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William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Film Adaptations by Directors Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh

should take place in the nineteenth century, a time characterized by scandalous behavior, which he believed would make 400-year-ol...

Short Stories and Cultural Attitudes

In five pages the cultural attitudes reflected in John McMurtry's 'Kill'em, Crush ‘em, Eat ‘em Raw' and Roland Barthes...

Nature of Revolution in Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers

In three pages this paper examines the events that ignite into revolution as captured by filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo's interpretati...

Double Reference View of Genesis 6:3 V Matthew 24:37

daughters of men and had children by them" (Genesis 6:2). There was great wickedness and God decided He would not stay with these ...

Book of Daniel in the Bible's Old Testament

In five pages this paper presents chapter summaries and interpretations of the Old Testament's Book of Daniel. Three sources are ...

Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Their Origins

to his god. Another is in the form of what is accepted by Jews as the first covenant. This laid the foundation for the Jewish re...

Comparing the Easter of Christianity, the Hanukkah of Judaism, and the Ramadan of Islam

applied to their celebratory events of Ramadan, Hanukkah and Easter. Unlike so many other religions that divide their devotion am...

Comparative Analysis of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

worship upon just one -- and they glorify the same god, at that. It is curious that while it may appear on the outside that these...

Alchemy and Islam

In ten pages this research paper discusses the mysticism of Islamic alchemy and also examines its impact upon the culture of the W...

Muhammad and Islam

II. The Life of Muhammad Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca, an important trading center in...

Should Supreme Court Decisions Be Considered Groundbreaking 'Landmarks?'

In four pages the argument is presented that Supreme Court decisions are not in effect as groundbreaking as they are portrayed and...

Bowers v. Hardwick and Dred Scott v. Sanford

These two court decisions are contrasted and compared regarding constitutional discrimination interpretations by the court in five...

Warren Massacre and Utilitarianism

if Nagel had included in this line, a hint at travesties such as the Holocaust, the reader may well become more concerned with the...

Philosophical Views on Human Sexuality

In six pages the philosophical perspectives of Epicurus and Socrates among others are applied to a human sexuality interpretation....

Fundamentalist Politics and Islam in Pakistani Government

This paper addresses Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his implementation of a fundamentalist, Islamic regime. The aut...

Hinduism, Islam, and Women

second wife (Brooks 211). Until this century, most Muslims married soon after puberty. Today, however, its generally recognized t...

American Gothic of Grant Wood

In five pages this research analyzes the painting and the artist's aesthetic intentions in a consideration of hidden symbolism, at...

Two Nations Black and White by Andrew Hacker

This paper consisting of five pages considers the author's thesis on what being an African American means in terms of socioeconomi...

Pandosto by Robert Greene and The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

the ability to turn something that would be described today as "mass market" or "pulp" fiction into a story that has been able to ...

Education as Viewed by Alfred the Great

a merely incidental afterthought of a wise kings domestic policy, but rather it was central to his over purpose--"as much a part o...

William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and Homosexuality

In ten pages this ppaer examines the homosexual thematic overtones that are evident both in Shakespeare's play as well as Franco Z...

Oedipus and Hamlet

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares William Shakespeare's protagonist with the Oedipus myth as well as the interpreta...

Canadian Aboriginal Canadian Women and their Equality Struggles

In four pages the struggles for equality by these aboriginal women are considered and include self government tribal fights and th...

US Democracy's Shortcomings

world. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle alike all mused on the principles of democratic rule. Even Machiavelli, the Sixteenth Cent...

Raffel's Beowulf and New Historicism

In five pages Raffel's interpretation of Beowulf is examined in an application of the New Historicism concept. Three sources are ...

Sexuality and Power

In five pages this paper considers the interpretation of power and sexuality by examining the theories of Michel Foucault and Cath...

Law of the European Union

In five pages the European Legal Community's new legal order and its differences from British common law are considered along with...

Book of Genesis Definitions of Literary Terms

involves not only examining the authors words for literal meaning, but also considering the meanings behind symbolism and imagery....

Data Protection Act

kept fully informed of the areas which are covered by the legislation and what rights they enjoy as a result....

Sharon Pollock's Plays Earnest and Blood Relations

In five pages the primary elements of Walter Dale's interpretation of Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations is compared with recent ada...