"Jack the Ripper"
"Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. (Ryder, n.pg.). The Ripper may have been a sexual serial killer of a type all too common in the 1880s, but he was also bent on terrifying a city and making the whole ....

"Jack the Ripper"
"Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. (Ryder, n.pg.). The Ripper may have been a sexual serial killer of a type all too common in the 1880s, but he was also bent on terrifying a city and making the whole ....

Agoge
Agoge is a Greek training of boys to become Spartans and fight in wars. When boys are born in Sparta they are examined to see if they are to be strong and healthy. The baby boys are brought up to fight and kill. While training the boys were sent out into the wilderness to fight for themselves for ....

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Born Late July 356 BC in Pella, MacedoniaDied June,10 323 BC in The Palace of Nabukodonossor, BabylonAlexandros III Philippou Makedonon, (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon), King of Macedonia, was born in July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia. He was one of the greatest mil....

Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa In a society where almost everyone you see is thin or seem to have the perfect body, it is very difficult or frustrating to someone who is heavy, big boned or slightly overweight. You see magazines; movies, models, and celebrities with bodies you would like to have, or try to hav....

At the Heart of Darkness
Chinua Achebe claimed Conrad to be a thoroughgoing racist, in his highly acclaimed lecture, An Image of Africa, but the very essence of Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness lies in the fact that it does not condone imperialism in the Congo. In his essay, Achebe states that, there is a prepostero....

Bamboozled is Effective as Satire
Bamboozled is Effective as Satire According to the New Columbia Encyclopedia, Satire is a term used or applied to any work of literature whose objective is ridicule or impact moral instructions, to denounce political or social abuses or to make display wit, to attack a political opponent or a li....

black like me
The book Black Like Me is an amazing book in the way John Howard Griffin writes in the form of a diary but although it is in diary form it is still a story. Griffin creates his narration in a way that it will move and touch the reader and help (in the most efficient way possible) them understand wha....

Character analysis of Malvolio in Twelfth Night
The character Malvolio (meaning literally I mean ill will) is immediately affected by the implications of his name. His personage is implied directly to be one of negative and somewhat disagreeable nature, which is continued and supported throughout the play, leading to his downfall and mockery wh....

Christianity
The belief in some higher presence, other than our own, has existed since man can recollect. Religion was established from this belief, and it can survive and flourish because of this belief. Christianity, one of several forms of religion that exist today, began sometime during the middle of the f....

Civil Rights Act of President Johnson
Lyndon Johnsons work for minorities began in 1928 when he obtained his first job as an elementary school teacher; it was, of course, at this time a segregated school attended by only Mexican Americans. Johnson had 28 pupils who he recalled were "mired in the slums", "lashed by prejudice" and "buri....

Compare and Contrast The Fall of the House of Usher movie and book
Compare and Contrast of The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe In the short story and movie version The Fall of the House of Usher, Poe presents the history of the end of an illustrious family. Both versions of The Fall of the House of Usher are different and similar in a couple of wa....

Comparison of Love in "A Worn Path"
Comparison of Love In A Worn Path Eudora Welty focuses on the main character, Phoenix Jackson, and her journey to get her sick grandsons medicine. Throughout this story we see that the theme of this short story is perseverance and dedication. In Shall I compare thee to a summers da....

complexion
The color of ones skin sometimes had a lot to do with ones self concept. Many people get inferiority complexes because they feel that the world favors better to a person who is of lighter skin color. This is sad because not only should a person not have to feel this way, but they worst part is that....

Creative Writing on Concept of Change
The young girl didn't know how early it was, or what woke her, but something within her was different. She had rushed to the bathroom, where she now stood, and gazed at herself in the mirror, expressionless. The florescent light flickered above her head and threatened to blink its last flash of ligh....

Deep Connections Brought Out by the Writing of Virginia Woolf
Modernism was a movement which embraced new creative endeavours taken by writers such as Ezra Pound, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf. It is during this time period when the style of writing known as stream of consciousness came about, beginning with James Joyce's Ulysses, and followed by Virgini....

Desirees Baby by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Women's Lack of Power and Inferiority In a Patriarchal Society Desirees Baby by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman both present the theme of the women's lack of power and inferiority in a patriarchal society. Both authors talk about their feminist vi....

