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Walden by Henry David Thoreau

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the element of satire that exists within Walden by Henry David Thoreau. There is ...

Mural Painters and the 1910 Mexican Revolution

In thirteen pages this research paper examines the Mexican Revolution's impact upon the murals of Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfa...

Nature of the Mind According to David Armstrong

In three pages the mind's nature as perceived by philosopher and theorist David Armstrong is examined. One source is cited in the...

Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Transcendentalism

on other writers who were to follow them. However, just as Emerson did not express his philosophy in the same way as Thoreau, foll...

Just Law, Unjust Law, and the Perspectives of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr.

In six pages this paper examines how just law and unjust law are conceptualized in 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luthe...

Materialism and Walden by Henry David Thoreau

rejection of the American dream likely came before he had embarked on this personal journey. He had some insight into the problem ...

Self Reliance and the Philosophies of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages this paper discusses how the self reliance philosophy was conceptualized in a contrast and comparison of the perspect...

Postmodernism and Perspectives of David Harvey

In seven pages David Harvey's postmodernism is examined in terms of impacts both politically and economically. Three sources are ...

Jewish Beliefs and Practices

This paper tracks the history of Jewish beliefs and rituals, from the Matriarchs up to the Hebrew Union College. The author also ...

Multicultural Writing and Exile

In seven pages th is paper discusses how exile is thematically developed in such multicultural writings as Goodbyes by Pablo Nerud...

Understanding Religion and Sociology

a decimating force. Through Charons book, one gains a clearer understanding of the sociological perspective and awareness of reli...

Hume and Descartes Compared and Contrasted

This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of these two philosophers. Linear deductive reasoning is examined along with...

King David and Israel

In twelve pages this research essay examines Israel during the lifetime of David and includes a consideration of his reign. Seven...

King David Hotel Bombing

In five pages this 1940s' bombing of the King David Hotel is examined in terms of the militants and terrorist actions that culmina...

Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media

In eight pages this text is critically reviewed in terms of the theories McLuhan presented and critical points are argued....

David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

In five pages this paper examines David Souter the man and the Supreme Court Justice and what can be learned by his position in ...

David Mamet's Plays and Use of Profanity

their helplessness and articulates it for us. In an article in Town and Country Monthly, Jonathan Alter observes that "Language, a...

Overview of Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson

In five pages this paper presents an overview of the novel by David Guterson. There are no other sources listed....

U.S. Society and 'the Creative Outsider'

In five pages this paper examines the influence of the creative outsider in America in a consideration of the texts My Antonia by ...

Stylistic and Formal Characteristics of Gus Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho'

Such cinematic techniques as mise-en-scene are discussed in a paper consisting of 6 pages as thematic and narrative expression are...

An Analysis of the Film, Homicide

This paper examines and analyzes various thematic aspects of the film, Homicide by David Mamet. This six page paper has two sour...

Land and Culture in Indigenous America, Unspeakable Sadness verses Disposition of Nebraska Indians

Differences in Land Management Ethics The reasons behind the changes in the American landscape between the time when it was...

Christian Apocalypse in the Third Millennium?

In seven pages this essay discusses worldviews and apocalyptic beliefs as the next century approaches with the Branch Davidians an...

Theology Understanding and the Old Testament's Importance

In seventeen pages this paper argues that contemporary Christian theology can best be understood through a consideration of the Ol...

Analysis of the Covenants and the Old Testament

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares the covenants with God and the Old Testament stories of David, Moses, Adam and Ev...

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...

Immoral Act Ethical Justification

take that same action" (Hosmer 379). In effect, the philosopher was saying that by continuing forward with such things that appea...

Understanding The Prince Through Machiavelli's Letters To Vettori

This paper discusses the correspondence between Vettori and Machiavelli in terms of how these letters can lead to a further unders...

Walking on Thin Ice by David Hempleman Adams

In seven pages this paper discusses the North Pole expedition of 2 men as recounted in this text by David Hempleman Adams. There ...

Social Security Program Understanding

of the Primary Insurance Amount at age sixty-two or waiting to get one hundred percent at age sixty-five. Normally the future val...