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Augustine and the Limits of Politics by Jean B. Elshtain

In five pages this text by Jean Bethke Elshtain is analyzed in its portrayal of Augustine and how it represents the limitations of...

Biography of Alexander of Macedon by Peter Green

In ten pages this paper examines Green's portrayal of Alexander the Great as a real man instead of a mythical figure, with a reali...

Thelma and Louise Movie from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper discusses sociological concepts and gender roles' portrayal within the contexts of this 1991 film. Two s...

An Examination of Red Azalea by Anchee Min

in Shanghai and how quickly she had to take responsibility. She writes, "I was an adult since the age of five" (1). She goes on to...

Nonverbal Communication and Advertising

In this paper consisting of eight pages the nonverbal cues found primarily in television commercials are examined to understand th...

Seamus Heaney's Poetry and Ghosts of the Earth

four and five provide additional support for this hypothesis; the boys father, who usually "takes funerals in stride" is "crying"....

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Single Women in Toni Morrison's Sula and in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire

In five pages this paper considers the portrayal of single women in this comparison and contrasting of Morrison's novel and Willia...

Vietnam War and the Role of the Media in Shaping Public Opinion

In eleven pages this paper examines the conflict in Vietnam and how the public opinion was shaped by the media's depiction of eve...

Concept of Courtly Love and 'The Knight's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In fourteen pages this story contained within The Canterbury Tales is examined in terms of its portrayal of courtly love and chiva...

Fire from Heaven by David Underdown

In six pages this text as it examines 17th century English village life analyzes its portrayal of Puritan reform movements in Dorc...

Epics of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 8 pages these different literary texts are compared in terms of how they satisfy the epic definition in nation and character po...

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck and Morality

In five pages this paper examines the positive portrayal of morality given environmental circumstances as represented in Cannery R...

The Accurate Portrayal of Ancient Egypt in Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie

In a report consisting of twelve pages the setting of Christie's fiction and the portrayal of families remarkably similar to those...

Cinema and U.S. Immigration

In five pages the film El Norte's portrayal of immigration to the United States is presented in this overview. There is 1 source ...

Ulysses by James Joyce and Modernism

In ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...

Man and Woman in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

hand, is a model of blunt decorum and steadiness, a man ruled by his class and conventions rather than feeling: basically, a guy ...

Women's Roles in American Cinema Since 1967

bed, or even beginning to become amorous might secure a PG rating, but during that time period, blatant sexuality in film was not ...

Hamlet & Oedipus

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

Toni Morrison as a Stylist in Sula

bedroom and gently holds him. Then she pours kerosene over the sleeping man and burns him to death. Morrison writes that Plum ope...

Nations, Nationalism and Gender

a certain ethnic group. However, this conceptualization of "membership in the national collectivity depends on ones being born in...

Virgil’s Portrayal of Hell in Book VI of The Aeneid

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

Seabiscuit Film Historical Review

portrays? Are the facts sacrificed in the name of entertainment? Seabiscuit is not only the story of a horse but also of the rea...

Reality and Hispanic Cinema

brutalized in this event and the historical record shows that such a background would be historically accurate. Alienated against...

Commitment and Betrayal in the Film Elizabeth

In five pages this film is considered in an analysis of its thematic portrayal of betrayal and commitment. One source is listed i...

Four Topics Examined from a Christian Viewpoint

In five pages relationships, role of Christian husbands and wives, premarital sex, and Book of Proverbs' portrayal of temptation a...

The Temple by Stephen Spender

In eight pages this paper considers the text's portrayal of how gays were persecuted by the Nazis. Five sources are cited in the ...

Overview of Homeric Warfare

In five pages this paper examines Homer's 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' in its portrayal of Homeric warfare in a consideration of ...

'Well of Moses' and Sculptor Claus Sluter

In five pages this sculptor of the 14th century is considered in terms of his life and art with a specific consideration of the 'W...

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor and Issues of Gender and Race

In ten pages this African American feminist text is analyzed in its portrayal of gender and racial issues. Eight sources are list...