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Using Marlow, a character in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", this analytical essay looks at the history of colonialism and the European conquest. Describing and analyzing the inner monologue of the character, the writer presents a different view that Conrad, in writing this novel, was portraying the brutal conquest of other continents. Breaking down various imagery and metaphors, the writer paints a picture that is meant to help one understand the sublime meaning within the text.

From the Paper
"The first images of African nature that Marlow provides are found in geographical maps and these images set up Africa as dangerously devoid of humanity or civilization. This supposed lack of civilization in Africa, or its "darkness", corroborates the idea that Africa is essentially empty and therefore available to be divided up amongst European nations. Marlow first references this idea of Africa lacking humanity by stating that as a child, "I would... lose myself in all the.. many blank spaces on the earth... there was one yet, the biggest, the most blank... that I had a hankering after" (1894). He then states that Africa, the blank space he had been describing, had "become a place of darkness" (1895). These descriptive images of Africa as a "blank" and "dark" space have the effect of denying African people agency and erasing their humanity, since from their viewpoint African land would most certainly not be blank or empty. Yet if Africa is positioned as blank, an idea which Marlow aligns himself with by default as no other maps that offer an alternative perspective seem to be available to him, then the colonization of Africa would not be land theft or morally objectionable."

Tags:Heart of darkness, joseph conrad, colonialism, conquest

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The paper explains that Caesar's conspirators were certain Caesar would have become a dictator because of his personality, and therefore they killed him. The paper discusses how the conspirators were wrong to take the actions they did, regardless of how justified they felt. The paper further asserts that the negative result of their actions indicates that they acted unethically.

From the Paper
"His conspirators were certain Caesar would have become a dictator because of his personality. Shakespeare hints that they may be just in their fears of Caesar's ambitions. He is, after all, very arrogant when it comes to his powers. He is just a man but he is prone to forget this fact when he is filled with pride. His arrogance is seen when he changes his mind about staying home as Calphurnia wishes. When confronted with the image of a crown, he calls her fears "foolish" (Shakespeare II.ii.105) and tells her that he is ashamed of himself for giving in to them and to her. The conspirators were not wrong in what they thought about Caesar. He was indeed an arrogant man and we cannot know what kind of ruler he would have been. We do know that he was stern and shrewd and these characteristics would not have faded under the crown. Harold Bloom claims that while Caesar "may idealize himself, and yet he is accurate. He is the northern star in of his world (Bloom 110). These characteristics fueled fear and Myron Taylor puts it succinctly when she states, "Playing the role of Caesar has cost Julius Caesar his life" (Taylor 306). Caesar's murderers had a clear conception of Caesar; it was their fear of that and their means of getting rid of him that brings them trouble."

Tags:justification, fears, ethics

Abstract
William F. Pepper, in Orders to Kill, presents the argument that the United States government conspired to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. and to cover up the plot afterwards by framing James Earl Ray for the murder.

From the Paper
"William F. Pepper, in Orders to Kill, presents the argument that the United States government conspired to assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. and to cover up the plot afterwards by framing James Earl Ray for the murder. Although such a conspiracy may be difficult to accept for those readers who believe that the government of the United States would never commit such a horrible act, Pepper presents his case step by step and detail by detail until the open-minded reader slowly begins to see that the case was not the simple matter that the government has tried to say it was.

Basically, Pepper argues that King was assassinated by a conspiracy which included the military of the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, members of organized crime, members of the executive branch of the government, as well as the ..."

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This paper looks at William Blake's poem, "London". It explains the poetry by arguing that the poem's physical arrangement (its varying sentence lengths), its curious diction and its clever use of the poetic device of anaphora all conspire to create a powerful work. It suggests that the style of the poem leads the reader to a conclusion that contains a powerful moral message of denunciation.

From the Paper
"In closing, this paper has looked at William Blake's nineteenth century poem, "London," and argued that the main theme of the poem is not simply one of obvious sadness for those who grappled with the inequalities of living in the seat of Empire during a period of rampant social injustice, but also a theme of denunciation - one which does not manifest itself until the final quatrain of the poem. It is to Blake's credit, however, that he disguises this final judgment quite well (while still managing to drop subtle hints to the reader that the poem's apparent nature is not as it seems) and that he also creates a work which is aesthetically pleasing even if its conclusion is harsh."

Tags:anaphora, quatrain, syllables

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This paper argues that certain themes conspire to create a uniquely American literary voice. It contends that specifically these motifs are a very staunch Christian ethos, a sense of American exceptionalism most vividly captured in the work of James Winthrop. Also a firm if not vehement commitment to individuality, personal industry and liberty are mentioned.

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"There can be little question that a nation's spirit is found in its national canon. The reason for this is that people rarely set pen (or quill) to paper to write something when they could far more easily just say it. The act of writing, the labor involved, presupposes that - in most instances - what a writer has to say is important to him or her. As it pertains to America, it is clear that certain things are especially important to Americans and those "things" or concepts animate American literature in a very special way. This paper will argue that certain themes conspire to create a uniquely American literary voice. Specifically, these themes (they may also be called motifs) are a very staunch Christian ethos, a sense of American exceptionalism (most vividly captured in the work of James Winthrop) and a firm if not vehement commitment to individuality, personal ..."

