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A Comparison of West Side Story by Arthur Laurents and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1452 words, 3 pages)

The play West Side Story, by Arthur Laurents, is based upon the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Despite a few differences, both works, in essence, have the same plot. The source of violence in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story is the ever-present hatred between families and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Storm by Kate Chopin and the Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence (546 words, 1 pages)

As a general rule, children love fairy tales. We grow up being read Grimm's or watching Disney remakes of classics. Parents love telling children fairy tales not only because they have an opportunity to spend time with their sons and daughters, but also because fairy tales, like fables, always contain ... Read More

The Comparison and Contrast of the Characters of Jack’s and Ralph’s in Lord of the Flies (992 words, 1 pages)

"Compare and contrast the characters of Jack and Ralph and discuss the way that the rivalry between them develops in the course of the novel." By comparing and contrasting the characters of Jack and Ralph it allows the reader to fully understand their characters and how each develops throughout the ... Read More

A Comparison of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1542 words, 2 pages)

Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are two books, both of which are supposed to be set in the future, which have numerous theme similarities throughout them. Of all their common factors, the ones that stand out most would have to be first, the outlawed reading of books second, the ... Read More

A Comparison of Poems Joining the Colours by K. Tynan and The Send Off by W. Owen (1749 words, 2 pages)

The two poems I am comparing are "Joining The Colours" by Katherine Tynan and "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen. " Joining The Colours" is about a regiment of soldiers leaving Dublin in August 1914 to go to France to fight. This was at the beginning of the First World ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the Giver by Lois Lowry (844 words, 1 pages)

When one examines the similarities between Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and The Giver by Lois Lowry, they may be baffled. They may think that Lowry just did a run off of Huxley's highly successful masterpiece. The similarities are extraordinary, but so are their differences. Many aspects of these ... Read More

A Literary Comparison of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Robbins (1723 words, 2 pages)

Three Hundred Fifty Years of Blind Love A Contraposition of Shakespeare and Robbins Romeo and Juliet Andy Warhol once said, "They say that time changes things, but actually you have to change them yourself." Two hundred fifty years passed between the original Romeo and Juliet and the premiere of West ... Read More

A Comparison of the Weapons Used During the Revolutionary War and the Civil War in America (1452 words, 6 pages)

Weapons of WarThe Revolutionary War and the Civil War may seem very different at firstglance due to their differences in time. But actually they were very similar inmany ways. One way in which they were so similar is in the weapons they used. Many of the weapons used in the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Scarlet Letter and the House of the Seven Gables (3350 words, 4 pages)

American literature reflects life and the struggles faced during existence. Symbols are an eloquent way for an author to create a more fully developed work of art. The stories themselves tell a tale however, an author also uses symbols to relay his message in a more subtle manner. Nathaniel Hawthorne ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Dead Poets Society by N. H. Kleinbaum and a Separate Peace by John Knowles (1475 words, 2 pages)

In the entire life cycle of a human being, teenage stage is the fun, memorable, and some time the wild part. In this teenage stage, the teenagers experiment with everything without caring about the consequences. For most people, the life prior to the teenage stage is the most exciting part ... Read More

A Comparison of Society in Brazil and the Andean Highlands (1071 words, 2 pages)

The similarities between the societies found in Brazil and those found in the Andean Highlands are relatively few. The Andean Highland dwellers were mostly Incas, found in greatest numbers in Peru. The inhabitants of Brazil were mainly concentrated around the Amazon River Basin area. The Andean Highland people consisted in ... Read More

A Comparison of People’s Values During the Colonial Period and the Modern Period (536 words, 1 pages)

The colonial period was A time of much change, as is the modern period. Many people viewed things differently in the colonial period than they do today. The people of the colonial period had much more traditional values than the people of today.The people of the colonial period thought of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Writings of Hammurabi, Confucius, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead (750 words, 1 pages)

Compare and Contrast the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi, and the book of the deadThree of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. At first, they seem very different, they're from different times, regions, and religions, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Comparison of French and American Revolutions (621 words, 1 pages)

Since the beginning of time, revolutions have directed the progression of most societies. Not only have they improved the lives of many, but they have also been the cornerstones to building some of todays most powerful and democratic countries. Most people have heard of the French and American Revolutions, however ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of a Tale of Two Cities and Lord of the Flies (350 words, 1 pages)

The theme of human cruelty and its effects is displayed throughout the novels, A Tale of Two Cities, and Lord of the Flies.There were many deaths throughout both novels that could have been avoided, while instead they were lost. In A Tale of Two Cities, many people were left to ... Read More

