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Late Eighteenth Century Haitian Revolution

French Empire. It was during this period that African slaves were brought to work the sugarcane and coffee plantations. In 1791, t...

The Octopus by Frank Norris

This point of view gives Norris freedom from having to make all of the action occur to a protagonist or observer and also, the rea...

Visionary Work Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton

whether it is the latest news from Yugoslavia, or how to do something on a computer. Explanations and curiosities are a way of li...

The Military Revolution Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 by Geoffrey Parker

the "civilized" world. It appears that Parker understands that those merchants, in turn, petitioned their governments to pay for t...

Marianela by Benito Perez Galdos

for conflict that occur between human beings and social institutions (Berkowitz 143). It appears to be a simple story of idyllic...

19th Century France and the Influence of Romantic Author Victor Hugo

This paper considers Victor Hugo's influence on France during the 19th century in an analysis of the significance of his novels Th...

Saint Teresa of Avila By Herself

she suffered a paralyzing illness - her illnesses were depicted not as physical in nature but as her souls struggles against tempt...

Nineteenth Century Perspectives on Wealth

novel awakens in the future, the year 2000, and at this time Bellamy pictures a utopian state that was achieved by the abandonment...

Dutch Vanitas Paintings and Vanity

the human body. In Leiden, the first important Vanitas painter was David Bailly (1584-1657), and later Pieter Claesz (c. 1596-166...

Roland Joffe's The Mission and the Film's Portrayal of New World Colonialism and Jesuit Missions

forest, which would later represent the convergence of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, symbolically depict a convergence of the h...

New York Tenements and How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis

fate of those who were underneath, so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat" (Riis, 1971,5)....

Industrialization Problems and Coping Strategies

In seven pages this paper considers how theorists of the nineteenth century proposed to cope with industrialization problems and i...

Leisure and Work in 1900 to 1920 Urban US

This paper discusses early 20th century leisure and work as conceptualized in urban America in a consideration of Kathy Peiss' 'Le...

Nymphs and a Satyr by Adolphe Willam Bouguereau and its Radical Artistic Message

In seven pages this 19th century artwork's radical message is analyzed. There are 2 attached bibliographic sources included....

Historical Plausibility of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In 5 pages this great American novel is analyzed in an historical overview of the relevant 19th century issues including children'...

Dream of the Red Chamber by Tsao Hsueh-Chin

In six pages this Chinese novel from the 18th century is analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

Critical Opinions on 'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E.B. Du Bois

In eleven pages this research paper considers the diverse critical opinions regarding this landmark early 20th century African Ame...

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

In seven pages this paper analyzes how the author depicts the 20th century Jewish male coming of sexual age in this amusing and in...

Overview of the Philistines

In five pages this six century period examines the Philistine culture, people, and hatred for the Israelites. Ten sources are cit...

Late Nineteenth Century Presence of Europe in Southeast Asia

In four pages this paper discusses the Asian impact of the European presence that took place during the latter portion of the nine...

Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg

seen that Gide identifies this novel as a psychological parable. By dramatizing the evil that lurks within Roberts psyche, Hogg of...

2 Poems by Robert Herrick Analyzed

of the seasons, which have been going on their course throughout all of history. "And Titan on the eastern hill / Retires himself,...

Lusiads by Luis Vas de Camoes

In five pages this Portuguese poem of the 16th century is examined in terms of the expression of dogmatism and nationalism by the ...

Epistolary Novel Pamela by Samuel Richardson

In six pages this 18th century epistolary novel is examined in terms of how the author moved the plot along and developed characte...

Relationship Between Man and God According to Soren Kierkegaard

of what it means to lead a Christian life. Kierkegaard identified three stages, or modes, of life?the aesthetic, the ethical, and...

Political Theory of Jewish Philosopher Moses Maimonides

the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...

Antiwar Sentiments of Crane, Twain, and Howells

In five pages the reactions against war and imperialism that began materializing at the turn of the 20th century are examined in a...

Mutiny on the Amistad by Howard Jones

Spain up until the time of the Civil War. However, the point that Jones emphasizes the most is that the Amistad case essentially w...

The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton

was discussing the other. No one would readily accuse him of slandering them because to do so would be admitting that the descript...