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A 4 page research paper on Anita Shreve’s The Pilot’s Wife. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Pages: 4
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This research paper/essay offers brief biographies of both writers, focusing on their writing styles and then contrasts and compares ("Nathaniel Hawthorne"). Four pages in length, four sources are cited.
The medic was often the only thing standing between a wounded soldier and death. This research paper, an interview with a veteran of the second World War, details the story of the medic. Also included are stories gained from research. This paper has eight pages and three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Pages: 8
This 3 page essay proposes that the book by Dan Brown would make a powerful as well as an entertaining film. Suggestions as to how to proceed are included. 1 source.
Pages: 3
This 3 page paper is a proposal to analyze the character of Nick in "The Great Gatsby," explaining why this character was chosen. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
In six pages Walker takes inspiration from Winnie Mandela and Zora Neale Hurston in presenting her own personal interpretation of the world as she perceives it. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography.
Pages: 6
In six pages this paper examines women's power and how it is portrayed in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Are Watching God and Richard Wright's collection of short stories Uncle Tom's Children. There are no additional sources listed.
An overview of this collection of pamphlets, essays, and letters from prior to the Civil War is presented in five pages and includes the author's experiences that may have been responsible for him writing what was described as 'the most notorious publication in America' in David Wilentz's text introduction. Three sources are cited in ...
Pages: 5
In five pages this paper compares the similarities of the turning points in each of these stories. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
In eleven pages the powerful women featured in Walker's short story are considered. There are five bibliographic sources cited.
Pages: 11
In twenty pages the imperialism theme as presented in both works is contrasted and compared. Twenty four sources are cited in the bibliography.
Pages: 20
In ten pages this paper examines how Swift examined England and Ireland in his writings with the sociopolitical A Modest Proposal text being the primary focus. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
Pages: 10
In three pages this essay presents a summary and examination of the major points featured in A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift. There is no bibliography included.
This paper consists of five pages and examines how what the authors condemn as society's false values are satirized in these two works. There are no additional sources listed.
This paper presents a critical analysis of womens' roles as seen in The Knight's Tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author asserts that women's significance lies in symbolic relation to the roles of male characters. This eight page paper has five sources listed in the bibliography
In a discussion of these texts consisting of eight pages this paper analyzes the satire of Jonathan Swift. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
This essay pertains to Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," published in 1729, and Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess, Ferrara, published in 1842. The writer maintains that both of these works, while greatly separated by time and subject matter, each present social criticism that pertains the contemporary eras of Swift and Browning. Nine pages in ...
Pages: 9
This 3 page paper discusses Jonathan Swift's satiric essay "A Modest Proposal" and his use of irony to make his points. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
A 4 page analysis of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels and A Modest Proposal. Bibliography lists 1 source.
A 14 page paper. The first section is the Introduction of the topic which focuses on two specific plays: Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession and Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan. The methodology that would be used in such a study is discussed and the chapters in the paper identified. The major part of the paper ...
Pages: 14
An 8 page essay that addresses this short story by Achebe. Roughly the first three pages of this paper are a research proposal that discusses the essay and what it will address. The remainder of the paper is the essay which looks at Achebe's short story "Dead Men's Path," which tells the narrative of a ...
In eight pages this argumentative essay considers how it was the ways in which the abuse of power defined Ibo society that prevented any type of coexistence with the British to take place. In a battle of cultures only one could survive. One source is cited in the bibliography.
In seven pages this paper examines the importance of traditions and the power it wields in a thematic analysis of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
Pages: 7
In five pages this research paper discusses the play in terms of summary and other relevant aspects. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
In five pages this paper presents a literary analysis of both works in a consideration of syntax, argument, irony, diction, tone, and satire. There are no other sources listed.
A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Chaucer’s The Franklin’s Tale, from Canterbury Tales, with the film Indecent Proposal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
In three pages this paper compares the major themes in these famous Sophocles' Greek tragedies. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.
This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Nausicaa in Homer's epic 'The Odyssey' in five pages. There are o other sources listed.
This 3-page paper points out that religion played a large part in the development of the medieval literature of Japan. Stories involved in proving this point include Tales of Genji and Heike and As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
In three pages this essay examines 'The Bridegroom' short story in terms of sexuality's role and is also contrasted with the depiction of sexuality presented in A Personal Matter by Japanese wreiter Kenzaburo Oe. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
In five pages this paper examines how this text promotes the notion that change regarding gender role perceptions begins within the traditional family unit. One source is cited in the bibliography.
An overview of Robert A. Hackett's News and Dissent The Press and Politics of Peace in Canada is presented in five pages. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
In five pages this paper examines how the power of language is considered in Margaret Atwood's essay 'An End to Audience' and how it is masterfully illustrated in No Name Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston. There are no other sources cited.
