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A Comparison of the West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet (429 words, 1 pages)

WEST SIDE STORY IS DIFFERENT FROM ROMEO AND JULIET IN MANY WAYS Laurence's West Side story is an apparition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet differ in many ways. Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona in about 1594. West Side Story takes in ... Read More

A Comparison of Greece and the United States of America in Education (400 words, 1 pages)

Jo Smith Differences in Education There are many differences and similarities in education in Greece and The United States of America today. The differences, which there are many of, are focused on the different ideas of what is important in our different countries. The similarities are basic in an education ... Read More

A Comparison and Contrast of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (845 words, 2 pages)

The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnQuestions1. Compare and Contrast Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Although Tom and Hucklberry Finn have many things in common and are very good friends, they also live a life of two totally different lifestyles. Tom, who is a dreamer, lives a life out of romantic novels, ... Read More

A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christian Countries (575 words, 1 pages)

A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity Since the beginning of time the treatment of women has improved dramatically. In the earliest of times women were mere slaves to men. Today women are near equals in almost all fields. In 411 B.C., when Lysistrata ... Read More

A Comparison of Gibson Les Paul and the Ibanez 453 (929 words, 3 pages)

The paper I have written and know alot about is a contrast on two really well knownand popular guitars. One which is the Gibson Les Paul, and the other which is the Ibanez 453RVC. Both guitars may look alike to some, and to some they may sound alike as well, ... Read More

A Comparison of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities Use of Punishment for Deception (1266 words, 2 pages)

The ninth commandment tells man not to give false witness.(Exodus 2016) Nathaniel Hawthorn and Charles Dickens in their novels The Scarlet Letter and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, both use punishment for deception as a recurring theme. Although they do so to different degrees and in dissimilar manners, both ... Read More

A Comparison of Management of Grief and a Pair of Tickets (903 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 Comparison of Traits Between Theseus and Hercules (494 words, 2 pages)

Theseus or Hercules? Theseus is most worthy of emulation. He was a great hero in Athens. "Theseuswas, of course bravest of the brave as all heroes are, but unlike the other heroes he was ascompassionate as he was brave." (p. 159). Theseus also was a man of bravery, intellectand bodily ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie and Play of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (894 words, 2 pages)

Contrast Essay Romeo and JulietOften times people say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. They are correct. It is amazing how Shakespeare s play Romeo and Juliet written centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli s movie production of Romeo and Juliet, which had much better ... Read More

A Comparison of Modern and Ancient in the Play The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in The Moon Marigolds, Antigone and Oedipus (773 words, 1 pages)

Modern Vs. Ancient "We saw her lying she had made a noose of her fine linen veil and hanged herself. Haimon lay beside her, his love lost under ground, crying out that his father had stolen her away from him." Throughout history plays have evolved in many ways. For example, ... Read More

A Comparison of Literary Works of Gwendolyn Brooks (2292 words, 5 pages)

Peiffer 1 Writing with uncommon strength, Gwendolyn Brooks creates haunting images of black America, and their struggle in escaping the scathing hatred of many white Americans. Her stories, such as in the "Ballad of Rudolph Reed", portray courage and perseverance. In those like "The Boy Died in My Alley" Brooks ... Read More

A Comparison of Romeo and Juliet Versus West By Kirk Forte (674 words, 4 pages)

Romeo and Juliet versus WestSide StoryBy Kirk Forte' Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, two timeless dramasthat will live forever. Although both of these stories havemany similarities, there are also many differences. Thesedifferences include the differences in sililoquy, the fact thatMaria doesn't die, the fact that we never see Tony ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Timeless Dramas in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story (674 words, 4 pages)

A Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe’s Novel The Pit and the Pendulum and the Movie Version (595 words, 2 pages)

The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe The movie The pit and the Pendulum was nothing at all like the book. Themovie started out as a man walked along the ocean to enter a huge castle. His sister hadmoved there when she married Dom Madena, but now she ... Read More

A Comparison of Paul Dimitburh and Wallace Flint (338 words, 2 pages)

Todd FranklinContemporary Lit, 13-9-00Paul Dimitburh and Wallace Flint together paint the spectrum of society. They show the qualities of a good person, a bad person, and qualities that both types of people have.Both Wallace and Paul were successful in high school. This is shown in the book on page 60 ... Read More

A Comparison of the Themes and Characters in Beloved by Toni Morisson and Don Quixote by Kathy Acker (1743 words, 2 pages)

On reading Beloved by Toni Morrison and Don Quixote by Kathy Acker, there seem to be quite a few similarities in themes and characters contained in these texts, the most prevalent of which seems to be of love and language as a path to freedom. We see in Acker s ... Read More

An Analysis of Shakespeare’s Comparisons and Contrasts Throughout Macbeth (434 words, 3 pages)

