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A Review of Great Expectations, a Novel by Charles Dickens (289 words, 1 pages)

Becuase this is not my job, I decided early on to limit my reviews to one book per author. You can imagine, then, how hard it was to decide WHICH book of Charles Dickens to review. I mean, to choose between A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and Great ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Comparison of King Henry IV by William Shakespeare and The Chrysalids by Joseph Strorm (377 words, 1 pages)

Archtypical Fathers An ideal father is one who is both caring and understanding. To fit this mould, one must express these characteristics. The outlook and actions of King Henry IV (Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 1) and Joseph Strorm (Wyndham, The Chrysalids), suggest characters who do not match the mould of ... Read More

An Analysis of Charles Seife’s Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (1185 words, 2 pages)

Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Summary The Book I read was Charles Seifes Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, which is centered around the number zero, but ends up explaining the history and evolution of mathematics as we know it today, the book starts explaining the dawn ... Read More

A Literary Comparison of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1622 words, 2 pages)

It remains a simple reality of life that the choices made today will shape tomorrow. Most if not all books are essentially microcosms of the real world. They very explicitly illustrate not only the importance of choices but how they can greatly influence the train of events following thereafter. A ... Read More

An Overview of the Biography of Joseph Conrad, an English Novelist (832 words, 1 pages)

Joseph Conrad Biography Joseph Conrad was an English novelist. Jeffery Meyers a talented biographic writer who wrote Edgar Allen Poe, Scott Fitzgerald, Gary Cooper, and Hemingway Life into Art also wrote about Joseph Conrad in his book Joseph Conrad A Biography. It is a very informative book about the life ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Charles I (624 words, 1 pages)

The End of Charles Today was a day of happiness as well as pity. Former king of England Charles I was executed today after his trial. This day has marked everyone's heart as a day of liberation as well as sadness. The liberation of the people from a king is ... Read More

An Analysis of Pip’s Story in Charles Dickens’s Novel Great Expectations (985 words, 2 pages)

Phillip or Pip as everyone else calls him is an orphan. Pip was sent to live with his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, who loves to bring Pip up by hand, and her husband Mr. Joe Gargery, who is a blacksmith. While Pip is at the graveyard where his parents are ... Read More

A Fictional Letter About Meeting the Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Mary Wollstonecraft at a Weekly Parlor (839 words, 2 pages)

To my one and only James, I have been doing well lately, you know the usual, and following these stuck up rich women's orders day in and day out without so much as a thank you. Goodness they're annoying. Mother is doing quite fine and is getting over her illness ... Read More

An Analysis of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (599 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens creates suspense and mystery to try to keep his readers interested. This technique might have worked for 19th century people with nothing better to read, but it doesnt stack up nowadays. You can paint this anyway you want but what ... Read More

A Biography of Joseph Raymond McCarthy (2467 words, 4 pages)

Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born on a farm in Appleton, Wisconsin on November 14th, 1908. His parents were devout Roman Catholics and McCarthy was the fifth on nine children. After attending the local elementary school, he left school at 14 and worked as a chicken farmer. McCarthy later managed a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (487 words, 1 pages)

A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens' most favored books. This book opens in the year 1775 by contrasting two cities Paris, France and London, England. Throughout this story various characters are "recalled to life", meaning that they have had a new chance at life. ... Read More

ses the similarities and differences between the character of Marlow in The Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad and the character of Willard in the movie Apocalypse Now, which was based on Conrads book. For the most part these men are very similar though in a very essential sense they ... Read More

Charles Manson: From Having a Tough Childhood to Becoming a Mass Murderer (996 words, 2 pages)

Charles Manson After Vincent Buglioi obtained a conviction against Charles Manson, Manson was quoted as saying to the prosecutor "You beat a man with a whip and he likes the whip." If there is any explanation for why Manson became the monster that he did, it would most likely be ... Read More

Hidden Meanings and Symbolism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1294 words, 2 pages)

Whether a reader connects to the symbolism of Heart Of Darkness or is merely reading it for fun, one cannot go away from this story without a lingering feeling of uneasiness. Joseph Conrad writes what seems to be a simple story about a man in search of an ivory hunter ... Read More

Biography of Charles Dickens, English Writer and Social Critic (1122 words, 2 pages)

Charles Dickens was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office, and was temporarily on duty in the neighborhood when Charles was born. His name was John Dickens. He spent time in prison for debts. But, even when he was ... Read More

Key Points of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (1793 words, 3 pages)

The World of Great Thinkers Charles Darwin The world of Charles Darwin is a very complex one. Filled with parables and mysteries, this man has captivated the ideas and hearts of nations of people worldwide. I chose to research Darwin because his proposals of evolution have intrigued my mind for ... Read More

Analysis of Catch 22, Satirical Novel by Joseph Heller (1286 words, 2 pages)

