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A Critique of Marriage, Gilman's "Yellow Wallpaper"

This essay presents the argument that "The Yellow Walllpaper," a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should be interpreted as ...

Social Media and Profit from Personal Information

Digitized information has generated a new economic era, the era of a personal information economy. Privacy has been sabotaged by ...

A Comparison between a Classical and a Romantic Symphony

the "almost terrifying" manner in which Beethoven pursues the underlying motif (Machlis, 1970, p. 225). The second movement, And...

Tristan and Isolde and 'Beowulf'

449 (Donaldson 31). The one datable fact mentioned in the poem is a raid on the Franks made by Hygelac, the king of the Geats in 5...

Modern Era Characterized by the French Revolution

In eight pages this research paper examines why several historians look to the French Revolution as the modern era's starting poin...

Colonial Era and How Mental Illness and Retardation Was Treated

Iin six pages this paper examines the colonial era's unfair treatment of individuals suffering from mental illness. Four sources ...

Repackaging Henry IV for Life in the 1960's

In this eight page paper the writer attempts the intriguing task of creating the The Prodigal Hal, Henry IV in the 1960s. There a...

Perfume Ads and the Function of the Supermodel

This research paper examins the role of the supermodel within the context of the perfume industry. The writer considers the histor...

Fashion of the Fifties

provocative clothing was acceptable. For perhaps the first time ever, people dressed to reflect what they were feeling. In doing ...

Puritan And Victorian America and Gender

Puritan America is examined as well as the Victorian era. Gender is discussed in this context and the eras are compared and cont...

Leisure Activities in Britain 1700 - 1850

festivals (2005). Early ritualized activities of leisure would continue after many people began to reside in the Victorian tow...

The 1950s

with the wall in the 1990s. Communism, the panacea of the cold war, was something that never materialized as Marx intended. Instea...

Colonial Missions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, at the current site of the city of Freetown. The newly-freed slaves did not fare well in Freetown; they suffered fr...

Author's Intentions and Objectives in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

as the defining characteristic of an unmarried woman. In other words, according to the cultural definition of femininity a "good" ...

Ideas on Society Through a Comparative Analysis of the Ideas of Aristotle and Plato

rich this indicates why he sees a democracy as a deviant state as it is argued that the poor will be the dominant influence on the...

Medieval Theology in Dulcitius

"Gods empowerment of women" (Richmond 133). In her preface to her plays, Hrotsvit specifically states her intention to present a...

An Evaluation and Historiography of the Vietnam Era's Antiwar Movement

but the battle was not a true victory by any means. Of course, one can still construe it as a turning point. Up until then, ther...

Hellenistic and Classical Eras' Achievements in Science, Art, and Literature

say that a great deal of struggle was not taking place during part of the Classical era, but it was a time of ideas and trading an...

Victorian Era's Love Poetry

despair associated with poverty, class distinctions, and opportunities for individuals to ever rise above their "place." The Dif...

Reconstruction Era's Early and Late Stages

of things that are rarely mentioned in classroom history books. Most history books portray the Union troops as kind, benevolent so...

Jacksonian Era's William Wirt

This paper examines the American historical significance of William Wirt in fifteen pages. Fourteen sources are cited in the bibl...

A Look Back at Tiananmen Square

This 6 page paper discusses the events that occurred in the six weeks leading up to the massacre of students in Tiananmen Square. ...

An Analysis of the Stock Market Crash of 1987

The humor seemed to be endless during those hard times but not everyone was laughing. There was still some panic. One unfortunate...

Proposal Regarding Reducing the Incidences of College Gambling on Sports

In six pages a model proposal detailing ways in which sporting events' game fixing and gambling by college students can be curtail...

Go West The Migration to the State of California

10 pages and 4 sources. This paper provides an overview of the events and factors that led to the migration to California. This ...

Dinosaur Extinction and Catastrophism

In eight pages the events leading to dinosaur extinction are discussed and includ the environmental events such as the suggestion ...

Enlightenment Philosophical Age

In five pages this paper examines the Age of Enlightenment, such events as the Industrial and French Revolutions, and the impacts ...

Carole Hyatt and Linda Gottlieb's 'When Smart People Fail'

The first three portions of this text are discussed in this paper consisting of 5 pages. These are the sections most pertinent to...

US Civil War's Purpose

In six pages this paper assesses the Civil War's purpose within the context of Abraham Lincoln's observation 'I claim not to have ...

The Haunting Legacy of Columbine

The Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado galvanized the nation as few other events had before 9/11. This paper discusses the ...