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Historical Literary Periods and Transporting Readers to Another Time

In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...

Definition of Satire

science using comic motifs borrowed from writer such as Rabelais, Shakespeare, and Swift (Cook, 1995). The student researching thi...

Critical Analysis of 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

American Romanticism and the Writings of Washington Irving

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

The Symbolic Function of Marriage in Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"

literary works of early America, is awash with allegory and symbolic meaning. Ostensibly, the story tells the tale of a somewhat l...

From the Revolution to the Civil War: The Long Sleep of Carleton Wankybucket

at that and he turned and ran, only to fall flat on his face. The jolt startled him and woke him up completely. He heaved a sigh ...

Wiencek/On George Washington

than "anywhere else" (Henriques 414). However, the "bad news" is that amidst Wienceks narrative there are numerous errors, as well...

George Washington's Experiences in the American Revolution

and in March of 1776 he used a cannon from Henry Knox ("American Revolution - George Washington," 2005). He would make a mistake ...

Fischer/Washington’s Crossing

action, with red gunports open, batteries run out, and huge white battle ensigns streaming in the breeze" (Fischer 31). He then r...

Booker T. Washington According to W.E.B. Du Bois

book The Souls of Black Folk, in which he presented his own sociological theories concerning race relations. It was with the publi...

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and the Character of Dan Needham

In five pages the relationship between Dan Needham and his stepson Johnny is examined as presented in Irving's novel. Three sourc...

Profiling Booker T. Washington

Washington and Realistic Hope For many individuals it is one thing to have ideals and to struggle for those ideals their entire l...

Worldview of Catholicism

list is completely comprehensive, but this is a beginning point, particularly as one prepares to teach the topic to high school st...

Christianity and Worldview

the way for a great number of other inventors to follow, as well as establishing a changing trend in the way the world viewed tech...

Stephen Crane's Open Boat from a Christian Perspective

An essay of 5 pages that considers the worldview of Christian writer James W. Sire. After defining the worldviews of Existentiali...

Jerry Mander/The Indian Worldview

of a "living earth" and this is basically the origin of the title of this chapter as Mander compares and contrasts mainstream cult...

Influence Peddling: The K Street Project

Public Citizens Congress Project (Chaddock, 2003). According to Clemente, "The revolving door is becoming more comfortably establi...

The Presidency in the Federal Era

as well as foreign policy issues. For example, Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law, something that made it difficult...

Taking on Hepatitis B in a Philadelphia High School

programs on Hepatitis B and the risk factors that increase ones susceptibility. The first of these programs will provide an overv...

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. ...

Biography of George Washington

individualism. Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Americans might look to the father of their country for guidance and...

Faith and Character of George Washington

his sons small face, he wished great things for him. "We shall call him George," he said as he turned to his wife, "George Washin...

A Medical Waste Landfill and Bacteria That is Antibiotic Resistant

The dangers anti resistant bacteria poses is examined within the context of Marysville, Washington's Tulalip landfill for medical ...

Foreign Policy Implications of the Farewell Address of George Washington

sense as America approaches the 21st century. It is important to remember that Washingtons political ideas were always combined wi...

African American Intellectualism and Education and the Contributions of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

In five pages this paper examines Washington's Atlanta Compromise and the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois in this contrast and comparis...

Mason Weems' Fictional George Washington Text and the Actual Man

In four pages this paper examines how Mason Weems' fictional account of George Washington's life is responsible for many of the mi...

Overview of Mental Health Courts

is not an issue in Missouris Boone County, however. There, the local Mental Health Board of Trustees has the power to bypass the ...

Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery Critically Reviewed

1963). A few decades later he would write his book, Up from Slavery. The book, itself, is autobiographical in nature, chroniclin...

A Brief Description of Booker T. Washington

he was, I never heard of his taking the least interest in me or providing for my rearing. But I do not find especial fault with hi...

Booker T. Washington's Life and Achievements

for Washington, and he would endure much conflict and strife in his lifetime as well (Perry). Perhaps then, the best measure of W...