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Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe

In five pages this essay provides a synopsis of Achebe's 1987 novel and the primary themes are analyzed. There are no other sourc...

Sermons and The Good Book by Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes

in American politics and culture. In this section, Gomes introduces the reader who wishes to learn more about the Bible to various...

Marquez's No One Writes the Colonel

His wife does not seem to be well and is anxious all the time about what is to become of them. Obstinately refusing to believe tha...

John Guare's Landscape of the Body

killed, Betty gets involved in a con game run by a transvestite named Raulito and takes the Rosalies place as a porno queen. Bert,...

Alice Hoffman's Here on Earth

In five pages this book is discussed in terms of synopsis and theme and is then reviewed in terms of organization, content, discus...

Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun' and Eternal Hope

fact deliberately so. Hansberry does not leave it there, however. Though the play seems to be going headlong in that direction fo...

Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'

In five pages Walker's short story is analyzed in a focus on quilt symbolism but with a thematic and story synopsis also included....

Chapter XIV of the Book Of Judith

In five pages a synopsis of this chapter is provided in an explanation of what transpired and the messages it contains. Two sourc...

Movie Review of Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear

In six pages a plot synopsis of Scorsese's 1991 remake of Cape Fear is presented along with the argument that in addition to being...

1 and 2 of the Book of Kings

In five pages this paper presents general information and a synopsis of these two installments of the Book of Kings. Six sources ...

A Review of the Film, The Last Emperor

This paper provides a brief synopsis of the film's plot and analyzes the issue of historical accuracy. This three page paper has n...

A Review of the Film, Seven Years in Tibet

book since Harrer did not include his Nazi past in his autobiography. Harrer is totally self-centered at the beginning of the mo...

The Mind, Functionalism, and Consciousness

This paper provides a synopsis of the views of Paul Churchland and Todd Moody as they apply to elements of human mental evolution,...

Social Fragmentation, Political Hostility, and G. Bingham Powell

This paper offers an in-depth synopsis of Powell's book on the effects of social fragmentation. This five page paper has no addit...

The Policy Making Process by Lindblom

In eleven pages a synopsis of this text on the creation and implementation of government policy is presented. One source is cited...

Frederick Lewis Allen's The Big Change

In four pages a book synopsis is provided along with a discussion of the social and economic conditions that existed during the fi...

Holocaust's 'Voice' Elie Wiesel

In ten pages Elie Wiesel's life and contributions are examined in this informative overview of his writings and humanitarian achie...

Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

In eleven pages this Mark Twain novel is examined in terms of synopsis and favorable critical response which is in sharp contrast ...

Themes and Imagery in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

an inborn defense reaction that helps to keep the offensive individual at a safe distance. This is just what the townspeople did ...

An Analysis of The Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This essay presents in in depth analysis of The Merchant's Tale. The author presents a synopsis of the story, the theme of sarcas...

Joseph N. Cappella and Kathleen Hall Jamieson's Spiral of Cynicism The Press and the Public Good

In seven pages a synopsis on this book about political issues as depicted by the media is presented. There are no other sources l...

Piaget's Background, Theories and Influence

basic foundation for Systems theorists, Gestaltists and other theorists (Boeree, 2006). He subsequently earned his Doctorate in 1...

Waht Students Thought About Leadership Program

college courses they took years ago. This is the true measure of what students gain from their college courses. Course 500: Organ...

Summation of Chapter 2 from Black Fire

section. These elements include universal acceptance of the existence of a supreme being; belief in the spirit world and the pract...

Summary Chapter 4 of Black Fire

that distinguished the revival, which included renting a building that was once a livery stable, located at 312 Azusa Street (119)...

Summation of Chapter 8 of Black Fire

also describes the role of women leaders in the smaller denominations. The next section describes the prominent role played by t...

One Minute Manager by Blanchard & Johnson

This 4 page synopsis explores the "One Minute Manager" and finds that while the concept is attractive, in a real work environment,...

"Bullet In The Brain" And "The Lottery" Violence

was the gladiatorial combat of hunting, otherwise called the venatio. Once gathered up from different parts of the Roman empire t...

A Short Story by Ford

home. That ended their affair and the couple saw each other only one more time, for "one sorrowful and bitter drink" (Ford, 2009)....

Role of Orality in Personality Development

early childhood experiences and, again, prioritize the mother-infant relationship as pivotal to later development. In other words,...