Abstract Tayo finds redemption by realizing the importance of ceremony. Silko's ceremony, therefore, serves as a vehicle to integration, fusing the individual not only with him/herself, but also with the community and the entire spiritual world.
Abstract This paper will discuss "Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Du Bois and uncover the major ideas put forward by Dubois - finding the black soul. He uses many ideas to categorize his meanings, while giving a clear representation of black life in America. Examples from the book will explain what he meant in writing the book and how this was achieved. By analyzing three themes in this book, we can see how Dubois covered many aspects of black thinking and helped to change the way of life for blacks in America.
Abstract This paper discusses McLaurin's book, which is a story of violence and retribution in a slaveholding society in antebellum Missouri. It is a story of a young slave who was sexually exploited by her master and ultimately executed for his murder. The social meaning behind the story is analyzed.
From the Paper "McLaurin demonstrates the degree to which females where sexually exploited in the first days of Celia's story. Celia was only fourteen years old when she was acquired by Newsom, an aging widower and a prosperous and respected citizen of Callaway County, Missouri. After purchasing Celia in a neighboring county, Newsom raped her on the journey back to his farm. He then established her in a small cabin near his house and visited her regularly, repeatedly raping her. Over the next five years, Celia bore Newsom two children, both becoming Newsom's property. By 1855, she became involved with a slave named George and resolved (at his insistence) to end the relationship with her master. She did that on June 23, 1855 (McLaurin 33). But Newsom was the master. A slave didn't tell the master what to do. Newsom came back to Celia's cabin that night. Ready for Newsom this time, Celia struck him with a heavy stick when he refused to leave her alone. She hit him again when Newsom came back at her. She had tried to hurt him, to keep him away. She ended with a result she had not intended. Newsom was dead."
Abstract This paper addresses the problem of illegal immigration in the United States. Specifically, it discusses the reasons illegal immigrants come to America and the political debate that surrounds these immigrants.
From the Paper "Some immigrants are fleeing financial hardships in their home countries, and they hope to make a better life for themselves in the United States. They are fleeing poverty in their own countries, but often, they find it again here in the United States. One report notes, "In 1999, more than one-third (36.3 percent) of foreign-born full-time, year-round workers earned less than $20,000 compared to one fifth (21.3 percent) of their native counterparts" ("The Cost"). Thus, many of these immigrants are fleeing poverty, but, because of higher living expenses in the United States, they still cannot make ends meet, even with better paying jobs than they could find in their own country."
Abstract This paper discusses how great of a poet Robert Frost really was. This paper goes on to discuss several of his most famous poems. The poems analyzed are "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and ?Fire and Ice.?
From the Paper "Robert Frost can be referred to as one of the greatest American writers of all time. His poems separated him from other writers, which made him truly unique. Frost has written incredible poems such as "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and ?Fire and Ice.? Critics found his work could be quite controversial. Some critics felt strongly that the message in his poems was supposed to mean one thing. Mean while the reactions of his poetry can be completely different. His poems that are viewed as successful are usually short in length, and most of his long-winded poems are referred to as failures. Robert Frost's work is that of a wide variety. For the most part he writes poems about realization, imagination, and death. Frost has published many collections of poems most to satisfactory reviews and some to a poorer analysis."
Abstract This paper examines Joyce Carol Oates's short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"?, which was written in 1966, and how, twenty years later, it was made into a movie entitled "Smooth Talk", the winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. It looks at how Oates extends reality with her character, Arnold Friend, based on the real life of Charles Schmid, who cruised teenage hangouts, picking up girls. It also shows how the producer of "Smooth Talk" also takes detours from the road of reality by further developing the characters of Connie's mother, father, and older sister, June. In particular, it examines how the two endings differ greatly.
From the Paper "While the physical characteristics seem similar, however, the description of Connie's sexual nature differs, playing an important part in the development of the final scenes of both the story and the movie. While the writer of Smooth Talk portrays Connie as a flirt and a tease, she, nevertheless, resists going "all the way" with the boys she cruises with on summer nights. This makes the compelling seduction by Arnold Friend at the screen door that much more chilling as she faces rape and the loss of innocence to someone she hardly knows. In contrast, by implying in her short story that Connie is already sexually active, author Joyce Oates deepens the terror of the screen-door meeting by focusing not on just the sexually persuasive nature of Arnold Friend but also on the demonic trance-like state he uses in order to control his victims."
Abstract This paper examines how HLA Hart, a legal positivist, developed his theory on the notion that for a legal system to exist it should comprise entirely of rules and how within this legal system, Hart states that rules are divided into either primary or secondary rules. It looks at how Ronald Dworkin's theory, on the other hand, is founded on criticisms of Hart's theory. It seeks to analyse Hart's Postscript to "The Concept of Law" and determine to what extent has Hart successfully defended his theory against his critics.
