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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, Chapter 7 reviews

Document abstract : «At the beginning of this chapter, a letter from his father explains to Victor the circumstances of William's murder. He leaves for Geneva immediately to comfort and grieve with his family. But it is dark when he reaches Geneva and gets close to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Victor's return to his [ti]native[ti] country. A striking nature, to Romantic style from Gothic style. A past forever present . ....»

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"Nothing that is so, is so": The extent of role of this statement in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Document abstract : «"Nothing that is so, is so", says Feste. He says so ironically, talking to Sebastian, who he is convinced is actually Cesario. This is said for a specific situation, but it might actually be relevant for the whole play: Indeed, this apparently...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Meeting of Sebastian and Feste . Malvolio's misunderstanding and illusion. The usage of comic process by Shakespeare. Conclusion....»

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The use of borders in Richard McCann's "My Mother's Clothes: The School of Beauty and Shame"

Document abstract : «Carroll Knolls-the setting of Richard McCann's "My Mother's Clothes: The School of Beauty and Shame"-is a world defined by borders; it is divided by property lines, lot spaces, fences, gates, doors, and all other manners of boundaries and barriers....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Examining the opening paragraph of McCann's story. Invoking the themes that will dominate every aspect of his story. Explanation of the 'turned-around houses'. Indicating the consequences of a life of isolation and...»

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The wilderness in American fiction: Hemingway and Faulkner

Document abstract : «Growing up during a time in American history when much of the country was still an unspoiled wilderness, it is no wonder Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner both show a particular awe for nature and a preoccupation with wilderness as a symbol....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Hemingway in his first novel The Sun Also Rises. Stories of initiation. Wilderness is marked as a special place. The relevance of what Sam and Wilson teach. Wilderness as a symbol for purity. Conclusion....»

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A critique of the Dystopian novel

Document abstract : «The Dystopian novel is a strange subspecies in literature. While it shares many aspects with the traditional science fiction novel, it is rarely categorized with science fiction. Whereas it might satirize the Utopian socialist fantasy of the perfect...»

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Walpole vs. Reeve: The gothic novel

Document abstract : «In The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole sets the norm for Gothic novels to follow. He introduces such themes as the supernatural, the tragic heroine, usurpation, and a central location. Clara Reeve in her novel The Old English Baron redefines...»

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Democracy and totalitarism

Document abstract : «Nowadays the term 'democracy 'has become a widespread reality which is practically accepted everywhere. Even China's leaders argue that their country is on the path to democracy but "it needs time" (Wen Jiabao, China's Prime Minister)....»

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Violence and expressionism

Document abstract : «Expressionism is an avant-garde movement in which violence is everywhere in themes, in forms, in the expression of the artist in general. We can define violence by aggressive facts, language immoderation, brutality and provocation. When we talk...»

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Je hasarde une explication: écrire, c'est le dernier recours quand on a trahi.' (Jean Genet - epigraph to La Place) Is this the case for Annie Ernaux's narrator?

Document abstract : «In Annie Ernaux's La Place, the theme of betrayal is so prevalent that one could say it is the basis of the book. I think it would be fair to say that "écrire, c'est le dernier recours quand on a trahi" when looking at Annie Ernaux's narrator. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Using characterization. Examples of the sense of guilt and betrayal . The style in which La Place is written. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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A streetcar named Desire, "Repetition"

Document abstract : «In most of the classic plays we studied in high school, numerous events and rebounding occurred one after the other that enabled the plot to move forward. At the end of the play, the situations used to evolve and the characters' lives had often...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analyzing the consequences of the author's strong use of repetitions . Blanche and Stanley's bad behavior. Bringing back harsh reality . The domination of reality . The omnipresence of the past . The behavior of the characters who ...»

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The Third Way by Anthony Giddens

Document abstract : «Anthony Giddens, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science published The Third Way in 1998. What does "Third Way" mean? For The author, the goal is a renewal of the social-democracy. Through this phrase he refers to a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A summary of the third way. The death of socialism and the faith of neo-liberalism lead to the seeking of a [ti]third way[ti]. The five dilemmas. The third ways policies. Conclusion....»

