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Utopia and Hell Visions in the Works of More, Voltaire, and Sartre

woman who all her life has rejected any opportunity to choose her path in life, as well as any responsibility for her actions; and...

Life and Writings of Author Thomas Mann

In seven pages this paper discusses how the writings of Thomas Mann were profoundly influenced by the author's life. Six sources ...

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 ...

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

In nine pages this paper analyzes Death in Venice by Thomas Mann from a mass market perspective. There are 6 sources cited in the...

Freudian Morality in Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

In three pages this paper discusses Freudian morality within the context of protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach in this analysis of ...

Sexual Symbolism in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In six pages this essay considers the psychological, moral, and literary influence Sophocles exerted in his play in a discussion o...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

Two Very Different Heroes Aeneas and Achilles

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

Imperfection Valued in Utopia by Sir Thomas More

island Utopia was to be the highest state of the republic, a society governed by reason and fairness, rejecting greed and based on...

No Social Perfection in Utopia by Sir Thomas More

The utopians of the 16th century were fairly relaxed on the matter of beliefs, though their moral codes seem to come from the Bibl...

Failure of Communism in Utopia by Sir Thomas More IV

only six hours a day, leaving plenty of time for leisure. Everyone lives in a pleasant home surrounded by a garden. Communities ha...

Opium and the Life of Thomas DeQuincey's as Revealed in Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

English Romantic Thomas DeQuincey no only used opium but was addicted to it. It possessed his life and played a critical role in ...

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...

Guinevere, Legendary Wife of King Arthur

In ten pages this paper charts the evolution of the Guinevere myth considering its Celtic origins and the contributions of Thomas ...

Medicine River by Thomas King

In five pages this paper analyzes the missing father theme of Medicine River by Thomas King. There are no other sources listed....

Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time'

offered by A Wrinkle in Time is that the power of love can overcome just about any of lifes obstacles. When one confronts the dar...

Themes of Morality and Values in Hansberry's, Raisin In The Sun

This essay examines thematic elements in Hansberry's play, A Raisin In The Sun. The author focuses on morals and family values. ...

Stylistic elements in Jane Eyre

This paper looks at the use of particular stylistic elements in Bronte's novel which underpin her use of character development and...

Analysis of The Native by Thomas Hardy

This 2 page paper discusses Thomas Hardy's novel The Native. The writer argues that Hardy sees man as living in a universe that is...

Character Analysis of Bigger Thomas in Wright's Native Son

The writer of this 5 page paper argues that Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of Richard Wright's Native Son, committed murder from f...

Chapter Analysis of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy's classic and best known novel, The Return of the Native, is examined in this 5 page paper. The writer analyzes each ...

The New Men by C.P. Snow

In six pages the 1954 text that dealt primarily with moral issues discussed by bureaucrats and atomic scientists is examined. Fou...

Humanitism, Capitalism, and Adam Smith and Charles Dickens

In seven pages capitalism's development is examined in terms of humanitism's impact with discourses of Adam Smith, Charles Dickens...

Religion and Science in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and Paradise Lost by John Milton

In six pages this research paper examines the religious and scientific perspectives offered by John Milton's Paradise Lost and Tho...

Francis Bacon, Thomas More, and Their Visions of Utopia

it eliminates poverty and the inequalities wherein the rich rule. However, it is also a place of rigid social control. People ar...

Limited or Absolute Power in the Monarchy

In five pages this paper discusses the absolute power represented by France's Louis the Fourteenth and Thomas Hobbes' limited powe...

Globalization as Envisioned in The Lexus and the Olive Tree

identity and place that is important to cultures all over the world. Friedman pictures these two elements as coexisting in the pre...

E. Pluribus Unum and Thomas Jefferson

In ten pages Thomas Jefferson's life and achievements are chronologically considered as is his E. Pluribus Unum role. There are 3...

Perspectives of Aquinas, Aristotle, and Plato on Economic Growth and Human Welfare

In six pages this report contrasts and compares the views of Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and Plato on economic growth in terms of h...