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Identity and Gender Reflections in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Kate Chopin's The Awakening

it threatened who she was as a member of the white race and the upper classes. Therefore, it can be seen that Ednas desire to pa...

Downsizing Problems in the Delaware Valley

has only happened in J.C. Penney or in the Delaware Valley. It is a trend that seemingly began to peak in the 1990s, but today, ma...

Use of Allegory in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

events during his and previous eras in history" (Tolisano, 2002; tolisano.htm). In better understanding how Chaucer did use all...

Machiavelli's and Boccaccio's Reality Verses Appearance

a man runs into a colleague with a woman half his age. He might assume that this married man is engaged in a clandestine romance, ...

Willis and Reid's Edited Text Life in the Middle

to enjoy their lives as the physical body ages, as society shows disrespect, and as they become more needy in terms of money and h...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

Emergency Room Decision Making

attack if irreparable harm and indeed loss of life is to be prevented (Isenstein, 1999). The statistics regarding coronar...

Charlemagne's Reign and Peasant Life

through tenants to day laborers (Riche 102). Tenants were obligated to pay rents either in silver or in kind and had to perform ...

Middle Ages and Social Structure of Europe

were class differences within the study group as well. Poor widows as well as widows of wealthy London merchants were assessed alo...

The Thesis of Henri Pirenne

In an essay consisting of five pages Pirenne's thesis that the European economic decline that began in the Middle Ages commenced w...

History of the Crusades in the Latter Middle Ages

The latter part of the Middle Ages was dominated by the Crusades. This research paper examines the campaign's effect on that part ...

European Government Development from the End of the Eleventh Century Until the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century

In five pages this paper examines the time period of 1095 to 1500 in a consideration of changes in government that includes discus...

Sir Launfal by Thomas Chestre and Iai of Lanval by Marie de France

In six pages these works from the Middle Ages are compared and contrasted in terms of their similarities and differences. There a...

Middle Ages and Family Life

In six pages family life as it existed during the Middle ages is considered in a description of classes and how the family was inf...

Feudal System Erosion as a Result of the Eleventh Century's Urban Revolution

the peasants other than to work at the discretion of their lords and "masters." (Bennett) During the 11th century (1066), the ...

German Middle Ages and Philosopher Leo Strauss

hearts of those he represented. It was Strauss ongoing quest to delve into the deepest recesses of German intellectuals and polit...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Middle Ages and How Artistic Creativity was Influenced by Christianity

In seven pages this paper discusses how during the Middle Ages the creativity of artists was strongly influenced by the Catholic C...

The Pearl and Death

In seven pages death is examined within the contexts of religious and secular associations and the Middle Ages incorporation of be...

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

They embraced the spirit of "carpe diem," or "enjoy the moment," and Boccaccio was among this group (Chubb PG). Some experts hav...

Crime and Punishment Evolution

In three pages this paper exmines the evolution of crime and punishment from the Middle Ages to modern times. Five sources are ci...

Conversation a Mother and Her Two Daughters

In twelve pages this report is based on a transcript of a restaurant conversation between an elderly mother and her two middle age...

School Environment and Sexual Harassment

terminology likely is not. The difficulty in defining the term is further complicated with the settings in which it can occur. ...

Factual or Fictitious King Arthur Legends?

In eight pages this essay assesses whether or not King Arthur was an actual living figure or if he was a fictitious creation by au...

Children's Literature History

In ten pages the Middle Ages origins of children's literature to contemporary children's writings are chronicled in this historica...

Hypothetical Case Assessment on Massage Therapy

In five pages this paper presents a hypothetical assessment of massage therapy as it can be used to treat a computer programmer an...

Analysis of Kate Chopin's Short Story 'The Story of an Hour'

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of this short story in terms of how imagery, similes, foreshadowing and parallelism ...

Thousand Years of Italian Music

In eight pages this paper traces the development of Italian music in a consideration of contributions, important works, and compos...

Middle Ages and Minstrels

In five pages this overview of the Middle Ages focuses on minstrels and their formative role in music and entertainment during the...

Medieval Burial Rites and Christian Iconography

In fourteen pages the Middle Ages are considered in terms of iconography and Christian symbolism's influence. Ten sources are cit...