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Harry Potter - Translation and analysis

Document abstract : «Everybody has heard about Harry Potter, the famous book by J.K. Rowling and the famous wizard. It is, as everybody knows, a very popular novel everywhere in the world. It is particularly popular in the country where it was written. Not only...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Harry Potter: An English story. A short summary of Harry Potter. Harry as a boy with British habits. Famous places that appear in the text. Hogwarts: An English school. Translating Harry Potter. Translating the title. Translating the...»

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Lyrical ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge or the birth of a new literary movement during the Industrial Revolution

Document abstract : «Industrialism, expansion, profit, production and individualism were the feelings which took place during the period of the Industrial Revolution in England. People in Great Britain were led by the streams of progress, but the modernizations in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Choosing the subjects of the poems. Theme of the poem. The true story of Goody Blake and Harry Gill . Belief of the poet. Wordsworth and Coleridge's criticism. Conclusion. Indicative bibliography ....»

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Are forgiveness and a search for the truth a better solution to heal the minds and bodies of the victims of wars than externally imposed tribunals?

Document abstract : «Even after a settlement is reached and a peace agreement is signed, it is by no means the end of the conflict. For a conflict to really end, healing the minds and the bodies of the victims of wars is necessary. Indeed it is the necessary first step...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Forgiveness, search for the truth and externally imposed tribunals . The search for truth. Externally imposed tribunal . The necessity of forgiveness and search for the truth . Healing the minds and bodies of the victims of wars...»

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Plato's Republic V: Women as rulers- A feminist proposal

Document abstract : «In Book V of Plato's Republic, Plato argues that women should be rulers, raising questions as to whether Plato was an early advocate of feminism. However, an examination of the argument he provides in the text of the Republic does not support this...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analysis of Plato's argument of [ti]men and women are equal[ti]. The equal education of women . The idea of an equivalent education . The principles of contemporary feminism . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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Plato as a proto-feminist: Tendencies towards the development of feminist thought

Document abstract : «The idea of Plato's Republic being one of the true first pro-feminist arguments seems to have some steam in modern times. However, there seems to be major flaws with these theories. The fact that modern feminism is not grounded in Platonic feminism...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first issue: Allowing women to be rulers in the Republic . Socrates: Does a difference in gender constitutes a difference in nature or physis. Socrates and his interlocutors . Women who have natures similar to that of the Guardian...»

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Lewis, Fort Mandan, April 7, 1805 : The Lewis and Clark expedition

Document abstract : «This text, written by Captain Meriwether Lewis at Fort Mandan on April 7th, 1805, may be regarded as one of the main turning points of the expedition. Indeed, the long and harsh winter they endured when they could not move on westward to the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Corps of Discovery and the President's oldest dreams. Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark . The manifold steps described by Lewis. The rivers Lewis and Clark had to spot . Conclusion....»

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How Shakespeare dramatized the changes in Lady Macbeth

Document abstract : «"Ambition is the step that can turn a noble-hearted man into a sinner" is the message Shakespeare wanted to convey to the audience when he wrote the play Macbeth in 1606. Lady Macbeth's is the wife of an important nobleman: Macbeth, they are both...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Act I scene 5: Lady Macbeth before Duncan is murdered. Act II, scene 2: Macbeth's Castle at midnight. Act V, Scene 1: Lady Macbeth's gentlewoman and a Doctor. Lady Macbeth's character . Conclusion....»

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Philip Roth, Portnoy's complaint

Document abstract : «The text under scrutiny presents us an extract of the confession of a man to his psychiatrist: he talks to him more precisely about his childhood, and the way his mother used to act with him during that period. What is interesting about this text is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The text under scrutiny: An extract of the confession of a man to his psychiatrist. The center of the text: The narrator. The narrator: An ambitious and an authoritative woman. The way the narrator decides to present her recollection...»

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Why did Aristotle believe in natural slavery?

Document abstract : «Aristotle wrote Politics as a criticism of Plato's Republic, after having been his student for 20 years. Aristotle especially disagrees with Plato's view that only knowledge and perfect forms count. He would criticize Plato's view that women and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The notion of slavery to Aristotle. Natural and conventional slavery. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

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The place of the French language in our society

Document abstract : «The French language is one those languages which are spoken all around the world. It's the 11th most used language through the world, the second most commonly-taught second language in the world (after English) and the official language in 29...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The status of the French language. Definition of the French language. The place of the French language in the world. The International Organization for the Francophonie. The use of French in France. The French diversity. The French...»

