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The Catcher in the RyeWhile I can't write a thesis statement for you, there are some significant similarities between Holden Caulfield and Hamlet. Hamlet is usually played by older actors in films and plays, yet we know...
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ScienceNutrition is a field of growing interest to many people. At the base, it is about learning and understanding how the body uses food for energy and how best to provide for the body's needs through a...
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The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by Ernest Hemingway. It was first published in 1952. It is set in Cuba and deals with Santiago, the old man referred to in the title, and his quest to...
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LiteratureRuth and Walter’s marriage in A Raisin in the Sun is very strained for many reasons. One reason their marriage seems to be in trouble is that Ruth and Walter live in a tiny apartment with...
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The CrucibleCertainly, the weaker characters are too afraid or simply unwilling to face the truth of the situation in The Crucible. Parris is a clear example. He would rather blame the girls' behavior on the...
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Death by LandscapeFirst of all, Lois is drawn towards Lucy because there's something exotic about her. Lucy is from the United States, which although, it's just over the border from Canada, seems half a world away...
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Social SciencesThe theory of reintegrative shaming is that an offender, when released into a society that condemns the action yet still values the individual, will be less likely to commit the crime again. This...
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Sir Gawain and the Green KnightBeowulf and Sir Gawain are characters from different stories, but they share many similarities. Before we dive in, keep in mind that each character is truly a reflection of the cultures in which...
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The CrucibleAbigail makes one consistent choice that changes her fate in The Crucible by Arthur Miller--every chance she gets, she chooses to lie rather than tell the truth. While there are plenty of smaller...
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The Concept of MindSimply put, Ryle regards the traditional philosophical concept of the mind as something of a myth. He regards it as a holdover from the days of Descartes, whose mind/body dualism had exercised such...
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MacbethLiterary devices are used to add meaning to words. There are many different kinds. In line 35, Lady Macduff son enters. What she first says to him is use of verbal irony. Father'd he is, and yet...
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Romeo and JulietThe most frequently used literary device in Juliet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 2 is personification.Personification is found in the opening lines in which she uses references Greek mythology to...
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LiteratureIn this section of his essay on the poetics of science fiction, Darko Suvin argues that science fiction be considered a legitimate literary genre. The quoted text above provides us directions we...
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The OutsidersThe Outsiders as a title is very meaningful to the story itself. It has to do with the characters that make up this tale of youth and prejudice. The term outsider, according to dictionary.com,...
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Langston HughesWhen approaching an assignment such as this, specifically one that specifies that you use 500 words, concise concepts will be important. This demands the utmost clarity in terms of your thesis...
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Social SciencesCertainly, if one grows up under an authoritarian household and does not rebel against the teaching of the house, that person may end up more likely to hold authoritarian and prejudiced views....
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SalvationDialogue, of course, contributes to the realistic impact of any piece of fiction, even a very brief story such as "Salvation." Here, the voices of both the clergyman and Hughes's aunt emphasize how...
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Political ScienceHistorically, Jim Crow laws served to enforce racial segregation and deny the vote to African Americans. This was achieved through such measures as legally segregated schools and public facilities,...
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Things Fall ApartHere are two ways to compare, contrast, and otherwise pair Things Fall Apart and The Alchemist. Faith Traditions and Communities of Faith Ideas (and conflicts) relating to specific systems of...
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The AwakeningThe two earliest flashbacks in the novel and arguably the most important in regards to establishing Edna's character both reveal a depth to Edna's character that would be missing without them. Both...
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A Model of Christian CharityThe first reason for economic inequality provided by John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is that this puts human beings into conformity with the rest of God's...
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The Government InspectorIn the 1930s, following the Great Depression, president Franklin D. Roosevelt created federal programs to aid in economic relief and the wide-scale creation of jobs in order to recover the economy....
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A Passage to IndiaFriendship is a central theme of the novel. Forster uses it to highlight the problems caused by society and in particular, society in a colonised country. The three major friendships of the novel...
