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An Analysis of the Most Perfect Circumstantial Evidence by Mark Twain (1135 words, 2 pages)

Even the clearest and most perfect circumstantial evidence is likely to be at fault, after all, and therefore ought to be received with great caution. Take the case of any pencil, sharpened by any woman if you have witnesses, you will find she did it with a knife but if ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin (1164 words, 4 pages)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of agood fortune, must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of JaneAusten's Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all Englishcomedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of the emptyheaded Mrs. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Fool in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1731 words, 5 pages)

Polonius A Fool in Shakespeares Hamlet Hamlet is the most popular of Shakespeares plays for theater audiences andreaders. It has been acted live in countries throughout the world and has been translatedinto every language. Polonius is one of the major characters in Hamlet, his role in the playis of great ... Read More

An Analysis of the Construction of Personal Identity in a Divided Society in Ralph Waldo Ellison’s Novel Invisible Man (1839 words, 3 pages)

Invisible ManThe major theme of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is to construct a personal identity in a divided society. Ellison builds this theme on the assumption that in a racist country, blacks are granted no true identity instead, they are merely the receptors of the projections of the white ... Read More

An Analysis of the Silent Spring and How Rachel Carson Changed the World (474 words, 1 pages)

Silent Spring - How Rachel Carson Changed the WorldOn September 27, 1962 Rachel Carson released her sixth book, Silent Spring. On publication day, the advance sales of Silent Spring totaled 40,000 copies and another 150 copies were sent to the Book of the Month Club (Frontline Fooling With Nature, 1998). ... Read More

An Analysis of Our Iceberg Is Melting by John Kotter (368 words, 1 pages)

Our Iceberg Is Melting, (St. Martins Press 147 pp.) by John Kotter, a Harvard professor and Holger Rathgeber, a business manager does more than just talk about change, they creatively show eight effective ways to bring positive change to any situation or organization through the life of Fred, a young ... Read More

An Analysis of Ambivalence and Manipulation in the Tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare (1104 words, 2 pages)

William Shakespeare began writing tragedies because he believed the plots used by other English writers were lacking artistic purpose and form. He used the fall of a notable person as the main focus of his tragedies (Tragic Hero) developed through the characterization of his pivotal characters correlated with a common ... Read More

An Analysis of Clifton Fadiman and Malcolm Cowley’s Reviews on Richard Wright’s Novel Native Son (798 words, 3 pages)

Native Son, by Richard Wright, was hailed by reviewers as an instantclassic upon its release in 1940. The novel was an instant bestseller, havingbeen included in the book-of-the-month-club. Due to its proto revolutionarythemes it was the subject of many reviews. Two such reviewers are CliftonFadiman and Malcolm Cowley.Clifton Fadiman, writer ... Read More

A Comparison of the Boys and the Boys and Like Water for Chocolate by Master Harold in Symbolic Similarities (1345 words, 4 pages)

In the two novels, Master Harold...and the boys and the boys, and LikeWater for Chocolate, there are many symbolic similarities. In both books thereare acts where individuals strongly oppressed, or discriminated against.Although the individuals are being oppressed for different reasons theiremotions are shattered deeply. In Athol Fugard's book Master Harold ... Read More

A Plot Analysis of Shakespeare’s Play “King Lear (838 words, 1 pages)

THE PLOT There are really two plots in , a main plot and a fully developed subplot. Each has its own set of characters. In the main plot, there is the head of the family, the 80-plus-year-old king of Britain, Lear. He has three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. The ... Read More

An Analysis of How Strong the Protagonist Is in the Short Story Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer (534 words, 1 pages)

In Gimpel the Fool, the main character, Gimpel, developed into a very strong person mainly because of the way people treated him. He begins as a strong person, but grows stronger and stronger as his life continues. Everybody in Gimpels town thinks he is a gullible fool, but theyre the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Analogies of the Negative Conditions of Life in The Dhammapada, a Collection of Sayings of the Buddha (548 words, 2 pages)

In reading The Dhammapada, I noticed that there were a lot ofanalogies used to describe human life. For this paper I decided to lookat some of the analogies that talk about the negative conditions of life.My favorite quotation from The Dhammapada is number 8 on page 34, thesection titled "Evil" ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme and a Symbol of an Idea in Nick’s Description of Dr. T. J. Eckleberg (506 words, 1 pages)

Explore the portrayal of a theme, symbol or idea in the novel and its transfer to film T.J. Eckleberg A big brother God Mr. Wilson's experience after Myrtle's death Nick's description of Dr. T.J. EcklebergThe eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are more important then Dr. T.J. Eckleburg as a person ... Read More

An Analysis of the Goethe in Faust and Shelley in Frankenstein (785 words, 3 pages)

Goethe in Faust and Shelley in Frankenstein Still the Wretched Fools They WereGoethe in Faust and Shelley in Frankenstein, wrap their stories aroundtwo men whose mental and physical actions parallel one another. Both storiesdeal with characters, who strive to be the bermensch in their world. In Faust,the striving fellow, Faust, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Elka in the Novel Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1207 words, 2 pages)

