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Mary Chase's Play Harvey and Contemporary Theater

In four pages this 1950 example of contemporary theater is examined in an analysis of plot, dialogue, type, and characterization e...

Justice in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In six pages this paper compares Homer's concept of justice with contemporary perspectives as it relates to 'The Odyssey.' There ...

Children's Literature History

In ten pages the Middle Ages origins of children's literature to contemporary children's writings are chronicled in this historica...

Theology Understanding and the Old Testament's Importance

In seventeen pages this paper argues that contemporary Christian theology can best be understood through a consideration of the Ol...

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah O. Jewett

In five pages this paper discusses why contemporary criticism of this 19th century novel often falls short. Six sources are cited...

History of the Bubonic Plague

In five pages this Bubonic plague overview includes its history, contemporary recurrences, how it can be treated and prevented. F...

Ebola Viral Fever

Ebola hemorrhagic fever becomes visible four to sixteen days after the initial infection. At the beginning, those who have been c...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Neoplatonism of the High Medieval Period

In four pages this paper examines Neoplatonism and is compared with the contemporary New Age Movement with the debate between Musl...

Einhard's Charlemagne

In a paper consisting of nine pages Charlemagne's contemporary world significance is considered within the context of Einhard's hi...

Christianity and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

of the "second death," the experience of the absence of God and thus of a meaninglessness without light. (Ryan, 1997) Aspects...

Historical Objectivity Myth and Peter Novick's That Noble Dream

In sixteen pages this paper analyzes the text and then reviews the issues the author addresses within the context of contemporary ...

Future in the Present and 1984 by George Orwell

radio, and telephone, and substitute my computer for every use to which I put my TV, phone, and radio now. If I choose to have my ...

Analysis of The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill

In five pages this research paper discusses the issues John Stuart Mill addressed in his text and assesses whether or not they rem...

Arguments in On Liberty by J.S. Mill

In eight pages this paper discusses the arguments Mill presented in this text and considers contemporary drug legalization within ...

English Social Class Hierarchy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In five pages this paper discusses the English social class system as it is portrayed in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in con...

William Blake and Isaac Newton

In eleven pages the transition from Romanticism into contemporary Realism is analyzed in a comparison of the similarities and diff...

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

Religion in the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages the religious views of the Sumerians as represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh are contrasted and compared with contem...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

change to the ethnic and cultural make-up of the United States. He also didnt foresee the growth of major cities, or the changes t...

Definitive Myth of 'A Country Doctor' by Franz Kafka

In five pages Kafka's nightmarish short story is examined in terms of its contemporary myth functionality. There are 7 sources ci...

Imperialism and Athenian Democracy

This paper consists of eight pages and compares imperialism to Athenian democracy with the assistance of Thucydides and the qualit...

Zen Buddhism Philosophy, Suzuki Roshi, and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper examines the philosophical similarities and differences between Suzuki Roshi's and Immanuel Kant's theorie...

Contemporary Social Role Model Mohandas K. Gandhi

In five pages this essay argues how Gandhi could provide a positive contemporary role model to initiate social improvement. Six s...

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life by Emile Durkheim

In five pages this text is considered with the emphasis being on religious practices being studied by sociologists as a way to und...

The Life and Works of Aldous Huxley

In a paper consisting of nine pages the amazing life of this social revolutionary particularly as it relates to drug experimentati...

Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter

In eight pages this research report examines Ptolemy I in a consideration of his achievements and how the contemporary university ...

Uses and Discipline of Tae Kwon Do

In two pages this essay examines the discipline of the Korean martial art Tae Kwon Do and considers its contemporary social uses. ...

Materialism Does Not Motivate Spectacular Church Buildings

In seven pages this paper argues that magnificent contemporary church buildings are not representative of the materialist Christia...