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Contemporary Southern Literature and Women

In nine pages this paper examines how women's changing roles are reflected in the literary works Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, A S...

Contemporary Relevance of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

In ten pages this paper discusses the continuing relevance of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole in a consideration of ...

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

Religion in the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages the religious views of the Sumerians as represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh are contrasted and compared with contem...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

change to the ethnic and cultural make-up of the United States. He also didnt foresee the growth of major cities, or the changes t...

Definitive Myth of 'A Country Doctor' by Franz Kafka

In five pages Kafka's nightmarish short story is examined in terms of its contemporary myth functionality. There are 7 sources ci...

Imperialism and Athenian Democracy

This paper consists of eight pages and compares imperialism to Athenian democracy with the assistance of Thucydides and the qualit...

English Social Class Hierarchy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In five pages this paper discusses the English social class system as it is portrayed in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in con...

William Blake and Isaac Newton

In eleven pages the transition from Romanticism into contemporary Realism is analyzed in a comparison of the similarities and diff...

Justice in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In six pages this paper compares Homer's concept of justice with contemporary perspectives as it relates to 'The Odyssey.' There ...

Mythology and Contemporary Violence

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

Children's Literature History

In ten pages the Middle Ages origins of children's literature to contemporary children's writings are chronicled in this historica...

Star Wars 'Prequel' The Phantom Menace

bits of information from ancient times, which have to do with the themes that have supported human life, built civilizations, and ...

Analysis of the Film Fatal Attraction

In five pages this analysis considers how director Adrian Lyne's Fatal Attraction represents a changing suspense and horror film g...

The Motif of the Journey In Contemporary Literature

This 5 page paper analyzes the way in which the motif of the journey was used in three classic American novels: The Grapes of Wrat...

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah O. Jewett

In five pages this paper discusses why contemporary criticism of this 19th century novel often falls short. Six sources are cited...

History of the Bubonic Plague

In five pages this Bubonic plague overview includes its history, contemporary recurrences, how it can be treated and prevented. F...

Ebola Viral Fever

Ebola hemorrhagic fever becomes visible four to sixteen days after the initial infection. At the beginning, those who have been c...

Mary Chase's Play Harvey and Contemporary Theater

In four pages this 1950 example of contemporary theater is examined in an analysis of plot, dialogue, type, and characterization e...

Conflict Theory and the Analysis of Contemporary Song Lyrics

In five pages this paper examines the 1994 'Machinehead' song by the British band Bush in a consideration of conflict theory and t...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Neoplatonism of the High Medieval Period

In four pages this paper examines Neoplatonism and is compared with the contemporary New Age Movement with the debate between Musl...

Modern Society and The Communist Manifesto

the fallen wall, and while remnants of Marxism remain--like Communist China and Cuba--there is a decided attack on the ideology. T...

Engineering or Evolution in Aldous Huxley and Charles Darwin

nothing)" (The origin of species, 2005). But this was countered by "James Huttons uniformitarian theory of 1785 [which] envisione...

A contemporary Julius Caesar

was up."3 As Shakespeare tells the tale, there were warnings everywhere, from a lion running through the streets to a soothsayer ...

Selye's Major Theories on Contemporary Stress

three phases in stress adaptation, general adaptation syndrome (GAS): 1. Fight or Flight-The alarm reaction: An event occurs that...

Poetic Analysis of 'The Battle of Frogs and Mice'

for either side. However, even though the plot is simple, the way the poem is written is deliberately heroic, and is very much ...

Politics and Contemporary Espionage

on 9/11. This is not the place to debate the reasons for the attack, nor for castigating the intelligence community for its failu...

Business Basics and Change

complaints about companies such as Gap and Nike (Mason, 2000). Nike has made such strides in the other direction that today, the ...