In Gimpel the Fool, the character of Gimpels wife, Elka is portrayed as a manipulative, insensitive, adulteress. In Tevye the Dairyman, the character of Tevyes wife, Golde, is portrayed as a loving mother and devoted, although sarcastic, wife. Both Golde and Elka are harsh women due to their lives. Why ... Read More

An Analysis of Charlie Gordon and Frank Reilley Friendship (486 words, 2 pages)

Charlie notices many changes in his life from the time he was slow towhen he was a genius. As he gets smarter, he views people differently whohe thought was his friend. For example, he viewed Frank Reilleydifferently when he was slow. Charlie wanted to be smart like his friends.He stated, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ray Kinsella in the Movie Field of Dreams Directed by Phil Alden (1072 words, 3 pages)

?Was Ray Kinsella a triumphant hero who dared to live his dreams, or merelyan insane lunatic who blindly followed voices that could only be heardwithin the confines of his mind? Although either of these theories couldbe argued successfully, the idea that this intrepid man was indeed a herois supported by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams (1069 words, 2 pages)

Was Ray Kinsella a triumphant hero who dared to live his dreams, or merely an insane lunatic who blindly followed voices that could only be heard within the confines of his mind? Although either of these theories could be argued successfully, the idea that this intrepid man was indeed a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Fanny in the Novel Evelina by James Joyce (2179 words, 3 pages)

Throughout the novel Evelina, Fanny Burney pushes our belief of a woman's role in "the novel". By using two depraved characters who, we feel, need to be punished for crimes they commit against our heroine, we are asked to question our moral judgement. Through Sir Clement Willoughby, we discover that ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Cinderella and Snow White (1233 words, 2 pages)

Comparative Analysis Cinderella and Snow WhiteIn today's modern times, criticism and accusations seem to be plaguing all aspects of life and recently have reached new territory children's fairy tales. Some fairy tales have been accused of sending the wrong message to children about many aspects of life, including one's role ... Read More

An Analysis of the Satirism in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” (533 words, 1 pages)

Geoffrey Chaucer creates an amazing use of satire by exaggerating his characters' conduct in The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's characters reveal their true personalities and set up numerous situations in tales told to make their characteristics more than obvious. The author of "Everyman" presented moralities by way of ironic scenes in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of the Tragedy in King Lear, a Play by William Shakespeare (928 words, 2 pages)

The Theme of In the tragedy King Lear, the term blindness has an entirely different meaning. It is not a physical flaw, but the inability of the characters to use their thoughts and emotions to see a person for whom they truly are. They can only read what is presented ... Read More

A Review of Billy the Kid, a Novel by Theodore Taylor (594 words, 2 pages)

BOOK REVIEWBilly the Kid A NovelAP U.S. HistoryTheodore Taylor was the author of the novel "Billy the Kid" which was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the year of 2005. Theodore Taylor was born in North Carolina, and he began writing at the age of thirteen. During World War II, ... Read More

An Analysis of After the Race by James Joyce in the Book Dubliners (668 words, 2 pages)

In "After The Race", by James Joyce in the book "Dubliners", themain character, Jimmy Doyle will be an unproductive citizen, fooling aroundwith his friends and living off of his father's money for the rest of hislife. In this short story he demonstrated that he doesn't realize thevalue of money, because ... Read More

A Book Report on All Around the Town, a Novel by Mary Higgins Clark (1236 words, 2 pages)

Mary Higgins Clark started her writing career writing suspense stories and she hasn't changed very much since then. All her books are very interesting to read and they will always keep your attention to the end. All Around the Town was one of the stories written by Mary Higgins Clark. ... Read More

An Introduction to the Demon Within Jane Fonda (1282 words, 3 pages)

The Demon Within Jane FondaActors and actresses normally start off small in the acting world, and work their way to the top. They show the best of themselves, and have an amazing life built off of their success. Many people cant make it up the ladder of success because of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Ideas of Descartes and David Hume (1468 words, 2 pages)

How do we know what we know? Ideas reside in the minds of intelligent beings, but a clear perception of where these ideas come from is often the point of debate. It is with this in mind that Ren Descartes set forth on the daunting task to determine where clear ... Read More

A Biography of Phineas Taylor Bernum, a Man Who Reinvented the Circus (1948 words, 3 pages)

Phineas Taylor Barnum reinvented the circus. His knowledge of what people want and how to make people think they want what he had was amazing. He constantly fooled people and had a way of making the customers come back. Barnum was ultimate salesman. He single handedly turned the circus into ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Julius Caesar (350 words, 1 pages)

Julius Caesar The General and the ManBefore Caesar left, the people of Rome was supporting Pompey but then, after Caesar defeated Pompey, most of the people started to celebrate Caesars return. This drastic change in loyalty has upset some of the senators and nobles. For example, Cassius, a noble man, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Joseph Haydn (1801 words, 3 pages)

Joseph Haydn is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the classical period. He is often called the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, and he founded what is known as the Viennese classical school, which consisted of himself, his friend, Wolfgang Mozart, and his pupil, ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013