Abstract This paper is a character analysis of Steffler's main character in "The Afterlife of George Cartwright". It focuses on the character's traits of unloving, wild, a corruptor and himself corrupted and how they change within the novel. Cartwright begins as a just young man in the army and becomes what he had always hated, a true corruptor of society.
From the Paper "When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters" (Hemingway, 95). Steffler achieves the creation of a person in the character of George Cartwright by blending numerous personality traits. These traits can be both pleasant, and upsetting, and either creates distance or closeness between Cartwright and the other characters. In order to make the character more realistic Steffler creates a progression in some of these traits, to create the illusion of growth in Cartwright over the span of his lifetime. Paradoxically, everything Cartwright claims to hate he later embodies. This is not entirely of his accord; his early years in the army set up his adult characteristics. His development is from a man of pride and ambition, although rough and rugged, to an uncivilized corruptor of native society. His pride and ambition are spoiled when he realizes that it is wealth that buys you promotions in the army and not skill or hard work. He grows to become the man Steffler portrays as unloving, wild, and as both corrupted and as a corruptor. "
A review of the significant points made in Dan Carter's book titled "From George Wallace to Newt Gingrich: Race in the Conservative Counterrevolution, 1963-1994."
Abstract This paper examines Dan Carter's book "From George Wallace to Newt Gingrich: Race in the Conservative Counterrevolution, 1963-1994" on the use of racial politics in presidential campaigns.
Tags:George Wallace, Newt Gingrich, Race, Conservative Counterrevolution, Richard Nixon, George Bush, racial politics, Republican Party
Abstract This paper explores the background and career of the American writer and director, George S. Kaufman. The author examines how Kaufman has influenced American playwrights.
From the Paper "Though critics may argue as to the ultimate value of George S. Kaufman's plays in the history of American drama, they almost unanimously agree that he was our most successful collaborator working in theater at his time. Superlatives of various kinds have been used with Kaufman. He is generally recognized as having been the most successful master of stage technique in the 1930's. He is acknowledged as having been an outstanding satirist, one of our best directors, one of our best writers of dialogue, and as our most capable "play-doctor." With all these credentials under his name it is easy to understand why he was such a great role-model for other American playwrights."
Abstract This paper analyzes the various theories of George Marcus in the study of anthropology and concludes with various 'experimental' solutions to the problems Marcus addresses in his article "Contemporary Problems of Ethnography in the Modern World System".
From the Paper "George Marcus's article, "Contemporary Problems of Ethnography in the Modern World System," is a call for anthropologists to take into account change, history, and political economy in their writings.(1986) According to Marcus, "Change and the larger frameworks of local politics have usually been treated in separate theoretical or conceptual discourse with some ethnographic detail added in for illustration." (1986: 166) This partition has resulted in a the world of larger systems seen as externally impinging on and "bounding little worlds, but not integral to them."(166) This paper will explore the methods, and their implications, that Marcus puts forth as a means of integrating historical and political perspectives with the ethnographic."
This essay looks at how Cubist art in general and "The Portuguese" by George Braque specifically drew from and expanded on the consciousness and experiences of the modern age of technology.
Abstract The writer examines the works of George Braque and shows how he was the lesser known of the two founders of Cubism, always in the shadow of Pablo Picasso. This essay examines the artistic foundations behind one of the earliest Cubist works of Braque, "The Portuguese", and explains the unique importance of this painting in its day and even now.
From the Paper "An examination of Georges Braque's The Portuguese, painted in 1911, and the Cubist movement created by Braque and Picasso, helps show how technology was first widely used both instinctively and deliberately by artists. The Portuguese is an oil on canvas work approximately four feet by three feet in size; the colors are monochromatic in tone, thus emphasizing structure over the gently shaded colors. The subject matter of the painting is not the external world or nature; the painting exists within a reality and world of its own. This alone was revolutionary. Like most Cubist art, it has a restricted setting and manmade objects predominate over natural ones (Hughes 16). In this phase of what was known as analytical cubism objects were taken apart (dissected) and reshaped with the use of flat intersecting planes; perspective is two-dimensional and depth is limited. Four hundred years of Renaissance traditions (form, color, and space) were thrown out by The Portuguese and other Cubist works. Instead of a single vantage point at a single moment in time, the viewer sees the painting from many angles and at many different moments; the fixed point of view is gone. The painting also includes stenciled letters and numbers. Braque wrote, ?...as part of a desire to to come as close as possible to a certain kind of reality, in 1911 I introduced letters into my paintings.? In summary then, the elements above make The Portuguese one of the first examples of a painting as a unique object set in a revolutionary form. The degree of abstraction in Cubist art was also revolutionary. This new perception of the world came at a time of great transformation in society, and this work of Braque, seen within the larger context of Cubism, borrows much from the elements of the new world. "
Abstract This paper discusses the life of George Eliot, novelist, who in her writings had great profound feelings and portrayals of simple lives especially women.
