Although the forms of Barnes and Hale's writings were different, both authors illustrated their personal struggles against the reality of western life. ... The unending search for the mythic west caused a great deal of migration and transiency in the region. ... Both women had a great deal of interaction with their mothers while their fathers played more distant roles in the womens" lives. ... Hales relationship with her mother was very detrimental to her development and caused her a great deal of anguish. ... Both authors had deep connections with their mothers, but the relationship...

• Word Count: 2962
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. Fox Butterfield was born in 1939 in Lancaster PA, graduating from Harvard University, Fox Butterfield became a famous journalist and author working with Times bureau chief in Saigon, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Boston and as a correspondent in Washington and New York. ... The author also goes into depth about past generations of the Bosket family dating all the way back to 1896 discussing the harsh realities that each...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A large number of children and youth in this position are at great risk of not becoming successful adults, which is what happened to Jeff Henderson (Blank, 1997). ... She lived through the times of the Great Depression and to this day has the fear of losing everything. ...

• Word Count: 2741
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through Historical, Biographical, and New Historical critical analysis of the author, and the time period, we will see that the effects of the war and how it greatly influenced this piece of literature. ... The author himself also volunteered to fight with the French army. ... The author inserts an interesting thought "She liked them well enough, too, those four enemies of hers; for country people do not feel patriotic hatred-those feelings are reserved for the upper classes."" ... (http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/ Literature Network) As is evident with the short story of Mo...

• Word Count: 2584
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

First and foremost it is perhaps important to understand that "even though ALZHEIMER"S DISEASE is becoming more and more prevalent, many people don't know a great deal about the extent of its effects, and the effects on family members can range a great deal" (Aricept, 2002). ... In this you can see how a family member who does not even have a great deal of contact can be affected. ...

• Word Count: 3614
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After reading the opening chapter of Angela's Ashes, I felt that the book that the author had gone through a lot of things in his childhood, from moving to Ireland from New York. On the first page you can clearly see how life was a great hardship for himself and his family. " nothing can compare with the Irish version: the poverty; the shiftless loquacious father; the pious defeated mother moaning by the fire-(McCourt 11). ... He is now a successful author and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, which sets great standards for the youth that may read this book. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

With three texts spanning over four centuries, not only does the style of writing change, but the presentation of relationships becomes arguably more realistic. In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destruc...

• Word Count: 3412
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lawrence 's novel Sons and Lovers, the author in this thesis attempts to analyze the Oedipus complex how to appear, the concrete exhibition, the origin and the aftereffect. ... Paul resisted the urge to follow her into the darkness and, with a great effort, turned towards life. The Oedipus complex in Psychoanalytic theory And Sons and Lovers There are many writers who feel that they wrote one great work among their series of masterpieces. ...

• Word Count: 4216
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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction and Background In today's society there is no shortage of controversial topics that have left society looking for the right answers. Ranging from abortion to the death penalty to affirmative action, these debatable subjects are usually at the forefront of people's minds, which can be seen from the role these ideas played in the election this year. While not an issue that has garnered media attention in the past few years, the topic of surrogate motherhood is one that has still left society and the legal system divided over establishing the correct solution. Martha F...

• Word Count: 3494
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate