Abstract In this essay, the development of a sense of self is shown as seen in the lives of two adolescent female protagonists, found in Subhadra Sen Gupta's short story "Good Girls Are Bad News" and Maxine Clair's short story, "The Creation." This realization of the sense of self is seen in the definition of societal norms, the difficulty of "good," and a return to one's original self.
From the Paper "From the travails of such Biblical characters as David and even Jesus Christ as they learned and grew to the confused maturation of Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet to the developing and lovelorn protagonists of Jane Austen to the angst-ridden Holden Caulfield of Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, one of literature's most oft-used and diverse topics is that of simply growing up. As each of our lives are different, holding unique and varied circumstances and backgrounds, what should be a universal truth and tale is almost always new and fresh with each new young, maturing character that is introduced or described in a story, novel, or play. Differences in setting and ethnicity hold the key to making two such short stories, Maxine Clair's "The Creation" and Subhadra Sen Gupta's "Good Girls Are Bad News," interesting and vital."
Abstract This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes Claire Harris' "Drawing Down a Daughter", explaining it as a book that is not to be described simply. The paper reports that the book is basically a prose poem but also incorporates other styles of writing such as stream of consciousness and life writing. The paper also reports that the book contains a number of interrelated themes but the central one concerns the concept of birthgift. To understand that theme it is essential to understand cultural context which is primarily African as well as Caribbean.
Abstract This paper shows the how an individual can generalize a person's reaction of mistrust towards a certain group of people. The author uses Raymond Carver's short story ?So Much Water so Close to Home,? to provide specific examples of how Claire, the main character, started to feel about men after being in a love-hate relationship with her husband.
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"Trust is a valuable commodity in today's society. People place a high value on trust because it can be lost so easily. Gaining someone's trust is not easy but quite difficult. The experiences people go through and the decisions people make determine if a level of trust has been earned. As time goes forward in a person's life, that person builds trusting relationships with others. These relationships may lead to marriage. Claire and Stuart are the main characters in Raymond Carver's short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, but also had a relationship before their marriage."
Tags: carver, close, home, much, raymond, so, water, claire, marriage, stuart, barry
This paper discusses the 'tweenager', a most significant European market segment because of its high purchasing power, brand loyalty, and familiarity with media technology.
Abstract This paper defines the "tweenager", the youngest members of the Generation Y segment who are eight to twelve years old, the pre-adolescent to adolescent age group, applicable to both the male and female members of the group, but much more likely to be female. The author points out that the culture of tweenagers, mainly based on the entertainment industry, considers entertainment personalities and pop culture icons as idols and "hero" models. The paper reviews two prevailing marketers of pop culture products and services for female tweenagers, Claire's Accessories and "Cosmo (Cosmopolitan) Girl", specifically in terms of each companies? marketed product, pricing, channels of distribution, and promotion strategies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The "Tweenager"
Addressing the Tweenager Market
Claire's Accessories, Ltd.
"Cosmo (Cosmopolitan) Girl"
The Adult versus the Tweenage Market
Conclusion
From the Paper "In the case of the main units of analysis for this study, which are the pre-teen and media-savvy females, consumerism, materialism, and hedonism are illustrated among tweenagers? preoccupation with their physical appearance, or the body. The body, according to Joan Brumberg in The Body Project, ?is a consuming project for contemporary girls because it provides an important means of self-definition, a way to visibly announce who you are to the world.? Through material consumption, ?bodies are magically reworked and identities completely refashioned,? illustrating subsistence to hedonism (self-indulgence in happiness and in the pleasure that a tweenager has an identity and image of her own)."
Abstract The paper examines the feasibility of the revitalization of St. Clair Avenue. The paper explains the location and its surroundings. The expected results are to provides an opportunity to revitalize the area and linkages between the residents and St. Clair by transforming the area into a pedestrian pocket. The paper analyzes whether the chosen area has the elements required to be a successful neighbourhood, using the set measurements of Michael Southworth.
From the Paper "The revitalization of St. Clair Avenue north of the Green/Arts Barn Project along with the redevelopment of the transportation infrastructure along St. Clair Avenue provides an opportunity to revitalize the area and linkages between the residents and St. Clair by transforming the area into a "pedestrian pocket. (Southworth, 1997)" This project is of interest at this time because the area presently has the elements required to be a successful neighbourhood, as described by Michael Southworth in a research article that looks at the importance of the walkability of urban neighbourhoods."
