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Impact of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

In five pages this report examines how lives were impacted by the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement in a consideration of ...

Narrative and Structure of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

totally true (p. 89). The sole criteria that OBrien supports for telling a "true" war story is this: "It comes down to gut instin...

Character Development in The Things They Carried

or another. In the case of the Vietnam War, and OBriens book, the consequence of war was, in many cases, age. As we shall see, the...

Art According to Philosophers Descartes, Barthes, and Foucault

know as the scientific method, which is still used today for ascertaining reliable facts about the natural world. To accomplish hi...

Exploring War Poetry

see how he views war - both admiring the bravery of the soldiers while also acknowledging their certain death. There is evidence ...

Andrew Morton's Updated Diana Her True Story, In Her Own Words

In five pages an updated version of this text and the justification of the author for writing it are examined. There is 1 source ...

A Biograhy of Toni Morrison

This 6 page paper is a biography of Toni Morrison, the renowned African-America author. The writer examines some of the events in ...

Accountant Ethics and Compromise

In five pages this paper examines one author's assertion of how ethics can be compromised in the accounting profession through bil...

Mutual Funds for Middle Income Investors

This paper examines various mutual funds with aggressive growth potential. The author writes with the interests of an investor wi...

An Overview of the Classic Work on Chinese Warfare and Political Strategy, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

In this sisteen page paper the author reviews one of the most important documents in existence that shed light on Chinese ideology...

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer

In fifteen pages Shirer's text is critiqued in terms of the way in which the author uses his own personal experiences along with v...

An Analysis of Crime and Punishment in Dead Man Walking

This three page paper analyzes crime and punishment from the perspective of the film by Tim Robbins. The question of whether just...

Lake of the Woods Novel by Tim O'Brien

pinned all his hopes and dreams. So, with the aid of a friend, as his tour of duty ended, he removed his name from the company ro...

Voices of Black Authors in America

In fourteen pages the reasons why black authors of the 18th and 19th centuries had difficulty in discussing their experiences are ...

Politics and Sorcery in In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien

In five pages this novel analysis of In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien focuses upon the uses of politics and sorcery. There...

Racist Description of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

in the United States, and North and South could not solve their disputes over the slave issue. Abolitionist took a powerfully re...

'Emilie Plead Choose One Egg' by Paule Barton

In six pages this short story considers the author's diagnosis for what is ailing the Caribbean culture and how it can be cured as...

Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire by John Bierman

In five pages the writing style of the author is one of the topics discussed in this text review. There are no other sources list...

Critical Overview of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

a certain credibility to what the reader ultimately experiences between the books covers. Indeed, it is often difficult to discer...

Storytelling and the Past

In five pages this paper examines how perspectives on the past manifest themselves in the storytelling of 'How to Tell a True War ...

An Analysis of Old Masters by Thomas Bernhard

that are happening here in Austria." Shortly after the 50th anniversary of the Anschluss (German for the"union" -- Adolf Hitler oc...

Technology in The Writings of Mark Twain

This paper examines Twain's perspectives on technology as seen in both his writing and his life. The author uses examples from th...

Essential Elements of Great Literature and Writers

In five pages great works of literature written by esteemed authors are examined in order to reveal the crucial elements that cont...

Gunter Grass and Heinrich Heine Compared

These German authors are considered in five pages in a comparative analysis of The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass and Deutschland, A Win...

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

series of passionate affairs with beautiful women, falls in love with Louise, who is married to Elgin, a Jewish doctor who is a ca...

Analyzing Cervantes, Kafka, and Morrison

Several authors are featured in this paper consisting of ten pages as writing styles are the emphasis in an analysis of the works ...

Suicide as a Result of Betrayal and Loss of Trust

In seven pages this paper is written from the point of view of a person who attempted suicide despite family members' belligerance...

Carl Jung's Views on Symbols, Dreams, and Individualization

This research paper analyzes Jung's psychoanalytical theories written in his Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams. The author...

Ernest Hemingway's Life and Writings

war, his writing talents waned but soon a short novel, The Old Man and the Sea, would emerge in 1952 ("Hemingway" PG). He won the ...

Times of War, Art, and Music

In eight pages this paper examines the music and art popular during war times in a consideration of Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacc...