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Essays 61 - 90

COMPARISON OF EMERSON’S AND FRANK’S IDEAS

bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till." Furthermore, he writes "Trust thyself . . . accept the place the d...

'Self Reliance' and its Reflections of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Life and Times

In six pages this essay is considered in terms of its reflections of the author and the times in which he lived. Six sources are ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Self Reliance' and 'Nature' Essays

or change as well as "identity or rest...the first and second secrets of nature: Motion and Rest. The whole code of her laws may b...

Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War"

those few but powerful pages described how to achieve holism within the esoteric nature of battle. Firing a weapon to kill the en...

“Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Woman Warrior”

the U.S. Maxine Hong Kingston was born in the U.S.; her parents emigrated from Hong Kong. But even though she is American, the pul...

The Grand Ladies of Shakespeare, Ophelia and Desdemona

not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....

The Ideal Warrior

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

Mulan, Within the Context of Early Chinese Poetry

Allen 6). This poem clearly indicates the focus of cultural focus on women that stresses their role in terms of sexual desire an...

The Warrior Culture of Beowulf

it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...

Issues in Asian American Literature

This paper offers ten brief essays, with each essay roughly one-page in length and pertaining to issues that addressed in Asian Am...

War in Ancient Times

During the first several centuries, war was a constant state of being in different parts of the world. This essay focused on war i...

Tale of the Heike, An Overview

This essay pertains to the "Tale of the Heike," which is a warrior tale from medieval Japanese literature. This narrative recounts...

Heroism in the Ancient World: Gilgamesh and Achilles

This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...

Mythological Depiction of the Warrior Thor

In two and a half pages this paper discusses the hammer's loss in the story and the warrior and thunderous personality of Thor. T...

Indian Warrior by Diego Rivera

This paper pertains to Diego Rivera's "Indian Warrior" and the Mexican history to which the work refers. The writer discusses this...

Warrior in the Primal Village: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

than allow King Arthur to do this. He journeys to the Green Knight and encounters many adventures on the way. When he ultimately m...

Maxine Hong Kingston/Warrior Woman

property rather than fellow human beings. Tourist information on St. Thomas indicates that St. Thomas Market Square is today a "...

Gender in Beowulf

readers know that despite her monstrousness, Grendels mother is considered to be human (Porter). When Grendel enters the mead-ha...

Multiple Viewpoints in "The Woman Warrior"

Kingston makes much of the idea of the oral tradition, and her inability to partake in it. The ability to use language is vital fo...

Violence and How It is Glorified in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...

American Subcultures, Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters, and the Writings of Kingston and Chavez

In five pages this paper examines how in Woman Warrior by Kingston and Face of an Angel by Chavez the authors present the mother a...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Apache Chief Geronimo

In ten pages the Apache warrior Geronimo is the focus of this exploration. There are 6 sources cited in the bibliography....

Angels as God's Messengers in The Bible

angels one sees in the Bible take on many different roles: they are forecasters, instructors, dictators, protectors, chastisers, s...

Relationship Between Mother and Daughter in Warrior Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston

duality of the cultures are reflected in various ways by Kingston, the constant switching between myth and reality, Chinese emotio...

Hong Kong Cinema and Female Warriors

In eight pages this research paper examines Hong Kong cinema in an overview of the genre characterized by female warriors. Six so...

America After Vietnam and Books by Gibson and Englehardt

In five pages this paper discusses Warrior Dreams by Gibson and The End of the Victory Culture by Englehardt in a consideration of...

'Birthright' and Domestic Violence

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the film Once Were Warriors is considered within the context of domestic violence as a birthright...

Scientist Bernd Heinrich

In six pages this paper discusses the scientists and his works and includes two of his research studies The Thermal Warriors: Stra...

4 Works of Literature and the Themes of Exploitation and Power

In eight pages this paper discusses exploitation followed by power renewal in A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Continental Dri...