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11 Jul 2013
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Allegory and dialogue as used as supporting methods in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

In Plato's “Allegory of the Cave”, the author describes a scene in which people are chained to the walls of the cave without sight of the real world or knowledge of what goes on around them save for the reflections of shadow and flame. Plato goes on to hypothesize what would occur...

11 Jul 2013
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Morality: The antagonist of human nature as stated by Nietzsche

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

In Nietzsche's “Morality as Anti-Nature” the author states that in the Christian religion morality is the antagonist to human nature in and of itself and the ways in which it functions upon people. Many authors since have agreed with him but few have given ample support as to why. Those...

10 Jul 2013
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Calling the bluff on "The emperor's new clothes"

Case study - 5 pages - Literature

In the words of George Eliot, “There is no creature whose inner being is so strong that it is not greatly determined by what lies outside of it.” The central premise of the essay's thesis is that individuals need to be at peace and in harmony with their environment, particularly the...

08 Jul 2013
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Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938

Book review - 2 pages - Literature

This book, as the title suggests, deals with American foreign policy since 1938. It is concerned with the more prominent features of the American foreign policy, as well as events that gave rise to changes in it. More specifically, it covers “The Twisting Path to War” in its opening...

01 Jul 2013
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David Copperfield by Charles Dickinson

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

The novel, David Copperfield written by Charles Dickinson is not only an interesting read but has an unique style of writing for its opening. A young boy named David Copperfield starts off his narrative with the words, “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that...

01 Jul 2013
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"The Odd Women" by George Gissing

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

The novel, “The Odd Women” by George Gissing is a refreshing novel of upcoming feminist movement involving the workplace. The novel has two prevalent themes presented in the beginning chapters concerning financial means and the idea of marriage. The novel starts off with Mr. Madden...

01 Jul 2013
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Austen Literary Essay

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

Jane Austen frequently uses the ironic narrator in her novels to give her stories more depth. Instead of having stories where the outcome is obvious to reader, Austen incorporates ironic narrators whose points of view get mixed into our own. But writing with an ironic narrator is nothing...

01 Jul 2013
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The pointers for questioning scientific authority in Andrew Coyne's "Climategate: The Truth is out there. Somewhere."

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

A number of emails leaked from the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in 2009, supplying global warming sceptics with plenty of ammo against advocates of the “orthodox view” of the issue. In “Climategate: The Truth is Out There. Somewhere”, Andrew Coyne...

01 Jul 2013
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"On Crimes and Punishments" by Cesare Beccaria

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

Clearly and succinctly written, “On Crimes and Punishments” by Cesare Beccaria is a document that outlines in the clearest fashion the delicate balance between justice and mercy, crime and punishment. He takes great pains to describe the distinctions that separate one crime from...

21 Jun 2013
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Frankenstein and Heart of a Dog

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

As test tube babies and embryonic manipulation take both the science lab and the realm of nature by storm in a technological world, the limits to which science can be pursued grow to heights unparalleled day by day. A world where creation of life exists within the genius of a single mind is not...

21 Jun 2013
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Orwell's views on imperialism in selected essays

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

George Orwell's background indicates strong ties to British imperialism, but whatever romantic notions he might have had about it in his youth were shattered by his experience of serving in the Imperial Police in Burma between 1922 and 1927. In “Shooting an Elephant” and “A...

19 Jun 2013
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Analysis of opposing trinities in Paradise Lost

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

In the Epic poem, “Paradise Lost”, one can determine various parallels present concerning religious entities. One of the most startling similarities is that of the Holy Trinity and an opposing evil Trinity. As you know, the Holy Trinity consists of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit....

19 Jun 2013
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Humanistic Ideals in More's Utopia

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

Intellectual engrossment and appreciation today resulted from the humanism movement during the Italian Renaissance and progressed into England. Nicolas Mann's “The Origins of Humanism” entails the evidence in which this movement took place and describes what humanism truly is. By...

19 Jun 2013
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The Comeback Kids

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

The greatest among us once were small. The movies 8 Mile and Ali showcase how two historical figures who are still alive today, Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Muhammad Ali, succeeded despite facing great obstacles throughout their lives. The biographical film, Ali¸ directed by Michael Mann,...

17 Jun 2013
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The James Ossuary: A question of historical integrity

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

In 2002, an Ossuary, presumably which at one time held the bones of James, the brother of Jesus, was discovered. This plunged the archeological world in to an extremely contested debate as to whether or not this particular relic was indeed authentic. From examining the evidence and the opinion of...

17 Jun 2013
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The English renaissance - historical and cultural background

Case study - 7 pages - Literature

In 1485, Henry Tudor won the battle of Bosworth against Richard III, becoming Henry VII, the founder of one of the greatest dynasties of English history. His victory marked the end of the civil war between the noble houses of York and Lancaster known as the War of the Roses (1455-1485). To...

