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The Killers by Ernest Hemingway

(281) - is the response. Hemingway, a man who chooses he words as though he is picking the last ripe fruit in the world, repeats...

Luis Bunuel's Movies and the Uses of Violence

In ten pages this paper discusses how violence appears as social commentary and surrealism in director Luis Bunuel's movies L'Age ...

1995 Film By John Singleton, Higher Learning

In five pages this report examines the 3rd film effort by director John Singleton in a discussion of content, prejudice, and issue...

J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye as a Personal Narrative

This research paper/essay discusses the journey of personal discovery that is described in Salinger's famous coming-of-age novel. ...

Television Violence and Its Influences

of theatrical films shown on TV. Reasons for violence? There is never a simple answer to that question. But people often commit...

Neolithic Man and Spirituality

In four pages this paper discusses the Neolithic Age in a consideration of man's spirituality during this time period. Six source...

Christian Themes in the Surrealist Paintings of Salvador Dali

themes, brought to life in his symbolistic style of painting. These paintings are characterized by meticulous draftsmanship and ...

What is ADD/AHDD?

- Indicators of ADD Neurology: 1. Hyperactive. Fidgets. 2. Impulse 3. Unexplained...

'Song of Roland' and Medieval Epic Poetry

long before it was ever written down. To use Si!r Philip Sidney phrase pertaining to the oral traditions of epic poetry, it was ...

An Overview of Apocalyptic Literature

it is not truly a detailed prediction of the future nor is it an invitation to withdraw from the concerns of this world (1997). In...

Life of Queen Elizabeth I

This research paper offers a comprehensive biography of Queen Elizabeth I, daugher of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII. It begins w...

The Signalman as a Ghost Story

the story may have reflected a time in Dickens life where the writer was significantly more in tuned to the transient aspects of w...

Victorian Twist to William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night Dream

In 6 pages this paper examines the validity of putting a Victorian Age twist on the telling of Shakespeare's Elizabethan comedy. ...

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins and Classism

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Collins' representation of social class is discussed in terms of his disdain for title and rank p...

French Historian Georges Duby

In sixteen pages this noted French historian who concentrated on the Middle Ages is examined in terms of his background, qualifica...

Children and Early Education Benefits

In seven pages the benefits of introducing early stimuli to children from birth to age three are examined in terms of the learning...

Materialism, Idealism, Materialistic and Symbolic Anthropology

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares Clifford Geertz's The Interpretation of Cultures and Marshall David Sahlins' Stone ...

Eastern Indonesia, Commerce and Poverty

In seven pages this paper discusses Eastern Indonesia of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in a consideration of economics a...

Comparing Vygotsky and Piaget

can think about the possible as well as what is concretely before them (Piaget, 1952). Unlike Piaget, Vygotsky was primarily inte...

China's Health Problems and Solutions

In eight pages this paper discusses possible solutions to China's health problems and includes such topics as aging, women and env...

Bildunsroman in 'Great Expectations' and 'Jane Eyre'

In 6 pages, this essay discusses how the coming-of-age is presented in these novels by Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte, with ...

Child Development as Presented in Harry Potter, Pokemon and the Iron Giant

The writer argues that many things can be learned about child development by reading the Harry Potter books, and by viewing the mo...

Psychological Perspectives and Theories in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

PG). The novelist has a distinctive talent when it comes to writing about the similarities and differences between and among the ...

Protagonist Parallels Between Go Tell It on the Mountain and Catcher in the Rye

are not all that uncommon for an adolescent. In fact, many teens feel they are alone and while Holden experiences a deep sense of ...

Feminist Wiccan Tradition's Progression

In seven pages this paper examines how the feminist Wiccan tradition has progressed from a 'New Age' perspective. Five sources ar...

Civil Rights Quest of African Americans

her peers. By reading her book, one can understand why the quest to achieve civil rights is and was important for African America...

Senior Citizen, Adolescent, and Preschooler Observations

In twelve pages these distinct age groups are discussed in an observational consideration. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life and Setting

the touching but depressing mood of the work. First, portraying 1950s America in such a dark light may be difficult for modern au...

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

They embraced the spirit of "carpe diem," or "enjoy the moment," and Boccaccio was among this group (Chubb PG). Some experts hav...

Comparing Salinger's Catcher with Lee's Mockingbird

This essay contrasts and compares J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel Catcher in the Rye with Harper Lee's account of a Southern c...