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A Fictiona Medievall Story

In five pages a narrative of a sixteen year old aristocrat during medieval times is developed and the use of historical fact in th...

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...

Old West Forts as Centers of Trade

In twelve pages this paper examines how the forts of the Old West served as trade centers with references made to the historical t...

Men and Women in the Texts In Love and Trouble and The Color Purple

Celie and Mr.______. Although his first name is Andrew Celie titles him thus therefore he will remain Mr. _______ for the analysis...

John's Gospel 1, Verses 1 through 18

In ten pages an exegesis of these verses of the gospel according to John is presented in an examination of translation text differ...

Introduction to the Old Testament by Anthony Ceresko

Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a ...

Religious Experience of the French Revolution

to further examine the statement, however, we must also look at the conditions experienced by the people, experiences which would ...

Comparing the Book of Job and Oedipus Rex

in and curse God. He tells his wife, advising her that, just as they accept good from the hand of God, they have to also be willin...

Angus Wright's The Death of Ramon Gonzalez

In five pages this paper summarizes and analyzes this text on the herbicide exposure death of twenty year old Ramon Gonzalez. The...

Ancient Mayan Tradition and Breath on a Mirror and Popol Vuh of Tedlock

In 6 pages the Old Testament is compared and contrasted with the myths of the ancient Mayan civilization in a consideration of the...

Old Values in The Sovereignty and Goodness of God by Mary Rowlandson and A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop

In ten pages this paper examines old beliefs and values and how they impacted upon behavior as revealed in these two texts from ea...

Jewish Roots of Christianity

In ten pages the Jewish roots of the Christian faith are exposed in a discussion of major contention points that existed, similari...

The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Its Meaning to 1950s and Contemporary Audiences

In six pages the play and its meaning are discussed within a contrasting context of what it meant to 1950s audiences and what it m...

Overview and Summary of The Tree of Red Stars by Tessa Bridal

In five pages this text on fourteen year old Magda's coming of age in the politically turbulent Uruguay is summarized and the focu...

The Heroism of Beowulf

turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...

London Landmarks in Dickens' "Oliver Twist"

the foul odour that used to be present at the site" (easyor, 2005). Presumably if they are still carrying in bouquets it is ceremo...

"American Gods" and Dichotomy

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at Gaiman's "American Gods". The dichotomy between old and new gods in the text is show...

The Behemoth and the Leviathan

be very difficult because it had armor-like scales that were so close they did not even let in air. The mystery may be solved. A f...

Koran, Bible on Women

and 1 Kings 11:3 indicates that the monarch of Israel had "seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines." There is a gr...

Sundiata: The Text and the Man

in Africa. The importance of the character in the book is that he becomes a true hero. Conde frames the story of Sundiata "with g...

Book of Esther

no historical value to the Book of Esther and that it is a "work of the imagination, written for the purpose of popularizing the f...

Science: The Only Viable Way To Knowledge?

as complementary forces, they are - and have long been - destined to remain at opposite ends of the spectrum. Indeed, there has b...

The Absurd

philosophers and playwrights, addressed themselves to the reality of the absurdity of life and argued that that its reality should...

What Patriotism Means to Me

the true freedom of all people that were the most patriotic. Patriotism is something that ultimately means you believe in your c...

Cultural Meanings of Silence

things for the good of all the community, and that winning is good for all, not just the individual. There are apparently...

What ‘Literacy’ Means Today

search engines and cant find the information she wants, its because she has either spelled something wrong, or searched "for the w...

Theme for English By Langston Hughes

This essay analyzes the meaning of Langston Hughes' poem "Theme for English B." Three pages n length, two sources are cited. ...

A Comparison of Film and Text for Text The Tempest

This five page paper compares this classic text to the film version by Paul Mazursky. Two sources are listed....

A Personal Statement of the Meaning of Literature

I can find myself truly empathizing with the individual. If the story is written from the third person perspective then it is like...

Plains Indians' Tipi

plains. Their mobile lifestyle necessitated mobile housing. The tipi was the result. Sometimes misspelled as "teepee", the tipi...