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"Oedipus Rex" versus "Hamlet", 2007.
An analysis of the influence of the Sophoclean Grecian tragedy, "Oedipus Rex" on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark".
2,414 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper evaluates the influential aspects of the Sophoclean Grecian tragedy on the latter forms of Shakespearean tragedy used within the Elizabethan period. It discusses the various psychological and political issues that abound in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles and how Oedipus acts as a clear role model for the insanity that Hamlet exhibits within Shakespeare's "Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark".
From the Paper
"In conclusion, the reemergence of the Greek tragedy in the Elizabethan era can be readily seen through the works of William Shakespeare through the influence of Sophocles. The plays Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark and Oedipus rex provide textual examples of the psychological and political disposition of the heroic character that is doomed to death due to errors in judgment. By understanding the principle aspects of the tragic hero in the work of Sophocles, one can realize why Shakespeare uses many of the literary devices that define tragedy along the Greek model. This inevitably appears in Hamlet and Oedipus through the presence of insanity in their thought process, but also in their lack of control over the political forces that seek to destroy them. This is how William Shakespeare readily provides an example of the reemergence of Greek tragedy in the Elizabethan era through the tragic works of Sophocles."
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Nietzsche's Philosophy, 2007.
This paper examines Nietzsche's impact on literary modernism.
2,152 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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The paper discusses Friedrich Nietzsche and the founding of modernism. The paper describes the various aspects of this genre, as well as Nietzsche's philosophy. The paper explains his ideas that control over life no longer came from outside humanity but human beings had control over their own inner workings. The paper explores Nietzsche's belief that "God is dead", which was perhaps one of the most world-defining statements made in recent history.
Outline:
Modernism
Nietzsche and His Philosophy
Blending the Two
Conclusion
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"Literary modernism is a movement that occurred roughly between 1890 and 1939, although these parameters are somewhat flexible. Modernism was a multi-faceted approach to literature, focusing not just on setting and symbolism, but also on language, time, perspective, characters' internal reality and ambiguous endings, as well as other characteristics. With the changes that modernism brought to literature, writers were able to more fully explore the characters that populated the stories, rather than focus on the meanings behind the stories themselves."
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Richard III, 2007.
This paper compares and contrasts five dramatic and historical interpretations of Richard III.
1,482 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper examines four productions and one biography of Richard III.
The paper explains that a controversial historical figure like Richard III, whose flawed character and life was filled with intrigue, betrayals, confrontations and battle has provided ample opportunities for playwrights, biographers, novelists, and filmmakers to interpret him and the events of his life in a variety of ways. The paper shows how some interpretations rely upon an understanding of the historical Richard III, others rely upon the characterization of him in William Shakespeare's famous play, while others have chosen to rely less upon traditions and more upon innovative approaches.
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"Carefully examining the 1954 and 1995 films, both entitled Richard III; as well as Shakespeare's Richard III, Al Pacino's Looking for Richard, and historical and biographical accounts of Richard III provides many opportunities to compare and contrast these various interpretations. William Shakespeare's play is the best known of these productions, and justifiably so, for it created a memorable and lasting image of Richard III that renders the historical figure virtually irrelevant to most people. Shakespeare's interpretation of Richard is so powerful, vivid, and overwhelming that no biography or historical account can even begin to compare."
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Writers' Responsibility, 2007.
This paper discusses the responsibilities of a writer and looks at why the views of artists about their work need to be heard.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that whether writers have a responsibility to define, discuss and defend their subject matter is one that is of increasing interest in today's media-saturated world. The writer of the paper notes that writers are asked by readers, and by their own publishers, to talk about why they write about certain topics, and how they feel about art, politics, and life in general. The paper asserts that writers must be part of the public discussion about their works in order for these pieces of art to mean anything in the long term. The paper further maintains that it is not enough to simply write a book or story, and then to sit back and let random interpretations flow. Rather, writers have a responsibility to the public to explain their viewpoints, the reasons they choose to write, and what their experiences ought to say to us at some broader level.
