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Black Identity in the Writings of Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois

self through the eyes of others, have become touchstones for thinking about race in America. In addition to these enduring concept...

Comparative Analysis of Richard Wright's Native Son and Black Boy and Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi

a purpose for her life, while she struggled through lifes hardships. The autobiography begins when Anne is four years old and port...

Identity in 'The New York Trilogy' by Paul Auster

to Quinn because they allow him to temporarily lose his identity. By walking, he could leave "himself behind," and simply give him...

Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Social Symbolism

In seven pages this research paper discusses how social symbols including class identities, consumption, housing, and speech are i...

Analysis of Identity of Meaning Theory

In two pages U.T. Place is one of the theorists considered in a discussion of the Identity of Meaning Theory with a contrast of th...

Using Vernacular to Reflect Self Image in Jean Toomer's Cane and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

In eleven pages this paper compares each author's uses of vernacular to reflect African American identity concept in their respect...

U.S. Democracy's Character

In four pages this paper examines the identity, character, and theory rooted in U.S. Democracy with references also made to the Am...

Overview of Gender Identity Disorder

In five pages the various theories involving gender identity disorder are analyzed and include patterns, occurrence, development, ...

Dissociative Identity Disorder and Child Sexual Abuse Link

In a comprehensive paper consisting of sixty five pages the history of disassociative identity disorder is examined as are its cau...

Influences of Gender and Parental Interaction on Behavior and Attitudes

et. al., 1997). Parental influence is a particularly strong influence in shaping the child and in determining the attitudes tha...

Attachment Theories of Margaret Mahler

In twelve pages this research paper examines the early childhood developmental theories of identity and attachment by Margaret Mah...

Adolescent Development

In seventeen pages the self concept and identity that develop during adolescence are discussed in terms of its influences along wi...

Self Esteem in Female Adolescents

notions of the men they are dating. However, even Winik appears to realize that this can be damaging to the self-esteem of the w...

Psychology of Divorce

In eight pages various psychological theories are applied to this examination of divorce that includes interpersonal relationships...

Does Switzerland Have a Neutral National Identity?

In eight pages this paper questions whether or not Switzerland's national identity is as neutral as it is purported to be. Five s...

The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Relationships

In five pages this paper examines how Celie's identity was molded by her relationships in Alice Walker's The Color Purple. There ...

Being Black and Being a Man in Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' and Ernest Gaines' Gathering of Old Men

In ten pages this essay presents a comparative analysis of these works in a discussion of manhood as it relates to black identity ...

Analysis of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

In nineteen pages this paper analyzes the text in terms of the self identity search of the narrator and the author's notion of inv...

Identity and Trust Problems in 'Gorilla My Love' by Toni Cade Bambara

This short story by Toni Cade Bambara is examined in an analysis of identity and trust issues in a paper consisting of five pages....

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Identity

In five pages this paper examines the theme of a personal identity quest as it relates to the novel by Lewis Carroll. There are 6...

William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Colonialism, and Irish Identity

In eight pages this paper discusses how colonialism has shaped Irish identity in a comparative analysis of some poems by W.B. Yeat...

Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin

In two pages this paper discusses the themes of self identity and Black culture as they pertain to African American men as reflect...

Identity Need of Women in the Plays of Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov

This paper discusses women's need for their own identity as considered by Anton Chekhov in Three Sisters and Henrik Ibsen in A Dol...

Jewish Identity in 'My First Goose by Isaac Babel

In thirteen pages this paper discusses how the story protagonist Liutov's Jewish identity caused problems for him as he attempted ...

The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid

In five pages identity is considered in an examination of Kincaid's novel. There are no other sources listed....

Racial Identity Conflicts of Antoinette in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

is clear that Rhyss intention in Wide Sargasso Sea is to demonstrate that if black women are not placed into otherwise constrictin...

Refugees from Tibet

This 6 page paper discusses ways in which Tibetan refugees have succeeded in maintaining their purpose and ethnic identity, even i...

James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man

This paper examines the issue of identity and 'passing' within the context of James Weldon's The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Ma...

Diversity According to Indo Americans

In seven pages the concepts of cultural identity and discrimination are examined from the Indo American perspective with a true me...

The Old West As Portrayed in Frederic Remington's Art

In twelve pages the ways in which Remington's depiction of the American West in his art in terms of its identity and conjuring of ...