Essays Tagged: "Intrigue"

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet LetterAdultery, betrayal, promiscuity, subterfuge, and intrigue, all of whichwould make an excellent coming attraction on the Hollywood scene and probablya ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Othello Essay

nd Othello, useing a variety of methods. Iago's plots areskillfully crafted with multiple levels of intrigue. Iago also pays attention to the smallest detail, proveing hisskill as a villian. Thus, Iag ... alifies Iago as asupreme villian.Iago's plots are skillfully crafted and contain multiple levels of intrigue. Iago gets Cassio drunkand disorderly until he starts a fight. Iago then goes to Othello an ...

(3 pages) 136 0 4.1 Feb/1997

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

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

arro in roles of regular suburbanites who both believe tohave seen a UFO. The plot thickens and the intrigue begins when these two determinedpeople try to find out what is really going on in their tow ...

(2 pages) 93 0 3.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O'Connor. Point of view essay. Includes other elements of a story such as theme.

tedly on his visits from the war. His "pleasant musty smell" and "Santa Claus entrances and exits" intrigue him. As long as his daily routines are uninterrupted, he remains in a state of appeasement ...

(1 pages) 11615 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Liberal Arts Education

d to discover new theories, thoughts, or inventions. It allows the students to investigate areas of intrigue and create new fields of study by blending subjects that compliment each other. With these ...

(6 pages) 213 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Amory Blaine's "Mirrors" in Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise"

ors' actually block him from finding his true self. He falls in love with women whose personalities intrigue him; he mimics the actions of men he looks up to. Eleanor Savage and Burne Holiday serve as ...

(6 pages) 62 0 5.0 Apr/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" Written for an Introduction to Theatre class after viewing the play. Shows why Simon's plays are popular comedies despite lacking much substance

fully manipulated the plot of Barefoot in the Park to include all of theelements of a fine play (intrigue, credibility, surprise, etc.) and to create aviable playscript that both emphasizes the ... wotogether at an upcoming dinner party, much to the chagrin of her husbandPaul. This creates intrigue--'that quality of a play which makes us curious(sometimes fervently so) to see 'what hap ...

(5 pages) 57 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Mavis Gallant story, "Bernadette"

g that it comes in contactwith. As young children we are introduced to this intimidating desirewith intrigue and suspicion. As we age, the thoughts of fears becomemore like realities, ideas of lonelin ...

(4 pages) 30 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Why Microsoft is so successful

up coming generation. One of the company's major objectives are to generate new products that would intrigue the future minds. After hiring the employees, Microsoft makes sure that these employees are ...

(4 pages) 393 2 3.2 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Purloine Letter.

Intrigue Amid RevolutionIn Edgar Allen Poe's The Purloined Letter, it is somewhat difficult to deter ... the way Dupin, as a member of the upper-middle class, reacts to events in the story. Another is the intrigue surrounding both the queen and her mysterious letter. The fourth revelation is the Prefect' ... e's use of the Napoleonic Era to convey his story gives it a rich historical background, and enough intrigue to satisfy even Poe himself. He ties political upheaval, social rebellion, romantic infidel ...

(9 pages) 74 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Comparison essay on O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Faulkner's "Barn Burning"

she tells the children about a secret panel in the plantation house that she wants to visit just to intrigue them into wanting to stop there. She tries to come across as an honest and holy religious w ...

(3 pages) 146 0 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Welcome to Togo. This is a persuasive traveling brochure

. why not give Togo a try???Look inside for more information.Welcome to Togo. It is one of the most intrigue countries in Africa. It has many beautiful places to visit and many breathtaking sites to s ...

(5 pages) 74 0 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Anthropology in relation to Disney's "A Bug's Life".

fferent lights throughout this film. A Disney masterpiece shall be proven in this paper to not only intrigue the younger audience, but it shall verify the fact that the way humans function is so easil ...

(5 pages) 66 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Literary Response Essay (The Club, David Williamson).

Title: "The Club"Author: "David Williamson"Essay Question: "The Club, a mixture of intrigue and comedy, adds up to a serious indictment of our life and times. Discuss."--------------- ... ll clubs, but at all levels - from business to politics to international relations. The audience is intrigued by all of this - absorbed by the double-dealings and the turn of events that lead to the d ... unreported, and the issue as a whole is even considered as a joke by some.In short, 'The Club' uses intrigue and humour to expose the faults and shortcomings of the society we live in. By taking a goo ...

(4 pages) 63 0 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Roman culture: customs and morality.

Rome: Customs and MoralityThe founding of Rome itself was described in a n ancient myth filled with intrigue and danger. According to legend, twins Romulus and Remus, who were fathered by the war god ... business: the hammering and shootings of construction work, the whisperings of political and sexual intrigue, riots, fires, thunderstorms, dissatisfaction, famine and flood." (Goodenough, Citizens of ...

(16 pages) 236 1 3.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

"The Sun Also Rise"s and "Winter Dreams".

to run out of energy when it comes to social functions, and their extravagant social lives tend to intrigue men. Other assets that make Judy and Brett seductive are their good looks as well as their ...

(6 pages) 71 2 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Terrorism as an International Phenomenon

International terrorism, intelligence gathering and covert operations are all phenomenon, which intrigue the minds of many people both young and old. This paper is a historical recount and study o ...

(11 pages) 182 0 3.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Summary of Elizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky.

en-year-old Elizabeth I, readers are taken inside the palaces of King Henry VIII. Here is a life of intrigue. Everyone seems to be seeking for power. Constant fear of offending the King and being exec ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Salem Witch Trials. Detailed why the Salem Witch Trials were important in history.

Rarely is there an event in American history whose intrigue is so intense that there is still a continuing interest 400 some years later after it took ...

(6 pages) 188 1 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"As long as Stalin was running the Soviet Union a Cold war was unavoidable." (J.L Gaddis, We Now Know). Discuss this interpretation of the origins and character of the Cold War.

The cold war, or as John Lewis Gaddis would call it the "Long Peace" is a point in history full of intrigue. The very fact that one historian chooses to call a 'war' a period of peace, whilst for man ...

(8 pages) 192 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War