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"As a career, writing is one in which there exists at some level an ultimate degree of freedom. A writer can choose to write about whomever, whatever or whenever he or she feels is appropriate. Creativity, imagination, and a way with words all tend to be important characteristics if one wants to succeed in this career. An important question arises, however, when a writer achieves some measure of commercial and critical achievement. All of a sudden, writers find that thousands, perhaps millions, of individuals are reading their work, and that they no control whatsoever over how this story is received. For many writers, this presents a frightening reality: the work that they have created has become a public entity with a life of its own. Stories, novels, poems and plays that have been lovingly crafted by their authors are now things that are read in schools, analyzed by the water cooler, and discussed at the dinner table."
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Pop Art, Rock 'n Roll Music and Modernist Literature, 2007.
An analysis of pop art, Rock 'n Roll music and modernist literature in the 20th century.
1,094 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper provides a three-tiered analysis of the most important trends in art, music and literature since 1890. In the paper, Andy Warhol represents the important trend of pop art, the Rolling Stones represents the important trend of Rock 'n' Roll in popular music and finally, Ernest Hemingway represents the crucial trend of modernist literature in the 20th century. It shows how these trends are an important part of the cultural identity of the 20th century, which impart crucial influences as to how art, music and literature evolved in this time frame.
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"The insanity and terror of war of this kind is the direct result of losing one's honor in a battle field that had little to do with chivalry and honor. Modernism reflects the reality and horror of war, as Hemingway clearly indicates in his response to coming home and telling his story to the local people in his town. In an age of machines and World Wars, Hemingway was a part of the important trend of literary Modernism, which provided the reality of war that counteracted the romanticism of war in the 19th century."
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"Cat's Eye", 2007.
This paper examines the core question, in Margaret Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye", about how how women can find a place in history, given that being female is essentially to be excluded from history.
2,865 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 85.95
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This essay shows how the character, Elaine Risley in "Cat's Eye", investigates Christianity, with the hope of finding an identity and a history. The paper then looks at how Christianity fails Elaine and the strategies she employs to use religion and religious motifs to create for herself a history, utilising her own vision and her art to do so.
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"Elaine is bought up in a family that appears to be either agnostic or atheist - certainly she receives no religious instruction, and when she tells her parents that she plans to go to Sunday school with the Smeaths, her father direly warns her "Don't believe everything you hear." (Atwood, 128) It is interesting to note that the Risley's "failure" to indoctrinate Elaine in how to think (in a religious way) is analogous to the way they "fail" to indoctrinate her into how to be a girl. In both of these cases, it is left to outsiders to try and coerce Elaine into submission to the dominant patriarchal social mores. "
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Igbo Women in "Things Fall Apart", 2007.
This paper analyzes the patriarchal and religious cultural values of the Igbo tribe, as described in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart".
1,738 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper examines the feminine role of women in the Igbo tribe through a religious and patriarchal construct of African society in "Things Fall Apart". The paper shows how females must act as subservient members of a male dominated warrior society. The paper also portrays how the problem of British colonialism affects the native religious beliefs of these native women, which deepens the social divide between men and women.
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"The Igbo tribe in Nigeria, as Achebe reveals in his views of colonial domination, has been completely reduced to a subservient culture to British values and military might. These values include a negative view of polygamy, which the native males of the Igbo tribe strongly disagree with through their own religious values. Of course, part of the British attempt to colonize Nigeria lies within the Christian missionaries that seek to condone polygamy due to the values of monogamous marriage they enforce on the Igbo tribe. In many ways, the ritual customs of the Igbo people are situated through a patriarchal construct, which allowed men the most important positions within society. For instance, during the trial the way that men and women are situated within the crowd details the role of women: "It was clear from the way the crowd stood or sat that the ceremony was for men. There were many women, but they looked on from the fringe like outsiders (Achebe 62).""
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"Dancing Bear", 2007.
This paper provides an examination of the literary and social contexts of Guy Vanderhaeghe's short story, "Dancing Bear."
