"In the time of Greatness"
Birth Date. William Shakespeare, surely the world's most performed and admired playwright, was born in April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, about 100 miles northwest of London. According to the records of Stratford's Holy Trinity Church, he was baptized on April 26. Since it wa....
A Short History of the Devil by Neil Mohammed
Horned gods were worshipped in Europe and the rest of the world from the dawn of humanity. They were always part of a pagan belief system, a polytheistic belief system, which accepted many gods. Tribal pagan belief systems still in existence share this characteristic: the tribes worship their tribal....
A Tale of Two Cities- A Historical fiction
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel categorized as historical fiction. Historical fiction is a composite material, with a portion of history embedded in a matrix of fiction. A Tale of Two Cities is appropriately titled, as the novel is the story of England and Revolutionary France; as a result it can b....
A.O. Neville
A.O. Neville
A.O. Neville is one of the most controversial characters in the history of the community of the Western Australian government concerning Aboriginals. He is known to the Australia as Mr Devil or just a mere public servant doing his job as the chief protector of the Aboriginals in....
Adolescence
People cannot clearly define the ages that cover the adolescent period in their human life. We know it is the thing that comes after childhood but were not sure when it is a good time to stop our adolescent behaviors. Some older humans considered as adults, still have the mind-set of an adol....
Aggression of an elite sports performer
Statement of the Problem
Wayne Rooney is a rare footballing talent, being compared to the best in the world and achieving a great deal of success at a young age. However, at an early stage in his career it was clear that there was a major flaw to his game, his aggression. Wayne was just 17 when he ....
American History X
Throughout the years Racism and Hatred have been a part in the United States. There have been movies and books done about this topic that is so disturbing. In my opinion and what I believe is that there should not been any kind of racism and hatred against people of different ethnicity, but others d....
An Ethical Dilemma
An Ethical Dilemma
Introduction
Many times in business situations, there arise ethical problems that can cause an employer or manager to evaluate the situation and decide if it needs to be reported. Ethical problems can include human resources issues such as discrimination and harassment. T....
An Unseen Reflection - Dracula and God
"An Unseen Reflection"
Paul Ratliff
Gothic literature exists as a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate. Dracula, a gothic English novel written in 1897 by Bram Stoker, illustrates a Satanic character through the Count. The Count exists as the protagon....
Angelic Overview
ANGELIC OVERVIEW: "Angels are spirits," proclaimed St.Augustine!St. Thomas Aquinas believed that angels were purespirit, having no matter or mass, and taking up no space; but Thomasbelieved angels could assume bodies at will. The purpose of angelsis the same as mankind: to love and serve the Lord....
Avi
Avi is not just a talented writer; at some point in his life he has been a photographer, a librarian, a reader, a hiker, a music student, a runner, a bread maker and a cricket player. Maybe Avi is such a good writer because he has experience in all sorts of fields. Avi was also a child, a student, a....
Baldwin

American writer, noted for his novels on sexual and personal identity, and sharp essays on civil-rights struggle in the United States. Baldwin also wrote three plays, a children's storybook, and a book of short stories. He gained fame with his first novel, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (1....
Battle of Gettysburg
The American Civil War was fought over cultural, social, and economical beliefs that
divided the nation. The war set father against son, brother against brother, and American
against American. The Civil War was a violent, devastating war that claimed the lives of
over 620,000 men on both sides....
Baz Luhrman´s Version of Romeo and Juliet
One of the characteristics of Elizabethan and also Jacobean drama is the low number of stage directions and the lack of details they contain. As a logical consequence theatrical representations or film versions of these ages may allow an important quantity of freedom in the performance. In other ins....
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda triangle, or the devils triangle, is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. It is the greatest modern mystery of our supposedly well understood world. It is noted for a very high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and airc....
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the Antichrist Ever since Microsoft was founded, Bill Gates has gained power over the people of the world by winning a monopoly in the computer-software industry. From the assistance Microsoft gave in the development of the personal computer, to the virtual monopoly that Windows 95 now....
Birth of the Universe
Your universe, as we have suggested many times, as we've suggested already this morning, is but one universe among many. It is relatively a small universe — not to suggest that you should feel badly … {laughter} … for despite the consensus reality that bigger is better, despite the....
