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East London love story

Document abstract : «They were both children of poverty, born into the dark slums of East London. Yet their worlds could hardly have been more different. Eric De Milo blessed with a loving Italian family and an artistic gift that gave him a chance for a better life. On...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The people who dreamed of a better life. 1963: The coldest February in London. Joe De Milo: Musician and pianist. A gentle scholarly man. His inscrutable God. The accident that killed his parents. His hunger and his pride. Eric: The...»

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A Proppian analysis on the narrative of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece

Document abstract : «In the 1920`s Vladimar Jakovlevic Propp, the chairman of the Department of Folklore at Leningrad University, examined a whole series of Russian folk tales and came to the conclusion that every story contains similar themes and each theme follows a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Propp's structural method . The hero trying to find information. The most exciting action . The journey home after acomplishing the objectives. The main elements of the Jason myth and Propp's main ideas . Conclusion. Work cited....»

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Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter

Document abstract : «Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is bursting with symbolism. And, while they do not place a high value on subtlety, these symbols are very effective vehicles for the story's most prominent themes. Perhaps the most prominent is the conflict...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Totally self confidence and the lack of any sense of guilt or shame. Hawthorne's use of Pearl's relationships with other characters. The purity of Pearl . Conclusion....»

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The poems of Gary Soto

Document abstract : «Throughout the three texts, A Fire in My Hands, Neighborhood Odes, and Where Sparrows Work Hard, Gary Soto uses small and normally insignificant items as the focus of many poems in these texts, celebrating them with odes and sharing the stories...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The sole purpose of Soto's poetry . The purpose and importance of people. Narrative and description to give items a story. Objects and people with stories behind them. Conclusion....»

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A strong resemblance between "Lost in the Funhouse" and "Young Goodman Brown"

Document abstract : «It is truly revealing when one can make a comparison of two completely unrelated stories and find a basic meaning and theme that is analogous to both, despite superficial characteristics. Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" is about a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. How both stories match up in surface details of the plot. The fooling of the protagonists of both books. What Ambrose and Goodman lose. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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The Siren and the domestic ideal

Document abstract : «Written during the Victorian age and in a strict society, Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray was a book all its own. It is mostly categorized as a satire; however, it speaks volumes about the realities of the time. Women were considered...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Overview of Vanity Fair . The character of Rebecca Sharp . He stay in London . The character of Amelia Sedley. Amelia's married life and the birth of her son. The difference between the two girls. Becky: The classic siren . Amelia:...»

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Magic Tricks

Document abstract : «So what, I thought? It was really quite a simple move. When standing in the magic shop, among a group of thirty teenage magicians, their fathers, and the Director of the Society of Young Magicians, there are only two ways to categorize the miniature...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The magical tricks. The aesthetic deceptions in magic . The optical illusions in a science exhibition. The sixth sense and illusions. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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With close reference to any two poems on this course, critically discuss different conceptions of American-ness

Document abstract : «One can find a great variety of themes in American poetry, whatever the period one is interested in: poems about love or about war, about the self or about nature, about reality or about dreams. But the common point of all these is that they convey...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Star Spangled Banner. The love of the flag. The poem Theme for English B. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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The Threepenny Opera and the Musical Gestus of Kurt Weill

Document abstract : «These characteristics which Salten describes seem to relate to the concept of gestus, which is a difficult word to interpret but nevertheless has become the crucial link connecting Brecht's theories of acting, playwriting and theatrical production....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Weill's contribution to the gestic concept of The Threepenny Opera.. The lyrical gestus and the musical gestus.. Satirical gest thrust upon the audience.. The music for 'Mac the Knife'.. The Moritat-motif of the added sixth...»

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A review of the book "Techniques of the Observer" By Jonathan Crary

Document abstract : «Jonathan Crary in Techniques of the Observer grants a theatrical still modern point of view on the ocular culture of nineteenth century. In this book he has re-approached the complications and plights of visual modernism and social modernity both. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The relationship between the body and forms of discursive and institutional power. The images observed in the camera obscura . An occurrence which corroborates the change in position of the observer . Conclusion. About the autho...»

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Anne Fadiman: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Document abstract : «When I'm old and gray, I probably won't remember very well every book that I've read. In fact, upon recollection, the contents of each novel will most likely be condensed to a single descriptive sentence; for textbooks, a verb and noun will do (i.e....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wisdom stemming from her experiences. The filter used to allow a reader to see from a character's point of view. Her role as a storyteller. Conclusion. Citations....»

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Book Report : "Reflections on the Revolution in France" By Edmund Burke

Document abstract : «When the writer and politician Edmund Burke published his Reflections on the Revolution in France in 1790, Britain was particularly focused on what had just happened on the other side of the Channel. At a time when radical societies were emerging in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Oxford World's Classics edition. Summary. The paragraphs on the abstract rights of man. The last hundred pages of the novel. Burke's criticism of the French Revolution. The characteristic passion of Burke's work . Conclusi...»

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Langston Hughes's "Trumpet Player"

Document abstract : «Langston Hughes's poem, "Trumpet Player", is both a celebration of and reach for a Black identity. The poem's vivid imagery and careful metaphors connote to a theme consistent among Hughes's work. The poem quietly speaks of oppression, of a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The words 'vibrant hair tamed down' . The tone of the poem . Stereo types and politicized racism . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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How does "Boating for Beginners" (Jeanette Winterson) use intertextuality to comment the world?

