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Vengeance Themes in the 'History' of Herodotus

In six pages this paper examines Herodotus' History text in a consideration of its vengeance themes. There is only the primary so...

Grade School Lesson Plans for Recycling and the First Thanksgiving

In four pages this paper includes descriptions for writing process, art, and social studies lesson plans in a consideration of thi...

Examining the U.S. Constitution

Few documents since the Magna Carta have had such a profound influence on social and political history as the Constitution of the ...

The Modern World and the Legacy of Antigone

In six pages the ways in which Antigone handles with what is an impossible choice and how it serves in developing true moral chara...

Rembrandt's Portrait Iconography

In eleven pages Rembrandt's subjective iconography is examined in an analysis of The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholaes Tulip and his...

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer

In fifteen pages Shirer's text is critiqued in terms of the way in which the author uses his own personal experiences along with v...

Holocaust and Its Lessons

In eleven pages this paper discusses the Holocaust and its lessons as they are reflected in the literary works of Elie Wiesel and ...

Cultural Diversity and Commitments to Increased Awareness

In a paper consisting of eight pages a woman's efforts to increase cultural diversity awareness on organizational, personal, and i...

Lesson Plan for First Grade Recognition of Words

(Adams, 1990). Quite the opposite. For example, Chall said that instruction in skills was essential for many children: "The resear...

Politics, Health, Crime, and Code of Hammurabi

In six pages this research paper examines the Code of Hammurabi which is widely regarded as history's oldest legal code. Seven so...

Lessons About War In The Film, Saving Private Ryan

This paper examines Stephen Speilberg's 1998 WWII film, Saving Private Ryan. The author discusses what lessons can be taken from ...

Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time'

offered by A Wrinkle in Time is that the power of love can overcome just about any of lifes obstacles. When one confronts the dar...

Thematic Analysis of 'The Lesson' by Toni Cade Bambara

A thematic analysis of Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' comprises five pages. There are no other sources listed....

An Analysis of The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara

This 3 page paper analyzes Toni Cade Bambara's short story The Lesson, which deals with a group of young children learning first h...

Prejudice in Education Confronted by Langston Hughes and Toni Cade Bambara

In five pages education and its prejudices are captured in the poem 'Theme for English B.' and the short story 'The Lesson.' Ther...

Jean de Coras verses Gertrude B. Himmlefarb in The Return Of Martin Guerre and The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals

In this six paper paper the writer explores the book by Jean de Coras and updated by Nathalie Z. Davis. This exploration occurs a...

Themes and Imagery in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

an inborn defense reaction that helps to keep the offensive individual at a safe distance. This is just what the townspeople did ...

United States' Continuing Investment in India

In six pages this paper discusses the Indian resource investment by the United States and what India must do in terms of infrastru...

Promotion and Advertising

In this paper consisting of four pages the significance of promotion in advertising is discussed using the lessons learned by Levi...

Martin Luther King Jr. Primary Grades Lesson Plan

In three pages this lesson plan examines the topic, goals, introduction, approach, activities, and a summary is also provided. Th...

A Grade-School Lesson Plan

This paper provides a lesson plan for grade-school students and covers topics, methods, activities, objectives. This three page p...

Uncommon Sense Theoretical Practice in Language Education by John S. Mayher

much better equipped to question the contradictions that are regularly confronted in the learning process. "...There is no knowle...

Special Needs Children and Cognitive Development Assistance

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the employment of cognitive psychology principles in teaching special needs children the dif...

Gay History

In five pages this paper considers the history of homosexuality in ancient Greece, Japan of the seventeenth century, England of th...

'Free' Society and South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Israel

In six pages this research paper presents South Africa as a blueprint of how a society that is more 'free' can be maintained with ...

Wealthy Families in New York City History

The part played by New York's wealthiest families in the city's history is outlined and discussed. The writer describes how the Ro...

Historical Achievements of Man and Edward Gibbon

Strategic bombing was an aspect of World War II, and people didnt think much about that aspect" (Feld 961b-feld.html). There is n...

A Review of The Shoemaker and the Tea Party by Alfred Young

In this five page paper the fact that our perception of history changes over time is illustrated with a look back some fifty years...

'Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain and the Craft of Storytelling

In 4 pages this paper examines the storytelling lessons on construction that can be learned from this amusing tale by Mark Twain. ...

More Than One History in the American Revolution

Histories in recent years have sought to go beyond the classical interpretations that have been presented in the past. This essay ...