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Poe, Hawthorne, Irving and Romanticism Considering Romanticism in Literature By Examining Stories By Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

Poetic Concepts of Writer Maya Angelou

Angelou addresses the concept of oppression among the black race, coming forth to stand as a twentieth century hero to her heritag...

Racism and Culture Defined in 'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E.B. Du Bois

to keep at least a semblance of their culture together. In fact, there has been somewhat of a movement to restore black culture in...

Acculturation as Portrayed in Bread Givers and Black Elk Speaks

A 5 page assessment of the factor of acculturation as it influences these two classic books. Black Elk Speaks, translated by John...

Urban America and Cultural Wars

In nine pages this research paper discusses how social scientists define the inner city urban culture of African Americans and how...

U.S. History from 1960 to the Present Time

a long way. It is difficult to be entirely objective, when one remembers the Rodney King beating or the OJ trial. According to D...

August Wilson's Race Reversal of Romeo and Juliet

work seems to mirror much of his own life struggles, as well as his journey to accepting himself and, perhaps, his father who aban...

Influence of the Black Church on America and Civil Rights

In seven pages this paper examines the influence the Black Church as exerted on the United States and on the civil rights movement...

European Society and Black Death

In six pages black death or bubonic plague is considered in terms of epidemiology and the societal effects Europe suffered as a re...

Marijuana and the Advantages of Legalization

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses how legalizing marijuana would carry with it the advantages of crime reduction, pri...

Reviewing A Long Kiss Goodnight Film

In six pages the 1996 film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Shane Black and costarring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson is di...

Resistance and Stereotypes in the Poems of Grace Nichols

In five pages Grace Nichol's poetry is examined in terms of the images of resistance and stereotypes they employ with a discussion...

Gifted Education Programs and Students

In five pages this paper examines students and gifted education programs in a consideration of disproportionate representation of ...

Ethnic and Racial Construction Of 'Caribbeanness'

In ten pages the texts I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys are referred to in a disc...

Elder's Play Ceremonies of Dark Old Men

In a paper consisting of seven pages this 1969 play about a black family that offers hope despite social decline is examined. Fiv...

The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt

The significance of this German play as representative of the black comedy genre is examined in five pages. Three sources are cit...

Pre First World War Pittsburgh and the Black Community

In ten pages this paper discusses how the black community developed in Pittsburgh before the First World War and compares it with ...

Race Relations According to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

the post-Reconstruction era, it was Washingtons belief that the rural masses of African-Americans should apply themselves, not tow...

Similarities and Differences Between Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon

Lincoln and Nixon under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Each man would be involved in the reconstruction of a country after a major war, Jo...

1919 Scandal of the Chicago Black Sox

early years, when there was less regulation, there was an uncounted number of gamblers and certainly, gamblers were always looking...

Brent Staples and Malcolm X

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Brent Staples' 'Just Walk on by: A Black man ponders his power to alter public spa...

American Language

In five pages this paper discusses language in the United States with a comparative analysis of two essays, 'If Black English Isn'...

Overview of Primordial Black Holes

the theories regarding the creation of the universe, as well as other facets of contemporary thought. According to astronom...

Black Teen Males and the Cultural Aspects of Foul Language Use

In six pages black males between the ages of fourteen and eighteen are considered in a cultural study considering the importance a...

Whites, Blacks, and Leisure Practice Variances

This paper examines the cultures of blacks and whites in a contrasting and comparison of leisure practice variances between the tw...

Booker T. Washington and Alexander Crummell Assessed by W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls of Black Folk

In five pages this paper discusses the views expressed by W.E.B. Du Bois on Booker T. Washington and Rev. Alexander Crummell in hi...

England's Black Plague

appear on the skin elsewhere from internal bleeding (Harrison). This disease was so painful that death was viewed as a welcome rel...

Leadership Call in Higher Learning by John Singleton

In five pages this paper discusses the black men's leadership call within the context of Singleton's wartime characters. Three so...

An Analysis of the Film, White Man's Burden

the viewer, who comes to the startling realization that the movie must be a true reversal of the races. The black man and the whi...

'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' vs. 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'

wrong. Young Jimmy Grimaldi is saying that the woman who looks like his mother isnt really his mother, and Wilma claims that the ...