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African American Poverty Causes

"blacks are significantly more structuralist that whites in their thinking about poverty" (they see the system rather than the ind...

A Discussion of Christian Elements in the Epic Poem Beowulf, and in the Character of Beowulf Himself

the first great epic poems of English history is thought to have been written around the time of the first half of the 8th century...

Comparative Analysis of Myths in Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, 'The Odyssey' and a Work by Jack London

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the myths featured in these ancient works and also makes a thematic comparison wit...

Beowulf, Tempest, Don Quixote/Their Lasting Appeal

size," who attacks it nightly (Kennedy xiv). Beowulf, in particular is described in heroic terms: Of living strong men he was the...

Cinematography in “Hero”

a "master swordsman," arriving at the Emperors fortress. Nameless explains to the Emperor how he vanquished "three deadly assassin...

Dante’s Inferno/Canto XX

because pity carries with it the connotation that divinely imposed punishment is less than just. He tells Dante to lift his eyes a...

Dante’s Inferno & Humanism

must take a stand against evil and live according to ideals rather than simply from a myopic focus on personal needs. In Canto 2...

Reitz’s Heimat, The Final Episodes

surprised by change. To him it is has if the village and his family stayed frozen as they were in 1928. In his absence, his father...

Ancient Greek Society and Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplyae

the novel, the term city is used interchangeably with the term citizen to reinforce this unity: "Our city, my city... Without a ci...

Youth Violence In The United States

in a society where proper parenting has become a thing of the past. Detachment of this extent can reach epic proportions when men...

Nazim Hikmet/Human Landscapes from My Country

portrait of Turkish society at that time. Drawing on Hikmets ability as a screenwriter, as well as a poet, his free verse form e...

Beowulf: Heeded Hrothgar's Advice?

Beowulf did not live up to those standards. "The loathsome creature felt great bodily pain; a gaping wound opened in his shoulder...

Beowulf & Odysseus/Ancient Heroes

peers by acclamation rather than divine right. The thane is spoke of as a "giver of treasure in gladness" (Beowulf 46). In other w...

Dante's 9th Circle/A Contemporary Vision

household. As a teen, he became enthralled with Islam and converted. Lindh came to reject everything America stands for. By active...

Nelson Mandela

qualifications are limited to the ability to effectively search the Internet. Mandela preached the gospel of equality for decades...

Proposal Literature Review for a Project on Sustainable Banking in the Sub Sahara Developing World

investor and well as undermining local culture and traditions (Erdilek, 2003). An approach that may overcome this is the undertak...

Imperialism & Conrad's Heart of Darkness

complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves" (Bowers 91). Marlow is discouraged by other Europeans who work for the enigm...