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Doubt Of Shakespeare's Authorship Of His Plays

Over the years, various persons have expressed doubt as to the authorship of William Shakespeare. These doubts are as old as his plays. American author, Henry James once said, "I am haunted by the conviction that the divine William is the biggest and the most successful fraud ever practiced on ...

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Charles W. Chesnutt

Though born in Cleveland in 1858, the grandson of a white man and the son of free blacks, grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina where his family, having left the South originally in 1856, returned after the Civil War. Chesnutt who had little formal education taught himself and also received ...

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Women And Magic In Norse Sagas

Woman and Magic in the Sagas In Norse society, magic was considered to be a woman's profession. We must be careful in using interpretations of the Sagas which were written from a Christian perspective, as they often skewed the interpretation to coincide with their own viewpoint. The Norse ...

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Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin A once successful 19th Century writer, Kate Chopin faded into obscurity for decades. During the feminist era of the late 1960's and '70's, her writings were rediscovered and her critical popularity has made her forever a writer of renown. Her novel, "The Awakening" that launched ...

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Henrik Ibsen’s Plays and His Significance As A Dramatist

Henrik Ibsen's Plays and his significance as a Dramatist Ibsen, the 19th century Norwegian dramatist and poet once said, "I am in favor of nothing. I suggest no remedies.... I am not a teacher. I am a painter--a portrait-painter."[1] I do not disagree with Ibsen's candid opinion about himself ...

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Funding for the Arts

In today’s education system, there is a lack of funding for the arts in public schools. Sufficient data exists to overwhelmingly support the belief that study and participation in the fine arts is a key component in improving learning throughout all academic areas. Evidence of its effectiveness ...

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To Kill A Mockingbird - What M

Superlatives no longer mean much to this venerable classic, and it was one of the best novels I think was ever written. So I'm more interested in describing what makes the book work. Humour is one crucial factor. By never succumbing to the pretentious grandiosity that has plagued many a novelist ...

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Fyodor

The author by essence is the creator of his book akin to God creating in his own like image in man. With this in mind, Dostoevsky through writing Crime and Punishment creates the essence of man that he believes to be a replica of himself. By creating specific characters in his novel, Dostoevsky ...

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A Consise History Of Germany

Germanic warriors decisively defeated Roman forces at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. 486 The Frankish king Clovis overran the Roman province of Gaul. Clovis introduced features of Roman life into western Germany. 843 The Treaty of Verdun divided Charlemagne's empire into three kingdoms. The ...

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Mexico

Southward from its 1,500 mile long border with the United States lies the Estados Unidos Mexicanos. A country with slightly more than 750,000 square miles in area, has a vast array of mineral resources, limited agricultural land, and a rapidly growing population. These factors are the basis for ...

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Song Of Solomon A Search For A

Song of Soloman: A Search for a Beginning Sugarman gone home… (6)1 Milkman was born to fly. Perhaps not! Maybe, he was just doomed to a life of flight. Toni Morrison seemingly presents her readers a choice. Milkman is born under a paradoxical cloud. His life seems to be destined for ...

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The Computer Underground

Department of Sociology Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 (5 March, 1990) THE BAUDY WORLD OF THE BYTE BANDIT: A POSTMODERNIST INTERPRETATION OF THE COMPUTER UNDERGROUND An earlier version of this paper was presented at the ...

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An Interpretation Of William Faulkner’s “Dry September”

William Faulkner, is one of the most commonly known names in twentieth-century American literature. His works, connected closely with the South also underline a very realistic image of reality. His use of shifting points between charaters, and unsequential narratives are used frequently in his ...

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The Egyptian Religion

The Egyptians had a very influential religion that can be analyzed using the five elements of religion. The characteristics of the Ancient Egyptian's religion can be divided into the five elements of religion: authority, faith, rituals, moral code, and concept of the deity. First, the authority ...

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The Scarlet Letter: Women Liberation

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is considered the best of his writings. It may also be the most strongest statement of his recurrent themes, an excellent example of his craftsmanship. Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter during emancipation of women liberation. Therefore, many of his ...

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Fantasy Author Charles De Lint

When most people think of fantasy, images of fairies, unicorns, dragons, and other fantastical creatures set in a "Camelot" type world comes to mind. Most would not think of these extraordinary creatures living in modern times. The is among many present-day authors that has broken the mold of ...

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Beowulf 10

Beowulf is a very complex piece of literature, or perhaps I just have a small mind, never the less it was difficult for me to understand. It was originally a folk-lore, passed verbally through the years, therefore it was told in a manor that could be easily remembered and retold. This story was ...

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Fantasy Author Charles De Lint

When most people think of fantasy, images of fairies, unicorns, dragons, and other fantastical creatures set in a "Camelot" type world comes to mind. Most would not think of these extraordinary creatures living in modern times. The is among many present-day authors that has broken the mold of ...

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Black And White

Following the Civil War, just prior to the turn of the century, many American novelist were writing more freely of the previous slave culture. Two of these writers being Mark Twain and Charles Chesnutt. Mark Twain was a popular “white” author by this time. Charles Chesnutt, the son of free ...

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Elie Wiesel

was born in the town of Sighet in northern Transylvania on September 30, 1928. His real name was Eliezer Wiesel. His family spoke Yiddish at home; they read newspapers and conducted their grocery business in German. Elie had begun religious studies in classical Hebrew almost as soon as he could ...

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