Buchi Emecheta's In the Ditch
Buchi Emechetas In the Ditch is an autobiographical novel and it describes the social deprivations by the protagonist, Adah, who is a native from a post-colonized country, Nigeria. In fact, Adah is the author herself and everything in the book really happened. As an Ibo from Nigeria she comes ....
Causes of the Salem Witch Trials
Early in 1692, a terrible scare swept through Salem, Massachusetts. Salem, which was established by the Puritans, was a natural result of the Reformation of England. The trouble in Salem began during the cold dark Massachusetts winter, January 1692. Eight young girls began to take ill, beginning ....
Coming of Age in Mississippi
Before Emmett Tills murder, I had known the fear of hunger, hell, and the Devil. But now there was a new fear known to me the fear of being killed just because I was black. This was the worst of my fears. I knew once I got food, the fear of starving to death would leave. I also was told th....
Critical Book Review on The Delusion Of Satan by Francis Hill
In the Preface, Francis Hill makes a cautious effort to clarify her reasons behind writing A Delusion of Satan. In 1992 when she first visited Salem she found that, despite the millions of words written on the subject there was a lack of an accurate up-to-date narrative of the horrifying stor....
Crucible Character Analysis
Amanda Braun
June 30, 2005
The Crucible
Abigail Williams- Abigail is a young woman with dangerous ambition. Her personality is one of a ruthless, evil, obsessed soul inside the body of an angel. With her ability to masquerade her own evilness, she can play off the fears of others in a way that ....
Crystal Meth
In the 1890's the first chemical stimulant was produced. In 1919 phenyl isopropyl methyline, or methamphetamine, was created by Japanese chemist A. Ogata. During World War II, the manufacturing and use of the stimulant amphetamine came of age. Included in U.S. Army survival kits, amphetamines were....
dark rose man
Dark Rose, Blood Tree
To his left lay a corpse. To his right lay another. The traveller knew little of either of them, and cared even less. All he knew of the dead old woman was that she had owned a strong horse, and all he knew of the young man lying near her was that he did not own one.
By c....
Devil
According to many religions the Devil is an evil spirit that opposes God or good spirits. Devils are supposed to tempt people to be wicked. The chief tempter is called the Devil and may command many lesser devils. In Judaism and Christianity, the Devil is also known as Satan. In Islam, the relig....
Discuss a play which has changed how you view yourself and the world.
Reading about war has changed my way of thinking about life and has made me realise that peace is the most important thing for survival and development. Although, nowadays, this theme has been a living reality and most importantly, a living hell, War literature and especially modern literature, e....
Do you think that the events and characters in The Crucible are too far away from a modern audience?
The events and characters in The Crucible are too far away from the audience's experience to really engage them emotionally or intellectually in some ways, because our world differs from Salem and in the times when the Salem Witch trials took place people had a different way of thinking, those days ....
Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900)
Oscar Wilde belongs to those bourgeois writers whose literary activity, contradictory in its nature, mirrors the crises in bourgeois ideology.
Wilde was regarded as the leader of the English aesthetic movement, but many of his works do not follow his decadent theory of a....
Dr Faustus - Ambition
Marlowes biographers often portray him as a dangerously overambitious individual. Explore ways this aspect of Marlowes personality is reflected in Dr. Faustus. Christopher Marlowe lived during the Renaissance period in 16th century England. Although this was a time of change, the Elizabethans still ....
Dr Faustus - as a leap from morality traditon to the romance
Chapter II
A Leap from the Morality Tradition to the Romantic Drama
Behind the forces of Evil, as they concentrate in the mind of a man for the possession of his soul, is Hell behind the forces of Good, as they concentrate for his protection, is Heaven.
The morality plays copied an imp....
Dr Faustus and Seven Sins
Dr Faustus is a short play written by Christopher Marlowe. The play is a masterful insight into the paradoxical soul of mankind and its ironically self inflicted corruption. The play could be classification as a theological allegory. It can be assumed that the play specifically speaks to the relig....
Dragons
Dragons have been part of mythology and legends for thousands of years. Almost every country in the world holds a story or background associated with these creatures.
Dragons are one of the oldest creatures in mythology and have been part of traditions since the beginning of time. The dragon ca....
Elizabeth Bowen: The Demon Lover
In this essay, I shall examine how Elizabeth Bowen takes the reader on a psychological journey through modern fiction. The Demon Lover is a short story portraying the mental effect of the world war through a characters memory.
Also comparing and contrasting, Bernard Malamud`s religious and incr....
