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The Impact of Ursula K. Le Guin’s the Lathe of Heaven in Literature (1727 words, 5 pages)

Ursula Le Guins The Lathe of Heaven played a critical role in establishing the legitimacy of science fiction as a literary genre, pairing typical elements of the genre with a pointed commentary on society. Le Guin specifically critiques the definitions of good and evil in society and presents her own, ... Read More

The 14th Century to the 16th Century, a Time of Success for the European and the Chinese Economies (603 words, 2 pages)

The 14th century to 16th century was a time of productivity much of Eurasia. Places such as China, under Mongol rule, flourished. Concurrently Europes interest in science and art also grew, and developed a thriving economy. While these economies were similar, their differences led to a separation of direction in ... Read More

An Examination of the Need for Prosthetics in Our Modern Society in the Article Prosthetics: A Career that Changes Lives by John R. Platt (3043 words, 11 pages)

AbstractAdvanced engineering and technology has solved many of societys modern-day complications such as losing a limb or two. have allowed us to fix such a problem. An article is in Todays Engineer called Prosthetics A Career that Changes Lives that was written by John R. Platt (an American biophysicist and ... Read More

The Challenges of Modern Family Counseling (736 words, 3 pages)

Counseling a family unit is no longer as predictable as it once may have been, especially in terms of family structure and norms. As the cultural and legal perspectives shift towards more inclusive definitions of family, it is important that counselors are prepared to overcome prejudices and biases. Referring to ... Read More

The Theme of Deceiving Appearances Throughout British Literature (2958 words, 10 pages)

The Theme of Deceiving Appearances throughout British LiteratureIn literature, there are several themes that can be observed once and again, throughout the ages and in several different works. These themes endure the test of time, and apply to most people equally, regardless of where and when they live. Among them, ... Read More

A Critical View on Modern Horror Movies (990 words, 4 pages)

"I think that were all mentally ill those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better and maybe not all that much better, after all." (King, Stephen. Why We Crave Horror Movies). We're all a little crazy sometimes. Some of us a little more than others. An ... Read More

A Discussion on the Shodentsrtcomings of Higher Education and How the Modern American Collegiate System Is Failing Many of Its Students (1396 words, 4 pages)

Popular American culture depicts two increasingly unreal expectations in three very important stages of someones life family life before college, then the famed college experience, and family life after college. Gary Sotos narrative Looking for Work provides excellent examples of the disparities between the model American family and Sotos reality ... Read More

The Life and Christian Literature of C.S. Lewis (1061 words, 3 pages)

CS Lewis is an important author to bring into any discussion that puts religion and the sciences against each other. Lewis' life experiences pulled him through the center of the debacle, and he has his own well developed opinions that are worth considering. They may not be "correct" (an opinion ... Read More

An Examination of the Influence of the Renaissance in the Early Modern Period (2391 words, 8 pages)

Why The Renaissance Is BetterHistorians often debate the primacy of one event over another. In the Early Modern Period, three events stand out above all others the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the French Revolution. All of these events caused sweeping changes in European society, and each was influential in ... Read More

The Impact of the French Revolution in Literature (746 words, 3 pages)

The French Revolution, lasting from 1789 to 1799 can be described asan age of varying emotions. Ranging from wars to Robespierre's Reign ofTerror and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, it could be described as abloodied era. During this time, Voltaire - one of the men of Enlightenment- wrote Candide, a ... Read More

The Issue of Racially Biased Police and Legislation in Modern America (3236 words, 11 pages)

There are many people in this country who say we live in post-racial America. They believe that all people, regardless of race, are treated with the same amount of respect and have the same opportunities across the board. These people are wrong. In fact it is precisely these attitudes, the ... Read More

The feudal system and the modern hierarchy are similar in some aspects, with the kings and CEOs being towards the top. However, I do not agree that the factory workers are like the peasants. In modern society, the hierarchy is much more difficult to define than a simple four class ... Read More

A Review of the Modern World of Teenagers in the Book Hurt 2.0 by Chap Clark (713 words, 3 pages)

Chap Clark in his book Hurt 2.0 provides the reader with a vivid and insightful view into the world of today's teenagers. From topics such as peers, school, family, sports, sex, stress, and other relevant topics that impact teenagers today. Clark divides Hurt 2.0 into three separate sections. Each section ... Read More

The Battle Against Modern day Slavery (1545 words, 3 pages)

Modern Day SlaveryEnslave the liberties of but one human being, and the liberties of the world are put in peril. Often considered an issue of the past, slavery exists today in our world on a completely different scale. Times have changed, therefore the meaning of and the impact of slavery ... Read More

Christian Martyrs in the Modern Times (526 words, 2 pages)

The world may think that the time of Dying for your faith has passed. Many people who live in free countries may in fact believe this. This belief is ignorance of the highest nature. A chronicle of Martyrdom in the 20th Century reveals that martyrdom is alive and well. People ... Read More

