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This paper reviews the case of Barbara Graham. According to the paper, there is no doubt that Barbara Graham lived a life that was, for the most part, on the wrong side of the law. Her past indicates that she was involved in perjury, prostitution, gambling, and theft. The people that she associated with in these illegal endeavors were those that she considered her friends and comrades because there was an ethos, or mutually guiding moral nature between them. Even when she attempted to alter her existence by marrying Henry Graham and having a child, her husband's drug addiction forced her back into a life of crime, which has led her to the predicament that exists in her life today. Graham's past is morally marred, without question. However, the question is asked, is she capable of murder or was she framed?

Tags:barbara, graham, trial

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This paper closely examines former First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush. The similar backgrounds and passions of these two women are revealed through this in-depth comparison.

From the Paper
"Eleanor Roosevelt and Barbara Bush were two extraordinary former first ladies who helped to shape today's American society. Both of these women played active roles while they were First Ladies of the United States. Although these two women lived in different time periods and concentrated their abilities in different areas, both were influential in their own unique ways. A liberal Democrat, Eleanor Roosevelt was very active during her years in the political spotlight. While in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt had many issues that were important to her, including concern for young people, the poor, the unemployed, and racial equality. She was also involved in the women's movement. After her years in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated her time to humanitarian causes. A Republican, Barbara Bush was also active during her years in the political spotlight. Barbara Bush devoted her time to issues such as literacy and volunteerism. Before and during their times in the White House, these two women had many similarities as well as many differences, both lifestyle-wise and political-wise. Both were profoundly unique women who used their talents to take them far."

Tags:barbara, bush, eleanor, first, former, ladies, lady, president, roosevelt, volunteer, wives

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This paper takes a look at the life and accomplishments of U.S. Senator from California, Barbara Boxer. The author favorably describes Senator Boxer as a vocal advocate for environmental issues, women's rights, gun control, human rights and medical research. Her focus goes beyond the issues of California to the concerns of the country and even the world. The paper highlights her committee assignments and her contributions to legislation. Some of her less successful endeavors are discussed as well, such as bills that failed to reach the floor or pass. The paper concludes with a list of the honors Senator Boxer has received. The author sees California Senator Barbara Boxer as pointing out solutions to problems, and fighting until answers are produced and these solutions are put into action.

From the Paper
"Senator Boxer has made her mark and stated her priorities to the citizens of California by the direct approach that she has adopted throughout her career. Her direct approach is visible from her committee assignments and legislation that she is involved with all the way to her legendary speeches and voting record. She has been a vocal advocate for environmental issues, women's rights, gun control, human rights and medical research. Her focus goes beyond the issues of California to the concerns of the country and even the world. She is immensely involved in projects and endeavors that center on women, children and the environment."

Tags:Women, U.S. Congress, environment, teen pregnancy, advocacy

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The author believes that Shaw quite consciously modeled some portions of "Major Barbara" on Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". The paper discusses the many similarities such as the religious overtones in both plays and the characterization of the female main characters Isabella and Barbara. The author points out that both plays make the same philosophical point: The need to let something go in order to achieve or gain something else, perhaps of greater value.

From the Paper
""Measure for Measure" is gloomy in the beginning; but Shakespeare, as does Shaw, is able to work out the transition from potential tragedy to comedy. Unfortunately, in the transition, Shakespeare, unlike Shaw, does not always make his characters behave consistently. Like Shaw, however, he does order everything that happens in "Measure for Measure" on the principle that the play must be kept a comedy. That was his given reason for making his heroine Isabella a novice nun and for bringing Lucio into her first scene with Angelo (II. ii.); every detail must play its part in intensifying the effect of comic irony. Once used though, such a detail may later be ignored by Shakespeare. Isabella is found to be not too nun-like after all. She is not squeamish or sanctimonious and can be intensely practical, as her "0, let him marry her!" (I. iv. 49) reveals. During the play she develops into a vociferous, ironical nun almost a Major Barbara."

Tags:religion, characterization, isabella, irony, morality

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This paper reviews Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed". The paper describes Ehrenreich's experiences in the book as an undercover journalist who went to three American cities and worked as an ordinary American. The paper specifically discusses the inequalities and problems that Ehrenreich exposed in the book; that the daily lives of most Americans consist of driving beat up cars, living from paycheck to paycheck, and being disrespected. The author urges that Ehrenreich's book should be used as an example, and that the wage system in America should be improved.

From the Paper
"The problem with American culture is its continued clinging to the American Dream. Although few Americans can make that Dream come true, children are taught in school that all Americans can and will succeed if they only work harder. Yet when those children graduate and try working in the real world, they soon find that their low-wage job leads nowhere. Employee benefits are nonexistent because employees are allowed to offer part-time packages to essentially full-time workers. The underlying American political philosophy fears any shift toward social services that might too closely resemble communism."

