Abstract
Using Marlow, a character in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", this analytical essay looks at the history of colonialism and the European conquest. Describing and analyzing the inner monologue of the character, the writer presents a different view that Conrad, in writing this novel, was portraying the brutal conquest of other continents. Breaking down various imagery and metaphors, the writer paints a picture that is meant to help one understand the sublime meaning within the text.

From the Paper
"The first images of African nature that Marlow provides are found in geographical maps and these images set up Africa as dangerously devoid of humanity or civilization. This supposed lack of civilization in Africa, or its "darkness", corroborates the idea that Africa is essentially empty and therefore available to be divided up amongst European nations. Marlow first references this idea of Africa lacking humanity by stating that as a child, "I would... lose myself in all the.. many blank spaces on the earth... there was one yet, the biggest, the most blank... that I had a hankering after" (1894). He then states that Africa, the blank space he had been describing, had "become a place of darkness" (1895). These descriptive images of Africa as a "blank" and "dark" space have the effect of denying African people agency and erasing their humanity, since from their viewpoint African land would most certainly not be blank or empty. Yet if Africa is positioned as blank, an idea which Marlow aligns himself with by default as no other maps that offer an alternative perspective seem to be available to him, then the colonization of Africa would not be land theft or morally objectionable."

Tags:Heart of darkness, joseph conrad, colonialism, conquest

Abstract
The paper explains that Caesar's conspirators were certain Caesar would have become a dictator because of his personality, and therefore they killed him. The paper discusses how the conspirators were wrong to take the actions they did, regardless of how justified they felt. The paper further asserts that the negative result of their actions indicates that they acted unethically.

From the Paper
"His conspirators were certain Caesar would have become a dictator because of his personality. Shakespeare hints that they may be just in their fears of Caesar's ambitions. He is, after all, very arrogant when it comes to his powers. He is just a man but he is prone to forget this fact when he is filled with pride. His arrogance is seen when he changes his mind about staying home as Calphurnia wishes. When confronted with the image of a crown, he calls her fears "foolish" (Shakespeare II.ii.105) and tells her that he is ashamed of himself for giving in to them and to her. The conspirators were not wrong in what they thought about Caesar. He was indeed an arrogant man and we cannot know what kind of ruler he would have been. We do know that he was stern and shrewd and these characteristics would not have faded under the crown. Harold Bloom claims that while Caesar "may idealize himself, and yet he is accurate. He is the northern star in of his world (Bloom 110). These characteristics fueled fear and Myron Taylor puts it succinctly when she states, "Playing the role of Caesar has cost Julius Caesar his life" (Taylor 306). Caesar's murderers had a clear conception of Caesar; it was their fear of that and their means of getting rid of him that brings them trouble."

Tags:justification, fears, ethics

Abstract
William F. Pepper, in Orders to Kill, presents the argument that the United States government conspired to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. and to cover up the plot afterwards by framing James Earl Ray for the murder.

From the Paper
"William F. Pepper, in Orders to Kill, presents the argument that the United States government conspired to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. and to cover up the plot afterwards by framing James Earl Ray for the murder. Although such a conspiracy may be difficult to accept for those readers who believe that the government of the United States would never commit such a horrible act, Pepper presents his case step by step and detail by detail until the open-minded reader slowly begins to see that the case was not the simple matter that the government has tried to say it was.

Basically, Pepper argues that King was assassinated by a conspiracy which included the military of the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, members of organized crime, members of the executive branch of the government, as well as the ..."

Abstract
This paper explains that the FTC acts as a watchdog to protect Americans from abuses otherwise possible in our free enterprise system; by preventing monopolies and price-fixing, the FTC encourages free trade and a fair marketplace. The author describes the case against the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, which represent 90% of the chiropractors in Wisconsin, of conspiring to force health care providers to pay higher rates for chiropractic services than they had previously paid. The paper relates that the settlement forbids the WCA from participate any further in any kind of price fixing, as well as telling others to engage in price fixing.

From the Paper
"Specific limits were placed on what the WCA could and could not do, including careful control of any surveys taken, since a survey had been used to help the conspiracy meet its goals. Specific protections were put in place to make it easier for the FTC to make sure the WCA complied with the terms of the agreement. It should be noted that the fact that the parties agreed to the FTC ruling did not mean that any individual acknowledged any actual guilt."

Tags:watchdog, monopolies, price-fixing, conspiring, healthcare

Abstract
This paper explains that the play, Sophocles's "Oedipus, the King", has a more episodic structure than a climactic one because of flashbacks and prophecies introduced as episodes throughout. The author points out that the "rising action" is when Oedipus threatens that he will have Creon killed or exiled for conspiring with Tiresias. The paper contends that tragedy is better as a work to be read than as a drama to be performed and watched on stage. The reason given by the writer is because there is much more to perceive and understand from the reading than in the watching and listening, although visuals and sounds enhance or intensify the underlying messages in the play.

From the Paper
"The setting is Thebes around the fifth century. The "inciting incident" right away turns up with the plague that now afflicts the citizens, whom King Oedipus calls the "new blood of ancient Cadmus". Cadmus was the founder of the mythological Thebes. These citizens crowd at the king's palace for his action on the feared plague, and as was the custom at the time, the king has already sent his brother-in-law, Creon, to consult with the Oracle (or diviner/fortune-teller) at Delphi (Sophocles c 430 BC) for advice and he tells this to the people. Creon returns to relay the Oracle's message to Oedipus that the plague will end only if the murderer of the former king of Thebes, Lauis, is caught and driven out. The message also says that the murderer is still in Thebes. King Lauis was killed by thieves while on the way to consult an oracle.To pacify the people and bring peace to Thebes, Oedipus promises to find that murderer and drive him out. This part represents the "point of attack".

