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Comparing Fear in the Hound of the Baskervilles and the Whole Town’s Sleeping (1500 words, 2 pages)

Fear is present in many different types of literature from the shortest tale tothe longest of novels. Sir Authur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of theBaskervillies" and Ray Bradbury's "The Whole Towns Sleeping" are two verydifferent texts which create fear in different ways but also in very similarways. I am going ... Read More

The Shocking Revelations of Emily’s Death as Told by William Faulkner (1262 words, 2 pages)

William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" draws a vivid picture of the south of the United States the turn of the century. It begins with the narrator mentioning the funeral of the eponymous Miss Emily. Faulkner's style in revealing the consequences of Emily Grierson's life and the shocking revelations of ... Read More

An Analysis of Virginia Woolfe’s Evocation of Time and Space in Mrs. Dalloway (2922 words, 13 pages)

A match burning in a crocus (Mrs.Dalloway) The white spaces that lie between hour and hour (The Waves) Discuss Woolfs evocation of time and space in the captured moments of art and consciousness. Forged from the duality between solitude and communion, Woolfsnovels are rich in struggles for, and reflections on ... Read More

How Fractal Geometry Works (1324 words, 2 pages)

Math Report Fractal Geometry Fractal Geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps everyman to see the same old world differently". - Benoit Mandelbrot The world of mathematics usually tends to be thought of as abstract. Complex and imaginary numbers, real numbers, logarithms, functions, some tangible ... Read More

A Biography of Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, an American Editorialist, Journalist, Short Story Writer, Fabulist and Satirist (514 words, 2 pages)

Born on June 24, 1842, in Meigs County, Ohio, Ambrose Gwinnette Biercewas one of thirteen children of Marcus Aurelius and Laura Bierce. At seventeen,Bierce attended the Kentucky Military Institute and two years later he servedin the Union army of the Civil War. It was in the war that Bierce discovereddeath, ... Read More

Julian of Norwich’s Description of Christ’s Bleeding During the Cruxifiction (2220 words, 9 pages)

Thebleding continued a while til it migt be sene with avisement. And this was soplenteous to my sight that methowte, if it had be so in kind and in substancefor that tyme, it should have made the bed al on blode and a passid over aboute.1Thispassage, which I affectionately refer ... Read More

In both Frankenstein and Villette there is a discernible ??element of the search for identity, which contributes to the plot ??and character development in both novels. The search seems to ??take the form of journeys, representing the road to final ??revelations within the novels, and is the means by which ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Main Character in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (794 words, 4 pages)

InShakespeare's Hamlet, the main character continually delays acting out his dutyof avenging his father's murder. This essay will discuss how Hamlet's natureand morals (which are intensified by difficult events) prevent him fromcarrying out the task. In theopening scenes of the play, the Ghost of Hamlet's late father reveals to himthe ... Read More

An Analysis of A Messenger (1434 words, 6 pages)

Act I, scene I A messenger brings word to Leonato that DonPedro of Aragon is passing through Messina on his return from a victoriousbattle. Then Beatrice asks if Benedick is part of the company, but then hidesher interest in the news. Shortly the company of Don Pedro, Claudio, andBenedick arrives ... Read More

The Presence of Apparition in the Opening Scene of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (999 words, 5 pages)

Thepresence of the apparition in the opening scene of William Shakespeare'sHamletsets a macabre and eerie tone while emitting and foreshadowing atheme ofdeath. In addition to the death theme the presence of the ghostilluminateson the mystery surrounding the death of Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark.Often in literature the presence of ... Read More

An Analysis of 19th Century Movement of Writers (2887 words, 13 pages)

19th-century movement of writersand philosophers in New England who were loosely bound together by adherence toan idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity ofall creation, the innate goodness of man, and the supremacy of insight overlogic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Crime in An Inspector Calls, a Play by J. B. Priestley (2371 words, 4 pages)

In the play An Inspector Calls in Act Three, the Inspector tells the Birling family, The girl killed herself V and died a horrible death. But each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it. I will now examine each character in turn to assess each persons ... Read More

The Prevented Growth of the Arabs into a Muslim Nation in History (4459 words, 5 pages)

Until the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam during the years between 622-632, tribal jealousies and divisions between clan and clan had prevented the growth of the Arabs into a nation. (1). Through Islam and its intentions of being a religion of humanity, universal brotherhood, and a faith ... Read More

An Introduction to the Social and Political Reactions to the Issue of Mormon Polygamy (1982 words, 3 pages)

Social and Political Reactions to Mormon Polygamy April 29, 1996 Social and Political Reactions to Polygamy We are a peculiar people, Elder Bruce R. McConkie once said (McConkie 25). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of a few odd Christian religions. Many of its practices have ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of an Inspector Calls by John Boynton Priestley (924 words, 2 pages)

By the phrase A prolonged clatter of skeletons we mean a long drawn out revelation of many secrets. To some extents this is true of An Inspector Calls, but to say that this is the limit of the plays message would be unfair to the hidden depths contained within. John ... Read More

