Abstract
This paper explains that, although football's Heisman trophy is available to players in any position, it is primarily awarded to offensive players, such as quarterbacks and running backs. However, the author believes that defensive back, Eric Berry, should win this honor. The paper presents Berry's statistics and argues that even though Berry has strong competition for the trophy, Berry has had good publicity and the support of the University of Tennessee for which he plays; therefore, he should win the trophy.

From the Paper
"Eric Berry, a junior defensive back from Fairburn, Georgia, has proven himself on the field time and time again. He started in all of his 34 career games and entered the 2009 season needing only 15 interception return yards to break the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) record of 501 set by Terrell Buckley. In 2008, Berry was the only player who had an interception in an astounding seven games. He now owns the records for the University of Tennessee (UT) season, UT career, South Eastern Conference (SEC) season, and the SEC career. . On top of all these accomplishments, he has a potential Heisman trophy in view."

Tags:symbol woodson, interception return yards, academic honor roll, publicity

Abstract
This paper explains that not only did actor Halle Berry portray actor Dorothy Dandridge in a movie but also there are many similarities in their lives. The paper describes the harsh childhoods of these biracial women, who became the first Black women to be honored by the Academy Awards. The paper concludes that both Berry and Dandridge were beautiful, successful women but, away from the cameras and their public appearances, their private lifestyles were rough with personal issues that only made their lives worse.

From the Paper
"To make things even more complicated, Halle was diagnosed with diabetes. The stress she endured made her diabetes come out earlier than it was originally supposed to. Even though, Dorothy Dandridge did not face the exact same personal issues as Halle, a lot of things happened during her life. "Contemporary Black Biography" mentions that Dandridge was abused sexually by her mother's at the time lovers. Dorothy's unhappy lifestyle brought on more issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, which would eventually be the death of her."

Tags:childhoods prejudice, drug abuse, academy award, father

Abstract
The paper discusses Wendell Berry, an extremely versatile and widely-published writer, with myriad essays, novels and poems to his credit. The paper looks at his works and Carter G. Woodson's "The Mis-Education of the Negro" and explores the issue of what progress has been made with regards to race and racism in America in the last 40 or 50 years. The paper shows how Berry believes (and Woodson would most likely agree) that some progress has been made in American racial and social relationships over the past 40 to 50 years. The paper contends that much more still needs to be done for the sake of ourselves, our environment and land and the future of American society.

From the Paper
"Wendell Berry, as both a writer and working farmer, might best be described as deeply responsible; conservative, and critically self-conscious in his approach to both writing and farming. Many of his writings reveal Berry's quest, as an author; farmer, and person, to promote both better agrarian and better interpersonal (understandings and decisions (see Trachtman, 2005). For example, Wendell Berry is often cited as a defender of agrarian ideals and [has] frequently voices his appreciation for the Amish."

Tags:Woodson, farmer, Negro, Black

Abstract
This paper investigates C.S. Lewis' definition of Eros in regards to interracial relationships, by examining the relationship between between the character Emma Lou and her praise of white culture and white men in Wallace Thurman's "The Blacker the Berry". Emma Lou's behavior is explored based on Anita Foeman and Teresa Nance's stages of relationship development, which are racial awareness, coping, identity awareness and maintenance. The paper concludes that Emma Lou's interracial relationship demonstrates little communication and a lot of angst about their roles in the association; therefore, the relationship crumbles.

From the Paper
"In Foeman and Nance's article racial awareness is the first stage of their model. Emma Lou is abundantly aware of her race especially when she is surrounded by white people and culture; she feels inadequate and knows that a relationship with a white man would be impossible. She dates a few black men, one in particular is John. She deals with him categorically, listing him as too dark, and too lazy. Not only is Emma Lou apathetic but prejudiced with anyone who does not match up to her grandmother's education of lighter preferences."

Tags:boundaries, stages, awareness, communication, sensitivity

Abstract
This paper explores the film career of Claude Berri. It explains that the one things that stands out in Berri's films is how the sadness of human suffering and prejudice is captured, not only with sadness, but with a sense of reality. Berri shows characters dealing with situations in an honest way and does not focus only on the suffering. It explains that the characters react to their situations in humorous ways. This is one key aspect of Berri's films; the ability to combine drama with comedy, and to add the comedy in a way that does not lessen the very real drama.

From the Paper
"Claude Berri was born in Paris, France in 1934. He was born to Jewish parents and experienced the years of war during his childhood in Europe. It is this experience that is said to have influenced his movie career, with Berri becoming known as a director that captured the real anxieties of people (Buss). His own experiences in his childhood appear to have given him an understanding of human suffering that allowed him to capture it profoundly. Another theme of Berri's was prejudice, with many of his films dealing with the subject. This interest is also likely to come from his childhood and his experience as a Jew during the war years and after."

