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The Picture of Dorian Gray Characters' Approach to Art and Life

and how they interpret life and art. In focusing on this subject we incorporate two essays which discuss aspects of art and life f...

Reforming the British House of Lords

level of representation within the House have persisted as matters for debate and legislation for so long, it is helpful to consid...

British Literature and Issue of Class

pride, and vainer ties dissever, / And give herself to me forever" (Browning 1235). According to Professor Gerald McDaniel, the r...

Agreement and Contract Law in the United Kingdom

objective rather than the subjective test, as if there was an escape clause that a party could use to get out of a contract, such ...

Lord Byron's Poems and the Metaphors of Love and Fame

more likely that they will remember and personally value the days of their youth. Byron takes a strong stand in representing thi...

Trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien and Identity

be a journey towards finding himself once again. Now, this is not to say that he will ever become what he once was, for this is im...

Human Qualities in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

all the boys are acclaimed as heroes. Jim regrets having missed his chance to be a hero and resolves to be ready the next time. ...

Child Sexual Abuse and a Film Review of PBS' Innocence Lost The Verdict

mothers of the children who made the accusations, to the recreated testimonies of the children, to interviews with law enforcement...

House of Lords and the Z v. UK Case X and Others (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council; Was the House of Lords Correct?

need to be considered, and additionally there is also the need to recognise the funds are coming form the public purse. This in it...

UK Law and Duty to Care

of the plaintiffs, and subsequently there were appeals that went to the ECJ as the case of Z v UK which appear to indicate that th...

Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence

men who have affairs gain the tacit approval of their peers, whereas women are condemned. As Deter (2002) points out, Mr Beauforts...

Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge and Ashworth Frazer v Gloucester CC Judgments

the interests of the assignee, Ashworth Frazer Ltd., who would have interpreted the relevant subclauses in a reasonable manner bas...

Children and Parents in British Society and Songs of Innocence by William Blake

In five pages this paper considers how children with parents and without are compared in the social commentary featured in this co...

Romantic Era Poetic Influence of Thomas Moore

biographer. (5) It can also be argued that Moore had an influence on his contemporaries in the Romantic Era. Even though he spen...

Self Serving Fathers in the Plays of William Shakespeare

to ask whether Miranda is listening to him when it seems obvious that she is. This seems like a control mechanism rather than a ge...

Caesar Germanicus

with them since his days as a little boy when he went with his father. In fact, it was because he used to march around the camps i...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Motifs of Blindness, Sight, Darkness, and Light

In ten pages this paper examines Shakespeare's characterizations of Lord and Lady Macbeth regarding how they enable him to masterf...

Lord George Byron's 'Don Juan'

In eight pages the Don Juan characterization as depicted in Lord Byron's poem is examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliogr...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Imaginary Worlds and Philology

related poems that I never read entitled The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. In my research, I found that other fiction he published ...

Hidden Self and Oscar Wilde

he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...

Guinevere, Legendary Wife of King Arthur

In ten pages this paper charts the evolution of the Guinevere myth considering its Celtic origins and the contributions of Thomas ...

Romantic and Victorian Literature Contrasted

In five pages this essay contrasts these very different literary styles with the Romantic period's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' b...

Debating the Innocence or Guilt of Greek Philosopher Socrates

This paper consists of eight pages and considers the injustice of the trial Socrates received in an attempt to determine whether o...

Foreign Policy in Great Britain from 1848 until 1871

In five pages the practices and theories that characterized British foreign policy during this time period are examined with descr...

Law and Morality

In six pages this paper examines the philosophical attempts to reconcile morality and law in a consideration of such theorists as ...

Comparative Analysis of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these texts in terms of changing social perceptions of women. There are no other...

Character Analysis of Jim in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In twelve pages the self concept and behavior of Jim in the novel Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad are analyzed. There is an outline con...

Timelessness of the Satirical 'Don Juan' by Lord Byron

In six pages this paper presents a sociological analysis of the timelessness theme in Lord Byron's Don Juan. Five sources are cit...

Legal System of Great Britain

differences in "details of procedure" (Fairchild 164). Essentially there are two levels of trial courts for criminal cases: magi...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Lord of Misrule and Malvolio

In five pages this paper discusses the enigma that is Malvolio and his Lord of Misrule representation. There are 2 sources cited ...