Document abstract : «Boating for Beginners is a novel by Jeanette Winterson which belongs to post-modern literature and can be defined as a re-writing of the Bible. In her text, she uses a literary device called intertextuality in order to make comments on what she...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Boating for Beginners as a parody of different literary genres.. Parody and rewriting as subversive elements.. Boating for Beginners: A 'comic book'.. A mixture of literary genres.. Boating for Beginners as a 'Satire Parody' of our...»

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Analysis of "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

Document abstract : «In the popular short story The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe reveals the horrid theme that each person has a vicious wicked side or a dark side that can provoke the person into committing unthinkable sins for no apparent reason. Poe was an...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. John Greenleaf Whittier's first publication of the short story The Tell Tale Heart.. The tuberculosis that lived daily in the house with Poe.. The story.. Span of the story.. The use of first person in the story.. Male characteristics...»

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Compare and contrast Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country and Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart

Document abstract : «Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart are both groundbreaking novels intertwining multifarious aspects of the human condition and human relationships to highlight the conflict between the white colonisers and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Gradual erosion of tribal life in Things Fall Apart.. Okonkwo's observations.. Cry, the Beloved Country, Kumalo's journey to Johannesburg and back.. Plight of native blacks under white rule.. Conclusion.....»

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Daddy Dearest

Document abstract : «Your stereotypical, average father trudges in from a long day of work, plunks himself down at the dinner table, inquires about baseball practices and play rehearsals, and retires to bed for the evening news and a moment of peace. This process...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. God's greater love for human beings. God's favoritism . The stubbornness of a strict father. The love that God demonstrates . Conclusion....»

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Major themes in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"

Document abstract : «The effects of the Vietnam War left men with terrible everlasting images and countless troubles, according to Tim O'Brien's novel that portrays a war that was meaningless and strung out. O'Brien's book, "The Things They Carried" describes the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Excessive amounts of stress hormones in brain tissue.. Summerfield's study on the veterans of Vietnam.. The use of trust in others as a main theme for O'Brien.. Effects on the men of war in O'Brien's novel.. The memories of the dead...»

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Comparison between 'Nighthawks' by Hopper and Mystery and 'Melancholy of a Street' by de Chirico

Document abstract : «The success of the Melancholy show demonstrated that existential issues are a productive source of inspiration for artists. Universal melancholy affects both painters and spectators. Hopper's Nighthawks and De Chirico's Mystery and Melancholy of a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The similarities in the palettes used by De Chirico and Hopper.. Mystery and Melancholy of a Street.. Nighthawks.. Comparison between the two paintings is the presence and the role of human beings.. Inclusion of spectators in the...»

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Ernest Gellner: Nations and Nationalism

Document abstract : «Ernest Gellner's Nations and Nationalism , which was published in 1983, is a core reading for the study of eighteenth and nineteenth-century European history for it cleverly conceptualizes notions -namely nationalism and nation-state- that are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Gellner's view.. Analysis of Gellner's theory . Walter Bagehot's view.. Development of ethnically homogenous entities.. Emergence of Nationlism in Europe.. Unificatory Nationalism.. Conclusion.....»

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Homoerotic Desire in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

Document abstract : «"What if someone wrote a novel about homosexuality and no body [sic] came?" Ed Cohen writes of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (75). Actually, at the time the book was written, the term "homosexuality" was nonexistent. Wilde, himself,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wilde's story of Dorian Gray: Rooted in contemplation of the situation of the homosexual male . The plot of Dorian Gray . Wotton's massive influence over Dorian . Sensual descriptions in the novel. Conclusion....»

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Book review: An analysis of the narrative voice in Richard Ford's "Wildlife"

Document abstract : «In Wildlife, Richard Ford employs Joe, a sixteen year old boy unsocialized and unfamiliar with the world around him, to tell the story of his parent's marriage. Having moved to Great Falls, Montana after living in four other towns, Joe is forced to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Joe's narrative voice. The discrepancy between what Joe speaks and what he communicates. The power of Joe's narrative . The actions of Jerry and Jeanette's . The climax of the story . Conclusion....»

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Greek and Shakespearean influences on Olivier's Hamlet

Document abstract : «Staging and adaptation is around us everywhere today, but not too many people put much thought into where the origins of our modern television, movies, and theater come from. We as the 21st century have come a long way from the beginning of theater...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Greek stage . The orchestra . The Skene. Similarities and differences in Greek theater compared to Elizabethan and Shakespearian theater. Today's modern theater/movies . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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The Price of the American Dream

Document abstract : «The Great Gatsby relates Nick Carraway's experiences with a disillusioned assortment of wealthy individuals following his move to West Egg, the "less fashionable" counterpart to East egg, the home of antiquated affluence (5). In this harsh region of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Her luster: A life imbued in carelessness. The unbelievable extent to which materialism is pursued . The American dream swallowed wholeheartedly. Gatsby's purpose: Ultimately empty. Conclusion. Work cited....»

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Cover letter and Resume for a Student Job

Document abstract : «From the MSPCA website, I learned of various full-time job opportunities in the Boston area. I am interested in a few of these, and I believe I can contribute as much to the organization as the organization will contribute to me. I am particularly...»

Synopsis abstract : «Name.. Objectives.. Education.. Related employment and college activities.. Skills.. References.....»

