English papers

This paper focuses on the transgressive content of Harlem Renaissance writer, Richard Bruce Nugent.

Presents the ups and downs in the life of a Chinese immigrant to the US.

An argument that terminally ill patients should have the right to choose their own death.

An analysis of why Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" was a literary success.

A student's reflection on her time spent at Azusa Pacific University.

A review of Gabriel Okara's "Piano and Drums," a poem on the theme of cultural conflict.

A persuasive paper that tobacco advertising and lack of parental involvement is killing our children.

A brief look at the author's view on the importance of a college education.

A student relates what he would like to change about himself and why.

This paper is an essay discussing Anne Stevenson's use of imagery in her poem, "The Victory."

An analysis of the themes in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" that are still relevant today.

A comparison of Martin Luther King and Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird".

A strong argument that school-sponsored prayer in a public school is unconstitutional.

Compares first-generation cop shows "Hill Street Blues" and "Dragnet" with today's popular TV series "Law & Order" and "CSI'".

Looks at the unique style of poet, painter, novelist and playwright, e.e. cummings (E.E. Cummings).

A narrative discussion of the impact of the writer's life experiences on her and her child.

An analysis of Stephen Crane's work "The Blue Hotel".

An examination of Ulysses' adventure in Homer's work, "The Odyssey."

A summary and analysis of Chinua Achebe's book, "Things Fall Apart".

Compares two patriotic song-poems, Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" and Irving Berlin's "God Bless America".

An analysis of the character of Achilles in Homer's "Iliad".

Looks at bureaucratic culture within the State Department as a mitigating factor to FDR's attempts at diplomacy with Russia in the pre-Cold War era as presented by Mary Glantz' book, "FDR and the Soviet Union: The President's Battles Over Foreign Policy".

A comparison of the plot and perspective in which the epic poem, "Beowulf" and John Gardner's "Grendel" are written.

An analysis of the patriarchy conflicts in Anzia Yezierska's novel "Bread Givers".

An analysis J.D. Salinger's use of diction, imagery, and symbolism in his work "Catcher in the Rye".

A look at the evolution from neo-classicism to romanticism in English literature.

Analyzes David E. Stannard's work about the conquest of the natives of the Western Hemisphere, "American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World" .

Analyzes the role of memory in three short stories by Jorge Luis Borges.

An analysis of John Milton's Satan by considering the names given to him - and taken up by him - throughout the epic poem "Paradise Lost".

A look into the characters of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

This paper provides a look into the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Shakespeare, focusing on the aspect of perception.

A rhetorical analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Examines the message in Khaled Hosseini's novels "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns".

A review of the short story "Woman Hollering Creek" by Sandra Cisneros.

Looks at identity, which is developed through culturally defined language, as presented in writings by Deborah Tannen, Richard Rodriguez, Gloria Anzaldua and Amy Tan.

Compares two essays, "I Want to be Average" by Mike Rose and "America the Beautiful: What We're Fighting For" by Dinesh D'Souza, to determine, which posses the better argument for conformity.

An examination of the use of metaphors, diction and figures of speech in the poem, "To his Coy Mistress," written by Andrew Marvell.

An application to New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in order to pursue a major in finance.

An analysis of modernism as depicted in "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce.

A personal account of the best and worst job the writer experienced.

An analysis of T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".

A paper calling for the organization Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.) to receive a government grant for its food safety initiatives.

A brief look at the relationship between logic and perception as defined in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World".

An analysis of Flannery O'Connor's story "Good Country People".

An analysis of the use of allegory in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables".

Looks at the interracial relationships in Wallace Thurman's "The Blacker the Berry".

A literary criticism of the poem "Lady Lazarus" by Sylvia Plath.

A literary criticism of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose For Emily".

A look at the evolution of modernist literature since T.S.Eliot's "The Wasteland".

An analysis of the religious significance of Odysseus' homecoming in Homer's epic poem "Odyssey".

An argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne's fiction exposes the falsity of Puritan ideals, particularly as they continued to affect the modern industrial America.

An analysis of the two heroines, Amelia and Becky, in William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair".

An analysis of James Joyce's heroic effort to redefine literature in his epochal novel "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man".

An analysis of the debate between Agathon and Socrates as defined in Plato's "Symposium".

A creative writing paper about a little girl's intuition about an impending tragedy.

An observation paper where a writer describes the transformations that occurred within her home when she became pregnant.

An examination of three pieces of literature to highlight Edgar Allen Poe's style of writing.

A discussion of Mencius and Xunzi's differing interpretations of the basic Confucian teachings.

An analysis of how William Shakespeare uses magic to emphasize the power of love in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

A comparative analysis of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".

An argument that assisted suicide is preferable to the delayed suffering of terminally ill people.

A review of Franz Kafka's "Parable of Abraham".

This paper presents a neo-Aristotelian criticism of William J. Clinton's 1995 "Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address."

An analysis of the seventh chapter in Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" entitled "Cogs in the Great Machine".

This paper addresses the drawbacks and limitations of current "green technology".

An analysis of Charles Brockden Brown's 1798 work "Wieland; Or, the Transformation".

An analysis of the theme and character development of Andy in "Doe Season" by David Michael Kaplan.

A review of the short story "Good Country People" by Flannery O' Connor.

A brief analysis of Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway".

An argument that the US Declaration of Independence has not yet offered true equality to black people in the US.

An analysis and comparison of the poems "Pain has an Element of Blank" and "I Measure Every Grief I Meet" by Emily Dickinson.

A review of the poem "The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens.

A persuasive paper calling for more hybrid vehicles on our streets.

An argument that the Texas Homestead Law must not be abolished.

A review of V. S. Naipaul's book"Miguel Street".

An argument that Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is not a racist novel.

A persuasive essay on the need to uphold the federal protections for the Yellowstone grizzly bear.

A biopsychosocial analysis of the protagonist in "The Yellow Wallpaper".

An analysis of the psychological elements of the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

An argument against David Wyman's thesis in "The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust".

A look at the premise that the character of Hamlet had a form of identity crisis in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

A writer's reflection of her experiences at Azuza Pacific University.

A brief analysis of the narrator in "For Esme - With Love and Squalor" by J.D. Salinger.

A brief review of the novel "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo.

An analysis of the theme of sexual decisions in Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?".

A comparative analysis of the poems "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.

An analysis of the exploitation of Delia from a feminist view in "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston.

A pessimistic outlook on the future of the American economy.

Discusses English as a global language.

A review of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find".

This paper relates the author's ancestral history as an ancestor of slaves.

In this paper, the writer argues persuasively for players to be smart and wear a helmet while playing hockey on the outdoor rink.

Reviews the plot of "Aloft" by Chang Rae-Lee about Jerry Battle, a formerly successful business owner now retired.

An examination of the gender roles and courtship rituals portrayed in the play, "The Man of Mode", by Sir George Etherege.

An examination of the humanistic traits present in "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and the relevance of the lyre to Gilgamesh as well as Mesopotamian culture.

An analysis of the use of naturalism and expressionism in Eugene O'Neill's plays "Beyond the Horizon" and "The Hairy Ape".

A comparative analysis of "The Destructors" by Graham Greene and "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence.

A stanza by stanza review of Gabriel Okara's "Once Upon a Time".

Presents several arguments against abortion.

Analyzes John Keats' poem "When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be".