Essays Tagged: "outlandish"

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown-Irony, Symbolism, and Imagery

n Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"Nathaniel Hawthorne, well known for his attacks on outlandish Puritan ideology in The Scarlet Letter, has always incorporated some aspect of his life a ...

(8 pages) 513 3 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Huckleberry Finn- Character differences

se. Because he has to do everything "by the book" and use his imagination conjuring up all kinds of outlandish escape contrivances, Tom aggravates the reader. Tom plays with Jim's life for the sake of ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Hippies, a generation never forgotten

and society. While the young men were styling long hair and beards, men and women were dressing in outlandish fashions and passionately publicizing peace and love. What was going on with the phenomen ... was relative to what made one happy. By searching for a more authentic life, hippies initiated the outlandish fashions, broke through the traditional values, and saturated the public of the 60's. The ...

(3 pages) 118 3 3.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This essay takes direct quotes from original Marx theories and writings, and basically elaborates on personal interpretation.

t what he saw to be the injustices of his time. Having been expelled from several countries for his outlandish and radical ideas and published work, he moved to Britain where he spent long hours in th ...

(6 pages) 111 0 4.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

More money for schools does not mean better schools.

hat more money will solve the educational crisis. Jackson tires to win over his audience by using a outlandish statistic that shouldn't even apply to the topic. Jackson explains, "Chicago spends an av ...

(4 pages) 61 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

A Clockwork Orange: a critical view

y Burgess novel about punk-rock gangs and brainwashing, the film perfectly portrays the bizarre and outlandish behaviors of a young male living with antisocial personality disorder. Though the film is ...

(6 pages) 85 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Symbolism, imagery, and irony in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"

Nathaniel Hawthorne, well known for his attacks on outlandish Puritan ideology in "The Scarlet Letter", has always incorporated some aspect of his life ...

(1 pages) 97 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Aristophanes and Lysistrata

ime of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes' usual style was to be too satirical, and suggesting the outlandish. He shows little mercy when mocking Socrates and his "new-fangled ideas" which were most ...

(5 pages) 108 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Gladiator Analysis essay

his society and to restore it to the disciplined one that it had been, a man who was driven not by outlandish ideals, but by down-to-earth loyalties and affections.The plot of this film is relatively ...

(5 pages) 96 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

The Effects Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

s of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are very abnormal and adverse. OCD can cause a person to perform outlandish behaviors and strange actions such as meticulously cleaning, double-checking things and h ...

(2 pages) 81 2 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

cases. MSBP was named for Baron von Munchausen, and 18th century German dignitary known for telling outlandish stories. A perplexing aspect of the syndrome is the ability of the mother to fool and man ...

(8 pages) 78 3 4.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

My Obsession.

I express my whimsical personality. What makes this type of decorating so much fun is that the more outlandish and obscure it is, the more I am driven to take it to its fullest potential.I can't ...

(2 pages) 18 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"Amadeus"

the music more. I believe his first opera really captured my attention. I also thought that it was outlandish of them to ask him to cut notes and make it shorter. I would think that if they liked it ...

(2 pages) 18 0 1.0 Mar/2006

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

James Cameron - An Auteurist Critique

en you mix action, comedy, special effects, explosions, gunshots, nuclear warheads, people running, outlandish film sets generally involving the water, helicopters, claustrophobia, and a movie that ha ...

(7 pages) 23 0 0.0 Dec/2006

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

Keeping An Open Mind Allows For Growth

g our modern world. Though changes are not always for the best, has it not been the most absurd and outlandish changes that have won the most acclaim and praise in later generations? Once considered d ...

(2 pages) 27 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Analysis Of Shakespeare’s

Shrew. The likes of Kate and Bianca, were Shakespeare's focal point to show his views of how outlandish he thought of the stereotypes. He purposely exaggerated their stereotypes to show the ext ... tanding of how Kate works was used against her as her taming process began. Petruchio did some much outlandish things that Kate begun to see the error in her way. She was "tamed" by the end of t ...

(3 pages) 2560 0 0.0 May/2001

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

My Thoughts On The Outsiders

nges of society both metaphorically and literally. They live in somewhat of an urban slum and have "outlandish" customs. The outsiders, for the most part, are proud of their different-ness that scar ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American