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Book review: He She It, by Marge Piercy

Document abstract : «In her novel, He She It, Marge Piercy questions ideas of gender and gender roles in a futuristic society. Piercy sets the stage of her story in a temporarily safe haven called Tikva, a Jewish slum where matriarchy holds a subtle but evident power. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The innate familial duties of parenthood . Shira's relationship with her mother. Yod's opinion of Avram . Examples of his stereotypical femininity . Piercy's hints at Yod's femininity . Conclusion....»

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The Search

Document abstract : «Through the evolution of the vampire novel, the search for knowledge and information remains a unifying theme that characterizes the genre. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, this quest...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Count Dracula and his three female vampires . The book Salem's Lot . The search for knowledge in Dracula and Salem's Lot. Anne Rice's book Interview With the Vampire . Conclusion....»

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Exploring Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot's revisions of "the waste land"

Document abstract : «How might T.S. Eliot's poem, which has come to define the modernist movement, be different if instead of bearing the title, "The Waste Land", it is called "He Do the Police in Different Voices?" This paper will not seek out any definitive answers as...»

Synopsis abstract : «The title.. The epigraph.. Burial of the dead.. A game of chess.. The fire sermon.. Death by water.. What the thunder said.. The degree of pound's influence.....»

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The Rebellious Woman: Gender and Sexuality in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market

Document abstract : «One cannot help but notice the numerous interpretations of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market" that pertain to either gender, sex, or religion. The poem itself has been scrutinized more often than one can count, critics often referring to its...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wondering what makes the fruit. Rossetti's sexual relationships with men . Rossetti's faith to refute any sexual undertones . The themes of evil and sin . The lines that follow those of Laura selling her curl . The sentiment of...»

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Allegory of the Chronicles

Document abstract : «Many have felt that the Chronicles of Narnia were not allegorical. One was the famous author of the Chronicles, C.S. Lewis. Similarly to many, he felt that the stories in which he created were "not allegory but rather fairy tale, a branch of...»

Synopsis abstract : «The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, one of the seven stories that make up Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, demonstrated allegory in many ways. . The ending to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe contained the two most important allegorical...»

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A Byzantine Novel Drosilla And Charikles

Document abstract : «The theme I select to examine in A Byzantine Novel Drosilla And Charikles, is the power of love. Love in the time of Drosilla and Charikles was an entirely different concept. Especially from what we are accustomed to today. Loving someone fifty...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Drosilla and Charikles . Mother and son: Getting what one wants. The reunion . Performing A Byzantine Novel Drosilla and Charikles . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Storm of Steel

Document abstract : «Storm of Steel is a very accurate and interesting memoir about a German soldier who served in World War I, written by Ernst Jünger who is regarded as one of Germany's greatest modern writers, and also as a hero of the conservative revolutionary...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Dealing with horrible and unsanitary conditions. Important technological advances during World War I . Ensuring survival. Conclusion....»

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Darkness and Light in "Heart of Darkness"

Document abstract : «The battle between light and darkness is being waged right now, in every corner of the earth. This war has been fought since time began. In every realm of society, opposites counterbalance each other. The balance of powers in the government allows...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The two worlds where Marlow travels . Marlow as a symbol of light. The gray areas described as 'false light'. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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How does Steinbeck portray gender, in his novel : 'The grapes of wrath'

Document abstract : «In the novel, Steinbeck skilfully creates a complex communal structure, through which the genders are portrayed. This community has a harsh and realistic nature. Many tragedies and disappointments threaten the family as they move through life, Tom...»

Synopsis abstract : «Joad family and the sense of community.. Simplistic approach towards gender.. The character of Ma.. The other females within the group.. Men within the novel.. Steinbeck's attitude toward gender within The Grapes of Wrath.....»

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The path to freedom

Document abstract : «This book as a whole does not tell a story; that is, the trace of events and the overall course of Irish independence don't go from beginning to end and tell. Rather, each chapter depicts a significant time period in the history of Ireland that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Summary/examination.. Advance and use our liberties.. The proof of success.. Four historic years.. Collapse of the terror.. Partition Act's failure.. Why Britain sought Irish peace.. Distinctive culture.. Freedom within our grasp...»

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"Harlem" and "Harlem [1]" by Langston Hughes

Document abstract : «In two poems entitled "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)" and "Harlem [1]," Langston Hughes conveys his strong personal opinions and emotions about racial tension and racial issues in America during the first half of the twentieth century. Though each poem...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Brief historical perspective.. These opening two lines.. Harlem (A Dream Deferred) and its similarity to the theme of 'Harlem [1]'.. The second to last group of lines and why they stand out from the rest of the poem...»

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Rhodes Scholarship Application Essay

Document abstract : «When I was a child, I told myself I would read every book ever written. In the two-floored, two-roomed library of my small New Hampshire town, I thought nothing could stop me from reading the world. Innocent naivety yes, but so much the foundation...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Main body of the essay.. Acknowledgement.....»

