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My Life at the Indiana Juvenile Detention Center (1527 words, 2 pages)

I had gotten out of jail not ten minutes before I committed another crime. The joint's worth of weed was taped to the inside of my pants leg, small enough not to be noticed when I was patted down upon admittance to the Marion County, Indiana Juvenile Detention Center. I ... Read More

Feminism and Slavery in the Work of Harriet Jacobs and Frederic Douglass (348 words, 2 pages)

Harriet Jacobs published under the pseudonym, Linda Brent. With pseudonyms she was able to protect herself, and the people within her book. If she had used her real name, it might have caused a huge controversy during the period in which she wrote. Jacobs had many anxieties on publishing her ... Read More

Man or Myth: A Paper on William Shakespeare (559 words, 2 pages)

Shakespeare - Man or Myth?- Was the man we know as Shakespeare really the author of the "Shakespearean Works"? We know little about the man called Shakespeare, Did he really write the plays, or is he just a man that got confused within history? (Sobran 44) There is not even ... Read More

Gender and Sex in William Shakespeare’s Should I Compare Thee to a Summers Day (851 words, 1 pages)

Shall I Compare my Poem to a Women? When we talk about sex we can mean one of two things. One is being physical with someone else and two to say whether a person is a man or a woman. People contain physical characteristics which distinguishes them from either being ... Read More

Tuition Free College May Not Be Available in the near Future (1199 words, 2 pages)

Tedious FASFA forms, long lines with no end at the Financial Aid office, bills to pay at Fiscal Services, starving college students! All for what? To graduate and be in debt when you start working. College education should be provided by our nation at a low or free cost. Our ... Read More

Should All Men Have To Pay Child Support? (676 words, 1 pages)

Should All Men Have To Pay Child Support I have been watching the television lately, and all they have been talking about how they are arresting many dads. The reason behind the arrest is over due child support. Now is that right? Most people would say yesI feel there is ... Read More

A Comparison of John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Marry Shelley’s Frankenstein (942 words, 2 pages)

Upon reading Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein" and John Milton's "Paradise Lost," an obvious correlation sticks out between the two novels. However, after the obvious "Paradise Lost" reference in "Frankenstein," how much do the stories resemble each other? The correlation doesn't jump out in each novel, but it is definitely alive in ... Read More

A Discussion on Architecture of Corbusier and Team 10 (733 words, 2 pages)

Discussion What made the shift, from the modern machine culture of Corbusier to the new brutalism order of Team 10. Every phase of architecture has to have an anti-phase, where its ideals are opposed. The young architects who grew up with old masters ideals soon became disenchanted with his visions. ... Read More

A Comparison of American Beauty by Sam Mendes and Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock (1157 words, 2 pages)

In Sam Mendes American Beauty and Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo the characters of Angela and Judy are both similar. Angela and Judy are both using their sexuality a symbol of their womanhood to obtain what they want in life. However, both Angela and Judy are not women. They have no idea ... Read More

The Issue of Sex in Relation to the Catholic Church (4000 words, 5 pages)

Sex and the Catholic Church It has been said that the two most powerful drives in a human, besides the practical need for food and shelter, are sex and religion. The sexual urge is strong in nearly everyone, as advertisers of everything from chocolates to cars can tell you, and ... Read More

A Review of Vernon Fryburger’s Book The New Age of Advertising (2390 words, 4 pages)

Selling More Than Just A Product Advertisements for various products are seen everywhere a person lookson billboards, in magazines, on television, and countless other places. What draws the consumer into the advertisementthe actual product, the display of the sensual woman as she drinks a glass of milk, or the muscular ... Read More

The Declaration of Independence Gave Birth to Freedom (1417 words, 4 pages)

When it was started, it was for men. Rich, white, land-owning men. Then it was for poor men. Then their white wives. Today, it is for everyone who has ever had to suffer oppression of any sort. It is for anyone who is willing to work for it. And some ... Read More

An Analysis of the Connection of Science and Technology (840 words, 1 pages)

There is no question that science and technology play major roles in our lives. Technology and scientific thought pervade our life to such a degree that we hardly even think about using our computer to check our e-mail or trying different detergents to see which best washes your clothes. Many ... Read More

An Essay on Women’s Position in the Early Years of American Colonial Society (2413 words, 4 pages)

Seneca Falls Since the beginning of human existence, women have been viewed as inferior to men. Biblical teachings imply that the first woman came from the rib of a man. In the opinion of many people, both past and present, man is the head of the house. Patriarchal societies have ... Read More

A Review of Katherine Mansfield’s Story Miss Brill (708 words, 1 pages)

