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African-American Literature, 2002.
An analysis of the importance of African-American literature.
7,166 words (approx. 28.7 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 159.95
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This paper discusses the importance of African-American literature, in order to come to a true understanding of how influential and important this particular literature is. The paper claims that this literature has made an impact in many ways, including social, economic, environmental, cultural and historical.
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Introduction
The importance of African American Literature
The Implications of African American Literature
Social
Economic
Environmental
Cultural
Historical
How African-American Literature Has Changed -- Across the Genres
Slave Narratives and Biographies
Novels
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"The changes in African-American literature are also very important. At least two genres will be discussed, one being slaved narratives and biographies and the other being novels, in order to understand how African-American literature has changed. It has not stayed the same over the course of time, and often it has evolved as history has evolved, changing and reshaping itself in order to fit the times that it finds itself in. Occasionally, however, a particular work of African-American literature will simply break away from what society considers as the norm for that time period, and the author will go off on his or her own to write something that he or she feels is vitally important."
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Asian-American Literature, 2004.
This paper reviews Asian-American history and provides a course outline for incorporating Asian-American literature studies into middle-school or high-school coursework.
2,320 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper explains that Asian-American literature, which has grown considerably over the last several decades, is considered one of the subdivisions of multicultural literature. The author points out that scholarly and popular interest in Asian-American literature is of recent vintage, having found its direct roots in student activism at San Francisco State and the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1960s, which resulted in the creation of interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs; today, courses in Asian-American literature are common throughout U.S. higher education. The paper relates that Asian-American literature is an oft-contested field due to the wide variety of cultures and backgrounds in the Asian-Americans culture; however, this variety of backgrounds has given rise to writings reflective of cross-generational concerns and styles.
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Introduction
History
Course Outline
Course Abstract
Fiction
Group Project
Single Project
Survey
Conclusion
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"When considering the history of Asian-American literature, it is necessary to also look at the history of those who came to the United States since its formation. In reviewing the Asian-American literature, it is also important to note the history of Asian immigration to the United States. The Chinese first started immigrating to the United States during the mid- to late-1860s, as part of the gold rush. They provided cheap labor for farms and the transcontinental railroad. Other Asian groups joined them during this same time to work in the Hawaiian sugar plantations or California farm fields. The Asians were recognized as second-class citizens from their very first days in the country. However, they still had to contribute 50 percent of the taxes collected in California between 1850 and 1870 because of the Foreign Miners Tax of 1850. Other discriminatory events included the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1885, which initiated a ban on Chinese immigration."
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What is American Literature?, 2007.
This paper discusses the characteristics and complexity of American literature.
1,291 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the more broadly, deeply, objectively and honestly one reflects on the question of what is; or is not American literature, the more complex the issue becomes. The writer then provides a definition of literature before examining the issue of American literature. The writer concludes that aspects of American life and character that often, although not always, get left out of literary works often have to do with politics and/or political processes perhaps because their bad effects, while known, are probably hard to describe in terms of tangible effects on an individual hero or life situation.
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"The question of what it means to be an American is an even more complex one; and it brings my cynicism to the surface. When I read Walt Whitman's gigantic, beautiful, exuberant ode to America these days that was first published in 1855, when being an American was obviously a whole different experience than it is for Americans today, I wish I could feel half as enthusiastic about being an American today as he obviously did back then. Nowadays, I think that to be an American (in general) just means to be an overly materialistic; chronically-shallow thinker; who is (therefore) gullible to bad political influences and the wrong kinds of "peer pressure" (e.g., to smoke; to drink; to deface public property with graffiti); and whose only real religion is materialism and whose main reason for even being alive is just to buy more and more material stuff, and to be entertained (mindlessly) mostly by television."
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Shakespeare's Influence on American Literature, 2002.
A look at Shakespeare's impact on American literature.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page paper presents a discussion about the importance of William Shakespeare to the world of American Literature. The writer of this paper uses several of Shakespeare's works to illustrate he ways he ingrained himself and his writing style into the hearts of his audiences and how those works become important to American literature. There were seven sources used to complete this paper.
