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American Dream As Embodied in Benjamin Franklin

it pertains to ones identity. Franklin essentially constructs his approach to self, or identity, never really calling it self or...

Self Made Man Ideology

It was his lecture "Acres of Diamonds" that brought him to riches, though (Center for History and New Media, 2002). He was on a na...

Mothers and Daughters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

In 5 pages this paper discusses how in this Jane Austen novel the mothers' relationships with their children and how their selfish...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

Fiction and Film in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park

In a paper consisting of six pages Austen's novel and the film adaptation are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources...

Economic and Political Freedom Views

In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...

Comparison of Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' and Jane Austen's Mansfield Park

In five pages this essay presents a comparative literary analysis of these works in terms of how women's social behavior is portra...

Benjamin and William Franklin by Skemp

some have begun to talk about Bens loyal son, others have ignored him. Historian Sheila Skemp is someone who not only did not skip...

American Literature Overview

In five pages this research paper examines American literature from the late 18th century through the 20th century with such autho...

Marriage in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

In five pages this paper examines the importance of marriage to the female characters in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Th...

Colonial to Romantic Period American Literature

In five pages this paper examines how American literature evolved from he colonial times of Jonathan Edwards, John Winthrop, Benja...

Invention of Electricity

In eight pages electricity is discussed as the most important invention with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison's contributions i...

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and Love Relationships

and feels that he usurped his place in the family. Therefore, when Hindley torments Heathcliff when he gets the opportunity. Cathy...

Money, Society, and Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and Lilio's Play London Merchant

in the play, the audience is shown how "honest merchants...contribute to the safe of their country as they do at all times to its ...

Life as Seen Through the Classics

to the role of an international statesman; through his efforts, he ultimately ended up as a role model for many American youths wh...

Eighteenth Century Writers' Spiritual and Worldly Interests

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them ...

Comparative Analysis of Henrik Ibsen's Thea and Jane Austen's Emma

chance to marry and would fight amongst other females for this dubious honor. She would also seem to be showing that in each case ...

Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards

on that he believes in the Presbyterian concept of Predestination -- "From my childhood up, my mind had been wont to be full of ob...

America's Enlightenment

In five pages this paper considers America's Enlightenment era in a consideration of the Revolutionary War and such important thin...

Discussing Catherine Morland's and Jane Austen's Heroines

In five pages heroines Northanger Abbey and The Female Quixote The Adventures of Arabella are discussed in order to compare romant...

Works of Benjamin Franklin

In a paper consisting of six pages the ways in which the works of Benjamin Franklin reflect his life are explored. Seven sources ...

What People in the Colonial Era Knew

Knowledge and learning were extremely important in America during colonial times. With examples such as Benjamin Franklin and Thom...

Theme of Sisterhood in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

In four pages this paper contrasts and compares the relationships between the March sisters in Little Women and the Dashwood siste...

The Relations Betwen Anglos and Sikhs in The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

In seven pages Kip's Sikh identity while fighting on the British side is examined and the conflicts of pride and prejudice that re...

Pride According to Aristotle

In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...

Pride, Prejudice, and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In six pages this paper discusses the impact of prejudice and pride upon Nigeria's Ibo village in this analysis of the dialogue an...

Novel as a Successful Form of Literature

in our relationships with family and friends, in our working environments - all of these play an important role in who we are, and...

Turning Points

pride and sense that he must be completely honest, telling her that he has these feelings in spite of knowing she is inferior to h...

The Fantasy of Romance in Three Novels

of the characters faces so that we can see, for instance, how Mr. Darcy reacts to Elizabeths snub or the reaction of the Bennett w...

Writing Exercise: Autobiography

like an angel because she was so caring and helpful, and I couldnt get her, or nursing, out of my mind. I soon realized that nursi...