Tags:action, incident, denouement, episodic, tragedy

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The paper discusses the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and examines the possibility of either the Mafia or the CIA to conspiring to kill President Kennedy. he author writes that the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, discrepancies in the Warren Report, use of different firearms and ballistic information and key things missing in autopsy photographs all suggest a cover-up.

From the Paper
" On November 22, 1963, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Seven days later on November 29, 1963, the newly sworn in President, Lyndon B. Johnson, formed a commission that would investigate the assassination. The Warren Commission, as it would later be known, was to evaluate all leads and facts surrounding both the assassination of the President and the assassination of his alleged assassin. After the investigation was complete, the information found was to be reported to the President. The Commission gave their findings to the President in the form of the Warren Report, as the chairman of the Commission was Earl Warren. President Johnson had appointed Warren, the former chief justice of the United States, to head up the Commission. The Commission was able to compile much of its information with the help of Federal agencies, the city of Dallas, and thousands upon thousands of testimonies from people associated with the case. The Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin of President Kennedy and that Jack Ruby had killed Lee Harvey Oswald."

Tags:assassinate, Dallas, Giancana, presidential, school, book, depository, Zapruder

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The paper discusses the case of Jose Padilla, arrested on May 8, 2002 because it was believed that he was conspiring with Al Qaeda Terrorist to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" within the U.S. The paper shows that Padilla's arrest and subsequent imprisonment has been the subject of an on-going legal debate and at the present time Padilla is being held as an enemy combatant, which means that he is subject to Military Tribunal instead of the civil court system and can be held without being charged until the War On Terrorism is over. The essay discusses both sides of this legal debate and determines which viewpoint is the most constitutional and credible.

From the Paper
"Many legal experts believe that the U.S. does not have grounds to hold him as an enemy combatant. They contend that his imprisonment is unconstitutional because he is being held even though he has not been charged with a crime. Padilla's lawyer believes that he is in custody based on information that is circumstantial and that he should be released. They also believe that his detainment is based on the idea that he may be able to provide investigators with important information about forthcoming terrorist attacks on the country."

Tags:Attorney, General, John, Ashcroft, Quirin, Posse, Comitatus, Act

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This paper discusses the motivations of John Wilkes Booth and the conspirators which are based upon their belief that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant who was intent upon subjecting the South to black domination. It explains that Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, promotion of black equality, and recruitment of tens of thousands of blacks into the Union Army convinced the conspirators that Lincoln and his Cabinet advisors had to be assassinated in order to prevent the South from being dominated and ruled by blacks and radical abolitionists intent upon revenge.

From the Paper
"The motivations of John Wilkes Booth and the conspirators were based upon their belief that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant who was intent upon subjecting the South to black domination. Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, promotion of black equality, and recruitment of tens of thousands of blacks into the Union Army convinced the conspirators that Lincoln and his Cabinet advisors had to be assassinated in order to prevent the South from being dominated and ruled by blacks and radical abolitionists intent upon revenge. In order to understand these motivations, it is necessary to recognize that the pressures of the Civil War had created a huge and powerful central government in Washington D.C. McPherson (1989) notes that one of the reasons why the Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861 ..."

Tags:booth, lincoln, assassination

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This essay studies William Shakespeare's play, "Julius Caesar". It approaches the antagonism of both Caesar and the conspirators and the motivations of the conspirators. The themes of political achievement and popular responsibility are also discussed.

From the Paper
"Caesar was popular on the streets. His popularity was his source of power. Manipulation is a vice of politicians; on the converse side, influence is a political virtue. These are characteristics of Caesar. Because of his popularity, he can do anything he wants, as the Plebes rule Rome indirectly. This sets the stage for the political statement of the play. As there is an order set, this pure democracy of Rome is one of a kind. The people cast no votes as a whole, but only the elite. However, the approval of the Plebes is the primary concern of all politicians in Rome. This power of the people, however, is flexible in an uneducated society, as is most of Rome. Those who ran the politicians could easily be persuaded by those they ran (i.e. the politicians), who offered supremacy to Caesar."

Tags:Rome, Brutus, Cassius, Republic

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A paper discussing the "American Dream," and how it has been denied to certain people throughout history. The author relies on literary quotes to make the case that, in various points in American history, racism, poverty, and many other factors have conspired to deny the American Dream to groups of people.

From the Paper
"In the world today and throughout the past three centuries, millions of people have turned to America as the "land of promise" where happiness is guaranteed and dreams are realized. The "American dream" differs somewhat for all people but is built around the principles of being financially successful and having the opportunity to meet one's goals in life. As this ideal has become more prevalent throughout the world, it has also become more elusive and difficult to obtain. This dream and guarantee that America supposedly offers is too often smothered by societal structure and philosophies, which impose limitations upon and create barriers against those seeking a better life; consequently, millions are left hopeless with their burning passion for life nearly extinguished."

Tags:american, black, boy, dream, hansberry, lorraine, native, raisin, richard, son, sun, wright