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Theodore died in 1682. The lessons learnt during this periods concern politics and intrigue. The Naryshkin family wanted Peter to ...

Pelagius II as ambassador to the Imperial court in Constantinople. It was at this time that the first of his commentaries was set ...

brother. As with all female orphans, she becomes a "servant" in her uncles household (Emecheta, 1983, p. 17). Her uncles family co...

adopted Korean daughter of mixed racial heritage. Hata also was originally Korean, but was adopted by a Japanese family. Through f...

same time he undercuts Gatsby by telling readers that he made his money illegally; he was a bootlegger (he sold illegal whiskey du...

not abhor, which is very important in setting up the story: "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from...

ever written. F. Scott Fitzgeralds portrait of Jay Gatsby resonates with almost every reader because he is so human in his hopes a...

move comfortably in the social circle of people like the Buchanans. Fitzgerald shows us all the trappings of wealth: the gorgeous...

This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...

was arrested by the cultural revolutionary forces and tortured for several months (Zhang 14). Otherwise, there was "usually enough...

This essay pertains to Woolf's novel and how the three main characters are presented within the context of the novel's main themes...

in a most hideous way, Yossarian pleads with Doc Daneeka to ground him on the basis of insanity. Doc Daneeka replies that Yossaria...

important character, the daughter eventually falls by the wayside. His daughter is of concern until we find out that the man she...

[Gillys] fault" that her previous placements did not work out, it nevertheless leaves the readers and Gilly with the impression fr...

from such a cultured youth. This is a very symbolic disguise and one that establishes how Huck is searching for his identity throu...

the modern world was a study in contrasts between interior and exterior, so too was modernist literature. There was often the con...

In six pages this paper emphasizes class consciousness in a discussion of how class is portrayed during the Great Depression in St...

and set off to search for a way to survive. They were a people, a family, that illustrated how "The movement of people on the Plai...

his needs" (Atwood 8). Atwood obviously feared the emerging strength of the religious far-right and saw in its rejection of rights...

portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...

were emphatically not members of the aristocracy that it was almost impossible for them to transcend their conditioning and upbrin...

maturation of the American colonies as they journey toward war and independence. The thematic context demonstrates how it is exper...

so pervades The Great Gatsby that Fitzgeralds true achievement was to appropriate American legend."1 The book gives us both romanc...

example, Gatsby is showing her through his house and he shows her his silk shirts: "Theyre such beautiful shirts, she sobbed, her ...

In five pages this paper examines the Joad family matriarch featured in this classic American novel in a consideration of her role...

In six pages this paper examines this famous novel on the Great Depression and related social issues from a historical perspective...

In 5 pages this great American novel is analyzed in an historical overview of the relevant 19th century issues including children'...

In five pages this paper discusses religious and social issues as they pertain to this 1993 novel by Octavia E. Butler. There are...

gained on the Italian front. Although Hemingway delicately avoids telling us precisely where the wound is, we know it is around hi...

In 5 pages this paper discusses the contrasts between the affluent and the working class drawn by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel...