. He witnesses the sport of rope dancing. In this sport, a candidate for high governmental office balances himsel...

Hidden Dangers In Various Modes of Transportation

and paperwork to the homes of recipients. Railroad transportation is also a wonderful innovation and provides a way for people t...

UK Tourism and Travel

is that of a significant improvement in commercial aviation. The advancement of tourism from the vast increase of commercial avia...

Utopian Analysis of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Swift employed satire to convey his message, and his target was, naturally, Europe, as it existed during the sixteenth century, bu...

Travel Industry and Customer Service

as Poly Tours" (Lunn Poly, 2000) was founded in 1888 with the aim of providing "holidays abroad at reasonable cost for the student...

Seventeenth Century 'Old English' Literature

observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...

Airline Industry's Fate

only a temporary situation. The aftermath of September 11th has created a fearful flying public, but soon that will deteriorate a...

Airline Industry in the Future

More and more wealthy people are traveling and those who now have extra retirement bucks are putting it back into the business. ...

Global Cinderella

exactly how many versions have existed throughout the ages, one would be hard pressed to find a definitive answer, inasmuch as the...

Monk's Life and Buddhism Principles

to a greater spiritual reality (Fowler 252). Buddha taught that human life involved suffering, and that this suffering could only ...

A Canterbury Pilgrim's Personal Tale

Pegasus. Every morning he woke and sharpened his blades while everyone else was at breakfast. When we finished eating he would ...

The Traveling Executive and a Communication Solution

A traveling manager's different communication solutions to network with clients and his office are discussed through an examinatio...

A Feasibility Study of Vehicles Designed for Long Distance Driving

the attacks had been unable to determine what parts of various airports security systems had been compromised. After airline sche...

Travel Industry and the Effects of the Internet

a role for the internet. Entire holidays can be booked on the internet, it is a facility that is able to provide a great deal of i...

Literature, Film, Identity, and Travel

conversation" (Clifford, 1997, p. 37). Similarly, the identity of the Moe family remained Hawaiian, despite the fact that they t...

Gulliver's Development

first he must prove himself worthy of trusting: "My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court, ...