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Historical Indian Epic Mahabharata

Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Compared

first novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926) and in Fitzgeralds 1934 novel, Tender is the Night remain stellar examples of the realist g...

Michael Powell's film 'Peeping Tom'

of the film as we witness his actions and we become powerful voyeurs in the process, immersing ourselves in his world, and his sym...

General Information Overview of Microsoft Corporation

percent are male. The average age of employees is 34.3 years and the largest age group is between 30 and 39 years - 49.9 percent a...

The Court of King Hrothgar in Beowulf

The writer uses a close reading of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and in particular the events at King Hrothgar's court, to ex...

Roman and Celtic Reconciliation at the Synod of Whitby

type of missionary later on. They were independent and not at all associated with the Papacy (Horner, 2000). Columba may be one ...

American Prohibition and the Economic Boom of the 1920s

At the turn of the century, dry legislatures had been favoring womens suffrage and also allowed popular referenda in respect to wh...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Causes

In five pages this paper discusses the events that culminated in the U.S. bombing of these Japanese cities. Five sources are list...

Placing a Historical Value on 'The Iliad' by Homer

be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...

Overview of the Antitrust Case Involving Microsoft

develop Internet streaming technologies, would squelch competition. * October 27, 1997: The Justice Department files a complaint d...

Moscow's 1980 Olympic Games and Russia's Popular Culture

towards the attack, the United States Olympic team boycotted the event. "In 1980 it was a symbolic stand, backed up with all sort...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Dante's 'Inferno'

hes writing" (Steinberg inferno.htm). It is the Canto which presents us with the innocent and frightened Dante. He is just beginni...

Arabs, Israelis and the Holy Land's 50 Year War

There were many thousands of Palestinians who were forced to make their home in Jordan after they were run out of their own countr...

Pre European Industrial Revolution Developments

became futile. By the fourteenth century poor diet and over all poor health brought the weakened people of Europe to the grave wit...

Road to the Streak by Ripken

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the major themes and significant life events in Carl Ripken, Jr.'s...

Comparative Analysis of the Glorious Revolution and the Puritan Revolution

In nine pages these British historical events are contrasted and compared in an overview of their differences and similarities. ...

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...

Banning Steroids

In five pages this paper argues in favor of banning steroids which enhance athletic performance from any and all professional or O...

1460 to 1559 Early Modern Europe

In three pages this paper discusses this time period in terms of important events that resulted in the formation of early Modern E...

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...

Twilight by Anne Deavere Smith

contemporary theaters true innovations, bridges the gaps that exist between such apparently divergent disciplines as drama, journa...

Banking and Canada's International Status

In six pages Canada's banking industry is examines with the effects of the 1998 and 1998 events discussed with an emphasis upon ac...

Overview of Imperial China's Last Emperor Puyi

In six pages this paper discusses the events that resulted in removing Puyi as the final emperor of imperial China. Five sources ...

Important Factors Regarding 1750 to 1914 British Industrialization, Population, and Relations

In six pages this paper discusses England's industrial development up to the First World War with important events including the C...

College Students and the Marketing of a Campus Poetry Night

In one page this essay discusses how to plan and promote a poetry night event on a college campus that includes a book signing and...

Micro Computers and Their History

In five pages the microcomputers' history from the 1970s to the present day is considered in a time line of changes and important ...

Eudora Welty and an Imagined Interview

In 5 pages this paper imagines what an interview with author Eudora Welty would be like with the emphasis being on how her fiction...

The Holocaust and Genocide of Armenians

to ultimately become the holocaust. The year of nineteen fifteen was witness to one of the bloodiest episodes in Armenian history...

Civilization Development and Geography

In five pages this paper examines civilization development and destruction through geomorphological and geographic events. Three ...

Manassas' Second Battle of Bull Run

refused to obey a crucial battle order; and political rivalry with General George McClellan resulted in the withholding of crucial...