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Ralph Ellison/The Dream at the end of "Battle Royal"

the leading black American of his era, gave at a primarily white audience in Atlanta in 1895. This speech became known as the "Atl...

Suburbia and the American Ideal

In five pages this paper discusses how the concept of suburbia and country living has been idealized in the United States. There ...

A Review of the Article Fasting Girls The Emerging Ideal Of Slenderness In American Culture

of sexual content gives children the wrong impression with regard to morals and values. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the ...

Holton/Forced Founders

describes the motivation of the landed-gentry, that is, the wealthiest 10 percent of the population, he also addresses why small f...

Gary Nash/Race and Revolution

most important and fascinating of them were fashioned by black and white revolutionists who saw race as the great American dilemma...

Reviewing Cornel West's Race Matters

In five pages a discussion of race relations in America is examined as seen through the eyes of Cornel West who believes white Ame...

Concepts and Theories in Cornel West's Race Matters and The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The theories and concepts contained in each of these African American texts such as religion and race, the separatist movement, an...

West Africa, West Central Africa, and Slavery's Consequences

names which come up when talking about slavery. These coastal areas certainly seemed to suffer. A larger chunk of Africa suffered ...

Nathaniel West's The Day of the Locust and Nihilism

Mention "nihilism" and the first thing that could come to mind, especially if one is a student of philosophy (or a chronic watcher...

Morris West's The Devil's Advocate

was while he was stationed in Queensland that Morris wrote his first novel. It was titled "A Moon in My Pocket." "It was based on...

Literature and the West's Medieval and Renaissance Cultures

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

West's Rise

a sort of capitalistic juggernaut that rolled over countries that had less military capability with incredibly ease. This commer...

First 5 Chapters of Cornel West's Race Matters

ugly, xenophobic resentment, its air of adolescent carnival, and its downright barbaric behavior...signified the sense of powerles...

The Bluest Eye & The Color Purple

that what is white is beautiful, lovable and normal, while black facial features, skin color and everything else associated with b...

Sartre's Vision Of The Human Condition

of making choices through free will despite the perpetual attempt to define their existence as being driven by determinism. ...

Jefferson & Contradictions

and a pragmatic one. From its inception, the Constitutional Convention was more concerned with economics than ideals. The majori...

Quanah Parker

advantage of the Comanche. Quanah grew up a Comanche warrior. Even then, however, he knew of the world of the...

Berceo's Poem about Mary, Miracles of Our Lady

The writer examines the 13th century poem Milagros de Nuestra Senora (Miracles of Our Lady). The writer describes it as a series o...

Stem Cell Research: Argument Against

of medical advancement that purports to save lives, the necessary research requires the taking of other lives, which presents a di...

Why Does Dehumanization Happen?

In a paper consisting of 5 pages man's inhumanity towards man is discussed with Holocaust and other examples provided. Three sour...

Richard Wright and 4 Short Stories

In seven pages the assessments of 3 critics are applied to the Richard Wright short stories 'The Man Who Lived Underground,' 'Long...

Short Stories of Richard Wright

In five pages this paper discusses how social realities are depicted in the themes and characters of Richard Wright's short storie...

Societal Struggles of Man and John Steinbeck's Novels

In ten pages Steinbeck's depiction of man's continuing struggles with society are examined within the context of The Grapes of Wra...

Attitudes and Free Will in the Book of Genesis and Paradise Lost by John Milton

in clear opposition to what is found in Genesis. The student will want to point out that Adam and Eve can easily relate...

Modern Society and Man

the basis for the stereotype of his day and age. And those who tend to deviate from this norm are assumed to be unmanly. These typ...

Man's Search for Meaning by V. Frankl and Zinnemann's Man for All Seasons

easily see that living in the moment was the only thing that someone in that situation could hope to do, and to turn inward, losin...

Capitalism Fuels Colonial Expansion

the scene may seem sublime, it can be interpreted as a depiction of contrast between cultures. In the foreground stands the Europ...

Men's Behavior, the Influence of Women, and Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray

In ten pages this paper examines research into how women can influence men's behavior with references made to Men Are from Mars, W...

Robert Burns' Poetry and Poetic Devices

In five pages 5 of Robert Burns' poems are analyzed in terms of metrical structure and literary devices including 'Robert Bruce's ...

Cherokee Influences on Colonial Settlers

This paper addresses Native American Culture and its impact on colonial American society. The author discusses various ways in wh...