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Howard Waitzkin's The Second Sickness

In five pages this paper presents an overview of The Second Sickness by Howard Waitzkin and discusses the various issues the autho...

Taylor and Mommsen on Bismarck

authors address the same topic, but in very different ways. Taylors approach has a more simplistic, general approach, since his ...

A Review of The Nurture Assumption

This 9 page essay reviews the book by Judith Rich Harris. Divorce is one of the most powerful elements in this book. 7 sources....

An Analysis of That's Not What I Meant by Author Deborah Tannen

misunderstood intentions can also influence communications styles. Add an indirect style of communication, more a tool used by wo...

Two Fathers in Cry, the Beloved Country

of a paltry 14 pounds 6, and with dogged determination, he searches for his family. Once he arrives, the naive Kumalo is immediate...

New Wellness Encyclopedia Review

In ten pages this paper considers the Wellness Letter of University of California at Berkeley's review of the text in an assessmen...

From Dawn to Decadence

A 13 page paper overview of the book by Jacques Barzun. The impact of this book on the author of the paper is emphasized. 1 sour...

A Review of How Did American Slavery Begin?

A 5 page review of the book by Edward Countryman. This book includes five essays and, although it has received less than positive...

A Review of Communicate with Confidence by Dianna Booher

An 8 analsysis of the book Communicate with Confidence: Say it Right the First Time and Every Time. Written by Dianna Booher this...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

Attitudes and Free Will in the Book of Genesis and Paradise Lost by John Milton

in clear opposition to what is found in Genesis. The student will want to point out that Adam and Eve can easily relate...

A Review of Mindfulness

very powerful truth. So often we rely on the information we learned as children, never stopping to examine the possibilities. And,...

Unorthodox Writings of American Poet James Merrill

blank verse" (Traveler With a Trunk of Poetic Devices). It begins with the poem, "The Friend of the Fourth Decade," which is fram...

Self Identity and Doug Coupland's Shampoo Planet

the environment and is torn by the pollution that has almost destroyed Lancaster. On top of it all, he doesnt understand his pare...

Status and Role of Women in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

Analyzing 'The Iliad' by Homer

Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...

Comparing Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai with Homer's 'The Iliad'

heroic ideal of the young and noble combatant who appears to be destined to die at an early age on the battlefield. Achilleus is ...

Literature and the Transition from Middle Ages Feudalism to the Industrial Era

is filled with allegorical references to the time of chivalry and has been described as an allegorical epic. As outlined in the i...

'The Iliad' and the Homeric Hero

prince, a warrior and one who will fight to the death to defend what he believes in. However, in order to support the above thesis...

Achilles' Perspective in 'The Iliad' by Homer

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

Analyzing 'The Iliad' from Achilles' Point of View

(Hunter). She takes him to the River Styx because, "everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remain...

Caught in the Middle by Min

were destroyed. The Los Angeles riots were unique, according to the author, because the African American community targeted the Ko...

The 54th Massachusetts: Undying Glory

This 5 page paper discusses the book Undying Glory: The Massachusetts 54th Regiment by Clinton Cox. The writer uses examples from ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer Book XI

In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Epic Heroes in 'The Iliad, 'The Odyssey,' 'Beowulf,' 'The Aeneid,' and 'The Ramayana'

than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...

Pat Conroy's Novel The Prince of Tides Compared with 1991 Film Adaptation

the event of Savannahs hospitalization after a second suicide attempt and Toms journey to New York to assist her psychologist, Dr....

Patroklos' Death and Bearer of Blame in 'The Iliad' by Homer

(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...

Another Politics and Critical Thinking

Chris Dixon wrote a book entitled Another Politics: Talking Across Today's Transformative Politics. For this paper, the writer rev...

"Mama Might Be Better Off Dead," A Book Review

This essay offers a book review of Linda K. Abraham's book "Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Urban of Urban Heath Car...

Book Report on Isabel Allende’s Daughter of Fortune

prominently into Elizas later life. The first part is also when Eliza falls in love with Joaquin Andieta, who dreams of ending th...