Eminem
A protégé of Dr. Dre, rapper Eminem emerged in 1999 as one of the most controversial rappers to ever grace the genre. Using his biting wit and incredible skills to vent on everything from his unhappy childhood to his contempt for the mainstream media, his success became the biggest crossover succe....
Empowerment Through Accusations During The Witch Trials - The Crucible by Arthur Miller
In Salem, Massachusetts, the men of the town have the political power. In this society, the lowest rungs of the social ladder are occupied by young, unmarried, girls. Such as, Abigail Williams, Mary Warren, Tituba, and Mercy Lewis. During the play, an accusation from one of Abigails troop is enou....
Evil Spirits
Evil Spirits
The Exorcist: The Beginning, The Amityville Horror, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose are all movies that have been released in the past two years. This shows the growing curiosity of the subject exorcism. In past years it was rarely talked about, and movies containing it were a big co....
factors contributing to creation of an ethnic group minority
What is ethnic identity? Ethnic identity is the integration of ethnicity or race into one's self-concept or self-image. It is the full recognition of one's ethnicity and the subsequent self-identity that flows from the values, ways, and styles of that ethnic background, instead of from the self-con....
Factors that Contribute to Achieving a Religious Identity
Religion has always been a very controversial topic. There are always people who would argue, fight, or even kill for what they believe in. If someone holds different religious beliefs than another person, conflict could occur. I have seen conservative Christians at Wright State who preach to pe....
Fear and Loathing in the Desert
Edward Abbey, an environmentalist and author describes the desert in his essay The Great American Desert(1997) as a horrible place in an attempt to make people stay away. One of the things he describes is the countless danger from insects, animals, vegetation and the environment itself. All whic....
Frankenstein, Dracula and Shrek Marxist Interpretations
English Assignment
Refer to two core texts and a related text. Your aim is to examine links and divergence and to account for this. The precise focus of your examination is your own choice. You could examine genre, ideas, motifs, social forces etc.
Mary Shellys Frankenstein and Bram Stokers....
Gap Analysis of Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Global Communications is a telecommunication company that has been under financial pressure. The main objective of the company is to increase its revenues and profits. A new growth strategic plan has been announced that will introduce new products and service....
Genocide in Africa
The devils on Horseback
To many people the Devil is considered a person from hell, but to Darfurian villagers the Janjaweed was devil from hell. In Darfur the villagers are being over powered by their government and militias. Khartoum which is a leader in Sudan is using these rebels to committee ....
Geological Adventures
Geological Adventures 1
Geological Adventures
Dorothy M. Garrett
Western International University
SCI 244
Dr. Ted Keneklis
May 20, 2007
Geological Adventures 2
Introduction
Welcome to the Geological Adventures Tour. My name is Dorothy Garrett and I ....
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal’s popularity is and has been on the rise due to its many bands and increased guitar technology. Since the mid 1960’s, when heavy metal spread to the U.S. from England, it has grown in popularity. Many of the first bands that came from Europe came with two intentions; to sprea....
Holocaust Visit
While researching the Holocaust Museum I expect to walk away with much more than an understanding of the horrible events that took place in the Holocaust. I expect to learn more about the causes of the Holocaust and what actually happened inside all of the concentration camps. The politics of this t....
How does Arthur Miller show that dancing in the woods can lead to the deaths of innocent people?
In The Crucible, Miller shows that in the 17th century puritanical and theocratic society, mere 'dancing in the woods', by few young girls, had the power to cause paranoia, mass hysteria and moral degradation, and ultimately lead to the death of many innocent people in Salem, Massachusetts. In order....
How Tragic is Beowulf?
The Germanic hero is invariably a tragic hero (Swanton). How tragic is Beowulf?
Being the seminal work that it is, many of the standards by which a modern audience might coin a Germanic hero, are set within Beowulf itself. One of the ways in which the poet achieves this is through the u....
Importance of narrative structure in ONE or TWO gothic texts.
Analyse the importance of narrative structure in ONE or TWO gothic texts.
Narrative structure and technique is an important factor of any novel, however when critiquing a novel of the Gothic genre it can be considered imperative. Within her novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelly could be seen to be re....
Indigenous Impacts on the environment
From the position of a modern day consumerist culture, one might be oblivious to the impact indigenous cultures have had on the environment. In comparison, it might seem that the industrial revolution and technological upheaval of the world has contributed the bulk of environmental downfall, but it....
