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This paper examines the life of Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of the sixteenth century French king, Henry II. The author notes that Diane de Poitiers emerged as a power in the French court of King Henry II because of her beauty, great insight, and political astuteness, and used them skillfully to forge an ever stronger relationship with the King. As the years passed she acquired so much influence that she became the queen of France in all but name, was the brains behind the throne, and was even placed in charge of educating the royal children of Henry and Catherine.

Tags:EUROPEAN STUDIES (HISTORY, CULTURE) / FRANCE, diane de poitiers

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The paper relates that born in 1944, Diane Ernestine Earle Ross, was a child of Detroit's housing projects that was born to parents, Fred and Ernestine Ross ("Biography", n.d., sec. 1; Surkin, 1998, p. 108). The paper mentions that Diane was the "second of six children" in her family, which consisted of "three boys and three girls" ("Biography", n.d., sec. 1), her father, Fred, worked in a Detroit factory, while her mother, Ernestine, served as a teacher within the Detroit schools ("Biography", n.d., sec. 3). The paper adds that as an individual that existed in poverty, Ross' life appeared to have numerous obstacles toward success, hoowever, by 1959, the teenage Ross began to overcome those obstacles as her career path became evident.

From the Paper
"Born in 1944, Diane Ernestine Earle Ross, was a child of Detroit's housing projects that was born to parents, Fred and Ernestine Ross ("Biography", n.d., sec. 1; Surkin, 1998, p. 108). Diane was the "second of six children" in her family, which consisted of "three boys and three girls" ("Biography", n.d., sec. 1). Her father, Fred, worked in a Detroit factory, while her mother, Ernestine, served as a teacher within the Detroit schools ("Biography", n.d., sec. 3). An individual that existed in poverty, Ross' life appeared to have numerous obstacles toward success."

Tags:diana, ross, music

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This paper discusses that, despite much criticism, there are those who will support the idea that Diane Arbus is an artist in the truest sense. The author believes that her photographs have a way of bringing out the true nature of the people she is working to photograph. The paper concludes that Diane Arbus's work is not invasive, but rather challenges the viewer to see the reality of the harsher things in life.

From the Paper
"Diane Arbus says the following of her work: "Freaks were a thing I photographed a lot Freaks are born with their trauma. They've already passed it. They're aristocrats" (Bosworth, 1985, preface). This statement seems to reflect the idea not that Diane is abusing her subjects, but rather that she admires them for having withstood a life of traumatic experience. Diane has been quoted as saying that most people live in fear of something freakish or unexpected happening to them (Arbus, 1977)."

Tags:freaks, trauma, experience, challenge, realities

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In this book review the writer offers an introduction and discussion of the book "Red-Hot and Righteous" by Diane Winston. It begins by giving an overview of the book and assessing what message Winston intended to give her readers. The review highlights the themes that the author covers such as the Salvation Army's history, background and rise to greatness. In the conclusion the writer explores that while the book is an effective review of the Salvation Army, it does not continue up to the present day and therefore is not as comprehensive as it could have been.

From the Paper
"Red-Hot and Righteous" tells the story of the Salvation Army from its inception to 1950. They called it the "Cathedral of the Open Air," and it worked nowhere better than in New York City. The first representatives of the Army, which began in England in the 1860s, arrived in New York in 1880. "At home in England, the Army's novel methods, including loud parades, female preachers, and hymns set to popular tunes, were attacked not only in the press but also in the streets" (Winston 10). The army's members were "men and women mostly belonging to the working class" (Winston 13), who had joined the army, found religion, and were now saved from "immorality and ruffianism."

Tags:writer, introduction, overview, message, readers, highlights, themes, author, background, history

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This paper discusses the concept of epiphanies, that everything old is made new again and that the world has been changed forever by some new insight and how it is a creed of most world religions including Christianity. It examines how the descriptions of life in a gorilla family given by Dian Fossey in her book "Gorillas in the Mist" provide the kind of moments that are best described as epiphanous because they help us connect in a very detailed and precise way our own lives with those individuals of another species. It evaluates the moments that make it such an epiphanous tale such as the detail that Bonne Annee was attracted on her walks with her human companions to the graveyard where the gorilla victims of poachers were buried.

