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Comparison of Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Octavia Butler's Kindred

perspective. Furthermore, the perception of people as human chattel is examined, as is the role of a patriarchal American Souther...

Prophet Jacob's Life

mission of Abraham (2000). It is always Jacob who is seen as the smart one, but it is more than intelligence that many believe Jac...

Continually Changing Beings in Cities

to articulate it and be able to do it" Continually using the idea of walking...

Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee 20 Years Later

In five pages Jyoti/Jasmine/Jane's letter to her daughter who is now an adult is presented in terms of explanation as to why she l...

The character of St John as portrayed in Jane Eyre

This paper looks at the role of the mysterious St John in Bronte's Jane Eyre. The two characters are presented as having lives whi...

The theme of contrast as presented in Jane Eyre

and a novel, serve as a near-perfect example of the conflict faced by a Victorian woman in her obligations between her sense of Ch...

Jane Eyre and the Omniscient Narrator of "Pride and Prejudice"

are taking place far away, or even in another room. On the other hand, a first-person narrator like Jane can speak directly to us...

Development of Cape Town Through the Middle Nineteenth Century

This paper examines the South African city of Cape Town, the writer covers the city's development trends from its beginnings up to...

Analysis of a Piece of Sculpture

I thought of putting a pocket knife into the ground underneath it and decided, it didnt matter because the illusion was strong eno...

The Domestic Violence Arrest Decision Reviewed

claim the authors, can go a long way toward assisting response to those in need (Robinson and Chandek, 2000). The authors ...

Themes in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...

NYC Crime and the Amadou Diallo Case

shooting has disturbed those who believed Diallo had been killed due to the color of his skin and emphasized the uncertainty peopl...

Gender Issues Involved in Freedom from Slavery

In five pages the gender differences regarding freedom and slavery issues are considered within the context of the writings Uncle ...

'Interior Life' of Slaves and Toni Morrison

As the development of bound labor in the American south moved from the indentured servitude system of the colonial era to the grow...

1999 Mayor's Race in Philadelphia

killing this tax, Bochetto would deny Philadelphia its largest source of revenue, which is a fact that is well known to the busine...

Helen Burns' Fictional Journal Entry about Jane Eyre

In five pages Charlotte Bronte's book is considered in terms of a fictional entry made by Jane's school chum Helen Burns in her jo...

Marsha Norman's 'Night Mother, Life and Death

In five pages this paper discusses the life and death issues between mother Thelma and her suicidal daughter Jessie Case and the s...

American Literature and Multiculturalism

In five pages this paper examines how multiculturalism is represented in such American literary works as The Souls of Black Folk b...

Black Literature and Violence

eras and toward different genders. The slave narratives of Douglass and Jacobs Douglass Narrative is the best known first-hand a...

Liberal and Republican Views on Slavery and Emancipation

Indeed, Douglass (1960) book portrays a man living within himself in order to escape the atrocities of a nonliberal life; if not a...

Philadelphia as a Wireless City

be found in a variety of locations, ranging from coffee houses, and even campgrounds (Asbrand, 2004). Wi-Fis rely on Ether...

Philadelphia and How to Increase Business Tourism

as other cities have learned over the years. Manufacturing is declining in the United States as a percentage of gross domestic pr...

Gunther/Death Be Not Proud

A 3 page book review of John Gunther's memoir of his son's illness and death. The title of this book is drawn from John Donne's Me...

Jane Eyre's Relationship with Rochester: Freud's Unconscious

be reciprocated. In spite of the fact that she fully understands the unlikely nature of such a relationship, this does not deter ...

"Jane Eyre" and the Repression of Societal Roles

Bronte condemns the repressive nature of gender-based societal roles by showing how it is Janes constant rebuking of the roles int...

Drugs, Gangs, and Philadelphia's 'Badlands'

city" (Duke, 2000, 3). Most people became familiar with such locations during the 1960s and 1970s when the so-called "white flight...

Analysis of Charlotte Bronte's Protagonist Jane Eyre

instance, is that she will feel safe if she is hidden, and may feel prone to attack if she is seen. It would seem to balance the ...

Charlotte Bronte's Protagonist Jane Eyre

In five pages a character analysis of Jane Eyre and how her development progresses in 5 different environmental settings are prese...

Ideology and Tragedy of Philadelphia's MOVE Movement

In six pages this paper examines the tragic consequences of the bombing of Philadelphia's MOVE group enclave on May 13, 1985. Nin...

Photographer and Social Reformer Jacob Riis

16). In 1888, Riis left the Tribune to work for the Evening Sun, at which time he also began work on his first book concerning t...