Abstract The paper evaluates the significance of Charles Dickens' own life circumstances relative to his famous novel, "A Christmas Carol." The paper points out the speculation that much of his own life is represented in the novel's story, which emphasizes the importance of the primary characters whom he provides with vivid descriptions in different ways.
From the Paper "Charles Dickens wrote his famous novel "A Christmas Carol" with a number of personal life experiences and issues in mind. His own life was filled with challenging ordeals and circumstances, which provided much fodder for his literary career. Specifically, "A Christmas Carol" serves as one of Dickens' most masterful achievements and his strong dedication to his craft is in part a testament to the experiences of his life. This novel continues to be loved and admired by many, particularly during the Christmas season, when there is particular attention paid to this story. The following discussion will demonstrate that Dickens' novel provides many similarities to his own life, addressing parallels between some of the challenges of his circumstances and their relationship to the story presented in the novel."
Abstract This paper discusses Carol Tavris the female psychologist. The witty Carol Tavris is the author of many books. Her work on critical theory, anger and gender issues is famous. Although she offers inspiring information about anger and how people deal with it, she has been considered unnecessarily feminist in her psychology of women's issues. She was the pioneer of the critical thinking theory in psychology and continues to work as a teacher, writer and lecturer of psychology.
Abstract The paper examines Joyce Carol Oates' short stories that deal with children or adolescents and unexpected threats and peril: 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been' and 'Heat'. The paper discusses Joyce Carol Oates' own experiences and her social and political viewpoints and concerns. The paper shows how her narrative style is authentic-sounding and fully convincing. The paper demonstrates how Oates is a feminist and how her feminist concerns are apparent within both stories. The paper also analyzes how Oates is both a nostalgic and a realistic writer.
From the Paper "For the narrator of "Heat" herself, life after the twins' violent death has simply gone on, with relative non-eventfulness and, ironically, what now triggers her distant memories of the twins and their horrible deaths is when she herself now goes to the area of the icehouse in order to make love. Violence and death was once, the narrator knows, literally "right around the corner" from where she now enjoys the ecstasy of lovemaking, but at the same time the memory of the Kunkel twins' fateful afternoon nearby, so long ago, though it remains sharp and vivid is also, somehow, at the same time, distant and surreal."
Abstract This paper discusses how both Kate Chopin and Joyce Carol Oates can best be characterized as feminist authors of their respective centuries who show how apparently positive female social roles actually limit women. The paper first looks at how Kate Chopin was famous for chronicling the frustrations and limitations of the role of married women during the 19th century with such novels as "The Awakening" and "The Story of an Hour." In comparison, the paper then examines how Joyce Carol Oates also delves into the role of modern women in her fiction writing.
From the Paper "The wildly prolific Joyce Carol Oates also delves into the role of modern women in her fiction writing, although a quick review of her works spanning the course of the 20th and 21st centuries, suggests it is more difficult to draw as direct a connection between Oates' major works and biography than it is with Chopin. However, like Mrs. Mallard of "The Story of an Hour" briefly delights in a fantasy coming to life, only to find her hopes dashed when the promise of freedom is taken away, the heroine Connie of "Where are you going, where have you been," finds her fantasy of being seductive and more beautiful than her conventional mother and sister to be far different than she realizes in reality. In Oates, much more explicitly than in Chopin, the trap of femininity 'used' as a vehicle of liberation for the teenage Connie becomes a lie, as Connie becomes the victim of rape and possibly (it is implied) even murder. "
Abstract This is an analysis of the characters and themes that run through Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Four Summers." One of the themes-- alcoholism-- runs through the story which takes place over the course of four different summers in the narrator's life. The different characters and their development over the course of the four summers is examined in detail.
From the Paper "The short story "Four Summers" written by Joyce Carol Oates takes place over different summers in the narrator's life. Its starts when she is very young and the short story ends with her being married and pregnant. This story is about Sissie's life around alcohol and how it changes her life dramatically over these four particular summers. She grows to hate her parents, her life, and even her marriage at the end of story. Alcohol is the root of all evil in this story and it shows how a bright young girl's life is ruin because of the use of alcohol."
