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Opium Wars Through Chinese Eyes by Arthur Waley

strictly illegal under Chinese law. However, the opium trade was of pivotal importance to British Imperialism. The British smuggli...

Contemporary Prisons and Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

Damiens, was executed in this manner on March 2, 1757. The records of this execution appear to be quite detailed, as Foucault rela...

Chip Deffaa's 'Traditionalists and Revivalists in Jazz'

This paper consists of 12 pages and chronicles those significant performers whos contributions are often overlooked in other books...

Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

In a paper consisting of six pages this book is examined not only in terms of its reflection on Munro's career and style but how i...

Death and Dying as a Literary Theme

This paper examines Mitch Albom's book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Kenneth Kramer's work, The Sacred Art of Dying. The author expl...

An Analysis of The Peculiar Institution

This 5 page paper analyzes the book by Kenneth M. Stampp. The author focuses on the institution of slavery as it existed in the ...

Go Tell It on the Mountain and Invisible Man Compared

This research report examines these two well known works. The element of time is highlighted in analyzing these books. This five p...

An Analysis of The Long Gray Line

A 5 page analysis of the book by Rick Atkinson. This paper highlights the importance of teamwork, leadership and honor. 1 source...

Exegesis on Revelation

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares Chapter 1:4 through Chapter 3:22 of the Book of Revelation accross five differing ...

Chapter One of Genesis and the Rig Veda Indian Creation Myth

In four pages this paper compares the creation myths found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and 'In the Beginning' of t...

Dido's Character in 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

the direction of the Fates. Didos love for Aeneas became all encompassing, and directly contrasted the pragmatic side of Aeneas...

After the Odyssey

The writer presents a creative essay written in iambic pentameter, describing the journey Teiresias commanded Odysseus to make aft...

An Analysis of Death On Demand

This five page paper explores the book by Dale Hill. The power of the word demand is the focus, a power that results in both emot...

The Business World from a Literary Viewpoint

pictured as giving them a chance to live as equals with everyone-no upper classes-everyone doing as he or she pleased. Sinclair...

The Sweet Herafter

In this six page report the writer provides an overview of the movie and book renditions of the school bus accident that took the ...

Films Prince of the City, Serpico, and the 'Code of Silence'

In five pages this paper examines how these films and the books they were based on feature the 'code of silence' in an assessment ...

Characterization and Realism in the Dickens Classic Great Expectations

This work is discussed in depth and realism is the focus of attention along with a look at characterization. This paper looks at h...

Themes of A Tale of Two Cities

The idea of sacrifice is the focus of attention in the context of this thoughtful analysis of this Dickens tale. Darnay and Carton...

Betrayal of Mattie in Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

In five pages this paper examines the book within the context of its primary character Mattie Michaels and her betrayal is conside...

Lilliput, Satire, and Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

This essay consists of five pages and examines the first book of Gulliver's Travels in terms of how Swift satirizes eighteenth cen...

Yahoos and Houyhnhnms in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

In five pages this paper examines the fourth book of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels in its satirical portrayal of Yahoo brute...

Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene

The writer analyzes Book V of The Faerie Queene with regard to the relationship between justice and gender. The paper is nine page...

The Kingdom of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

In five pages C.S. Lewis is considered in terms of his life, his writings and his religious beliefs which influenced his work prof...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat

In five pages this 1963 book that features caribous as studied in a survey conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Service is discussed...

Jean de Coras verses Gertrude B. Himmlefarb in The Return Of Martin Guerre and The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals

In this six paper paper the writer explores the book by Jean de Coras and updated by Nathalie Z. Davis. This exploration occurs a...

Perspective of Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In five pages this report focuses on Paradise Lost Books One and Nine in a consideration of Satan's perspective regarding right an...

Common Themes in Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984

In this five page paper the writer explores two of George Orwell's most popular books. Common themes are discussed in relation to...

Works of D.H. Lawrence

In four pages the political views and books of D.H. Lawrence are examined in terms of human nature and sexuality. Three sources a...

An Analysis of Hansberry's, Raisin In The Sun

This paper analyzes Lorraine Hansberry's book, Raisin In The Sun. This eight page paper has no additional sources listed in the b...