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Bush, Republicanism and Conservatism, 2007.
A critical analysis of Alan Wolfe's essay "Why Conservatives Can't Govern".
1,493 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines Alan Wolfe's "Why Conservatives Can't Govern", where he looks at the reasons behind the conservatives' stance on three principal subjects: (Federal Emergency Management Agency), Medicare and the Iraq War. The paper looks at Wolfe's beliefs that the Republican administration is not fit to govern the American nation. The paper notes the author's omission of the impact of terrorism on the United States government and maintains that he makes unqualified assertions and flawed arguments.
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"The essay first appears as a diatribe against President Bush as an individual, not as the leader of the Republican Party. Some commentators believe that the federal government has grown, which goes against the philosophy of conservatism as a rule. Throughout this precise attack on Bush and Republicanism, what does the author, Alan Wolfe, have relevant to say regarding the philosophy of conservatism? He does not analyze the concept in any original way: mainly, he offers his opinion without any genuine support. He offers the suggestion that Bush and his party have "borrowed" leftist ideas, such as foreign policy idealism."
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Cluster Bombs, 2007.
This paper presents a persuasive argument for outlawing the use of the cluster bomb.
1,558 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the Iraq conflict with regard to the issues surrounding cluster bombs and the humanitarian threat their legality poses. The paper explains that cluster bombs are not always discriminating in their targets, and once fallen, bomblets can remain inactive for some time before exploding. The paper contends that cluster bombs pose an unacceptable risk to civilians, especially children and discusses the lack of global legislation forbidding cluster bomb use. The paper looks at some nations' actions in improving the reliability of cluster munitions, but claims that this does not help when countries use old stockpiles. The paper strongly asserts that it is time for the cluster bomb to be made illegal on the international stage.
Outline:
Introduction
Cluster Bombs: The Facts At A Glance
Cluster Bombs: Position By Country
Are Cluster Bombs Illegal?
Why Cluster Bombs Should Be Made Illegal
Conclusion
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"The cluster bomb and its legitimacy as a weapon of war has recently come under fire, hot on the tails of use during recent conflicts in Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. Concerns over the power of the weapon have primarily been humanitarian, as cluster bombs - shells which release submunitions, or bomblets, from either air or land, with the intention of killing "soft" targets such as enemy soldiers - are unreliable, shedding highly explosive and volatile submunitions over a wide area, often failing to explode on immediate impact. As the target area related to the cluster bomb is wide, and as apparently faulty cluster bombs may be later activated by accidental interference, the threat to civilians lives from delayed detonation is high. Recent media attention on cluster bombs has focused on the loss of civilian life in Iraq, one of the most prominent armed conflicts of recent times."
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"The Age of Empire", 2007.
A review of Eric Hobsbawm's book "The Age of Empire" which cover the period from 1875 to 1914.
1,113 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses how Hobsbawm, in his book "The Age of Empire", delves deeply into the economic and political events of the period between 1875 and 1914 and considers how such movements affected workers, human relations, the arts and the sciences. The paper describes how Hobsbawm writes clearly and covers the period thoroughly, not addressing specific historical events as much as general trends and movements over that period. The paper relates that the book provides insight about the links between different parts of the world and how these links developed and discusses the intellectual forces that shaped social and political movements and which helped to identify this period as the age of empire.
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"Eric Hobsbawm's book The Age of Empire is one of several books the author has written on different periods in history, this one covering the period from 1875 to 1914. This book was published in 1987. By the beginning of this period, as Hobsbawm notes, history was truly global, with almost all parts of the world known and mapped, with most areas accessible by ship and railroad, with travel reduced to a matter of weeks rather than months, with a growing population in most of the world, with the West industrialized and other parts of the world trying to follow suit, and with the gap between the developed world and the Third Worlds narrowing as never before. Hobsbawm sees the world of the time as being in two parts, the developed world and the world that lagged behind, though even among the nations of each grouping there were wide disparities (12-16)."
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"What is an Author?", 2007.
An analysis of Michel Foucault's understanding of authorship, according to his essay, "What is an Author?".
