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A Critique of The Color of Water by James McBride (690 words, 2 pages)

Multi-Cultural Awareness week kicked off with James McBride, the author of The Color of Water, speaking in front of about 100 people. He seemed like a real person, who wasnt out for the money but to get his mothers story told. I thought he was an extremely reliable source because ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Jessie Woodson James (601 words, 1 pages)

Jessie James Murdering Outlaw or American HeroThere are two sides to everything. Coins have both heads and tales, the moon has a dark side and a face that we are so familiar with, and yes, the Lochness Monster has both a head and a tail. To every opinion, or story, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of James Watt (1296 words, 3 pages)

James Watt was born 19th January 1736 at Greenock and at this time no one would have even imagined his effect on the Industrial Revolution that was to occur within that century. When James was fifteen he had read books about and become accustomed to Philosophy (similar to modern physics). ... Read More

A Review of the Gaia Hypothesis by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis (2579 words, 4 pages)

The Gaia HypothesisThe Gaia Hypothesis is a hypothesis that was developed by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the late 1970's. James Lovelock is a British scientist, an atmospheric chemist, and also an inventor with an education in human physiology. Lynn Margulis was a microbiologist during the 1970's at Boston ... Read More

An Analysis of Depression in Depression, Working Models of Others, and Relationship Functioning by Katherine B. Carnelley, Paula R. Pietromonaco, and Kenneth Jaffe (1155 words, 2 pages)

A primary concern for Psychology research is depression. Depression affects a great deal of our population and many aspects of an individuals mental health and well-being. In my research of books, articles, and Internet pages on depression, I chose to base my paper mainly on a 1994 article of a ... Read More

The Life and Works of James Langston Hughes (874 words, 2 pages)

Born in Joplin, Missouri, James Langston Hughes was born into an abolitionist family. He was the grandson of grandson of Charles Henry Langston, the brother of John Mercer Langston, who was the the first Black American to be elected to public office in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in ... Read More

An Analysis of The Dead by James Joyce (1647 words, 2 pages)

"The Dead" The novella The Dead by James Joyce tells the tale of early twentieth century upper class society in the Irish city of Dublin. The story tells of the characters entrapment, and the tragic lives they lead, hiding behind the conventions of their society. Joyce uses the symbolism to ... Read More

James Madison Jr., the “Father of the Constitution” (1813 words, 3 pages)

"Father of the Constitution"He was a small man at 5 feet 4 inches tall, less than 100 pounds with penetrating eyes, a charming smile, and parchment skin. "James Madison Jr. born into a large Episcopalian family on March 16,1751 in Port Conway, Virginia, made a large political impact on the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Ulysses by James Joyce (1488 words, 2 pages)

James Joyce's "Ulysses"Many novelists directly reflect their life stories and personal circumstances in their works, so closely that the works may seem autobiographical. Although there are autobiographical parallels between James Joyce's life and that of his characters in Ulysses, the novel's scattered autobiographical details are more in the line of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Religious Symbols in Araby by James Joyce (1433 words, 2 pages)

James Joyce's use of religious imagery and religious symbols in "Araby" is compelling. That the story is concerned somehow with religion is obvious, but the particulars are vague, and its message becomes all the more interesting when Joyce begins to mingle romantic attraction with divine love. "Araby" is a story ... Read More

The Lesson in Adolescence in Araby by James Joyce (1202 words, 2 pages)

Araby Lesson in AdolescenceIn his brief but complex story "Araby," James Joyce concentrates on character rather than on plot to reveal the ironies within self-deception. On one level "Araby" is a story of initiation, of a boy's quest for the ideal. The quest ends in failure but results in an ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Two Hangovers by James Wright (765 words, 1 pages)

Two HangoversThroughout the poem Two Hangovers many vivid and descriptive images are given by the author. The images the reader gets are cold, lonely, and dark as some think winter to be however, in the second part the reader receives an image of bright colors which could be interpreted as ... Read More

Spiritualism and Fascination in the Bostonians by Henry James (842 words, 2 pages)

Interesting Subjects that Captivate the Reader in the American NovelThe Bostonians, by Henry James was a very interesting piece. James underlying tone for the spiritualism and fascination is clearly a picture of the time when the piece was written. I thought that is played an important influence in his writing. ... Read More

A Response to A Fly in Buttermilk by James Baldwin (647 words, 1 pages)

Response to A fly in ButtermilkBy James BaldwinJames Baldwin is a very perceptive man and usually gets his point across pretty well. In his excerpt A Fly in Buttermilk, Baldwin discusses his encounter with a southern family. This family includes a young black male who is enrolled in an all ... Read More

A Report on The Dead, a Short Story by James Joyce (509 words, 1 pages)

