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This paper is based on the short story, "So Much Water, So Close to Home," from the book, "Where I'm Calling From," by Raymond Carver. The paper discusses Mrs. Kanes discovery of Stuarts lack of compassion. It gives examples from the book of times when Stuart acted without compassion, and how Mrs. Kane dealt with his actions.

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"In 'So Much Water, So Close to Home' the main character, Mrs. Kane, uses the tragedy of the her husband's discovery to learn that Stuart lacks the ability to show human compassion by his downgrading the discovery to 'nothingness' and that unless he changes or she begins to act now, she will be drug down with him and end up not much better than the girl found floating in the water."

Tags:calling, carver, close, home, much, short, so, story, water

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This paper consists of a brief biography of the man including his education and predisposition to prints. Next, the general area of printmaking is covered, segueing into Chuck Close's techniques which were innovative. There is also a section on the collaborative process as it pertains to printmaking and then specifically Close's. Last, specfic prints are selected and the technique used for the desired effect is explored.

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"One of the world's leading artists, Chuck Close's art focuses on portraits of himself and his friends and family, often produced on a large scale. His achievements in photography and painting were well established by the 1960's, but it was not until 1972 that he undertook the printmaking. It is his talent as a printmaker that is the subject of this paper.
"Brief Biography and Description of Art: Born in 1940, Close's father was an unsuccessful inventor and his mother a trained musician. As a boy he suffered from poor health and learning..."

Tags:printmaking, chuck, close

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The paper is written in two parts; a grammatical analysis of Tolkien's, "The Silmarillion," and a close read and critical analysis of Tolkien's, "The Silmarillion." In the grammatical analysis portion of the paper, Tolkien's use of grammar, semantics, and rhetorical use of words and phrases is discussed. The paper also discusses the way Tolkien uses appositions to help enforce the solidarity of the information he is providing and that Tolkien tells his story in chronological order. Additionally, the paper analyzes the way Tolkien often uses archaic language in this text and how some would consider Tolkien's language to be dated. In the close read and critical analysis portion of the paper, "The Silmarillion" is described as a story that is not ordinary because it is a collection of stories. The paper describes how the book is divided into three parts; the Ainulindale and the Valaquenta, the Quenta Silmarillion and the Akallabeth.

Table of Contents:
Grammatical Analysis
Close Reading/Critical Analysis
Works Cited

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"Tolkien's use of grammar, semantics, and rhetorical use of words and phrases deliberately sets a tone in this work. He uses the grammar to construct a tone that rhetorically directs the audience to think of the writing that is done in history books as well as the Biblical style of writing. He establishes a factual basis in his narrative by his use of appositions, description of time, archaic and dated language, and being verbs in conjunction with the switching of tense."

Tags:semantics, rhetorical, words, phrases

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A close reading of a passage is different than analyzing a portion of text, yet it is similar in many ways. "The candles dropped hot, acrid gouts of wax on my bare shoulders. I watched with my furious cynicism peculiar to women whom circumstances force mutely to witness folly, while my father, fired in his desperation by more and yet more draughts of the fire water they call "grappa", rids himself of the last scraps of my inheritance. When we left Russia, we owned black earth, blue forest with bear and wild boar, serfs, cornfields, farmyards, my beloved horses, white nights of cool summer, the fireworks of the northern lights. What a burden all those possessions must have been to him, because he laughs as if with glee as he beggars himself; he is in such a passion to donate all to The Beast." This paper does a close reading of the above text. It discusses punctuation, diction, features of sound, sentence types, and the sense the speaker gives to the passage.

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This paper considers whether Canada may be too closely alligned with the United States, particularly from a military and economic point of view. The paper further points out that although it is tempting to view Canada as being in a dangerously dependent position relative to the United States of America, the simple reality is that Canada needs those close ties with America. These reasons are detailed.

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"This paper looks at whether or not Canada may be properly considered as being far too close an ally of the United States - at least from a military and economic point of view. Although it is tempting to view Canada as being in a dangerously dependent position relative to the United States of America, the simple reality is that Canada needs those close ties with America. For one thing, although Canada is obviously a junior partner in NORAD and NATO, and although Canada appears to often engage in joint military exercises with US forces, the simple reality is that such military integration and alignment is necessary: at this paper is being..."

Tags:canada, united, states

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The paper examines how in the novel "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", the key and lock are symbolic of the sense of loss, search and fulfillment experienced by the various characters. The paper demonstrates how the key is symbolic of incompletion but also of the new connections that Oskar, the main character, forms in his search, and when the lock is found, relationships are discovered and he finds meaning in his life. The paper highlights the message of the novel, that loss and grief can be transformed into a celebration of what was and what is to come.