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Freudian Psychology and Euripides's The Bacchae

Document abstract : «Freudian psychology follows the notion that it can dissect the human mind into various parts and pieces that can be interpreted even if the individual doesn't realize what any of the messages mean. In literature, Freudian psychology can be utilized...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Freudian psychology. The character of Agave. Freud's claim. Greek view of mind and memory. Another theme presented in The Bacchae instinct. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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"Do I Dream?": The Role of the Nightmare in Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto

Document abstract : «According to Elizabeth MacAndrew, author of The Gothic Tradition in Fiction, the gothic novel is "[. . .] a literature of nightmare. Among its conventions are found dream landscapes and figures of the subconscious imagination" (3). Maggie Kilgour,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Terror and the fantastic or supernatural. The nightmare world of Otranto . The Gothic supernatural . The doppelganger. The Castle of Otranto and examples of determinism than it is with doubles. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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The BCS is Broken

Document abstract : «College football is broken; in fact, it has been for as long as anyone can remember. The rankings system used by the NCAA to decide which teams get to play for the national championship every year is an entirely subjective process, and is inherently...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The USA Today's Coaches' Poll. Flaw in the rankings. What is the solution to the problems presented by the BCS? . Conclusion. Sources....»

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Mind over matter in the works of Anne Bradstreet and Benjamin Franklin

Document abstract : «The quill pen and the printing press were two means of composing available to early American authors. They have different qualities; the pen is a more romantic and stylized, while the press is a practical and efficient industrial tool for the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Background of Anne Bradstreet.. Benjamin Franklin and independent thought.. Benjamin Franklin's youth.. Tone of Bradstreet's poems.. Can a comparison be drawn between two such authors? . The words of Polly Baker in Bradstreet's poems. ....»

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A Comparison of Shakespeare's Villains Aaron and Iago

Document abstract : «Shakespeare is known for creating memorable characters, and his villains are often especially intriguing. Aaron and Iago are both villains in revenge tragedies by Shakespeare. In Titus Andronicus, which is believed to be Shakespeare's first...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The difference between Aaron and Iago . The motivation for their villainy. The believability and complexity of their characters. The idea of a character speaking directly to the audience. Similarities between Iago and Aaron. Their...»

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Mothering Desires in LeFanu's "Carmilla"

Document abstract : «William Veeder's essay "Carmilla: The Arts of Repression", claims that LeFanu's "Carmilla" attempts to explain the two-sided nature of human life through what he describes as "dualisms." He says that humans attempt to find the side of these...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. William Veeder's essay Carmilla: The Art of Repression. The character of Carmilla. Laura's conflicting and confusing emotions. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Football, Mead-Halls, and Bards: Perpetuated Gender Roles from Anglo-Saxon Literature

Document abstract : «In modern times, men and women in America are divided by their stereotypical gender roles. Women are inferior to men; they are interested in domestic issues and should make the men in their lives happy. Men are chauvinists; they enjoy "nights with...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introdution. The Wife's Lament. The introduction to the story. The idea that women are to serve men's needs. The role of men in The Wanderer. Conclusion....»

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A Contrast of Lovers An Analysis of "To His Coy Mistress" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Document abstract : «Is it better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all? When considering the abstractness and relativity of love, poetry is an art form unrivaled. T.S. Eliot and Andrew Marvell, each poets of incredible vision, analyzed love in two entirely...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Behind Marvell's poetry. The different structures of every poem. The tone of each poem . The speaker in Marvell's poem. To roll of the sweetness and strength. The stress on patience. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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When China Ruled the Seas

Document abstract : «When China Ruled the Seas is a discourse on the histories of China's naval prowess. The book begins with early Chinese history, detailing China's first ships, and the somewhat disputable evidence of China's colonization and exploration of places...»

Synopsis abstract : «The end of the Tang Dynasty and the end of large naval fleets.. The defeat of the Mongols.. Zhu Di's differing ideas from his predecessors.. The rule of Zhu Di. . Conclusion.....»

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Dracula and Fear of Female Sexuality

Document abstract : «Bram Stoker's Dracula is undoubtedly one the most consciously sentient and hyperbolic literary incarnations of the excessive fear of women's sexuality that still survives with a vast legitimacy for its content today. Much like Mary Shelley's...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Stoker's female characters . The very notion of Dracula biting Lucy . The rigid homeostasis of Victorian gender roles. Conclusion....»

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The Rise and Fall of Satan

Document abstract : «In Book 1 of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan's character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God. Regardless of this, Satan's essence is evil, sly, and dishonest. Banished...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Milton's portrayal of Satan . Satan's greatest character flaw . Size and symbolism in book 1. Conclusion....»

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Keeping the Masses in Line: Critical Studies of Media, Propaganda and the Powers of Normalization

Document abstract : «According to author Toby Clark in Art and Propaganda, Saliger's paintings, as well as those of other German artists who adopted similar themes, represent "qualities of Aryan superiority . . . [and this] supposedly superior physical beauty was held...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Extermination and propaganda. Normalization and exclusion . Discussing current normalization. The plague model and the state of the leper. Author Jacques Ellul: Understanding of exclusion. The idea of the excluded and normalized...»

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Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant on the Improvement of Society

Document abstract : «n the Preface to Ecce Homo, Nietzsche writes, "The last thing I should promise would be to "improve" mankind." Although it was not Nietzsche's aim to improve life for the majority, it was the main focus of many of the writings of his predecessors...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Kant's ideal government . Kant's focus. The mention of nature having a purpose and a direction. This plight of 'real man'. True communism. Conclusion....»

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The different views of life in a good man is hard to find by Flannery O'Connor

Document abstract : «Flannery O'Connor was born in Georgia, the same state that she wrote about some twenty years later in A Good Man is Hard to Find, as she describes with thoughtful imagery the grandmother's fierce objections to her family traveling to Florida. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The character of the grandmother . The children in the story. The possible threat waiting for the family. Conclusion....»

