Abstract
This paper compares Edward Albee's 1959 play "The Zoo Story" and the 1998 film "Pleasantville", written and directed by Gary Ross. The paper explains that though it is fairly obvious that they were created in different forms, one as a stage play and the other as a film, both began life as different forms of the written word, and both manage to handle and deal with various angles of human life and behavior, but they do it in two very different periods: one in the 1950s, the other in the late 1990s. The paper looks at how "Pleasantville", in an ironic way, tends to undermine and examine some of the social and personal realities of the 1950s, whereas "The Zoo Story" examines these realities in a more subtle way appropriate to a comedy/fantasy aimed at a mass audience. The paper also compares the actions, reactions and attitudes of the two protagonists, Jerry in "The Zoo Story" and David in "Pleasantville".

From the Paper
"The Zoo Story holds a mirror up to the culture of the late 1950s, with its well known constraints in the political, social and cultural spheres of life - constraints most ironically illustrated in 1950s television series such as "Leave it to Beaver," "I Love Lucy," etc. It is some of these constraints that the play works against, for instance, in its criticism of middle class life and the ordinary, conformist lifestyle as typified by the character of Peter. Notice how Jerry asks him where the dividing line is between "upper middle middle class" and "lower upper middle class," for example, showing that Jerry is very aware of these fine class differences."

Tags:conformism, satire, political, risk, reality, fantasy, TV

Abstract
The paper presents a strategic analysis of the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville, Texas, suggesting some of the ways that the zoo can raise money and renovate its structure to prepare for the future. The paper discusses ways of increasing income and visitors noting some of the efforts already being made. The paper recommends more effort for the near future so as to make the zoo more solvent and stronger.

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"The Frank Buck Zoo in Leonard park, Gainesville, Texas has reached a crossroads, facing closure after 50 years or a better future with a better plan for bringing in enough money to operate the zoo, increase the reach into the community and provide for a future for the park and its visitors. The zoo started as an outgrowth of the Gainesville Community Circus that used the town as a winter base and training ground, but the circus closed in 1948. The animals were transferred to the new zoo and housed in small cages, allowing zoo visitors to get close enough to toss food to the animals. Over the years, the size of the zoo and the number of animals housed there have increased. But things began to change in the 1990s, leading to the current concern about the future of the zoo."

Tags:frank, buck, zoo

Abstract
This paper analyzes the significance of Jerry's monologue regarding his landlady's dog in Edward Albee's play "The Zoo Story." The paper discusses how Jerry's interaction with the dog parallels his relationship to other human beings.

From the Paper
"In Edward Albee's short play "The Zoo Story" the character of Jerry is isolated from humanity and goes out of his way to make connections with others in an attempt to bridge that distance. His encounter with Peter is certainly evidence of this fact but it is the story that Jerry tells about this landlady's dog that best illustrates his difficulty in establishing relationships with others. Indeed Jerry becomes so desperate in his pursuit of contact with another living creature that he becomes almost obsessed with the dog."

Tags:albee, zoo, jerry, dog

Abstract
Joseph H. Greenberg played a significant role in language typological studies and the mass comparison of lexical items. Greenberg created mass comparisons and classifications for languages spoken on many continents in various countries including Africa, the Americas, and New Guinea (Bengtson & Ruhlen 292). He wrote, "The method of multilateral comparison is so powerful that it will give reliable results even with the poorest of materials. Incorrect material should have merely a randomizing effect (Greenberg 29; as cited by Ramat 1).

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Student's Name Name of Instructor Name of Course February 18, 2008 Greenberg's Method of Mass Comparison of Language Classification Joseph H. Greenberg played a significant role in language typological studies and the mass comparison of lexical items. Greenberg created mass comparisons and classifications for languages spoken on many continents in various countries including Africa, the Americas, and New Guinea (Bengtson & Ruhlen 292). He wrote, "The method of multilateral comparison is so

Tags:greenberg, mass comparison, language

Abstract
This paper analyzes the social comparison theory, by exploring a journal article that explored the theory in the United States and China. The paper also analyzes a mass media example in the context of social comparison. A personal example was provided within an academic setting to see how the real life-scenario works. Finally, the theory was examined in an ethical context.

