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St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa (1515-1582) was born in Avila as Teresa de Ahumada, the daughter of a prosperous family that likely would be middle cla...

Ancient Greek Literature and Gender Distinctions

out what women were like because of the way in which history is written. Dependent on what is studied, it seems that some texts l...

Gender Understanding and 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin

the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that never looked save with love upon her" (Chopin). But beyond this bitterness, ...

Gender, Surgery, and Hypothermia

to correct these deviations (Nicoll, 2002). If the hypothalamus senses that the body is too cold, the first autonomic response is ...

Girls, Dolls, and Concepts of Gender

parents who have androgynous attitudes toward behavioral expectations (that is, do not push children to pay with gender appropriat...

Starship Troopers: Fascist

many have actually won, yet they continue to wage war against nationalistic tendencies to seek out cultural conformity in the name...

Language as a Key to Inner Landscapes

another persons mind and perception. We each live isolated lives with only language as a bridge to understanding the worldview and...

Writers and Their Times: John Steinbeck and Susan Glaspell

Mr. Henderson; Sheriff Peters and his wife and Mr. Hale and his wife Martha. The five of them go to the Wright place the morning a...

Romance and Desire

is now, so her meekness is both infuriating and false. Then we have the prince, who falls in love with her at the ball because s...

Marketing the Corvette

which the Corvette is far from being "politically correct," however. It gets 16 mpg in the city, 26 on the highway; at 4200 rpm i...

Elderly Sexuality: Gender Differences

way the Social Security Administration does and proclaim that anyone age sixty-two or over will be considered "elderly". It seems...

CHILDREN, TOYS AND GENDER

Social scientists have struggled with and researched the idea of gender links, toys and differences for years. Studies ranging fro...

She Unnames Them By Le Guin

man called each living creature, that was its name" (Genesis 2:19). Adam gave names to all of them "But, for Adam no suitable help...

Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" - Class And Masculinity

of independence and material possessions as a way to shed the discomfort of her less-than-copious upbringing. While Dreiser sough...

Sweden and Germany

A 7 page research paper that compares these two countries. Germany and Sweden share many similarities. They are both democracies, ...

The Effects of Violent Lyrics on Aggressive Thoughts and Feelings

topic are the musical genres of heavy metal and rap. The term heavy metal was initially featured in the lyrics of the Steppenwolf...

Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?

look at her, playing the woman although she is not a woman. "She was fifteen and she had a quick, nervous giggling habit of cranin...

Nature v. Nurture, a Review

It is true that most people still believe that the problems are behavioral rather than medical. This 7 paper explores the issue of...

A Rose for Emily by Faulkner

the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...

Transgenderism: A Psychological Disorder

Manual (DSM) III, transgenderism has long been described as a psychological problem due in great part to the manner by which child...

Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Reservation Blues

(Johnson). The narrator relates with obvious pride he learned the "names of the notes in both clefs," as a young child and could ...

A Critique of Marriage, Gilman's "Yellow Wallpaper"

This essay presents the argument that "The Yellow Walllpaper," a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should be interpreted as ...

"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway

This essay discusses the themes, symbolism and context of the conflict between the genders that defines this Hemingway short story...

Overcrowding, A Principal Prison System Challenge

This research paper offers an overview of literature relating to overcrowding in the US prison system. The topics covered include ...

Improving Organizations in Crisis

The writer looks at two issues facing organizations in crisis. The first is the optimization of information flow in a firm by exam...

Walsh Case/Additional Issues

This research paper pertains to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWCPSA, 2006), as a component in the history of t...

Sex Trafficking, An Overview

This research paper pertains to sex trafficking. This overview defines the issue, describes trafficker tactics, and describes the ...

The Relationship Between Prostitution and Sex-Trafficking

a clich? that erotic dancers engage in the trade to get themselves through college or to support a family as single mothers. They ...

Are Same-Sex Couples with Children Families

In 2006, for instance, surveys reflected that 30 percent of respondents stated that pets would count as family but gay couples did...

Counseling Adolescents/Confidentiality Issues

In general, if a parent asks for information concerning a counseling session, the counselor is required to provide a response. How...