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  • The Topic of Education in Ernest J. Gaines' Novel "A Lesson Before Dying"

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Contemporary African-American Literature, language: English, abstract: The title of Ernest J. Gaines' book A Lesson Before Dying already alludes to the fact that education is one of the main themes of the novel. In this essay, I want to analyze the ... Read more

    $15.49 USD

  • Character Traits and Function of Charles Bentham in Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock"

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Paderborn (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Analysekurs, language: English, abstract: Charles Bentham is an important figure in the play Juno and the Paycock, although he only appears in person during the end of Act I and principally in Act II. He is the bearer of the ... Read more

    $6.63 USD

  • 'Rio Bravo' - The antidote to 'High Noon'?

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    „Rio Bravo was made because I didn’t like a picture called High Noon” (McBride 130). This is one of Howard Hawks’ comments on his movie Rio Bravo, which he directed and produced in 1959. In this essay, I will describe the main features of Rio Bravo, deliver a possible interpretation of the characters and finally point out some of the main differences and similarities between Rio Bravo and High ... Read more

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  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    In spring 1895, the three trials of Oscar Wilde took place at the Central Criminal Court, the so-called "Old Bailey" . In the last two of them Wilde was accused of indecency with other males and the last trial ended with a sentence to two years of prison with hard labour for Wilde. The trials and the following imprisonment had a devastating effect on his personal and professional future life. In ... Read more

    $15.68 USD

  • Roosevelt’s attempt to alter the composition of the Supreme Court:

    Did this plan fatally injure the New Deal?

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    Franklin D. Roosevelt’s attempt to change the composition of the American Supreme Court can be seen from different perspectives. Some historians depict the Supreme Court debacle as the beginning of the end of the New Deal, whereas “in later years, Roosevelt [himself], asserted that the court-packing fiasco was one in which he lost the battle but won the war […]” (Coker, p. 114). In this essay, I ... Read more

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  • The aims of Irish government policy on Northern Ireland since the Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)

    by Birgit Wilpers ...
    In this essay I am going to analyse the principle agreements of the Irish and the British government with regards to Northern Ireland and to outline the aims of the Irish government for their policy. The Irish policy underwent certain shifts of emphasis during the period from 1985 to the present day and I will examine these different approaches. ... Read more

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  • Rule Britannia

    Brexit and the End of Empire

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