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Fictionalized Exploration of Conflict

Bahamian sun. That evening, Michelle left work a bit early. Her cell phone rang and it was Lee calling to make sure she was on he...

Gothic Fascination of Edgar Allan Poe

all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...

'When We Dead Awaken Writing As Re-Vision' by Adrienne Rich

the female gender could be perceived within the myriad components of existence, the early feminist movement served to establish a ...

Chinua Achebe and Victor Frankenstein

that he has chosen for himself. Yet when he, after months of disgusting, horrifying work, finally brings his creation to life, he ...

Romantic Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

that it was like an "after-dream of the reveller upon opium...an iciness, a sinking a sickening of the heart" (Fall of the House.....

Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe

good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...

Environmental Collapse and Kathryn Phillips' Tracking the Vanishing Frogs and Michael Harris' Lament for an Ocean A True Crime Story

mystery to what is underneath our declining environment. There is, in fact, one common factor. That factor is man himself. "Lam...

The Effect of Corporal Punishment on the Development of the Child

Spanking has fallen into disfavor as a method of discipline for children. This paper compares corporal punishment with other metho...

Consideration of Relationships and Romantic Love

In five pages this paper discusses literature and cinema in a consideration that argues consummate love falls short with Triangle ...

Julius Caesar's Military Campaigns

Today, there seems to be little dispute Caesar was one of the greatest figures in history as he took a prominent part in the affai...

Athens Rise and Eventual Fall in 410 to 360 BC

In eight pages the meteoric rise of Athens and its influential democracy are discussed as well as the events that culminated in th...

Creation of the Roman Empire and Reasons for its Collapse

the republican political system worked out unevenly at best. The idea of having two consuls was particularly difficult, because in...

Manchuria and Gen. George C. Marshall

In six pages this paper examines the events in Manchuria the resulted in the rise and fall of Japan along with U.S. and Soviet int...

Overview of Rome's 'Fall'

In ten pages this paper considers the reasons behind the fall of Rome and include impacts of military expansion and imperialism. ...

A History of Nationalism in Russia

of communist rule may appear to be an interruption in that long history, it was actually a logical stage in Russias development. U...

David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars and Prejudice

In ten pages this paper examines prejudices that are exhibited against the Japanese as presented in Snow Falling on Cedars by Davi...

Why Alternative Fuel Sources Have Been Inadequate

In a paper of eight pages the types of alternative fuels that have been tested and tried are discussed in order to reach the concl...

Man's Fall in the Works of Amelia Lanyer and John Milton

In two pages this paper contrasts the depiction of man's fall in Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Amelia Lanyer and the ninth book of P...

The Failure of Affirmative Action to Achieve Equality

In this paper consisting of five pages this writer argues that not only has Affirmative Action fallen short of its intended purpos...

William Dean Howell's Silas Lapham

In five pages this paper discusses William Dean Howells' The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham in an analysis of the protagonist. The...

Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?

life-span of cities and the formulation and decline of the empires and civilizations. The Romans themselves took many elements of...

Gothic Hero Edgar Allan Poe in 'Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

Troilus & Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

In four pages this paper discusses how Chaucer rewrote the pagan interpretation of Troy's fall with the inclusion of Medieval Chri...

Bob Dole for President

This paper consists of an eight page preelection discussion set in the fall of 1996 and examines why the background of Bob Dole an...

Desai and Achebe A Comparison of Clear Light of Day and Things Fall Apart

5 pages 0 outside sources. This paper relates the major themes in Desai's Clear Light of Day and Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Thi...

Conservatism from 2 Perspectives

perspective in presenting a traditional African culture, but he also addresses deconstructing the counterfeit past that was superi...

4 Multicultural Literary Works and the 'Feminine Principle'

and mother. This relegation of women to one sphere and men to another is reflected in his stories and novels as well. In "Arab...

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah O. Jewett

In five pages this paper discusses why contemporary criticism of this 19th century novel often falls short. Six sources are cited...

The Vision of Black Elk

In five pages John Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks is discussed in terms of the ways in which Black Elk succeed in increasing public a...

Dream Doubt in the First Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...