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Conceptual Analysis of Boccaccio's The Decameron and Dante's Inferno

literature. In contemplating Dantes Inferno and Boccaccios The Decameron, many things come to light. To some extent both works ex...

Underlying Themes in 'The Libation-Bearers' by Aeschylus

psychological and emotional loss she withstands. It ultimately comes to pass that Electra begins to plot Clytemnestras death to h...

Relativism and Universal Values

proverbial bacon, is the fact that most humans share common basic needs and desires which, for the most part, they fulfill in much...

Biblical Imagery in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

journey. Immediately, the reader is shocked by Ahabs assertion and assumption that he is like God, that he holds the ultimate po...

'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner and the Character of Homer Barron

townspeople had actually seen her she still remained hidden until the appearance of a new character, Homer Barron. Homer is the an...

Enron's Failure and its Reasons

accounting system it may be argued that a collapse in the style of Enron is much more unlikely due to very different accounting en...

Roman Empire's Freed Slaves

unfortunate. The interesting thing about Rome was that political clout was everything. Who one knew could either get one killed, o...

Billy Budd by Herman Melville and the Character Captain Vere

worthy. With the ideals of Enlightenment we are given a much more complex train of thought as one must also examine the good of a ...

Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles

pronounced adornment" (Hardy NA). We note she has innocent eyes, that immediately seem to spell disaster and we also perhaps note ...

Various Social Classes and How They Were Treated on the Titanic

In three pages this paper on the Titanic considers the treatment of all the social classes that were on the ill fated 1912 voyage....

Imperial Russia's Decline

In five pages this paper considers Imperial Russia's decline, whether it was simply unfortunate or ill fated as covered in James C...

President Bill Clinton's Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

In seven pages this research paper focuses upon the anticrime bill passed during the first term of President Bill Clinton in an ov...

A Social Crime Analysis of Carlito's Way

This five page essay examines the film by Brian DePalma in reference to the social crime theories of Walter B. Miller. This film ...

Courage in Tellez and Hemingway as 'Comfortable Inaction'

In 4 pages free will and fate as it summons moral courage are considered in this comparative paper that includes a discussion of H...

Trees Symbolism in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

This paper consisting of five pages examines the symbolism of trees in terms of the family's fate in this famous Flannery O'Connor...

May Family Farm in 'Greenleaf' by Flannery O'Connor

In five pages the short story is examined in terms of family order and the fate of the May family's farm following Mrs. May's deat...

'Book of the Duchesse' Poem by Geoffrey Chaucer

In seven pages the chess symbolism presented in the description of the game in lines 618 to 678 are considered particularly as the...

Film Adaptation vs. Text of Silas Marner by George Eliot

with Satan. Eliot is quick to establish the basic goodness of Silas Marner through basic details. His face was "trusting and sim...

Author's Philosophies in Candide by Voltaire

In two pages, 2 essays analyzing Candide by Voltaire focus on the author's philosophies regarding concepts such as fate and God. ...

Antigone's Childish Defiance and Pointless Death in the Play by Sophocles

In six pages this paper examines the childish and irrational behavior of Sophocles' female antagonist and argues that fate plays n...

Authority and Its Historical Challenges

This five pages this paper examines how authority was challenged by Socrates, Antigone, and Jesus Christ and how each suffered tra...

Divine Power and 'The Iliad' by Homer

on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...

Socrates' Trial and a Juror's Fictitious Report

In five pages this paper explores an Athenian juror's perspective of Socrates with 'Spirulinus' presenting his trial observations ...

Irish Saga Exile of the Sons of Uisliu, Medea Women, and Suffering

In six pages this comparative analysis examines the suffering and fate of female protagonists Dredriu and Medea in these works. T...

Okonkwo was to Blame in Things Fall Apart by Achebe

In a paper consisting of five pages an assessment regarding Okonkwo's responsibility for his own tragedy is discussed through an e...

Elective Affinities by Johann von Goethe and Otto's Role

In 5 pages the symbolic role the ill fated child Otto plays in Johann von Goethe's Elective Affinities is analyzed. There are no ...

Russia and the Downfall of Communism

In four pages this paper discusses Russia and the downfall of communism and argued it was doomed to meet such a fate. Five source...

Calvinist Perspective on Determinism and Free Will

In some way, Calvinism gave them comfort. They were living a certain way, but it was Gods influence so it was okay. In many ways, ...

Comparative Analysis of Hyundai and Yugo Automobiles

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares these automobile types in order to determine why Hyundai lasted while the Yugo was ...

People Assisted by Social Sciences

that this huge nation requires a significant amount of energy just to maintain daily operation. As a result of Chinas overwhelmin...