Inspiration Dragon
Dragons, once believed to be real at one time, are still alive in our hearts and our imaginations; theyve inspired many great movies and literature. Many great novels have been inspired by the very concept of dragons, if not the whole then at least parts. The History of Dragons intrigues many.
D....
International Terrorism
In this assignment I will review my knowledge and experience about specific aspects of International Terrorism by examining the past 37 months I have spend in Iraq as a section leader as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I will describe at length the deterioration of the situation here in Iraq; from ....
John Hale as a Dynamic Character in The Crucible
John Hale as a Dynamic Character in The Crucible
Arthur Millers play The Crucible takes place during the Salem witch-hunts of 1692. Miller uses this historical event as a metaphor to the McCarthy era. Located in Massachusetts, the small village of Salem is dominated by the strict and rigid life ....
John Proctor: Tragic Hero
John Proctor: Tragically Heroic
Every human on Earth were born with flaws no matter what one would want to believe, and when these flaws get the better of people; the situation becomes tragic and the people become tragic heroes, in some cases. The definition of a tragic hero is a decent person ove....
King Hamlet: The Devil in Disguise
William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a drama which has been renound for its content and depiction of characters. Over the years, it has gone through many variations of interpretations and criticisms. One such criticism is the nature of the ghost who takes the form of Hamlet's dead father. At first gla....
Lead of the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence was released in 2002 and is a true story based on the book Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence, by Doris Pilkington. It is a dramatic movie of emotion, education and determination. The film explores the discourses of racism, education, family, faith and power, with racism being the do....
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; an Allegory
In the world of allegory in literature, there is one story that sticks out. That is The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Almost everyone has heard of the story and its connection to The Bible. The most popular book of the series is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. There have been many ada....
Lord of the Flies
Man must have rules in order to control his savage side. William Golding brings out this theme in the novel Lord of the Flies. When you first read Lord of the Flies you may think it is merely a simple adventure story of boys on a deserted island. But if you take a deeper look into it and consider....
Macbeth - Who is to blame for the horror in the play
Who is to blame for the horror in the play, Macbeth?
Throughout his play of Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses various mechanisms involving the settings, themes and characters to establish a great sense of horror for his audience. This horror is associated with the deceitful and bloody murder....
Macbeth Thematic Study
As humans we are all unknowingly affected by outside influences; people that affect our perceptions, morals and ethics.
Shakespeare attributes this to the complexity of the human condition as he explores the overwhelming nature of
ambition, the impact of false reality on mans perceptions, and th....
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, a civil rights leader in the 1960's believed that blacks and whites should be segregated. He also believed that white man was evil and were trying to brainwash all blacks and that Martin Luther King's "non-violent protests" weren't working and that violence was needed for change. Malcolm ....
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, was one of the many black leaders of our world. He was not this way throughout his life. He made a significant turn around when he was in prison and was introduced to the Nation of Islam. After his prison encounter, he decided to devote his life to educate Black people about the Nati....
Malcolm X
MALCOLM LITTLE
A research paper on the life, death, and achievements of Malcolm X.
By Shawn Emig
Malcolm Little
Pg. 1
VITA STATEMENT: Malcolm X lead 30,000 people as a minister and leader of the Islamic faith However, he altered the lives of billions as a human ri....
Manchester United
Manchester United is considered, by some, to be the most decorated soccer team in the world. Others argue that Manchester United is an over hyped team, that lack the skill of rival teams such as FC Barcelona. In this past season, Man United has won the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Club Wor....
Mary Rowlandson and the Puritan Tenets
Mary Rowlandson and the Puritan Tenets
In Mary Rowlands, The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, many Puritan beliefs, also called tenets, are vividly illustrated. As a matter of fact, several scholars today revere Rowlandsons work as one of the most de....
Mascot Nightmare
During my high school days, I had my share fun being the school mascot. I was the Marietta Blue Devil for the basketball team. It was not what I wanted to be like because I gotten into events that should not have occurred only if I was not so hard headed.
Last year, as a senior, I was the Marietta ....
Mass Hysteria in The Crucible
Mass hysteria is a major reaction to the breakdown of a society. Mass hysteria is a condition in which large groups of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation. One example of mass hysteria can be found during the Middle Ages. 1347 through 1352 was a time of death and despair. The b....
