Essay on Hemingway's book: "The Sun Also Rises"

Document abstract : «Published in 1926, The sun also rises is considered as one of Hemingway's best novels. It depicts the circle of American expatriate writers living in Paris in the 20's. Through drinks, rides in Montparnasse, fiestas in Spain, the relationship...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The sun also rises is not a bitter satire.. A chronicle of 'lost' characters.. The satiric view is not the best one.. The sun also rises as a tragedy.. The core of the tragedy.. . Conclusion.. Bi...»

The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina

Document abstract : «The original idea of the Ku Klux Klan was born in the late 1865, in the minds of six young men -John Lester, James Crowe, John Kennedy, Richard Reed, Frank Mc Cord and Calvin Jones- in the quiet town of Pulaski, Tennessee. They were Confederate...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Background in which the Ku Klux Klan emerged and the reasons of this birth.. The question of its identity.. The way in which it acted and the response.. Conclusion.. Notes.. Bibliography.....»

King Lear, by William Shakespeare: My experience of reading Shakespeare

Document abstract : «Reading in Original version a Shakespeare play was in my mind a kind of challenge. I read quite a few of Shakespeare's plays in the past, but they were translated in French. I had heard so much about Shakespeare's wonderful style, the beautiful...»

Synopsis abstract : «Why I chose to read King Lear?. A difficult challenge.. A real pleasure.. King Lear, a kind of magic, a legend, a genius and a controversy.. The story of the Human tragedy.. Human characters and philosophical themes.. Conclusion...»

The Australian Strine

Document abstract : «Having spent my eight-month-stay between Sydney and Brisbane, respectively State capitals of New South Wales and Queensland, sharing Australians' life, and having also travelled a bit to other cities and States of the East Coast, I feel I must share...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Different influences.. Historical ties to the British Isles.. Aborigines.. Foreigners.. The world influence.. Linguistic determinism.. Casual occupations.. The language of deception.. Psychology of an Aussie.. Interacting and...»

Incidents in the life of a slave girl, by Harriet Jacobs

Document abstract : «The novel Incidents in the life of a slave girl is an autobiography written by Harriet Jacobs in 1861. In this book, she relates various events of the life she had when she was a slave in South Carolina. She confides in the reader and gives details...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A bildungsroman.. The narrative of a life.. Formation.. The character confronted with her environment.. A female narrative.. The slave life through the prism of a woman's eyes.. The maternal instinct.. The relation between the author,...»

Dr. Seward's blind rationalism in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897)

Document abstract : «Seward, young British physician and unreliable narrator, embodies late-Victorian scientism and rationalism in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Irony in Seward's portrayal reveals much of the author's criticism of the late-Victorian scientific establishment....»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Evidence paragraphs.. Seward as the radically modern scientist.. Irony in Seward's portrayal.. Van Helsing's Criticism of Seward's Blind Materialism.. Seward's rejection of Van Helsing's theories.. Consequences of Seward's...»

Literature review on virtual tour technology

Document abstract : «Numerous developments in virtual technologies show up in modern world creating for people more and more comforts and possibilities. Different kinds of visions that we may see with the help of virtual tour technology, have elevated the status of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Technology.. Human and machine interface.. Computer generation of virtual tour.. Networks.. Why are virtual auditory interfaces important?. Environmental realism and ambience.. Presence/immersion.. Collision/tactile...»

The universal human rights concept and its roots in Western political thought

Document abstract : «Commitment to the idea of cultural relativism is usually seen as precluding the acceptance of the idea of universal human rights. But is relativism against universalism a false dichotomy? Can we construct a "differentiated universalism" or a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The cultural relativist model.. Community: Basic social unit.. The book Human rights and International Relations.. The doctrine of cultural relativism.. China's focus on community and obligations.. The claim that human rights are...»

Fascism, communism and totalitarianism

Document abstract : «"Fascism was the first mass-mobilizing development dictatorship that provided a frank, complete, and relatively coherent rationale for totalitarianism." Actually, Mussolini's doctrine of delayed industrialization was the first to openly affirm...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction to fascism and totalitarianism.. The historic and cognitive features of Italian fascism.. Coming of Mussolini to power.. Evolution of totalitarianism.. Totalitarianism and horror.. Evaluation of the responsibility of capitalist...»

