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An Introduction to the Making of Comic Books (1352 words, 2 pages)

Comic books or "funny books" have been around since the late 1800's and have since become one of the world's most famous sources of comic relief, imagination, and creativity. Because comic books are collectors items, many people attend comic book conventions, and try to get that oh so prized comic ... Read More

Portraying Women in the books Management of Grief and A Pair of Tickets (878 words, 2 pages)

Both Management of Grief and A Pair of Tickets were written by women and about women. Authors were able to portray an image of women which differs from the traditional, stereotypical literary image of feeble and delicate creatures who needed to be cared for. Women in these stories were faced ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the 12 Books of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1141 words, 2 pages)

"With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat." Paradise Lost, Book I In John Milton's Paradise Lost, many Biblical characters are introduced as the main characters of the poem. Their experience is the narrative of the early creation of Man by God, as ... Read More

A Comparison of the Books Utopia by Thomas Moore and the Prince by Machiavelli (1519 words, 2 pages)

Utopia and the Prince Within the course of this report, I will elaborate on two books Utopia and the Prince, and analyze which one of them is superior in its ideas. In Thomas Moore's Utopia, he states an ideal society different from his own life. He explores the world called ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of the Writers Conscience in Writing Books (560 words, 1 pages)

The Writers Conscience Robertson Davies raises some interesting points in his essay The Conscience of the Writer. He explains that a real writer is one for whom writing is a full-time activity. He then proceeds to categorize writers into a group of whom he admires and whom he doesnt. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of Reading Books to a Human Mind (566 words, 1 pages)

Wonderful things contribute to the life of my spirit everyday. With limitless pages bound by a common goal these books keep me ticking. At night while I shudder under my covers Ayne Rand and her John Gault have held me in a stupor for hours on end. Making the cold ... Read More

The Patriotic Presentation of America in History Books (863 words, 2 pages)

Our history books continue to present our country's story in conventional patriotic terms. America being settled by courageous, white colonists who tamed a wilderness and the savages in it. With very few exceptions our society depicts these people who actually first discovered America and without whose help the colonists would ... Read More

The Factors That Contribute to the Entertaining Nature of Stephen King’s Books (1348 words, 2 pages)

The main quality of literature in our society is its ability to entertain the masses. Some authors use horror and mystery to keep their reader's attention. Stephen King is the epitome of horror writers. In writing horror mystery novels, Stephen King utilizes small towns, a unique writing style, and people's ... Read More

The Missing of $Million in School Text Books and Measures to Be Taken (540 words, 1 pages)

Schools missing 1 million in textbooks from last year Maybe Palm Beach County's students love reading more than anyone realized. In the last school year, they failed to return nearly 1 million worth of the school district's textbooks. A state audit released this week criticizes the school district for its ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Getting Approval from the Board of Education to Allow the Children to Keep Their Books and Write on Them (556 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the course of history, mankind has tried to set up governments in order to insure the prosperity and well-being of the people. Some are successful, some are not. As Americans, we have a very successful government which has ordered that education be compulsory for all children up until the ... Read More

A Personal Experience of Reading First Books After You Learn How to Read (838 words, 1 pages)

It was a bright Chicago morning, the powerful rays of the sun were shining on my face, indicating that it was time to get up. As my mother called for me, I remember, I had this sinking sensation in my stomach and I knew then that this day would change ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Fictional Books: Monkey Island and Missing May (356 words, 1 pages)

Monkey Island and Missing May Monkey Island and Missing May were both very well written fictional books. I did not think Missing May was believable though. I dont expect a child will relate to a young orphan girl whose uncle is trying to contact the spiritual realm in search of ... Read More

The Ethical and Moral Criticism of Karl Max and Fredrick Engel’s Books and Ideologies (3823 words, 5 pages)

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels wrote a lot of books. So many, in fact, that International Publishers offers a 50 volume collection of their complete works. Be this as it may, as a couple of philosophers they wrote very little on the subject of ethics. There is no direct explanation ... Read More

A Review of Books Relates to the Immigration Experience (1150 words, 4 pages)

The Immigration Experience- Books related to The Immigration Experience- The Immigration Experience- They are our grandparents, our relatives, our friends. They are the immigrants. They came from all over the world for many reasons, such as, religious persecution and racial tension, but the largest reason for coming to America was ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Books in He Got Game and Hoops (461 words, 1 pages)

Comparing the two books "Hoops" vs. "He Got Game" "Hoops" is a story about a group of teenagers that play street basketball. They do not have many opportunities until one day a man named Cal offers to coach them in a tournament that will give all the players exposure to ... Read More

The Description of Societal Constraints in Henry James and Edith Warthon’s Books (2885 words, 4 pages)

