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27 juin 2011
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The homes of Catherine in 'Washington Square' and Frado of 'Our Nig'

Essay - 2 pages - Literature

The homes of Catherine in 'Washington Square' and Frado of 'Our Nig' are essential to the development and understanding of these heroines. Each novel places emphasis on different aspects of the homes as they relate to the most involved characters of the novel, particularly...

27 juin 2011
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The Underrated Backstory: Backstory as it 'Effects Our Nig' and 'Washington Square'

Book review - 2 pages - Literature

The information provided in a backstory is often integral to the development of characters and plot within a narrative. In both 'Our Nig' and 'Washington Square', an account of the events prior to those of the central plot provide necessary context for a clear and cohesive tale....

27 juin 2011
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Women in Ancient Societies

Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy

The roles and treatment of women in ancient societies varied greatly. Depending on which society is observed, one would have witnessed many different rules for the female population. Some societies were cruel and others were much more lenient and fair. Women in ancient societies sometimes had...

27 juin 2011
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A Close Reading of "Trifles"

Essay - 2 pages - Literature

When reading any work of literature, one can miss many of the work's underlying aspects simply by not reading it carefully enough. A thorough and close reading of a work should yield much more satisfying results—the reader should understand themes and ideas that were important to the...

27 juin 2011
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Parent/Child relations in American Literature

Essay - 3 pages - Literature

Throughout American Literature, one can notice many writings focus on either mother/daughter relationships or father/son relationships. These relationships are described in various ways, but one very common way involves parental love towards sometimes unappreciative children. This parental love...

27 juin 2011
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Mission: Character analysis of Raskolnikov

Essay - 3 pages - Literature

Should the character of Raskolnikov be considered a madman or a mentally disturbed person? Throughout the novel, Raskolnikov displays many symptoms that can be considered crazy. On the other hand, there are several mental defects that fit with Raskolnikov's behavior. Analyzing Raskolnikov...

24 juin 2011
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The Gardens of Oxbridge and Fernham in the first chapter of 'A Room of One's Own'

Thesis - 2 pages - Literature

This paper analyzes the first chapter of 'A Room of One's Own', and specifically the gardens of Oxbridge and Fernham. Virginia Woolf uses these two gardens to support her comparison between the status of men 'and women. In effect, they symbolize order versus chaos, rigidity versus...

19 juin 2011

Vocabulaire sur le thème du travail, de l'emploi

Worksheets - 5 pages - Linguistics & languages

Liste de vocabulaire d'anglais avec traduction française sur le thème du travail, de l'emploi mais aussi des thermes utiles dans la vie de tous les jours. Cette liste est triée par ordre alphabétique pour une bonne lisibilité. Composé de 11 pages, ce document regroupe l'essentiel des...

19 juin 2011

Mots de liaison utiles pour rédiger un texte

Worksheets - 1 pages - Linguistics & languages

Liste de mots de liaison utiles pour composer, rédiger et même parler. Avec de nombreuses expressions pour débuter un texte, pour conclure, pour développer, pour ajouter, pour oposer deux sujets, pour exprimer la cause, pour exprimer le temps,.... Les mots les plus complêxes comportent un...

09 juin 2011
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Willful Monsters: Differences in attraction to Short Story Writing

Thesis - 3 pages - Literature

As storytellers, Kelly Link and Aimee Bender each bring a distinctive sense of punch and personality to their writing. Both tackling short stories, they are able to create unique worlds within a few pages that draw in their readers and deliver fresh perspectives through the strangest of stories....

09 juin 2011
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The Destruction of Responsibility: Cromwell vs. Charles II

Thesis - 4 pages - Literature

With England left as a leaderless country following the trial and beheading of King Charles I, the country was eagerly searching for a resolution to its problems. Oliver Cromwell emerged as England's leader from the Revolution and strove to have a close, relatable relationship with the English...

09 juin 2011
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Oscar Wilde & the Unwritten Melodrama

Thesis - 4 pages - Literature

Victorian melodrama not only served as a literary genre, but it was used to define and reflect on the values of society. Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan takes the expectation of contemporary melodrama, as defined by Peter Brooks. Though the play is based on melodrama and, at times, overly...

08 juin 2011
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'Night' at the Core of Elie Wiesel

Essay - 4 pages - Literature

Elie Wiesel is an internationally renowned writer and Holocaust survivor. His expansive collection of work is all derived from his first book, which is called 'Night'. It is the foundation for all of Wiesel's works and shared ideas. His ideas, which centralize around a bluntly honest look...

08 juin 2011
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Night: An open minded perception

Essay - 5 pages - Literature

Elie Wiesel is a Jewish American author and Holocaust survivor. Wiesel's first book, 'Night', is an account of his experience in the concentration camp Auschwitz. This personal and vivid account launches a stream of consciousness, enlightening the reader to a new perception of various...

08 juin 2011
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Dickinson's 'Meditation on the Future'

Essay - 4 pages - Literature

The belief in any sort of prophecy is contingent on the idea that the human psyche holds the potential to, at any degree, know the future. 'This World is not Conclusion', a poem by Emily Dickinson, promotes the impermanence of our state of being. Rather than predicting a specific future,...