2,180 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses the famous French philosopher and writer, Michel Foucault and his understanding of authorship, according to one of his most well known and controversial essays, "What is an Author?". It discusses his argument that our current social understanding of authorship is fundamentally flawed. The paper then looks at the validity of his statements and suggests that his argument remains largely compelling.
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"Altogether, Foucault determines that authorship has only manifested itself in artistic and intellectual expressions which possess the potential to threaten the basic power structures of our society. This is why it does not affect all forms of expression in the same manner or to the same degree. Since he has argued that it is essentially a worthless way to attempt to genuinely understand a piece of literature and even the individual human being who is responsible for producing it, he is left with the conclusion that it must be useful for limiting the spread of information and keeping power mechanisms within society properly functioning: "How can one reduce the great peril, the great danger with which fiction threatens our world? The answer is: one can reduce it with the author. The author allows a limitation of the cancerous and dangerous proliferation of significations within a world where one is thrifty not only with one's resources and riches, but also with one's discourses and their significations," (Foucault)."
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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".
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"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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Elite Power in Canada, 2007.
An analysis of the views of J. Brownlee in "Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy".
962 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper analyzes the book, "Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy," written by J. Brownlee. The paper discusses Brownlee's observations that Canada has been in a state of decline in recent decades. It describes, according to the book, the elite power and dominance in Canada and how this affects the economic and political order of the country.
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"The unity of elites was dramatically demonstrated in a corporate offensive that was reflected in the early stages of globalization. Globalization refers to the reaction by corporate leaders to reduced profits, slowed economic growth, and government regulation who "attempted to mobilize their collective resources to increase their power and control over the global economic system". At that time, such changes as advances in telecommunications and financial deregulation provided economic elites with enhanced power. The elites gained sufficient power to be able to launch an attack on the state and the nature of democracy. Associated with globalization was a complex process of economic and political restructuring, which became known as neoliberalism. Neoliberalism "incorporates a range of elite policy imperatives such as trade liberalization, privatization of publicly owned enterprises, deregulation, emphasis on deficit and/or debt reduction and business-friendly tax reform"."
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Nursing Reflection, 2007.
This paper offers a personal statement regarding the writer's decision to enter into training to become a nurse.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article the writer provides a self-reflection on becoming a nurse. Having always intended working at a profession within the field of medicine the writer describes the path towards nursing. This paper is used to describe some of the process through which the writer went to change attitudes in order to reach today's position. The writer explains past and present personal views regarding nursing. The writer concludes that although resistant at first, the future as a nurse looks exciting and the writer expresses a desire to do everything possible to ensure reaching this very important goal.
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"With a BS in Health Sciences, though, becoming a nurse made sense. I had the background that my health sciences degree provided and a look in the classified ads from any newspaper showed the demand that existed for nurses. It took a long time to convince myself to do it, but I decided to look into nursing school. I knew that my friends would give me a hard time if I enrolled, but I also knew that if I could get a good job, it would make any teasing easier to take."
"Part of what made my decision easier was that my family was supportive. Without my mother's encouragement to look into the field with an open mind, I would not even have considered it. She reminded me that regardless of any traditional beliefs that I might have, that I should be smart enough to look into a field that offered as many opportunities as nursing did."
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The American Middle Class, 2007.
This paper compares two articles, which discuss the struggles of the American middle class: "Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer," by Janny Scott and "Angela Whitiker's Climb," by Isabel Wilkerson.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that the two articles, "Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer" and "Angela Whitaker's Climb", address the struggles many peoples face in rising to middle-class "respectability" and comfort. The author points out that these articles show that social class determines not only the "creature comforts" one will enjoy in a lifetime but also the length of life one will be able to devote to those comforts. The paper concludes that, while the Wilkerson article raises some compelling points, the Scott article is more powerful because it juxtaposes the differential experiences of people who may share the same tragedies but not the same possibilities of recovery and ultimate success.
