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The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe

for him, lift his spirits, and perhaps bring him a bit of distraction and joy as he descends. This narrator is very powerful and...

Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism/South Africa

"nationalism and racism have dominated South Africas history" (Foster, 2003, p. 657. The emergence and dominance of white South Af...

Fascism in Italy

a journalist, teacher and soldier who "advocated extreme right-wing policies" (Mangion). Appealing to patriotism and promising to ...

Stages of Sleep

polluted with byproducts of normal cellular activities that they begin to malfunction" (Brain basics: understanding sleep, 2007). ...

Leaving Variance Analysis Behind

Walker (2005, p. 43) presents a scenario to which she applies variance analysis. Though variance analysis techniques can be used ...

Themes in "Things Fall Apart"

Umuofia clan, and that Okonkwo has met those criteria. This is important later on, when Okonkwo commits a dreadful crime that gets...

The Berlin Wall

in February 1959, when he talked of "settling a separate peace treaty between the USSR and the GDR" (Kirste). Although President K...

Security and Secrecy Issues Following the Cases of Wen Ho Lee and Robert Hanssen

on both morale and confidence (Meek, 2001). Mole hunting measure need to be in place. These measures can include the use of random...

Point of View: Atwood and Ford

her youth she experienced the suicide of a friend in the woods while camping. The body was never found and this woman, Lois, was n...

Why California Won’t Fall into the Ocean

the "plate boundary" between these two (Louis and Anderson, 2001). Because the earth is still cooling, it is still releasing its i...

Mortgage Market Failure

that the current mortgage industry problems may have in extension, specifically in terms of housing prices. Market correction of ...

Things Fall Apart by Achebe

traditions and practices. It may not really even matter if the details are incredibly accurate in light of the fact that they may ...

Fear as a Recurring Theme in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe

grief-stricken protagonist/narrator who is mourning the loss of his beloved, Lenore, and has perhaps taken to drink much as Poe ha...

A Lack of Communication Resulting in a Rain of Fish

flight manager is the person of record, who needed to ensure that all perishables were removed from the plane before it took off. ...

Women's Equality

take on most of the responsibilities for child care and housework. The traditional female categories are still being claimed by wo...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Women

And yet, it is apparent that Okonkwo behaves in this manner because he is filled with a great deal of fear. Above all else, he fe...

Literary Depiction of Cultures

but complications arise. Not one, but two suitors join them on their trip. During the trip both men vie for her affections. In the...

The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire by Andrew Wheatcroft

how they have always been an incredibly focused and a very driven family who is dedicated to their power. And Wheatcroft examines ...

Imperialism of Europe in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

this characteristic, which is indicative of the Igbo culture in general, that leads to his downfall. For example, when the tribal...

Gun Control No, More Strict Gun Regulations Yes

used as power weapons in such crimes as drive-by shootings, minor altercations and myriad other random acts of violence. With the...

Tokugawa Bakufu's Fall

Battle of Sekigahara was over was Japan "firmly under the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu" (Thach, no date), who immediately declared h...

Health Care Policies of Presidents Harry S. Truman and Bill Clinton

plan was due to fail on several fronts. First the plan itself was way too broad - and way too much for...

Colonialism in the Works of Chinua Achebe and Kojima Nobuo

of American reaction to Japans surrender is wrong. While undoubtedly many Americans stationed in Japan still hated the Japanese be...

The Impact of the Inflation Statement Of May, 2003

to hear its prognostication for the near future (Gosselin, 2003), indicating how "the Fed would be forced into deflation-fighting ...

Downfall of Napster Inc.

infringers to locate items to copy. Questions 1. Based on the facts in the Napster case, who do you think should have control over...

Should the U.S. Participate in the International Criminal Court and the World Trade Organization?

the organization gives unfair trade advantages to some of the countries that need those advantages the least. Even without the im...

Napoleon and Kutuzov in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

kind of holistic pattern, into which all experiences must be forced to fit....

3 Questions on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart Answered

the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order to maintain a balance in ...

The Empire of the St. Lawrence by Donald Creighton

region is his awareness of the influence of commerce and the manner by which it shapes history. Certainly other historians realiz...

Ottoman Empire, the Armenians, and Genocide

of them were generated by the descendents of the survivors (Erickson ,2001). Because of this, Erickson (2001) rightfully points ou...