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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...

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...

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...

Okonkwo's Aggression in Achebe's Things Fall Apart

5 pages No outside sources cited. This paper relates the nature of Achebe's character Okonkwo, who demonstrates distinctly aggres...

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...

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...

Careers in Allied Healthcare

In this paper that contains eleven pages the reasons to choose a career in allied healthcare are examined and include job security...

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...

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 ...

Evolutionary Biology and Skepticism

In five pages this paper discusses the problems with trying to classify or categorize evolutionary biology in a consideration of h...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Geographical Wonder of Niagara Falls

to transcend, at least temporarily, the boundaries of the routine world" (McGreevy PG). Indeed, the nineteenth-century visitors w...

Ambiguities Throughout the History of Politics

In six pages this paper discusses the political ambiguities represented by the Second World War, the Cold War's rise and fall, and...

Hierarchy and Authority in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

In a paper that consists of 10 pages the Milton's conntention that Adam and Eve's fall was due to the rejection of the husband ove...

Edgar Allan Poe Major Motifs

In five pages this paper examines the motifs Edgar Allan Poe frequently used in this analysis of the short stories 'The Black Cat'...

Strategic Planning Study Proposal

This paper of ten pages includes Henry Mintzberg's article The Fall and Rise of Strategic planning in its strategic planning propo...

Brad Pitt and Why Women Find Him Appealing

In six pages this paper discusses Brad Pitt's adoring female fans and considers such films as Thelma and Louise, Meet Joe Black, I...

British Writer Dennis Potter and Son of Man TV Movie

In five pages Potter's controversial Son of Man TV movie based upon Jesus's life is examined in terms of the writer's objectives a...