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Social Functions in Literature (1872 words, 3 pages)

Often, it is easy for us to take for granted much of the literature we read as simply a source of amusement or entertainment. There is no denying that, in most cases, this is one of the main purposes for which literature is written. However, the majority of literature also ... Read More

The Depiction of Women Roles in Anglo-Saxon Literature (818 words, 1 pages)

In the beginning.God created man in his image in the divine image he created him male and female he created them. The foundation of our belief, the bible, states the birth of man and woman as equals with no question. It is often said that woman is nothing without man, ... Read More

A Survey of Features of Transcendentalism and Themes in Literature (2256 words, 4 pages)

Transcendentalism For the transcendentalist, the "I" transcends the corporeal and yet nature is the embodiment of the transcendence and, or, the means to achieving transcendence, which gives way to a belief that the physical "I" is at the root of all transcendence. In practical terms, the transcendentalist is occupied with ... Read More

An Analysis of Reading American Literature Providing Insight and Instruction on American Citizenship (3731 words, 5 pages)

Reading American literature provides insight and instruction on American citizenship and can teach us is various ways how to live as Americans. Examining American literature and art are methods that would help an immigrant coming to America understand the complex and many-sided meanings associated with becoming and living as an ... Read More

The Display of Female Characters in “Taming of the Shrew” and “Much Ado About Nothing” (1713 words, 3 pages)

The Roles of Women The roles of women in the Elizabethan time were very confined. Women could be tutored, but they were not allowed to attend universities. Women could not vote, they could not be heirs to their fathers title, and a man had the legal right to chastise his ... 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 Jane Tompkins’s Opinions on the Reasons of the Rise of Literature to Prominence (1960 words, 3 pages)

The reasons that certain literary works become masterpieces, and are embraced and extolled, others receive encomium for a certain period of time and then fall into disfavor, and still others are seen as loathing and contemptible pieces of garbage are not always completely clear. However, Jane Tompkins cogently shows, through ... Read More

An Analysis of Female Role (603 words, 1 pages)

From a young age we are taught to behave a certain way according to our gender. Boys are taught to be masculine and that they are the providers for the family and girls are taught to be feminine that they are the ones who give comfort and emotional support for ... Read More

An Introduction to Russian Art, Music and Literature (858 words, 2 pages)

Russian Art, Music and Literature The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in life. From dance and music to art the concept of life is shown through the various ways in which we interpret it. The arts play a valued role in creating ... Read More

A Comparison of the Epic Poem of The Song of Roland and the Romantic Literature of Ywain (2770 words, 4 pages)

The Song of Roland and Ywain A Changing Society as Viewed Through Its Literature When comparing the epic poem of The Song of Roland to the romantic literature of Ywain, the differences between the early medieval period and the high medieval period become evident. Both The Song of Roland and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Impact of Religion on the History and Literature of the United States of America (585 words, 1 pages)

How has religion affected history and literature? And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. With these words, penned by the eminent political scientist Thomas Jefferson, the ... Read More

An Analysis of Sexual Orientation Between Male and Female in the Poem I Started Early I Took My Dog by Emily Dickinson (1197 words, 2 pages)

Rated R for Sexual Content In todays society, no matter what age a person is, there is a common bond that links all generations together, which is sex. Whether it be the sex gender definition we think about or the private and intimate sexual union of two individuals that consists ... Read More

An Analysis of the Literature and a Survey on Curry College Students on the Topic of Violence in Dating Relationships (1646 words, 3 pages)

Domestic violence spans the range of violent encounters and includes physical assaults, sexual assaults, verbal assaults, intimidation, threats, extreme emotional or psychological neglect and even death. The hypothesis of this paper is do students believe that partner abuse is a problem on college campus. To find out this I will ... Read More

Optimism and Pessimism in the Literature of London (498 words, 1 pages)

Optimism and Pessimism in London Literature Two intelligent people can see the same thing yet perceive it differently based upon their attitudes. Many look at the ugliness of London and reveal in it while others compare it to beauty as a counterpoint. London in the eighteen hundreds was not a ... Read More

The Female Experience and the Value of Freedom in Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers, a Poem by Adreinne Rich (677 words, 1 pages)

Adrienne Rich's poetry is standard fare in English and Women's Studies courses across the country she is a highly valued teacher and activist. Both her poetry and speaking engagements incite action towards finding the relationship between the political and the personal minds of women. Adrienne Rich is writers who focus ... Read More

An Analysis of the Norton Anthology of English Literature (2289 words, 3 pages)

As The Norton Anthology of English Literature says, "By far the larger proportion of surviving literature in Middle as in Old English is religious" (7). This shouldn't be surprising since we know education had a religious affiliation men were educated, went to "universities" to become clerics. "The church offered a ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of the Hadeeth Literature (4292 words, 6 pages)

