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Perfection Seeking in Literature

Using these two authors as our information base, we might say that one, in light of our life today, chose an unrealistic goal. The...

Good and Evil Characterizations

work? If the reader proves victorious at ascertaining the entire concept as a whole, while comprehending the connection of the de...

Economic and Political Freedom Views

In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...

American Identity Development

In three pages the ways in which literature reflects the development of an American identity are examined in the works of such aut...

Democracy Benefits and Risks

well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...

Transcendentalist Ideas of Henry David Thoreau

of America in its beginnings and resulted in the development of a genre that has come to be known as transcendentalist literature....

Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King on Peace

In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences in the peace teachings and writings of Thoreau, Gandhi, and Kin...

Citizenship Responsibilities

between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Their Geniu

In five pages this report examines 'Self Reliance' by Emerson and Walden by Thoreau within the context of the genius perspective. ...

Overview of Walden by Henry David Thoreau

theirs. Thoreau wanted to follow natures example, to "see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, ...

Walden by Henry David Thoreau and the Time Concept

He describes, for instance, the different kinds of activities which he undertakes in the course...

Solitude Perspectives of May Sarton and Henry David Thoreau

be? soliloquy that we are allowed an insight into the extent of his grief and suicidal tendencies, and in O, what a rogue and peas...

Social Inequities According to Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Eugene O'Neill

just enough on the ball to attempt to rise to a higher level. However, the plays hero is not a particularly unique or sensitive i...

Benjamin Franklin on the Relationship Between Society and Self

In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...

Applying the Literary Lessons of E.M. Forster and Henry David Thoreau

This paper examines the importance of being able to apply the teachings found in great literary works such as those of Thoreau and...

Life as Seen Through the Classics

to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...

Unjust Laws According to Henry David Thoreau

a serious subject for examination. Unjust Laws Exist Thoreau had chosen to life that was in some respects that of a recluse an...

The Disparity of Work and Productivity

equated with worth. Work is the standard by which the content of ones character is judged. There is a pervasive conception that in...

A Quarter-Century Friendship: Thoreau and Emerson

friends for over 25 years. The nature of their friendship, like any such relationship, cannot really be understood by anyone on th...

Comparing Themes from McGregor And Thoreau

from what was ostensibly a civilized society, ultimately finding how solitude became one of his closest friends. "I find it whole...

King and Thoreau

garnered from the ideals of Thoreau as well (Scholastic). In light of these facts it is clear that King was not only influenced di...

The Farm As A Natural Habitat

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

Articulations of Race

claims; both accept that "cultural features and identity claims" fail to adhere to any standard of predictability (Bentley 25). Wh...

Using Comedy To Explore Social Issues

great deal of the humor arises from the plays comic premise, which calls tends to suggest that the title of the work is something ...

Hesse’s Siddhartha, A Reflection

researching this topic should relate some incident/knowledge that he/she gained from personal experience versus formal education. ...

Laura, In Williams’ Glass Menagerie

to by Jim in very earthy, concrete terms that nonetheless indicate that she is pretty. When she says that blue "is wrong for-roses...

Thomas Nagel/”Moral Luck”

that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...

Reaction to Philbert's "Good" Plus a Brief Autobiography of the Student

I must master the processes associated involved in writing clearly as my ultimate goal is to teach middle school, and I must, ther...

Firoozeh Dumas' "Sweet, Sour, and Resentful"

example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...

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...