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Society and the Individual in the Play Whose Life Is It Anyway

In five pages this paper discusses the play Whose Life is it Anyway as it presents the situation of an individual's refusal to rec...

Christianity Challenges, Mandates, and Dualism

the entertainment industry and organized crime. Americans spend billions on dollars in x-rated entertainment, drugs, religious lit...

Flemish and Dutch Portrait Art of the 17th Century

In five pages paintings by artists de Hooch and Rembrandt are analyzed to explore the importance of portraiture to life in Flemish...

Life, Meaning, and Meursault in Alfred Camus' The Stranger

In six pages this paper assesses whether or not Camus' character Meursault lived a meaningful life with criteria contained within ...

Mechanistic and Teleological Views of the World

In five pages this paper examines life's purpose and God as represented by these worldviews with such works as The Antichrist, Med...

The Gangster Albert Anastasia

his brother Tony and by 15 had sneaked off his ship and into Brooklyn. Anastasia came to the US sometime shortly before WWI, in ...

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

In five pages the author's naturalist perspective is applied to life's questions including the place of humanity, God, and what th...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Symbolism of the Olive Tree

In four pages this paper analyzes how life's renewal and rebirth are symbolically represented by the olive tree in Homer's epic 'T...

Life According to Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's views on history for life within the context of the statement 'Life is wh...

Assessment of Oedipus' Guilt

In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...

Literature Alternatives to Freedom

In six pages the concept of freedom through death as a release from life's hardships is examined through such works as William Fau...

'A Small Good Thing' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this report examines how existential reality and daily life's transitory nature are depicted in the 1983 short story...

The Life and Times of Federico Garcia Lorca

This paper discusses the life of Spanish dramatist and lyricist Federico Garcia Lorca. The author examines how his life was affec...

Life and Faith of Mohandas K. Gandhi

This paper consists of nine pages and examines how faith led the life's journey of Mahatma Gandhi. Five sources are cited in the ...

Comparative Analysis of Canadian Religious Minorities

on similar fundamentalist Christian beliefs, there are marked similarities between the roles that these communities assigned to me...

2 Poems by Robert Herrick Analyzed

of the seasons, which have been going on their course throughout all of history. "And Titan on the eastern hill / Retires himself,...

Life and its Meaning

In five pages this paper examines life's meaning in a consideration of such philosophies as Albert Camus' French existentialism, s...

Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Its Life Parallels

In nine pages this paper analyzes the life parallels between the society of the 1950s and as the play reflected the life of playwr...

Walker, Pearson, Frankl, Miller, and Fromm on Identity and Meaning

In 5 pages these 20th century writers and thinkers are examined regarding their interpretations of identity and life's meaning in ...

Slave Narratives and the Portrayal of White Europeans

as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among my people such instances of brutal cruelty. The closeness of the ...

Adulthood as Reflected in Two Books Compared

In eight pages the similarities and differences of New Passages Mapping Your Life Across Time by Gail Sheehy and The Developing P...

Representation of Captain Ahab as Evil, Good, Death, and Life All At the Same Time

In twenty five pages this paper discusses how Captain Ahab in Moby Dick by Herman Melville embodies all the dualities of the life ...

Poe's Cask of Amontillado

33). This quotation indicates the precision with which Poe crafted his stories. Each word and image is chosen with care and, coll...

Role of Religion in 2 Irish Plays

the Virgin Mary are frequently called upon in the characters speech to protect them and deliver their society from the hatred that...

Youth Violence In The United States

in a society where proper parenting has become a thing of the past. Detachment of this extent can reach epic proportions when men...

Public Cemeteries

as an aspect of the sacred in secular life, this discussion will indicate how sociologists feel that the concept of the sacred fun...

Adjustment To Physical And Mental Aging

In order to have quality of life, the students father must be in such a frame of mind and body where life is a pleasure...

Human Modification And Enhancement

antagonistic issue of ownership is one that transcends virtually all boundaries of what might otherwise be considered a civilized ...

Robert Frost/The Road Not Taken

of the forest as "yellow" tells the reader that the time of year is autumn. This signifies the time of life for the narrator. Fros...

Piaget, Bandura & Erikson: Adolescent Psychology

of an individual and his or her environment, experiences and relationships dictate the overall growth process. Indeed, certain cr...