Tags:suffering, humor

Abstract
This paper looks at how, in the essay, "A Native Hill", the author, Wendell Berry, does more than just acknowledge the question of humanity's place in the natural world as most authors do. Rather, the paper suggests that Berry finds spiritual value and beauty in the land, and ultimately sees the land as a virtual character with which humans interact.

From the Paper
"He begins the essay by explaining his history within the hill, and even pointedly asserts that all he knows of himself is in relation to the hill. He further states that he and the hill are "inseparable," as is his history and the hill's history. Berry goes on to describe the pain he felt in accepting responsibility for what is wrong with the hill and the confrontation of the "question of what inheritance (he) will leave.""

Tags:violence, clearing, roads, ramifications, advancement, earth, landscape, paths, non-destructive

Abstract
This paper presents an overview and discussion of Wendell Berry's book about the plight of American farmers and our responsibility for stewardship of the land. The paper concludes that the arguments presented in "The Unsettling of America" about our duty to protect and keep the land are very persuasive, but that Berry must also provide some insight into how we are to go about doing so.

From the Paper
"What should worry all of us is that the farmer is going the way of flypaper, and is being replaced by the agricultural corporation, with computers and agri-science experts to know just how much fertilizer and weed killers the ground can take, and how much production it will take to get beef cattle to market quicker than before. Farming, he implies, has become mass merchandising, and by people who generally wouldn't use some of the products they merchandise."

Tags:agriculture, developers, building, houses, roads, farm, bankrupt, willie, nelson, farm, aid

Abstract
This paper is an analysis of the book "Success in Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises", a report written by Cortes, Berry, and Ishaq on a research project undertaken and published by the World Bank. The paper discusses the main findings of the study, which set out to explain the escalated growth of selected businesses, in comparison to large industries, during the 1970s in Colombia.

From the Paper
"Cortes, Berry, and Ishaq in "Success in Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises" set out to explain the escalated growth of these businesses, in comparison to large industries, during the 1970s in Colombia. This book is a report on a research project undertaken and published by the World Bank. The data used in the study are mainly based on surveys of the metal-working and food processing industries. Determinants of efficiency in these industries are examined, along with determinants of viability. Patterns and trends in firm size and distribution are explained by technological factors, demand factors, input supply factors, and constraints on the rate of exchange of output.

Tags:colombia, industry, success

Abstract
This paper examines how both "The Great Work" by Thomas Berry and "Sacred Energies" by Daniel Maguire suggest ways in which human beings can change the destructive path they are on. It looks at how the two works take a cosmological approach to the problem, the former focusing on the earth as sacred, while the latter uses religion as a possible remedy to the situation.

From the Paper
"In Sacred Energies Maguire agrees with Berry in his assessment of the ecological situation: the earth finds itself in a crisis. Human beings have destroyed much of the earth's resources, and science is being used to remedy mistakes rather than to sustain what is left. Like Berry, Maguire assesses the culprit to be humanity's lack of spirituality. He however does not call for a divorce from major Western religions such as Christianity, but rather a rekindling of the best qualities of both Western and Eastern religions, to form a symbiosis within religions."

Tags:spirituality, humanity

Abstract
This paper examines how through Ernest J. Gaines's novel "A Lesson Before Dying" and Wendell Berry's "Hannah Coulter", we can see the importance of giving the living a lesson about death. It looks at how death is viewed in both stories as a natural part of life and as something that should be used to educate the living. It shows how in "A Lesson Before Dying", this education occurs through Jefferson's character, when he is told to die with pride and therefore set an example for others, demonstrating to them that there is nothing to fear from death. It also discusses how in "Hannah Coulter", the idea of dying with dignity is demonstrated through Nathan's traumatic struggles with the fact that he watched so many die without dignity.

From the Paper
"In Ernest J. Gaines novel, A Lesson Before Dying, readers are presented with a very serious dilemma regarding the death penalty, and the concept of inflicting death as a punishment. The story is about a man who is arrested and persecuted for a killing that he, in fact, had no part in. This character, Jefferson, was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time; as a result of his bad luck, he was accused of killing three men. However, Jefferson was simply there; he did nothing wrong and took no part in this crime. The unfortunate circumstance for Jefferson is the fact that he is poor and black, and these two stereotypical factors prevent must individuals from actually believing that Jefferson is innocent. In response to the present crime, Grant Wiggins comes into the story. "

Tags:death, penaly, jefferson, nathan