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Comparing Themes in Medea and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

lament: "Of everything that is alive and has a mind, we women are the most wretched creatures. First of all, we have to buy a hus...

"Lanval" - Subversion of Gender Norms in Arthurian Legend

of masculinity. As the poem opens, Lanval, a noble knight in the service of Arthur, is overlooked during a feast at which Arthur g...

I am Legend/Matheson

scientific research, as part of his effort to understand the vampires and he discovers the bacterial cause of the vampire plague. ...

Mahatma Gandhi's Legend and the Role of India in its Creation

the caste system at the time. There are basically four divisions to the caste system. At the top of the group are the Priests and...

Martial Arts and Screen Legend Bruce Lee

in Hollywood features he decided to pack up his wife Linda and two young children and move to Hong Kong, where his ambitions would...

Criss Cross Album of Jazz Legend Thelonious Monk

for Columbia in the 1960s have generally been considered to be somewhat of a disappointment when compared to his early work for Bl...

Musical Theater Legend Chita Rivera

her stunning performance in Call Me Madam, many other notable roles followed. She continued to earn an outstanding reputation in ...

Parallels Between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and The Legend of Prometheus

and mother. At the age of 17, she eloped with Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, already a married father of two. She didnt rea...

Media Plan for Legends Golf Club

20 miles of each other, and the highest per capita rate of PhDs in the country. Central to the three cities is Research Triangle ...

Values and Lives of Protagonists in Legends of the Moor and Young Goodman Brown Compared

As he hauls water through the village he is greeted by many who know him. Some of course treat him like a servant but by and by...

Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle' Analyzed

The narrator's reliability in each of these short stories is analyzed in a paper that consists of five pages. There are no other ...

Fact, Legend, and Fiction of King Arthur

In five pages this paper discusses the various depictions of King Arthur in the 1960 musical Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner and Freder...

Literature's Faust Legend

In six pages this research paper analyzes literature's various Faustian tales in a consideration of their timelessness. Four sour...

The Lost Legends of New Jersey by Frederick Reiken

In five pages this text is examined with the focus being on the parents of the protagonist, Jess and Michael Rubin, and the 'invis...

Jazz Legend Billie Holiday

In a paper consisting of ten pages the influence of the legendary jazz performer Billie Holiday in terms of music and society are ...

Achievements of Baseball Legend Ted Williams

baseballs "magic numbers" (InfoPlease.com, nd; Baseball Almanac, nd). He was the last player to bat .400. He was also selected for...

A Comparison of Film and Print for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

a strong and masculine man, though perhaps not too intelligent, or so Ichabod thinks. One night at a party people are telling s...

Richard III England's Black Legend by Desmond Seward and The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

particular emphasis upon Richard III. A relevant phrase within the literary world that relates to the overall concept of good and...

Comparing Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

the nephew of King Arthur, a brave young man who is eager to demonstrate his physical prowess. His antagonist is a mysterious str...

'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' Analyzed

the intent of the writer. Might he have an agenda hidden under the ghost story? At the same time, this is a classic supernatural t...

Conspiracy and the Death of Reggae Legend Bob Marley

government (Conally Bob Marley and the CIA). The plan was succeeding, and by the mid-70s, violence and drugs were so rampant, mar...

Legends of the Apollo Greek God

the serpent 2 and with his arrows, dispatched the serpent Python. The serpent Pylon had been possessed of a gift of prophecy and ...

Social Contributions of Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson

In eight pages this Brooklyn Dodger is considered for not only his professional accomplishments but for the social contributions h...

Factual or Fictitious King Arthur Legends?

In eight pages this essay assesses whether or not King Arthur was an actual living figure or if he was a fictitious creation by au...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Humor

In five pages the ways Washington Irving employed humor in his famous story are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograp...

The Legends of the Baal Shem, Hasidism and the Modern Man and Jewish Philosopher Martin Buber

In five pages this report examines the relationship between God and the individual within the context of these writings by Martin ...

Family System Influence on the Development of Basketball Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar

In ten pages Giant Steps by Peter Knobbler are applied to the family system influence exerted upon Kareem Abdul Jabbar's developme...

Baseball Legend Babe Ruth

In a paper consisting of ten pages the Babe's legendary baseball career as well as his social impact are discussed. Eight sources...

The Legend and Impact of Babe Ruth

From the time Ruth made it to baseball, the story became purely an American tale . . . some John Steinbeck, a bit of William Faulk...

Using Sociological Theory to Explain Urban Problems

environmental settings, produce specific social behaviors in people, and can either sustain behavioral problems, or mitigate them....