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An Introduction to the Issue of the Effects of Sexual Abuse of Children (1271 words, 2 pages)

The impact and the outcome of pain The impact of sexual abuse reaches all levels of Childs emotions. Confusion This is usually the first reaction of the child. They will usually question, What is going on? and Is this right or wrong? For a young child these questions can be ... Read More

The Typical Behavior of a Man from the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1245 words, 2 pages)

Through the interactions between male and female characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social expectations regarding "typical" male behavior in the 1920's. In the novel The Great Gatsby, characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, George Wilson and Nick Carraway demonstrate behavior that acts to maintain and live up to ... Read More

What Going from West to East Meant for the Characters in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (730 words, 3 pages)

The roaring twenties. Cars were the things to have and a party was the place to be. Everybody wanted something. F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, describes the events that happen to eight people during the summer of 1922. In the book, people went from west to east because ... Read More

The young adults in F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby are similar to the adults of the 80's and 90's. They show resemblance by portraying racism, irresponsibility, and corruption. Like the young adults of the 80's and 90's many display integrity and are innocent. The people of the two generations ... Read More

The Young Children’s Hero, Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (637 words, 1 pages)

Kaye Gibbons has created a hero for young children living in adverse family conditions. She named the hero Ellen Foster, which is also the title of the book containing the autobiography of this girl. Ellen is a charming, real child. She tells the reader in common language and in familiar ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Concubine’s Children by Denise Chong (1123 words, 4 pages)

The Concubine's Children, by Denise Chong, is a true story about aChinese family and how both physical and emotional distance can teargenerations of families apart. We are presented with the lives of thechildren of three generations, starting with the oldest, the story of May-ying, a concubine, and her husband, fellow ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in the Actions of the Children, the Racist Whites and Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill A Mockingbird (1734 words, 5 pages)

by Ryan"I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll goafter birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want , if you can hit 'em, butremember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This is what Atticus Finchtells his children after they are given air-rifles for ... Read More

Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill a Mockingbird Told From Scout’s Point of View (1043 words, 3 pages)

This is a book about a man named Atticus Finch, his children andthe people of his town. This story takes place in a place called MaycombCounty in the state of Alabama. The time is in the 1940's and '50's.The story starts out with a girl, "Scout" telling the story ofsomething ... Read More

A Formalist Approach to the Language, Tone and Structure of the Short Story Suffer the Little Children by Stephen King (645 words, 1 pages)

In this paper, Im going to take a formalist approach to look at language, tone and structure of Suffer the Little Children by Stephen King. This story is not just about a particular teacher or a particular student it is more about a disturbed ladys state of mind, and my ... Read More

An Analysis of the Society’s Views on Family Values and Children in The Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (1274 words, 4 pages)

Society's Views on Family Values and Children as Reflected in the novel TheIn the olden days, religion and politics went hand in hand. Thechurch either ran the land or had a strangle hold on the people. If thechurch thought there was one way to do something, one had to do ... Read More

An Analysis of a Quote from Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (546 words, 2 pages)

On page 132 we read "Everything that was not suffered to the end andfinally concluded, recurred, and the same sorrows were undergone." What doesthis mean in regards to Siddhartha and any other of the characters in Hesse'sstory? Do you agree with this statement? Explain.This quote is taken from the context ... Read More

An Analysis of Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom, a Written Account by Ellen and William Craft (863 words, 1 pages)

Ellen Craft was born to Maria, a slave and her owner, Major James Smith, in Clinton, Georgia. At a young age, Ellen was separated from her mother (Craft 2). In Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom, William Craft states that the mere thought of her (Ellen) ever becoming the mother ... Read More

An Exploration of Politics and Science From Purely Scientific and Rational Perspective in The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1211 words, 4 pages)

The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the firstexaminations of politics and science from a purely scientific andrational perspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is onlycreated if the people cooperate and work to maintain it. The state isalso one of mans greatest endeavors, and the state takes precedenceover ... Read More

A Glimpse Into the Future From a Technological Standpoint in The Martial Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (1255 words, 4 pages)

In The Martial Chronicals, Ray Bradbury provides a glimpse into thefuture that not only looks at people from a technological standpoint, butfrom a human one as well. His well crafted, almost poetic stories arescience fiction in setting only. They put much more emphasis on the apathyand inhumanity of modern society, ... Read More

A Summary of the Novel, Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (896 words, 2 pages)

In Notes from the Underground the main character is gradually developing throughout the novel. He begins as a confusing, hard to understand man and ends up with many good, rational ideas. You begin to see that he is more intelligent than he wants you to believe. One scene in particular ... Read More

An Analysis of a Passage from Jane Eyre, a Novel by Charlotte Bronte (1627 words, 3 pages)