Henry James, book report Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth examine the societal constraints of their female protagonists, and the limited possibilities open to them in the midst of wealthy society. Isabel Archer and Lily Bart are victims of a rigid society ... Read More

Comparing the Use of Books in ‘Mill on the Floss’ and ‘David Copperfield’ (704 words, 1 pages)

Comparing the use of books in "Mill on the Floss" and "David Copperfield" In "David Copperfield," Dickens employs books and learning to read as a means to demonstrate the irrationality and hatefulness of Mr. Murdstone and his sister. In these scenes, David is obviously quite young and just beginning to ... Read More

A Comparison of Virginia Woolf’s Novel the Years and Rainer Maria Rilke’s the Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (1087 words, 2 pages)

Two authors may write about a familiar topic but end up with two very different angles to their issues. Virginia Woolf in her novel The Years, and Rainer Maria Rilke in an excerpt from his work of fiction, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, both convey traumatic childhood encounters with ... Read More

An Argument Against Comic Books for Children (580 words, 1 pages)

Comic books are cheap entertainment that trash the minds of our children. How often have I earned this. And I've disagreed with it every single time. If people were willing to go beyond that old stereotype, they would see that comic books are not that much different from other books. ... Read More

Censorship Laws for Books (738 words, 1 pages)

JD Salinger woke up one morning to realize that the book he had worked so hard to write and had put so much time into had been banned by censorship laws. A lot of things, not only books, have either been banned or altered because of the governmental censorship laws. ... Read More

The Idea Behind the Tony Judt’s Article “The New York Review of Books” of 2015 (1007 words, 2 pages)

Mississippi Black Codes of November 1865, Eugene Debs' Speech delivered in Canton, Ohio in June of 1918, and his imprisonment afterward, and especially Woodrow Wilson's Speech to Congress in April, 1917 in order to take a nation into war, make me think of an empire in the making, disguised as ... Read More

A Comparison of Beatrice Potter Books (2625 words, 4 pages)

A Comparison of Beatrix Potter Books For over a century, Beatrix Potter's art and her wonderful imagination have affected children and adults all over the world. There is hardly a person who does not know The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Starting with her first published book in 1900, Beatrix Potter ... Read More

An Analysis of Imaginative Journey in Books (1300 words, 2 pages)

Imaginative journeys are a great importance to one's life as it is a key that holds the experience to gain knowledge of self and one's place in the universe. There are several texts which explore this concept, such as "Frost at Midnight" and "Kubla Khan" written by Samuel Coleridge as ... Read More

An Imagination of a World Without Books, Magazines or Newspaper By Johannes Gutenberg (1271 words, 2 pages)

Johannes Gutenberg Imagine a world without books, magazines, or newspapers. Until the 15th Century people had very little imagination. Few people even knew how to read or write because there was no particular need to know how to do either of these things, and those who did had little reading ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting the Books “The Chrysanthemums” and “Good Country People” (1079 words, 2 pages)

Throughout history, man has generally reigned over the less powerful woman. During the depression era, the typical working father and house wife existed throughout the United States, mainly in rural parts of the states. In both "The Chrysanthemums" and "Good Country People", the main characters (Elisa and Joy) are looked ... Read More

An Analysis of the Heroes in Ancient Literature and Modern Comic Books (1502 words, 2 pages)

Do Superheroes Hide Behind Masks? For centuries, society and literature have revered and idolized extraordinary individuals called "heroes." The word hero brings to mind several images strength, bravery, and determination. Heroes have been part of human cultures for thousands of years. Gilgamesh can be seen as the original superhero, followed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Torah, the Five Books of the Bible (378 words, 1 pages)

The Torah is the five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). The Torah can also include the rest of the Tenakh(old testament) and the books of the "New Testament," in that they are God's continued revelationinstruction. The Torah has commandments in it that apply only to those living ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of James Joyce’s Books (1420 words, 2 pages)

It is Joyce's use of voyeurism that most characterizes the erotic in "The Dead," "The Boarding House," "Two Gallants," and "Araby." Eroticism is strongly driven by mystery and suspense. By creating a passive individual experiencing sexuality without actual contact, Joyce can use every aspect of that individual's own perception to ... Read More

An Analysis of the African American Slavery in Different Books by Various Authors (1422 words, 2 pages)

For purposes of this discussion, it is the intent of this author to assess the plight of African Americans at a time when they were merely slaves, captives taken forcibly by rich white American merchants to a new and strange land called America. Right from the very beginning, slavery was ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Daisy and Diana From the Books Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton and The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (2164 words, 3 pages)

In the books Diana Her True Story by Andrew Morton and The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields, Daisy and Diana are the main characters. Both Daisy and Diana lacked a true mother figure as they were growing up and this had an effect on the way that they raised their ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013