Tags:american culture, wage system, book review, employment

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The paper looks at how this writer's perceptions of America's working poor were both reinforced and also altered by reading Barbara Ehrenreich's acclaimed 200o book, "Nickel and Dimed". In particular, the paper looks at the exploitation of working people, at the strength and generousness of working people, and at how low unemployment rates, a booming New York Stock Exchange, high home ownership and all the other things about our American economy we are told to cherish, are often mere window-dressing that obscures the very real anguish of millions of lower-income citizens. The paper shows how those who give the most to America are also the most exploited members of America.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look how this writer's perceptions of America's working poor were both reinforced and also altered by reading Barbara Ehrenreich's acclaimed 2000 book, "Nickel and Dimed". In particular, the paper looks at the exploitation of working people, at the strength and generousness of working people, and at how low unemployment rates, a booming New York Stock Exchange, high home ownership and all the other things about our American economy we are told to cherish, are often mere window-dressing that obscures the very real anguish of millions of..."

Tags:ehrenreich, working, poor

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This paper argues that George Bernard Shaw presents his belief that religious organizations for the most part are a sham because their minions will gladly embrace the money of the most wretched people if it will help them to pay their own bills. The paper then suggests that, at the same time, the character of Major Barbara in Shaw's play of the same name, while dismayed by the seeming hypocrisy of the Salvation Army, does not so much recoil from her holy mission as she returns to it with a more realistic understanding of how the world really works - and that doing good may, in the final analysis, involve making certain accommodations that the idealistic and naive might find appalling.

From the Paper
"In the end, Barbara dejectedly walks away from the Salvation Army (Shaw, 113-114; for a good description of how the experience seared Barbara to the quick, please see page 145 of the text) and assumes - it is her father's idea - control of the munitions factory (Shaw, 123-124). From her experiences she has learned a few things that are of the greatest importance: money really is power; Christian organizations can surely be bought for the right price; all men, like her father, who deign to be good men only have the luxury of being so when they are wealthy (for her father's treatise on why he finds poverty so abominable, please see pages 147-148); and evil in life (and those with blasted principles) cannot be avoided."

Tags:money, power, avaricious, father, relevant

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This paper explores the social commentary in both Shaw's "Major Barbara", and Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest". The paper discusses the satirical style of each. It concludes that both authors used the parody as a way of calling attention to the inequities of society.

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This paper compares the love depicted in the plays "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara" written by George Bernard Shaw. The paper suggests that the final outcome of the analysis is an intermingling of the two perspectives on love and it notes that in both situations, the heroes attract each other in spite of the paradoxical opposition.

From the Paper
"In opposition, their projections in the real world, Lisa and Cusins, trapped in reality, are only capable of projecting human love limited to the sole adulation of man, as the main actor of the reality they live in. Although Lisa loves her master, her passion, being deeply anchored in the every day life, she proves herself more powerful, succeeding in tearing down the wall her master had created around himself, by projecting her newly tailored personality upon her master. Thus, the creation becomes more powerful than its creator "But [with sudden humility] I shall miss you, Eliza"(Shaw, 1916, act V). On a similar note, Cusins represents the source of physical love whose subject becomes Barbara, as her own mother admits: "I have a very strong suspicion that you went to the Salvation Army to worship Barbara and nothing else" Shaw, 2000, act I). He loves her earthly existence, and the person her ideals embody."

Tags:play, Victorian, relationships

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This paper examines the true meaning of family as the overriding subject in the book "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver. The paper explains that throughout the novel, 'family' is a major theme for nearly all of the characters. The paper points out that all the characters in the book did not actually have to be blood kin to be family. The paper then notes that this knowledge is an incredibly assuring thing for them to realize; even if one thinks he or she is alone in the world, with no one to care for them, they have support through their closest friends, in other words, their family.

From the Paper
"When the novel first begins, the only thing Taylor wants is to get out of the small Kentucky town in which she grew up. When she was ready and able, she hopped into her car with the hopes of finding somewhere better, and never looking back. To her misfortune, a tiny Indian baby was left in her care, unwanted by everyone else in the world (24). However, a baby was the last thing Taylor wanted as well. Both she and the baby were alone at that point, despite the fact that they were driving in the same car. This all changes when Taylor begins to take care of the child. She starts to care about her, even gives her a name, Turtle. Now, instead of having no one, they become a small family. Despite of this, the pair still seemed to be on their own."

Tags:family, friends, child, world, Indian, baby