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"As well, while both articles view poverty as a "trap" from which few escape, the Scott article is especially evocative because it actually captures what poverty means in terms of length of life and the extent to which that life will be complicated by health maladies that greater wealth could have avoided. Finally, both articles, to their credit, note how spouses in working-class and even middle-class homes must work together in order to ensure that the house, the cars and the children's educations are tended to."
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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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Information Technology with Chronic Illness, 2007.
This paper analyzes a study by Winkelman, W., Leonard, K. and Rossos, P. that explored the perceived usefulness of electronic medical information for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper examines Winkelman, Leonard and Rossos' study that investigated the value and usefulness of Internet-based patient access to information for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The paper evaluates the study design and its rationale, research purpose, target population, participants, ethical issues, data quality methods, findings, limitations and implications. The paper relates that while the study provides an indication of the usefulness of information technology regarding chronic illness, it is limited because it is a qualitative and therefore a subjective study. The paper points out, however, that the qualitative method is the only available means to understand the patient's perspective that should always be of central importance.
Outline:
Introduction
Rationale
Research Purpose
The Target Population
Study Participants and Setting
Ethical Considerations
Data Quality Methods
Findings and Limitations
Implications for Nursing
Summary
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"The design used was a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive (grounded theory) study which made use of in-depth interviews. The grounded theory approach does not being with a theoretical framework, but leads to the development of a theory. The rationale for the methodology was that a descriptive, exploratory approach such as grounded theory in conjunction with chronically ill patients' perceptions would enable the language and perceptions of chronically ill patients to emerge (Winkelman, et al., 2005). The design was appropriate because the use of information technology by patients may be beneficial or it can be problematic. What is most lacking in many facilities is the patient's point of view on this technology, and therefore the implementation of technology has been uneven. Patients' own perceptions can clarify its value."
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A Day in the Life of a Young Child, 2007.
A narration of the experiences of a young girl in a new school.
1,074 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This story discusses, in the first person, the experiences of a young girl on her first day of a new school in a new neighborhood. The paper describes the fears that the girl felt and the anxieties she experienced. The paper focuses on the interaction that the girl had with another girl who bullied her. The paper concludes with reflections on the possible reasons for the bully's actions.
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"Most obviously, leaving aside the fact that it told me "sticking up for yourself" wasn't always a bad thing, I developed a fascination about bullies and about why they do the things they do. I am not sure even now that I know the answers to the questions I seek, but I suspect that the girl who made my first day at my new school in a new neighborhood so unpleasant did so not because she really hated me but because someone had done it to her once-upon-a-time. It is funny, but nothing I did that year or the year after (we soon moved again when my father received a promotion) ever stuck in my mind quite the way that traumatic first day did; I think there is a very good reason for that. Specifically, I think that we often learn the most about ourselves and about others when faced with truly painful moments, and I learned that grim morning not only to stand up for myself (albeit not in a manner I would advise to anyone else) but to feel a little pity for those who live life as that girl lived it then. Who could have known?"
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"John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life", 2007.
A review and personal reflection of Charles Yrigoyen's book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life".
1,108 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper reviews Charles Yrigoyen's book "John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life", which is a collection of the essays, sermons and personal thoughts of clergyman John Wesley. The paper explores the concepts, associations and perspectives that Wesley held concerning, not only religion, but also the social issues of the era in which he lived and worked. Further, the paper assesses pivotal developmental strategies presented in the book and focuses on how Wesley developed his sermons to deliver messages that were topical and relevant to his audience. The paper concludes with the author's personal response to the book.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Assessment of the Book
A Personal Response to the Book
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"This strategy helps frame issues that Wesley felt were important within a context that was accessible for the general public. Indeed, taking this position helped influence the audience to engage in introspection to see if they were personally guilty of any of the sins that Wesley framed as being the work of the devil. This process not only helps develop the themes that Wesley wanted to illustrate within that sermon but forces the audience to review the lesson and apply it to their own lives. A similar argument can be applied to the sermon about "backsliders" and Wesley's call to persons who consider themselves beyond the reach of God: through framing their decision to avoid their duties to God in both a specific and an ambiguous way, Wesley forces his audience to identify issues that are unique to their own lives and their own decisions concerning the church."
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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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