Tags: BIOGRAPHY / HISTORICAL, george eliot biography
Abstract The following paper examines George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant". In particular, the paper examines the absurdity of seeking to maintain power through the use of force. Among other things, the paper examines how Orwell's brief tale is also a tale about British imperialism in the early twentieth century and a wry examination of how the "white man's" power in the East stole from him much of his own freedom by forcing him to assume a particular role for the entertainment of the natives.
From the Paper "Among twentieth century novelists and political commentators, George Orwell enjoys a high station. Among his many political works, the short essay, "Shooting an Elephant", is considered to be one of his most trenchant and provocative. With that in mind, the following paper will examine Orwell's 1936 essay and assess its relationship to the historical period within which it was crafted; the paper will also examine how historical change is revealed in the text. Ultimately, what should emerge is that this brief essay is a sociological examination of the final death throes of a once-mighty British Empire; it is also an examination into European colonialism more generally. Without further ado then, it is to George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" that this paper now turns. As noted previously, Orwell's 1936 essay (or column, if you will) was released at a time when the British Empire was in decline."
Abstract This paper discusses how George Lucas played a major role in the filming industry. The paper discusses how he affected the business by influencing a new approach to large-scale motion picture making, which involved a great deal of foresight and brilliant business dealings. The paper discusses his personal successes, as well as the general ones to the industry.
From the Paper "Film Studies: Understanding the Cause and Effect of the Success of Film Director: George Lucas This film study will examine the role of George Lucas within the business and filming causal factors that brought about his enormous success in the filming industry. In creating his classic Star Wars, Lucas had the financial and copyright incentives to allow him to "bank roll" his own films. In this manner, Lucas was able to pioneer a new way of viewing the financial background of filmmaking, but more importantly, was able to create Industrial Light and Magic and his own merchandising approach to filmmaking history. By actively using a business and biographical analysis of director George Lucas, one can realize the depth and importance of his work in modern American film history. Gorge Lucas was born in 1944 in Modesto, California."
Abstract This paper describes the life and philosophy of 18th century Irish philosopher, George Berkeley and discusses his theory of idealism. The paper considers whether Berkeley's idealism represents most people's commonsense view of the world and concludes that, though intriguing and well argued, Berkeley's analysis is not commonsensical.
From the Paper "Does George Berkeley's idealism represent most people's commonsense view of the world? Though intriguing and well argued, Berkeley's analysis is not commonsensical. George Berkeley lived from 1685 until 1753. He was born in Ireland, educated in Dublin, and even spent some time in Bermuda trying to convert the local population to Christianity. In 1734 he was made Bishop of Cloyne (Frost 277-278). Berkeley was an idealist and expanded upon the work of John Locke. He asked, if the basis of knowledge is sensations and our reflections upon those sensations, how can we know a distinct world exists? In other words, we only have our minds to go on. Perception is the rule by which the universe is measured. As such, perception is tantamount to existence."
Abstract This paper traces two shifts in feminist criticism as it relates to Caribbean literature, primarily GeorgeLamming's 1953 novel, "In the Castle of My Skin". The paper discusses the historical and cultural context of the novel and critical responses to it. It also looks at the feminist critical response.
Abstract This paper explains that one of the most intriguing and interesting aspects of GeorgeLamming's "In the Castle of My Skin" is his variety of narrative forms: 1) the first-person autobiographical account of the character G., 2) the third-person account of the conversations between the Old Man (Pa) and the Old Woman (Ma) and 3) the third-person account, which relates wider activities to describe the consciousness of the village as a whole. The author points out that, although the Caribbean world of G with its colonial brutality, extreme poverty and slavery may be very different from most of the readers' daily lives filled with luxuries, stability and freedom, it does not take long to become involved in the experience. The paper stresses that book may have been written some time ago, but the world it conveys unfortunately exists today; unfortunately, the class system and one people empowering others is not a thing of the past.