Matthew Pearls The Dante Club a Historical Novel?
"Few intellectual developments in the last two hundred years have af-fected us more profoundly than the enriched sense of historicity." This quota-tion illustrates the fact that the interest in literary has grown.
As "[w]e have an increasing appetite for fiction and an increasing d....
McCarthy, and His Witches.
Arthur Miller created a everlasting work when he completed The Crucible. Few other works would ever match the sorrow of its violent accusations, and none do so with such a chilling reminder of history: Miller wrote his play during a modern witch-hunt. It is all but too easy to forget the trials o....
McCarthyism Vs. The Crucible
McCarthyism vs. The Crucible
Every day the criminal justice system accuses people of crimes of which they are innocent. Some of these crimes are preposterous and in some extreme cases people have gone on the rampage accusing others of certain crimes. In the play The Crucible, which displays....
mise en scene
Mise-en-scène and Symbolism
Arguably one of the greatest concerns of a filmmaker is the notion of Mise-en-scène. Mise-en-scène is by dictionary definition the arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted (Merriam-Webster). Although to ....
Museum of Tolerance should include an exhibit on the genocide in Darfur
The words genocide and ethnic cleansing have been linked to the situation in Darfur for the past eight years. Darfur is the site of mass crimes against humanity since 2003. The Museum of Tolerance should include an exhibit on the genocide in Darfur to educate people of the tragedy and injustice. Th....
Music and Shakespeare
1. Inheritance from Medieval Drama
· From the medieval drama the Elizabethans inherited in palpable and concrete dramatic form that association of music with the divine which is an invariable part of their mental furniture. When, in the mystery cycles, God appears on a scaffold, between tw....
Nicaraguas Women Fight for Freedom and Equality
The treatment of women in Nicaragua has been anything but equal. The Somoza regime took advantage of women as though they were simply possessions or tools by using them for prostitution or middle-class maids. The National Guard owned brothels and received part of the earnings. During the Sandinis....
Oedipus the King
The 1st Stasimon in Sophocles play Oedipus the King is mainly showing the Chorus confusion in regards to Tiresias accusations made towards Oedipus. The Chorus seem terrified and powerless, and, like Oedipus, do not want to believe the accusations. They feel that the gods know the truth, yet will not....
Othello
It seems that Shakespeare is characterising Othello as a black man who has a high ranking position in the Army and who marries a white aristocratic women, against her fathers will. Irving Ribner suggests that the presentation of Othello as the hero must have been startling for Elizabethan audiences.....
Percy Bysshe Shelley, in his poem, Hymn to Intellectual Beauty
"Beauty"
Beauty. This word seems simple enough. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "that quality or combination of qualities which affords keen pleasure to other senses (e.g. that of hearing), or which charms the intellectual or moral faculties, through inherent grace, or fitnes....
personal devotion
Have you ever wondered what exactly had to be done for you to be in a closer relationship with God? For you to listen, receive and accept his word into your life? This deep spiritual connection is something that is achieved through the meaningful action of personal Devotion. Personal Devotion refers....
Pickett's Charge: The High Tide of the Confederacy
The year 1863 was a pivotal year for our nation who was at the time engaged in a bitter civil war. In the preceding two years, the South had shown its superiority on the battlefield and had won almost every time the two armies met. Things were looking bleak in the North as president Abraham Lincol....
Pope Gregory I
Gregory the First reigned from 590-604 and was named the fourth Doctor of the Church in the early Middle Ages. Gregory the great served as Pope during a difficult time. Barbarians, specifically the Lombards, had invaded Italy and asked for a huge ransom payment to leave. Other difficulties included....
Power: The Federal Government and the Union Movement
When discussing power and its implications, one must take into account several key things: who the proponents are, what positions they hold, and what they have to gain from exercising power. Generally, it is obvious when power is employed, it is one group contesting the other, and an outcome is ach....
Reactions to Bertonneaus An Overview of Barn Burning
Thomas Bertonneau analyzes the characters of Abner and Sarty Snopes in his An Overview of Barn Burning, critiquing each regarding their basic personalities, how they affect the world, and how the world, in return, affects them.
Bertonneau begins by revealing Abners character in its m....
Representation of Race in No Sugar by Jack Davis
Alysha Dinardo Question Two:-
Through colonisation, the Eurocentric view is imposed upon the indigenous peoples, and they are forced to abandon their own culture and take upon those of authority. In No Sugar, it displays the extent of the effects the Europeans had on the indigenous Aborigines. Ra....
