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Critical Analysis: The Amish

the standards of natural application. The uncomplicated lifestyle the Amish lead is often subject to ridicule and contempt from o...

Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" - Technology

is how science fiction portrays this futuristic idea. Indeed, the extent to which films and books have expounded upon the potenti...

A Review of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

A 6 page analysis of the societal message being presented in this work. Plot and characters are outlined and the emphasis that th...

Influences of Classical Greece

pervaded Western architecture for more than two millennia. The Greek temple emerged as the archetypal shrine of all time. Unlike ...

Jesus Christ's Origins

In five pages this paper discusses the origins of Jesus Christ in myth in a comparative analysis of possible literary precursors H...

Relationships Between Men and Women and Consideration of Subordination and Dominance

In a paper consisting of 8 pages two articles relating to the 'American waistland' and 'Barbie Doll culture' are discussed as they...

Adams's Essay 'Should God Create Good?'

In five pages the arguments presented in this essay in terms of God's and man's obligations to potential life are compared to soci...

Occult or Christian Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous

In a paper consisting of ten pages the myth that Alcoholics Anonymous is based on the precepts of Christianity is dispelled and it...

Depiction of Humans and Gods in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

Zoroastrian and Hindu Myth Parallels to the Battle of Zeus and Typhon

of the battle between Zeus and Typhon is the most well-delineated and graphically-portrayed of any of them. Zeus and Typhon Typho...

Overview and Summary of When Children Want Children by Leon Dash

In five pages this paper summarizes and presents an overview of the text that considers low income teenage pregnancies in hopes to...

Date and Acquaintance Rape

In this paper consisting of eight pages the increase of acquaintance or date rape along with the factors contributing to this rise...

The Ethnic Myth by Professor Stephen Steinberg

own nihilism, while ignoring conditions that worsen their plight. He added that such an analysis is often picked up by lawmakers ...

Feminism and the Male Power Myth

In five pages this research paper examines the power myth that fueled the male patriarchy and considers the feminist inroads made ...

Religion and World Construction by Peter L. Berger

"world-building efficacy of society must be explicated" and that this will aid the reader in understanding society in dialectic te...

Real Life Fairy Tales and Myths

stories that depict women as helpless, or looking for a Prince charming. The same people who say that the stories are too violent ...

Charles Darwin's Evolutionary Theory and Christianity Creationism

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these differing theories in a presentation of the argument that the evolutionary co...

Economy and Intellectual Property

In six pages this paper examines change in society's economic base as it relates to the roles of intellectual property and technol...

Peer Pressure

In eight pages this paper discusses the concept of peer pressure and whether or not is steeped more in myth than in actual fact. ...

The Myth of the American Family as Discredited in Death of a Salesman and An American Beauty

play, if we only look at the man, Willy Loman, and examine him from his perspective, concerning his hopes and desires for himself ...

Heroic Myth in Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

In 7 pages this paper applies Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell to the novel Prisoner of Azkaban in an analysis of how...

3 Authors on Ethnicity and Race

In nine pages this paper examines ethnicity and race as viewed by Elaine Bell Kaplan in 'Not our kind of girl : unraveling the myt...

The 'Rights' and 'Wrongs' of Animal Testing

In an argumentative essay consisting of three pages this issue is evaluated in terms of its pros and cons and serves to debunk any...

Women's Socialization and Aggression

In a paper consisting of eight pages the myth that females are less aggressive is considered through socialization that reveals ho...

New York Public School Issues According to a Consultant's 1842 Report

In seven pages this paper presents a report to Governor Seward regarding the Public School Society's Catholic issues and discusses...

Philosophical Perspectives

In 9 pages and 2 parts this paper examines religion, myth, and philosophical contradictions and then also discusses the 4 elements...

Education, Testing, Racial and Cultural Bias

In seven pages this paper offers support for the assertions made by Claude S. Fischer in his text Inequality by Design Cracking t...

Society Does Not Exist

objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individua...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Summary of the PBS Documentary Myths and the Moundbuilders (1980)

this historical puzzle dating back to the novice citizen investigations to the more scientific and sophisticated Illinois River Va...