Tags:american, literature, uniqueness

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This paper examines to what extent parents who suffer from depression pass this illness onto their children. To put it another way, the paper discusses whether parents that are suffering from depression are ultimately responsible - in a way other environmental factors are not - for the development of depression in their children. The paper concludes that while depression in children cannot be wholly linked to depression in their mothers and fathers it would seem that the confluence of genetic predisposition, parental neglect, and parental actions of the most negative sort (angry outburst, recriminatory behavior) conspire to make these children especially vulnerable to one of the cruelest of all mental illnesses.

Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results/Data
Discussion

From the Paper
"A much more recent study confirms the general conclusions of Orvaschel insofar as it illuminates the troubling psychic burdens shouldered by the sons and daughters of clinically depressed parents. To wit, Alpert et al (2003) found that depressed parents suffering from "anger attacks" also tended to produce offspring given over to lower social and school competency scale scores and to higher levels of delinquency, aggressive behavior and attention problems. Additionally, Alpert and his team of researchers found that the children of depressed parents engaging in intermittent angry outbursts were more likely to have an elevated T score - a "global measure" of psychopathology. "

Tags:mother, father, neglect, psychopathology

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In many cases, we tend to take for granted the relationship of forestland and the animals that reside in this natural habitat. This essay describes a case study involving forestland and the brink of extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl. The essay relates how humans, animals, and the environment must conspire for the survival of all. This essay also elaborates on both the positive and negative impacts of tree logging and the perspectives given from various viewpoints.

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"The forest industry stands accused of some very serious crimes against the environment. It is charged with the extinction of tens of thousands of species, the deforestation of vast areas of the Earth, and the total and irreversible destruction of the ecosystem. (EPIC, 2005) Forests are home to the majority of living species, not the oceans, nor the grasslands, nor the alpine areas, but ecosystems that are dominated by trees. There is a fairly simple reason for this. The living bodies of the trees themselves create a new environment that would not be there in their absence."

Tags:Endangered, Species, Act, ecotimber

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In this essay, the author persuades the reader that Socrates was a man of great moral character and uses excerpts from Plato's "The Trial and Death of Socrates" in order to prove this. It also demonstrates how the people of Athens took Socrates to be a threat to their static day to day lives and saw to it to conspire against him and ultimately eliminate him. Using his argument in his defense, this paper shows that Socrates would certainly admit that he is a menace to the people of Athens, but only to stir them up into an intellectual frenzy. The paper shows that Socrates demonstrates through logic that he would never try to spoil the minds of the youth intentionally. The paper argues that Socrates died as a martyr because he held to his moral beliefs even in the face of an unfair death.

From the Paper
"Today we mark the day in which a part of Western thought died. For when the great philosopher, Socrates, died yesterday at sundown, he took with him a way of thinking that will never be quite duplicated. But let us not grieve for what we may miss out on in the future; let us instead celebrate the gifts we have received from this great thinker. For with the advent of the spoken language and the written word, we are able to record and remember Socrates' contributions to the citizens of Athens and the world. In effect, they will reverberate through the ages and continue to affect the way philosophers think for centuries to come. Unfortunately, Socrates' unorthodox nature earned him a number of enemies, enough to warrant death wishes. Certainly one could believe this statement when one looks at the circumstances of his unnatural death. Unfortunately, those who persecuted him were superstitious individuals, who shall remain unnamed. They persecuted him under the false pretense of impiety. Truly, however, they were simply frightened that someone might not only question the current propaganda and dogma of the time, but also have the audacity to persuade others to do the same."

Tags:Euthyphro, Delphi

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This analysis of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" provides a detailed feminist critique of the way that the patriarchal social forces that are responsible for Miss Emily's oppression, conspire to motivate her to murder Homer Barron so she can love a northern laborer despite society's values in opposition to their love.

Tags:gender roles, behavior, expression, old south, tradition, homosexuality, patriarchy

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This paper discusses the market conditions brought about by a supply interruption of gas in Arizona during the summer driving season. The economic concepts of supply, demand, and equilibrium are examined to represent what would occur in the given circumstances. Further examination of the supply and demand curves is offered. The paper explains how the market forces cause a shift of both the supply and demand curves and that the resulting conditions would thus conspire to create an upward pressure on prices before equilibrium is established.

From the Paper
"In the given situation where a major gas supply line is interrupted there are several environmental and economic factors that need to be considered to fully understand the effect of the product interruption. Environmentally, the Arizona market is a severe hot-weather market that relies on motorized transportation with no practical viable alternative transportation methods that can be temporarily utilized such as biking or walking. Additionally, the supply interruption occurred at the height of the summer season which presented several contributing factors: 1) summer is the traditional high-demand period for gas in any market and 2) the season and the traditional high demand combined to create a sense of special urgency regarding this sudden market interruption. These circumstances, when combined with the natural effects such market interruptions have on supply and demand curves, created a perfect storm of conditions that caused the natural market equilibrium to lose all balance and begin to function."

Tags:supply, demand, equilibrium