An Analysis of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Catch 22, by Joseph Heller, is a critique of the society that we live in. Whoever is proud of what we have advanced to, and is unwilling to look at it in a negative light, would find this book very subversive. It ... Read More

A Biography of Joseph Mallord William Turner (459 words, 1 pages)

One of the finest landscape artists was J.M.W. Turner, whose work was exhibited when he was still a teenager. His entire life was devoted to his art. Unlike many artists of his era, he was successful throughout his career. Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London, England, on April ... Read More

Review of Joseph A. Harris’s Turning the Tide (568 words, 1 pages)

1.The tide rising over time 2.How people handled the problem 3.how they solved the problem(Barriers) Review of "Turning the Tide" by Joseph A Harriss from the Smithsonian In this article Joseph Harriss takes a trip to Venice and is sharing his thoughts about the city. He goes into detail how ... Read More

Negative Outcomes of Headless Clones by Charles Krauthammer (1686 words, 2 pages)

Headless mice and tadpoles are one thing, but creating headless humans are another. Although creating a human mutant and disemboweling it at our pleasure for spare parts may seem immoral to some, I feel many of the advantages can expand, and help us in the end. Some may wonder, "Is ... Read More

The Iron Rule of Joseph Stalin Eventually Collapses the USSR (2530 words, 4 pages)

"What do you understand by 'Stalinism' and how do you assess the view that it was the legacy of Stalinism which eventually brought about the collapse of the Ussr." Stranovedenie Rachel McGauran "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely". The Guinness book of World Records has under the title 'mass murder' ... Read More

Characterization the Main Focus on the Graduate by Charles Webb (1583 words, 3 pages)

The Graduate 1. Characterization Dustin Hoffman plays a young man by the name of Ben. He is first introduced to the audience in a plane during the credits. While the credits are rolling, Simon and Garfunkels Sounds of Silence was playing. He is standing on a conveyer belt in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Dr. Alexandre Manette in Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities (616 words, 2 pages)

A Tale Of Two Cities (Charles Dickens) Dr. Alexandre Manette Dr. Alexandre Manette the great survivor of the Bastille and father to Lucie Manette. Dr.Manette is the most important character in the book. Throughout the book he is the stories backbone. Few subplots ignore Manette. Dr. Manette loves his daughter. ... Read More

A Biography of Ferdinand Joseph Jelly Roll Morton LaMenthe (946 words, 2 pages)

Ferdinand Joseph Jelly Roll Morton LaMenthe was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 20, 1890. As a child he began to learn how to play the piano at age 10 years old. He was taught by Tony Jackson, composer of songs like Pretty Boy and other hits. Tony Jackson ... Read More

Psychological Analysis of the Main Character, Arsat, in Joseph Conrad’s Lagoon (653 words, 1 pages)

There is no worse enemy and no better friend than a brother. In The Lagoon, Joseph Conrad uses a literary device called a story within a story. Conrad executes this device through the main character, Arsat. Arsats narration gives us his own view of the events that lead to his ... Read More

Cavalier Poets Favour the Court of Charles I (725 words, 2 pages)

The Cavalier Poets The term "cavalier poets" is used to denote a group of poets closely associated with the court of Charles I. The best representatives are Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, and Richard Lovelace. (Andrew Marvell is sometimes associated with the cavaliers and sometimes with metaphysical poets). They were also ... Read More

A Saviour inside a Tyrant,the Rule of Joseph Stalin (364 words, 1 pages)

Stalin Saviour or Tyrant? Joseph Stalin, the man of steel, was without a doubt one of the most potent successors to have ever lived. His lack of a conscience portrayed his murder count of approximately ten million peasants. Stalin emphasised his successive five year plans to help aid Russias economic, ... Read More

The Paranoia That Plague Joseph Stalin’s Life (367 words, 1 pages)

Josif Vissarionovich Djugashvili. Stalin is an important person in world history because he was the one that killed millions of people in Russia. Josif changed his last name from Djugashvili to Stalin because it meant "man of steel". He became dictator of Russia in 1929 after being appointed Secretary General ... Read More

The Cultivation of German Military Elitism in the Soldiers of Destruction by Charles W. Sydnore, Jr. (1405 words, 2 pages)

EICKES CULTIVATION OF ELITISM A sign declaring Barnard College ranks Number 1 in the Journal of Economic Educations, Fall 1997 Rankings of 40 ELITE Liberal Arts Colleges Economics Departments adorns the door of my dorm room. Although society emphasizes the attainment of elitism or status, it may not be aware ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Military Geniuses Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin (422 words, 1 pages)

Hitler and Stalin A Comparison Both Hitler and Stalin were both military geniuses although their evils tend to heavily outweigh their good deeds. They were both expert propogandists and were amoral and willing to do whatever they could to better their country, they were also both quite paranoid and good ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013