From the Paper
"One of the most affecting scenes in this chapter is the description of Bonne Annee, who was captured in the wild and then confiscated from the poachers who had taken her from her family. After rehabilitation, she was reintroduced the wild, only to be rejected by the first group she was introduced to (Group 5) because the kinship and social relationship ties in that group were too close to permit a stranger to be introduced. After recovering from the wounds inflicted on her by members of Group 5, she was introduced into a more heterogeneous group and so finally began to live life among her own kind."

Tags:bonne, annee, species, humans

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This paper refers to three chapters in Papalia's study of psychology and aging, as they refer to philosophy, coping, mental health and bereavement, as typical challenges of old age.

From the Paper
"Three chapters in Diane E. Papalia's "Adult Development & Aging" promote thought on successful aging and the importance of having a sense of purpose. (2006) The paper looks at Chapter VII that addresses `Mature Thought, Wisdom & Moral Intelligence' in adjustments people make and how they view their circumstances, Chapter XII and how it discusses "Mental Health, Coping & Adjustment to Aging" and the steps taken towards optimizing one's spirits and adjusting to change, while Chapter XIII discusses "Dealing with Death &...""

Tags:papalia, the delany sisters, sense of purpose

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Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), the mistress of Henry II of France, was beautiful, intelligent and cultured. She was a patron of many artists and poets and exerted immense influence over the king who completely ignored his wife. Even when she was very old, she still had an admirable body and intellectual vigor, which continually surprised the people around her. She was what one could call a strong woman. This paper explores the life and influence of Diane de Poitiers, including her influence on King Henry II, the French Court, art and her role in feminism.

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This paper discusses an article on Diane Lane's making of the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun." In particular, it notes the gender differences between men and women related to travel that are exemplified in the movie.

From the Paper
"In Paul Fischer's article 'Diane Lane's Personal Journey to Tuscany' he relates his conversation with Diane Lane in an interview about the making of the film she starred in, 'Under the Tuscan Sun.' In the movie Lane plays Frances Mayes, a ... year-old writer whose marriage ends abruptly, leaving her depressed and unable to write due to massive writer's block. A gay friend friend buys her a ticket to Tuscany to travel the area on a gay tour where her journey takes her past..."

Tags:Under the Tuscan Sun, Diane Lane, women, gender, travel, Tuscany

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This paper reviews Diane Coyle's book "Sex, Drugs, and Economics," which uses far-reaching examples such as the sex industry, illegal drugs, and sports to illustrate basic economic concepts. Coyle's thesis is that economics can explain human behavior in virtually every sphere of human life. Her book attempts to show this through basic economic concepts, such as supply and demand. Economics also is helpful to make apparently inexplicable aspects of human life clearer, such as why persons engage in risky activities more as teens than during other periods of their life, or why people chose to take illegal drugs. The paper concludes by stating that Coyle's book makes economics more understandable through its original and refreshing format.

From the Paper
"Coyle analyzes the drug industry to examine the ways in which the industry functions much like a legitimate market. For example, dealers give away free samples, like marketers do with new forms of soap or shampoo, to get potential customers addicted or 'hooked' upon the product. (9) However, despite the fact that up to 50 percent of Americans have tried some form of illicit drug, not all drug consumers become hooked--the core market of persons who are addicted drive the incentive of sellers to continue to supply their habit, and the lack of comparable substitute goods for growers that yield a competitive profit creates an incentive to maintain the supply of the drug. (10)"

Tags:Sex, Drugs, and, Economics, Diane, Coyle, supply, demand

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This paper analyzes a dissertation of a conservative scholar, Diane Ravitch, on bilingual education. The paper explores the efficiency of this education method.

From the Paper
"Diane Ravitch's position paper, publicized in the Practice of Writing, is taken from her book about education. Ravitch discusses the origins of Bilingual education from the civil rights movement, which inspired racial solidarity, to the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, which endorsed funding for bilingual education. The main theme of Ravitch's paper, however, is her objection to required, mandatory, bilingual education. It is the schools' role, she maintains, to decide how to teach English to non-native English speakers; politicians, Ravitch argues, cannot enforce a pedagogical method on professional educators. While she does not states it explicitly, one also gets the idea that Ravitch opposes bilingual education in any case, as her overall approach towards it is very critical."

Tags:english, methods, spanish, teaching