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This paper explains that Cavendish wrote "The Blazing World" about a quasi-Utopian society in the England of the 1600s. The paper states that Cavendish's novel reflects her own personal religious, spiritual and scientific concerns and her dislike of the oppression to women, which represented the age in which she wrote. The author believes that Cavendish as an author clearly strives to place herself intellectually, scientifically and spiritually with Plato and Descartes, perhaps not on a level of equality, but in the tradition of a philosopher and a seeker of knowledge.

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"Cavendish first set the "stage" of her drama within the realistic fabric of English society to create a sense of verisimilitude, of a correspondence between this scientific and spiritual future the historical, realistic present in which her contemporary reader was likely to dwell. Her location of her world in her present also enabled the reader to make parallels between the social reality of the present and the social reality of the past, and trust more completely in the author's insistence upon the importance of the alternate, social reality of The Blazing World. The author's choice of names actually enables her real-life persona to intrude into her own work, as Margaret the First is a character in the book. The author also encroaches into her own narrative by including an account of her own husband's misfortunes during the English Civil War."

Tags:utopia, religion, science, england, society

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This paper examines the philosophy thought of Margaret Cavendish in her book "Blazing World." The paper attempts to understand the role of passion in Cavendish philosophy and writing.

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The paper argues that Europeanization and globalization are, for all intents and purposes the same. In other words, if the "Europeanization" of nation-states on the European continent has meant closer political, economic (especially economic), cultural and linguistc ties among neighbors, then it obviously bears a striking similarity to the world which really emerged after the Second World War (courtesy the advent of the United Nations) and which eventually gave rise to globalization and to neo-liberalism on a grand, international scale. Indeed, the paper argues that globalization and Europeanization are mostly the same sort of thing - although one could argue that, because of the practical difficulties associated with trying to link together an entire planet instead of a geographically-concentrated landmass, Europeanization is blazing the path that globalization will eventually follow.

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"The following paper will argue that Europeanization and globalization are, for all intents and purposes the same. In other words, if the "Europeanization" of nation-states on the European continent has meant closer political, economic (especially economic), cultural and linguistic ties among neighbors, then it obviously bears a striking similarity to the world which really emerged after the Second World War (courtesy the advent of the United Nations) and which eventually gave rise to globalization and to neo-liberalism on a grand, international scale. Indeed, the following paper will argue that Europeanization on the continent is really nothing..."

Tags:europeanization, globalization, similarity

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This paper assesses the impact of Constantine's conversion to Christianity after his curiousmystical experience. According to the paper, this involved seeing the blazing cross in the sky the day before his attack on the enemy forces at the Milvian Bridge.

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"Constantine I was the first Christian emperor of Rome. Because of his acceptance of Christianity, it was transformed from being a persecuted sect of zealots to being the favored religion, and before the end of the century, it would become the mandatory religion of the Empire. In the centuries that followed, Christianity would become the most powerful religion in the world. All of this makes it very reasonable to consider the impact of Constantine's conversion. THE VISION AND CONVERSION: IN 292, the Emperor Diocletian created the..."

Tags:constantine, church, christianity

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The paper argues that higher temperatures mean higher ozone levels and more respiratory problems for more people; it also means a generally greater rate of heatstroke and other health complications for future generations. The paper discusses how we can expect to see more droughts and more unpredictable weather patterns and asserts that as it stands presently, the reality of global warming can no longer be lightly dismissed. The paper looks at the evidence for global warming and explores the role of academicians (and students) in blazing a new path for the global environmental movement, considers some practical solutions and future plans that may well guide us towards a happy resolution of the current crisis, and explores some of the challenges facing those who want to see positive change. The paper argues that practical measures like leadership from the academic community, student activism and a bit of innovation and self-restraint will permit us to overcome the real-life difficulties that any major paradigm shift of this magnitude entails.

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"Suffice it to say, a world that grows progressively warmer has ominous implications for human society. To wit, higher temperatures mean higher ozone levels and more respiratory problems for more people; it will also mean a generally greater rate of heatstroke and other health complications for future generations. Finally, even in America, we can expect to see more droughts and more unpredictable weather patterns (McKenna, 3). As it stands presently, the reality of global warming can no longer be lightly dismissed: Thomas R. Karl and Kevin E. Trenberth write that the global..."

Tags:university, campuses, warming

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Using the critical technique of reader-response, this four-page essay covers criticism of Eliot's "The Waste Land". The paper asserts that while it is supposedly a poetry classic, the reader finds the language difficult, the once trail-blazing imagery difficult to understand, and, in general finds that poetry is as passe as the lyre.

