The Evolution of The Joy of Cooking

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/21/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In 1931, while most housewives were raising children and trying to maintain order and a strict budget in the Great Depression era United States, Irma von Starkloff Rombauer (1877-1962) was facing a dilemma. Following her husband's 1930 suicide, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first edition of The Joy of Cooking had . The evolution of the book. The second revision . The nutrition section . An entertaining section . The Joy of Cooking franchise after Marion's death . The 2006 edition of The Joy of...»

Sample College Entrance Essay That Was Successful

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   08/22/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «I've always had an odd love for language and literature. I am intrigued by words: the way they look on paper, the sounds they make when spoken, their countless meanings and connotations, the feelings they evoke. I'm fascinated by unusual syntax,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. My desire to work in publishing . The opportunity to tour England . Conclusion....»

Book Report: Wise Blood

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   08/23/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «The Flannery O'Connor novel, Wise Blood, is a tragic story set in the declining south. The characters of the novel, the main character, Hazel Motes, in particular, struggle with their religious identity and suffering throughout the course of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role played by suffering. Asa and Lily Hawks characters dealing with suffering. The major religious symbols . Conclusion....»

The Uncovering of Granny's Disappointments

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Summaries   |   08/27/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," Katherine Anne Porter makes Granny sound like she has not done poorly for herself. In reading the first couple of paragraphs of the short story, Porter makes it known that Granny doesn't have it easy....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. George is a heavy topic in Granny's life . A tough but kind and loving Granny. Granny's realization of her death. Conclusion: Reflecting on the displeasures in Granny's life....»

The Search

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/28/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
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....»

More Than a Title

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/28/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Webster defines "mother" as "a female parent." While in some cases that may be all there is to a mother, more commonly, a mother has many more qualities than simply being "a female parent." One mother in particular who has an array of qualities is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The early life of Amanda Wingfield . Her conflict with Tom. Amanda's conflict with her daughter. Feeling sorry for Laura . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Reactions to a Life and Death

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/28/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «The account of Jack Turner's life, as shown in William Warren Rogers Sr. and Robert David Ward's August Reckoning, demonstrates the drama that occurred in Choctaw County, Alabama in the late 1800s. Jack Turner, a well-known Republican leader and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Making friends and enemies in the political world. The newspapers and Turner . Political reaction to Turner's lynching . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

A Narratological Analysis of Marabou Stork Nightmares

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/29/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
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...»

Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/29/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

God: Creator or Created?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Ever since the Renaissance movement, when the question was finally free of its taboo status, there has been widespread and public debate among philosophers, theologians, and scientists as to the existence of God. With the exception of theologians,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The article in Time magazine: God in Our Genes. The famous twins study conducted by the University of Minnesota in 1971 . Conclusion....»

Choosing Language that Avoids Sentimentality Elicits Emotional Resonance

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Avoiding sentimentality means writing to fight cliché and elicit emotion through originality of language. In Dig Safe, Stuart Dischell presents poetry that resonates emotionally without breeching melodrama. One poem in particular, "Children of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Manipulating words to create an air of uncertainty . The use of dismissive language. The image of the couple kissing in the bathtub . Conclusion....»

A Fine Balance of Potential and Kinetic Energy Establishes Relationship

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «In Dream Work, Mary Oliver's poetry delivers a balance of potential and kinetic energy. One poem in particular, "Starfish," demonstrates that establishing clear relationships within a poem lies in regulating both passive and active language....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The descriptive language. The use of passive verbs . The energy of the poem . Conclusion....»

My Apologies

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «At first it seems daunting, attempting to fill four to six pages with insight pertaining to just one topic: apologies. However, as I reflect, I realize the true difficult task proves summing up the entire universe a single apology unlocks into a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A better writer and a better reader. Thomas Scheff's theories about an apology. Shame: The most frighteningly vulnerable sentiment . Apologizing and the multiple offenders. Conclusion....»

What I Talk About When I Talk About Carver

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Some might insist that Raymond Carver's short stories prove hopelessly post-modern-and that may be. However, his work remains the first that ever pulled me out of the writing into a deep pondering of the reality he creates in junction with the kind...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Raymond Carver's portrayal of a minimalist world. Carver's uses of a combination of ambiguity and familiarity . The girl: As passive as the language used to describe her. The giving away of material possessions. His 'enriched...»

Indigo Light

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   0 page
Document abstract : «James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues examines the ways in which people strive to escape from stifling conditions and find a more peaceful home within themselves. Set in the Harlem ghetto, the story depicts the strained relationship between Sonny, a heroin...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The narrator struggle with the acceptance of Sonny's arrest. His inability to cope with Sonny's darkness. The narrators acceptance of the darkness within his brother. Rationalizing the necessity behind his brother's...»

Ego Trips and Empathy Falls

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Although both drastically different in philosophy, Surrealism and Russian Futurism failed to endure, but in similar ways. Surrealism, as defined by Andre Breton, is grounded in past philosophies while Mayakovsky's Russian futurism floats somewhere...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Breton's distaste for people. Making an exception . People who read and admire the same works as him. Nadja's description of her parents as 'good people'. Mayakovsky's work. Including private and collective points of view. His...»