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper relates that Vanderhaeghe's own past is clearly an important factor in the themes that he explores as well as in the setting, plot and character elements of his stories. The paper discusses the character of Dieter, from "Dancing Bear", who is an old man that dreams of his younger self and the experiences he had with bears. The paper also shows how the social and literary contexts of the Canadian prairies in the second half of the twentieth century influenced Vanderhaeghe when he wrote "Dancing Bear".
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"As someone who has lived in Saskatchewan for most of his life, Guy Vanderhaeghe is very adept at describing characters and scenes that evoke the Canadian prairies in the twentieth century. This knowledge of and pride in his home province is particularly evident in his short story, Dancing Bear. Vanderhaeghe's own past is clearly an important factor in his work, both in relation to the themes that he explores as well as in the setting, plot and character elements of these stories (Parker). Additionally, the social and literary contexts of the Canadian prairies in the second half of the 20th century have affected Dancing Bear specifically, and Vanderhaeghe's work in general."
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The Experiences of Asian-American Immigrants, 2007.
An analysis of the experiences, as an Asian-American, of the character of Jing-Mei Woo in Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club".
1,659 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the complex character of Jing-Mei Woo in Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club". It describes her experiences as a second-generation Asian-American and how she is caught between the Asian world and the Western world. The paper argues that Jing-Mei's difficulties are common to many Asian-Americans and Asian-American immigrants.
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"Note that in both of these examples, there is no talk of assimilation. Rather, the goal is to retain an Asian identity, while at the same time adopting aspects of the American culture that are seen as desirable, and as congruent with an Asian identity. This seems to be a goal for many Asian-American immigrants. It certainly seems to be a goal that Suyuan sets for Jing-Mei. After all, she both reminds her that she will always be Chinese, while at the same time exhorting her to excel in the ways of the Americans. The latter is unrealistic, as she takes it to extremes. It is left to Jing-Mei to figure out what is possible for her in her new culture, and what is not. However, to do so she also has to get in touch with her Chinese roots - as she does by visiting her sisters."
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Iago's Plot, 2007.
This paper examines a passage from William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello."
796 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper analyzes a passage from "Othello" in which Iago first conceives of his plot to inflame Othello's jealousy against his wife. The paper shows how it is in this passage that Iago effectively defines his plan of action that leads to the tragic destruction of the play's primary characters. The paper highlights how the passage is critical to our understanding of both the action of the play and the complex character and motivations of Iago.
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"This passage is situated in the play directly after the failure of Iago's initial plot to hurt Othello; in which he had stirred Desdemona's father, Brabantio, into a rage at the thought that the Moor had seduced and "stolen" his daughter (I.1). This plot fails when both Othello and Desdemona are brought before the Duke of Venice, where both Othello's nobility and Desdemona's protestations of her love for him sway the Duke in favour of the couple (I.3). Yet, this plot having completely failed, Iago nonetheless continues to scheme. At this point, Shakespeare is compelled to reveal the reason why Iago seems so driven to hurt his master. Significantly, it is Iago's own jealous belief that Othello has slept with Iago's wife that, Iago states, fuels his rage: "I hate the Moor,/ And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets / He's done my office" (I.3.380-382)."
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"Big Two-Hearted River", 2007.
This paper analyzes Ernest Hemingway's short stoy, "Big Two-Hearted River" from his collection, "In Our Time".
1,689 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper examines the short story "Big Two Hearted-River" as an allegory of healing. The paper focuses on the significance of the attempts of the main character, Nick Adams, to heal himself from the effects of a vaguely defined traumatic experience in his history. The paper explains Nick's psychological development throughout Hemingway's work and describes how Hemingway presents the realization of a sense of "masculinity" as being the key to Nick Adams' healing process.
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"The opening of "Big Two-Hearted River" is initially puzzling for it becomes clear very quickly that Hemingway's protagonist, Nick Adams, is not simply on a fishing trip in this story. Instead, Nick seems to be somehow escaping from the world and human civilization. Even in the earliest descriptions of this escape, hard work and struggle are shown to be rewarding values: "It was hard work walking up-hill. His muscles ached and the day was hot, but Nick felt happy. He felt he had left everything behind, the need for thinking, the need to write, other needs. It was all back of him. (Hemingway 134)"
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"Shooting an Elephant", 2007.