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"To most readers of the 21st Century, poetry is as archaic as the lyre. Poetry exists today, so some critics believe, in rap music and, otherwise, confined to study in an English lit class- room. Can one imagine someone holding a slim volume asking someone else "Please turn down `American idol' so I can read my Emily Dickinson". That might make a cartoon in The New Yorker, but it is no longer reality in then 21st century. To most people today, mention poetry and they think Hallmark cards or Joyce Kilmer's "Trees". Nevertheless, there is some poetry worth examining, not so much for what the poet intended us to feel or believe. That would be..."

Tags:t.s. eliot, poetry, language

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This paper explains that by creating the characters Molina and Valentin in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), directed by Hector Babenco, Manuel Puig has confronted issues of sexuality and gender in a masochistic Latin American culture. The author points out that there are many symbols of Christianity in the film as observed in the opening sequence of the film where the viewer sees, painted upon a faded cement wall, a painting of an angel with a harp in the sky with the sun blazing behind it, the shadows of bars and clotheslines off to the left. The paper relates that the film "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is significantly different from Puig's book; Babenco's film sequences deal with questions of the political and propaganda nature of art; whereas, Puig uses the film narrations as another chance to further explore sexuality.

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"Molina describes a real man in terms of him being marvelous looking and strong without looking like it. Valentin on the other hand realizes that without power behind you no one looks strong. A real man does not humiliate people and does not make the people around them feel degraded - but that is exactly what the torturers are doing to the prisoners, particularly the political prisoners. It is exactly what they do to when they scream, "You FAG!" at Molina as he lies, blood pouring out of his mouth, in a police surveillance car. These are not real men, they are men who seem strong but only because they have power behind them."

Tags:christianity, book, gender, machoistic, sexuality

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Discusses writings and life of Margaret Cavendish, a 17th Century aristocrat and a political idealist. Examines her work of fiction, THE BLAZING WORLD. Romance fiction elements of the novel. The social organization of the New Kingdom the heroine finds herself ruling. Restoration era political issues in novel including religious and political rivalries.

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"This research examines The Blazing New World, published in England in 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. The research will set forth the historical and cultural context in which the text was published and then discuss how the themes of the text epitomize Cavendish's conception of a feminine utopia.
Virtually alone of all the women writers whose poetry, drama, and prose achieved some currency in the 17th century in England, Margaret Cavendish put her name on her work. Cavendish was not a professional writer as the term is commonly understood; she was self-published, or more exactly enjoyed the patronage of her husband William, Duke of Newcastle. The closet dramas, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that were published under Cavendish's byline appear to have been lavishly printed and distributed (or sold) to a select aristocratic readership. In an..."

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This paper discusses how, although criminals have been escaping justice on the basis of technicalities for decades, when it comes to sexual predators of children using the Internet, some judges are blazing new trails into the terrain of protecting the criminals and punishing the victims, diminishing the results of police work, as well. It looks at the growing need for anti-pedophilia laws concerning the Internet and the surrounding issues, such as the First Amendment and freedom of speech.

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"While some judges and lawmakers are worried about protecting the First Amendment rights of pedophiles, so they can continue to lure their intended victims over the Internet, the population seems to desire even stronger anti-pedophilia laws concerning the Internet.
By 2002, 40 million children were assumed to have Internet access. "The Internet is a dream come true for a pedophile," said Arlington County, (Va.) police Detective Paul J. Reid. "It takes the playground from the street and puts it into their home where they can cultivate victims in privacy." (Fagan 1997)"

Tags:chat, rooms, first, amendment, freedom, speech

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This paper explains that country western historically has been primarily a male-dominated industry but there are women that have been responsible for the major changes in this industry. The paper discuses some of the women that are responsible for these changes: Louise Massey, Rose Maddox, Dolly and Mille Good, Patsy Montana, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain and The Dixie Chicks. The paper relates that Louise Massey, who formed a band in 1918 with her father, husband and two brothers, are called the 'original rhinestone cowboys' because of the flashy clothing they introduced into the country music society. Blazing the hillbilly and rockabilly trails and still thriving in 1995, at the age of 70, when she received the Grammy nomination in the Bluegrass Category, Rose Maddox had a major influence on Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Janis Joplin.

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""Come on Over" came out two and half years after her last release of "The Woman in Me". "The Woman in Me" is a nine time platinum album and spent over 140 weeks on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Shania was born in Timmons, Ontario and her name was Eileen. She started singing at a young age, being pulled out of bed to sing at midnight at a local bar. At 21, Shania lost her parents in a car accident and took on the responsibility of raising her three younger siblings. During this time she performed at Ontario's Deerhurst Resort, learning the ins and outs of theatrical performances."

Tags:parton, cline, awards, trendsetters, chicks