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The writer compares Kincaid and Levy's novels, specifically in terms of the coming of age stories of the two women at the center of both stories. The writer finds that Levy's situating of Hortense at the center of a number of conflicting narratives speaks more to the problems of difference and therefore enriches the book's relevance for studies of race, class and difference, whereas Kincaid's "Lucy" is a mere study in the selfish, callousness of youth.

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"The two young women who are the subjects of the coming of age novels "Lucy", by Jamaica Kincaid, and "Small Island", by Andrea Levy are complicated characters. Told from Lucy's perspective, Jamaica Kincaid's novel focuses only on the one character's journey, from her own perspective. Hortense, on the other hand, in Small Island, is contextualized more fully, with the perspective and history of her husband, her landlady and her landlady's husband also being represented--and giving more perspective to her own, by surrounding it. Interestingly, these perspectives can also be used as a..."

Tags:post, coloniality, bildungsroman, women

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The paper introduces the Cherokee - one of the largest tribes of Native Americans in the United States. It shows how their survival is a tribute to their remarkable resistance since in the harsh winter of 1838 and 1839, the entire Cherokee tribe was threatened with extinction during an event that is known as "The Trail of Tears." The paper examines one of the darkest moments in American history, when the Federal troops under the orders of the United States government forcibly evicted the entire Cherokee tribe from their ancestral lands in Georgia to Oklahoma during a cruel 1000 mile forced journey. Out of a total of 16,000 Cherokee people, over 4000 men, women, and children died of hunger, disease, and exposure to the elements on the trail. The paper discusses how "The Trail of Tears" symbolizes the callousness with which the United States government treated the Native Americans due to greed and prejudice inherent in human nature. It covers the background, events and aftermath of the "Trail of Tears."

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"The Cherokee tribe bravely suffered their ordeal on the Trail of Tears setting to work in their new home. They built homes, schools and churches. They set up a government and named their capital "Tahlequah" that is still the cultural center of the Cherokees and the source of documented evidence of their history. The Indians were on the way of recovery from their ordeal when another devastating event intervened: The American Civil War. The Cherokees aligned themselves with the Confederacy since the South had promised that when the war was over they would be permitted to form their own state. After having supported the British during the American War of Independence, the Cherokee had again chosen the wrong side. So when the North won the Civil War, the Indians, were duly penalized. Most of their lands guaranteed by previous treaties were taken from them and their sad plight continued."

Tags:Andrew, Jackson, Indian, Removal, Act, Davy, Crockett, Treaty, of, New, Echota, Tahlequah, Civil, War, American, Indians

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This paper analyzes the feelings and emotions of the townspeople in Shirley Jackson's tale of perverse ritual and strict conformity in "The Lottery." The author discusses the cruelty and blind obedience of certain characters, and the intense guilt and defiance felt by others in participating in the lottery.

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"In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery we see an exciting game of chance turn ugly, as the winner of this lottery is subsequently sentenced to death at the hands of the town people. The town runs amok with various rebellious, evil, and utterly insensitive people who lie in wait for their next annual victim. Playing the role of judges, juries, and executioners, many of Jackson's characters depict a strong underlying theme of the evil, prejudice, and rebellion that is so prevalent in our everyday lives. All the characters' roles, as well as their names, were precisely chosen in order to awaken our hearts and minds to the callousness and rebellion that lies at the heart of every man in the face of habitual conformity."

Tags:anne, hutchinson, tessie, dunbar, rock, warner, old, adams, summers

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The writer examines the story of "Medea", which shows that civilized men ignore at their peril the world of instinct, emotion and irrational experience and that carefully worked out notions of right and wrong are dangerous, unless they are flexible and allow for constant adjustment. The paper shows the parallels between pride and passion; both of which make Medea's "evil hearted plots" materialize, and both of which lead to her corruption.

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"The hypocrisy of neglected ideals has often been condemned as a major sin; however, in the moral world as in the romantic, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved. "Medea" opens with an oppressed victim claiming sympathy of Chorus and the audience, yet as the action develops inevitably, and the punishment shows itself twice as wicked as the crime, sympathy changes sides, and the audience are left with only one comfort. Since the worst has been reached, there can be nothing worse to follow. Here, "many matters the gods bring to surprising ends. The things we thought would happen do not happen; the unexpected god makes possible?""

Tags:jason, pride, passion, god, philosophy

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This paper describes God based on the Adam and Eve story in Genesis 2.1-3.22. In this story, the author believes that initially God's interactions with His creation are compassionate and shows Him as being a loving God. However, throughout the ending, God punishes His creations in callous ways to instill fear into people so that they believe in Him or do what He wants of them.

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"God's reaction to original sin seems to be unwarranted and extreme. It is true that God specifically stated that neither Adam nor Eve was allowed to eat from the tree of knowledge, but He did in fact place the tree in Eden. By forbidding Adam and Eve from eating from the tree, God gave them the ability to disobey Him and in doing so, created evil. By this act alone, it appears that God wanted His creation, in a slightly sadistic way, to fail."

Tags:compassionate loving callous, original sin, exile

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This paper discusses the book, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," written by Patricia Highsmith. The paper contends that she created the most charismatic psychopath of the 20th century when she wrote this book. First in a series of five novels, "Talented Mr. Ripley" revolves around Tom Ripley, the cold, callous, and amoral protagonist, whose main objective in life is to achieve a higher social status at any cost. The paper depicts the novel as an intricate maze of rationality, insanity, abnormality, and justification.

