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Is “Death of a Salesman” an Aristotelian Tragedy?

achieved little even though they are in their 30s when the play opens. Linda, Willys wife, desperately tries to hold the family ...

Who Moved My Cheese? (Book Report)

case that things change tremendously and people must adapt to the change or become obsolete. Some of the individuals will sail thr...

Kafka: Gregor Samsa and Self-Sacrifice

neither of their parents can stand to be in the same room with Gregor. Interestingly, no one ever tries to communicate with Greg...

Mis-En-Scene Analysis, Mildred Pierce

an afternoon off and a swim. At the beach house, the first camera shot has Monte showing a closet full of bathing suits (Dirks)....

Death of Ivan Ilych and The Iliad

the woman to his commander, but withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight in retaliation for the humiliation imposed upon ...

Deconstructing “The Glass Menagerie”

Lye, Derrida and others, then The Glass Menagerie is a perfect play to apply this technique to, because it is full of silences, me...

Willie Talos' Fatal Flaw

The murderer is fully aware of the relationships. Also, it is hard to argue that the affairs do not matter. Today, there is a tend...

A Reading of Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”

a room that "opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would...

The Morality of Frankenstein

because of the gruesome nature of the experiments, he has to be very circumspect about where he lives-another broad hint that he s...

Sci-Fi Films: Radiation Monsters and Homestick Aliens

(Bacchus, 2007). The atomic age is the real villain here, because its radiation from the atomic testing in New Mexico that causes ...

A Feminist Perspective on “Frankenstein”

"varied and prolonged dependence on others" that follows the birth of a normal human (Yousef 197). The creature himself associates...

The Principles of Goleman’s “Emotional Intelligence” Applied to “The Little Prince”

families, in career and the workplace, for health and contentment" (Wilson). People who have and use emotional intelligence gener...

Gilbert’s Law Summaries, Legal Research, Writing and Analysis

in a strict outline format" (Law school outlines). This format has both drawbacks and benefits; the benefits include the fact that...

Reaction to: “The Things They Carried”

early chapters show up again later, as others talk about them. It reminds a reader of those wonderful, wacky conversations that go...

Self-Realization and the Hero’s Quest in ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,’ and ‘Everyman’

the heros quest is self-realization, with the glory being more internal than external, the awakening of inner strength and self-kn...

Sun Tzu and the War in Iraq

in Iraq is not meeting these objectives. First, a majority of Americans are now solidly against the war, meaning that Bush no lon...

Text and Illustrations in “Alice in Wonderland”

illustrations in the first chapter: the rabbit with the watch, Alice finding the door, Alice looking after the rabbit as he scurri...

Positivist Law and Natural Law

two very separate subjects. However, there are a number of laws where there are no apparent sanctions non-compliance, therefore s...

Jackson: “The Lottery” - Point of View

it has been going on for so long that nobody remembers why or how it started (Jackson). We also know that this village is not the ...

Identity, Maturity and David Copperfield

This essay offers discussion of the issues maturity and identity in regards to "David Copperfield," the classic novel by Charles D...

Deception in The Merchant of Venice

This five page paper explores the classic comedy by William Shakespeare. Appearance is sometimes decieving. No additional source...

English and French Governments

In six pages this paper discusses these countries' post Crusades rises to power in a consideration of aristocracy, feudalism, and ...

D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation

In five pages the reasons why this silent film classic should be considered the greatest of all melodramas are presented. There a...

French Absolute Monarchy and Renaissance of Europe

In seven pages this paper discusses the Renaissance of Europe in terms of its impact regarding France's absolute monarchy and on t...

"Troy" (2004) and Homer's Iliad

This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

Differences, French, English Gothic Cathedrals

This research paper pertains to the Gothic architectural style and contrasts and compares differences and similarities that exist ...

A Satirical Reflection on French Society: Candide

This essay describes the manner in which Voltaire lampooned eighteenth century society in his satirical novel "Candide." Five page...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Advertisements and Gender Roles

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at gender roles as they appear in advertisements. Two classic ads for Coke and Pepsi ar...

Reproduction Issues

This paper discusses several issues. It begins by comparing the classic Hippocratic Oath to the modern version. The next section d...