14 Jun 2013
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Appearance V. Reality in "The Continuity of Parks" by Julio Cortazar

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

This brilliantly written work takes the reader on a journey inside the mind of two people simultaneously and addresses the possibility that reality is only that which one understands through his or her own particular brand of consciousness. The imagery used in this work, namely, the images of...

13 Jun 2013
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Developments in late sixteenth-century lyrical and epic poetry: Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare

Case study - 5 pages - Literature

“Edmund Spenser, whose name is usually associated with Wyatt, Surrey and Sidney, came from a social background which had very little in common with his aristocratic contemporaries. His father was John Spenser probably a textile worker in London but the boy enjoyed a first rank education in...

13 Jun 2013
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Sixteenth-century English poetry

Case study - 11 pages - Literature

During the Renaissance, especially due to the tremendous influence of Italian lyrical poetry (Petrarch, Boccaccio, Ariosto, Tasso), widely known either through translation or adaptations, significant achievements marked the revival and rapid development of English poetry. Thematically,...

13 Jun 2013
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Ivan Turgenev's novel - Fathers and Sons

Book review - 3 pages - Literature

The rise of the Russian intelligentsia is accurately depicted through the characters of Ivan Turgenev's novel, Fathers and Sons. The story Fathers and Sons takes place in 1859, two years before the emancipation of the serfs. The novel takes a look at a pair of families, one of moderate wealth...

11 Jun 2013
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Keeping Up Appearances: The Facade of Moonlight and Magnolias in "A Rose for Emily"

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

There is no finer example of a particular region of the world attempting to hold on to the past like a time worn memory, like the South. In the United States, the Civil War divided not only a nation, but an entire population, as it literally pitted brother against brother. Interestingly, while...

05 Jun 2013
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Michel Foucault, History of Sexuality Vol 1: The Will to Knowledge (2003)

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

Foucault considers that the 17th century was the beginning of an age of repression, where calling sex by its name was difficult. It first started in religion, through the Christian pastoral. Foucault argues that to master it in reality, it was necessary to control it in language. Nevertheless,...

28 May 2013
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Lexicology: Base-enriching word building processes

Case study - 25 pages - Literature

This chapter describes the processes through which words ‘enrich' or expand their stem or base so as to produce new words to unfold new meanings and uses (seen from the grammatical perspective). These new patterns resulting from the various types of associations are the most numerous at the...

28 May 2013
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Lexicology

Case study - 10 pages - Literature

The vocabulary of any natural language joins together all the words of a language and associates to each word all the information required by the rules of grammar. Words play a tremendous role in human existence in that they are the basic representation of the world on an abstract level, i.e.,...

17 May 2013
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Compare and contrast the ways in which both authors might be seen to present an indictment of 20th century American society in 'The Catcher in the Rye' and 'The Virgin Suicides'

Case study - 3 pages - Literature

There is an argument that American society was founded or widely based on the American Dream, an idea based on freedom, and the belief that prosperity will occur through hard work, with equal opportunity for all. This was the basis for the American Declaration of Independence, which stated...

17 May 2013
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'The vulnerable human in his extremity meets the indifferent but infinitely varied forces of nature.' Compare and contrast the ways in which the authors of your three chosen texts use presentation of setting and its significance in the texts to underp

Case study - 9 pages - Literature

The various setting, natural environments and resultant social pressures that are presented by our three writers, are shown to have serious consequences and effects on the physically vulnerable or emotionally sensitive characters presented by Hardy, Fowles and Wordsworth. Hardy presents Tess as...

15 May 2013
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Contrast St. Thomas Aquinas' use of Aristotelianism with Bonaventure's. Which was more Augustinian? (Reason and Faith

Case study - 4 pages - Literature

The comparison of Saint Bonvaventure and Saint Thomas Aquinas lays in their own philosophical differences and personal interpretation and understanding of Aristotle. In order to do this first we must note the important differences between the two. “The translation project of Aristotle's...

30 Apr 2013
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Allegory of California by Diego Rivera

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

There are multiple art mediums that may be utilized. The book used for class specifically outlines painting and printmaking in chapters 5 and 6. Of the two mediums, painting seems to be a more effective medium. Diego Rivera is one specific artist that utilizes this method. The book reveals the...

30 Apr 2013
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Elgin Marbles, Should They Be Moved?

Case study - 2 pages - Literature

There are many ways to preserve history. It may be conserved through books, documents, or even pictures. The most creative way history to reveal history is through art. The civilization of Ancient Greece did this in a captivating way. Their way of revealing history through art was so unique that...

30 Apr 2013
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Harlem renaissance

Case study - 4 pages - Literature

Each culture in America has a period of time that is significant to that group. The period identified may have advanced the culture in multiple ways. The African American community experienced a certain period of time that tremendously advanced their culture in America. This time period may be...