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A Review of Pat Conroy's Novel, 'The Water is Wide'

a new breath of hope into those hearts. Written as a first-person account "The Water is Wide" revolves around social change...

Structural Analysis of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

In 5 pages this structural analysis of Treasure Island focuses upon the climax in terms of how it builds, emerges, and then is ult...

Politics and Problems Pertaining to the Long Island of 2001

In five pages this paper discusses political and business problems as they pertain to Long Island with transportation, environment...

Culture and Environment of the Pacific Islands

In six pages the diversity of environment and culture that characterize the Pacific Islands are discussed. Ten sources are cited ...

The Island Within by Richard Nelson

In five pages this paper examines the harmonious nature theme that is ever present in Richard Nelson's journey journal entitled Th...

Overview of the United States Virgin Islands

John is largely a national park. St. Thomas boasts a deepwater harbor. St. Croix has rolling hills. All three are special touri...

Second World War Impact on Melanesia

In five pages this paper examines the Second World War damage inflicted upon the Melanesia islands. Four sources are cited in the...

Multiculturalism in 'Ellis Island' by Joseph Bruchac

In six pages this paper examines multiculturalism within the context of the Joseph Bruchac poem 'Ellis Island.' Six sources are c...

Long Island Slavery

In 8 pages this paper discusses Long Island slavery and the adverse impact of changes from Dutch to English leadership. Six sourc...

Cyprus Communist Party AKEL

In six pages this research paper discusses the politics of this ethnically divided island and the role of the AKEL in intensifying...

Music of Jamaica

portion of the cultural variety of the Island, it helps to take note of the wide racial influx, which determined and created that ...

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and Themes

In seven pages this paper examines how culture and nature are thematically expressed by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island ...

Louis de Berniere's 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' and Cultural Perspective Differences

throughout the novel. Although they try and maintain their cultural identity through music, they are morally lost in environmental...

Barbados' Eyewear Business Establishment

of eyewear that will enhance their wardrobe (Parr, 1998). Laser surgery and the advances in contact lenses should have resulted...

Deaths of Long Island Lobsters

to make the public think twice about spraying again. Lobsters began dying in great numbers. Lobstermen in Connecticut first began ...

Land Use Regulations Pros and Cons

who might take up every inch of land and put a house, shopping mall or industrial complex on it, and leave no room for parks or ot...

Portrayals of Good Science Gone Bad in Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, H.G. Wells, and Mary Shelley

jump into a review of these novels it is necessary to first examine the predominant state of mind of Victorian Europe. During the...

Decolonization of the British Empire

well off as the invading country. This can be said of both India and Africa as recently as the 1940s and 1950s. The school of thou...

Immigrant Experiences and Angel Island

Before actually describing the art and poetry that came out of detainees from Angel Island, a look at the locations history would ...

'Heavenly' Jackson's Island in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In five pages Twain's use of metaphors in this novel are analyzed in a consideration of Jackson's Island and how this symbolically...

History of U.S. Aviation and Terrorism

a little less safe. While talk of terrorism when a passenger jet went down in Lockerbie, Scotland was in the air, no one expected ...

Case of Conjoined Twins Mary and Jodie

judge did indeed have the right. I happen to think that the parents of these children were acting irresponsibly. There is no que...

An Examination of a Tool for Aggregate Assessment

Erie, Pennsylvania (Minnis, 2002). As is the case here, the aggregate for which this tool was developed is that of persons over t...

Haiti and Revolution

country on the path to freedom. The Haitian Revolution technically took place between 1794 and 1804 but the bloody French Revolu...

Answers to Questions on Immigration History

not an expected thing as well. For example, Foner states, "Not only was it acceptable to speak about the inferiority of Jews and I...

Nancy Foner's From Ellis Island to JFK and Immigration Questions Answered

constant, large scale reinforcements. Indeed, by the time WWII ended most of New Yorks Jews and Italians were American born. The N...

Italian and Jewish Transnational Ties in From Ellis Island to JFK by Nancy Foner

making the home and host society a single arena of social action. Migrants may be living in New York, but, at the same time, they ...

Long Island Golf Driving Range Marketing Plan

the island. The important thing to note is that while Long Island is right near Connecticut, with the exception of the ferry from ...

Robert Moses, New York Park Commissioner

Park Zoo were soon repaired, something that was a danger, and the rats commonplace in the zoo were taken care of (551). Clearly, M...

Working Women on Barbados

means suits and high heels, yet their work is paid roughly the same as factory workers. This means that, in order to maintain the ...