An analysis of the overall goal of George Orwell's essay, "Shooting an Elephant".
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the overall goal of George Orwell's essay, "Shooting an Elephant." It explains that the essay's goal is to describe an individual incident that could be used to characterize the entire concept of white domination of the East. The paper analyzes Orwell's use of language to help convey the significance of this event in his life, and the potential implications for the entire notion of imperialism.
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"So the overall goal of "Shooting an Elephant" is to describe an individual incident that could be used to characterize the entire concept of white domination of the East. Orwell's skill as a writer enables him to take-on such a task in an understandable and relatable manner. He was not hated because of who he was as an individual, but because of what he stood for as a white authority figure. However, he shows how the shooting of the elephant proved to himself that imperial rule was generally superficial in every meaningful way."
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Modern Chinese Literature, 2007.
This paper discusses the Liang Qichao style of writing as well as the works of Lu Xun and Yu Dafu.
2,145 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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The paper discusses Liang Qichao's writing style that stemmed from his conviction that literature should be accessible to any literate person. The paper discusses how Lu Xun and Yu Dafu's writings reflected Chinese political developments. The paper explores these ideas that inspired the educated, but points out that these beliefs were soon to be forcibly put to rest with the Communist takeover of China.
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"Between 1930 and 1937, Chinese literature developed as a modern profession, mainly in the sophisticated atmosphere of coastal China, incorporating Western thought towards new styles. There was much use of the vernacular languages and appeals to a wider range of readers with what became known as the Liang Qichao style involved the grammar and vocabulary of the old, in a mix of literary and modern spoken forms. (McDougall & Louie, p.16) Liang Qichao was inspired by Japanese efforts to embrace Western technology and knowledge as seen during his time as a student in Japan and his literary work often called for 'good government' as something the Chinese could have if borrowing institutions and values. Looked at a century later, the reader spots the faith in a new system for China that would bring about what was needed. One also sees a man, undoubtedly like most of those he knew, both informed about but very cut off from the lived reality of more ordinary Chinese."
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"Heart of Darkness", 2007.
An analysis of one of the key strategies in the representation of the "Other" as seen in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".
1,182 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the strategy of "sexual fantasy" in the representation of the "Other" in the making of the modern West. It explores this strategy with reference to its application in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". The paper argues that the figure of Kurtz's African lover in the novel is a complex representation of a range of sexual fantasies that are used to reinforce the idea of West as synonymous with civilization.
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"Thus, in this description, the meaning of the analogy created by Conrad is clear. This woman is not simply the incarnation of a sexual fantasy but is also the embodiment of Africa as female, subordinating itself to the dominance of Europe as male. From this perspective, we can see how this aspect of Conrad's Heart of Darkness serves as an excellent illustration of what Hall identifies as the strategy of "sexual fantasy" in which Western exploration, conquest and domination of the non-Western world is allegorized in terms of a male (West/dominant) / female (Other/subordinate) binary."
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"Cathedral", 2007.
An analysis of the central theme, relating to human insecurities and prejudices, of Raymond Carver's short story, "Cathedral".
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses Raymond Carver's short story, "Cathedral". It describes and analyzes his theme that human insecurities and prejudices are in fact forms of blindness which inflict much more harm and impose far more limitations than physical blindness. The paper shows how three revealing moments in his story establish and emphasize this theme.
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" In conclusion, Raymond Carver's short story, "Cathedral" offers fascinating insights into human nature, for the interaction between the narrator and a blind man reveal that there are different kinds of blindness, and that people who are physically blind have learned to "see" much better than many people who can see but actually don't "see" very much at all. Three revealing moments establish and emphasize this theme--the first is the initial reaction of the narrator to the impending visit of his wife's blind friend, the second is his pondering of the basis of his wife's friendship with Robert, and the third is his verbal and sensory interaction with the blind man when he draws a cathedral on
a paper bag."
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