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Family Life Cycle Stages

self-esteem. This is true in the family as well. Parents may have some emotional difficulties as their children grow from being li...

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" - Analysis

show Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia an unlikely success is something of an understatement. It dares to joke about abortion, the...

The Late President Lord Chiang (Chiang Kai-Shek)

path in life. His father had died when he was only five, in fact, and the Chinese military seemed to offer him the most immediate...

Mohammad and Jesus

of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

Post-World War II Developments in Art

world around them. One might legitimately ask why todays artists see nothing but ugliness and degradation when there are still so ...

Short Life of Katherine Mansfield and the Lasting Impact of Her Work

In twelve pages this paper examines Katherine Mansfield's short life and the lack of convention with which she lived and wrote wit...

What it Takes to Change

5 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of what it might take to change the future and improve a life. Though man...

The 'Other' America in Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here

This paper consisting of five pages investigates the environment that two young African American boys experience in their Chicago ...

Turning Point for James McBride, Within the Color of Water

This 5 page paper gives an explanation of a part of the book The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. This p...

Human Nature and the Writings of Lee K. Abbott

In eleven pages Lee K. Abbott's quirky exploration of human nature in the short stories collection Living After Midnight is examin...

The Different Yet Similar Views of Walter Berry and Lewis Thomas

This paper examines two convincing arguments that mankind is not that dissimilar from the lower animals that live among us. The gr...

American Dream as Represented by Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin

In five pages this paper examines how these important men's lives reflect the concept of the American Dream as depicted within Nar...

Eleanor Roosevelt's Influence

In five pages the text Eleanor Roosevelt A Personal and Public Life is used to study the life and contributions of this influenti...

Life and Works of Artist Toulouse Lautrec

Toulouse Lautrec's life and art are explored in a paper consisting of 15 pages that includes his fin de siecle social involvement ...

Tragic Hero Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

life determined or was it the result of free will? In establishing the answer to this question, it is essential that one understa...

Society and the Individual in the Play Whose Life Is It Anyway

In five pages this paper discusses the play Whose Life is it Anyway as it presents the situation of an individual's refusal to rec...

Christianity Challenges, Mandates, and Dualism

the entertainment industry and organized crime. Americans spend billions on dollars in x-rated entertainment, drugs, religious lit...

How to Use History According to David E. Sutton and Alexander and Sonia Alland

This is a research paper consisting of five pages that compares how history can serve as both guide in inspiration as illustrated ...

Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution Peasant Life

In five pages this paper examines what peasant life was like for a man who lived through the Enlightenment period as well as the I...

Flemish and Dutch Portrait Art of the 17th Century

In five pages paintings by artists de Hooch and Rembrandt are analyzed to explore the importance of portraiture to life in Flemish...

Harriet Tubman's Life and Activism

In five pages this paper discusses the life of Harriet Tubman, her life as a slave and her activism such as her Underground Railro...

Frontier Influence on Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln

cry may have gone out -the army is coming! And in 1794, Washington order 13000 men to march into the frontier to "deal" with The ...

James Hilton's Goodbye Mr. Chips

In five pages a quote from the text is provided that illustrates the ability of Mr. Chips to derive sense from his life's negative...

Jack Kerouac

A 6 page overview of the life of this famous writer. Kerouac's early life experiences were a tremendous impact on his later writi...

Two Novels and Gender Roles

This paper pertains to "We So Seldom Look on Love," a short story by Barbara Gowdy and It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, a g...

A Long Life

This essay concerns personal thoughts on the process of aging and the goal of living a long life. Three pages in length, one sourc...

Patrick Henry and Statesmanship

This research paper/essay pertains to the life of Patrick Henry and how this Founding Father consistently exemplified the qualitie...

William Wilberforce and the Definition of Statesmanship

This paper concludes that the life story of Wilberforce might prompt one to examine personal motivation and the need for objectivi...

Colin Powell, An Overview of his Life

This research paper presents a biography of the life of Colin Powell, focusing on his early life, accomplishments and perceived fa...

Life of Pi, an Overview

This paper pertains to Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" and discusses the ways in which Pi's ordeal of survival affected his perspective...