Abstract Daniel Curran and Claire Renzetti's work, "Theories of Crime" presents us with a tome in which the theories of crime are addressed with poignant and pointed research directly addressing the psychology of crime, punishment and victimization. The paper specifically covers elements of crime within the context of their argument. Crime and punishment, victimization and retribution are our natural and legislated balances. Romancing the outlaw goes part of the way toward explaining the desire not to speak of violent crime in social terms. A first step in breaking these rounds of crime-and-punishment, punishment-and-crime, is to recognize the fact of their existence.
Abstract This essay examines Claire Harris's poem "No God Waits on Incense." It argues that the poem exhibits a strong theme of nihilism, as the poetess angrily denounces the meaninglessness of life, especially in the context of the world's indifference to human suffering.
Abstract This paper will discuss the book "Theories of Crime" by Daniel Curran and Claire Renzetti and discus the summary of the book's overall system of crime. By understanding the different elements of crime that seem to be a part of our society, these authors make a claim to the theories that lie behind societies horrors.
Abstract Whatever "Al Gore: A User's Manual" may claim to be, it is propaganda in the guise of sinister history. Authors Cockburn and St. Clair are wholly committed to a portrayal of Gore that is unabashedly pejorative. There are no insights offered in this book, neither are there critical considerations of the contexts within which Vice-President Al Gore has worked, nor complex understandings behind decisions Gore has made, nor changes Gore might personally have undertaken. It is low-brow literature, jingoistic, and, mostly, quite juvenile in its approach to political analysis.
Abstract This paper analyzes "Women, Men, and Society" by Claire M. Renzetti and Daniel J. Curran and provides a personal response to the themes in the book. It discusses how it explores the different ways individuals experience gender in contemporary society, and the author's opinions as a female and feminist are related to the issues at hand.
From the Paper "Although the book can be characterized as feminist in nature, the do not view the construction of gender as simply as a problem for women, but also as a problem for individuals gendered as male. The book's equitable treatment of the two genders suggests that the narrow construction of sexual norms is a problem in society today for males as well as females. The deconstruction of gender is a "problem" for all, not simply a project of liberation for women. To understand what it means to be a woman, and how this is problematic for our culture, one must also understand what our culture constructs as masculine and how this limits men."
An analysis and comparison of Claire Gaudiani's "Democracy, Capitalism and Generosity: The Fragile Balance" and Susan Berresford's "Philanthropy of the 21st Century".
Abstract The paper examines Claire Gaudiani's "Democracy, Capitalism, and Generosity: The Fragile Balance" and is of the opinion that it offers potentially useful information, but contains an unappealing and selfish personal agenda to praise and idealize the rich in an effort to curry favor with them. The paper compares this article to Susan Berresford's "Philanthropy of the 21st Century." The paper asserts that this article is more informative and de-romanticizes philanthropy and the rich, while exploring some of their true motivations for their giving wealth to strangers for the betterment of American society and life.
From the Paper "Maybe I am so cynical about the American rich today, and those who transparently cozy up to them for reflected glory or personal gain, that I am blind to the shining armor of an elite think tank fellow and ex-college president (married to a Pfizer executive) who colluded with Pfizer, while serving as ritzy Connecticut College's then-President, against New London, Connecticut residents for their private property. Claire Gaudiani (who now instead pens books and articles on philanthropy) resigned her post as Connecticut College President under pressure for financial mismanagement of one of the priciest liberal arts schools anywhere (Basinger, October 27, 2000)."
Abstract This paper examines how, in the context of the Woos, Jongs, Hsus, and St. Clairs in Amy Tan's book, "The Joy Luck Club", the tension between mothers and daughters is greater than just a change in generations. It discusses how the mothers are all first generation immigrants from Mainland China and how the values their daughters learn and adopt from the contemporary American society are very different and challenging. The paper further explores what kind of healing is needed to provide these families with some common ground and understanding between generations and what could be done to bring about a better relationship between mothers and daughters. In addition, the paper also proposes a concept to heal the alienation between the rift between the daughters and their mothers in the book.
