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Marie de France's "Eliduc", 2008.
An analysis of the social conventions and gender differences in Marie de France's "Eliduc."
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper introduces and discusses Marie de France's "Eliduc," which is a typical Medieval story of courtly love. It describes the plot of the story, as well as the main characters. The paper then discusses Gayle Rubin's theories about the the social conventions of the story of "Eliduc" in her work, "Traffic of Women." It also describes how Rubin specifically looks at the social conventions regarding the gender differences in Marie de France's story.
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"By taking the example of the animals, the characters highlight the importance of unrestrained desire, which does not wait for social confirmation or acceptance of an action. Expectedly, the triangle would have been solved either with Guilliadun's death or with the sacrifice of the unlawful couple. Here however, social oppression is shaken off by the sacrifice performed by Eliduc's wife. Without further thought, she is so rejoiced at the revival of Guilliadun that she decides instantly to go to a convent and take the veil, thus leaving her husband free to marry his chosen lady. Love is thus placed hierarchically above the constraining marriage. The end of the story brings back the reconciliation of the characters with God, as they marry and then all retire to a convent: "Eliduc married his beloved; the celebrations were conducted with great honor and a noble service on the day of their wedding. They lived together for a long time, and their love was entirely courtly. They gave generous alms and did good deeds, until finally they turned towards God."("Eliduc") Earthly love and divine love are thus brought together and reconciled."
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Censorship in "Beauty and the Beast", 2008.
A comparison of censorship in "Beauty and the Beast" in one of the original versions by Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and a modern re-telling by Angela Carter, entitled "The Tiger's Bride."
1,118 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses censorship within the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast." It compares two versions of "Beauty and the Beast" - one of the original versions by Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and a modern re-telling by Angela Carter, entitled "The Tiger's Bride." The paper examines the function of sexual desire and how censorship is employed to either dilute or completely erase representations thereof.
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"It is also interesting to note the difference between the depictions of Beauty in the two stories. In de Beaumont's story, Beauty exudes all the quintessentially feminine "virtues" that would go unchallenged for several centuries. She is devoted to her father, submissive to the demands of the two men in her life - namely, her father and the Beast, and completely passive. In Carter's story, Beauty is anything but passive. Rather than "taming" the Beast by submitting to him, she allows herself to be transformed into a beast, and can thus become one with all the typically "masculine" qualities assigned to the creature.
"One important difference between the two stories, however, is that de Beaumont's was written for an audience of children, while Carter's clearly was not. This is also why sexual desire is largely absent from de Beaumont's text. It has not been censored necessarily in order to protect children, but for the simple reason that this form of desire is too complex for children to understand. It thus reduces the relationships among adults to caricature-like renderings, to a polite code that can nevertheless be unscrambled by more mature readers."
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The American War for Independence, 2008.
An analysis of David Hackett Fischer's "Washington's Crossing", which offers insight into the American victory in the War for Independence.
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper discusses how historian David Hackett Fischer, in his book "Washington's Crossing", perceives the American victory in the War for Independence as a true moral victory for the Americans. The paper explains his belief that since the Americans were free men who were willingly fighting for their values and ideals, they triumphed over the larger Hessian mercenary and British army who only half-believed in the British cause. The paper contrasts the moral force and discipline in the American army and their ethical care of prisoners of war to the conduct of the British army. The writer asserts that it is sad as an American to read this book in light of recent scandals about the American army's mistreatment of prisoners of war.
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"Fischer uses as a kind of case study the famous crossing of the Delaware River by Washington, which proved such a decisive victory for the Americans in war. By all odds, the Americans should not have won because of their inferior numbers. The fact that they took the garrisoned Hessians by surprise on Christmas Day is part of the reason for their success. (Fischer notes that these professional soldiers, despite popular American mythology, were not drunk--surprised, yes, but not drunk). He attributes the survival of the Patriot army to their zeal and belief in freedom, and the way that the values of the Enlightenment and the common man were upheld by the Americans in the war. "
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2008.