Don Quixote
Don Quixote Many of Don Quixotes recurring elements are drawn from Cervantess life: the presence of Algerian pirates on the Spanish coast, the exile of the enemy Moors, the frustrated prisoners whose failed escape attempts cost them dearly, the disheartening battles displaying Spanish coura....

Dont hope,decide
As I glanced up, scanning the already full subway train. People squishing and squirming to find space caused a man in a stained chestnut brown overcoat to roll his eyes with annoyance. Like crowds of ants huddling over a piece of crumb. Person to person, my eyes jumping around like a robotic scannin....

Dwindling Public School System
In order to meet the demands of the increasingly dynamic Information Age, American schools must be reinvented. A grassroots movement is required to fundamentally restructure our public school system. It is imperative that we protect the future of our public school system as it is in our nations be....

Emerald
Beside the subtle waters of the rose glassed seas, slept a woman, her name, Emerald. Eyes like emeralds the reason for such a name, eyes like emeralds, hair the color and luster of jade, nails plated silver, skin, golden like the setting sun, a said spiteful beauty expressed also in the descript....

Emma Clueless Texts reflect their worlds
Transformation involves taking the themes and ideology of an original text and finding parallels in the new context for which it is transformed. The transformation of Jane Austens novel Emma to Amy Heckerlings film Clueless illustrates significant changes in terms of social hierarchy and social....

European Imperialism 15th-18th Centuries
Imperialism, when defined as the policy or practice of extending a country's influence over other territories by conquest, colonization, or economic domination, is a broad enough term to include early empires such as the Persian Empire, Alexanders Empire, the Egyptian Empire, the Roman Empire, the....

Forgotten Lessons
Torture, murder, brutality, and scorn. Words of pain rush through our minds when we think of one particular event- the Holocaust. With over eleven million people mercilessly killed, what was the world thinking? Slaying innocent individuals because of their race is a drastic way to practice persecuti....

Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a novel that was written by Mary Shelley. It was first published in 1818.The story was about a man named Victor Frankenstein who created a monster thatcommitted a series of murders when he was rejected by society. Mary Shelley was the author of the novel Frankenstein. She was bo....

frankenstein and art
of a gigantic stature; that is to say, about eight feet in height, and proportionally large. his limbs were in proportion his yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these l....

Harlem Reniassance Music
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History and People of the Caribbean
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas comprised of more than 7,000 islands, and the area is home to a great diversity of peoples and cultures. Interestingly, "the region comprises one culture area in which common factors have forged a common way of looking at life, the world, and their place in....

History Of Hip-Hop
Hip-hop. Probably the most evolved of all musical genres. The whole rap culture has increased dramatically within the past six to eight years. However, the music has been around for many. Decades as a matter of fact. The first recorded hip-hop music was produced in the early 1970s. Yet, there ....

how would you feel?
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? A wound becomes a scar that goes away or stays forever; of course, this depends on how deep the wound is. Scars that are permanent are usually unpleasant to see and cause embarrassment. Though scars usually occur on the skin they can also make their mark on the heart. Scars to ....

Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice is a dark, Gothic tragedy filled with vampirism, human sexuality, and conflict of morality and reality. Nowhere is this conflict more prevalent than within the main protagonist Louis de Pointe du Lac. Ninety-nine percent of the book is dialogue, as Louis tell....

jfk
Nicola Boylan Candidate No: Centre No: Why if John F. Kennedy such a famous and controversial figure today? John F. Kennedy, the youngest man elected president and became the youngest to die. He hadnt worked much more than 1000 ....

Kate Chopins Desirees Baby
In Kate Chopins Desirees Baby, Desiree was abandoned as a young child, and found by Madame Valmonde; who takes her in with loving arms. Later in life, Desiree gets married to Armand Aubigny. In time they have a baby boy. As the baby ages it is obvious he has a dark complexion; as a resu....

King Lear - Men more sinned against than sinning
There have been many words used to describe the full wheel our lives take when serving justice to those who deserve it. The words can vary from karma to fate, each of them sharing the common purpose of wrongdoers being punished for their actions. Yet, when taking into consideration the fact that ma....

Laser hair removal
Some people have too much. Some people want more. Everyone has it. It comes in different variations and colors and it¡¦s all over our bodies whether we want it there or not. Hair is one feature that our society is absorbed in. Whether its dying, cutting, adding too, shaving, waxing, or plucking, w....

