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Heroism in 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...

The Film 'Titanic' from a Formalist Perspective

heroes (or heroines) epic journey in self-discovery and personal awareness and understanding of the world in which he or she exist...

Heroic Myth in Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

In 7 pages this paper applies Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell to the novel Prisoner of Azkaban in an analysis of how...

The Crowd 1928 Silent Film by Director King Vidor

People simply do not flock to see silent films anymore. At the time, the film was well reviewed by both the New York Times and Var...

Heroic Dante and Sir Gawain

In five pages this paper examines how the concept of hero is defined and how both Dante in The Inferno and Sir Gawain in Sir Gawai...

'Don Juan' by Lord Byron

In eight pages the romantic 'Don Juan' is contrasted and compared with the hero's poetic satirist, Lord Byron. Five sources are c...

Classical Literature and the Hero

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...

School Prayer and the Perspectives of Socrates, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr.

In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...

Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris

So, if our stone age ancestors did not give up their hunter-gather lifestyle and invent agriculture in order to improve their life...

Charles Johnson's Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. in Dreamer

In five pages Johnson's fictional sketch is examined in terms of how it represents the actual man. There are no other sources lis...

Jonathan Swift, Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr. on Responsibility and Freedom

In five pages the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain and Conflicting Viewpoints

In five pages this paper discusses the conflicting views presented in this novel by Mark Twain and what they mean. There are no o...

Comparing Rudyard Kipling's Prose with John Huston's Cinematic Narrative in The Man Who Would Be King

In five pages the voices used in these very different ways of telling the same story are compared and contrasted in terms of artis...

Mambo Kings by Oscar Hijuelos and Brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts the brothers that appear in this book and how they cement the story's strong found...

King Henry the Eighth's Life

In five pages the life, marriages, and reign of England's Henry VIII are examined. There is no bibliography....

Communication and High Speed Management by Donald P. Cushman and Sarah Sanderson King

In five pages tihs text is reviewed regarding its consideration of large and small businesses and the significnce of good communic...

Marital Relationship Between Egypt's King Mycerinus and Queen Kha-Merer-Nebty II

In five pages this essay examines a statue of the Egyptian royal couple in a consideration of what is meant by marital harmony as ...

Icons and Heroes

In five pages this paper examines the concepts of icons and heroes and defines hero along with providing a human example. There a...

Technology Criticized in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

In six pages this paper examines how industrialization and technology are assailed by Mark Twain in this novel. Six sources are c...

Persian Empire's King Darius I

In four pages Darius the Great and his successes are examined with occasionally exaggerated historical accounts also taken into co...

The Tragedy of King Richard III by William Shakespeare and the Evil Protagonist

In five pages this paper presents a psychological analysis of Shakespeare's evil protagonist Richard III....

King Henry V as Depicted by William Shakespeare

Henry Tudor, is the same person that Shakespeare called Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II, except that lovable, feckless, and ...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

to his mother, he has been depicted as a solitary creature, not unlike the hombres in Sergio Leones "spaghetti" Westerns, who walk...

Analysis of Meditation on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Eldridge Cleaver

In eight pages Cleaver's text is analyzed in the context of the racial tensions that existed then and now. There are no other sou...

Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King

In twenty pages this paper analyzes Bellow's text in terms of meaning and examines how the story represents a journey towards self...

Henry the Fourth Part One by William Shakespeare and the Characters of King Henry and Hotspur

In 5 pages these warrior characters are contrasted and compared within the context of Shakespeare's play in terms of their speeche...

Power According to King James I and Martin Luther

In six pages James I's True Law of Free Monarchies speech is contrasted and compared with On Papal Power, Justification By Faith a...

The Heroic Aeneas

In a paper that consists of eight pages the definition of hero throughout the course of cultural history is considered in support ...

Taking Chances in The Stand, Desperation, and Insomnia by Stephen King

this is the same evil that invades the minds and souls of killer postal workers, schoolyard murderers, and child abusers? King al...

The Reign of France's King Louis XVI

This paper examines the reign of Louis XVI and the role of Marie Antoinette as his adviser. This twelve page paper has twelve sou...