Abstract
This paper explains that Bonnie Parker's poems suggest that the three main reasons for Bonnie and Clyde's crime spree were based on psychological, financial and social factors. Next, the author argues that Bonnie Parker, the sensitive poetess female companion of Clyde Barrow, is just as much a criminal, if not more so than he was, because she showed no remorse. Although Bonnie's poetry does not reconcile the images of Bonnie and Clyde as murderers and as Hollywood heroes, the paper does conclude that the use of personal writings do have implications for the study of criminology and of literature.

Table of Contents:
Outline
Introduction
Who were Bonnie and Clyde?
How Do They Fit into History?
Why Should They be Studied?
Thesis: Bonnie and Clyde Committed Their Crimes for Psychological, Financial, And Social Reasons
Bonnie and Clyde Committed Their Crimes for Psychological Reasons
Struggle for Power in the Midst of Oppression
Bonnie's Poetry
Heroic Following
Bonnie and Clyde Committed Their Crimes for Financial Reasons
Personal Financial State
Great Depression Economic Situation
Bonnie's Poetry
Bonnie and Clyde Committed Their Crimes for Social Reasons
Poverty as a Condition of the Great Depression
Desire to Defeat Oppressors
Bonnie's Poetry
Bonnie: Poet or Criminal
Personal History
Reasons for Becoming Involved
Poetry as Expression of Philosophy
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Bonnie's involvement in the crime spree could also easily be as a result of psychological factors. Bonnie's background also placed her in the realm of oppression. Her first marriage began at fifteen or sixteen and was an unpleasant affair. Her husband would often leave home for days at a time, and before the two were married for one year, he was serving a fifty-five year prison sentence, which forced Bonnie into the working world. While she was well-liked as a waitress , one can easily see how the young girl may have felt oppressed in her overpowering circumstances."

Tags:ballad, action-packed death, evidence oppression, gangster lifestyle

Abstract
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) eliminated, or will eliminate (by 2009), all trade barriers between Canada, Mexico and United States. Not long after NAFTA took effect on January 1, 1994, the Clinton Administration made the extension of that agreement (the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, or FTAA) its top trade priority. Specifically, President Clinton proposed to expand NAFTA to include all of Central and South America, thus creating a free trade zone that would extend from Alaska?s Point Barrow in the north down to Argentina?s Tierra del Fuego in the south. The paper argues, however, that such a move is potentially disastrous, as demonstrated by America?s five-year experience with NAFTA. This paper argues against the extension because NAFTA has already had a negative impact on the economy, environment and welfare of both the U.S. and Mexico, and those consequences will only be compounded by the FTAA.

From the Paper
"By contrast, the areas already hit by the transformation of the American economy suffered even more. Most of the people who lived in these downtrodden regions of Southern California were members of minority groups. They watched helplessly as NAFTA drained more blue-collar jobs away from their already depressed neighborhoods. Those jobs, generally high-paying, had been the ticket to upward mobility for those lacking education or language skills. But companies such as Goodyear, General Motors, and Firestone departed, and the blue-collar opportunities were replaced by minimum wage jobs that offered no hope for escape (O?Connor, 1998, B1)."

Tags:minimum, wage, Tijuana, maquiladoras, World, Trade, Organization

Abstract
The paper explains that stagflation is the occurrence of high unemployment alongside sluggish economic growth and high inflation (Investopedia ULC, para.1). The paper discusses how n the early and middle 1990s, Canada was faced with some serious economic problems that manifested one of the major problems associated with stagflation - high unemployment: "high real rates of interest and relatively slow economic growth resulted in a Canadian unemployment rate which is almost double that of the United States" (Barrows & Cotsomitis, 8-9). The paper shows how clearly, Canada's global competitiveness was much-diminished in the middle 1990s - and this was manifested in the high unemployment figures noted above.

From the Paper
"As most people are aware, stagflation is the occurrence of high unemployment alongside sluggish economic growth and high inflation (Investopedia ULC, para.1). In the early and middle 1990s, Canada was faced with some serious economic problems that manifested one of the major problems associated with stagflation - high unemployment: "high real rates...""

Tags:impact, stagflation, tourism

Abstract
An examination of the interdependency of the Church and State in late Tudor and early Stuart England. The paper looks at how the Church and State were used in tandem to suppress opposition; and how religious beliefs impacted upon loyalty (or perceived loyalty) to the state.

From the Paper
""Religion is the ground on which all other matters ought to take root". These words, spoken by Elizabeth to Parliament, neatly summarize the interdependency between Church and State in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The quotation in the title implies that there ought to be a distinction between religious beliefs and the proper exercise of political power, when in fact there was no such separation in the eyes of Elizabeth and, later, James I. The history of this period is one of conflicting beliefs between the wings of the established church and the constant pressure by the Presbyterians and Puritan sects to reform the church and hence change the nature of the government of the country. This period also sees the attempts to suppress the radical teachings of Barrow and others, which were equated with sedition and treason, in order to maintain a conformity of worship if not necessarily of belief."

Tags:barrow, catholics, england, grindal, gunpowder, plot, presbyterian, protestant, puritans, religion, stuart, tudor, whitgift

Abstract
This paper reviews the film, Bonnie and Clyde. The writer posits that a thoughtful critique of the whole film as an artistic creation offers the best understanding of its violent aspects, as formal, narrative and stylistic aspects are all involved in the presentation of the violence. The main theme throughout the paper is how to perceive the violence displayed, whether it be societal, historical, or otherwise.

From the Paper
"Viewers, critics, and film scholars have reacted strongly to the violence in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Reactions have varied widely from those who see the violence as significant and symbolic, to those who see it as a major milestone in the history of film violence, to those who find it ridiculous, gruesome and overdone. A thoughtful critique of the whole film as an artistic creation offers the best understanding of its violent aspects, as formal, narrative and stylistic aspects are all involved in the presentation of the violence.

"Yet another way to view the violence is as a symbolic representation of the struggles faced during the Depression years depicted in the film. Stylistically the film makes obvious reference to the violence of the Barrow Gang as springing not just from sociopathic personalities, but from the pressures of the times. When Clyde first says "We rob banks," (Film) it's to a poor farmer who has lost his home to one of those rotten, money grubbing banks. The violence in the film is presented as an escalating class consciousness, a survival necessity with which multitudes of poor Americans can identify. Bonnie & Clyde are the ones who get the viewers sympathy, in spite of the violence."

Tags:Bonnie, Clyde, film, violence, ARTHUR PENN, Faye Dunnaway, Warren Beatty, gangster, Warner Brothers, Barrow Gang, Acadmy Award nominations

Abstract
This paper examines how James Thurber's main character in the short story, "The Catbird Seat," is a person who uses a small, unexpected change in his personality to his advantage. It discusses how Thurber gives a shining example of someone who not only refuses to give into change, but fights it head on using popular perceptions of him to his advantage.

From the Paper
"When Martin realizes that Mrs. Barrows means to get rid of his department, something in him breaks. Now that his own job is on the line he knows he must act. Mrs. Barrows enters his office one day "[wandering] about the office, taking it in with her great, popping eyes"(634). It is at this point that Martin realizes that she means to fire him. "Mr. Martin could no longer doubt that the finger was on his beloved department"(634). This would bring many changes to his life. His hatred of any change leads him to come up with a solution to the problem Mrs. Barrows is planning to impose upon him. "

Tags:Fitweiler, Barrows