Phallocracy in Alan Moore's "From Hell"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   05/31/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « against female sex workers. Phallocracy rises through the ages to enact violence against women. Disappearances of women in Juarez ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Douglas Wolk's description . Performance of the narrative. Strengthening the phallocracy. Apotheosis of man. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

"Sisters and Lovers: Women and Desire in Bali ": A review

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/01/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « that some women do, in fact, resort to physical violence or threat can be contrasted against males, but they can also be contrasted against women of different ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods, ethics and ethnographic style. Theoretical framework. Summary and comparison of ethnographic data. Discussion and conclusion. Works referenced....»

The Fantasy in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « saying that Jekyll made up Hyde, considering what the women have seen But, Stevenson insisted on the violence against innocents with the example of Hyde s first ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The fantastic and gothic features.. The duality of human nature.. A criticism of the Victorian society.. Conclusion.. Works cited.....»

Dorothy Day (Part III): Nonviolent resistance

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/06/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « all Indians, and added that all Indian men and women, rich or discusses her idea of pacifism and how she is against wars that involve violence, she writes ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The four main focuses of the Catholic Worker. Non-violence and avid activist . As a way of pacifist movement. Unafraid of consequences: Disobeying laws she considered injustice. Compelled to embrace voluntary poverty . Two very...»

Common reading proposal ‘Tell them who I am: The lives of homeless women' by Elliot Liebow

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « some individuals are uncomfortable hearing about sexual violation against women, it is This book contains rape, incest, family violence, and description of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Background.. Books sent to the students beforehand.. The book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.. Scope of proposal.. Recommended freshman common reading.. Volunteer practicum at a homeless women's shelter.. Aimulated or actual budget...»

The path to freedom

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « arrested over one thousand Irish men and women, and deported ever ask why mother England took such desperate and violence measures against a country ...»

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...»

Unifying mankind through asexuality and abstraction

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « also being separate from sexuality and violence as they that disconnects Eliot from men and women ends up stand and fight united, rising against [their] ruin (l ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstraction in The Waste Land.. Eliot achieved abstraction through the medium of asexuality.. Asexuality allowed him to disconnect from the notions of fertility and birth.. For Eliot, Teiresias symbolized the unification of the two sexes.. The...»

Emasculation: Are Men in Control or Women

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   04/16/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « chose to write about not just the women gaining power This means that Charlie is up against a purely emotional of it by threatening Dick with violence, and once ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The stock market in the 1920's. Hemingway's book The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife. The way to the moral high ground. Welty's Death of a Traveling Salesman. Regaining masculinity. What the authors are trying to say about...»

The American History of Race & Gender in Literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   04/24/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Most of the women in Edgar Huntly s world are Through his display of rationale in violence, Huntly shows that he not only what we are up against, but ways in ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The contrast between Phyllis Wheatley and the Haudenosaunee. The domination of the literary realm by White men. The situation of Native Americans accordingly Huntly's perspective. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Butterfly or Bumblebee?: The Sting of Satire in The Importance of Being Earnest

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/24/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor of Being Earnest also contains a warning against the education of women as breaking ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The word 'earnest'. The main characters of the play belong. The lives of the characters . The actions of the characters in the play. Lane's comment regarding the sacred Victorian institution of marriage. Prism's confusion between a...»

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