Critical Analysis Of The Hadeeth Literature A meticulous, critical analysis of the relevant texts from the hadeeth literature reveals that contrary to the commonly held belief, there are a number of authentic narrations from the prophetic sunnah which clearly point to the INDISPUTABLE fact that music, instruments, singing to accompaniment, ... Read More

Humanities in the 21st Century Through the Examination of Art, Music, Architecture, Philosophy, and Literature (1381 words, 5 pages)

The Encyclopedia Britannica (2006) defines the humanities as "Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and their self-expression." (Humanities). Those branches of knowledge include philosophy, literature, languages, the arts, religion and history. The humanities examine the human condition by studying the elements of culture that describe what is ... Read More

The Important Roles of the Female Characters in Hamlet, a Play by William Shakespeare (3511 words, 13 pages)

The women closest to Hamlet, Gertrude, his mother and Ophelia, his lover, are victims. The tragedy of Hamlet portrays many deaths and sorrows, but it is the women who suffer most, as they are treated like instruments to be used by the male characters to achieve their most pressing desires. ... Read More

The Theme of Survival in Canadian Literature (1642 words, 5 pages)

The Short Story "Be Fruitful and Multiply", by Madeleine Ferron, may in itself seem to be merely the story of one young woman's fervor for creating a family of many children and grandchildren. Due to it being extremely short and marginally descriptive one might have a difficult time discerning little ... Read More

The Literary Devices in the Literature of Edgar Allan Poe (2761 words, 4 pages)

Edgar Allen Poe was one of the most influential writers of modern day society. He has become known for his tales of the mysterious and macabre and his mastery of short stories. About 12 of his works are known for their flawless literary construction. Poe was a participant in a ... Read More

A British Literature of Unpredictable Plot in The Eleventh Commandment, a Novel by Jeffrey Archer (980 words, 4 pages)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Similarly, reading everyday keeps McDonalds away. Yes, it has been proven that reading is one of the best ways to enhance one's brainpower. For the most part people read books of their individual interests and understanding. The school system, however, hampers this ... Read More

The Circle of Female Self-Destruction in Disappearing Moon Cafe, a Novel by Sky Lee (621 words, 1 pages)

In Sky Lee's Novel, Disappearing Moon Caf, the character Kae breaks the circle of female self-destruction that has restricted and isolated the women of the Wong family through three generations. By discovering the secrets of her family's history, and more specifically the truth about her dead aunt Suzanne, Kae learns ... Read More

The First Half of the Nineteenth Century: The Golden Age of Russian Literature and Culture (1968 words, 3 pages)

The first half of the 19th century marked Russia with a "feudal backwardness" for much of the Western Europe. It was considered more a component of Asia than a representative of European thinking. During the beginning of the century, indeed, peasants ("serfs") lead their miserable lives and were treated as ... Read More

An Analysis of Another Way to Control Women by Female Mutilation (1013 words, 2 pages)

Female Mutilation Another Way to Control Women? More than 20 years ago, a Somali woman named Waris Dirie had her sex stolen from her in an African ritual. Her story is not as rare as we would like to think. It is estimated that 135 million girls in the world ... Read More

An Analysis of Forefront of Literature in Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (907 words, 2 pages)

David Herbert Lawrence As a twentieth century novelist, essayist, and poet, David Herbert Lawrence brought the subjects of sex, psychology, and religion to the forefront of literature. One of the most widely read novels of the twentieth century, Sons and Lovers, which Lawrence wrote in 1913, produces a sense of ... Read More

A Female Offender – Exploring the Relationship between Feminism and Criminology (1711 words, 3 pages)

"Criminology is an applied discipline which, searches for the causes of crime in order to eradicate the problem" (Muncie et al., 2001453). It is a term used to include a multitude of topics and approaches and revolves around the central question of 'what causes crime'? Feminism is the theory of ... Read More

John Miller’s and Johannes Gibbs’s Paper on Odysseus as Literature Hero (646 words, 1 pages)

John Miller Johannes Gibbs English 9H Mrs. Mannix 9-30-04 Through the years, there have been many heroes in the world of reality and the world of fiction. The Greeks philosopher and author Homer once wrote about a hero named Odysseus, who fought in the Trojan War and then went on ... Read More

Turner Syndrome; A chromosomal disorder that affects only females (666 words, 3 pages)

In 1938 Dr. Henry Turner, an internist at the University of Oklahoma, described what is now called Turner's syndrome. Turner's syndrome is a relatively common genetic disorder found in females affecting many body systems. Although this disorder was described in 1938, it was not until 1959 that the technology was ... Read More

A Paper on Female Characters Portrayal in Kate Chopin’s Literary Works (1899 words, 3 pages)

The female characters portrayed in Kate Chopin's literary works are insecure, unsatisfied, unsettled, and searching for a personal identity free from societal pressures and influences. Chopin's works, "The Storm," "The Story of an Hour," and The Awakening, express the women protagonists' quests for individuality and their equal desires to overcome ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013