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Commitment in Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring

about them that is unknown to pagan literature (Byfield 2). This is true not only for the book authored by Tolkien but also for th...

Kevin Toolis's Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul

political activist organization known as Sinn Fein. Each chapter is subdivided in such a way as to concentrate on a specific aspe...

To Be (long) or Not to Be (Long)

the idea that as father and son they belong together and belong to the same family group, but at the same time, as individuals, th...

Wanting to Belong

hes written the book in blank verse. This means that it calls attention to itself but it does so with a purpose. Each poem, becaus...

Love in the Time of Cholera

Fuentes and Praust and then moves on to examining the power of the classic Don Quixote, indicating how there are not many, if any,...

Comments on a Book About Prayer

of gems to learn or remember. Strong believers pray and praise God no matter what although when life gets tough, it is hard for ev...

Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

Notebooks of Melanin Sun

This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...

Book Report on Jeffrey Toobin’s The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

in which the Supreme Court justices typically align themselves - usually in either liberal or conservative extremes, which Antonin...

Finding Meaning in “Tuesdays with Morrie”

fifth Tuesday, they talk about family. Mitch Albom has no family, whereas Morrie is surrounded by his. He says that family is the ...

Mouse Lessons: “Gino Badino” by Diana Engel

than saturated; the cover is a dark hunter green with a scalloped red border top and bottom; in the center is a square, also rimme...

“To Kill a Mockingbird”: Murder in the Deep South

Tom is convicted for only one reason: hes black. Although hes sentenced to death, the sentence is commuted to life in prison; even...

Hollywood Worldviews by Brian Godawa

and intriguing guide that advises readers on how to watch movies from a Christian perspective. Godawas purpose is not to evaluate ...

African Underclass by Andrew Burton, a Book Review

objectives: In African Underclass: Urbanization, Crime and Colonial Order in Dar es Salaam, 1919-61, author Andrew Burton provides...

Joy Luck Club Themes

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the themes within the book The Joy Luck Club. This paper includes a discussion of strong wo...

Fahrenheit 451 and Social Control

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the novel Fahrenheit 451. This paper includes a discussion of social control as an element ...

Brave New World and Social Criticisms

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at Brave New World. The themes of the book are analyzed as instances of social critici...

1 Peter

Passion at a distance (Atlantic Baptist University). This author suggests that Peter refers to himself as an eyewitness because "h...

Analysis: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” and “The Hours”

happy: "Except that one day Haroun asked one question too many, and then all hell broke loose" (Rusdie, 1990, p. 8). The question ...

Ondaatje/Anil’s Ghost

confronted some of the obstacles that define their personal an public lives. Anil has come to terms with her identity as a Sri Lan...

Diane Levin's Teaching Young Children in Violent Times

and to feel safe" (Corby). After addressing the impact of violence on children, Levin describes how to build a peaceful classroo...

An Analysis of the Opening Passage of Anna Karenina

given notice (Tolstoy 1). As this illustrates, this opening passage accomplishes several purposes. It immediately announces the ...

“Struggles in Steel” and “The Possessive Investment of Whiteness”

that when something powerful happens, it happens to white people in many respects. That is what gets the majority of the viewers t...

Relationship of Structure and Theme in Rushdie's "Midnight's Children"

the subcontinent ("Midnights Children"). Because the history of India is so rich and varied, the novel is multi-layered and comple...

2 Feminist Books/Domesticity

womens movement, describing how, at first, the purpose of the womens movement was secure the right of women to speak in public. Th...

Gordon S. Wood/The American Revolution

policies enraged the colonist who saw them as encroachment on their traditionally established liberties. What the British saw as t...

Matthew on Jesus

For example, when Jesus metaphorically gives Peter the "keys to the kingdom," Jesus refers to a verse in Isaiah that speaks of the...

Shawshank Redemption

money that he stole from Warden Nortons ill-gotten funds. Eventually Red is paroled and joins Andy in Mexico. Themes : One of the...

Richard Orsi/Sunset Limited

been presented in dichotomous terms. On one side is the "selfish, greedy, corporate interests" and on the other, stand "the people...

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

getting them to turn from God. Each letter essentially presents steps and information for Wormwood to use in tempting this young m...