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Medieval Perspectives on Religion by Keith Thomas and Eamon Duffy Compared

the other hand, is quite different. Duffy sees the magical element as part of an overall religious system that was flexible, vibra...

Early US Political Thought and the Philosophical Foundation Laid by Lockean Theories

In seven pages this paper discusses how the theories of John Locke as presented in his Two Treatises on Government cemented the fo...

'Kiss of the Lord' Sermon by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

In five pages one of these sermons by St. Bernard of Clarvaux is analyzed in terms of the monastic asceticism that is emphasized b...

The Chess Game by Jorge Luis Borges

The writer describes the way in which Jorge Luis Borges uses the techniques of magic realism and metaphor in his poem. The paper i...

'Magic Bullet' Theory in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

easily draw his own conclusions as to why these members would be eager to see such a thing occur, in that they would become furthe...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's As the Master of Magic Realism

fantastic styles of Latin-American writing: magic realism. "The tone that I eventually used in One Hundred Years of Solitude was ...

Class Differences and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion

In five pages the 'Pygmalion effect' is among the topics considered in this discussion of the treatment of class differences in Ge...

Magic and Why People Believe

that of Muiva Ndambuki, a Kenyan carpenter and father of eight, who believed an illness he suffered in 1994 was due to the jealous...

Gordon Wood and Bernard Bailyn on the Revolutionary War

In six pages this comparative analysis explores the Revolutionary War perspectives of Gordon Wood in The Radicalism of the America...

T.S. Eliot, Robert Bolt, and George Bernard Shaw on Martyrdom

In seven pages this paper examines how martyrdom manifests itself in 'Murder in the Cathedral' by T.S. Eliot, A Man for All Season...

Magic In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight and A Midsummer's Night Dream

This paper examines these two classic literary works in relation to the significance of magic in each. This five page paper has no...

Bernard de Mandeville, William Shakespeare, and Capitalism

moneylender in Venetian society. During the Middle Ages and well into the Renaissance, Venice was one of Europes chief centers of ...

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

In six pages The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann is the focus of this thematic analysis. Four sources are cited in the bibliography...

Environment and Setting of The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

In five pages this paper discusses the setting of the sanitarium and the mountain and how this depicts Hans Castorp's environment ...

Magic In The Works of Goethe And Shakespeare

This paper examines the ritual use and significance of magic in Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream. This fiv...

Theatrical Magic and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

The magic that is necessary to produce a stage version of The Tempest by William Shakespeare is discussed in six pages. Seven sou...

Candida and Arms and the Man and Romantic versus Real Love

business without impertinence" (Shaw). He has never exhausted his store of "spiritual enthusiasm and sympathetic emotion," qualiti...

The Magic of Creation: Plays for the Theater

that is worth seeing. This paper considers the process of creating a play. Discussion There is nothing like live theater. The exc...

The Essence of Magic in Hispanic Literature

This paper analyzes the concepts of fantasy and reality in post modern Latin-American literature. This twenty-five page paper has ...

Magic of the Desert in Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

In five pages this paper examines the metaphorical significance of the desert and its magical qualities for Native Americans in Le...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' and the Technique of Magic Realism

In 6 pages this paper discusses how Marquez employed magical realism in his famous short story. There are 7 sources cited in the ...

Harry Potter and His Magic

In 5 pages this paper examines J.K. Rowling's series of children's books in terms of the magical appeal they hold for children and...

Response Paper on Frazier's 'Magic and Religion'

In five pages this response paper discusses psychology history as presented in Frazier's article and offers a reaction to it along...

Carlos Castaneda, James Redfield, Insights and Magic 'Alternatives'

view the world than the one we have traditionally learned. In this discussion we will be looking at one of the "old timers," Carlo...

Male and Female Character Relationships in Mozart's The Magic Flute

In five pages this paper discusses the libretto symbolism and the characters' complicated interrelationships in this opera by Wolf...

Musical and Libretto Contributions of Wolfgang Mozart's The Magic Flute

chords (Osborne 327). This opera is quite famous for containing a great deal of Masonic symbolism, although Osborne stresses that ...

'Black Magic' by Dudley Randall

regards to both cherries and grapes. Her lips as "curved" like cherries and "full" like grape bunches, but they are "sweet" like ...

Dreams, Magic, and the Difficulty of Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

The Power of Persuasion: No Magic Bullet for the Continuing Problems in Darfur

that this earlier time in history bears little comparison to contemporary times in regard to what it takes to inspire individuals ...

Business Plan and Forecast for Magic Touch Unisex Hairdressers

of $160 per small averment and $320 per large advertisements in a local newspaper we can argue that as an ongoing cost. There will...