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"Patricia Highsmith created arguably the most 'charismatic psychopath' of the 20th century when she wrote Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955. First in a series of five novels, Talented Mr. Ripley revolved around Tom Ripley, the cold, callous and amoral protagonist whose main objective in life was to achieve a higher social status at any cost. The psychopath however is no ordinary con-man. Ripley is a calculating murderer whose cheats, deceives and kills with premeditated intent. There is nothing accidental about his actions and yet for some odd reason, we don't hate him. The first-person narrative may have a role to play in how readers' emotions are manipulated to side with the killer; still there appear to be some other factors at work. How can we possible not hate a person who impersonates a rich young man after casually killing him and then lives a life of crime to suit his ruthlessly ambitious lifestyle? The answer lies in the careful depiction of the killer and his ability to convince us of the righteousness of his actions despite the fact that they were anything but righteous."

Tags:tom, psychopath, greenleaf

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This paper discusses that, many times, people are stopped for no reason and subjected to callous behavior at the hands of police officers; therefore, it is important for everyone to overcome his or her preconceived notions of different races in order to stop this despicable behavior. The author points out that the myths of black criminality are so embedded in the white psyche that it seems perfectly natural to many Americans that blacks are disproportionately stopped for traffic infractions, arrested for drug offenses, swept off the street for loitering, and sent to prison. The paper concludes that, although cases of police brutality against Hispanics and African-Americans are capturing the attention of the public, these groups continue to face racial profiling.

Table of Contents
Introduction
History of Brutality
Past Cases
Present Cases
Conclusion

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"New York City's police department has a history of racial abuse. Police officials there report a decrease in crime rates, however they often fail to mention that ?civilian complaints of police abuse has risen almost 40% since 1993 and the amount the city has paid to settle these claims has doubled.? Between 1997 and 1998, out of the 45,000 people detained, only 9,500 were arrested. This illustrates the point that over 35,000 people were stopped for no reason, most of whom were African American or Hispanic. Some of these innocent citizens have been the subjects of appalling ?cases of police brutality which has heightened resentment toward the police and concerns about the city's policing police."

Tags:cases, abuse, racial, profiling, myth

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Whether it is baseball or hockey, golf or tennis, sports promote the healthy competitive nature of the human spirit. With this competition, however, comes confrontation and disputes. Excessively violent activity is unavoidable to some degree, but as of late ,it is becoming more and more common. Violence on and off the field ends up in the media, which only leads to more violence, as people are exposed to it on a more regular basis. This paper shows that overt violent acts committed by professional athletes are becoming more acceptable as their numbers increase, and the problem has already begun to spill into youth sporting events as children emulate their role models. The paper argues that this pattern of violence among athletes needs to be stopped as soon as possible and, if not, the problem will continue to grow and further erode the moral fabric of this nation. The paper argues that sportsmanship and better values need to be more strongly emphasized in today?s sports so that the next generation will adopt a less callous and more rewarding attitude towards the games they love to play.

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"To curb these influential and harmful actions taken by professionals, and help reverse the trend seen in our children's games, athletes need to be properly punished. The consequences for committing violent acts are not nearly threatening enough to deter professional athletes from committing them. Fining players a few thousand dollars, or even a few hundred thousand dollars is not going to effect them if they are making millions of dollars a year. Kobe Bryant was suspended for only one game after throwing a punch in the middle of a game against Boston (Wise). Suspending players is a promising penalty, but, judging by the fact that the pattern is only getting worse, it is not enough. It may be necessary to start filing criminal charges for on field actions performed by any athletes."

Tags:football, professional, Nike, Kobe, Bryant

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This paper will discuss a poem by Howard Nemerov called "The Way of Life". An analysis of the meter of the poem will be discussed, as well as the meaning for the poem that can be found in the symbolic representations of the subject matter. By analyzing these variants of the poem, a cohesive study can be made to find what the author intended with the work, and how he meant it to be read by his audience. The historical references in the poem, the callous nature of its characters and the overall existential feel for the poem will be talked about as well.

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"Smoking is a factor, and an important factor, in the production of carcinoma in the lung," wrote Richard Doll and Bradford Hill some fifty years ago. It was this first study which would initiate all others. It was this first study which would be expanded and eventually establish smoking as a major health risk linking it to problems including everything from heart disease to bronchitis, from indigestion to impotence. And it was this first study which would spark the controversies still surrounding smoking, smokers and the tobacco industry. The paper argues that for over fifty years the tobacco industry has repeatedly demonstrated a callous and irresponsible demeanor. Throughout the years, the industry has lied to the public about the harmful effects of cigarettes and they have consciously marketed their product toward youth, minorities and the poor. This paper looks closely at issues surrounding cigarettes, smoking and the multi-billion dollar industry which supports and promotes mass consumption of tobacco throughout the world.

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"In 1995, ABC News reported that tobacco companies manipulate the amount of nicotine " the primary addictive ingredient " in their cigarettes. They do this by removing nicotine from the tobacco and then restoring it, thus making it more potent. Unfortunately, ABC used the term "spike" in their report, leading many to believe that tobacco companies add more nicotine to their product. Though the vast majority of the report was valid, that single word gave the tobacco companies the opening that they required. The executives at Phillip Morris were not amused by the report at all, so they took that opening and sued ABC for ten billion dollars. (Glass, Pg 3)"

Tags:nicotine, lung, cancer, ETS