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Home Quest in Ulysses by James Joyce

feminist critics charge that this work frames women in houses that the men in the story avoid. "Throughout Ulysses women often rem...

Idea of Freedom and Things Fall Apart

In four pages Chinua Achebe's novel is considered within the context of freedom and how its quest is represented in protagonist Ok...

Quest Novels Voltaire's Candide and Epic of Gilgamesh

we will discuss two stories involving journeys -- the ancient Babylonian story of Gilgamesh, and Voltaires Candide. Written abou...

Michael Foucault vs. Frantz Fanon on Minorities

French writers Michel Foucault and Frantz Fanon are seminal philosophers in the empowerment of minority populations. This research...

Quest Themes in Dante Alighieri's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper examines how the quest theme is depicted in these works by Dante and Homer. Three sources are cited in t...

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

at heart. Some speculate that because his family had been poor, becoming a priest was his only way to get an education ("Antonio V...

Documentary History of the Contemporary World Jew

In five pages this paper discusses the contemporary era and the quest for Jewish Identity in an assessment of the text portrayals ...

Hinduism and Religious Theory

In nine pages this essay examines the quest for meaning and the religious historical theory of Francis Clark in a consideration of...

Questing in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and D.H. Lawrence's The Virgin and the Gipsy

In five pages this paper analyzes how these two literary works portray the notion of 'the quest.' There are no other sources list...

Defining Philosophy With the Help of Stephen Clark

In a paper consisting of five pages truth and reality are two of the components factored into a definition of philosophy as well a...

Comparative Analysis of Spiritual Quest in 'The Walls Do Not Fall' by H.D. and 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot

In nine pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of the shared theme of a spiritual quest. Seven sources are cited ...

Political Jockying and the Balanced Budget Amendment

This six page report illuminates the political jockying that has resulted between the Democratic and Republican parties over the q...

Jazz Saxophonist John Coltrane and His Important Influence Upon Music

In 6 pages this paper examines the influential jazz musician John Coltrane in a consideration of his Islam conversion and his ques...

Influences of Classical Greece

pervaded Western architecture for more than two millennia. The Greek temple emerged as the archetypal shrine of all time. Unlike ...

Concept of Quests in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Moby Dick by Herman Melville

In five pages these two novels are compared in an analysis of how the concept of a quest is featured within each. There are no ot...

Medieval Spain and Treatment of Muslims

surrounded by Arabs who believed in God at the time, but things were strained. He saw a great deal of turmoil and destruction. Of ...

Public Service And Professionalism

many people and industries alike; however, Althen et al (2002) note how it is by way of such an objective that one becomes labeled...

The Concept of Freedom in the Hispanic Culture

cases through perserverence and the willingness to invest tremendous effort in achieving their freedom. In many cases this effort...

Unequal Pay For Women In America: Income Disparity

social aspect and to help with the economics in forwarding their belief in their cause. The effectiveness of these groups are dep...

South American Liberator Simón Bolívar

In seven pages this paper discusses the liberation quest of South America's Simon Bolivar. Five sources are cited in the bibliogr...

Antislavery: Slave Narratives And Abolitionists

no uncertain terms gave all people unalienable rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? The American Di...

Philosophy Defined

In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...

Oliver Sack's Essay 'To See or Not to See

In five pages a person's quest to regain sight is examined within the context of 'To See or Not to See,' an essay by Oliver Sack. ...

Reflections of Creon

For her part, Antigone - sister of Polyneices and daughter-in-law of Creon - chooses to ignore the self-importance of Creon and ad...

Fuel Cells as an Alternate Energy Source

terms of our energy choices we should look not just to one energy source but rather towards a carefully selected group of renewabl...

Becoming an American and Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee

from the traditional customs of her village and adopt more modern, urban ideas. For example, in her village, wives addressed their...

Social Change: How It Shapes And Impacts Society And The Human Family

did not hold much power within society, inasmuch as there was an unyielding sense of control that loomed over the aspects of freed...

DNA Research Focus

In nine pages the controversies of DNA research is the focus of this paper that discusses the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, ...

Impossible Quest of Erasmus

In seven pages this paper argues that Erasmus's efforts to reconcile Catholicism and Protestantism was impossible and an arrogant ...

Children's Literature, Transformation and the Quest

In five pages this paper examines the protagonist's quests and how they transform them in a comparative analysis of the children's...