But it was this tragic girl who was Paul's bosom friend to his art natural gift and ability. ... Morel, Miriam kept an eye on Paul's art creation, but the mother paid more attention to the achievement and fame that was brought by art, while Miriam focused on her lover's deeper feelings for nature, the great enthusiasm to art. ... From his mother, he got the warmth of life and the strength for creativity, but Miriam changed this warmth into art enthusiasm, just like white light. ...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The woman in India has been the subject of reverence and devotion in the form of goddesses such as Sita, Durga or Kali. ... Given the elaborate details that accompany so much of Indian taste, be it food or religious devotion, popular art or the convolutions of family filiality, the girl is trained to exactly adhere to minutia. ...

• Word Count: 3535
• Approx Pages: 14

"In many places around the world, witchcraft beliefs and practices have existed for centuries with little change, [and] [p]rehistoric art depicts magical rites to ensure successful hunting. ... Again, the men are helpless; they can only brand this voluntary sterility as the gravest possible form of immorality- (Nadel, 1952 p. 21). ...

• Word Count: 3282
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hester's Heroinism in The Scarlet Letter Thinking of books read in most schools across the nation, most of the heroes in the stories are male. Sure, within the last couple of decades women heroes are starting to show up more but the history of writing contains male heroes. The "damsel in distres...

• Word Count: 3565
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is a complex work of literature. It combines involved characters with deep symbolism to tell the story of a troubled woman and what drives her to suicide. Because of its complexity, it is difficult to classify The Awakening into a literary category. On the surface, it could be considered a good example of Realism. Edna Pontellier, a married woman, finds herself infatuated with another man. ...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School