This paper analyzes the protagonist in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
1,012 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper describes the Younger family who, although they each have different goals, dreams and ambitions, ultimately work together as one character to achieve the dream of home ownership. The paper shows how the author uses the entire family as a type of larger-than-life protagonist, indicating it takes more than one family member to fight the white "system" and attain the dreams of the entire family.
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"At the beginning of this emotional play, all the Younger family characters are introduced in the first act. At first glance, it would not seem as if the playwright had the idea of altering the traditional protagonist role to include the entire family. Each member of the family seems to have a different agenda at the start of the action. Walter wants to buy a liquor store, Mama wants to buy a house, Ruth is afraid to bring another child into the world, and Beneatha wants to go to medical school. In the 1950s, when they play is set, all of these are lofty goals, especially for a struggling black family living on the South Side of Chicago."
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"The Faerie Queene", 2008.
An analysis of Edmund Spenser's representations of nature in the poem "The Faerie Queene".
1,585 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses how Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" is one of the greatest allegorical poems ever written in English and how the religious symbolism connected with the poem is practically the key of the entire allegory. In particular, the paper examines how the way in which Spenser represents nature in his poem is very significant precisely because the text is an allegory in which the real, natural setting is symbolic. Furthermore, the paper attempts to show that Spenser represents nature in two adverse ways which illuminate his vision of the world. The paper concludes that Spenser represents nature as a sympathetic force which is part of God's divine creation and which is moreover able to reflect the spiritual qualities of a certain being.
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"Nature is therefore itself a part of the great allegory. In fact, Spenser's allegorical poem is a synthesis of his vision of the world, comprising the forces that drive the world and human behavior at the same time. The poem relates mainly the adventures of Redcorsse, the errant knight of Holinesse, and Una, his female companion and the symbol of truth. The Faerie Queene is no less than Queen Elizabeth of England, whom Spenser regarded as a holy person because she was the defendant of Protestantism against the corrupted Catholicism. The allegory opposes these two religions, making it clear that Protestantism is the right religious view. In the first Book of the poem, nature is depicted in its entirely luxurious wilderness. There is a great array of mythological characters and beasts which are met, in turns, by the wandering knight. The divide between the natural and the unnatural forces obviously corresponds to that between good and evil. Although natural law is condemned by Puritanism, Spenser did not reject it. "
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| Term Paper # 106757 |
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Cardiovascular Disease and Low Fitness, 2008.
A review of the limitations of "Prevalence and Cardiovascular Disease Correlates of Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents and Adults," written by Mercedes R. Carnethon, Martha Gulati and Philip Greenland.
872 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses and reviews the article, "Prevalence and Cardiovascular Disease Correlates of Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents and Adults," written by Mercedes R. Carnethon, Martha Gulati and Philip Greenland. It discusses the purpose of the study, the results and conclusions and the limitations of the study's methods.
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"The age selection was quite broad, so the study could control for other fitness factors relating to age impinging upon the results. But there is an obvious weakness in using such a large sampling. The population size is so diluted and generalized in its composition that the conclusions drawn from the study may be too vague to be of prescriptive use. To conduct the study, the authors submitted the test subjects to submaximal treadmill testing so they reached at least 75% to 90% of their age-predicted maximum heart rate. Maximal oxygen consumption, or VO2 max, was estimated by measuring their heart rate response to their effort. Low levels of fitness were defined by using percentile cut-off points of estimated VO2 max from existing external referent populations. In other words, the VO2 max definitions of fitness were derived purely from preexisting literature and studies. Similarly, the other physical and laboratory CVD risk factors measured according to standard methods were derived from preexisting literature."
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"The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Scarlet Letter", 2008.
This paper examines the symbolism in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1,329 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper examines the literary techniques used in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper describes the deterioration of the human mind in Hawthorne's character, Dimmesdale, and in Poe's narrator and shows how they share the same lack of knowledge that they are victims of their own mental deterioration.