Shakespeare's Comparisons and Contrasts Throughout Macbeth Shakespeare uses comparison and contrast to bringout characteristics of his main character, Macbeth. Shakespeare usescomparison with Duncan, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo to bring out aspects ofMacbeth's character. After hearing of Macbeth's courageousness on the battlefield, Duncan, agood and honest king, bestows the tittle of ... Read More

A Comparison of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Its Film Adaptation by Roman Polanski (529 words, 1 pages)

Matthew PhillipsFebruary 5, 1996Ms. PerkinsMacBeth versions comparison essayThere are many differences between interpretations of William Shakespeare's MacBeth. This essay wall contrast Shakespeare's original version and a movie version by Roman Polanski produced in 1970. Three major differences will be discussed.One difference between Shakespeare's and Polanski's version is the absence of ... Read More

A Comparison on Apple Dumpling Gang and Crypts in a Semantic Essay (567 words, 1 pages)

Semantics Essay Would you rather belong to the "Apple Dumpling Gang" or the "Crypts"? The connotation of the word gang reaches "hit an all time low" in the 1990's. We envision today's gang members as drug lords who kill each other on street corners. Society rejects and imprisons them. Once ... Read More

A Comparison of The Beatles and Oasis in the Music Industry (816 words, 2 pages)

The Beatles v.s. Oasis Oasis is a band of the nineties that is often compared The Beatles. They try to be like The Beatles only to do it unsuccessfully. The lead singer of Oasis, Liam Galagher tries to be like the lead singer of The Beatles, John Lennon. The way ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Awakening by Kate Chopin and a Comparison to the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (956 words, 2 pages)

Aristotles definition of tragedy says that the story in question should evoke both pity and fear in the reader. The tragic character must be one who is highly renowned and prosperous. This character must also have a fall from glory. He doesnt have to die, but must have a fall ... Read More

A Comparison of New England by John Smith and Of Plymouth Plantation of William Bradford in Pre-Colonial New England (671 words, 1 pages)

New England A Matter of Perspective John Smith's A Description of New England and William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith's writing, out of necessity, painted a rosy picture of the new land, while Bradford's historical account shows ... Read More

An Introduction to the Comparison of Students and Administration (610 words, 2 pages)

Student VS. Administration The measure being considered to stop incidents such as the recent fight downtown is totally unnecessary and unfair. There are other measures that would prove just as effective against such incidents that would still be acceptable to all parties involved. Totally barring students for going off campus ... Read More

A Comparison of Myself and My Sister in Physical Traits and Abilities (873 words, 1 pages)

Compare myself with my sister. What traits, abilities, and interests do we share? Speculate on the roles of genetics and environment in the development of our similarities and differences. While each human being is a unique individual, there are several factors that contribute to the shaping of one's physical traits, ... Read More

A Comparison of the Westridge School for Girls and Catlin Gabel School in American Educational Institutions (1859 words, 3 pages)

Through the Eyes of a Tiger Looking back a few years, I remember my first convocation day at The Westridge School for Girls. Four hundred girls in dresses that much resemble nurses uniforms (except for the curly, green WX on the right breast pocket) parade into the gymnasium. Pretty soon ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters in Valerie Martin’s Mary Reilly and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2836 words, 4 pages)

Morgan LevyComparison EssayThe book Mary Reilly is the sequel to the famous The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a stark, ingeniously woven, engaging novel. That tells the disturbing tale of the dual personality ... Read More

A Comparison of Crime and Punishment and Othello in Literature (491 words, 3 pages)

Comparison - Contrast Essayby Aubrey Wood In both Crime and Punishment and Othello there is a theme ofnecessary balance. Crime and Punishment's theme that man must bebalanced in order to function properly is very similar to Othello's themethat, tragically, jealousy is destructive, even to the one that holds it. In ... Read More

A Comparison of Greek Gods and the Judeo-Christian God in Mythology and Literature (1004 words, 3 pages)

Greek gods vs. Judeo-Christian God Whenever we refer to the literature from which the Greek god's come from, we refer to it as mythology, i.e. Sophocles', Oedipus Rex. And yet, when we refer to the literature of the Judeo-Christian God, the Bible, this is not referred to as mythology. Both ... Read More

A Comparison of Dave Matthews and Felix Mendelssohn in American Rock Music (904 words, 2 pages)

Dave Matthews and the Raging Animal in the Cage On August 10, I went to a Dave Matthews Concert which was held in F(((, ))(n. I estimate, that the audience outnumbered at least 10,000 people. Unlike in a small concert where the audience gathers up in front before the band, ... Read More

An Introduction to Comparison of Setting and Mood in Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights (546 words, 1 pages)

Comparing Setting and Mood in Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights The two most powerful elements used in any gothic novel are setting and mood. In the novels Wuthering Heights and Frankenstein, setting and mood are the two most effective elements employed. Bronte and Shelley use desolate isolation, untamed geography, death and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013