TEXTUAL CRITICISM
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- Literary Criticism: What I ThinkLiterature is suppose to be a painting...
- To the Lighthouse Through the Lens of Elaine Showalter's "Feminist Criticism"According to Elaine Showalter in her essay, Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness, the feminist writer exists as two separate entities, as reader and as author; however, the male reader and male author, of course, taint this division.
- Rhetorical Criticism and AnalysisA discussion on the methods for analyzing rhetoric.
- A Short Critique of Our View of the BibleWhy do we believe in the Bible? Because it claims to be inspired? But so does the Koran? So why don't we believe both? This paper examines our views critically, offering a critique of the critique.
- A Brief History of Biblical InspirationIn this somewhat fast-paced article, I argue against plenary (word-for-word) inspiration.
- From "Jesus the Man" to "Jesus the God"In scholarly circles, there is constant talk about the "historical Jesus" versus the "theological Jesus." This paper is about the "historical Jesus"; the Jesus that historians believe in.
Is the Bible the True Word of God?You will find that Mormons, Jehovah's Witness and other cults alike try to say the word has too many problems.- The Myth of InerrancyMost people have been duped into thinking that the Bible is the "inerrant" and word-for-word inspired Word of God, but is that really what the Bible itself teaches?
- Why the Bible is Open Canon ScriptureA article detailing how and why the Christian canon of scripture is open with analysis of the difference that a open canon makes compared to a closed canon of scripture.
- SEC Fines Urban Meyer 30 Large for Having an Opinion: Days of the Apocalypse Part IIRivals reported that the Southeastern Conference (SEC) fined Florida Coach Urban Meyer for expressing his opinion publicly about a late hit/roughing the passer call that he believed was missed by officials.
- Don't Drink the KoolAidA reflection on the use of brainwashing and fear by religious and political organizations.
- Religious Belief and World War IAmong the many effects of World War I were the pronounced changes in the religious world. Christians fighting Christians brought changes in sensibilities and doctrines following the war as people struggled to understand the war's insanity.
- Positions on Gay Clergy: Should Homosexuals Be Allowed in the Church?There are at least two sides to every argument. This paper attempts to provide substantive argument for both sides concluding with my view.
- How to Be a Telenovela StarFind out everything you need to know about applying to the Centro de Educacion Artistica and becoming the next big telenovela star!
- Interchangeable Greek Words and Phrases in Modern EnglishThe influence of Greek on the English language has been strong and widespread. Together with Latin, Greek helped shape the morphological character of the English vocabulary.
- Did Jesus Sweat Blood?Textual Criticism of the addition/omission of vs. 43 and 44 in the text of Luke 22, Jesus in Gethsemane.
- Critical Analysis of T.S. Eliot's "Hamlet and His Problems"Using the theoretical perspective of New Criticism and T.S. Eliot's article "Hamlet and His Problems" this article demonstrates why Hamlet was a literary failure.
Dickens and EducationAn analysis of Dickens' works as a mouthpiece of social criticism, particularly against the treatment of children and the state of education during the industrial revolution.- Gender Subordination in The Yellow WallpaperA thematic literary analysis/criticism of the patriarchal social system power hierarchy in the short story The Yellow Wallpaper.
- Comparison of Shakespeare Characters Volumnia and GertrudeThis is a compare/contrast of Shakespeare's Volumnia (Coriolanus) and Gertrude (Hamlet). It is a four paged paper with textual support.
- Physical Approach at Critical TheoryIt is in the firmest of my opinions that music and words are the same, and that the construction of any text or work must be examined first, from these standpoints. It is the verbal motion in writing which is the crux of textual structure.
- Cherrie Moraga and the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexual OrientationThrough the intersection of race, ethncity, gender, and sexual orientation, Moraga understands identity as a social construct and, as a social construct, capable of being reconstructed.
- Fear, Sex, and Identity in Herman Melville's TypeeAn exploration of the uncanny effects of cannibalism, sex, and tattoing upon postcolonialism generally, and Melville studies specifically.
How You Can Use the Bible, and Your Own Intellect, to Dissuade Yourself from Christian Fairy TalesArguing against Christian mythology on logical or rational grounds becomes tiresome; some people are simply blinded by their ignorance. But what happens when we stoop to their level and crack open the Bible? Can we use the Bible against its thumpers?- Refutation of Meaning in Herman Melville's Billy Budd, SailorThe two often decided-upon meanings in Billy Budd are analyzed and picked apart, with many examples of critics' reasoning. Then, the author of the essay brings them together and ultimately discards them both.
- Beyond the Fourth Wall with Perspective and Morality in BuffyverseI recently read a piece on AC, Messages About Sex and Violence in the Buffy/Spike Realationship..., that I disagree with. I hope to illustrate a broader context and to show that morality-wise, no fan in the Buffyverse comes out unscathed.
- American Orientalism in the MediaA look at Orientalism in American media, and how it has changed through the years to include different cultures as well as it how Americans have grown to perceive those cultures.
An Amazing Week for the Associated Content Op/Ed PageA review of the best submissions to the op/ed page the week ending May 27 2006.- The Pardoner's Performance, or How Do We Know What We Know About the Pardoner?The major effect of the Pardoner's presence is to focus the reader's attention to questions of performance and performativity...
- Ethnographers and ObjectivityEthnographers have difficulty in preventing the inclusions of inherent biases, prejudices, and cultural categorizations when detailing a culture.
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