Essays Tagged: "brother"

Antigone by Sophocles

in death for her. At the opening of the tragedy, Creon and Antigone are in conflict. Antigone's two brothers have died in a war over the control of the state, leaving Creon at the head of state. Creon ... tate, leaving Creon at the head of state. Creon in penalizing the leader of the revolt left the one brother unburied outside the gates. Antigone in her desire to bury her brother chooses to break Creo ...

(3 pages) 178 0 3.8 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Lost Kennedy Brother - Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr.

Good obscure history, great for JFK buffs!! "Great Job"The Lost Kennedy Brother The Kennedys may well be the most photographed, written about, andcontroversial famil ... in recent American history, but in ournation's pop culture as well. When one thinks of the Kennedy brothers, certain imagescome to mind. Jack. The young and energetic President who was savagely kille ... s savagely killed. Bobby.The natural heir to the Kennedy throne who met a similar fate as his older brother. Ted.Never quite reaching the White House, he has nontheless made a name for himself as amaj ...

(3 pages) 85 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A Character Sketch of Joe Gargary from Great Expectations

When Joe asks Mrs. Gargery to marry him, heespecially insists that she bring her young orphanedbrother, Pip, to live with them. Joe never reminds Pip ofthis fact, except when telling Pip how much ...

(2 pages) 36 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Hamlet. Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword

cases where characters are killed because they lived a murderous lifestyle. Claudiusmurders his own brother and is then murdered himself. Laertes kills Hamlet but is killedhimself before Hamlet dies. ... mined by the actions of not only theirlife but also the reactions of others.Claudius, King Hamlet's brother, desires to have more power than he currentlyhas. He devises and executes a plan to murder h ...

(3 pages) 62 0 2.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Confused But Not Mad - Hamlet

ling each. other. Here is where Hamlet loses his balance 'mentally' Hamlet's mother has married her brother-in-law and therefore is living in sin according to the era in which this play was wrote. Thi ...

(2 pages) 108 1 4.1 Jan/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Revenge A hamlet Paper

what made him more uneasy was the fact that Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, remarried so quickly to the brother of the dead King. The brother would be the one who would betray Hamlet.Horatio, a loyal frie ...

(3 pages) 114 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Twelfth Night Summaries. Scene by scene.

om her servant is that Olivia will not be seen inpublic for seven years because of the death of her brother.Scene TwoAfter a shipwreck, Viola finds herself of Illyria, a coastal town. Shebelieves that ... y left behind, and said heshould return tomorrow.Act TwoScene OneSebastian, Violia's identical twin brother comes to shore after theshipwreck, saved by Antonio. He wants to be Sebastian's servant, but ...

(5 pages) 91 0 3.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Francis of Assisi - ' Brother Son Sister Moon'

Francis of Assisi - ' Brother Son Sister Moon'Crisis and conversion:While Francis is sick and dreaming, he has images of n ...

(4 pages) 45 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Last of the Mohicans

d in the movie, which are harder to recognize. For instance, a second love story between Hawk-eye's brother and Cora's sister. The life of Magua is another story that the movie seems to slightly touch ...

(4 pages) 146 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Thematic Essay on Hamlet

ourt of Ellsinore, the setting of the Castle, and the new found love and wedding of the late King's brother to his sister-in-law.The newly crowned King Claudius is portrayed as a very evil and twisted ... crowned King Claudius is portrayed as a very evil and twisted minded character. Claudius being the brother of the late King of Denmark wrongly poisons his brother, only to marry his wife, and slowly ...

(2 pages) 84 1 3.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Gender Roles. From point of view of American of Vietnamese origin.

dle class families in Vietnam. My family escaped by boat to the Philippines. From there my mother's brother sponsored my mother, my older brothers and me to the United States. After having left my fat ... y mother, my older brothers and me to the United States. After having left my father and my younger brother in the Philippines for three years, my mother was finally able to establish herself in the U ...

(8 pages) 136 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Black Boy by Richard Wright. Focuses on women which affected Wright throughout his autobiography.

ugh that was surely not her intention.Early in his life, Richard lived with his mother, father, and brother in his grandmother's house. Granny was an extremely religious Seventh Day Adventist and insi ...

(3 pages) 109 1 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Justice

argument because they aren't exactly done willingly.Privileges are another reason to fight. If one brother gets to go out until 12 o'clock, the other should have the same curfew. That's not always th ... 's a punishment.) Another example of this would be when one sister uses the car all week, while her brother has to ride his bike. No one deserves the car more, so there should be equal amounts of use. ...

(2 pages) 95 0 3.8 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Thomas More

ontended he was entitled to the divorce because Catherine had been married to Arthur, Henry's older brother. Upon Arthur's death, Catherine was betrothed to Henry. Although King Henry had received pri ... marry Catherine, he pointed out to the Pope that according to the Bible, it was wrong to marry your brother's wife.More did not accept King Henry's argument. As More saw it, King Henry should not be a ...

(2 pages) 76 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

This ESsay is about Mario Andretti

o AndrettiMario Andretti was born on Feb. 28, 1940, in Montona, Italy. Mario was the identical twin brother of Aldo Andretti. Born only months before Italy joined Germany in World War II Mario had a r ... n government developed a program for young talented Italian drivers to be recognized. Mario and his brother got a sponsor for a car and started racing in Formula Junior racing in Italy. Aldo and Mario ...

(3 pages) 24 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Sex in Ragtime

here are three main groups within which the sexual activity takes place: Father and Mother, Younger Brother and Evelyn Nesbit, and Harry Houdini and Harry K. Thaw. Some are more obvious and explicit t ... activity between Father and Mother is used to define their relationship, sexual activity by Younger Brother is used as a replacement for violence, and the one scene between Houdini and Thaw is used to ...

(4 pages) 53 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mother...How I knew you

welcoming these people to watch the judgement. Among them was my father, indifferent as always. My brother sat there, tearing each time we met eyes. This was the ultimate test.You never know what wil ... Later that same year, I had just begun sophomore year at UPenn when I received a phone call from my brother that my father and mother needed me back home. He wouldn't tell me what was wrong, just that ...

(6 pages) 158 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

The problem with Holden in "Catcher in the rye " by J.R Salinger

er, the'secret slob'or Ernie, who 'performs for the people'. Two that affect Holden verymuch is his brother D.B. 'selling out' to the movies and Pheobe eventually having togrow up. This corruption is ... and does notrealize he has fallen into the evil hands of corruption.Holden idolizes Allie is little brother who died. The reason for this idolization isthat Allie will never become corrupt. He will al ...

(3 pages) 77 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Lake

pringtime and across from my house where theincident took place. There was a lake there in which my brother and Iloved to explore from time to time. The humidity and waterdrops wherereminiscent of a f ... roperty, this made it safe for us in not getting caught in themiddle of our escapade. Upon this, my brother and I snuck to theirbackyard like two undercover police officers, until we were in the clear ...

(2 pages) 50 0 4.0 Dec/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

An essay about Per-Marital sex

st ask? The movies, maybe. The magazines that one sees when digging through the drawers of an older brother, uncle or ones father. Sex is all over society. You can not watch cable television without s ...

(5 pages) 214 4 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality