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A Comparison of Movies and Video Games as Genres of Storytelling (809 words, 3 pages)

It is not uncommon for comparison between books and movies but intoday's digital age it seems that a new comparison is in order and that isgames and movies. Video games are a new genre of storytelling and it hascome to the point were they can compete with movies. Though a ... Read More

A Comparison between the 1907 and 2008 Financial Crises in the United States of America (2117 words, 8 pages)

In 2007-2008, the US economy suffered the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The crisis was the result of financial panic among the investors in several established banking and non-banking institutions. Financial crises are common around the world. However, they occur at a relatively low scale ... Read More

A Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart and James Joyce’s Araby (970 words, 3 pages)

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is more modern than James Joyces Araby because he uses a more present-day approach in his writing. Poe uses an uncertain narrator with an extended use of stream of consciousness, a lack of an epiphany and a general reality making the story a ... Read More

A Comparison of the Rise and Fall of Okonkwo from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (889 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle defines a tragic hero as someone of noble status with a fatal flaw that ultimately is the cause their downfall, much of the time leading to a self realization. Okonkwo and Anakin Skywalker both fit this definition very well. Okonkwo was born to a lazy, underachieving father and Anakin ... Read More

A Comparison of the Impacts of Spain and Russia on the People They Conquered (569 words, 2 pages)

Empires are formed by the conquering of many lands and the organization that keeps them together. Some empires choose to go far and have colonies, while others choose to expand around them. Spain is an example of one of those colonial empires, and Russia one that expands around them. One ... Read More

A Comparison of Economic Principles of Adam Smith, John Keynes and Karl Marx (1152 words, 5 pages)

The world revolves around money. History has taught us that much, no matter how much the humans deny it. It is evident that throughout time, there has always been a struggle between two sides of the monetary spectrum- those who earn more than enough and those who earn less than ... Read More

A Discussion on Abortion: An Analysis and Comparison of Judith Jarvis Thomson’s and Don Marquis’s Views (1534 words, 6 pages)

Concerning the debate about abortion rights, there are two opposing views that I would like to consider in this paper Judith Jarvis Thomsons paper, which argues that the abortion debate is concerned with the conflict of rights between the child and mother, and Don Marquiss concept of a future like ... Read More

A Comparison between the Behavior of Knights in Two Stories: The Wife of Bath, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (670 words, 2 pages)

In the tale of the wife of Bath and story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight we are dropped into the middle of a story where a knight has made certain decisions that have placed him in great danger. Even though both knights live till the end of the ... Read More

A Comparison of Characters in Death of a Salesman, a Doll’s House and Trifles (1190 words, 4 pages)

We, as human beings, are born with the potential to do great acts that can have a positive effect not only upon ourselves but everyone around us as well. This potential remains latent within each of us until it is ignited by an event that allows us to obtain our ... Read More

A Comparison between the Demographic and Environmental Changes in the Americas and Africa from 1492 to 1750 (579 words, 3 pages)

In 1492, the Spanish Crown funded a man named Christopher Columbus to sail westward to find a faster route to India. With this decision, Christopher Colombus connected two completely separate worlds, the East and the West. Because of this colossal event, the largest exchange of plants, animals, disease, culture and ... Read More

A Comparison Between Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard (1878 words, 7 pages)

English novels set in the Empire invariably attempt to justify and naturalise relations between coloniser and colonised, but cannot help revealing the contradictions of the colonial project.The relationship between coloniser and colonised in the 19th century was not one of civility rather that of usurper and a victimised people. Joseph ... Read More

A Comparison of the Music Streaming Service Spotify and Apple Streaming Technology (2942 words, 10 pages)

Spotify was launched in 2008 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon in Sweden. The streaming service quickly gained support from artists and became the most popular streaming platform worldwide with 60 million active users. The business model the technology derives from has constantly come under criticism in the past and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie and Literary Pieces of the Natural and Christine (806 words, 3 pages)

In the modern age of social media, TV, movies and the Internet is where most people look for information. Books have become obsolete, especially books that are not on an I pad or Kindle. This new technology has made the youth too impatient and distracted to read an entire book ... Read More

The Comparison of Love and Family Bonds in Oroonoko by Aphra Behn and Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (1821 words, 7 pages)

The two texts I have selected to discuss in this essay are Aphra Behns Oroonoko and Lloyd Jones Mister Pip. I have chosen Oroonoko to gain an understanding of friendship in nobility, and also to what length love affects the structure and outcome of the novel. Moreover, I intend to ... Read More

A Comparison of the Character’s Pleasures in The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (2108 words, 7 pages)

In this essay I will be exploring associations between Angela Carters The Magic Toyshop, and Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange. I will be particularly focused on the sources of the protagonists elevated awareness and pleasure Alex gains near-orgasmic joy as a masochistic and violent lover of the arts, and Melanie ... Read More

A Comparison of Different Versions of the Tale of Majnun Laila (2169 words, 7 pages)

Love, a powerful force many in this world have experienced, can be a dangerous and fatal attraction. Love is known to be an overwhelming, all consuming, intense passion, but how intense can love be? No one knows the answer, yet there are rare examples of such intense loves. Two names ... Read More