The passage I have chosen to do the close critical reading on is from Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte. This passage is part of vol. II chapter 10 and is as follows"It was not without a certain wild pleasure I ran before the wind delivering my trouble of mind ... Read More

The Historical Facts from Scottish History in the Story of Macbeth (652 words, 1 pages)

The story of Macbeth, based on historical facts from Scottish history, is a tale of murder, greed, corruption, violence, and treachery - all the things Shakespeare held near and dear to his heart. Enraged with King Duncan's announcement that his son, Malcolm, would be automatic successor to the thrown, begin ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Changes During the Transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic Lifestyle (970 words, 3 pages)

As mankind has progressed throughout history, his idea of god haschanged with his domination of nature and nature's elements. When man madethe transition from a Paleolithic to a Neolithic lifestyle, his mastery ofnature attained a higher level because of the bow and arrow. With the bowand arrow, man could now ... Read More

How Children React to Certain Situations in William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” (1522 words, 5 pages)

Children all over the world hold many of the same characteristics.Most children are good at heart, but at times seem like little mischievousdevils. Children enjoy having fun and causing trouble but under somesupervision can be obedient little boys an d girls. Everybody, at one timein their lives, was a child ... Read More

The Interests and Attitudes of Young Children in Lord of the Flies (1554 words, 2 pages)

Children all over the world hold many of the same characteristics. Most children are good at heart, but at times seem like little mischievous devils. Children enjoy having fun and causing trouble but under some supervision can be obedient little boys and girls. Everybody, at one time in their lives, ... Read More

How Children Are Treated in the Story of Lord of the Flies (2006 words, 6 pages)

Most children are confined to the society that is created for them.This society for the most part consists of their family and friends inschool. In fact most children are a reflection of the society from whichthey are brought up in. Human society is taken for granted by most. Peopledon't consciously ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Interest and Attitudes of Children in the Story of Lord of the Flies (1523 words, 5 pages)

An Analysis of the Techniques for Creating Suspense and Engaging the Reader in the Novels K Is for Killer by Sue Grafton and From Potters Field by Patricia Cornwell (1368 words, 2 pages)

Why are mystery novels so interesting, and how does the author make the readers heart pound hard with suspense by just reading the novel? People like reading mystery novels because there is always a question, such as who is the killer and what was the motive for killing, asked at ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Tone, Style and Content in Kate Chopin’s Novel The Awakening (893 words, 3 pages)

Portrayal of the character Edna Her foils Setting- feminist mvment, etc. StyleIntended to help the reader understand the character of Edna her actual beliefsexternalinternal influences Tone Helping the style, the tone also helpsthe reader understand the rest of the characters Mr. Pontlierre (Critical Essayquote) Mademoiselle (Speech about bird with strong ... Read More

An Analysis of Finch Children in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (634 words, 2 pages)

People can often be treated and judged in a less than equal mannerbefore people even know the true nature of the person, such as the way that theFinch children think that Boo Radley is some kind of a monster. Or the waypeople call Atticus Finch is called a nigger-lover. One ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbolism in the Short Story from the Book the Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (815 words, 1 pages)

Amy Tan, in her story of Two Kinds, draws Jing-mei character as a symbol of all those children, who struggle to get their identity against their parents high expectation. Jing-mei is a nine years old girl living with her parents and struggling to become a prodigy to be her parents ... Read More

An Analysis of Eveline, a Short Story from the Collection Entitled Dubliners by James Joyce (1281 words, 2 pages)

Eveline to James JoyceJames Joyce was born to a lower middle class family in Dublin, Ireland on 2 February 1882. He is considered to be one of the most influential writers of his time. Joyces father was a chronic alcoholic and the family struggled with poverty. As a young man ... Read More

A Study on the Guilt on Children in Our Society (495 words, 2 pages)

What Do Children Feel Guilty About?Christopher Williams and Jane Bybee of Northeastern University wereinterested in discovering the frequency of guilt provoking events inadolescents. They wanted to establish proof for the hypothesis thatage-related changes in children were attributed to developmental changes incognitive reasoning. Past research has indicted that children with highlevels ... Read More

An Analysis of the Journey of a Man From Childhood to Adulthood in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain (803 words, 3 pages)

Since Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in1885, critics have considered it an excellent example of a story tracingthe journey of a young man from childhood to adulthood. Through the years,readers have enjoyed seeing Huck grow from a young, carefree boy into aresponsible young man with a decent ... Read More

An Analysis of Society’s Influences on the Changes From Childhood to Adulthood in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain (999 words, 2 pages)

Huckleberry Finn separates himself from the society he grew up in by running away, traveling down the river and spending time with a runaway slave. The morals of society do not sit well with him, although he believes that he should follow society's rules anyway. His feelings for Jim send ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013