A 5 page essay that compares 2 works. Jonathan Swift penned his satirical masterpiece, “A Modest proposal in 1729. Roughly a century later, Gustave Flaubert wrote “A Simple Heart” (also known as “A Simple Soul”). While considerably time separates these two works, examination of the principal theme addressed by both Swift and Flaubert demonstrates that ...
French writers Michel Foucault and Frantz Fanon are seminal philosophers in the empowerment of minority populations. This research paper discusses Black Skin, White Masks by Fanon and Madness in Civilization by Foucault in terms of marginalization and the quest for true power.This paper has five pages and five sources are listed in the bibliography.
The identity concept is explored in this analysis of The Maids, a play by Jean Genet in a paper consisting of seven pages.
In five pages the rhetoric featured in Kafka's short story is examined from a materialist Marxist perspective. There are no other sources listed.
In five pages this paper considers the protagonist's dilemma and whether or not he will hand his soul over to Gretchen, Mephistopheles, or God. There is no bibliography included.
In three pages Haffner's 2002 text is reviewed in a consideration of Hitler's power rise with a synopsis, primary themes, and writer's recommendations for the book also included. There are no other sources listed.
This paper discusses Marlowe's play, Doctor Faustus. The writer discusses specific issues regarding the consequences of absolute power and our society. There are four sources listed in the bibliography of this three page paper.
The author Niccolo Machiavelli and his 1505 political treatise The Prince are examined in five pages with its contemporary relevance among the topics of discussion. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "The Iliad" and the 2004 film, "Troy". The changes in the latter are explained through a cultural lens. Paper uses four sources.
In four pages this paper argues that the plot of Lysistrata and its celebration of intelligent and clever women represents the initial feminist concept. There are no other sources listed.
A 7 page research paper/essay that argues that Penelope is the woman in the Odyssey who has the greatest power over Odysseus. The writer, citing sources, argues that this power is based on love. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
In five pages Euripides' tragedy is examined in terms of how Medea was ultimately corrupted by her desire for power. There are no other sources listed.
In four pages this book by Anthony Horowitz is reviewed.
The writer discusses the Open Theater Movement that took place in Argentina from 1981-1985, during which time plays were written and produced that were critical of the controlling military junta. The writer discusses several plays, but focuses on Oficial Primero by Carlos Samigliana. The paper is eight pages long and there are seven sources listed ...
In six pages this paper discusses how each novels make powerful use of shifting perspectives. There are no other sources listed.
In six pages this report examines the 1900 Uruguayan novel and its consideration of power. There is 1 source cited in the bibliography.
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Allende's "The House of the Spirits". Allende's use of magical realism is emphasized in its relation to a subversively powerful presentation of women. Paper uses four sources.
In five pages this paper examines how the authors used propaganda as a literary device in these three works of literature. One source is cited in the bibliography.
In seventeen pages these 2 satirical forms are contrasted in terms of differences as revealed in Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' and Alexander Pope's 'Rape of the Lock.' Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.
Pages: 17
In fifteen pages satire is defined and then illustrated through 3 examples that include songwriter Randy Newman's work, Jane Austen's Persuasion, and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. Eleven sources are cited in the bibliography.
Pages: 15
In eight pages this paper discusses exploitation followed by power renewal in A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Continental Drift by Russell Banks, Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff, and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. There are 5 sources cited in the bibliography.
In five pages this paper examines how perspectives on the past manifest themselves in the storytelling of 'How to Tell a True War Story' by Tim O'Brien and 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
An 8 page literary analysis of 4 narratives, which are by James Baldwin, Mariama Ba, Clarice Lispector and Gerald Vizenor. The writer argues that these stories represent different nationalities, genders and eras, yet they all use language to paint poignant visions of a particular's person inner landscape, and, in so doing, help the reader in ...
In five pages this paper examines the themes of social power and gender as they are represented in the drama by Henrik Ibsen. There are no other sources listed.
3 pages in length. To read Kipen (2003) express Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner as lurking a metaphor "so apt and evocative that even the author never fully exploits its power" is to understand the magnitude of the story's symbolism. The very nature of a kite runner is to spot fallen kites after ...
In four pages this Indian myth is revealed as being more fiction than based in fact. There are no other sources cited.
In five pages this 1958 novel is discussed in a basic overview with an historical consideration of the Nigerian political and social issues of the time that continue to fuel the contemporary African conflicts. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
In eight pages this paper discusses how to conduct Internet research on this topic with a consideration of the websites to be used and their relevance. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.
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