Is "To Kill a Mockingbird" (by Harper Lee) a novel about racism?

Document abstract : «Writing To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee has chosen to make a description of the Deep South during the Great Depression of the 30's through the eyes of a young girl, leaving us uncertain about the qualification of this novel. Indeed, reading the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Context of the novel.. The background of the novel written by Harper Lee.. The town where the story takes place.. The most interesting character to analyse.. Is racism a minor theme of the book?. An efficient plea against...»

France and the United States: Two different approaches to feminism

Document abstract : «Feminism is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as "the belief that women should have the same economic, social, and political rights as men" . However, there is not a single definition for feminism. This notion is rather complex and controversial,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Definition of feminism.. Recent history of feminism in the United States: An overview.. First-wave feminism.. Second-wave feminism.. Thirf-wave feminism.. Recent history of feminism in France: An overview.. Differences between...»

Critical review of Robert Putnam's Making Democracy Work

Document abstract : «In the 1970s, new representative institutions were created in the twenty regions that make up Italy. The Italian government wanted to bring governance closer to the people, so that 'the citizens of Seveso and Pietrapertosa were now directed to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Putnam's decision to study the development or regional institutions in Italy.. What Putnam is trying to proove.. The regions in Italy are not equal concerning institutional performance.. Very sharp discrepancies among the different...»

The difference between sentences that are evaluated by linguistic significance alone and sentences that are evaluated by linguistic significance and other circumstances

Document abstract : «Significant differences among sentences of natural language certainly occur. It is not a matter of theoretical philosophy or theoretical linguistics but simply common sense. The difference I would like to focus on is the one between sentences that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Peculiarity of certain sentences of the language.. The framework and methodology.. Description on linguistic significance and evaluation.. Stipulation of evaluating sentences.. The nature of distinction.. Sentences being evaluated by...»

What is the relation (if any) between virtue and human flourishing?

Document abstract : «When you shout at a passer-by in the street, and ask him what would be the most important goal in his life, he is likely to answer, like a majority of people that he wants to live happily. Then, we should raise the question: how could we achieve...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Virtues.. A character trait which makes its possessor good. . Distinguishing between virtues, moral motivation and utilitarianism?. Julia Annas and the central role of reasoning in the application of the virtues. . We cannot practise...»

Order and disorder in Robinson Crusoe

Document abstract : «"Necessity is the mother of inventions" could undoubtedly be regarded as one of Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731)'s favourite proverb, and indeed, he employed the maxim in his History of Trade, writing: "Necessity which is the Mother, and Convenience which...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Sharp contrasts foreshadowing the unfolding of the plot. . The contrast between wild nature and tamed nature.. Natural disorder for Crusoe.. The earthquake episode.. Mental insanity and the opposite of serenity and spirituality....»

Shakespeare's plays illustrated by Blake and Fuseli: The artists as critics

Document abstract : «It has judiciously been pointed out that "pictures from Shakespeare account[ed] for about one fifth -some 2 300!- of the total number of literary paintings recorded between 1760 and 1900" (R. Altick). As a matter of fact, the renewed interest in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The supernatural and the world of nightmare.. William Blake, Hecate (1795).. Henry Fuseli, Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard in Macbeth (1812).. Henry Fuseli, The Three Witches (1783).. Henry Fuseli, Hamlet and the Ghost (1789).. The fairy...»

The Russian novel: the narrator's role in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

Document abstract : «"Death"(Part 5, chapter 20) is the only chapter of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina with a title. It is not the only death in the book; Anna's suicide at the end of the novel is arguably the story's most important death. Although the death of Nikolai...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A tremendous, almost god like presence of the author.. The diagnosis of Nikolai.. The description of a body that can 'no longer contain life'.. The fact that Nikolai's sick.. Kitty's faithful nature...»