Review of Paul Fussells WARTIME
War is Hell is a phrase which has been used to describe the effects of war on not only those who actually participate but those on the homefront as well. Although, in all honesty, war is not a subject that I would normally choose to delve into, reading Paul Fussells Wartime has give....
Rock Sound is Calling
Rock Sound is Calling
Remember that night? It seems so clear
now he's back and Im glad he's here
three long years, millions of beers
but the devil is back, so girls, dry your tears
in his favourite club, in his favourite seat
well I saw the Devil, wing tip shoes on his feet,
pork pie ha....
Romeo and Juliet
The story of Romeo and Juliet was filled with a tragedy caused by two feuding families with an end of death. But could the fatal demise of these two been averted if one character had played a better part. This character is Friar Lawrence a man of the church renowned for his power of healing. When th....
Romeo and Juliet The Film
One of the characteristics of Elizabethan and also Jacobean drama is the low number of stage directions and the lack of details they contain. As a logical consequence theatrical representations or film versions of these ages may allow an important quantity of freedom in the performance. In other ins....
Salem Witch Trials
The most famous American venture into the field of witch-hunting took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. To this day most Americans think that Salem and the Puritans who lived there in the seventeenth century were uniquely wicked or deluded; that Salem was one of the great world centers of the ....
Search for Meaning: Comparing Shake Hands with the Devil and In the Skin of a Lion
Every book has things to say, every text has lessons to teach; there is value in the opinions and written musings of all. Although one can draw similarities in almost any combinations of literature, it is rare to find two texts so blatantly similar yet so remarkably distinct on so many levels. This ....
Setting The Tone in Nathaniel Hawthornes The Celestial Railroad
Setting The Tone
In Nathaniel Hawthornes The Celestial Railroad: And other Short Stories, he constructs the setting of the scene to create the mood for the rest of the story and as a result gives the reader a better understanding of the main character(s). This writing technique that Hawthorne....
Significance of Ghost Hamlet
The ghost of the late King Hamlet is a very significant character in Hamlet; however, this vital apparition only appears three times throughout the entire novel. The ghost of King Hamlet, even with its brief appearances, is the cause of when the plot starts to begin and also when the plot comes ....
Summarise the writing technique of Bernard Shaw, with refernce to The Devil's Disicple.
Like several of Shaw's early plays, The Devil's Disciple first produced in 1897 and published in his collection Three Plays for Puritans in 1901 takes an existing popular theatrical form, in this case melodrama, and adapts it to serve Shaw's dramatic purposes. In the preface to Three Plays for....
Symbolism in La Celestina: the Death of Calisto
[Synopsis: This report, 4 pages in length, relying on 4 sources and in MLA format, examines the late 15th century romantic tragedy Celestina. It analyzes the death of one of the characters, Calisto, in the context of prevailing conceptions of love and sin.]
Symbolism in Celestina: the death of....
Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter
In The Scarlet Letter, a book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many levels of symbolism throughout the story. They all surface multiple times, and help the reader to better understand the novel, as well as to give subtle hints and clues about the conclusion of the book. The most prominent....
Teamwork
1) Definition of a Team
Businesses and organizations are increasingly relying on work teams to streamline processes, enhance participation and improve performance. Teamwork is of worldwide importance. Although teams are diverse and can take on many forms, all teams are defined by four characteris....
The Bible. Why Christians Believe Myths and Fables to be reality.
The Bible. Why Christians Believe Myths and Fables to be reality.
The Bible is the holy book for the Christian religion. This book was penned by various authors, and is split into two main sections. These two main sections are titled the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testame....
The Chrysalids
A society is an organized group of individuals. In the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham the Sealand society and Waknuk society are both similar and different in the way they live. The Sealand and Waknuk societies are both egocentric and ignorant, but the Sealand society accepts changes, wher....
The Crucible
The Crucible is one of the most bizarre accounts of a historical event to date. The navet of the townspeople leads them down a road of madness and confusion, led by a shameless Puritan girl. Abigail Williams was a ruthless girl who showed no mercy upon accusing her victims of witchcraft. Knowing the....
The Crucible
Speaking the Truth
Dignity, honor, principles and fighting for strong beliefs are all common principles that people believe in. People deal with ethical dilemmas everyday and how we handle them determine whether we are righteous or not. In The Crucible these morals are put to the test by John Pro....
