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The Effect of Celebrity Gossip on the American PublicA look at how celebrity gossip effects the way the American public views the world around them as well as themselves. -
Analyzing Philosophical Theories About TruthTruth is a tricky subject. When philosophers discuss truth, even the truth about truth becomes a question.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge: Why Michael Henchard is Kind of a JerkA look at the downfall of the character of Michael Henchard in Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge."
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Shakespeare's MacBeth: Tears for the Killer?As readers, we can be manipulated by authors to feel sympathy toward and evil or immoral character. Here's a look at William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," discussing how and why readers might sympathize with the evil or immoral title character.
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We, Anthem and the Garden of Eden: A Look at Women as Catalysts in LiteratureA look at the roles of women as catalysts for change in the novel "We," by Yevgeny Zamyatin, and the novella "Anthem," by Ayn Rand, and how the theme of women as catalysts can be traced back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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Living a Lie Isn't Living at AllA reading of Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House," prompts the question of whether it is actually worth it to live a lie, to be a "doll," fake and plastic, to make others happy.
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Chaucer's Wife of Bath: Feminist or Failure?Geoffrey Chaucer's story "The Wife of Bath," from the collection known as "The Canterbury Tales," leads to the question of whether the title character was an ardent feminist, an antifeminist, or, perhaps, both.
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Holden Caulfield and the Nature of Childhood: A Look at the The Catcher in the RyeHolden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye," bases the seperation of childhood and adulthood on two factors: a person's age and a person's independence.