Spanish literature: The Celestina and Lazarillo de Tormes

Document abstract : «The Celestina and Lazarillo de Tormes, books written at the outset of Spain's golden age, are extremely important works. The Celestina is a love story, while Lazarillo de Tormes is one of the first picaresque novels. Despite this major difference,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Celestina: Tragic love story of Calisto and Melibea.. Virginity for women as a virtue in Christianity.. The influence of Christianity.. The servants of the nobility.. Lazarillo de Tormes: A novel about Lazaro.. The religion of...»

The theme of "incomprehension" in The Secret River, by Kate Grenville

Document abstract : «According to one review, The Secret River "invites us to examine flawed human lives and to reflect on a tragedy of mutual incomprehension." Discuss how this theme of "incomprehension" is explored in the novel. One of the main themes of The Secret...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The incapacity of each community to understand each other.. The incomprehension between the two groups.. Rumours as a powerful basis for spreading racism and hatred of Aboriginal people among settlers. . Rumours circulating about...»

A review of Mead's God and Gold

Document abstract : «Walter Russell Mead's text God and Gold : Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World is a difficult work, especially in terms of contemporary criticism, because it is revered by both right-wing conservatives and some socialists. The book...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The feelings of the rest of the world.. A dominance as a force that makes existence more meaningless.. Are sea power and capitalism all it takes for world conquest?. Individualism and group dynamics.. The hope that the world can be...»

"Clay" excerpt from Dubliners by James Joyce, 1914

Document abstract : «The passage studied here is an excerpt from "Clay", one of the short stories of the book Dubliners, which was written by James Joyce in 1914. In this story, the main character Maria is invited to spend the Hallow Eve evening at Joe's, a man of whom...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The disturbing character of Maria.. The description of the character.. The prediction of death.. The negativity around Maria.. Maria held responsible for the happenings.. Conclusion.. Works cited.....»

What were the origins, the aspect, and the outcomes of the War of the Roses?

Document abstract : «"And here I prophesy: this brawl today, Grown to this faction in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the Red Rose and the White, A thousand souls to death and deadly night.": this is how the Earl of Warwick announces the War of the Roses in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The War of the Roses, the result of a deep crisis in the English monarchy.. Revolts in Wales.. The struggle between two great noble families.. The disastrous outcome of the one-hundred years War.. Henry VI and the start of the...»

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...»

Liberalism: What are the main concepts of liberalism?

Document abstract : «Liberalism is a philosophy, or political movement that has, for an aim, the development of individual freedom. Since the concept of freedom evolved over time, liberalism evolved as well. However, some core assumptions never changed. First, let us...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Improved standard of living.. Reformist.. Capitalist.. Rationality.. Individual as the concept of liberalism.. The social contract theory.. Property and government.. The factors surrounding conflicts, religion, utilitirianism and...»

Fear: The deconstruction of normality

Document abstract : «In all honesty and truthfulness, post-war, American authors have produced quite a frightening element in this country's literary discourse. Frightening, because they amass self-critical observations that have ultimately led to paranoia regarding the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The myth of the 1950s.. Cheever's description.. The superficial lives of the characters.. The functioning of Irene's character.. The unsolved internal conflicts.. The common link between Updike and Cheever.. Fundamental differences...»

Chapter VIII's analysis of 'Human Bondage' by Somerset Maugham

Document abstract : «The excerpt to analyse retraces what may be considered as a part of the main body of the plot of the apprenticeship novel Of Human Bondage by the English writer Somerset Maugham. The passage I'm about to try to analyse is extracted from the 58th...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Philip: Lost in a bubble of anticipation.. The anticipation of the perfect date.. The questions that raise concerns about the efforts.. When the bubble bursts.. When jealousy meets disappointment.. Masochistic obstinacy.. A revealing...»

Two in a Bed: The Social System of Couple Bed Sharing

Document abstract : «"Two in a Bed: The Social System of Couple Bed Sharing" by Paul C. Rosenblatt is a very detailed look at very ordinary human behaviors. Bed sharing is so common that Rosenblatt finds that it has been invisible to researchers, and taken for granted...»

Synopsis abstract : «Book summary.. Sleep as an individual phenomenon.. Investigate the social system of couples bed sharing.. Forming the couple system: Learning to share a bed.. A fragile stability in the system.. A bedtime routine in the privacy of a couple's:...»