Poet, Humanist, Revolutionary: The Good Morning Revolution poems of Langston Hughes.

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «At the time, Hughes was in the Soviet Union, touring its various countries and struggling to put together the film "Black and White" with some fellow writers and actors. The manuscript Hughes sent Van Vechten that spring was some of Hughes' most...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The revolutionary poems . The Scottsboro boys in prison in Alabama. The racially tolerant attitude of the Russians. An idealistic and hyperbolic . Conclusion. Works consulted....»

The Trojan Women

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Euripides' Trojan Women exemplifies the cruelty and painful consequences of war, and how they affect women by leaving them powerless and without choices. Several episodes in the play illustrate this loss of choice and power, the death of Astyanax,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Cassandra given away as a wife to Agamemnon. The powerlessness of the women. Euripides shows us a different kind of hero. Conclusion. Works cited....»

North, by Seamus Heaney

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In 1975, Seamus Heaney came out with his fourth book of poetry, North. Although the third volume, "Wintering Out" foreshadows many of the same themes, it is North, according to several critics that develops these themes, and establishes a turning...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Heaney's profound sense of metaphor . The experience of returning to the North. Seamus Deane's review of Heaney's objective. A theme that is present through out the book . The final lines of 'Kinship'. The voice of the woman . The...»

Owning Perfection: The Struggle between Science and Nature in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark."

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «In many love poems written to praise the beauty or virtue of a woman, the woman or the woman's love is often seen as a material possession or a thing to be owned. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark," the woman is seen as something to be...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The begining of the story. Aylmer: The thesis of the story. Hawthorne's description of the way Aylmer sees science. Conclusion. Works consulted....»

Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant on the Improvement of Society

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
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....»

"With their tongues cocked and loaded:"The power of language and dialect in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist for her own culture. She spent much of her life recording the stories and saying of the people around her, both in Harlem and abroad in the American South. She poured her energy into representing...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The affront of words . The use of metaphor and simile . The Ebonics spoken in the US . The exchanges between Janie and Joe . Hurston's use of dialect . Conclusion. Works consulted....»

The Ultimate Usefulness of Freedom

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Kant's views on social and moral progress have always been described as being "ahead of his time," probably because of the emphasis on freedom in many of his works. According to Kant, freedom is absolutely necessary for any kind of progress....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The center of much of Kant's social and moral philosophy. The free, universal and progressive society. The idea of the separation of church and state. Republican constitution. Bibliography....»

Addicted and in Withdrawal

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Wuthering Heights is the story of two families that live on the moors in England and how the two families entwine themselves and is about the love and relationships that occur between them and their two estates. There is one relationship in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Heathcliff's marriage Edgar's sisters . The confrontation between Edgar and Heathcliff . The emotions between the two . Conclusion. Works cited....»

William Butler Yeats and Gerard Manley Hopkins as Innovators

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «In literature there can be two major types of innovation, innovation in style and innovation in content. At the turn of the 18th Century innovations were huge as writers were creating what we now refer to as modernist poetry. Gerard Manley Hopkins...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The concept of sprung rhythm . Creating the curtail sonnet. Writing in conventional forms . Conclusion....»

Plan B Sounds Good to Me

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Lester Brown's book, Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble, touches base with most of, if not all of, the issues that are threatening our planets modern living style. The book aptly named, giving a second plan,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Problems that are extremely real. Hurricane Katrina and evacuation in New Orleans . A Throwaway society. Conclusion....»

On Birds and Planes

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «In "The End of Admiration: The Media and the Loss of Heroes" Peter H. Gibbon details his reasons as to why there is no longer a great American hero. Over the past few decades, the public has gone from hailing political leaders and champions of peace...»

Synopsis abstract : «A change in icons.. The Age of Information.. Hope for the old notion of an American hero can be restored. . The effect of internet journalism on news.. The End of Admiration.....»

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

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

The "Supreme Court of Justice": Religion and the Suppression of the Lower Classes in Freud's "The Future of an Illusion"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Though humans have "raised [themselves] above [their] animal status" (5), the fact remains that a fear of nature, a far superior force, is inherent in mankind. Left to his own devices, man is unrestricted, susceptible to outside destructive forces...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Beyond the use of the 'sameness' of religion. The idea of an afterlife. What makes religion effective as an equalizer?. Conclusion....»

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

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

Response to "When You Are Old"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Upon reading "When You Are Old" by William Butler Yeats, one may think that it is just the lament of an old woman; this may be true on the surface, but a more in-depth reading will show that it is actually a heart-felt love letter from a former...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The cynical nature of the narrator.. Ways in which one can interperet this poem. The message in the poem. Conclusion....»

