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Francois Villon's 'Testament' and the Theme of Death

In 10 pages this 15th century poem is examined in terms of its rather surprising modern treatment of death that was contrary to Ch...

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

They embraced the spirit of "carpe diem," or "enjoy the moment," and Boccaccio was among this group (Chubb PG). Some experts hav...

Lost Speech Symbolism in Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami

In five pages this text is compared in terms of similarities and symbolism with Arabian Nights' tales and the loss of speech is eq...

Representation of Captain Ahab as Evil, Good, Death, and Life All At the Same Time

In twenty five pages this paper discusses how Captain Ahab in Moby Dick by Herman Melville embodies all the dualities of the life ...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and the Themes of Choice and Fate

In ten and a half pages the themes of fate and choice as they impacted upon the deaths of the young lovers are analyzed. Three so...

Philosophy Topics

"Happiness is not mans greatest good. There are important realizations every man must make. The aim of man is the will to power, n...

Hungry Ghosts China's Secret Famine by Jasper Becker

In a paper that consists of 14 pages the text that examines the effects of Chairman Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' on the Chinese agri...

Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ According to the Gospels of John and Mark

is believed that Johns Gospel was written much later than the other three and this could be one reason for the differences. Other ...

A Euthanasia Discussion

The pros and cons of assisted suicide and euthanasia are considered using the case studies of Oregon's 'Death With Dignity Act' an...

Functioning of a Single Parent Household

by the therapeutic community. The term "nuclear family" brings to mind the American concept of the ideal family, of the mot...

Sharon Kay Penman When Christ and His Saints Slept

which involves the story of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Penman, 2002; Penman, 1995). Maude was considered as t...

Analyzing the Letting Handicapped Babies Die Article

keep it alive" (Christian Answers to Moral Problems, 2002). Furthermore, in their article entitled "Letting Handicapped ...

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and Conflicts

after Macon hit her, hed see his mothers hand cover her lips as she searched with her tongue for any broken teeth...and that on th...

Life or Death and Cost Effectiveness

This research paper adresses the fact thaty it is far more costly to house and feed criminals for life than it is to sentence them...

The Pearl and Death

In seven pages death is examined within the contexts of religious and secular associations and the Middle Ages incorporation of be...

Recognition and Reversal in War by Luigi Pirandello and 'Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

is no more deep than what lies beneath the layers of his skin -- an aspect of his personality that is readily recognized by all; i...

Holocaust's Death Marches

In eleven pages this paper considers survivor narratives and historical perspectives as they pertain to Holocaust death marches. ...

Short Stories by Jack London and Edgar Allan Poe on Death

In seven pages this paper examines how the theme of death is handled in London's short stories 'The Law of Life' and 'To Build a F...

The System of Trokosi

by a spokesman for the fetish priests, Togbe Atsu Eklo of the Adzimashi shrine, which appealed to the gods and their ancestors to ...

Human Nature and Ethics

In ten pages ethical development is considered within the context of human nature with an application of a contemporary situation ...

Themes in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...

Daisy Miller's Death Analyzed

The death of Henry Miller's title protagonist is featured in this paper consisting of six pages and is examined on its figurative ...

Interpreting 'Jilting of Granny Weatherall' by Katherine Anne Porter

In six pages death and dying are explored within the context of Porter's text the protagonist's love and unresolved plot conflict ...

Human Conflict and the Poetry of Robert Frost

human conflict is more than apparent. "I let my neighbor know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the ...

Aging According to Katherine Mansfield, Edward Albee, and Arthur Miller

"actresses" that make up the whole of the Sunday scene. She is in this mood when a young couple sit down close to her. She imagi...

Spain's Changes After the Death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco

to his palace, The Zarzuela Palace, and dressed in full uniform of the armed forces chief, told the nation that no attempt to disr...

Breast Cancer Treatment and Types of Therapies, Alternative and Common

In a paper consisting of eleven pages breast cancer is considered in terms of its medical significance as the second leading cause...

Viewing Steingerd's Kormac's Saga from the Life and Death of Cormac the Skald

In this paper consistingn of five pages the nature of societies and the roles of women are presented in a consideration of values,...

Spirituality and Death from the Perspective of Social Work

In a paper consisting of eight pages the inherent implications of social work are clarified as accepting individual beliefs and a ...

Theme of Death in Lord Alfred Tennyson's 'Song and John Donne's 'Holy Sonnet No. 10'

In 5 pages the thematic differences in which these two poems depict death are contrasted and compared with Donne's faith in sharp ...