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Potter and Franklin in Israel Potter His Fifty Years of Exile by Herman Melville

Years of Exile is one such piece of literary work that is a reflection of Melvilles typical nature in that it befits the very esse...

A Mute Experience

makes me uncomfortable so much as it is the fact that I have to draw attention to my muteness when asked to order the food. I can...

A Character Study of Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby

This paper analyzes characterization and the theme of abandoned ethics seen in Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The a...

Micro Computers and Their History

In five pages the microcomputers' history from the 1970s to the present day is considered in a time line of changes and important ...

Classic Western Literature and the Portrayal of Women

The portrayals of Cunegonde by Voltaire in Candide and Gertrude by William Shakespeare in Hamlet are contrastes and compared in fi...

1820 and 1821 Filibusters in Texas

This paper examines the Texas filibusters during this time period in terms of history with recent events also included in eight pa...

David Lurie in In the Beginning by Potok

David was well aware of his shortcomings in the eyes of the robustly healthy bullies. His own frail health prevented him from tak...

Manassas' Second Battle of Bull Run

refused to obey a crucial battle order; and political rivalry with General George McClellan resulted in the withholding of crucial...

An Overview of Child Custody Issues in America

This paper examines various child custody issues in the United States. The author addresses cases from current events, including ...

The Holocaust and Genocide of Armenians

to ultimately become the holocaust. The year of nineteen fifteen was witness to one of the bloodiest episodes in Armenian history...

Eudora Welty and an Imagined Interview

In 5 pages this paper imagines what an interview with author Eudora Welty would be like with the emphasis being on how her fiction...

An Analysis of Ernest Gaines Short Story, The Sky is Gray

This paper addresses Gaines' story as the events that unfold develop the character of the protagonist, James. This seven page pap...

1781 to 1848 U.S. Western Migration and Its Influential Factors

In five pages this paper examines the issues during this time period that affected and influenced the American migration westward....

Canada and Refugee Experiences

immigration rules in order to attract additional workers to contribute to the on-going economic boom in Canada for much of the 199...

Modern Day Television Reporting

an intriguing innovation when the Weather channel first aired, however. "From its start in 1982, The Weather Channel has been pel...

How the Constitutional Convention Viewed the Power of the President

they wanted...namely a government which would stabilize the money and trade, keep order within the country and defend the nation a...

1820 to 1900 Romantic Era

In five pages this paper examines the important social and political events that characterized the Romantic era with the Industria...

Pop Culture and The News

Art often imitates life, particularly in American media. This paper compares the media frenzy over the Clinton-Lewinsky affair wit...

Merger Between Frontier Corporation and Global Crossing Ltd.

In five pages this corporate merger is examined in terms of important events and how Frontier might have more effectively dealt wi...

Greek Games, Now and Then

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

Several Models or Tools of Project Management

In eleven pages this paper examines decision tree tools, fault tree, event analysis, resource planning, Gantt charts, ans PERT as ...

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front

In five pages the novel is analyzed in regards to the role chance plays in the life of a soldier and also examines how the novel w...

International Upheaval in 1979

In this five page report the author discusses several key political events occurring with Supertramp in the backstage. The Irania...

Important Factors Regarding 1750 to 1914 British Industrialization, Population, and Relations

In six pages this paper discusses England's industrial development up to the First World War with important events including the C...

College Students and the Marketing of a Campus Poetry Night

In one page this essay discusses how to plan and promote a poetry night event on a college campus that includes a book signing and...

Overview of Imperial China's Last Emperor Puyi

In six pages this paper discusses the events that resulted in removing Puyi as the final emperor of imperial China. Five sources ...

Banking and Canada's International Status

In six pages Canada's banking industry is examines with the effects of the 1998 and 1998 events discussed with an emphasis upon ac...

Taiwan Support from U.S. and the Reasons for this Late 1960s' Shift

In five pages the international and regional events responsible for the shift in the U.S. diplomatic position where Taiwan is conc...

Meteors and the Defense of the Earth

The rare fragment that survives and actually lands on earth-that is a meteorite" (pp. 90). Krajick (1999) adds that modern...

Athens and the Mitylenian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...