Ariel MaraguglioMr. WhiteThe Dead EssaySeptember 25, 2000James Joyce's significantly titled story The Dead is about a dead generation and society of people. Joyces decision to add Grettas reminiscing with the dead Michael Furey in The Dead is extremely important. Perhaps if Joyce decided to end the story after Gabriels speech ... Read More

An Analysis of Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin (502 words, 1 pages)

In James Baldwins story "Sonny's Blues", blues plays a very important part, even the story itself is a blues, there is a mood of unhappy throughout the whole story. Also, this is a story about being safe and taking risk, and between the meaning of blues itself and for the ... Read More

Missing the Opportunity in Eveline by James Joyce (490 words, 1 pages)

EvelineIn the short story Eveline, James Joyce gives Eveline an exciting chance to leave her old life and begin a new one. But she rejects this offer by choosing between Frank and Fate, she preferred instead to settle back into the lousy life she had known all her life. Why ... Read More

The Unwavering Character of Deerslayer in The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper (329 words, 1 pages)

Unwavering CharacterJames Fenimore Copper presents Deerslayer as a man of integrity, virtue, and honor. He is a warrior who lives by his word. Even if the situation places his life in jeopardy, he refuses to abandon what he believes in and what he says he will do. Deerslayers greatest display ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life James Baldwin a Writer (832 words, 1 pages)

Being a writer isnt a complicated task, but being a messageful writer requires lot of experience and inner self-presentation. James Baldwin was a very great writer. He expresses his inner feeling into his writing, which makes him true writer. When ever he wrote something always contain some kind of message. ... Read More

The Theme of Marriage in James Joyce’s Works (1062 words, 2 pages)

Imagine yourself in Dublin in the early 1900s. Marriage was a very big thing in those days. For some people it was a means of getting a better life and for others it just meant getting out of the house and living on their own. Author James Joyce gave his ... Read More

A Book Review of People of the Three Fires by James Clifton (903 words, 2 pages)

Book Review of People of the Three FiresThe book, People of the Three Fires, is written by three different people each describing a tribe in detail.The book is very well written and relatively easy to understand. It is informative and was written to be used as a teaching tool for ... Read More

The Life of James Butler Hickok (3452 words, 6 pages)

James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. He is better known as Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill was most famous for his lethal gun skills, but he was also known for his professional gambling, being a town marshal and even trying his hand at ... Read More

A Biography of James Fenimore Cooper a Writer (424 words, 1 pages)

James Fenimore CooperJames Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey on September 15, 1789 to William and Elizabeth Cooper. He was born the eleventh of twelve children. When James was one year old the family moved to the frontier of Lake Otsego, New York, and his father established the ... Read More

A Biography of James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938 (384 words, 1 pages)

James Weldon Johnson(1871 - 1938)James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871 in Jacksonville, Fla. He is best known as being a poet, composor, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture.James was trained in music and other subjects by his mother, a schoolteacher. Johnson graduated from Atlanta University with A.B. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Shawnee Indians in Follow the River by James Alexander (1051 words, 2 pages)

Follow The River by James Alexander Thom is about Mary Ingles gruesome but yet courageous tale of her remarkable 1,000 mile journey home after she had escaped form the captivity of the Shawnee Indians. Through Mary Ingles hard work and determination she proved that all obstacles big and small can ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Writing Career of James Thurber (880 words, 3 pages)

The Life of James ThurberJames Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio to Charles Leander and Mary Thurber. Thurber was brought into the world by the nurse, Margery Albright. Thurber could walk when he was two years old and could speek complete sentences at the age of four. As a child, ... Read More

A Literary Criticism of the Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1865 words, 3 pages)

Literary criticism on The Turn of the Screw has been divided into 3 groups, concerning the plot. The first is to take the novel at face value, and say that it is a ghost story, that the children are possessed by the ghosts. Others have said that it is a ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of the Novel the Dead by James Joyce (2106 words, 7 pages)

Resurrection of The Living DeadWhat is the difference between the living and the dead? Is simply walking, breathing,and going through the motions of a living being applicable enough for one to be calledalive, or are such unemotional, detached actions more appropriate for the dead? JamesJoyce deals with such questions in ... Read More

A Description of Chapter Two of William James Pragmatism (305 words, 1 pages)

Chapter Two of William James's Pragmatism called "What Pragmatism Means" begins with the famous metaphysical question Does the man go round the squirrel or not? What he means by this is if a man walks around a tree in a full circle, and a squirrel is one of the tree ... Read More

A Biography of James Fenimore Cooper the Historian (1176 words, 7 pages)

James Fenimore Cooper--The HistorianJames Fenimore Cooper is, in his own right, ahistorian. Cooper is responsible for passing on views ofearly America that will never be available to us again. Hehelped many Americans view Indians and other ethnic groupsas people and not savages. Historical events greatlyinfluenced Coopers writing. Time periods such ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013