From the Paper "Lamming uses the varied narrations to show the many ways that colonialism impacts the individuals and their society. In an interview, he once explained that he uses the different narratives to show the type of suppression that occurred to the villagers. It was not a physical destruction of the body, rather a mental destruction of the mind. He notes, "The result was a fractured consciousness, a deep split in its sensibility which now raised difficult problems of language and values; the whole issue of cultural allegiance between imposed norms of White Power, represented by a small numerical minority, and the fragmented memory of the African masses: between white instruction and Black imagination." The narrative approaches are thus likewise divided and splintered to break away from the wholeness and self-esteem felt by someone who is not controlled by others from the outside."
Tags: first-person, third-person, narrative, class, village
The author criticizes Andrew Lam's article, "Too Much Self-Esteem Can Be Bad for Your Child" by making the argument that Lam fails to make a strong case by generalizing and using limited source data.
Abstract This paper critiques Andrew Lam's article, "Too Much Self-Esteem Can Be Bad for Your Child", which presents one aspect of contemporary culture and American education, and uses a personal story drawn from the very trendy YouTube phenomenon. The author of the paper argues that while there is some substance to the argument against placing self-esteem above real achievements, Lam's article as written uses very limited source data and uses this data to make a hasty generalization without dealing with any opposing or alternative data that might present a contrary case.
From the Paper "Following the two studies, Lam devotes the remainder of his article to an elucidation of his subjective opinions about the success of Asian students in American colleges, and about their recent dominance on certain campuses in the University of California system. While his opinions may be worthy of exploration and discussion, they do not logically arise from the limited data he has brought forth up till now. He appears to be biased in favor of "Asian" students, although he simultaneously seems to be reinforcing positive stereotypes about them, as well as over-generalizing by failing either to distinguish between different Asian nationalities and cultures (of which there are many) or between different non-Asian nationalities and cultures. Also left unanswered is why so many successful, intelligent Asian students are leaving their home nations to study in the United States, when one must presume that their own nations' universities must be at least on a par with those in the West, if not superior."
Abstract This paper examines Barbara Neely's first novel, "Blanche on the Lam", and in particular, looks at how Neely makes it clear from the very first page that this book is about race, class, and gender, although the race and class issues seem to get slightly more attention than gender, at least in a direct, in-your-face way. It shows how, from the very first page, Neely sets Blanche up as a worthy and experienced commentator on the issues of race and class.
From the Paper "Blanche White may be broke, black and female, but in her own mind, of which she keeps good control, she is worthy. In her own mind, she calls her employers"especially the hateful Grace for whom she works while on the lam"by the first names, rather than Mrs. or Ma?am. "It helped her to remember that having the money to hire a domestic worker didn"t? make you any better than the worker, only richer.? In Blanche's mind, there is no class, although it took a lot of reminding to keep her convinced of that in the society she lived in. Riding in her employer's car to the country house, she noticed a police car and didn?t want to be recaptured."
Abstract This paper contrasts the domestic and foreign policies and legacies of the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. The author points out the wealth and influence of the Bush family.
From the Paper George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first president of the United States, served a single term in office. His son George W Bush, the forty-third president of the United States, in contrast, is currently in his second term."
Abstract The paper discusses how George H. W. Bush's position as director of the CIA greatly impacted his subsequent foreign policy decisions as President of the United States. The paper shows how this experience in the intelligence community enabled him to lead the United States to an impressive victory in Desert Storm and preside over the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
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Introduction
Hypothesis
George H. W. Bush as CIA Director
George H. W. Bush as President
Conclusion
From the Paper "Unlike many other presidents who failed to adequately understand and appreciate the vital importance of the intelligence community, George H. W. Bush had the highest regard for its fundamental contributions, prioritized intelligence gathering and analysis, and made his foreign policy decisions in strict accordance with intelligence community data and analysis. His firsthand experience with intelligence issues as Director of the CIA enabled him to serve with great distinction and effectiveness as President of the United States, and empowered him to overcome the challenges imposed by Iraqi aggression in the Middle East and the chaotic collapse of the Soviet Union."
Tags: foreign, policy, Desert, Storm, Saddam, Hussein, Soviet, Union