From the Paper "The Joy Luck Club daughters are so impressed with this presentation, they immediately plan to put on a play just for their own families and for their immediate community of Chinese-Americans and close Caucasian friends. They know how much their mothers and their ancestors respected Confucius and the Buddha. The play they wrote embraced the teachings of Confucius in the play, and it was designed to show their mothers they have the same respect for Chinese cultural history as they do for American cultural history. The play will remind listeners that much of what Confucius taught to the Chinese community represented a dramatic departure from the ideas and practices of his day, just like many of the cultural rituals in America are a departure to Chinese immigrants. "
Abstract "Generation X", by Douglas Coupland, is a fictional account of three strangers brought together by circumstance to the fringes of the desert town of Palm Springs, CA. The paper explains that Andy, Dag and Claire are intelligent, educated twenty-somethings of middle-class backgrounds who have retreated from mainstream society to live creatively in its margins. However, their desire to find happiness in life without losing themselves in the dreary corporate workplace, without becoming obsessed with the value of economic and social success in our culture, leaves them alienated from the major ideals of most of those who comprise the world around them. This paper analyzes the concept of alienation as it pertains to the characters in "Generation X", both psychologically and sociologically. The paper argues that Andy, Dag and Claire are alienated, rather than mentally ill, members of society.
From the Paper "The mass media's bland, recycled version of the past combined with the characters' ambivalence about the future (emphasized by the recurring theme of nuclear warfare in the characters' inner and outer dialogue) leaves them suspended in a state of not knowing which direction to look in. Their dialogue is characterized by "O'Propriation: the inclusion of advertising, packaging, and entertainment jargon from earlier eras in everyday speech for ironic and/or comic effect" (GX 107). This is an example of their ability to subvert the media in an eccentric manner. They have a disturbing form of humor indicative of their fears about and frustration with the world, yet it is apparent within the framework of their humor that they are striving not to be depressed about their situation, and that they identify with each other and find solace in each other's company."
Abstract This paper discusses the legal basis of the situation of women in the military, and relevant court cases such as Hoyt v. Florida, Taylor v. Louisiana, US vs. St. Clair, Rostker v. Goldberg, Craig v. Boren, and Schlesinger vs. Ballard. Discusses myths and truths regarding women and military service. Argues for equal rights, equal obligations, and equal opportunities within military and civilian spheres.
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"Men and women are treated unequally in regards to military service. Men are required to register for the Selective Service when they turn 18, while women are exempt. While women are allowed to perform most jobs in the military, they are still restricted from some combat roles. This gender inequality stems from antiquated notions of female weakness and domesticity, which have no legal validity in our society today. Furthermore, limiting women's roles in the military violates women's rights to be full and equal citizens of the United States, with all the privileges, obligations, and duties that carries with it."
Abstract Radioactive dating is the process of determining the age of rocks and other specimens from the decay of their radioactive elements. By applying this information, geologists are able to decipher the 4.6-billion-year history of the earth. The paper introduces the history of this type of dating in chronological order. It discusses other issues related to radioactive dating such as Carbon-14 dating, fission track dating, Potassium Argon Dating, the Rubidium-Strontium method, lead-alpha age and debated ideas of radioactive dating.
From the Paper "Cosmic rays from the sun strike nitrogen 14 atoms in the earth's atmosphere and cause nitrogen atoms to lose a proton making it a carbon isotope this then turns into radioactive carbon 14, which combines with oxygen to form radioactive carbon dioxide. All living things are in equilibrium with the atmosphere, and the radioactive carbon dioxide is absorbed from the air and used by green plants. Then the radioactive carbon dioxide gets passed on through the plants into the food chain and the carbon cycle. All living things contain a constant ratio of Carbon 14 to Carbon 12 of about 1 in a trillion. The amount of carbon 14 lost in a species is continually replenished as long as it still takes in food and oxygen. At death, the exchange of carbon 14 ceases and any that is left in the tissues of the organism begins to decay to Nitrogen 14, this is not replenished by any new C-14. The change in the Carbon 14 to Carbon 12 ratio is the basis for dating this dating technique. The half-life is so short (5730 years) that this method can only be used on materials less than 70,000 years old. A lot of archaeological dating uses this method. It is also very useful in attempting to date remnants of the ice ages (Pleistocene epoch.)"
Tags: Marie, Pierre, Curie, Clair, Patterson, U, 235, atom