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"Authors often use metaphors and symbols as techniques to make statements about characters. Character often lives parallel lives in novels and short stories and it is with great pleasure that we learn from them. Writers employ several different techniques to engage readers. Two stories that illustrate powerful symbolism are "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Each of these stories bring us into characters by allowing us see them change in a radical way. In "The Fall of the House of Usher," Poe uses the house as a metaphor for the narrator and Roderick's condition. The readers' attention is initially drawn to Roderick, whom we suspect might be mentally unstable. Through careful techniques Poe manages to illustrate how the fall of the house represents the fall of both the narrator and Roderick. In the same way, The Scarlet Letter demonstrates how one person can fall through another type of symbol and that is hidden but, nevertheless, powerful. Both stories demonstrate how the human mind can break down over time, given the right circumstances. "
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Marcus Rediker's "Villains of All Nations", 2008.
Evaluates historian Marcus Rediker's book about pirates, "Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age" and the phenomenon these pirates represent.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that, unlike most historians, Marcus Rediker in his book "Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age" takes a positive view of piracy and what they represented for the period in which they lived. The author points out that Rediker believes that the issue of piracy should not be observed from the damages they caused but rather from social, economic and human aspects, which justify their actions. Rediker offers several arguments; however, they are easily countered by suggesting that the actual motivation of these pirates was strictly connected to the accumulation of wealth and power. The paper states that Rediker's book is a shallow and inaccurate account of history of pirates.
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"By discussing the history of the first pirates at sea, the author points out the difficulties they are considered to have suffered especially during the Spanish war when they were sent in battles without their expressed will. In this sense, he considers that the eventual freedom they came to have after the end of the armed conflicts was an equitable reward of the situation. Through this perspective, the author tries to justify their actions from a moral point of view."
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| Term Paper # 106721 |
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"The Human Abstract", 2008.
An analysis of William Blake's abstract of the social injustices of modern society in his poem "The Human Abstract" .
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses how, in "The Human Abstract", the poet William Blake muses that the virtues of orthodox, believing Christians and pious individuals in general are often founded upon making certain members of society impoverished and unhappy.
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"Blake's anger intensifies in the poem's second stanza. "And mutual fear brings peace;" he rages, in other words, the fear fostered in the hearts of the lower classes peace to his society, but it is a society that is not just. "Till the selfish loves increase. /Then Cruelty knits a snare, /And spreads his baits with care." The good, middle and upper class persons of society may feel society is peaceful, but it is only because it satisfies their selfish, self-love, and although they are unaware of it, they are ensnared by devilish cruelty. Cruelty, personified in the next stanza, "Sits down with holy fears./And waters the ground with tears" and any false, seemingly pious humility encouraged in the churches is really founded upon the cruelty that keeps the system of injustices in place and merely addresses the aftereffects of injustice with small, half-hearted measures."
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Fairy Tale: "Beauty and the Beast", 2008.
Examines the elements of social and cultural censorship in the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that the leitmotif of the husban- beast in Madame Du Beaumont's classical version of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" reoccurs in many stories. The paper points out that, in this version of the famous fairytale, the attraction between the sublimely beautiful and the monstrously ugly may hide a fetishist desire at the core of the culture. The paper stresses that the union between a beast and a human being, which forms the plot of the fairytale, obviously hints at the beast-like, sexual desires, which lurk in the human subconscious.
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"Another erotic element in the story is the dream Beauty has of the Beast after having delayed her return because of her sisters' wickedness. Thus, Beauty dreams of the dying Beast, longing for her presence and reproaching her for breaking her promise: The tenth night she spent at her father's, she dreamed she was in the palace garden, and that she saw Beast extended on the grass-plot, who seemed just expiring, and, in a dying voice, reproached her with her ingratitude. It is at this point that Beauty actually realizes she has strong feelings for the Beast."
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Family Literacy Programs, 2008.
A research paper that attempts to identify a family literacy program which assists English language students to develop their language skills.
9,389 words (approx. 37.6 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 193.95
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This research paper discusses a study to identify best practices for the effective delivery of educational services to English literacy learning students using a family literacy program approach. The paper comments that the challenges of educating students who do not speak a societal language are enormous and that educating such students is not just a question of teaching English: It is rather a question of providing large numbers of students with access to the curriculum at the same time that they are learning English. The paper uses a five-chapter format to discuss questions related to the topic with the fifth chapter providing a summary of the research, salient conclusions and recommendations.