Vincent Malloy as Vincent Malloy: A New Critical Reading

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «For this reading, it is assumed that there is substantial merit in the ideals described by Cleanth Brooks in his essay, "The Formalist Critics." The so-called "articles of faith" outlined therein demand that efforts in literary criticism be targeted...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. This poem's protagonist. Vincent's portrayal as a child . The internal turmoil and external consequences. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Wife of Solidarity, Wife of Destruction

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Every reader of the Odyssey shares something with the members of the first audience to hear the great tale. Every one has a mother. Also, most people in both groups will either have a wife, or be someone's wife. It is this overwhelming majority to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Odysseus: A peculiar sort of hero. Agamemnon's address to the deceased suitors . Agamemnon's speeches . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Marking the body as a form of appropriation and power in Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee and "In the Penal Colony" by Franz Kafka

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   08/30/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee as well as "In the Penal Colony" by Franz Kafka, the marking of or writing on the body as a form of power or appropriation takes place on many levels. In both works, we have the inhumanly cruel military...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Looking at the first two levels. An instrument of justice. The branding of people. The prostitute from the hotel. Conclusion....»

Successful Admission Essay to a Graduate Creative Writing Program

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/04/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «I earned my Bachelor of Arts in May 2004 and since then I've wanted only to return to the classroom. I miss the stimulating discussions with peers who share my interests in literature, writing and critical thought. Temple's MA is exciting because...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Knowing a past generation by its literature. Looking for connections between philosophy and fictional works. Conclusion....»

Tom Sawyer as Everyboy, Not Everyman

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/04/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
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....»

The Power of Irony

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/04/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Johann Goethe and John Milton both imbed verbal irony in their character's soliloquies which presents two different points of view between what the character is saying and how the reader interprets it. In Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «In the letter from the twelfth of August, Werther narrates a discussion he had with Albert that describes their disagreement. Albert declares that ?a man wholly under the influence of his passions has lost his ability to think rationally and is...»

Storm of Steel

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

How the Author Uses Juxtaposition of Scenes to Develop Particular Characters and Themes

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The authors Andre Malraux and Duong Thu Huong both use the juxtaposition of scenes that are distinctive, but at the same time linked, to provide commentary on a specific theme and to develop certain characters. In both novels, the characters...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The three correlating scenes . Ch'en and his companions discussing their next attempt to assassinate Chiang-Kai-shek. Understanding how Ch'en can find 'the meaning of life'. The use of metaphors and the juxtaposition of scenes...»

Review of Sarah B. Pomeroy's Book: Families in Classical and Hellenistic Greece: Representations and Realities

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The study of social history is not a new phenomenon, but some of today's leading historians are shedding some new light on the history of the family. Such is the case with the social history of classical and Hellenistic Greece. Many historians have...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Families: A more detailed account of the Greek family. The focus of Pomeroy's book . The treatment of the dead members of a family . Pomeroy's discussion of the two case histories . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Book Affair

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading is a humorous memoir about reading. Sara Nelson, editor, mother, wife, and friend decides to spend a year reading a different novel every week. She admits, in a favorite quote of mine,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Nelson's unique perspective on reading. The dates at the beginning of each chapter . The front of the book jacket . Conclusion....»

SELF: A Magazine at its Best

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «SELF is a monthly women's fitness and lifestyle magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1979, its mission statement declares that it is "the first-ever magazine of total-well-being, incorporating beauty and health, fitness and...»

Synopsis abstract : «History and overview. Audience, demographics, circulation, advertising. Design and geography. Common sections. Points of excellence. Beyond the magazine. Ahead of the competition. Critique. Conclusion....»

Alumni Magazines: Content Contention

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Alumni magazines have long been a source of debate among both their producers and receivers. What information should they include, and what is their real purpose? For the institutions that produce them, they are usually considered a way to interest...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Mandates for alumni magazines. The incident that raised awareness about the specific issues between editorial and institutional ideas . The strict controls applied by institutions . Conclusion....»

What are Literary Agents?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Research papers   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The concept of a literary agent is often a mystery to those not intimate with the field of publishing. Their function is obscured, and many writers even are uncertain of their purpose. However, since their inception in the 19th century, they have...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The agent's function . The progress of the role of the agent. History. Writing being recognized as a profession. Copyright laws and the power of the writers . America's first successful agent . The role of the agent today. Breaking...»

A Demon in Shakespeare's Hamlet

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   09/05/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «As David Bevington states in his introduction to Hamlet, "A recurring motif in Hamlet is of a seemingly healthy exterior concealing an interior sickness. Mere pretense of virtue . . . 'will but skin and film the ulcerous place, / Whiles rank...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Hamlet's first encounters with the Ghost . Hamlet's friend and fellow scholar Horatio . Hamlet's corruption by the Ghost . Examining Act 1 Scene 4 . Conclusion. Work cited....»

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