06 juin 2011
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'The Cult of True Womanhood Disassembled' by Kate Chopin and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: A review

Book review - 5 pages - Literature

Through the oppressive times when women were meant to be no more than homemakers and pawns to their bread-winning men, the 'Cult of True Womanhood' symbolized everything that the females of America were supposed to be. It stated that they must be pure in mind, body, heart, and soul; for a...

06 juin 2011
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Book review

Essay - 8 pages - Literature

In the book 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', Nietzsche provides the reader with a fictional account of a Persian prophet named Zarathustra. He takes this historical figure and turns him into a libratory prophet for the modern world. Nietzsche argues that Zarathustra is the first individual to...

06 juin 2011
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Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy'

Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy

In Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', he addresses a specific problem: how to establish a German nation-state in the modern social and political environment. Nietzsche begins with the question of how to model a state in the modern period that is not liberal, but, at the same time, is not...

24 mai 2011
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Soliloquies in Richard III

Text commentary - 6 pages - Literature

Ce travail propose une analyse de trois principaux soliloques de la pièce de Shakespeare ayant pour titre Richard III. Quelle est la fonction d'un monologue/ soliloque? Comment Shakespeare les utilise-t-il pour nous montrer la vraie nature de ses personnages?

24 mai 2011
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Art and Life in The Picture of Dorian Gray

Text commentary - 3 pages - Literature

Ce travail propose une réflexion sur le thème de l'art et de la vie dans le roman The Picture of Dorian Gray d'Oscar Wilde. Comment ces deux concepts interagissent-ils tout au long du livre? Quels rapports les personnages entretiennent-ils avec l'art? L'art est-il plus important...

11 mai 2011
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The role of celebrities in fund raising and in non-profit events

Thesis - 13 pages - Philosophy

Stars have a magical aura in our society and they are prominent in every part of our culture. The concept of celebrities being present in every generation is nothing new. It began with the queen Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, kings and queens, gladiators and army commanders, Olympic...

03 mai 2011
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The Beat generation

Thesis - 5 pages - Philosophy

The “Beatnik” generation, born in the 50s, has contributed in creating historical events such as May 68. It was a movement, which pretended to help people to get out of their cultural narrow-minded vision. “I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but...

02 mai 2011
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Women and Space in the book Jane Eyre

Book review - 6 pages - Literature

Jane Eyre is an influential novel by Charlotte Bronte published in 1847 and is certainly one of the most famous classic texts of all time. It is obviously written from the person's point of view, besides, when it was initially published, the subtitle was “An autobiography”. Jane Eyre...

02 mai 2011
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Adventure in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

Book review - 5 pages - Literature

“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is a novel written by Mark Twain, published in 1885 and which is regarded as one of the greatest American novels. The story follows Huck (a character first introduced by Mark Twain in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer) and his friend Jim (a slave running for...

26 avril 2011
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Political philosophies of Edmund Burke and Jean Jacques Rousseau

Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy

Jean Jacques Rousseau and Edmund Burke were great political thinkers with different views on human nature, civil society, government, religion, and the extent of human rights. Rousseau believes that men have inalienable rights and possess the ability to destroy and rebuild the government in...

21 avril 2011

Commentaire du texte "Their First slave" extrait du roman Queen écrit par alex Haley en 1993. Rédigé en anglais.

Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature

This text is an extract from the novel Queen written by Alex Haley in 1993. The excerpt is called "Their first slave". The story takes place in the USA, and more precisely in Nasheville, in the 19th century, that is to say when slavery was still legal. Two young Irish immigrants, Washington and...

19 avril 2011

Syrup from Maxx Barry Resume

Presentation - 2 pages - Literature

Ce document est un powerpoint concernant le livre de Maxx Barry, Syrup. Il récapitule le rôle des différents personnages, l'histoire en bref et en général, l'organisation du livre, les règles de marketing inventées et utilisées par le protagoniste, et quelques sentiments à propos de ce...

18 avril 2011

Résumé Anglais Terminale S Emma Jane Austeen 550 Mots

Text commentary - 1 pages - Literature

Let me tell you about a XIX century love story... Her name is Emma, Emma Woodhouse. She is beautiful, clever and rich. Her mother died when she was only five. So Mr. Woodhouse, her father, found Miss Taylor, a housekeeper, to look after his two daughters. Thus Emma lived with his father, Miss...

16 avril 2011
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Self-Love as it connects to the theme of "recognition"

Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy

There is no concept of more importance to an individual's sense of recognition than the idea of self-love. Self-love helps one to better theorize recognition because it provides necessary contexts, reasoning and often difficulty to measure individuality in the topic of recognition. Self-love...

16 avril 2011
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Montesquieu & the separation of powers

Thesis - 7 pages - Philosophy

Past and future have in common that the latter is as uncertain as the former. Indeed, there is no such thing as malleable as human memory. More than how things really were, one often only retains what he wanted to. The problem is that as a consequence there is sometimes a certain discrepancy...