The Two of Us Katherine Mansfields story Miss Brill exemplifies a persons desire to feel important. Mansfield tells the story from the limited omniscient point of view, or from the point of view of an outsider who possesses such a familiarity with Miss Brill that much of Miss Brills characterization ... Read More

Comedies Flourish under the Great Depression (1121 words, 2 pages)

Screwball comedies were made for only a short time, relatively speaking, in the history of American film. They flourished under the Great Depression and went into their final phase just as the United States entered World War II. Using social and sexual role inversion, screwball comedy commented on life during ... Read More

A Paper on Revenge in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (879 words, 2 pages)

Revenge is the act of retaliating in order to get even with someone for the wrongs they have done. In the novel The Scarlet Letter, the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses Roger Chillingworth to reap revenge on Arthur Dimmesdale for his affair with his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth becomes so devoted ... Read More

A Paper on Sins in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (735 words, 1 pages)

Let me begin by quoting the most read book ever, the Bible. "Jesus does equate committing adultery with having lust in your heart (Matthew 527-28) and committing murder with having hatred in your heart (Matthew 521-22)." This excerpt from the Bible implies that all sins are equal, but only in ... Read More

A Paper on Human Nature in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (2349 words, 3 pages)

Hawthornes human nature Purity and evil is the duality that exists within human nature, but who is to judge the degrees of good and bad that are present within human actions? In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, the author, a rebellious Puritan, sets before the reader the consequences of sin, ... Read More

A Paper on the Punishment Quote in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (836 words, 1 pages)

Punishment Quote Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished the other can only be hurt. This is a very interesting quote, and depending what you make of it, it can be very confusing. To most people this quote ... Read More

A Paper on Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter (739 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, contains many profound characters. The townspeople intrigue the reader because they gradually evolve throughout the book, as would any solitary character. In the beginning of the novel, they are generally rigid and judgmental towards Hester, because she has committed adultery. Throughout the novel, ... Read More

A Paper on Sarty Snopes’s Reliability as a Narrator in Faulkner’s Barn Burning (971 words, 2 pages)

Sarty's Reliability as Narrator in "Barn Burning" The question of whether or not Sarty Snopes is a reliable narrator is sure to raise debate among various literary critics. Although the story is told from Sarty's perspective twenty years later, Faulkner also leads the reader to believe the events taking place ... Read More

A paper on 14th and 15th Amendment and Civil Rights Movement in the US (880 words, 2 pages)

In 1865, the 13th Amendment outlaws slavery and in 1868 the 14th Amendment grants equal protection of laws to blacks. Although these Amendments existed, white people did not always treat blacks fairly. Blacks struggled for the end of segregation, which meant that they were "separate but equal." The National Association ... Read More

A Paper on Rosa Park’s Act of Defiance and the Civil Rights Struggles (933 words, 4 pages)

Rosa Parks act of defiance triggered a bus boycott that became a landmark in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her place in history is firmly secured, the legendary Rosa Parks continues to lead by example and deserves a special note of thanks. On one dark ... Read More

The Ethics of Same Sex Marriage (701 words, 1 pages)

Ethics is known to be a case of right or wrong. When thinking ethically we choose what is right and what is wrong based on our lifestyle although our decisions may not be legally correct. A lifestyle is a way of life that individuals choose for themselves. Meanwhile, is same ... Read More

Witchcraft Convictions (2975 words, 4 pages)

Linder From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial ... Read More

Rome, the Power and Glory: An Essay on the History of Rome (2584 words, 4 pages)

Rome, the Power and Glory As the story goes, Rome was founded by a pair of feuding brothers who were allegedly raised by wolves. Romulus and Remus. From that point on, the Roman Empire would play a pivotal role in the development of both Eastern and Western society alike. Its ... Read More

A Paper on Human Fallibility in Romeo and Juliet (350 words, 1 pages)

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest literary examples of human fallibility. In the play, many characters, which include Friar Lawrence, the Montagues, and the Capulets, make seemingly small, absurd mistakes that cost the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, their lives, proving how erroneous even adults ... Read More

The Importance of the Character of Friar Lawrence in Play Romeo and Juliet (632 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's plays about tragedy. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding famillies prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with its own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with ... Read More

Comparison of Poems Written by William Blake and William Wordsworth (1696 words, 3 pages)

The years between 1757 and 1837 marked the romantic period in literature. Romanticism was a reactionary period of history when its seeds became planted in poetry, artwork and literature. The Romantics turned to the poet before the scientist to convey their thoughts and ideals. Romanticism allowed people to get away ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013