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The Evolution of American Literature, 2002.
Explores the growth and development of American Literature.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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The evolution of literature in America has been an extraordinary process, where its development from humble descriptions of exploration to extraordinary works of fiction demonstrates a comparable form of development within the American people. This paper explores the concept of "American Literature" in respect to its evolution from the Columbian period through the Ante- Bellum period.
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American Literature, 2005.
This paper answers three specific questions on the topic of American Literature.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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The paper answers three specific questions dealing with American Literature. Specifically, it concerns Walt Whitman and his significance as a poet, Hawthorne's view of the artist compared to the scientist and the development of Frederick Douglass' character.
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"Question: Walt Whitman is arguably one of the best known poets in American Literature. In a certain sense, Whitman's poetry offered a true definition of the American spirit and his masterpiece "Leaves of Grass" may be considered a tribute to the American people and their way of life."
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Symbolism and American Literature, 2008.
An analysis of the place of symbolism in American literature through an analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter", Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher".
2,456 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper looks at three stalwarts of American literature Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter", Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". In particular, the paper examines how they all reveal symbolism employed in a heavy handed manner which requires much thought and effort on the part of the reader in order to grasp its full import. The paper attempts to show how on the surface, Hawthorne's letter "A", Melville's white whale, and Poe's house of gloom should all be simple to explicate because their existence as symbolic device is irrefutable. However, the craft that elaborates on them throughout each authors' story is complex and elaborate.
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"Melville is yet another American author whose use of symbolism, while not as subtle as Hawthorne; of whom he was a contemporary, was just as consistent in his own manner. In Melville's Moby Dick, the entire premise of the book is based on a symbol which literary theorists have contemplated for many years. Yet, it is useful to bypass the discussion of the white whale and move into to some less symbolically divisive territory. Melville utilizes the biblical Book of Jonah for its symbolism which then employs for his own unique symbolic device."
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American and British Literature, 2004.
This paper discusses the similarities and differences between British and American literature.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper compares and contrasts British and American literature and contends that they are similar in their response to the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, but they diverge in their interpretation of romanticism. The paper relates that the short story and transcendental writing are also different between the two nations, as opposed to mysteries which are alike and equally popular in both.
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"Although America and Great Britain are separated by an ocean, they are connected at the pen so to speak. The similarities in their literature are more numerous than their differences. This is partly due to their common heritage, America having originally been a colony of England. Even beyond that, though, the literature of both countries was influenced by the same factors. One such factor was the Industrial Revolution. The influence of that revolution upon both countries was significant."
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African- American Children's Literature, 2005.
An analysis of images of Family in African-American children's literature with a focus on John Steptoe's "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" and Javaka Steptoe's "In Daddy Arms I Am Tall".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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The purpose of this paper is to examine one specific ideological construct formed in the heart of children's literature produced from one specific cultural group. Specifically, it argues that African-American children's literature portrays a focus on familial relationships and bonds, evident even amongst two artists in children's literature, John and Javaka Steptoe.
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"Despite the juvenile nature of the audience for children's literature, the genre itself can be an incredibly rich mine of cultural imagery and ideologies. Children's literature cannot be dismissed as only for children - rather, it can teach us all by examining what we use to teach our children. The purpose of this study is to examine one specific ideological construct formed in the heart of children's literature produced from one specific cultural group. Specifically, I would argue that African American children's literature portrays a focus on familial relationships and bonds, evident even amongst two artists in children's literature, John and Javaka Steptoe. "
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Cooper and Brown: Early American Literature, 2002.
This paper discusses in detail James Fenimore Cooper?s ?The Last of the Mohicans? and Charles Brockden Brown?s ?Wieland? and their contributions to the development of American literature.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The author reviews in detail the ?The Last of the Mohicans? and ?Wieland?. She concludes that they are different in style and genre. Both Cooper and Brown contributed greatly to the development of a distinctly American literature. Cooper adapted the Romance; Charles Brockden Brown adapted the European Gothic novel to the American context. Cooper's influence is seen in frontier fiction; Brown's influence, in the works of Poe and Hawthorne.
