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Comparing Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde With Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares these two literary works and discusses the common theme of man's dual nature. This eight page paper has two s...

Comparing 'Home' by Grace Nicholas to 'Wherever I Hang' by Anne Bronte

In three pages the literary devices of simile, metaphor, rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration are used in a comparative analysis of the...

Gender Roles, Arranged Marriages and Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

In five pages this paper discusses how arranged marriages oppressed women in this analysis of these two literary works. Two sourc...

Comparing Colonialism Themes in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

the traditional society to fall apart," observes G.D. Killam. "Okonkwo is unable to adopt to the changes that accompany colonialis...

Comparing the Characters of Gilgamesh and Charlie Marlow in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

...preserve me!"(Tablet IX, Column I, 3-12). This forces him to begin to consider his own mortality, and for the first tim...

Walt Whitman's Influence on D.H. Lawrence

1918, but there are no existent early drafts until the 1919 version, which was published at this time in a Cambridge edition of La...

U.S. History and American Racism AMERICAN RACISM AND HISTORY

subconscious, if a man has intercourse with a women, he claims ownership of her. Likewise, in a larger world view, if the white ma...

Community Business, City Government, and Racism's Effects

In sixteen pages this paper discusses how racism affects city governments and community businesses in terms of the media and makin...

Children and Racism's Effects

In eight pages this research paper assesses the impact of racism on children and discusses such topics as conventional teaching ap...

Racism's Rhetoric

raised in a prejudicial environment and while they think they are sophisticated and do not have a prejudiced bone in their bodies,...

Native American Society, Racism's Roots, and America's 'Discovery'

In three pages this paper traces the roots of racism in a consideration of Native American society and the 'discovery' of America ...

Racism, Native America, and Genocide

In two pages this paper considers how European colonists attempted to eradicate the Native American culture through practices of r...

Human Spirit, the Holocaust, and Racism

In ten pages the Holocaust is examined in a discussion of racism and the human spirit's perseverance as depicted in Elie Wiesel's ...

Comparative Analysis The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages the portrayal of moral issues in these three plays is analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Fascism's Return in Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee

In five pages this research paper examines the portrayal of post Second World War fascism in The Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee....

John Irving's Cider House Rules and the 'Underdog'

was dyslexic before that particular learning disability had been identified by name - took Seabrookes, words as a kind of mantra. ...

Book and Article Review on the Anti Vietnam Movement and its Impact

In five pages the book Eagle's Talons The American Experience at War and article 'When Did the Sixties Happen? Searching for New...

Books on America's Racism Problems

In five pages this paper examines racism in America as it pertains to the Native Americans and the Japanese during the Second Worl...

Time, Place, and Action Unities and the Neoclassicism of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...

Conscious Choice of Language

as an official language, or the use of "literacy laws" to determine rights, are"thinly-veiled measures to disenfranchise anyone no...

20th Century Cinema and Racism

In five pages this paper examines racism as it is represented in society and in the movies Higher Learning, A Raisin in the Sun, a...

Comparative Analysis of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In six pages this paper compares these two classical works in terms of plot, characterization, setting, thematic portrayals of war...

Comparative Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House

the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...

Racism in William Shakespeare's Othello

that is perverted by the subterfuge and overt evil of Iago. Examining the character of Iago is enlightening to anyone who has ever...

Platoon Film by Director Oliver Stone

Platoons top-notch portrayals by the actors were a joy. Ensemble performances are all first-rate with Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe ...

A Literary Hero: Henry V

Is Henry V really a literary hero? The paper argues that he is a literary hero and in fact could serve as a role model in today's ...

Character of Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea

purity of Jane, as a potential, "better" wife for Rochester (267). It also allows Rochester to vindicate himself at Berthas expens...

Richard III England's Black Legend by Desmond Seward and The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

particular emphasis upon Richard III. A relevant phrase within the literary world that relates to the overall concept of good and...

Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara

proved to be the right choice. Burnside even gained support of President Lincoln, who approved their mission but warned that they...

Literature and How It Has Evolved

politics of the time did. It seemed to be a time of little direction, and the writing of the period reflects this. It can be said...