LOREAL CASE ANALYSIS
Executive Summary The issue facing LOreal is how to build up the Kiehls acquisition into the global presence needed to fill out their luxury product segment. Kiehls is a small luxury cosmetics company that in many cases has thrived on strategies contrary of LOreals normal practices. T....

Marlow and Kurtzs transformations as a result of their journey in to heart of darkness
Marlow and Kurtzs transformation as a result of their journey into the African Congo Topic Question Novels often reflect characters coming to an understanding of the significance of their physical surroundings so they can make sense of their social situation. Discuss with reference to a ....

Masculinity and crime
Definition of Masculinity In today's world the terms masculine and feminine are widely used in journals, newspapers, moreover it is possible to hear such terms in daily conversations between people. Especially among guys it became very popular to explain girls what is feminine and what is not.....

meaning behind the aesthetic of women fashion within Dancehall
The Dancehall scene is a lifestyle for many people especially those from the ghetto areas of Jamaica. It is an erotic sanctuary for exotic dancing and exhibition dressing for women and a social arena for men to show up their rude boy lifestyle. The decorated women of the dancehall are celebrating w....

Merchant & A Midsummer Nights
A Product of Society? It is hard to determine whether or not Shakespearean comedy is clearly a product of Elizabethan courtly society. It can be said that the answer to that question is both yes and no. It is apparent in The Merchant of Venice that Shakespeares writing was strongly influenced by t....

Neither So Good Nor So Bad
Though the central action of Tomas Hardy’s novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” centres on Tess, the other characters are not lacking in interest and idivuduality. Undoubtedly, Tess’s life is market by two contradictory temperaments, those of the sensual Alec d’Urber....

November Rain
I pass a shop display and view my reflection in the glass-a well built man of thirty with a tanned complexion, dark eyes and hair. I seem to have a certain charm and grace that can-and does-go down very well with the ladies. I open the door, pull out the chair, buy the drinks and surprise them with ....

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.....

othello comparasin
IT has been said that tragedy purifies the affections by terror and pity. That is, it substitutes imaginary sympathy for mere selfishness. It gives us a high and permanent interest, beyond ourselves, in humanity as such. It raises the great, the remote, and the possible to an equality with the real,....

Picture Bride
Picture Bride, released in 1995 and directed by Kayo Hatta, tells the story of many women living in Japan who were chosen to be brides by Japanese farm laborers living in Hawaii. The choice of the bride was based on their pictures. In this movie, Riyo wanted to leave Japan because her parents were....

Pocahontas (difference between movie and actual events)
In the movie, it did not specify on how many people died on the way to Jamestown only that Thomas went over board. All records say is that in 1609, during the starving time only 60 of the original 214 settlers at Jamestown survived. John Smith was working for the Virginia Company when sent on t....

Racial Representation, the Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Long Essay Jim, the African American exponent of the controversial novel, Huckleberry Finn represents the negro society and adversity faced by these slaves which were treated sub-humanly during the 19th century era. Written by Mark Twain, (Samuel L. Clemens) Ji....

reasons of trust crisis in China
Realistically, Chinese people have immersed in an overwhelming stranglehold of trust crisis. There are medias charging darkminded producers who put poison into products, parents teaching their children to be alert to strangers, and teachers suspecting the stunning score of an averaged student. The s....

Red Perfection
Red Perfection (Introduction) My purpose of writing this story is to mock perfection. Nothing is always perfect. Yet this man thinks himself above the rest and gloried in the knowledge of owning perfection. He hated flaws and tolerated none within himself. Thus he could not bear the thought of....

Richard 3
Richard III: Laurence Olivier and Ian McKellans Richard Richard, from the very beginning wanted nothing but the crown and would do anything to get it. Richard is a villain and he outright tells us in his opening soliloquy, I am determined to prove a villain (I.i.30), but he is a very char....

Sacagawea
When I was younger I use to keep a journal of different thought, feelings, and events that went on in my life. Some of the entries I would share with my best friend. My best friend and I are really close. We tell each other everything that goes on in our lives. Theres nothing that we cant t....

Shakespeares sonnets
Introduction Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 poems that deal with such themes as love, beauty, and mortality. The Sonnets were written over a number of years, possibly beginning in the early 1590s. In a Shakesperean sonnet, poets often divide its 14 lines into 3 quatrains, followed....

