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Transcendentalism, Domesticity and Louisa May Alcott

womans place was perceived to be located securely in the private sphere, which she ruled as a domestic goddess, creating a haven o...

Cyclical Time in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Melquiades is a guide in Aureliano Babilonias quest for knowledge and helps him in regards to deciphering the prophecies. By the e...

Time in The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

the novel. He is caught up in the outdated cultural mythos of the South, where men were suppose to be strong and women were virgin...

Coen Brothers' Film O Brother Where Art Thou? and Marxist Themes

McGill spins a yarn about buried ill-gotten gains ($1.2 million) that he promises to share (Berardinelli). In their journey, the...

'The Dead' and Dubliners by James Joyce

or perhaps the ability to appreciate the verse even if they do not recognize the poet. His insecurity also shows in that this judg...

Plato's 'Phaedrus'

Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...

Understanding and the Supernatural in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Gloria Naylor's Mama Day

lived with her before her death and that Sethe sought her out after escaping from slavery. The presence of the baby girls ghost ...

Tales of Devious Caribbean Women by Hispanic Authors

became increasingly diffident towards him" (Ramirez 79). Yet, when the manager asked the narrator what Francoise was saying, he wo...

Injustice Theme of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables

(Hugo). As this demonstrates, the only effect that nineteen years of mistreatment has had on Valjean is to turn this kind-hearted ...

Similar Themes in Thomas Wolfe's You Can't Go Home Again and August Wilson's Fences

situation that is changing at that time. Bono asserts that times have changed and Troy just came along "too early." To which, Troy...

Neoclassical and Romantic Themes in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility" (42). As this suggests, an ...

LOVE Computer Virus Attack of 2000

in the emails were exactly the same. Additionally, the emails were coming from software developers in the office, five emails in a...

Hamlet, Romeo, and Responsibility of the Individual

all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...

'My Hips, My Caderas' by Alisa Valdes Rodriguez and Colonialism

herself choosing to study French instead of Spanish and turned down dates from Latino boys, preferring the blue eyed blondes inste...

The Police as Portrayed in La Haine by Mattleu Kassowitz

This essay discusses the function and characterization of the police as they are portrayed in Mattleu Kassowitz's movie La Haine (...

The Lingering Effects of War in 'Snow Falling on Cedars'

This is a 5 page essay that considers the lingering effects of World War II and its impact on the novel particularly in the charac...

The Irrational Love of Romeo and Juliet

is something that does not escape the young couple, for they do have the capacity to accept the grandeur that is love; while their...

Escape Themes in the Works of Larry McMurtry

In six pages this essay discusses Horseman, Pass By and The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry in an analysis of how the escape t...

Theme and Crucial Scene in 'The Usual Suspects'

experience is one of a combination of mass confusion and inexplicable intrigue all at the same time. This dichotomy is likely the...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Home Alone 3

In five pages this essay compares the film with the novel by Mark Twain in the commonality of the popular theme in each of childre...

Comparing Salinger's Catcher with Lee's Mockingbird

This essay contrasts and compares J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel Catcher in the Rye with Harper Lee's account of a Southern c...

Persuasive Essay on Not Smoking

of heart and lung disease. For many, the reasons above are not "good" enough reasons for them to decide not to smoke....

Holistic View of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In seven pages this essay examines Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe in a holistic consideration of the primary theme and the vie...

My Father's Wedding by Robert Bly

This research paper/essay offers a detailed explication of a poem written by Robert Bly in 1981 entitled My Father's Wedding. The ...

Article Reviews of Music Education, ADHD, and ADD

Two journal articles are reviewed in this five page essay which describes the positve effects of music and massage therapy on ADD...

Comparison of Perspectives by Richard Rodriguez and Mike Rose

In five pages this paper discusses education and the effects of culture as portrayed within Mike Rose's text Lives on the Boundary...

Metaphysical Civilization And Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

In fifteen pages this essay examines Freud's work in a basic overview and then offers a comparison between the society Freud was w...

'Apparently With No Surprise' by Emily Dickinson

In one page this essay analyzes Dickinson's poem in terms of symbolism, imagery, and theme with an evaluation of her employment of...

Thoughts on Marriage

the woman reaps any benefit at all from her matrimonial vows. "If marriage be such a blessed state, how comes it, may you say, th...

Review of the TV Series Touched By An Angel

In six pages and three parts this essay reviews the TV show Touched By An Angel in an overview of settings, plot, theme, and chara...