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Symbolism in "The Chrysanthemums" and "A Rose for Emily."

Document abstract : «Writers employ a wide variety of devices to further enhance the nature of their works. Whether through eloquent description or profound repetition, certain aspects of an author's technique lend a stronger reflection of the theme or idea behind the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The strange man . The end of her encounter . Emily as a very prominent figure in the town. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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The Two Theban Tragedies: Antigone and Oedipus the King

Document abstract : «Greek tragedies all possess a common trait: the protagonist displays a tragic flaw, which ultimately leads to his or her downfall. In the two Theban tragedies, Antigone and Oedipus the King, Creon's tragic flaw is immoderation, while Oedipus'...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Recurrent themes in Greek mythology . Creon and the lack of a prescribed fate. Creon's refusal to take the advice of Teiresias. Conclsusion....»

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Notes From Underground: The Autonomic Remonstrance of a Persona

Document abstract : «Dostoevsky's classic, Notes From Underground maintains the transient ability to pass through the realm of classic literature and into the incendiary realm of the literary fiends who feed on accumulated grotesqueries. This transmutability is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first part of the memoir. Pervasiveness within the ideology of the Underground Man . Rebelling against society itself . The stimulus provided by reading . His attempt at socializing . Visiting an old schoolmate. Being treated with...»

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Irrational Underground Man

Document abstract : «"I am a sick man" are the opening words to Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella Notes from Underground. For the narrator, the Underground Man is both figuratively and literally sick - his liver hurts but he will not receive treatment from doctors. Indeed,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The numerous ways of interpreting Notes from Underground. The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of arbitrary. The Underground Man choosing against his best interest. The Underground Man's allusion to Napoleon . Determinism and...»

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Eve in Milton and Lanyer

Document abstract : «Aemilia Lanyer wrote Eve's Apologie in Defense of Women in 1611 as a feminist tract within a larger work, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum. Although spoken from an unusual view point, that of Pontius Pilate's wife, the piece is principally about Eve of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Aemilia Lanyer wrote Eve's Apologie in Defense of Women in 1611 as a feminist tract within a larger work, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum. Although spoken from an unusual view point, that of Pontius Pilate's wife, the piece is principally about Eve of the...»

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A Narratological Analysis of Marabou Stork Nightmares

Document abstract : «Marabou Stork Nightmares gains its narratological interest from its use of a strange ANP and a variety of ENPs. On the basic level, the narrator is intradiegetic and homodiegetic, writing with internal focalization throughout the novel. However,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Marabou Stork Nightmares: An interesting quandary concerning the ANP. The unknown location of the ANP. ENP's: Distinguishable by their difference in voice. Analysis. The first paragraph: The summary Roy describes. A series of sentences...»

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Marx's Concept of Class Struggle in Zola's Germinal.

Document abstract : «To discuss this topic fully, one must first examine the ideas behind Marx's "class struggle." For Marx, class struggle is the social and economic conflict between the proletariat and the bourgeois classes. This conflict is constant and inevitable in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. What is the class becoming conscious of?. The Marxist concept of 'class struggle'. The exact economic position that Zola places the Maheus in. Conclusion....»

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Book Review: Women in the Viking Age

Document abstract : «Women in the Viking Age by Judith Jesch is a detailed and informative publication that discusses women during the Viking Age through the close examination of a vast amount of resources. Judith Jesch is currently teaching at the University of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Points on women in that age discussed in the book. Research for the book. Evidence. Conclusion. Sources....»

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"Similarities in Dean Koontz's Hideaway and Bram Stoker's Dracula"

Document abstract : «To say there are similarities between the novel Hideaway by Dean Koontz and Bram Stoker's Dracula is an understatement - there are so many plot, character and thematic parallels, with very little derivation on Koontz's part it is nearly the same...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The child like quality of his character. Hatch connecting with Vassago . The supernatural connection between Hatch and Vassago. The plot line in Dracula and Hideaway . Conclusion....»

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"Physiognomy in The Jungle, The Rise of Silas Lapham, The Marrow of Tradition and The Portrait of a Lady"

Document abstract : «A red colored complexion signifies a fiery temperament. A yellow or green hue of the skin may hint at sickness. A square jaw means the epitome of masculinity. Authors such as Upton Sinclair, Henry James, Charles W. Chesnutt and William Dean Howells...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ideal of the couple Jurgis and Ona in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Continuing in the vein of 'stereotypes' . Captain Mc Bane in The Marrow of Tradition . Conclusion....»

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Tom Sawyer as Everyboy, Not Everyman

Document abstract : «Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, his seminal 1876 novel, has been both lauded and decried by multitudes of readers who almost universally regard Twain in a favorable light. Negative reviews of this work are found most easily among admitted...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Different views of Twain's goals for his book. William Spengemann's book Mark Twain and the Backwoods Angel . A chance for Twain to reminisce. Tom Sawyer and a fork in life's road. The sexual awakening . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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An Examination of the Pre-Revolutionary War Pamphlet The Alarm. Number V

Document abstract : «1. The Alarm. Number V is the last of a series of five topical essays published by Hampden, Pseudonym, in 1773. Each of the five essays was published in the month of October. Number V, like the prior Hampden essays, was published in New York,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The physical appearance of Alarm V . The document: A persuasive and supportive text. The language used in Alarm V . A dialectic plea to the American people . Conclusion....»

