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Alternatives to Physical Punishment in Child Discipline

A paper arguing against physical punishment as a means of negative reinforcement for children. The author presents alternatives t...

Racism and WASPs

towards WASPS as they are the ones who are perceived to hold "the power." II. The Black/White Difference: An Ever-Widening Chasm ...

Celebrations and Holidays in Judaism

In nine pages various Jewish holidays and celebrations are examined in terms of meaning and symbolic significance such as Shabbat,...

Leisure Lifestyles of Women and Cassandra by Florence Nightingale

In five pages this paper discusses women's rights and giving meaning to life as conceptualized by Florence Nightingale, the founde...

Business Ethics and Corporate Management

ethical behavior of any given enterprise was simply to do well and perform honestly. Those two simple premises would in turn lead...

Death's Role and Meaning in Fairy Tales

necessity. Beyond the obvious, however, lurks an even deeper meaning to the employment of death as an integral part of fairy tale...

Natural Born Killers Film by Director Oliver Stone

In five pages this 1994 film is analyzed in terms of story with character, cinematics with editing, and meaning with theme. Three...

Life and its Meaning

In five pages this paper examines life's meaning in a consideration of such philosophies as Albert Camus' French existentialism, s...

LA Homelessness

In five pages this paper examines what it means to be homeless in the city of Los Angeles in a problem description, assistance, an...

Differentiation in Stem Cells and Research

In four pages this paper discusses the differentiation of stem cells and what this means in terms of research of cell generation. ...

Edwin Arlington Booth's 'Richard Cory'

In three pages a poetic analysis of 'Richard Cory' includes imagery, tone, purpose, and meaning. There are no other sources liste...

Chinese New Year's True Meaning

In four pages the Chinese New Year and what it means are the focus of this overview. There are not any sources listed....

Executing the Condemned by Cruxifixion

Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...

The White Hotel by D.M. Thomas, Dreams, and Meaning

In five pages the meaning of dreams and how they deprive the protagonist of free will are considered within the context of Thomas'...

Defining What it Means to be Human

This paper defines what it means to be human in five pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

'Dreams' by Nikki Giovanni

In five pages this poetic explicaton considers the poem's meaning and examines the usage of tone, wording, images, and also discus...

Synonyms and Semantics

In five pages this paper defines synonyms and semantics and discusses word meaning and their message subtlety. Five sources are c...

Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson

This paper examines this exhaustive work by Thomas Jefferson in an analysis of what Virginia, its land, and its people meant to hi...

Popular Religion Conceptually Defined

In five pages this paper conceptually defines what is meant by popular religion in an historical overview of ancient Greece and We...

Restaurant Choice and Impact of Certain Foods on Health

In five pages this paper evaluates the role of perceptions in terms of choosing restaurant and whether or not a thriving beef rest...

'Mother Courage and Her Children' by Bertolt Brecht and 'Bread and Wine' by Ignazio Silone

In seven pages these two stories are examined regarding the meaning of each and the themes of Marxism and oppression. There are n...

US Society, Conflict Models and Sociological Order

They are the cement of society, in fact. For the country to be stable, successful socialization must take place. The conflict mo...

Purpose of Repetitive Patterns of Speech

In five pages the repetition of er and uhm in conversations are examined in terms of the meanings behind such repetitiveness. One...

Bigger is Not Always Better for Global Corporations

In twelve pages this paper discusses global corporations and the misnomer that bigger means better in an assessment of small compa...

'Sonnet 146' by William Shakespeare

A poetic analysis of 'Sonnet 146' by William Shakespeare focuses upon similes, metaphors, tone, and meaning in five pages. Five s...

Spiritual Meaning in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

In 5 pages the spiritual quest for meaning as reflected in the fisherman's quest for the elusive marlin in the novella is analyzed...

The Plague by Albert Camus

In three pages Camus's story is analyzed in terms of characterizations and their meanings especially in terms of quarantine isolat...

August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

In ten pages this play by August Wilson analyzes meaning, setting, and characterizations. There are no other sources cited....

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism on Personhood

In five pages this paper examines how these world religions conceptualize what it means to be a good person in terms of ethics, si...