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A Description of Police as Intimidating, Influential and Authoritative (1609 words, 3 pages)

The police are known to be intimidating, influential, and authoritative. The reaction of civilians to the police intervening with them, or their direct orders can vary with individuals. A study was done in 1981 in Minneapolis, to find out if the act of arresting or the threat to arrest all ... Read More

A Discussion on the Topic of Authority (641 words, 1 pages)

Todays society is composed of a country built on the Constitution, which is governed by laws, justice in these laws and authority. Authority holds precedence in any situation the policeman upholding the law, the judge administering justice, the common citizen being law abiding. However, true authority is not constituted by ... Read More

A Discussion on the Cowardice of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (790 words, 1 pages)

The Cowardice of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, behavior is centered around a rigid Puritan society that leads to great consequences in the lives of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Their act of adultery greatly effects their lives and its result greatly alters ... Read More

The Influence of Christianity to the Writings of Native American Authors (1147 words, 2 pages)

The Christian Influence The writings of Native American authors were influenced greatly by the Christians, Puritans in particular, long after their initial arrival in the 17th century. The original definition of Puritanism was "those who strove for a worship purified from all taint of popery" (Burton). The Puritans greatly stressed ... Read More

The Use of Light and Dark Imagery in the Novel, The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (870 words, 2 pages)

The Analysis of Light and Dark Imagery Nathaniel Hawthornes The House of the Seven Gables, uses many qualities of symbolism which help develop the novels main ideas. Darkness is the emblematic color of the Pyncheons. Contrasted with its opposite, light, it forms one of the major symbols of the novel ... Read More

The Times and Culture of the Southern Society by American authors (1102 words, 2 pages)

The Southern Society American authors tended to write about life in their times and culture. Mark Twain lived in the 1800's and witnessed the Civil War era. He used the plot of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to reveal the truths about life in the South during the pre Civil ... Read More

The Life and Literary Masterpieces of Nathaniel Hawthorne (2162 words, 3 pages)

American novelist and short story writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne has captured the hearts and imagination of America. Through his vivid writing style and mystifying themes, he has become one of America's most famous short story authors. Though he uses various literary techniques, Hawthorne seems to enjoy using symbolism in many of ... Read More

An Analysis of Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello (589 words, 1 pages)

Staging in "Six Characters in Search of an Author" Pirandello's masterpiece, "Six Characters in Search of an Author" is well known for its innovative techniques of characterization, especially in the fullness of character as exhibited by the Stepdaughter and the Father, but it is especially renowned, and rightfully so, for ... Read More

The Real Author Behind the Legendary Shakespeare (553 words, 2 pages)

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 a correct spelling of this ... Read More

The Guilt of Rev. Dimmesdale in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1242 words, 2 pages)

Dimmesdale and Guilt The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most well known novels of the romantic writing era. It is a fascinating story about human frailty and its attempt to redeem itself. Set in Boston, the story involves a woman, Hester Prynne, who has a child ... Read More

Hawthorne’s Presentation of the Puritans Throughout the Novel The Scarlet Letter (1999 words, 2 pages)

Discuss Hawthornes presentation of the Puritans throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter. You may wish to consider P Hawthornes links with the Puritans P The presentation of Puritanism in the novel The narrative methods through which Hawthorne presents Puritanism. The Puritans are complex characters and throughout the course of the ... Read More

A Parallel Analysis of the Novels The Scarlet Letter by Nathanie Hawthorne and The Crucibles by Arthur Miller (732 words, 1 pages)

Comparison of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible Through careful analyzes of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, one will discover the related themes throughout the stories. These themes include sin, punishment, evil, and lust. The Puritan society and the characters have also built ... Read More

Symbolism of the Letter A in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (694 words, 1 pages)

Incarnations of the Letter A In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the letter "A" changes its meaning many different times. This change is significant. It shows growth in the characters, and the community in which they live. The letter "A" begins as a symbol of sin. It then becomes a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1107 words, 2 pages)

Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter is one of the most well remembered romantic novels in history. Although written in 1850, its influence and literary greatness still force themselves onto English teachers syllabuses every year. A strong question brought forth by this action is How and why does this novel manage to ... Read More

Hawthorne’s View of Sin Displayed in The Scarlet Letter (555 words, 1 pages)

In the novel The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne displays his view of sin through various characters. Through Hester Prynne, Hawthorne portrays sin and how it strengthens her character. On the other hand, Hawthorne shows Reverend Dimmesdale's sin of adultery and how it makes him ill. Pearl, in contrast, is portrayed as ... Read More