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Lovers and Epistles: Progressivism and Feminism in the Poetry of Lady Mary Wortley Montague

Document abstract : «The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of London were a time of formality and conservatism, especially among British women. But even in her early teens, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu went against the flow of society and taught herself Latin,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Montagu's views on the relationship. Montagu's views on marriage. Montagu's views on the divorce laws. Conclusion....»

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Alisoun, Dorigen, and the Conventions of Women

Document abstract : «Domestic and social propriety are the most important concerns of wives of the era exemplified in The Canterbury Tales. Volumes of texts -- also known as deportment books -- are used to expound on domestic and social propriety and to teach young...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Men in Chaucer's age. The concept of having the husband hold sovereignty . Alisoun's ability to interpret the Bible. Alisoun's financial position . The largest component to Alisoun's personality . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Homer's Oddessy and Gluck's Circe's Power

Document abstract : «The Odyssey is filled with a large number of secondary characters that are, for the most part, very one-dimensional. Despite being very different in regards to themselves, as a whole they can be easily identified: they are briefly mentioned; they...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The greatest difference between Gluck's and Homer's poems. Gluck's portrayal of Circe as a feminist. Gluck's portrayal of Circe also as a critic of social norms. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Hamlet

Document abstract : «In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet meets his demise with acceptance as he has reached a matured, highly introspective level of self-awareness. His state of satisfaction derives from a rigorous course of transformation. Throughout the play, he...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Hamlet's establishment of his religious beliefs . Hamlet's recognition of the innate, limitless capacity for knowledge. Conclusion: Hamlet's gradual metamorphosis ....»

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Cesario and Homosexuality in The Twelfth Night

Document abstract : «Found within William Shakespeare's play The Twelfth Night are many aspects of irony that contribute to its comical nature. In particular, the character Cesario, whose actor is veiled under two layers of falsity, is interesting not only because of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The concept of homosexuality during Shakespeare's time. Cesario and his two important relationships with the characters of The Twelfth Night. His relationship with Olivia. Cesario's relationship with Orsino. Conclusion. Works cit...»

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Comparative analysis of poetry

Document abstract : «Language is the most important aspect in poetry or rather the author's essential key to achieving their main objective - grabbing the reader's attention and keeping throughout the poem's entirety. Many poets are unsuccessful in doing so simply...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analysis of the peom 'Factory Jungle' by Jim Daniels. Analysis of the peom 'The Song of the Factory Worker' by Ruth Collins . Analysis of the poem 'Woman Work' by Maya Angelou . Conclusion . References....»

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Comparing narrative in fiction and nonfiction

Document abstract : «Fiction in definition is the works of literature whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact such as poems, novels and short stories (American Heritage Dictionary; 2006). Nonfiction is defined as works of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theme of fictional works. The non fictional works of literature. Comparison of different works of literature. The story: Forty five a month. Conclusion. References....»

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We are what we repeat: Repetition and identity construction in Derrida and Butler

Document abstract : «Philosophical and ideological traditions permeate everywhere from popular thought, culture, and subjective experience to science, literature, and politics. In past decades, critical thinkers have engaged in re-determinations and restructurings of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. J.L. Austin's highly influential speech-act work. Successful performatives. Austin's attempt to exclude 'nonserious' language . Ability of signs. Butler's definition of gender . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Analysis of - There eyes were watching god by Zora Neale Hurston

Document abstract : «The novel starts by saying that men and women are different. Men wish for what they can't have in vain, while women on the other hand are more realistic in that their goals are actually attainable. And like other women of her time the lead character...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Janie's desires for love and lust. Janie's marriage with Jody. Jody's death . Jane and Tea Cake. The trail. Conclusion....»

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The Black Pages book review

Document abstract : «In the poem "I hope You Believe Me", Heru strives to teach about the oppression faced by people of African descent through metaphors. Heru's poem has three strengths. It is provoking, articulate and subtlety reflects on various black thoughts on...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Beating of the Africans. Juniper Hammond. Approaches towards catechism . The essence of empowerment. Building character. Conclusion....»

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Observing the life and times of a 'Kaffir Boy'

Document abstract : «Emotion and sensitivity engulf the reader into the world of this powerful memoir that rightfully and adequately portrays the story of a youth coming of age in apartheid South Africa. On all levels the main character in Kaffir Boy, Johannes was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The similarities and differences between South Africa's apartheid and race relations. Part amazement and part rage . Refusal and rejection by authority figures for trivialities . Conversations between Johannes and the police. Johannes'...»

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The hope of the poet

Document abstract : «Not until the end of his career as a poet, albeit a mere couple years, does Keats write perhaps his most illuminating lines, clearly communicating the end to which he aspires as a writer: 'The poet and the dreamer are distinct / Diverse, sheer...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Release and total restoration. The aspirations of the imagination versus the poem's exertion. Death as the only means of escape. Pinnacle of release and escape from reality. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Ben Edwards - The return

Document abstract : «He was the best, once, now reduced to this. The decaying rooms of this dilapidated construction are not fit for humans to reside, just birds and perhaps the odd rodent. Walking through the huge floor to ceiling windows he heard the crunch of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The howling of the stray dogs and their impact . The condition of the gym. Clearing the space. The prince's words. Conclusion....»