A Comparison of Sisyphus and Meursault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (766 words, 1 pages)

Sisyphus was given a punishment by the gods, to push a rock up a hill, only to have it fall down on him again. Mersault is a person accused of murder who has spent over a year in jail. What both these characters have come to realize is that they ... Read More

A Comparison of Wayne Gretzky’s Biographies (1004 words, 1 pages)

In this essay, I need to compare two biographies of a famous person. I will plot out the difference and compare the two books considering point of view, bias, aim, omission, interest and interpretation. This person is my hero and idol. He is one of the great player in the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and a Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1303 words, 2 pages)

There are many links between Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and A Doll's House, by Henrik Isben. Each character goes through many ironic situations. Throughout both of the works all three types of irony are used. In this essay irony is going to be used to link the two ... Read More

A Comparison of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and the Events of the Russian Revolution of 1917 (1515 words, 2 pages)

Characters, items, and events found in George Orwells book, Animal Farm, can be compared to similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. This comparison will be shown by using the symbolism that is in the book with similarities found in the Russian Revolution. Old ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Brave New World and a Comparison to Fahrenheit 451 (1553 words, 2 pages)

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Autobiography by Franklin and the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1062 words, 2 pages)

America, a land with shimmering soil where golden dust flew and a days rain of money could last you through eternity. Come, You Will make it in America. That was the common theme of those who would remove to America. It is the common hymn, the classic American rags-to-riches myth, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Spelling and Differently by Alice Munro (1465 words, 2 pages)

The analysis of the two short stories "Spelling" and "Differently" written by Alice Munro deal with female relationships. These relationships paint a vivid picture of the kinship, deception, challenges, and associations that affect friends and family as they journey through life."Spelling" is about the relationship of two women, Rose and ... Read More

The Comparison Between the Whitewater and Watergate Scandals (2066 words, 3 pages)

Whitewater vs. Watergate. Both are political sandals that have rocked the nation. As Watergate unraveled, many of Nixon's dirty tactics were learned, including assorted lists of enemies (a number of which became targets of IRS tax audits), wiretapping, political sabotage, burglary, blackballing, and smear campaigns. Similarly, as Whitewater unfolded, the ... Read More

A Comparison of Kate Chopin and Charlotte Gilman’s Works (2492 words, 3 pages)

In the last half of the nineteenth century, Victorian ideals still held sway in American society, at least among members of the middle and upper classes. Thus the cult of True Womanhood was still promoted which preached four cardinal virtues for women piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Women were considered ... Read More

A Comparison of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story, Two Romance Movies (710 words, 1 pages)

Shakespeare's is one of the most read writers ever and his writing was so successful that not just one group of people liked it. He did this by relating to his audience using universal truths. . Human emotions are not something that change over time and they are also known ... Read More

A Comparison of Electronic Monitoring Versus Health Concerns in the Workplaces (618 words, 3 pages)

Electronic Monitoring vs. Health Concerns Is privacy and electronic monitoring in the work place an issue thatis becoming a problem? More and more employees are being monitored today then ever beforeand the companies that do it aren't letting off. While electronic monitoring in the workplace may be the cause of ... Read More

A Comparison of Macintosh Versus Windows 95 Operative System in the Nineties (1061 words, 2 pages)

Battle of the BytesMacintosh vs. Windows 95 It used to be that the choice between a Mac and a PC was pretty clear.Ifyou wanted to go for the more expensive, easier to use, and better graphics andsound, you went to buy a Macintosh, for the cheaper price, it was the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Issues of Modern Women to the Working Women of the 1950s (1143 words, 5 pages)

Many women today are facing choices that their mothers never had to face. One of thesechoices is whether or not to go back to work after having a child. This was practicallyunheard of in the 1950s. In the 1990s it is not whether the mother will orwill not go back ... Read More

The Human Intellect in Comparison with a Computer (1323 words, 5 pages)

The Human Brain vs. the Computer Over the millennia, Man has come up with countless inventions, eachmore ingenious than the last. However, only now, as the computer arises that mankind'ssentience itself is threatened. Ridiculous, some may cry, but I say look about you! Thecomputer has already begun to hold sway ... Read More

A Comparison of The Second Treatise of Government and On Liberty (2001 words, 8 pages)

John Locke believes that man ought to have more freedom in politicalsociety than John Stuart Mill does. John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government andJohn Stuart Mill's On Liberty are influential and potent literary works which whileoutlining the conceptual framework of each thinkers ideal state present two divergentvisions of the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013