From the Paper
"This paper analyzes the social comparison theory in four sections, first by exploring a journal article that explored the theory in the United States and China. The paper also analyzes a mass media example in the context of social comparison. A personal example was provided within an academic setting to see how the real life-scenario works. Finally, the theory was examined in an ethical context. SECTION 1: Social Comparison, Individualism-Collectivism, and Self-Esteem..."

Tags:social, body, comparison

Abstract
The following paper provides to essays: one is a narrative essay describing a place and a seminal moment that occurred at that place; and the other is a comparison and contrast essay that outlines why Macintosh computers are better than regular personal computers with Windows operating systems. The objective of the paper is to combine a mastery of different forms of writing with creativity.

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"Echo Park Lake has always had a special place in my heart, maybe more so now as I grow a little older than it did when I was a child. Today, gazing upon the lotus plants, the palm trees, the skyline of downtown Los Angeles in the background, I am reminded of something that happened to me when I was very young - something that changed the way in which I look at life and at people as a whole. I was six years old when I met "Sam," an elderly gentleman who often sat at one of the park benches and just seemed content to throw crumbs to the..."

Tags:comparison, contrast, essay

Abstract
This paper describes the feature comparison model of cognition and presents related research findings. This is followed by a view of a more current semantic memory model and a summary of findings.

From the Paper
"The following presents a research paper on the feature comparison model of cognition. This model is described and related, research findings are presented. This is followed by a view of a more current semantic memory model and a summary of findings. The feature comparison model as presented by Smith Shoben and Rippsin states that concept meanings are represented as a set containing specific features. This model postulates that there are two types of features that are stored in semantic memory defining..."

Tags:Cognition:, The, Feature, Comparison, Model

Abstract
The paper describes how the film "Pleasantville" capitalizes on the images that were made to represent the values of containment culture; stability, family, strict gender roles and capitalism as happy and fulfilling, although they were often experienced as oppressive and confining. The paper discusses how "Pleasantville" simplifies the history of social change since the 50s into a tale of paradise that was corrupted and ultimately led to a better place. The paper explains that this serves only to pat the modern audience on the back for being so open-minded and enlightened while not actually challenging them at all.

From the Paper
"The 1950s are remembered in the popular imagination as a time of ice cream parlors and roller-skates, of little red wagons and poodle skirts. Pleasantville relies heavily on this version of the decade, when life was simpler, people were friendly, trustworthy and neighborly, families were paramount, and a youthful optimism permeated the country (Hine, 1999, 178). This version comes largely from the images that people in the 50s made of themselves, in advertising, television, and the material culture, not from the actual experience of people living during that decade."

Tags:gender, roles, sexism, racism, society, norms, capitalism

Abstract
In contemporary sociology, four major perspectives are widely accepted. Each of these viewpoints serves as a platform from which one can understand the same sociological phenomena. Although they are each distinct ways of interpreting reality, each can be used to derive conclusions about specific phenomena that occur. The paper describes the four contemporary theoretical perspectives as the functionalist perspective, the conflict perspective, the symbolic interactionist perspective, and the postmodern perspective. The paper looks at how all four of these angles are exhibited clearly in Gary Ross's film, "Pleasantville".

From the Paper
"The fact that this inevitable struggle eventually brings about social change clearly supports the neo-Marxist approach to the conflict perspective. Unlike the functionalist perspective, this viewpoint is shown somewhat before the children leave their reality at home. The scenes of modern-day high school also moderately display the different social groups and cliques which compete for social status. The students are learning about the "competitive world" ahead of them in class. They are being taught that a degree will get them everywhere and that it is the only way to succeed. This is going to perpetuate the Weber belief in the importance of economic conditions in producing inequality and conflict in society."

Tags:cooley, marx, william, witherspoon