Criticism and Reflection on Good Versus Evil in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (929 words, 2 pages)

Young Goodman Browns ApocalypseMost criticism and reflection of Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown centers on a good versus evil theme. Critics also debate interpretations of the main characters consciousness is Brown awake or dreaming. What is certain is that he lives and dies in pain because his belief in his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Holy Spirit (1232 words, 3 pages)

What is the purpose the Holy Spirit? What's His job? The Father is God the creator. Jesus Christ, the Son, is God the redeemer. But who is this Holy Spirit? He is God the re-creator. The Holy Spirit is God working on the inside of us, doing the work of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Strength of a Woman in Management of Grief by Bharati Mukherjee and A Pair of Tickets by Jing-Mei Woo (903 words, 2 pages)

Both Management of Grief and A Pair of Tickets were written by women and about women. Authors were able to portray an image of women which differs from the traditional, stereotypical literary image of feeble and delicate creatures who needed to be cared for. Women in these stories were faced ... Read More

The Status and Treatment of Women in Muslim Society (2115 words, 11 pages)

1 ABSTRACTIn the western society today there is a stereotypical belief thatIslamic women are treated unequally and cruelly. The object of thisreport is to challenge this stereotype and the argument of genderequality within the Islamic ReligionMuslim society.2 INTRODUCTIONThe status of women in the Muslim society is neither a new issue ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad (2726 words, 4 pages)

The Secret Sharer written by Joseph Conrad, centers around a character of a sea captain. Its title and opening paragraphs forecast a story of mystery, isolation, duality, darkness and silence. The novel proves true these predictions reveling thematic and image patterns directly proportional to them. The opening of the novel ... Read More

An Analysis of the One Who Will Be King, an Epic Beowulf (887 words, 2 pages)

The One Who Will Be KingBeowulf contains a myriad of different heroic ethical and social values. Most of these values are ingeniously rooted within, or made evident by the opposing forces of the poem. The initial opposing force arrives in the form of Grendel, a vile creature whos rampages mirror ... Read More

A Point of View on the Short Story Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing (872 words, 1 pages)

Point of View Essay In the short story "Through the tunnel", Doris Lessing describes the adventure of Jerry, a young English boy trying to swim through an underwater tunnel. Throughout the story, the author uses the third person omniscient point of view to describe the boy's surroundings and to show ... Read More

An Analysis of the Corruption Through Aestheticism in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1365 words, 7 pages)

12K13 February 1995Corruption Through AestheticismThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of moral corruption by the means of aestheticism. In the novel, the well meaning artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray with a portrait of himself. After conversing with cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian makes ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois (2997 words, 7 pages)

"For now we see through a glass, darkly"-Isiah 257 W.E.B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk, a collection of autobiographical and historical essays contains many themes. There is the theme of souls and their attainment of consciousness, the theme of double consciousness and the duality and bifurcation of black life ... Read More

The Essential Role of the Chorus in Antigone by Sophocles (461 words, 1 pages)

The Chorus of AntigoneThe chorus was not only a major part of Antigone, but also the most insightful portion of this play's cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon's actions, and gives us ... Read More

Jean Tarrou as the Only Hero on The Plague by Albert Camus (764 words, 2 pages)

Tarrou the Plague's Only HeroIn "The Plague", Albert Camus pits humanity against an unstoppable force of nature the bubonic plague. He creates a variety of characters who all deal with the plague in their own way, but only Tarrou acts heroically. Rieux comes close to a hero, but he fights ... Read More

An Analysis of Vocabulary in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (582 words, 5 pages)

Romeo and Juliet VocabularyWordDefinitionPart of SpeechLocation Context1. mutiny-n. open to rebellion735I,i,3 "...from ancient grudge break new mutiny..."-mutined, mutinous2. civil-adj. of citizens735I,i,4 "...where civil blood make hands undear..."-civilly, civilizer3. foe(s)-n. personal enemy735I,i,5 "...from forth the fatal lins of the two foes..."-foeman4. tyrant-n. absolute ruler that governs736I,i,83 "...tis all one. I will ... Read More

Running Prevents From Health Problems (534 words, 1 pages)

Preventing Health Problems Through RunningIn this study, I investigate the affects that running has on reducing the risk of some health problems. I am doing this because I run about 40 to 60 miles per week, and my family has a history of health problems. For instance, my grandfather suffered ... Read More

An Analysis of Family Relations in Ordinary People by Judith Guest (1509 words, 9 pages)

dysfunctional family who relate to one another through a series of extensive defense mechanisms, i.e. an unconscious process whereby reality is distorted to reduce or prevent anxiety. The book opens with seventeen year old Conrad, son of upper middle-class Beth and Calvin Jarrett, home after eight months in a psychiatric ... Read More

Character Analysis: The Preacher from Davis Grubb’s The Night of the Hunter (909 words, 2 pages)

When describing the preacher, John says, His name is Harry Powell. But the names of his fingers are E and V and O and L and E and T and A and H and that story he tells about one hand being Hate and the other hand being Love is ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013