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Arna W. Bontemps' 'A Summer Tragedy'

In five pages a biography of this predominantly children's author is provided as well as an examination of his adult fiction work....

Virginia Woolf's Writings and the Agenda of Women's Rights

. . . for the perceived immorality of their personal lives" (McCoy & Harlan, 254). In addition to being extremely unconventional s...

Dracula Gothic Fiction Genre

In eight pages this research paper examines the genre of Gothic fiction in a consideration of Dracula by Bram Stoker. There are 4...

Myth and Reality of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra

in "All for Love" presented a much more traditional Cleopatra, that is, someone who is more of an addictive substance then a ruler...

Unidentified Flying Objects, Real or Imaginary?

UFOs are the focus of this paper consisting of seven pages in which an effort is made to separate fiction from fact. Five sources...

Postcolonial Fiction and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

In seven pages postcolonial fiction is defined in order to determine whether this 1996 novel is representative of the literary gen...

Analysis of Old Mortality by Sir Walter Scott

In five pages this early 19th century historical fiction novel is analyzed in terms of the freedom struggles of the Covenanters ...

The Republic by Plato and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

Fact versus fiction is the focus of this analysis of theses classical texts in an essay consisting of two pages. There are no oth...

Detective Fictuon and 'Silence of the Lambs' vs. 'Oedipus the King'

In a research paper consisting of 6 pages, the two works of good and evil are considered within the context of detective fiction. ...

Crime Detection in the Works of John Dickson Carr, Edmund Crispin, and Agatha Christie

In five pages this paper examines detective crime fiction and how the readers are engaged in the detection of the crime in Carr's ...

Indian Culture and the River Sutra's Healing Powers

In four pages this Indian myth is revealed as being more fiction than based in fact. There are no other sources cited....

Middle Eastern Crime Fiction from 1916 to 1980s

In six pages this paper presents a textual overview of The Middle East in Crime Fiction by Reeva Simon. Four sources are cited in...

Overview of Postmodern Cinema

In twelve pages this paper analyzes postmodern cinema's characteristic elements in a consideration of such films as Pulp Fiction, ...

Controversial Film Director Quentin Tarantino

This paper consists of five pages and examines the controversies surrounding this film director, producer, writer, and actors uses...

Bible and Myths

In five pages this paper examines the Bible's collection of moral fiction, folktales, fables, and myths. Four sources are cited i...

Cinematic Violence

The ongoing debate onf movie violence is examined from both sides in five pages with Pulp Fiction and Natural Born Killers among t...

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Existentialism

In ten pages existentialism is examined in a consideration of the philosophies of Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre and then applies th...

Poe: The Masque of the Red Death, an Analysis

the night of a grand ball, an unexpected and unwelcome guest appears: the "mummer" is wearing the shroud normally put on a corpse,...

Native Experience: Literature and Film

different elements together to speak of ancient Aboriginal beliefs as well as a modern world. In As Long as the Rivers Flo...

How Writers Create Tone in the Context of Fiction

detail to demonstrate the point that war is negative. The fact that the mother is crying is aligned with the tonality in relation ...

49ers Press Release and Supporting Information

for Breast Cancer in June 2008 with the target of raising $300,000 and work with the Bill Wilson House in August 2008 where free T...

A Boy, a Girl and the Loch Ness Monster

was coming, and that was the main thing. For Robbie MacDonald, it was the only thing. Robbie and Sheila had grown up together, an...

Borges: "The Garden of the Forking Paths"

Tsun says no one can know his "innumerable contrition and weariness" (Borges). What does Borges mean when he claims the world is ...

Postwar British Fiction and Decline Theme

reality of the war, of its physical wounds were to be seen. This had to have had a psychological impact on the people of the count...

Civil War Letters

Alfonso Heep is an educated Kentucky farmboy who, in agreement with his state government, originally wanted nothing to do with the...

Characters in Literary Works Contrasts

success and leading a happy life. Willys attitude toward being liked and being popular do not change at all. This is evident when ...

Jonathan Swift/Gulliver's Voyage to Lilliput

is ale to jump "the highest," succeeding to high office (Swift). As this suggests, Swift was lampooning the machinations require...

Charles Dickens and His Life

societys pressure. "It is impossible to read Great Expectations without sensing Dickenss presence in the book, without being awar...

Downfall of William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Macbeth

with a trio of witch siblings (described in the text as the weird sisters), who issue this prediction to the Thane: THIRD WITCH. A...

Personal Limitations and the Illusion of Control Sustained by Leaders

is certainly one of the qualities that people look for in a leader, so a good leader will present an illusion of confidence even i...