A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon Ideals and Values in the Wanderer and the Seafarer (1585 words, 5 pages)

The Wanderer and The Seafarer are exact reflections of historical Anglo-Saxon life. They depict important Anglo-Saxon ideals and values. The Anglo-Saxon society was a great male-dominant, patriotic culture. All the tribes of that time shared common features like fierce allegiance to ones land, value of reputation, martial values, and such. ... Read More

A Comparison of Various Facets of the Judical System With Regards to the Movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony (1518 words, 6 pages)

The judicial system usually has several intricacies that most people do not understand. The media often endeavors to clarify this to the people or bring it to the lime light, though, at times they get it wrong. This creates different perceptions of what the judicial system really is and how ... Read More

A Comparison of the Rule of Saint Francis and the Rule of Saint Benedict (1639 words, 5 pages)

For this essay, I chose to write about the Rule of Saint Francis and the Rule of Saint Benedict, while comparing and contrasting them. To briefly summarize, the Rule of St Benedict was written by Benedict of Nursia around the year 530AD. It was originally intended for use by one ... Read More

A Comparison of the Genesis and Enuma Elish, Two Creation Stories (762 words, 4 pages)

For years humans created origin stories for ourselves. Every cultureestablishes different god's and different ways in which the world wascreated. Hawaiians believe our two god's, Papa and Wakea, gave life to ourland and people. Similarly, ancient Babylonians and Israelites wrote theirown origin stories as well that have withstood the test ... Read More

A Comparison of Judaism and Christianity, Two World Religions (750 words, 4 pages)

Founded in c. 30 CE, Judaism is one of the first known religions. Only over a thousand years later was Christianity founded in c. 1300 BCE. Both contrast each other in many ways, from the biggest in the belief of Christ to smaller issues and values. Despite their differences, Christianity ... Read More

A Comparison of the Detail of the Yakshi on the Gateway of the Great Stupa at Sanchi to the Sculpture of Aphrodite and Pan (337 words, 1 pages)

The detail of the Yakshi on the gateway of the Great Stupa at Sanchi provides an interesting comparison to the Greek Hellenistic sculpture of Aphrodite, Eros and Pan. The Yakshi figure is a semi-goddess who personifies fertility and vegetation. She is shown pressing her left foot against the trunk of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Democratic Accountability and the Agent-Principal Accountability (1414 words, 5 pages)

Accountability has long been an important part of the political theory of democratic systems. The democratic process in many forms of representative governments has long been viewed as its own form of political accountability. However, accountability can exist in many different arrangements. In his paper, Accountability Fundamental to Democracy, Jeremy ... Read More

A Comparison of the Mesha Inscription and the Writings of the Bible (1926 words, 6 pages)

Archaeology provides raw data without spin, until historians get to it. This fact holds true and most of the times, the Bible is able to provide that spin, give archaeology a voice, a real fiscal voice in the form of writing. It is rare for this time period to find ... Read More

Comparison of John Ford’s The Searchers and Arthur Penn’s Little big man (1079 words, 4 pages)

John Fords The Searchers (1950) and Arthur Penns Little Big Man (1970) both reveal how the social and cultural forces of their respective time periods influenced the cinematic portrayal of Native Americans. Distinct social issues, anxieties, and feelings of cultural identity appropriate to these unique eras shaped the target audiences ... Read More

A Comparison of the Black Lives Matter Movement to the Ideology of Martin Luther King Jr. (3556 words, 11 pages)

Martin Luther King would be appalled by Black Lives Matter. This sentiment was conveyed by a likely source of criticism, the presidential candidate and decorated culture warrior, Mike Huckabee. However, the view that Black Lives matter is an illegitimate representation of Kings legacy are not exclusively held by conservative whites. ... Read More

A Comparison of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Shakespeare’s Macbeth as Examples of Classical Tragedy (1153 words, 4 pages)

Tragedy A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. In every tragic literary work, there is always the tragic hero. This hero is ... Read More

A Comparison of Ichigo Kurosaki and Ichimaru Gin from the Anime Bleach (519 words, 2 pages)

Pierce the heavens. Kill the gods. These powers seem similar but belong to two vastly different characters. Ichigo Kurosaki and Gin Ichimaru aimed to stop Aizen, a man who threatened to kill the Soul King. Ichigo is impulsive, strong-willed, and honorable while Gin is manipulative, sarcastic, and sadistic. While both ... Read More

A Comparison and Contrast of Beowulf’s Movie and Novel Themes (1085 words, 4 pages)

By comparing and contrasting the Beowulf novel and film, one can see that the film was not effective in conveying the themes of this classic story. In the classic story, there are many themes present such as good vs. evil, strength and skill, courage, etc. In the film version of ... Read More

A Comparison of the African and Egyptian Food Cuisine (2435 words, 9 pages)

A straight connection subsists between culture and food of anexceptional collection of individuals. Nearly everyone can recognizecertain divergent foods which apparently are exceptional to the variouscultures of people, and are not typical to other individuals' culture. Assorted foods from two groups of people in Africa The collection of individuals in ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013