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day
William Shakespeare's eighteenth sonnet, Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? is one of his most famous sonnets. Shakespeare's eighteenth sonnet compares his beloved subject to a 'summer's day' but it is about an unrequited love. The theme of love is present throughout the sonnet; however it may ....

Sins of a mother
Sins of a Mother I was a smart kid, well known for my academic achievements. I was always featured in the school plays and showcases. When they finally built a resort on the island's waterfront in 1983, I was invited to recite poems I had written and to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony. My gr....

skin bleaching and its ethnic effects
Viswa A. Maramreddy Instructor: Barry Seiler English 102 April 23, 2007 Skin bleaching and its effects on lifestyle of individuals Everyone wants to have an even, smooth skin tone. As many can attest, even the smallest blemish can caus....

Skin Deep Plastic Surgery and the Why Nots
People of America and the World are very self-conscious when it comes to their bodies. 89% of women say they would like to lose weight. 15% of women would give five years of their life to be at the weight they dream of. 24% would give three years of their life for their perfect body.....

Steroids in Sports
The presence of drugs in sport is a worldwide issue. The World Anti Doping Agency is working hard to come up with a plan that will see all sports and all countries accept it. There is nothing new about doping in sport. Even the Ancient Greeks used drugs and herbs from natural plants to help their en....

The Dark Side of Tanning
The Dark Side of Tanning Why does humanity tan excessively? Many researchers claim that tanning is damaging to skin and can even cause skin cancer. There are three types of skin cancer; the symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment are different for each. Due to the rapid growth of skin cance....

The Fall of Chillingworth
"He is the complete type of man of the world, the social ideal,--courteous, quiet, well informed, imperturbably. Nevertheless, his moral nature is a poisonous and irreclaimable wilderness, in which blooms not a single flower of heavenly parentage." (J. Hawthorne) Over the course of seven years, Ro....

The Flood that affected my wedding
Vishnudat Dianand English101 Professor: Narration : The flood that affected my wedding. I was living in Guyana, a country in South America that is neighbored to Brazil and Venezuela . My family was living in a small town called Rio Lobo which is situated in the third administrative regio....

The Mulatto
The Mulatto: A Readers Interpretation The son of prosperous San Dominican merchant and free Creole women, Victor Sejour was in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1817. As a young adult, Sejours poetic genius began to exceed the confines of New Orleans existing institutions. D....

The presence of Slef-hatred in the Bluest Eye
Self-hatred in the Bluest Eye Self-hatred describes a severe dislike for oneself or for a group in which one belongs; this is how many of the characters in The Bluest Eye perceive themselves. Toni Morison, the author of the Bluest Eye grew up during World War II. A time in which many Af....

The Ribbajack and Other Cutious Yarns
Characters: The Ribbajack Archibald Smifft: Archibalds look consists of a scrofulous bullet-shaped head, with jug-handle ears and a ski-jump nose. Beady eyes glaring out from the spotted moon crater of a face. Rounded shoulders, a pot belly and wart-scarred knees, as well as fallen arche....

Theme of Appearance Vs Reality in Merchant Of Venice
This theme of Appearance Vs. Reality is used throughout the play to mislead and confuse so things may not always be what they seem. Shakespeare uses deception to enhance the unfolding drama and involve his audience more fully in the play the audience are party to deceptions which the characters the....

Titus Andronicus and Racism
It is common knowledge that Shakespeare often included racial and religious minorities in his works; a gesture considered gracious and enlightened when contrasted with the intolerant standards of his time. However, upon greater scrutiny, it is apparent that Shakespeares Titus subscribes to a high....

True Betrayals
True Betrayals Kelsey Byden is twenty-three years old, very beautiful with long straight pale blond hair, porcelain complexion and gray eyes. The was made to believe that her mother was dead for twenty-three years. Noami had slivery blonde hair, sooty eyes, willowy body, very beautiful like her....

Twilight
Readers across the nation are captivated by the newest vampire series. Twilight (Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown and company, New York, 2005), the first of a trilogy series, is an intriguing love story between an average city girl and a mysterious character that keeps you wanting to know more. Steph....

Was Frankenstein a Monster?
Did Victor Frankenstein create a monster? Frankenstein is a story written about a young scientist who dedicated his life to create life from death. Once he accomplishes his dream and succeeds in his endeavour, he realises that he has created something hideous and perceives it as a monster. Ho....

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