Ishmael
Essays

Ethnic American Literature is unique because it explores themes of alienation and exile in the modern American landscape. Because American Literature is a young label, there is no real way to define it except to say that it consists of cultural perspectives and influences. Ethnic American lit. is Western and non-Western in a sense.

A Comparison of the Joseph Narrative in Genesis and in the Koran

Race and class have played a large factor in the formation of American domestic policy. This paper will use Reginald Horsman's Race and Manifest Destiny: The Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism to show exactly how…

The Islamic faith represents one of the most widely spread and acknowledged religions in the world. Often misunderstood and even more often exploited, members of the Muslim faith have developed an identity in the modern…

Judaism is one of the oldest and most complex of the world's monotheistic religions. It spawned the birth of both Islam and Christianity. The long development of the Jewish belief system and traditions has formulated…

Ishmael Reed's play "The C Above C Above High C" chronicles the struggles of jazz musician Louis Armstrong during the Civil Rights movement to make a living as an artist and to support the cause of African-Americans for equality. When Armstrong criticized President Eisenhower's ambivalent stance to civil rights, he garnered many enemies, including his managers who wanted Armstrong to remain an apolitical figure in the field of music.

Religion is something that is as old as man. It means "almost everything because religions deal with the whole of human life -- and death" (Bowker 2006). Since the beginning of mankind, individuals have searched…

An Analysis of Ishmael Beah's Experience as a Child Soldier

The concept of Zionism is one with a rich history, and ramifications in social, political, and theological realms. Rooted in the Jewish tradition, it is a controversial position that some hail as gospel to the Torah,…

This is a book review of the book, Abraham: a journey to the heart of three faiths, by Bruce Feiler. The paper gives a synopsis of the book, which involves Feiler traveling through the Middle East and discussing Abraham with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious leaders. It explores some new facts revealed by studying the book. Finally, the paper concludes with criticisms of the author's work, and suggestions for what he could have done to make the work more relevant.