The Crucible - John Proctor, a man with pride
The Crucible - John Proctor, a man with pride
John Proctor plays the leading role in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. He was persistent, honest, and full of integrity. He was simply, a man with pride. A wise woman once said, "Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticiz....
The Crusades
Though the causes of the crusades can easily be distinguished the one cause can not be effectively since there is always something that will contradict it. The crusades took place because of the rivalry as well as the clash of cultures between the Catholic Church and the Muslims, they both wanted p....
The devil - Comparson of tarot images
The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him. To many of us when we hear the name Satan or the Devil we automatically conjure up in our minds a visual representa....
The Devil and Tom Walker
Good and Evil in The Devil and Tom Walker:
The evil concept in the story is shown in many ways. Tom Walker represents mankind making see himself as being sinful and evil. When theres intent to destroy, we get a different level of hatred. We can see that good vs. evil has been a popular theme in....
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
Introduction:
Written by Washington Irving in 1867, The Devil and Tom Walker is one of the first pieces of writing that fell into the category Romanticism. Characteristics of Romanticism in the story are the belief in the supernatural and an emphasis on the imagination that resonates througho....
The Devil and Tom Walker-Greed leads to destruction
Greed is a selfish desire to obtain money, wealth, material possessions than one legitimately needs. It is a very harmful characteristic that can be the main source of self-destruction. In Washington Irvings literary work, The Devil and Tom Walker, Tom and his wife are extremely greedy in th....
The Devil's Disciple - Character change.
Essay ¡V ¡¥The Devil¡¦s Disciple¡¦ by George Bernard Shaw
In the melodrama The Devils Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Judith Anderson is the only character that becomes a ¡¥changed¡¦ person at the end of the play. At first glance, the two main characters Richard Dudgeon and Anthony....
The Distinct Amish People
THE DISTINCT OLD ORDER AMISH PEOPLE
The Amish movement was founded in Europe by Jacob Amman in the 17th century. Some Amish migrated to Pennsylvania, United States in 1736. Membership in the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church is very conservative. Almost all members are born into and raised in the....
The Matrix
`The Matrix,' released in April 1999 directed by the Wachowski Brothers, was an outstanding blockbuster success. The magnificent effort in making the film was rewarded as it won four awards for the British Academy Awards. These were for best sound, best film editing, best sound effects editing and b....
The PIcture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wild
Theme is the central idea in a piece of writing. The theme of a book helps to understand the meaning of the book. Theme also helps to understand the characters in a book. Oscar Wild wrote, The Picture of Dorian Gray and filled it with lots of exciting imagery to allow the reader better understanding....
the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
The year 1692 marked a very disturbing time in the history of the New England area. This was the year of the Salem Witchcraft Trials when 19 people were executed on the charge of witchcraft. The main influence was Samuel Parris. He used his Puritan minister to gain monetary through his sermons reg....
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Allegory of the Custom-House
In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne writes an amusing allegory of the colonial Custom-House in which he had previously been employed. He was employed with the Custom-House while formulating the ideas for the Scarlet Letter. It is only fitting that he would write ....
The Tempest: Allegorical to the Bible
The Tempest is not a pure fantasy tale, but a purposeful allegory. The characters in the play are all representative of characters found in the bible. The first, and perhaps most persuasive, arguement would be Prospero symbolizing God. Prospero is seen to be a representative of God for several re....
The TURE Mormon Religion (LDS)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, true? Not true? Christians? Not Christians? These are some of the questions people ask about the Mormon church.How did the Mormon church start? Joseph Smith Jr. was born in 1805 in Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith. He had....
The use of symbolism in Lord of the flies
William Golding uses much symbolism in his novel, The Lord of the Flies, to help readers gain a greater understanding of his message. He uses symbolism in three important areas: objects that have symbolic value as references to ideas, characters that symbolize important historical and religious peop....
The Witch
My heart was in my Stomach as my friend and I panted down the endless, darkening wood. The overpowering trees were scarred with razor-sharp, piercing claws that sent a ghostly mist shrouding the landscape around us. The smell of rotting, murky wood, like forlorn mushrooms in the wild, blood-thirsty ....