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Abstract The paper studies American author, Joyce Carol Oates, her childhood and writing history. The paper discusses Oates' third book, "Them" about an American family in the 60's, as well as other books by her including "Do With Me What You Will" and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?".
From the Paper "She loves to write, and can be very compulsive in her habits. When she is not working on a book manuscript, she "relaxes" by working on short fiction and essays. When she first began writing, she worried that some of her more gothic and horrifying fiction would not be taken well if readers knew she was a woman. "In fact, Oates was known to disguise some of her work. Early in her career, she sometimes masculinized her name with such variations as J.C. Oates" (Horne E15). She has also written several suspense novels under the name "Rosamond Smith.""
This paper explores and critiques the work of educator-sociologist Carol Weiss in the field of evaluation and evaluates its contribution to that field.
Abstract This paper presents the work of Carol Weiss in developing concepts of program evaluation, program development and decision making. This paper defines evaluation as the systematic assessment of the operation and the outcomes of a program or policy, compared to a set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means of contributing to the improvement of the program of policy. The author believes that it is fruitful to look further into Weiss? theory-based evaluation process and into her assertion that it is social science ideas, rather than statistics, which really impact the public process.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Program Evaluation
Researchers and Practitioners (1970s)
Ideology, Interests and Information (1980s)
Program Evaluation (1990s)
Critiques
Evaluation
Summary, Recommendations and Conclusions
From the Paper "This is the beginning of Weiss' work in exploring the importance of values, and value conflicts, in program development, operation and evaluation. If there are two different types of people involved in the process, with two opposed sets of values, the likely result is conflict. The researcher does not have a vested interest in the success of the practitioner's program, or the well-being of the people with whom the practitioner is concerned. Correspondingly, the practitioner does not have an interest in knowledge creation, except insofar as that knowledge can be applied to the program to assist in the furtherance of program goals. The two sets of interests develop naturally from the differing value systems of the participants in the process."
Abstract This paper begins by discussing the demographics of women who use the internet, then looks at their surfing habits and reasons for using the internet. It then examines the types of products that consumers purchase and how Carol's Kitchen could fit into a certain niche of these purchasing trends. The paper finally discusses existing competition.
From the Paper "The existing and potential customers for Carol's Kitchen are likely to welcome the addition of an electronic commerce Web site. Busy women now use the Web to both purchase online and to also identify candidates for offline purchases for just about any product that they already purchase. While care will have to be taken to foster site usage for certain buyers, the opportunities will well justify the effort. "
Abstract This five-page undergraduate paper discusses what "The Lady with the Pet Dog" and "Life After High School" by Joyce Carol Oates have to say about the satisfactions and frustrations of romantic relationships.
Abstract This paper examines how Carol Ann Duffy's Poem "Litany" has various themes contained within it with the most predominany being that of language. "Litany" is set in the ninety fifties where a young girl grows up listening to the transparent views of her mother and her friends and through the poem the girl mocks these women because of their fear of language. It looks at how the women are shocked, ashamed and most importantly scared of language and how the mother is disgusted that her daughter does not share her fear of language.
From the Paper "It is extremely clear from the beginning of this poem that the mother and her friends are shocked by language. ?Sharp hands poised over biscuits as a word / was spelled out.? The word "sharp" relates to the harsh atmosphere in the room when the women are discussing "embarrassing" topics. As "poised" means stopped I feel that this word adds to the tension in the room as the women are frozen in shock. Because the women spell out their "shocking" words this shows that they feel too ashamed or scared to just simply say them. I feel that these women have no real understanding of language as they are so shocked by the most unharmful words."
Abstract This paper discusses how Carole King is probably one of the most influential pop song writers of the late sixties and early seventies and how her second album "Tapestry" was and still is widely considered as her greatest collection of recordings. It looks at how, number one for 15 weeks in the charts, it is an astonishingly well written record in terms of the accuracy with which it fills its place in the pop genre and also the standard of production.
