Essays, Research Reports & Book Reports on North American Literature (8,227) essays
North American essays:
This is a response essay to Linda M. Hasselstrom' essay, "Why One Peaceful Woman Carries a Pistol."
... carry a pistol for self-protection. Ms. Hasselstrom's free-lance writing career required her to frequently travel alone. She practiced taking safe precautions such as avoiding bars, approaching her car like an Indian scout, and by locking doors and windows. However, Hasselstrom's life style choices ...
Gilden age
... profits during the economic depression that had begun in 1873, they companies had reduced the pay of railroad workers by ten percent. In 1877 they announced another ten percent reduction in the workers' pay, and also that railroad employees would be required to use company hotels when away from home ...
Title: The True Characteristics of the Misfit and the Grandmother ; Book: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ; Author: Flannery O'Connor
... the grandmother was the innocent one and the Misfit was the evil one. But there is more to the story than meets the eye. When the Misfit's henchmen took the rest of the family into the woods to execute them, the grandmother was left with the Misfit. While the grandmother was conversing with the ...
Citizen Kane: Summary
... true friend Leeland, will not return a letter that Kane has sent him. Citizen Kane puts together one event after another, an endless stream of events that lead to Kane's corruption from wealth. For example, Kane believes that he will win the election and ...
Women in Charge,An Analysis of "Executive Women on a Tightrope"
... the difficulty of women in the corporate world. The authors, two women and one man, point out in this essay how difficult it can be for women executives in today's corporate environment. The authors point out that intellectually, psychologically, and emotionally women are no different from ...
Duddy's family plays a significant role for all of Duddy's goals, attitudes and actions in life.
... states that "a man without land is nobody" (49). Therefore through Simcha, Duddy creates his own belief that in order to change himself into a significant person and ultimately become accepted he must gain land. These goals Duddy possesses all originate to the ...
American dream
... true. In America all one needs is a dream and the motivation to carry out that dream. Ambition is the driving force behind the American Dream . It allows anyone that has an aspiration, a desire, a yearning, to carry ...
Ap English SUmmer Assignment "differences between Native american cultures"
... eyes." The two speeches also display how material possession and wealth is unimportant to the Native Americans. Additionally, "Speech of Logan" and "Speech of Red Jacket " elucidate how the Native Americans usually utilized theology as the foundation of tribal and personal ...
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein
... The larger the movement away from the mean (the center of the bell curve), the larger the movement in the stock price and the greater the potential risk. If volatility falls in a bell curve, risk can be estimated. The calculation of volatility assumes that the ...
The Importance of Certain Traditional Chinese Beliefs in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club"
... the song, though very different from one another, are complementary to the other. One can see Yin and Yang in the relationship between mother and daughter, between American culture and Chinese culture, between free thought/self expression and obedience/respect for parents, and between love and the ...