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Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls? By Noel M. Tichy and Warren G. Bennis

Document abstract : «"With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters," said Noel M. Trichy in the foreword of the book. The book is must-read for current leaders as well as future leaders. This framework can help anyone who runs a small team...»

Synopsis abstract : «Book review . Overview of the message of the book. Key lessons for me. Judgment calls. People. Strategy. Crisis. Your storyline. Define concept and best scenario and why. Articulate your teachable point of view. Knowledge assessment from the...»

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Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske. Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Process, 13th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009, Chapter 5 Case for Analysis: What Motivates Entrepreneurs?

Document abstract : «The 13th edition of Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes is based on the proposition that managing people, structure, and processes in organizations is a challenging, compelling, and crucial set of tasks. There is nothing boring about...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction to the book. Introduction to the chapter 5: Motivation, background and theories. Applying the motivation theories in to explain the behavior of the entrepreneurs . Case 1: The lunch truck. Case 2: The empire builder. Case 3: The...»

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Robert O.Paxton: The anatomy of fascism

Document abstract : «Many authors have proposed definitions for the question "what is Fascism?", but most of them failed to give a complete definition. The historian Robert O. Paxton answered this question for the first time by focusing on the concrete: what the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Creation of Fascists movements. Roots for Fascism . Getting power for the Fascists . Fascism and authoritarism. Comparison and conclusions. Robert O. Paxton's contribution in the historical field. American facing a European peri...»

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Critical evaluation of the respective interpretation of cultural relativism as explained by Bernard Williams and Alasdair MacIntyre

Document abstract : «The moral relativism denies that any moral code has universal validity, and ethical propositions do not reflect absolute and universal moral truths. Morality is relative to social, cultural, historical or personal circumstances. The idea of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. They are not moral truths: Morality from culture to culture. Argument. Critique. Two sophisticated cultural relativist theories. Argument. Critique. Conclusion....»

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Power and weakness in "American Power in the 21st Century" by Robert Kagan

Document abstract : «Robert Kagan is a neo-conservative American scholar and political commentator. He was born on September 26th 1958 in Athens. After graduating from Yale University in 1980, he earned a Masters from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction about the author. The geopolitical reasons of the transatlantic gap. The historical and psychological explanations. Today's reality. The future. The author's argumentation . Kagan's thesis about the divergence between the US and Europe...»

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On patriotism, by John Bolingbroke, 1730-1754

Document abstract : «This text is the analysis of an extract from the book On Patriotism, written between 1730 and 1754 by John Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke was a politician and thinker: he participated to the political life in Britain and was particularly MP in the Tories'...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Great Britain: The country of liberty. Unity as the objective to reach through institutions. The Patriot King. Conclusion....»

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Kim by Rudyard Kipling

Document abstract : «The theme that interests us is the quest for identity in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim. The book was written in 1901 and the plot takes place in India during the time of the British colonization. Kim presents several quests: a quest implies that the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The European biological and the Indian cultural identity of Kim . The struggle between the two identities of Kim . The quest for identity. The lama and Kim's spirituality. Conclusion....»

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The complete English tradesman, by Daniel Defoe, 1926

Document abstract : «Daniel Defoe was an English fervent supporter of trade: to him, trade was a natural feature of the English nation, and the English people were the best people at trading in the world. Indeed, in the 18th century, the State is a means to promote...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Defoe's theory. A look into principles . Understanding the character. Conclusion ....»

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The drama of discrimination in Henry James' The Ambassadors

Document abstract : «The Ambassadors is clearly a novel: the novel is free, and has the most elastic form. We could be tempted to say that there is no drama in the work. In fact, drama has different meanings. First, it is the name of theatrical plays of a particular...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Mission given to Strether. Pattern in the Ambassadors. Negative imagination in The Ambassadors. Difference between Woollett and Paris. Point of view in The Ambassador. Meaning in The Ambassadors. Conclusion....»

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