From the Paper "The middle-8 section can effectively be split into two distinct parts. In the first half, a chordal piano solo takes the lead role, playing over a static C minor vamp, whilst the guitar plays slightly emphasised rhythm phrases which add interest whilst importantly not drowning out the piano. The second half of the middle-8 is harmonically the same as the first four bars of the chorus. The guitar exchanges some jazzy lead phrases with the piano in this section, and a more active bassline and ride cymbal rhythm combine to pick up the momentum again. The middle-8 breaks down into the second verse in much the same way as the first chorus progresses into the first verse, with each part simplified to create space in the mix for the softer vocal."
This paper deals with the victimization of women in three of Joyce Carol Oates's short stories: "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"; "Heat"; and "The Molesters."
Abstract This paper examines how Joyce Carol Oates is known for writing about violence towards women. It looks at how the situations she writes about are everyday situations that women face all over the world all the time and how Oates is excellent in bringing out fear through these situations. In particular, it focuses on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"?, "Heat", and "The Molesters" as typical Oates's stories where women are victimized by men.
From the Paper "The villain in this story is Arnold Friend. Oates created a very frightening character here through his appearance and speech. Arnold wears dark sunglasses that do not let anyone see where his eyes are looking. This is quite creepy since he is probably staring her up and down, like a lion checking out his next meal. It is revealed that Arnold is not the young guy that he first claims to be, and is in fact around thirty years old, adding to his villainous nature. Another very disturbing part of Arnold is his friend that is waiting in the car the whole time Arnold is talking with Connie. This man "wasn"t a kid either"he had"the face of a forty year old baby? ("Where"? 502). This adds to the fearful appearance of Arnold, since a forty year old man has no place there."
Abstract In "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens's skill with humor and character analysis is especially evident. This paper discusses how, at the beginning, the reader comes to dislike Scrooge for his miserly ways, but when he is changed by the visit of the ghosts of Christmas present, past, and future, the reader becomes sympathetic with his plight. It also looks at how Dickens provides a psychological explanation for Scrooge's bitterness and desire to live apart from the rest of the world, while paving the way for his reform.
From the Paper "One of Charles Dickens? most famous stories that has been adapted many times for the stage and screen is A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843. This beloved classic has become a tradition of Christmas and Dickens? skill with humor and character analysis are especially evident in this tale. At the beginning, the reader comes to dislike Ebenezer Scrooge for his miserly ways, but when he is suddenly confronted first by the ghost of Jacob Marley and then by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, the reader's sympathies take on an entirely new meaning. Dickens provides a psychological explanation for Scrooge's bitterness and desire to live apart from the rest of the world while also paving the way for his eventual reform."
Abstract In the texts "Shakespeare's Sister" by Virginia Woolf and "Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle" by Carol Gilligan, the authors provide their own interpretation of women's subjugation at different periods: Woolf had expressed her thoughts on suppression of artistic expression in the early part of the twentieth century, while Gilligan discussed hers in 1982. Given the backgrounds on each author's work, this paper posits that Woolf and Gilligan's works are written accounts of their interpretations of women suppression under the feminist framework. The paper explains that, although not explicitly nor directly addressed, both authors involve themselves in critical thinking about how women have continuously maintained their 'low class' statuses in society, despite the onset of modernization and the almost egalitarian nature of 20th century society.
From the Paper "Given these conditions, Woolf argues, it is then inevitable that Judith and all women like her would thrive to become successful artists in the Elizabethan Age. The author expresses regret because society has not allowed women to aspire for what they would have successfully become: an artist who is in tune with her feelings, uninhibited from all external influences (specifically society's influences)."
Abstract This paper is an analysis of the similarities and differences between Katherine Anne Porter's "He" and Joyce Carol Oates' "Heat", including a conclusion that provides reasons for favoring one story over the other.
From the Paper "The short stories "He" by Katherine Anne Porter and "Heat" by Joyce Carole Oates share many similarities as Oates tended to re-imagine the works of classic writers. However despite a number of similarities in each work with respect to setting themes and ..."
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