ESSAYS -
LIST OF AVAILABLE ESSAYS ...
Select any essay below and it WILL be delivered to you TODAY via your choice of e-mail or fax! --Only $/pg!-- The bibliography page(s) are always FREE!

Life / It is What it is
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper discussing the similarities between three short literary works; 'The Case for Torture,' by Michael Levin, 'The Terrifying Normalcy of AIDS,' by Stephen J. Gould, and 'Thank God for the Atom Bomb,' by Paul Fussell. All three of these works discuss some aspect of humanity and life in general. While each one attempts to explain different deadly subjects in various ways they all approach their individual subject from essentially the same standpoint, the standpoint being the reality that life will continually bring to humanity many devastating illnesses and occurrences for many different reasons. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Lifewhat.wps

Athol Fugard's 'The Blood Knot'
[ send me this essay ]
An 11 page paper discussing South African dissident Athol Fugard's 1961 play The Blood Knot. The text of the play is carefully examined in light of South Africa's history and culture and their unique effect on the play. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Bloodknt.wps

Athol Fugard's 'Master Harold . . . and the Boys' / Fatherhood
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper based on the play by South African playwright Athol Fugard. It contrasts Hally's relationship with his real father with his relationship with the black waiter Sam, who actually behaves much more like a father to him. The paper concludes by analyzing Hally's terrible betrayal of Sam at the play's end. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Harold.wps

Frindle By Andrew Clements
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page report and analysis of the Frindle by Andrew Clements. The writer provides a literary analysis of plot and presentation through a synopsis of the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGfrndl.wps

Buchner And Koestler: The Tides Of Revolution
[ send me this essay ]
Georg Buchner's play on the French Revolution, Danton's Death, and Arthur Koestler's novel, Darkness at Noon, both portray the consequences of opposing a popular revolution. This 5 page essay explores the similarities and differences between the French and Bolshevik Revolutions in light of these two literary works. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTdanton.wps

Comparison of the Autobiographies of Mary Rowlandson, Benjamin Franklin & Olaudah Equinao
[ send me this essay ]
This 5 page report discusses the differences and similarities between the stories told by these three eloquent, early Americans. Each story is completely unique and yet each offers any reader ideas about the true meanings of faith, inspiration, and freedom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Compauto.wps

Contemporary Racism and the Role of Frederick Douglass
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page overview of the importance of the work of Frederick Douglass and the stature of the man. Relates that this work and the man, while extremely important in a historical sense, is not something on which we should base our current day attitudes regarding racism. Bibliography lists 2sources.
Filename: PPracism.wps

Black Authors, Pale Voices / Black Struggle for Articulation in America
[ send me this essay ]
A 14 page paper discussing why eighteenth and nineteenth century black writers have traditionally had such a hard time relating their experiences. It suggests that with the exception of the slave narratives such as Frederick Douglass's, early black writers tended to write for a primarily white readership out of self-preservation. The paper uses 10 secondary sources and 6 primary ones.
Filename: Afrolit.wps

Frederick Douglass' 'Narrative'
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper discussing Douglass' 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass' in terms of whether the very fact that Frederick Douglass was literate in an era when almost no American blacks were, destroys his credibility as a spokesperson for black experience. The paper concludes that it is impossible to write a truly objective history, and the fact that Douglass’ work is tainted by Western ideology does not invalidate its truth. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBdoug.wps

Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845)
[ send me this essay ]
In 6 pages, the author gives an analysis of the book 'Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845).' This is the story of Frederick Douglass, a former slave. Through this narrative, the humanity of the slave, Douglass, is asserted. The narrative of Frederick Douglass tells of a chattel that was turned into a human being: a person. No source cited.
Filename: PCfdsaa.rtf