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Introduction
Review of Literature
Design of the Study
Summary And Recapitulation Of Main Themes
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"The day when a third of America was plagued by apartheid is long gone of course, and "white-only" waiting rooms and drinking fountains are a nasty thing of the past. Today, a black man and a white woman are candidates for the presidency of the United States, and it is clear that although much remains to be done, much has been accomplished in the last five decades to advance the rights of women and African Americans. In fact, there may come a day when blacks and white find themselves at a distinct disadvantage because of shifting demographic patterns in the U.S., and sharing a common language and a common - albeit shameful in some cases -- legacy will bring them closer together in the face of these multicultural trends. Even together, though, blacks and whites may be faced with a new United States in the mid-20th century where Spanish is the predominate language in a majority of the states of the union, and they will be seeking out family literacy programs to help them survive in this new environment just as ELL learners are doing today. Given these trends, it is clearly in the best interests of an increasingly polyglot nation to ensure that everyone can communicate, and the English-only initiatives springing up across the country will not solve the problem. What is needed is a more informed view of the problem by mainstream Americans, particularly since they or their children may well find themselves in the ELL predicament sooner than they might think. All in all, family literacy programs were shown to just be good business. These programs provide an enormous return on their investment, and because the investment is in the nation's future, they are also the right thing to do today to help ensure the viability of a different America in the coming years."
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"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, 2008.
An analysis of the book "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy in which the author presents to the reader, the raw basic facts of a nuclear aftermath.
1,518 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper is a a critical essay about a Pulitzer prize-winning novel. In discussing "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy the paper focuses not on what the author may have intended to present, but rather on what the internal elements of the text reveal. The paper states that by writing this novel author McCarthy, is not protesting the nuclear stockpiles in Russia and the U.S. but he is allowing readers to share a story that is compelling, engaging, disturbing and yet brilliantly executed.
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"Indeed, this is clearly a book that touches on the unspeakable horrors that likely will follow a nuclear cataclysm, including humans turning into savages and criminals, and survivors rummaging through the rubble for the tools and food needed to keep going. And it is a story about the male mentality, the male quest for the will and the power to go on in a world where power has destroyed what was there before. "No sign of life...a corpse in a doorway dried to leather" (12). Saying the book is grim is an understatement. In terms of the humanity, this book is dark, darker, and black like a total eclipse. In the first twenty-five pages the word "gray" appears nineteen times. McCarthy is presenting to the reader the raw basic facts of a nuclear aftermath, and one need not try to read any more into than that, as far as the actual narrative. Life after a nuclear blast - in the best case scenario, experienced by the characters, is be bleak and not fun - and in the worse case scenario, at the end, life will be snuffed out."
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Revenge in Drama, 2008.
Compares the theme of revenge in Henrik Ibsen's "The Wild Duck", William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Aeschylus' "The Oresteia".
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper states that revenge makes for some of the best stories ever written and suggests that "The Wild Duck" by Henrik Ibsen is one of the best revenge tales ever told. The paper maintains that the theme of revenge in "The Wild Duck" is far stronger than that in "Hamlet", which is more similar to "The Oresteia". The paper relates the plots of each of these stories and argues that, in "Hamlet" and "The Oresteia", the characters are motivated by the death of someone they love. Thus, their revenge is more justified than Gregers' motivation in "The Wild Duck" because they are avenging the death of a loved one.
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"Gregers' first plan of action is confronting his father about his past. He argues with him about his mother and tells his father that it was the "suffering and humiliation she had to undergo, till at last it broke her down and drove her to such a miserable end." It is clear from their conversation that nothing is going to be resolved. What we do learn from this conversation is Gregers inability to forgive or forget his father. That is not to say that Werle asked for forgiveness or deserved it even but the fact that Werle is not remorseful at all does not make things between the two men any better."
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