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Philosophy, Art and Literature During the Time of the Civil War

the post-Civil War period, which was one of unprecedented patronage for the arts from government and private sources, produced wor...

Family and Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

the end. What the story explains is that when a man leaves his community and the community changes while the man does not, the two...

Association Between Terrorism and Drugs

come to officially recognize this correlation. "The links between terrorism and narcotrafficking are real and growing" (Denny, 20...

Ethical Decision-Making in Government

so on" (Velasquez et al., 2009). Velasquez suggests that it may be useful in defining what ethics is by considering what it is not...

Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

entire novel is the childrens experience with love. Rahels relationship with her twin brother goes far beyond love; despite the fa...

Why the Auto Bailout Is a Bad Idea

for a car manufacturer to restructure and learn a new model; it would simply come back for more money when this is gone (Ten reaso...

Realists: Mark Twain and Henry James

and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...

There Should Be Intervention in Darfur

complicated than that. There is a sense that the Sudanese are being unfair to the people of Darfur, and also that those who live i...

Relationship Between Country Risk And National Culture

its entire economic status into a tailspin, ultimately threatening the worlds economy, as well.2 The most prominent forewarning o...

Defining “Realism”

into the bargain was always the same lady. She was the real thing, but always the same thing" (James). She cannot play other parts...

Imperialism/Things Fall Apart

"earth cannot punish me for obeying her messenger (i.e., the shaman)-A childs fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which ...

Dear President Obama: Please Cool Things Down!

trouble, but by which time it will be too late to do anything about it. Id like to tell you some of my concerns, because you are t...

Plato's Laws

of law as it has manifest in the place of which he writes about. There is some action in this work. Yet, what the action is compr...

Marxism and the Tragedy of Okonkwo

Okonkwos, as seen in the words of another author who notes, "The labour of colonial peoples was exploited on plantations and in mi...

Women in “The Things They Carried”

war (OBrien). Martha is a symbol of what we might call the "all-American girl." Cross speculates endlessly on whether or not she ...

GROSS INCOME STATEMENTS, FORM 1040 AND INCOME TAX

interest is taxable interest - there are a few exceptions to this, but not many. Taxable interest is interest received from or cre...

Three American Short Stories

Sammys gift is his "assertion of principle": "His Queenie has been wronged, and he will stand by her" (Wells). Wells points out th...

“Cradle to Cradle”

just-in-time delivery of parts to keep things running, rather than having stockpiles of parts to use. This works by making sure th...

How Culture and Religion Shape Each Other

The pot fell and broke in the sand. He heard Ikemefuna cry, My father, they have killed me! as he ran towards him. Dazed with fear...

Why Military Personnel Must Be Aware of Their Surroundings

real enemy was the climate: the heat and dampness proved to be an even more terrible enemy than the Viet Cong. Today we have troop...

Economic Interdependence in American History

The Revolutionary War itself, in fact, came with significant expense. The fledgling nation was immediately saddled with tremendou...

William Blake And Christianity

in prints depicting architecture" (Bentley, 2009). Blake spent seven years with the Basire family and achieved a degree of success...

British Imperialism and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

of it was wiped out during the 1800s and 1900s. Things Fall Apart is the story of Okonkwo, an ambitious...

Alberto Rios' 'The Secret Lion'

Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Sp...

Infidelity in The Real Thing by Playwright Tom Stoppard

human being. Annies selfish behavior can be defined as individualism at its worst, inasmuch as she does not take into account the...

The Year 2050 and The Greenhouse Effect

moment, the indications are far more likely for a bleak future. Ironically, it was roughly one year before the Antarctic ice shel...

Writing Style and Protagonist of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

from the text. However, the traumatic experiences that torture him do come out, but, they do so slowly, in bits and pieces. Somet...

Human Resources Management - The Trade Offs

can play, especially within the humanists school of thought regarding the employment relationship there is also an increased press...

September 11th and Globalization

HAS CHANGED FOR THE UNITED STATES As much as some people want to feel that the events of September 11 had a sustainable impact on...

Films and Books on the Vietnam War

watching Vietnam films, but if I had to pick one that seems to capture the horror, blood, panic, humor, and sheer waste of the who...