Race Criticism Analysis

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Sandra Milloy's race criticism of The Sound and the Fury focuses almost exclusively on Dilsey and draws conclusions from her flawed interactions with two families: the white Compson household and her own African-American one. Milloy sees Dilsey as...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. inequality and the American culture . Lois Tyson's description of African American criticism . Milloy's criticism. Conclusion....»

Memory Panel Contribution

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   1 page
Document abstract : «There are several different scientific classifications of memory. The type that memoirists most often use is delineated thus: Long-term -> Declarative -> Episodic. Declarative or explicit memory requires conscious recall, which is what...»

Synopsis abstract : «Terms and Conditions.. Lease term.. Items left in vehicle. . Payments by lessee.. Excecuted and agreed by.....»

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

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

Conrad vs. Achebe: The question of racism in Heart of Darkness

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Joseph Conrad said, "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." Only too well does this portray the harsh reality depicted in Heart of Darkness, one that Chinua Achebe defines as...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Achebe's argument about Conrad's guilt. Defining Marlow's supposed racist views . Conclusion....»

A hero's journey through life

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Joseph Campbell's Hero Cycle is an idea that anyone can relate to and be able to recognize. There are many stories throughout time that use this in their composition. Stories such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz format...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The emotions the character goes through. A few parts of the cycle towards the end. The tests in Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. Star Wars: A new hope. Campbell's Hero Cycle's relation to the real life . Conclusion. Works c...»

From Tall Tale to Political Expression

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «If you read Washington Irving's tale of time, Rip Van Winkle, and Mark Twain's story of deceit, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, you will find a ball of fantasy and tall tales with truth and logic buried in the middle. In comparing...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The similarity in the stories . The political issues in the two stories. Conclusion....»

Existence and Absence of Individualism

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/12/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «There are many ways you can define a human being; through the volume of their voice to their everyday habits. Another is handwriting and when looked at in detail it can be a definition of one's self. I will discuss how handwriting and the means...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analyzing everyone's projects . Making a film . The film 'Memento'. The different and diverse technologies of writing. Digital text . Conclusion. Works cited....»

The Morpho-Semantics of English Compound Words: Formation, Meaning and Productivity

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The ability to compound words in the English language has always been a very productive method of adding new words to the lexicon. Compound words are generally formed in one of two ways, as root compounds or synthetically. Whichever way they are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Compound words in written form. Compound word lexical categories. The productivity of english compounds. References....»

Okonkwo's Telling Duality

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, the definitive post-colonial, African novel, focuses on a character who is in constant struggle with his tribe and with himself. Okonkwo, a purveyor of masculinity in his society, has many reasons for his actions...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Okonkwo's character and his relationships with the Igbo culture. The idea of Chi ukwu. Okonkwo and colonialism and cultural violence. The dual nature of Okonkwo . The murder of Ikemefuna. Okonkwo's death. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Mothering Desires in LeFanu's "Carmilla"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
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....»

Freudian Psychology and Euripides's The Bacchae

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
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....»

The Prominence of "ANIMAL for HUMAN" Metaphor

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The role metaphor plays in language is viewed differently by scholars in different fields. The extremes are the classical view based on Aristotle's writings about metaphor and the Romantic view. Those that follow the classical view see metaphor as...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role metaphors plays in language. Classification of metaphors. Blending. Productivity of metaphor among other members of a chain. Example of the prominence of animal metaphor. Conclusion. References...»

Isolation in the Scarlet Letter

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «It is not uncommon for authors to manifest their personal experiences in their works. Nathaniel Hawthorne himself spent numerous years in seclusion. The diverse characters in Hawthorne's timeless tale of adultery and sin, do so as well. The various...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Dimmesdale's choice of seclusion. Aftermath of the choice of isolation. Conclusion....»

Aristotle's "The Rhetoric"

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «When digging deeply into Aristotle's "The Rhetoric" it only begs the question of the origins of the author. Many of us learn about Aristotle's legacy in grade school and learn about his works. However, many of us also fail to learn the basic...»

Synopsis abstract : «Background of the author. Central thesis proposed. Significant concepts, axioms, ideas and elements of the theory. Reasons I selected this theory. The extent it meets a 'good theory' biblically and secularly. References....»

Fallen Leaves

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   12/18/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Environmentalism is a concept that has been long argued on many fronts. There is a large rift between those who scream for the need to protect our planet and those who could not care less. Now, with the planet moving closer and closer to possible...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The novel of Octavia Butler. Butler's disdain and faithlessness in the human race. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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