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Influence to Write the Novel The Scarlet Letter (3200 words, 10 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden ("Biographical Note" VII). He received a job at ... Read More

The Major Theme of Revenge in the Novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (913 words, 2 pages)

In the novel the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a major theme that is addressed is revenge. The main conflict is between the characters Reverend Dimmsedale and Roger Chillingsworth. The problem that surrounds them is that Dimmsedale have a sexual relationship with Hester Prynne resulting in a baby girl, what ... Read More

A Review of the 1968 Publication “The Death of Author” (246 words, 1 pages)

The Death of the Author" (1968) In this work Barthes frees the literary text from any claims of unity that might have been possible by a reference to what the author intended. The text is therefore not produced by the author but rather by the reader. It is language that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Solitude and Insight in Various Poems by Different Authors (763 words, 1 pages)

Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", and Octavio Paz's "The Street" share similar themes in that they all explore solitude and insightfulness. There is an interesting contrast within this group of poems, especially between the Frost and Wordsworth poems ... Read More

A Description of the Nazi Policies in Various Books by Different Authors (1052 words, 2 pages)

The Nazi race policies were influenced by Darwin's theory and publications. Hitler believed that the human gene pool could be improved by using selective breeding similar to how farmers breed superior cattle strains. In the formulation of their racial policies, Hitler's government relied heavily upon Darwinism. As a result, a ... Read More

An Introduction to the Questioning the Authority of Myth in the Histories (1758 words, 3 pages)

Questioning the Authority of Myth in The Histories History can be defined as the systematic study of and writing about the past (Cartledge, Paul, The Greeks A Portrait of Self and Others, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1993). Does this mean anything that happened, or that was believed to have happened, ... Read More

An Analysis of Punishment in The Scarlett Letter by Hawthornes (591 words, 1 pages)

Punishment in The Scarlet Letter Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter deals with many themes, the most powerful being punishment. In this novel, Hester Prynne becomes a highly respected person in a Puritan society by overcoming one of the harshest punishments, the scarlet letter. This object on "her bosom" however, does the ... Read More

An Analysis of Peter Sculthorpe’s Port Essington (535 words, 2 pages)

Peter Sculthorpe's Port Essington String Techniques Variation Form One of the main differences between Peter Sculthorpe's compositions and that of other composers is that he uses a variety of string techniques to create different sounds throughout his music. He uses a mixture of string techniques in 'Port Essington' to represent ... Read More

A Look at the Contribution of the Character of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (849 words, 3 pages)

Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter In Hawthorne's epic novel, The Scarlet Letter he discusses Pearl, a main character, and her contribution in making the novel a romantic one. Hawthorne uses three types of romantic topics relating to Pearl. Stereotypical characters, supernaturalness of characters, and the imaginary aspect of characters ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbolism and Imagery in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2101 words, 3 pages)

Irony, Symbolism, and Imagery in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" Nathaniel Hawthorne, well known for his attacks on outlandish Puritan ideology in The Scarlet Letter, has always incorporated some aspect of his life and beliefs into his works. Once again, he has successfully conveyed a strong moral concept by utilizing ... Read More

The Literary Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (691 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne, created many short stories which involved strange, or even stranger, supernatural events and behavior. Many of Hawthornes stories were written on the basis of his life occurrences and what he believed and also what he wanted his readers to believe. Also, almost every single one of ... Read More

Symbols in the Short Story, Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1753 words, 3 pages)

Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorn's esteemed short story, "Young Goodman Brown," there are several symbols which express the allegory of how widespread and inescapable sin is within our world. According to The Holy Bible and Puritan belief, sin is the transgression of the Ten Commandments, which was introduced into society after Adam ... Read More

An Analysis of the Author’s Personal Understanding of Philosophy (695 words, 1 pages)

My understanding of philosophy looks something like the following Philosophy is a view or look at all things in the universe. Philosophy deals with nature and reality. With regard to nature, ones own nature, the nature of the universe along with the nature of God. Philosophy also deals with concepts, ... Read More

An Analysis of My Favorite Book “The Scarlet Letter ” By Nathaniel Hawthorne (862 words, 2 pages)

We are all too familiar with the similarities between the supposed opposites, good and bad, but very few stop to examine the thin line existing between love and hate. "The truth is simple only LOVE can conquer HATE, not some attempt to fight fire with fire or stand in a ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1055 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthornes obsession with sin spurred him to write several novels unlike any others seen in his lifetime. His writing style was unique for his time and sometimes criticized. He worked most his life trying to write the perfect novel, trying to be a success and finally won out. Nathaniel ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013