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17th Century Social History of China and The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan Spence

In five pages this paper examines how Chinese society of the seventeenth century is presented in The Death of Woman Wang by Jonath...

Ernest Hemingway's 'Death in the Afternoon'

The relationship between ancient sacrifice and bullfighting in Spain is examined in this analysis of 'Death in the Afternoon' by E...

Comparative Analysis of Arthur Miller's Characters Willy Loman and John Proctor

This paper consists of 5 pages and contrasts and compares the protagonists John Proctor and Willy Loman as featured in Arthur Mill...

Short Story 'The Death of Ivan Ilych'

on his knee, leans over him, putting his ear first higher then lower, and performs various gymnastic movements over him with a sig...

Poe's Obsession with Beautiful Young Women Dying and the Influence of His Wife's Premature Death

In six pages this paper discusses how Edgar Allan Poe's obsession with young women dying was due to the premature death of his wif...

Life and Death According to 2 Artistic Interpretations

The Eric Clapton and Will Jennings' song Tears in Heaven is contrasted and compared with Dylan Thomas' poem Do Not Go Gentle Into ...

Death of a Salesman - Willy Loman and the Betrayal of the American Dream

This 6 page paper discusses the concept of true and false values in the play Death of a Salesman. The writer argues that Willy Lom...

Themes in 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

In five pages this paper discusses the themes of life and death evoked by Jack London in his short story 'To Build a Fire.' Four ...

A Review of Europa, Europa

A 5 page essay exploring the work of the film by Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland. An eye-opening look at the lengths som...

Village of a Million Spirits by Ian MacMillan

In five pages this essay examines the Treblinka Nazi death camp uprising featured in the novel by Ian MacMillan with the Magda Now...

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on the Stage and on TV

and character. Miller seems to have conceived of Death of a Salesman as a twentieth century tragedy in the tradition of the ancie...

Life and Euthanasia

In five pages this report considers what life is in a discussion of euthanasia with 'brain dead' and concepts of 'death with digni...

Willy Loman's Nightmarish American Dreams

"Happy" The irony of the situation is doubled by the shadow (and what is the shadow of a dream,...

Different Culture Stories Compared

However, the closeness of each of her personal relationships are in fact enhanced through her breasts. By using her breasts to gai...

Fathers and Sons in the Works of Arthur Miller and William Faulkner

In five pages this research paper compares Miller's Death of a Salesman and Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' in an examination of relatio...

Part One of Erotism Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille

In nine pages this paper examines the controversial theories of Bataille including his analytical emphasis upon taboo and transgre...

Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and its Psychological Effects

In five pages this paper examines how the psychological effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is portrayed in Hiroshima by He...

The Resurrection

This paper consists of five pages and discusses claims made by both theologians, John Dominic Crossan and Caroline Walker Bynum, ...

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and the Rain Metaphor

In five pages this paper discusses how death and separation are metaphorically represented by rain in Ernest Hemingway's A Farewel...

Family's Need to Earn More Money

trapped. Our era has prompted most to believe that yesterdays luxuries are indeed todays necessities. By way of two acclaimed l...

Poetry and Time

can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...

Mann, Gide, Kafka, Woolf, and Modernism

It was realistic, but the writing was complicated and required the reader to become intimately involved with the subject matter. ...

Themes in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

agrees with that assessment. In fact, some have been critical of the dark and abrupt ending that Hemingway is so famous for. Erne...

Arthur Miller's Influences for Death of a Salesman

In a paper consisting of six pages the influential factors that resulted in Arthur Miller's composition of the Pulitzer prize winn...

Potential Cases for Tortuous Action Under Australian Law

to provide a route to gain relief for damages received and costs incurred, at the same time as acting as a deterrent to others. Un...

Death Penalty for Juveniles

has been, and is, a great deal of talk and controversy about the death penalty in the United States. There are many people who fee...

The Tragedy of Africa

ancient history; he was assassinated in 1961) find it very poignant: there is a stark contrast between what he hopes to accomplish...

Abolish Capital Punishment

row inmates, it performs its most solemn duty. However, if the state makes a mistake, there is no possible way it can rectify its ...

Homer, The Iliad and Death

original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...

The Queen, a Critical Analysis

II, is one of the finest movies extant. This paper evaluates it in terms of its casting, acting and cinematography. Discussion C...