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"While his grandparents' search is generally symbolic, in terms of years rather than physical distance, Oskar's journey functions on both the physical and symbolic levels. After the death of his father, Oskar discovers the key in question in a vase after his father's death. For the boy, the key becomes the symbol of his father's memory. Discovering the lock it opens becomes vital to discovering himself and the perpetuation of his father's memory. During the better part of the novel, the key and the search are what keeps Oskar's father alive in his mind. His words to Mr. Black summarizes the feeling: "The key used to belong to my dad,' I said, pulling it out from my shirt again, 'and I want to know what it opens" (pg. 160).
"Mr. Black, in search of adventure, agrees to help Oskar look for the meaning of the key and what the opened lock might reveal. Initially, Oskar is confused as a result of his father's death. It feels as if his father's life meant nothing at all - the world continues without him as if he never lived. Discovering the key however focused Oskar's loneliness into determination. Finding the purpose of the key, according to Oskar, would also mean finding the meaning of his own life in the face of death. This in turn culminates in the already mentioned theme that life is precious, precisely because it is not permanent. This preciousness is what provides meaning, rather than how the world functions with or without any particular person."

Tags:loss, grief, search, incompletion, fulfillment, meaning

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This paper introduces, summarizes and critiques Roberta Seid's article, "Too 'Close to the Bone': The Historical Context for Women's Obsession with Slenderness." The paper analyzes Seid's contention that women have equated extreme thinness with beauty and self worth and takes a look at the health dangers posed by this obsession.

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"In her article "Too Close to the Bone: The Historical Context for Women's Obsession with Slenderness", Roberta Seid offers an interesting analysis of the way in which American women have grown to equate extreme skinniness with beauty and self-worth. Indeed Seid suggests that our'religion' of thinness has given rise to an epidemic of fat phobia. As a result, today's women now believe that skin-and-bones thinness is the physical ideal which must be met in order to be considered beautiful, regardless of the health dangers that it poses to..."

Tags:seid, slenderness, thinness, eating disorder, fat, phobia, body image, obesity

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This paper analyzes the Steven Spielberg written and directed film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" for how the director uses myth, archetypes, images, characters, and themes to reach through the everyday sensibilities of audiences to touch their deeper emotions and to reassure their greatest fears.

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""Close Encounters of the Third Kind" uses mythological symbols, archetypes, images, themes and characters to reach through the everyday sensibilities of the audience to touch our deeper emotions. In the film, the everyman hero is Roy Neary, a line worker who has a close encounter with a UFO. Spielberg uses the archetype mythology of a benevolent source of intelligent life in the universe, a force that compels Neary forward on his journey to make..."

Tags:sacrifice, dreams, Walt Disney, benevolent life, intelligent life, aliens, UFOs

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This paper offers a close reading of early speeches by Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello" that illustrate his character and motives. The paper focuses on the images and speeches in Act I, Scene 1 that early in the play reveal Iago as a self-centered man lacking compassion for others.

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"A close reading of a work of literature can focus on any number of different elements. Character analysis as revealed in the dialogue or description of a character is one approach to close reading that illuminates meaning in a work of literature. In this brief essay, the character selected for analysis is Iago, who is the villain and evil presence in William Shakespeare's play "Othello.""

Tags:Othello, SHakespeare, Iago

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The paper relates that the issue of security has become an essential matter for the world's community, while human rights also represents the new doctrine which must at all time be taken into account. The paper considers the unclear legal status of Guantanamo, the negative image it has engendered of the United States as well as its inhumane and abusive treatment of the prisoners. The paper emphasizes that the issue of Guantanamo is essential for the politics of the US and can define the viability of the American democracy. The paper therefore concludes that it is essential that Guantanamo be closed and that a successful solution be found that can cater to the need for security in the US and abroad, while at the same time respecting human rights.

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"The history of the Guantanamo Bay area is rather old and it includes acts from 1903 when the United States signed a lease contract with Cuba that would enable the US to use part of the Cuban territory in order to ensure protection for both the US and for the Cuban land (PBS, 2006). However, as the decades pasted, the facilities came to be used as a place for detainees of Cuban and Haitian origin that broke the law. Finally, the issue of terrorism is now considered as one of the most important matters of the international scene and the United States views it as a reason which would excuse any type of measure undertaken at the legal level as well as at the practical one. Therefore, the country is today in a rather delicate position, that of trying to cater both for the need of security and for the obligation to respect human rights."

Tags:human, rights, democracy, security, abuse