Homer’s Odysseus: Greek Hero vs. Modern Hero (326 words, 1 pages)

Odysseus is a good example of a classic Greek hero. He is Heroic,trustworthy, god fearing, and loyal. Although he's a good example of a"Greek Hero", he may not be the perfect modern day example and the point ofthis essay is to tell you why. Greek heroes may not be perfect, ... Read More

Understanding the Difference Between Sex and Gender in Modern Society (1505 words, 7 pages)

Sex, Gender, and the Social Structure of the WestIt has long been held in modern society that sex and gender are one in the same. Each a term more interchangeable than the other, which define to us what the difference is between a man and a woman, a male and ... Read More

The Normative Dialectic of Modern English Literature (1864 words, 7 pages)

The focus and purpose of art is to communicate the artists values in a perceptual form. If one grants truth to this assumption, then the question is which values art communicates. Through the modern history of English literature, two understandings of the normative property of art cast a division between ... Read More

Views of Sex Across the World as Shown in Three Pieces of Literature by Shaw, Devi and Mishima (2074 words, 6 pages)

Sex Across the WorldSex is a beautiful act of nature. The carnal entanglement of two human beings is something basic to human nature, an act that has been depicted in art, story, song, poetry and prose for thousands of years. In the 20th century, the topic was discussed avidly, if ... Read More

Emotions and Statements in the Past and Now: Commons Between Writings on the Walls of Pompeii and the Modern Art and Media (1706 words, 6 pages)

A Never Changing HumanityMake no mistake about it, to understand the future you must undoubtedly understand the past. What if the emotions of the past were closely associated with the emotions of the present? That how we communicate and how we interact were held tightly as if time never bridged ... Read More

My View on Literature Course Syllabus: Important and Unnecessary Reads (902 words, 3 pages)

There were two times in this course where I felt that stories were too familiar thematically to the other works in the unit. It felt has though I was ready to write to write the unit essay and show my knowledge of literary themes and movements! But more readings came. ... Read More

Ken Kaneki as the Modern Tragic Hero in the Japanese Manga Series Tokyo Ghoul (537 words, 2 pages)

A tragic hero cant also be modern, because according to Miller, our lack of tragedy may be partially accounted for by the turn which modern literature has taken toward If all our miseries, our indignities, are born and bred within our minds, then all action, let alone the heroic action, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Greater Good Phenomenon in Various Works of Literature and Movies (1553 words, 6 pages)

The greater good is something referenced frequently, whether in the context of Hollywood, Shakespeare, or literature. The biggest question that arises from the mention of the greater good is whether it is ethical to perform a certain action for the greater good or not. This question has occurred in movies ... Read More

A Comparison of American and Chinese Culture (501 words, 2 pages)

When I think of opposite cultures I think of American culture andChinese culture (almost automatically). I do this because of the maincultural measure individualism vs. collectivism. This chapter dives indeeply on how the meshing of American cultures with Asian cultures effectsthose in the middle and the new culture they form ... Read More

Human Relationships in the Modern, Technologically Advanced World (286 words, 2 pages)

As the world becomes more advanced in science and technology, individuals are empowered to soar higher in their fields of work with ease. However, what is becoming of human relationships in the midst of techno-savvy life?Todays generation is pretty occupied with gadgets and hardly can focus on important family moments ... Read More

Gender Identity in Transgender Individuals in Native American Culture and Modern American Culture (2727 words, 10 pages)

Cultural relativism allows us to view culture believes within their learning content. For centuries, anthropologists have used cultural relativism as a tool to produce information in different culture beliefs, such as gender identity. A belief system influences how people also think a culture includes all the rules and regulations that ... Read More

The Effects of Consumerism on the Modern Chinese and American Family (3363 words, 12 pages)

Consumerism and Its Effect on the Modern Chinese and American FamilyAmerica's post-World War II success has come at a price. Many Americanshave dug themselves deeply into debt and have become disconnected withtheir families because of their inattentiveness to the importance offamily. An unhealthy focus on material wealth and possessions has ... Read More

A Discussion on Multicultural Children’s Literature (439 words, 2 pages)

Multicultural EducationMulticultural education can be a difficult issue in some areas, but I believe we as children start out without any kind of prejudices, so we must make the choice to expose our children to different peoples and cultures, and to diversify their lives, in a sense. There are myriad ... Read More

A Discussion on Graphic Novelization of Classic Literature (346 words, 1 pages)

I do not want to say that graphic novels make reading easier, because comics can be just as heavy, thick, dense and full of difficult literature as any other book. Just ask Alan Moore, creator of several famous graphic novels that are just as hard to read as any piece ... Read More

A Study on Gender and/or Sexual Minority Children’s Literature (639 words, 2 pages)

Pinterest GSM Childrens LitGSM Gender andor Sexual Minority. Minority the smaller number or part. Society the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. Diversity a range of different things. These are all important terms in modern education, and these definitions are necessary for the study ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013