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Common Denominator in Works by Walzer, Bellah et al, and Etzioni

exuded by individuals each and every day -- even though not necessarily outwardly obvious - is, according to the points upon which...

Quest for the Purpose of Life in 'Absalom, Absalom!' and 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'

overrule her inherent independence as a strong, black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats ...

Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death Of Ivan Ilyich'

In five pages this paper examines how the characters of Emma Bovary and Ivan Ilych struggle to give their lives in decline meaning...

Raymond Carver's 'Cathedral' and the Symbolism of Blindness

In a paper consisting of 8 pages the symbolism of blindness in this short story by Raymond Carver is discussed in terms of insight...

John Harris's 'Intimations of Immortality'

births would have to be seriously controlled. True, the population wouldnt look old since aging would be negated, but mentally, t...

Leisure Lifestyles of Women and Cassandra by Florence Nightingale

In five pages this paper discusses women's rights and giving meaning to life as conceptualized by Florence Nightingale, the founde...

The Many Forms of The Seventh Seal

The writer examines the development of Ingmar Bergman's classic movie The Seventh Seal, tracing it from a series of acting exercis...

The Sweet Herafter

In this six page report the writer provides an overview of the movie and book renditions of the school bus accident that took the ...

Meaning and Teaching a Stone to Talk by Anne Dillard

In seven pages this paper considers the quest to attach meaning to life in a critical analysis of Teaching a Stone to Talk by Anne...

Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe With an Analysis of 'The Tell Tale Heart'

In seven pages Poe's life and works are examined with a focus on the theme, symbolism, and meaning of 'The Tell Tale Heart.' Six ...

A Search for Meaning in A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee

In a paper consisting of five pages an analysis of religious references featured in this domestic drama as an effort to infuse mod...

Life and Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne II

In five pages this paper examines Hawthorne's life and critically analyzes the meanings and themes of his writings. Seven sources...

Comparing Elie Wiesel and Kurt Vonnegut's and Their Works about the Holocaust

outrage and sorrow. However, Vonneguts protagonist, Howard Campbell, is not precisely a victim in the Holocaust at all. He stress...

Alice Walker's Emphasis on Womanism

This nine page essay explores the theme of womanism that characterizes both Alice Walker's life and her writings. Meaning and app...

Jean Michel Basquiat

In thirty pages the life and graffiti art of Basquiat are discussed in terms of its social relationship and the meaning of its mes...

"The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin" - Leadership

a pertinent example of Franklins (1996) fundamental attitude for meeting a challenge. Hard work, he contended, was the lifeblood ...

Reflections: Exercise in Conscious Living

order to focus on that which is most important not only in sustaining an individuals own life, but can make a positive difference ...

Differences Between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

18). The words of Buddha were not written down until several centuries after his death and the first divisions within Buddhist b...

The Nature of Research, Sexuality, and Cultures

The Declaration specifically addressed topics such as homosexuality and female circumcision, topics surrounded by considerably dif...

In Admiration of Job

substantiates this position by indicating that the origins of Job can be found in folk poetry, but also believes that the beauty o...

The Theory of Knowledge from the Socratic and Taoist Perspectives

would lead to an early death, he said, "... a man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; h...

A Civic Project

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

Marine Ecosystems

(Juda and Hennessey, 2001, p. 43). The LMEs are large areas, approximately "200,000 km2 or larger, characterized by distinct bathy...

Adult Undergraduate Learning

by in large, adults such a Emerald require instruction that shows them how their life knowledge relates to areas of academic study...

Daily Life and the Significance of Symbols

to survive, as there is no genetically encoded automatic reaction to specific stimuli the mind has to construct these, even catego...

Greatness and Marie Curie

as a whole, do not necessarily have to like an individual to admit that they were great in one way or another. The point seems to ...

Women, Minority Women, and Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution

weak are all gone)" (Darwin, 1968, pp. 116, 129; Christian, 2003). Herbert Spencer coined the phrase "survival of the fittest" to ...

Narrative of David and Goliath

his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...

Best Things in Life, No they are not free

does not require money in order for an individual to acquire it. In terms of the clich?, this indicates that the "best things in l...

The Effects of Stereotyping

instance, are boys are good at math, girls are good at language. Another old positive stereotype is that Asians achieve higher tha...