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Writing Stylistic Comparisons of John Milton and Timothy Findley

In five pages this paper examines how the writing styles of each author develops the characterizations of Satan in 'Paradise Lost'...

A Comparison of Film and Print for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

a strong and masculine man, though perhaps not too intelligent, or so Ichabod thinks. One night at a party people are telling s...

Vietnam War and Soldiers' Good Luck Charms

letters did help. The soldiers in Vietnam, at least in the book, carried around a variety of things. Like boy scouts on...

Symbolism in Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War Novel The Things They Carried

his or her own emotional baggage. Some of that baggage inevitably includes fear, guilt, homesickness, anger, and that struggle bet...

An Analysis of The Things They Carried

This five page report analyzes the structure utilized by Tim O'Brien. The contention is presented that this utilization effectiv...

1999 Film Sleepy Hollow by Director Tim Burton

In seven pages this report analyzes Tim Burton's film Sleepy Hollow in terms of Johnny Depp's performance and cinematic influences...

Teachers and What They Should Know About Grammar

In thirty pages this research paper provides a literature review supporting a shift in grammar teaching within the reading and wri...

Impact of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

In five pages this report examines how lives were impacted by the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement in a consideration of ...

Narrative and Structure of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

totally true (p. 89). The sole criteria that OBrien supports for telling a "true" war story is this: "It comes down to gut instin...

Character Development in The Things They Carried

or another. In the case of the Vietnam War, and OBriens book, the consequence of war was, in many cases, age. As we shall see, the...

Art According to Philosophers Descartes, Barthes, and Foucault

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

Exploring War Poetry

see how he views war - both admiring the bravery of the soldiers while also acknowledging their certain death. There is evidence ...

Hemingway, O'Brien, and the Nature of Truth

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at the works of Ernest Hemingway and Tim O'Brien. The treatment of "truth" in a fictio...

Kathleen Norris and Emily Dickinson

This essay focuses on the writing of Emily Dickinson and Kathleen Norris and takes the form of a journal entry. One page pertains ...

Jean M. Twenge, Generation Me

This book review pertains to Jean M. Twenge's text Generation Me, which is a study of the differences between the attitudes and se...

An Epistle to a Great Psychologist

In a letter of three pages, the author writes a personal epistle to Dr. Freud. This letter reflects a personal response to the th...

Ohliger, MacKeracher, and Lindeman

The three entitled authors wrote a great deal about adult learning. This essay discusses their ideas in specific works. There are ...

Violence at Work: A Problem for Nurses

In a paper of six pages, the author writes about research on the problem of workplace violence against nurses. The studies used i...

Expansion Plan for Tim Horton

target markets located in the urban areas. It is also noted that English is widely spoken, which will help to reduce any barriers ...

An Analysis of The Poison of Subjectivism

Perhaps best known for his childrens literature, C.S. Lewis was actually a very well rounded author and philosopher. Although he ...

Tim O’Brien and the Man He Killed

comprise Tim OBriens celebrated collection, The Things They Carried. OBrien was himself a "grunt" in Vietnam, and his view of the ...

Law and Gambling in Professional Sports

hoping no gambling is occurring, thus there is no sensible regulation. As a result, we dont protect the integrity of any game bec...

Methods of Instruction

with words that can be identified, collected and remembered. Early learners often recognize words and can repeat them long befor...

Criminal Recidivism and High School Dropout

to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them [by using] a holistic perspective which pr...

Grounded Theory and Its Application in a Research Question

the challenges that have emerged in the last decade in seeking out and retaining highly professional college presidents, and have ...

Malcolm X's Black Power vs. King's Civil Disobedience

theme of the research. 2. How would they have been dealt with? Fine tuning the research question into a research hypothesis ...

Applying Therapy to an Example Family: The Buckmans

the structural and relational factors, including patterns of poor communication, Gils work issues, and problematic financial issue...

Admission Essay

that there are incredible opportunities for learning that can extend from an awareness of different cultures, histories and belief...

The Creation of a Quantitative Study

1990s that reflect a correlation between brand familiarity and consumer responses to advertising claims and pricing (Baker et al.,...

Strengths-Based Approach: A Case Study

the family identify the skills they already have and foster improvements by relating those strengths. In cases like the Browns, ...