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Emilio Zamora, Cynthia Orozco and Rodolfo Rocha's Mexican Americans in Texas History

their respective fields of historical inquiry. The fact that each essay was written by academic experts is no coincidence. The a...

The Tradition of Heroes in Literature

This paper discusses the elements necessary to creating a heroic character in literature. The author examines heroic protagonists...

Cinema and Novel Expansion of Blade Runner

but an android is not designed to react emotionally and must formulate a false emphatic response. The difference in the time invol...

Poetic Melancholy in the Prose of Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper considers the life of Poe as an insightful backdrop to a consideration of the author's employment of mela...

The Use of Figurative Language in Plath, Keats, and Layton

her own, and ultimately committed suicide in 1963, one year after completing "Lady Lazarus;" Keats was noted for his romantic natu...

Chapter Thirteen of Brendan Prairie by Dan O'Brien

In five pages this essay provides a chapter summary and also analyzes the author's employment of action, setting, and characteriza...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Shock, Satire, and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...

Willard Gaylin's 'Harvesting the Dead'

In two pages this article is reviewed in a consideration of the author's exploration of medically assisting individuals by utilizi...

Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven and Imagination

In five pages this paper examines the author's uses of imagery in terms of characterization and plot development. There are no ot...

Book Review of Jaroslav Pelikan's Jesus Through the Centuries

In ten pages this paper compares biblical facts to the author's personal interpretation of Jesus as revealed in his text. There a...

John Drescher's 'Why Christians Shouldn't Carry Swords'

This Christianity Today article on the author's views of war is reviewed in four pages. There are no other sources listed....

The Old Bunch by Meyer Levin

In twelve pages this paper examines this novel by Meyer Levin in terms of ethnic heritage and how it was influenced by the author'...

Virtues of Mind by Linda Zagzebski

combining the areas of reform epistemology, philosophy and psychology, with the intent to prove that intelligent virtue is the tru...

Always a Part of the War as Described by Karl von Clausewitz in 'Fog and the Friction'

Forces held hearings on land forces modernization. At that time, numerous members of the Senate and high-ranking military officia...

Apple Computers' Struggle Against Microsoft.

A paper that addresses the problems faced by Apple Computers, Inc. The author contends that Apple computers main competition, Mic...

Jeremy Rifkin's The End of Work

In five pages this paper examines the book by Jeremy Rifkin in an assessment of the author's assertions. There are no other sourc...

1997 Management Review Article 'The Empowerment Gap Hype versus Reality' Reviewed

In five pages this article and the author's purpose are reviewed with future research suggestions also offered. One source is cit...

Strength of Will and Compassion in Frederick Douglass's Narrative

In four pages this paper examines how the author's characteristics of perseverance, faith in the truth, gift for observation, educ...

Analysis of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this autobiography is analyzed in terms of the author's uniqueness and ability to maintain optimism despite many har...

Sister Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking

In four pages the book chronicling a nun's interactions with a Death Row inmate is critically reviewed along with the inclusion of...

Officer Down Code Three by Pierce R. Brooks

mixture must then be guided through the most important attributes of healthcare delivery - taking care of sick people and keeping ...

Jeffrey Reiman's The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

In six pages this text is critically reviewed and the author's claims and proof are analyzed and evaluated. There are no other so...

Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker's Burglars on the Job

In seven pages this text is considered in terms of the methodology and recommendations made in the authors' hypothesis with addit...

A Gang Subculture Sociological Analysis

In this paper consisting of nine pages the text Monster The Autobiography of An L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur is examined as ...

Libra by Don De Lillo and the Portrayal of Lee Harvey Oswald as a Victim

In five pages this paper examines De Lillo's text in terms of the author's depiction of the accused assassin of President John F. ...

Mary McCarthy's Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

the reader. McCarthys life was in and of itself heartbreaking. She was an orphan by the age of six and reared by grandparents. Th...

Communication Damaged by Technology in Technopoly by Neil Postman

In five pages the author's premise regarding the damage technology has done to communication is examined in this critical review. ...

Taking Care of the Elderly

The author considers the difficulties facing families who decide to care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's. The author analyz...

New Joy of Gay Sex Book Review

In four pages this book is critiqued and reviewed with a discussion of topics covered in the text and AIDS related issues with the...

Life and Times of Saki

In eight pages of H.H. Munro, aka Saki, is examined in terms of the British author's wit and how its cynicism is rooted in his ear...