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Pros and Cons of the Renaissance Era

In five pages the Renaissance's cultural revolution is one of the topics discussed in this consideration of what a person who elec...

Short Life of Katherine Mansfield and the Lasting Impact of Her Work

In twelve pages this paper examines Katherine Mansfield's short life and the lack of convention with which she lived and wrote wit...

Russian Immigrants in Brooklyn

themselves. Finally, the new immigrants seem to be more Russian than Jewish (Barker A01). It is interesting to note that the ear...

Migration of Eastern, Central, and Southern Europe

precedent of open heart/open door mentality, the melting pot is finally boiling over; in fact, it has been overflowing for several...

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and Character Comparison of Levin and Anna

In six pages Konstantin 'Kostya' and Anna Levin as featured in Anna Karenina are contrasted and compared in terms of their moral p...

The 'Rights' and 'Wrongs' of Animal Testing

In an argumentative essay consisting of three pages this issue is evaluated in terms of its pros and cons and serves to debunk any...

Goethe and Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

In five pages this paper examines the novel by Jostein Gaarder within the context of German novelist Johann von Goethe's observati...

Literary Works of Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, and Eudora Welty and Theme of Inadequacy

In 5 pages this paper examines how inadequately is thematically expressed in such literary works as 'The Secret Sharer' by Joseph ...

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

her fate, whether it was quick, or lingering. Close to starvation, Jakob is discovered by Athos Roussos, a Greek geologist who has...

The Similarities in Thinking of Bonhoeffer, Luther, and Augustine

In a paper consisting of six pages the writer argues that despite living in different times these men's concepts and thoughts were...

The Relationship between Kantian Theory and Environmental Destruction

The writer discusses Kantian Theory, which says that people who do not live up to their ethical responsibilities have no respect f...

Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl

In five pages Frankl's text is used to explore what is meant by the phrase ' He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.' T...

Motivation of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List

In five pages this paper discusses why Schindler was motivated to save many Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Two sources are ci...

Average Citizens and the Effects of the Revolutionary War

In five pages this paper discusses how the Revolutionary War affected average people's lives when it was being fought and thereaft...

Racism Case Study Analysis

not understand. That was television, but it was not fiction. Still, in looking at less prominent individuals, a student may want ...

Alcoholic Parents and Children

In twelve pages the children who live with a parent who is an alcoholic is considered in terms of environment at home, behavioral ...

Adjusting to College Life Away From Home

This paper examines the various adjustments college students living away from home for the first time must make to properly acclim...

American Dream as Represented by Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin

In five pages this paper examines how these important men's lives reflect the concept of the American Dream as depicted within Nar...

Myne Own Ground by T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes

The writer discusses the book Myne Own Ground by Breen and Innes, which describes the little known communities of free black who l...

A Saga of the Great Depression in 'Riding the Rails'

This is a 7 page paper that analyzes Errol L. Uys' text that considers how the Great Depression influenced American culture during...

Comparison of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

one light or another. We have seen movies where he is portrayed as an incredibly righteous man with righteous ideals. We have seen...

Contextual Style Article on Medieval England

In five pages this paper is written in the style of an old English article on country living during the fifteenth century with iss...

Inner City African American Boys in Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here

Soon after meeting Kotlowitz, Lafayette told him that "if" he grows up, he wants to be a bus driver. Kotlowitz notes that the adol...

Overview of Feng Shui

however, if man does not choose to pay attention to the forces around him, or is not aware of his particular place in the Universe...

Looking Back at the Culture of the 20th Century from the 22nd Century

This 8 page paper gives a cultural history of the 20th century from the perspective of someone living in the 22nd century. The wri...

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and the Eulogy to Mark Antony by Cleopatra Interpretation

In five pages this paper analyzes Cleopatra's observation during her eulogy to Mark Antony 'His delights / were dolphinlike, they ...

Life, Meaning, and Meursault in Alfred Camus' The Stranger

In six pages this paper assesses whether or not Camus' character Meursault lived a meaningful life with criteria contained within ...

Short Story Mimetics and Verisimilitude

By the time we reach mid story, and the speech of Stella-Rondo, we have suspended disbelief, as we might in good theater, and bel...

A Review of The Broken Spears The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

arrival of the Spanish using Aztec omens. Chapter 2 provides us with the first impressions of the Spanish presented from Aztec ey...

A Book Review of Anna Quindlen's 'One True Thing'

This review consists of 5 pages and describes how this journalist used to living in the fast lane took a detour to care for her te...