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The Time of Beowulf

  • 3 page paper

A 3 page paper which examines what was happening during the time that Beowulf takes place. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the novel "The Quiet American" by Graham Greene. This paper examines the book as well as including historical information and conclusions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the book 'How Can I Help? Stories and Reflections on Service' by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman. This inspirational book is filled with real-life stories of heroism and courage. Bibliography list 1 source.

This 5 page paper dicusses the idea of wilderness according to Thoreau, who often wrote about it. Many of Thoreau's works are examined for examples. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the characters of Byblis and Myrrha from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 6 page paper dicusses the characters of Bone, Raylene and Daddy Glen. Specifically, this paper analyzes these characters in terms of class, sex, and gender. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper dicusses this book and Mary E. Elkins Freeman, its author. This book is interpreted as well as selctions given as examples. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the different types of love that are portrayed in this novel set in 1890’s Nebraska. The loves include love of the land, for the family and also youthful passion. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the Seven Deadly Sins and Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Prologue” and “The Pardoner’s Tale”. The Seven Deadly Sins of pride (vanity), envy, gluttony, lust (lechery), anger (wrath), greed (avarice) and sloth were used quite extensively in the early writings of Christendom to be used as warnings to some or ...

This is a 5 page paper describing the lessons learned by the protagonists in Alice Walker’s “The Flowers” and Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal”. In Alice Walker’s “The Flowers” and Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal”, the protagonists each awakened from a naiveté regarding their “place” as African Americans within the society of the American South. The little ...

A 5 page paper which examines the theme of deception (through the science of alchemy) and its conflict with religion through contemporary criticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of Raymond Carver's compilation of stories entitled What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. The paper focuses on how marriage and family are portrayed and that is compared with how things are in contemporary society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing heroism, humanity including the examples given in the lives of Hiltgunt Zassenhaus, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jimmy Carter. Heroism has many different classical and modern definitions but the most acceptable and all inclusive are those definitions which include the fusion of mind and body. The mind of a hero ...

A 5 page essay that examines the picture that Hardy's paints of English society in Jude the Obscure. The writer argues that everything in this novel points towards a society moving rapidly into the twentieth century and modernity. Yet, Hardy's narrative is also inextricably linked to the past, and there is a great deal in ...

An 8 page paper which examines how the theme of self-knowledge is presented in each of these ancient Greek works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” as it involves a failed revolution. The film “Gandhi” is discussed in terms of possible approaches to a successful revolution. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page essay that examines Mary D. Russell's science fiction novel The Sparrow. In this novel the author raises profound questions concerning the nature of morality. The writer briefly summarizes the plot and then discusses the questions raised by the text, i.e. Can something be condemned as 'bad' outside of its cultural context? What ...

Sherlock Holmes

  • 8 page paper

This 8 page paper looks at the character of Sherlock Holmes, a detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The writer considers what type of man he is and how he may be seen as a role model for those inside and outside the criminal justice system. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the descriptions of London and Paris in “A Tale of Two Cities.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper examining how three women authors approach female independence. Kate Chopin, Zora Neale Hurston and Anzia Yezierska all addressed the issue of female independence in the works considered here. Chopin's The Awakening, Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Yezierska's Bread Givers: A Struggle between a Father of the Old ...

A 5 page paper which examines the symbolism present in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the disturbing but infamous tale about a town that murders a lottery winner as an annual ritual. Reviews written prior to 1980 are compared to critiques published after that year. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page tutorial text paper analyzing Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843). Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) includes all of the elements required by Poe to make a complete short story. The tale contains the elements of terror felt by the narrator, his madness and his killing of the old man, ...

A 5 page paper which examines predominant themes, characters and events detailed in the book that were omitted from the film, considers any characters and events that were added to the film that did not appear in the book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that examines two portrayals of nineteenth century women. The writer argues that Anton Chekhov in his short story "The Lady with the Dog" and Kate Chopin in her short story "The Story of an Hour" each portray women who are caught up within the restrictive social customs of their time. Both ...

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