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This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona: A break with cultural assumptions of identity amongst contemporary Native Americans

Document abstract : «The following dissertation will focus on the short story, "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," by Sherman Alexie. This document will outline continual themes on cultural assumptions regarding identity, and based on the perspective of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A break with cultural identity assumptions. Idealization of the native. Identity in the character of Victor. Alcohol and identity. The role of Thomas as the 'dream-maker'. The theme of Native American identity ...»

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The personal universal: Pronouns and identity in Emerson's 'Self-Reliance'

Document abstract : «Ralph Emerson's individualist essay, "Self-Reliance", is an open forum of what is necessary to be independent and skeptical of the ideas of others. Emerson seems obsessed with what truly defines the character of a man, but this obsession seems to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Olaf Hansen's analysis of Emerson's essay. Emerson's technique of the 'disruptive argument'. Specific arrangements of pronouns. Emerson's persuasiveness in 'Self-Reliance' . Imitation of the language of the Bible. Playing off a...»

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Murdering the past: Influence and immortality in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe

Document abstract : «On first reading, the majority of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are concerned with death in a variety of different forms. Whether Poe is describing murder, the fear of being killed, characters previously deceased who return to life, or those who...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Poe's writing process. Wide selection of Poe's works. The narrator's external actions. The spectrum of morality. The duplication and mimicry . The problems of conformity and influence. Dupin's revelation . The harsh...»

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Critical review of the series: Twilight

Document abstract : «In Janice Radway's article, "Women Read the Romance: The Interaction of Text and Context," Radway analyzes a group of suburban housewives who tend to read romance novels as an escape from their everyday lives as wives and mothers. Similarly, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Appeal to teenage girls. Radway's interesting points. Radway's concept of studying texts . Unique factors about the book series . Conclusion. Sources....»

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Artistic harmonious balance between the reader's mind and the author's mind

Document abstract : «Vladimir Nabokov boasts an impressive resume. As a writer, critic and scholar, he perfected both his own craft, and his ability to analyze the work of others. Similarly, within his texts, he focused a great deal of energy on the manipulation of his...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Aspects of the artistic life . Concept of interwoven literary relationships . Nabokov's game-play. The main focus of Nabokov's fiction . Nabokov's own instructions. The act of mirroring reality. Nabokov's vehement resentment...»

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Life as a weed

Document abstract : «On a bright sunny day in Brooklyn is where our story starts, where heat dazzles its inhabitants, where street thugs and hustlers hide in their street shops and apartments to avoid the blazing sun. Schools are closed; it is mid-July, the heat of New...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Experiencing a change. Feeling of sensation. The deliberate precisions. Understanding the people. Defending the self. The gloomy moods. Class of humanities. Conclusion....»

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Analysis: Catherine Hall on Victorian domestic ideology

Document abstract : «This chapter by Catherine Hall examines one particular factor she identifies as being crucial to the creation of the Victorian middle-class ideal of womanhood. Since the "angel in the house" was already established as a precept by the 1830s and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The existence of slavery. The Evangelicals . Leading writers of the sect . Wilberforce . Hannah More . Rejecting notions of equality between sexes. Conclusion....»

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Tragic consequences: Themes of alienation in The Yellow Wallpaper and The Awakening

Document abstract : «A contemporary Boston physician responded starkly to The Yellow Wallpaper. "Such a story ought not to be written," he said. "It was enough to drive anyone mad to read it." What is it about the descent into madness that is so disturbing to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Alienation from others. Cult of true womanhood. Social expectations . The narrator's journey . Alienation from the self. Levels of possible alienation. Reasons by increase in the tendency of alienating. Escape from coercion. The themes...»

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Critical review: Terrorist

Document abstract : «This story explores the roots (or some of the roots) of Muslim discontent in America, showing how people who are chafing at what is essentially a culture clash can internalize this into hatreds and resentments justified with polemic and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The philosophical underpinnings . The plot purpose of connecting Ahmad to the terrorism activities . Issue of self-determination and agency. Truth as a disturbing of the book. Cultural issue in the Middle-East. Conclusion. Works ...»

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Charlotte Gilman and Victoria Woodhull

Document abstract : «Bookish Charlotte Gilman, with the deft turn of phrase, and flamboyant Victoria Woodhull, shunning social convention: on the surface these are two very different women. But in fact, they were near-contemporaries who influenced important issues of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Charlotte Gilman as an admirable figure . The boundary-pushing women . Critical attitudes towards philosophies in writing. Victoria Claflin Woodhull. Narrastion of the character. Spiritual ties with her sister. Victoria Woodhull as a...»

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Postmodern and psychoanalytical approaches to Lolita

Document abstract : «Considering how multifaceted Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is, it is possible to apply to it a variety of literary theories, all more or less fruitfully. In this paper, I will consider the postmodern and the psychoanalytic approach. We will find that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Postmodern and structuralist tendencies in Lolita . Variety of levels of reality. Humbert Humbert's reaction to a class roster . Humbert Humbert's investigation of motel . Modernism and postmodernism value . Baudrillard's ideas...»

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Better than others: Eighteenth century reactionism, elitism, and paradise lost

Document abstract : «The eighteenth-century adoption of Paradise Lost-and its continuing permanent position-into the canon of English "classics" is a testament to Milton's genius for subtlety and intertextuality. The combination of classical sources, contemporaneous...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The opposition to the crown . The explosion in popularity of pamphlets and newspapers . Leaders forced to acknowledge the consent of the governed. The concept of the 'gentleman's education'. The non practical, rarefied, and abstract...»