The witches are to blame in Macbeth
As the horrid events unravel themselves in Macbeth, one could only presume that the Witches were behind this dreary misfortune. For throughout history witches were always condemned for their wrong doings, so this must be for good reason. Dating all the way back in ancient Greece to the daughters of ....
The World by Christina Rossetti
Rossettis ultra-Christian beliefs shine through in her poem entitled The World as she metaphorically shows that the world consists of nothing but sinful pleasures that tempt humanity into ignoring the life that God wishes upon us. But in her critique of society, Rossetti contradicts her own ma....
Theme of the Crucible
The Crucible was a play based on the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. It describes the activities during that time period of turmoil and persecution. When Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he portrayed the Salem Witch Trials with diligence and did a very good job developing the theme of sea....
Ubiquitous Man
A glance over the world from the point of view of a Science Fiction Writer who assumes that Time is waved to all directionsMotto: The only thing you have really got is what you are and it is on you forever.Mihaela BufnilaASSUMPTIONSIf God had died what would be the use of beautiful language and why ....
Werewolves
The Werewolf
A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who shape shifts into a wolf, either purposely, by using magic or by being placed under a curse. Werewolves were known in almost all European countries and cultures. Werewolves are only second in line to vampires in popularity.
The wo....
What are the poetic techniques used in Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori
This poem was written by Wilfred Owen, war poet and pacifist who was one of the many that registered their protest to the nature of the First World War through the medium of poetry. One of the most famous pieces eh wrote is Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patra Mori, at the time a popular epitaph for s....
Who is to blame for the horror in the play, Macbeth?
Who is to blame for the horror in the play, Macbeth?
Throughout his play of Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses various mechanisms involving the settings, themes and characters to establish a great sense of horror for his audience. This horror is associated with the deceitful and bloody murder....
William the Conqueor
First England Then the World
William the Conqueror lived an extraordinary life; over several years he overcame hardships many have only dreamt of, at the same time he fought battles against great opponents that would change the overall composition of England before dying and passing down his legacy....
Witch Hunt In Europe
Witch Hunts in Europe
From the late fifteenth century until the seventeenth century, Europe experienced a hysterical religious movement, centered on the persecution of individuals as witches. The movement was born during a period of considerable economic, religious, and social upheaval. The Pro....
witch hunts
n 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts several girls started to behave strangly. They would be in trances, they would have seizures, and they would scream. After this had gone on for a couple of days, it was diagnosed as witchcraft. The girls accused three women of hurting them. Soon, the panic and ....
Women in Ancient Iran and principal beliefs of Zoroastrians
Status of Women in Ancient Iran
One of the sources for learning about the status of women in ancient Iran is from Avesta, the holy book of Zoroastrians. In Avesta women are shown to share the responsibilities with men. Men and women are equally praised for their deeds in Avesta. Zarathustra in h....
Wright Brothers
Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Catharine Wright had four sons, Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, and Orville, and one daughter Katharine. Little did Susan Wright know that she had given birth to one of the world's most famous inventive partnerships. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana.....
Wright Brothers
Wright Brothers
Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Catharine Wright had four sons, Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, and Orville, and one daughter Katharine. Little did Susan Wright know that she had given birth to one of the world's most famous inventive partnerships. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867, near Mi....
Wright Brothers
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The Story starts near Richmond Indiana, where Wilbur and Orville were children of Milton and
Susan Wright. The Wright Brothers were two of five children, four boys and a girl. The Wright
Family was a caring family that encouraged learning and doing. Milton Wright worked at the
Uni....
Writing and Death: The Story of Edgar Allen Poe's Life
Writing and Death: The Story of Poe's Life
Edgar Allan Poe was the son of an actor and actress, David and Eliza Poe. He was orphaned at the age of three and went to live with the family of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Virginia. Poe is best known for his tales of the mysterious and mac....
X Marks The Spot - Buried Sea Treasure
X Marks the Spot
In 1915, the United States sold 483 coins to people worth fifty dollars each. Today those coins sell for sixty-five thousand dollars per-coin (Heritage Galleries and Auctions). What if a rich guy were to drop one of those coins into the ocean while sailing on his yacht 80 years ag....
young goodman brown - Nathaniel Hawthorne
In Nathaniel Hawthornes story, Young Goodman Brown we followed the plot which begun in Salem during the 1800s. The tale of Young Goodman Brown is a classic example of good versus evil. It told the story of a young Puritan man drawn into a covenant with the Devil. Brown is stressed wit....
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