Both Lewis Carroll's 1871 classic Through the Looking Glass and Phillip Pullman's 1995 work The Golden Compass incorporate the happenings of two very different worlds which exist simultaneously with the same characters directing the action in both. Both Alice in Carroll's work, and ...

Edwin O'Connor's novel The Last Hurrah illustrates a remarkable view of the difficult and complex life of the Irish-American community of Boston in the 1950's. The story is presented though political context focusing on social and ethnic concerns as well as prejudice and stereotyping...

Shinto Steve Goodworth REL/333 – World Religions I Gerald Grudzen February 25, 2004 After reading about the various religions over the past four weeks, I have learned a great deal about them. Since I had very little knowledge of the various religions, I find myself ...

It is arguable to say that humans are inherently violent. A look at the various definitions of violence and what it is presumed to be, learned behavior, or an instinct, will give an insight into the connection between violence and humans. Various scholars seem to suggest that social structures lead ...