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The interplay of tragedy, comedy and the grotesque in the storm in King Lear

Document abstract : «Comedy and Tragedy, the two modes of Drama, are usually seen as separate and distinct. Philosophically, they are. Comedy unites; it brings characters into a greater sense of harmony with one another and the universe, rewards the virtuous, punishes...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The psychodynamic confusion. The first actual scene that presents the tragic/comic conflict . Tthe inherent comedic elements of the Fool's office . Kent's meeting with Fool and Lear . The bizarre figure of Tom O'Bedlam . Lear's mock...»

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Time passes: Experience and expression in 'The Years' and 'To the Lighthouse'

Document abstract : «The present unfolds as I trace my way along the thin black lines laid across the page. Woolf writes; I read. We then assemble these fractured signs, these fleeting moments in our conversations to compose a unified "whole." A scene passes. My eyes...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Definition and restrictions. The transformation of the present to the past. The final scene and the perspective of an artist. The book To the Lighthouse . The fluidity and poetic style. The conventionality in the book. The entry of the...»

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Hellenistic poetry

Document abstract : «Hellenistic poetry arose after the late Alexander period and heavily influenced other styles of writing to come. One contemporary writer of time was Theocritus. Theocritus was a Greek poet from Syracuse poetry in the early third century B.C. . He...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theocritus' abilities as a writer . Idyll 'The Cyclops' . The Cyclops's song. The first stanza: A state of desperation. The final stanza: A conversation the Cyclops is playing out in his mind. Theocritus' use of his poetry for more...»

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The three-part structure of To the Lighthouse

Document abstract : «Virginia Woolf's 1927 novel, To the Lighthouse makes great use of introspective thought and philosophical questions infused within the prose. It is a novel in the modernist sense, wherein the plot is secondary to the emotional responses sparked by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ramsays' summer home in Hebrides. Representative part of the lighthouse. The novel's setting on abstract thoughts. The second part of the novel . The breakage of the story . Conclusion....»

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Pastoral images in poetic practice

Document abstract : «Pastoral "is a double longing after innocence and happiness," its "universal idea is the Golden Ageit is based on the antithesis of Art and Nature; and its fundamental motive is hostility to urban life. " As educational awakening started to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Pastoral representation in poetry . The condition in the late sixteenth century. The role of Pastoral themes . Importance of the use of pastoral tactics . Milton's views on marriage and the social roles of man and woman. Iconography: A...»

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Courtesan poetry of the Late Ming and early Qing dynasties

Document abstract : «The strength, talent and individuality of the courtesan poets of the late Ming and early Qing period served to help develop courtesan poetry into a unique and important genre of poetry. Courtesan poets were pioneers that forged a new path in both...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Courtesan culture of the late Ming dynasty . Liu Shi's poems. Elements of nature in the poems. Liu's marriage to Qian Qianyi . Description of the poem. Wang Wei's poems. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Identity theft

Document abstract : «Don DeLillo's main character, Professor Jack Gladney, candidly remarks to his class "all plots move deathward," and the plot of White Noise proves no exception. In the novel, Don DeLillo establishes a contemporary society where two kinds of people...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Jack's determination to learn German. Jack's lessons with Howard Dunlop. German-speaking skills. Jack's optimism. Jack's identity . Conclusion....»

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Old stories of love and tragedy

Document abstract : «Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet largely pulls from a traditional tale, written and copied for decades before Shakespeare took his pen with an effort to adapt. Shakespeare's version, unquestionably the most famous, tells the story of love but, more,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The unfortunate death of two most wretched lovers . Dramatic meeting of the two future lovers . The thoughts of the two characters . Dramatic descriptions of love . Conclusion. References....»

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Scaling, airbrush, cropping and other ways to transform a portrait

Document abstract : «Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. The times change, and we change in them. In Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen Dedalus certainly transforms over time. At the core of this modernist novel lie issues of religion, art,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Catholic doctrine at Clongowes. The moral confliction . Existence of the chaos. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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A subjective analysis of what one might term as a lighthouse

Document abstract : «Woolf could choose many ways to describe the Ramsay's to her audience. She could start with a description of their summer home, the price of their rent, or their family lineage in an attempt to engage the reader and establish some common ground on...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Mr. Ramsay's type of linear. Conventions of the Romantics. The loss of self. Lighthouse as a symbol of expectation . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Gremio and Echoes, Gremio and Echoes

Document abstract : «What determines a character's worth? Are heroes more important than villains? Importance seems to vary subjectively, as does one's curiosity. In The Taming of the Shrew one may become identified with, intrigued by, or appalled by a number of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The coarse style of humor . Criticizing Kate. The characters in 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Conclusion....»

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Sugar and vice and everything nice: Examining the dual qualities of - The Fable of the Bees

Document abstract : «In what way should we approach this startling claim? Is Bernard Mandeville simply a cynical philosopher degrading humanity and encouraging depravity? If private vices do in fact lead to public benefits what effects will this have on religion,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Grumbling Hive. Merging of the two distinct theological notions of virtue. Establishing the rigoristic philosophy . The controversy surrounding Mandeville's idea of morality and virtue . Conclusion....»

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