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… is about the subject of the frontier and the people who occupied it. The frontier is both a place and condition made up of opposite conflicting forces where things come together with all their differences. In this novel the clash between the French…

… is America's best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless…

… Men", there are a verity of themes. Such as loneliness, dreams and the goals set to accomplish them, friendship and loyalty are seen throughout the novel. Loneliness is part of human nature. Everyone gets lonely at one point in his or her lives. The…

… Kay Steedman's "Exiles" present the family histories of two very different people, the former - an American poet and the latter - a British cultural historian, but nevertheless these essays have many things in common, both in terms of style and…

… that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall...freedom and slavery are mental states." This simple quote symbolizes the lives of Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano. Both of which were slaves who tried to free themselves. Both Douglass…

… for writing remarkable satires and allegories. Swift used his experiences and put them into satires, a work of literature in which human folly is attacked through irony, disrespect, and wit. "Most of his satire was based on political and relig…

… was a great man. His inventions are so popular and commonplace that today that we often take them for granted. He has helped us in many ways and that's what makes him a hero. Tom was born on February 11, 1847. From the very start of his life…

… slave from Maryland who became known as the "Moses of her people". Over the course of ten years, and at a great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. She later became a leader in the abolitionist movement,…

… of Greek society. First, it represents the prevailing tide of public opinion. At first, the chorus rejects Antigone's belief in divine justice over state justice, but by the end of the play, especially after being advised by Teiresias, the chorus changes…

… in her heart far stronger than that of her leader's rule. Antigone is up against an impossible enemy, she does not fit well into society's mold, and is destroyed by her own pride. For these characteristics Antigone is given the title of an epic…