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HistoryThis is a great question. There is a recent book out that actually deals with this very topic. The author is David Graebel and the book is called:The History of Debt: the First Five Thousand Years....
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History of Plymouth PlantationAlthough John Robinson did not make the voyage with the Pilgrims in 1620, he sent two letters to John Carver, both dated in July of 1620, with advice for the Pilgrims once they establish the colony...
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HistoryAncient Egypt is often the first, and sometimes the only, great African civilization studied in American schools. Therefore, it has often been used to encourage and empower young people of African...
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LiteratureWhenever you are writing a response to literature, you should first make sure to read the prompt question very carefully. Often, the question itself will contain hints on how to answer. For...
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The House on Mango StreetIn the incredibly short story "Papa Wakes Up Tired in the Dark," a brief but incredibly dense scene plays out wherein Esperanza's papa informs her that his own father has passed away. Esperanza has...
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ReligionI would argue that it's difficult to have a "fundamental belief" which you have never really given much consideration to. Our most fundamental beliefs are those which make us who we are and guide...
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A Christmas CarolWhen Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol saying someone had no bowels was similar to saying today that someone has no heart. They meant the the person did not show caring or compassion to others. The...
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To Kill a MockingbirdThe children and adults alike are cruel to Atticus and his children. No one was very happy with Atticus defending Tom Robinson. They understood that he was appointed, but they also understood that...
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BeowulfWealtheow represents mankind, light, and good. Grendel’s mother represents evil, darkness, and danger. Wealtheow, Hrothgar's wife, is a gracious and graceful host. She is also a mother, and she...
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Little BrotherTrue to the title of the book, Little Brother is a reference to many of the conflicts present in George Orwell's 1984, but on a far more diminished, and therefore more intimate scale. After...
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Ready Player OneI-r0k is presented as an obnoxious user whose arrogance and unwanted presence make him a nuisance. He attempts to integrate himself into Parzival and Aech's party, but neither of them is willing to...
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To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee's coming-of-age novel, To Kill a Mockingbird follows the traditional plot structure outlined by Gustav Freytag's pyramid. This involves the common patterns beginning with the exposition...
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A Streetcar Named DesireLove is viewed in a variety of contexts in Williams' work. Blanche features a love of nostalgia, a desperate love of the past in the hopes of providing some semblance of hope and understanding for...
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WonderIn R. J. Palacio's novel WONDER, August (Auggie) Pullman is treated badly by some of the other characters due to facial deformities and surgery scars. His classmate Julian is the most significant...
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Social SciencesOver the years, numerous theories about children and adult psychology have developed. One popular theory is Freud’s theory about childhood sexuality influencing adults; however, other theories...
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MarketingThere is actually a company ecology model (Moore, 2006) that varies from company to company, and analyzes the data obtained from customer surveys, sales vs. purchases, and social influencing. From...
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The Cold WarThe Truman Doctrine was a major turning point in US foreign policy for at least two reasons. First, the doctrine can be seen as the beginning of American participation in the Cold War. The Cold...
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The Edible WomanThough some might regard this as a negative criticism (which it's not intended to be), Atwood's language in The Edible Woman might often be called "unremarkable." For the most part, she gives us a...
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Common SenseIn 1776, Thomas Paine advocated American independence in his famous pamphlet, Common Sense. In Chapter 1, Paine argues that the British government is a "house divided against itself" because its...
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Social SciencesDuring the first year of his presidency, Richard M. Nixon implemented a controversial domestic policy called the War on Drugs. Facing a rising wave of heroin use, primarily driven by returning...
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Political ScienceIt would be homogenizing to claim one meaning that all people ascribe to concepts such as freedom, justice, and democracy. However, one could consider the general common meanings that are often...
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Social SciencesNo, even if President Richard M. Nixon did not hold biases against African Americans and left-wing, anti-war activists, his War on Drugs would still not have had merit. In the jungles and swamps of...
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FrankensteinOne could suppose that a key to helping Victor Frankenstein's creation receive acceptance into polite society would have been for the young, emotionally and intellectually immature (although...