From the Paper "The basis of Dworkin's theory is founded on criticisms of Hart's theory. Dworkin pictures law as a "gapless" legal universe in which there is always a right answer. He suggests that there is much more to the law than just rules, contending that the Positivist view of a system of rules ignores the important roles of other standards which are not identified as ?rules.? Dworkin maintains that principles and policies play a crucial role in judicial reasoning, particularly when the existing rules of law prove controversial in a case, as evidence in Riggs v Palmer (1889). This case example provides an intuitive sense of Dworkin's idea of principles."
Abstract This paper describes the battle between good and evil in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". It compares instances in the book to instances today to show that the battle between good and evil will continue forever.
From the Paper "Conflict moves society. Without it, life would be bland, and motivation would be diminished. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the struggle between good and evil is at the heart of the story. The tale of a troubled schizophrenic, it shows that man will forever be battling between the two conflicts. An amicable elderly doctor, Henry Jekyll drinks a potion and morphs into Mr. Hyde, the personification of evil. Not only does it display the struggle between good and evil, but this novel also proves that it's a time-tested matter. Written in 1886, this novel's values parallel what occurs today and what occurred before it was written. Because even though many parts of society change over time, there will forever be the struggle of good versus evil. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde proves this by having Dr. Jekyll in the midst of the struggle. To prove this, one must look at Dr. Jekyll's addiction to becoming Mr. Hyde, Jekyll waking up as his evil self, and the doctor's indecision over which identity he really is. The aforementioned, coupled with modern day equivalents confirm that the battle between good and evil will forever wage on."
Abstract This paper discusses the main theme of Carlo Ginzburg's "The Cheese and the Worms". It explains that the book sets forth the story of a 16th century miller who has come to the realization of the existence of other cultures. It explores the existence and result of culture shock in the sixteenth century.
From the Paper ""In The Cheese and the Worms," Ginzburg sets forth the story of a miller who has come into the realization of the existence of other cultures. The micro history attempts to understand how a sixteenth century miller acquired ideas about the cosmos which the Catholic Church found heretical. In the process of coming to this understanding, Ginzburg seems to find that the exposure to new cultures produced a sort of culture shock as the miller was not accustomed to ..."
Tags: carlo ginzburg, culture, relativistic, shock, the cheese and the worms.
From the Paper "In the short novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered by the Vicario twins as an act of revenge for their sister's loss of virginity, before her marriage to Bayardo San Rom?n. The entire story consists of recollections and evidence given by witnesses to the crime, people who knew Nasar, and those directly involved in his murder. The story is inconclusive, and the events that are described are so ambiguous that they indicate neither guilt nor innocence. Certain characters seem to be convinced of his guilt, while others are certain that he is the innocent victim of someone's search for a scapegoat. "
An analysis of James Baldwin's short story, "Sonny's Blues", as a study in the relationship between two brothers and how they come to terms with their radically different philosophies of life.
2,546 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, 1999, $ 77.95
From the Paper "James Baldwin's short story, ?Sonny's Blues,? (1957) is a study in the relationship between two brothers and how they come to terms with their radically different philosophiesof life and the different "lifestyle"choices they have made. Both Sonny, the younger brother and the unnamed narrator of the story, the older brother, have markedly different ideas on what constitutes vocation, on the dangers of drugs, on the life of the African American in a predominantly white society, and on music and its meaning in life."
From the Paper "Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, written in 1879 and set in that year examines the eternal problem of the fragility of family relationships. A Doll's House has the brilliant capacity to transcend history and while small details are dated, the main points ? the strengths and weaknesses of the human character are timeless. In A Doll's House the main female character, Nora, leaves her husband and her children because she needs to forge her own self-identity and she can no longer participate in a traditional Victorian marriage. She is courageous to do so because she is turning her back on financial security and the domestic life that she has primarily enjoyed. She is not a coward running away from a situation-- she is a heroine running in the direction of finding herself so that she can be a good model for her children."
From the Paper "The short story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson, takes a deeper look at human nature by displaying at least three typical attitudes of man while living and interacting in a society. These attitudes include man's unwillingness to accept the consequences of societal actions, man's tendency to turn against his neighbor if he or she is dubbed an outcast, and man's acceptance of a tradition that may be immoral simply because he has always done so. "
Abstract This essay explores the existentialist theme in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and how it is used in the play.
From the Paper "In Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot, Existentialism is the prevailing source of inspiration.
Beckett uses his characters to show that waiting is truly anguish and one must actively pursue the
meaning in their life. This essay explores both existentialism as well as its use in this play."
