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Fantasy and History in The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende III

In five pages this essay discusses how fantasy and history are represented in Isabel Allende's classic novel. There are no other ...

The Theme of the Old and New in Tugenev's Fathers and Sons

oppression. They are drunken, thieving, grasping, dishonest and completely ignorant. They would rather break a machine than run it...

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

In four pages this Spanish classic is examined in terms of how this represents the author's commentary regarding the countrymen an...

Fairytales and Gender Roles

In five pages classic fairytales are examined in terms of their portrayal of conventional gender roles with the views of anthropol...

Family's Role in Sophocles' Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone

In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...

The Persian Letters by Montesquieu

In five pages this classic 17th century novel by Montesquieu is analyzed as it relates to the Scientific Revolution and the Enligh...

A Summary of The Song of Roland (Chanson de Roland)

it is possible that the poet telling "The Song of Roland" was using the character of Charlemagne to represent Christianity as it m...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

'The Iliad' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh' on Death and the Afterlife

These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...

'Beowulf' and Family Ties

In five pages the bonds of kinship and family as represented in this classic Medieval poem are discussed. One source is cited in ...

Germinal by Emile Zola and Class Consciousness

In six pages this paper examines how class consciousness is developed in this classic novel by Emile Zola. There are no other sou...

Political Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses the political impact of Niccolo Machiavelli's classic work, The Prince. This five page paper has eight sourc...

An Analysis of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper analyzes Machiavelli's classic work, with an emphasis on chapter twenty-one and the topic of gaining esteem. This seve...

Leadership in Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper addresses modern leadership issues relevant to Machiavelli's classic work. This nine page paper has seven sources list...

Concepts of Honor and Virtue in Literary Works 'Henry IV Part I,' 'The Canterbury Tales,' and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages virtue and honor are examined in a comparative analysis of these three classics of Medieval and English literature. ...

Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Racism

There have actually been schools which have banned Huckleberry Finn from their libraries and their classrooms, based upon the refe...

Male and Female Relationships in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'

Cleopatra is a very sensual woman who is aware of her own passion. This, however, does not detract from her ability to rule...

Sociological Impact of Emile Durkheim

In seven pages Durkheim's profound impact upon sociology is considered through his various theories with emphasis upon Suicide, wh...

Banning the Novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

we present the following paper which discusses the banning of Steinbecks novel. Banning "The Grapes of Wrath" In more fully un...

Using Twelve Angry Men to Evaluate Behavioral Theories

him. A coach has been appointed the foreman but he is ill equipped to do the job he has been assigned. He resents wasting his tim...

We'll Always Have Paris

The writer analyzes the 1942 classic film Casablanca, and argues that Rick Blaine, played by Humphrey Bogart, is the archetypal re...

An Examination of Irish Ornamental Art

can tell that ornamentation is a large part of this model. The Irish often added spirals and curves. One might look at these as co...

Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and the Element of Tragedy

An analysis of the element of tragedy in Ephesus as presented in this classic work by William Shakespeare. The author of this pap...

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

in different locations. In this case, the division of labor is not "so obvious," and, therefore, not as easily observed (Smith Ch...

Power, Sexuality, and Impotence in The Trial

abuse of this abstract hierarchy of power, which can so easily be turned against an innocent man. The propensity of human beings t...

A Production Analysis of Citizen Kane

This research report looks at camera angles used as well as characterization in this classic film. A comprehensive analysis is pr...

Citizen Kane from a Critical Perspective

One of the most innovative movies in cinematic history is Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. This paper examines Welles' techniques and w...

The Motif of the Journey In Contemporary Literature

This 5 page paper analyzes the way in which the motif of the journey was used in three classic American novels: The Grapes of Wrat...

Cinematic Contributions of Director Howard Hawks

In ten pages this paper examines Hawks' big screen contributions with an emphasis upon his screwball comedy classics Ball of Fire,...

8th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven

An analysis of Beethoven's Eight Symphony consists of three pages in which the writer argues it is less reminiscent of the Classic...