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Confessions by Augustine of Hippo

back by the love of temporal pleasure" (Augustine 167). In accepting Christianity, Augustine records that he "no longer desired a ...

Faith and Reason in the Thinking of Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri

be an object of science. To this question, Aquinas answers "no." First of all, following the medieval style of reasoning, he posit...

'I Shot the Sheriff' by Bob Marley

is a wanted man being tracked down by the police, but that his guilt has already been decided. "They say that they want to bring m...

Life and Works of Saint Augustine

how evil is nothing tangibly heinous, but instead reflects the "absence of good."ii In other words, man merely makes bad choices ...

Marie de France, Chretian de Troyes, and Courtly Love

the help of a lion that he rescues from a serpent (Braswell). As this illustrates, the story leaves plenty of room for Ywain to p...

Report to Greco by Niklos Kazantzakis

that gives life meaning. He pictures humanity not as part from God and creation, but as an integral part of the process, as life e...

Thousand Pieces of Gold by Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Chinese woman (in the area)," and therefore, she was also "an attraction that (would) bring men, Chinese and white, from miles aro...

Critiquing 'Professions for Women' and 'The Mark on the Wall' by Virginia Woolf

the genius of Woolf. The womans thoughts, though they seem to be idle ramblings, are quite symbolic of Woolfes views on the direct...

Biography of John Brown by Stephen B. Oates

himself was raised by a strict, fundamentalist father who beat him often for the slightest infraction of rules or signs of religio...

Photography Journey of Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans

Vincent, 4/21/10 VISIT www.paperwriters.com/aftersale.htm--for more information on using this paper properly! Intro...

Life and Works of Agnes de Mille

ultimately offers the reader a look at a woman who would not give up and that makes it an inspirational book as well. In truth, th...

De Beers Control of the Diamond Market

over the years has seen many tactics used. The compnay would have external; offices of its own competing with the external purchas...

The influence of Francisco de Haro on San Francisco

Before California within the hands of the Americans, it was a Mexican territory, with the Mexican soldier Francisco de Haro being...

Medieval Literature and Portrayal of Political Issues

code of chivalry. This code of chivalry was something seen throughout a kingdom and throughout a society. As such it provides us w...

14th Century Theologian and Mystic Julian of Norwich

does not temper "love with wrath" (Stumb, 19999). Julian is quoted as having said, that she could see "no sort of anger in God, ho...

Comparison of 3 Stories and Passion v. Reason

It is interesting to note, however, that Molieres inspiration did not come from Corneilles comedic tendencies, but rather upon the...

Early French Modern Society and a Hypothetical Debate on the Status of Women and Men at the Time

woman. She was portrayed as being virtuous, committed to her family, and obstinately determined to succeed in her tasks. Davis nee...

Early Modern Society of France and Men's and Women's Status

a patriarchal world would be a gross understatement and one that would also be staunchly supported by the likes of both Bertrande ...

19th Century US' Penitentiary System

more advanced in containing the criminal element than other states at the time. If not, why would the pair go to America to study ...

Heteronormativity and the History of Latin America

This paper examines the murder of Hernando de Medina and Gaspar de Peralta's wives. The author argues that Medina and Peralta nee...

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 ...

The Letters of Madame de Sevigne

This paper examines the seventeenth century correspondence between Marie de Rabutin-Chantal and Madame de Sevigne. This five page...

Barbara Walters and a Theoretical TV Symposium on Women

In three pages this paper discusses a theoretical TV symposium regarded on the presentation of women in literature and thoughts on...

Holy Grail's History

(Mabinogion, p. 79). The Mabinogion chronicles do not seem to have been widely circulated outside of Wales, probably because of t...

Parents in the Fiction of Guy de Maupassant

In five pages this paper examines the French author's short stories 'Mademoiselle Fifi' and 'Boule de Suif' in terms of how they r...

Diamond Monopoly of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited

In five pages the domination of the diamond industry by De Beers and its affiliates are examined in a consideration of cartel char...

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...

Marie de France by Dante

In three pages this essay considers how the passion Marie de France and her lover share is compared with her contention God suppor...

Americanism's Essence Through Advancement, Adaptability, and Adventure

the phrase "I came, I saw, I conquered" is, in short, the essence of the spirit of adventure, adaptability, and advancement that d...

A Review of The Princess of Cleves

An 8 page essay reviewing the novel by Marie de La Fayette. This so called women's novel provides interesing insight into French h...