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Petroski notes this absence of information in Thoreaus list to point out how common pencils were, how they are often taken for gra...
different ways. Another, even more important point is that good design isnt perfect design; indeed, there is no such thing as perf...
In ten pages a pencil's history is sketched in terms of its ancient origins and how it has evolved into the writing instruments of...
out that "Engineering is a fundamental human process that has been practiced from the earliest days of civilization" (Petroski 2)....
In five ways the protagonist Frederic Henry's transformation from boy to man through his wartime experience and romance with Cathe...
being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...
pictured offering ironic commentaries on sculpture and art, with his conversation peppered with "allusions to Samuel Johnson, Sain...
that he assumes Mrs. Costello is not that fond of Daisy and her mother and Mrs. Costello states, "They are the sort of Americans t...
In five pages this 1878 novel by Henry James is examined in terms of how social conventions are thematically portrayed....
In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...
In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....
are easy to relate to modern cameras. However, their sensitive materials were quite different from ours in one important aspect. M...
In five pages this paper discusses the lack of incongruity between crime and culture as this theme pertains to Wilde's An Ideal Hu...
In five pages this paper discusses how the calotype negative became a pleasing Daguerreotype alternative because of the pencil cor...
In five pages this paper examines Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Seville's Crime, Pen, Pencil, and Poison, Decay of Lying, and The Pict...
In seven pages this paper considers how theorists of the nineteenth century proposed to cope with industrialization problems and i...
Henry V is evaluated as a historical figure as well as a character in the Shakespearean play by his name. Personality characterist...
In eight pages this report examines Shakespeare's figurative language and imagery patterns featured in his second tetralogy that i...
In five pages this paper discusses the rivals Henry 'Hotspur' Percy and Prince Henry 'Hal' of Wales and their relationship as feat...
In 6 pages ths historical accuracy of these plays by William Shakespeare is assessed. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliograp...
comparing Hardings book, Days of Henry Thoreau: A Biography with Finks work, it becomes clear as to how Finks scholarship provides...
In ten pages this paper examines how within The Last Leaf the artist is portrayed by author O. Henry. Five sources are cited in t...
In this eight page paper the writer attempts the intriguing task of creating the The Prodigal Hal, Henry IV in the 1960s. There a...
In five pages the way in which Prince Henry is depicted is evaluated with such issues as power transition and coming of age also d...
In six pages this research paper examines the concept of kingship as represented in the historical play Henry V by William Shakesp...
In 5 pages these warrior characters are contrasted and compared within the context of Shakespeare's play in terms of their speeche...
In five pages this report discusses the 'pale face' or 'redskin' literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth century with the 'pal...
allied war effort. Young men were led to believe that the military experience would somehow be ennobling, a glorious affair that, ...
rather is a decision that is based on some principle such as self defense or an initial defensive action to prevent an attack. War...
with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now K...