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Canterbury Tales and Understanding Geoffrey Chaucer

host is asking if the next can outdo the story offered by the Knight. In the following lines we see the words and the general per...

Dickens and His Life

would never come true" for his father was arrested and then sent off to prison for failing to pay a debt (Anonymous Charles Dicken...

Poetry and Time

can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...

Life and Legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli

his native city. Though he had no previous political background, Machiavelli was appointed to serve as second chancellor of the F...

Kate Chopin's Life and Writings

In five pages this paper examines the Victorian time period that shaped the life and writings of Kate Chopin and analyzes the femi...

Adolescent and Mid Life Crises Similarities and Differences

In nine pages this paper contrasts and compares the adolescent identity crisis with the mid life crisis their parents may be going...

The Character of Louisa in Hard Times

This Dickens tale is looked at as it relates to this single character but other characters are discussed as well. Gender is someth...

A Life Examined in Alan Taylor's 'William Cooper's Town'

In this 5 page paper, the Revolutionary War is the star of William Cooper's life in a text that continues the trials and tribulati...

Rhetorical Statement Applied to Growing Up by Russell Baker

book Growing Up. None of us are going to be just like another. When Russell is admonished to do something with his life, to grow...

An At-Risk Brooklyn Youth Case Study

involved in drug dealing and in fact, by the time he would turn 14 years old, would carry a gun ("Shawn," 1993). By the time he is...

U.S. Labor Unions

The movement opened doors for women and African Americans that had up until then been shut tight. In short, the Knights of Labor ...

Old Age Poetic Portrayals in the Works of Jenny Joseph and Ursula Fanthorpe

Lord once of shed, garage and garden, Each with its proper compliment of tackle"...

Garrett and A Criminal-Addict's Story

define his identity that eclipsed the influence and importance of his home or his school. Durkheim was one of the first experts ...

Ex Drug Abuser Interview

This paper consists of five pages and features a sample of an interview with a one time abuser of drugs who discusses the life eff...

Author Ken Kesey

In five pages this paper examines the offbeat author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in a consideration of his life and times t...

Sensuality and the Senses in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

In four pages this paper discusses the protagonist's life struggles and the social limitations that oppressed women during this ti...

Dominican Poet and Novelist Julia Alvarez

In ten pages the life and works of Julia Alvarez are examines in an overview that includes a discussion of How the Garcia Girls Lo...

Life and Works of Composer Nicola Vincentino

life. In particular, Venice was already a major factor in the development of music printing which helped to eventually spread Vin...

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...

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

in his imagination as an "experimental novel, written like a play" (Hadella 5), dramatizing the working people and their striving ...

Playwright and Actor Moliere

In ten pages the life and times of this renowned 17th century French playwright and actor are recounted. Ten sources are cited in...

Tempos De Siliencio by Luis-Martin Santos

In seven pages this paper evaluates the novel by Luis Martin Santos as it relates to the life and times of the author. There are ...

FDR's Vice President Henry Wallace

In six pages this paper discusses Henry Wallace's life, his politics, his time as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president, and his ...

Walt Disney as a Role Model

His mainstay -- the inimitable Mickey Mouse -- evolved around the time of the Great Depression, when hopes of prosperity had peris...

HR Development and John W. Gardner

In five pages one time Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare John W. Gardner is discussed in terms of his life, career, and ...

Ashes to Ashes Creative Playwrighting

Ashes to Ashes is an original play of sixteen pages that is set in the nineteenth century and an excellent sample for those studyi...

Overview of Politician William M. 'Boss' Tweed

This paper examines the life and times of 'Boss' Tweed in a complete overview that includes his compassion for immigrants and his ...

The Roaring 20s and Al 'Scarface' Capone

In six pages the ways in which Al Capone's life and times reflected the Roaring Twenties are discussed. There are five bibliograp...

Irish Author Maria Edgeworth

In ten pages this paper examines the life, times, and novels of nineteenth century author Maria Edgeworth. Nine sources are cited...

Eighteenth Century French Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau's Life

In eight pages Jean Jacques Rousseau's life and times are examined. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....