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"James Fenimore Cooper wrote in the vein of European Romantic writers like Walter Scott, while Charles Brockden Brown recreated the new form of the Gothic novel. Both adapted the original forms to the American experience, which meant not only embedding them in the land but also shifting the focus from aristocratic European characters to the common man in the democratic social order in America. Both Cooper and Brown elevated the common man over any ideas about the superiority of the aristocracy and did so in the American setting."
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Victims in Contemporary African-American Literature, 2005.
Analyzes the evolution of victimization in 20th century African-American literature.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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In this paper, the differing aspects of economic, religious, education and gender roles have been sequentially analyzed in African-American literature. Through the works of 20th century authors, there have been steady stages of evaluations of the victim roles imparted on African- American from outside of their race, as well as those brought about by self-induced aspects of interior issues of African-Americans. The paper shows that in this manner, victimization is an evolutionary process that Ellison, Walker, Baldwin, and Wright infer within their plots, characters and racial issues in these texts.
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"This literary study will analyze the evolution of African American literature throughout that 20^th century. By understanding the nature of economics of racism that began with Richard Wright's Native Son; the aspects religious victimization also developed in Baldwin's latter tale: Go Tell It on the Mountain. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man "I could fly a plane if I had chance," Bigger said. "If you wasn't black and if you had some money and if they'd let you go to aviation school, you could fly a plane," Gus said "It's funny how the white folks treat us, aint it?" Bigger said. "It better be funny," Gus said (Wright 17). Gus and Bigger are two friends that relay the sense of economic disenfranchisement that a white hegemonic community has imparted upon them."
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Italian-American Women in Literature, 2005.
This paper discusses the evolving and multifaceted roles of Italian-American women in literature through the eyes of Italian-American male and female authors.
2,110 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper explains that stereotypes from whores to the Holy Madonna incarnation encompass the multi-faceted and contradictory roles of Italian-American women in Italian-American literature written by both Italian-American men and women. The author points out that the literature relates that social class, differences in religiosity, the American tradition and construction of success and the often contradictory ways the familial and immigrant experience, have come into conflict with the female experience in American. The paper reviews Pietro di Donato's relatively early novel "Christ in Concrete", Mario Puzo's "The Godfather", Helen Barolini's novel "Umbertina" and her collection of personal and scholarly entitled essays "Chiaroscuro" and Evidge Giunta's text "Writing With an Accent" to demonstrate that beneath these narrow stereotypes more complex and individuated roles of Italian-American women's life do emerge.
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"These images emerge in the depicted reality of nonfiction as well as fictional life come forth, as these women are seen engaged in child rearing, showing impressive work ethics to enable their families to survive, laboring as well as suffering in the role of daughter, and as these women show their strength in their roles of mother as well as their silent compassion. Gradually, as Italian women themselves began to speak, Italian women and authors have grown fluent at showing female Italian working and middle-class sexuality as well as images of long-enduring Mediterranean fortitude, women alone in the role of a wife bent over a stove bubbling with red hot gravy and meatballs smelling of garlic and onions."
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Jewish American Literature, 2005.
An analysis of the paradox of Jewish American literature as explained by Isaac Rosenfeld and Elie Wiesel.
1,389 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses how, even though they often express themselves in multiple languages, through diverse media and with differing intentions, Jewish American authors are somehow united in creating a common body of literature that can be identified as both Jewish and American. It looks at how, although the links between some Jewish American works may seem obscure, authors such as Isaac Rosenfeld and Elie Wiesel have elucidated their common underpinnings by exploring the obstacles, responsibilities, and strengths shared by their writers.
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"Since many early writers of Jewish American fiction focused on the experiences of new immigrants and their children, they by definition had to deal with balancing their Jewish and American selves. In doing so, they questioned aspects of mainstream American culture ranging from adherence to religious standards to prioritization of material success, consequently delving more deeply into staples of American distinctiveness than their non-Jewish peers. Precisely as Rosenfeld suggests, early alienation was fruitful in that it forced writers to question their surroundings. As the protagonists of Jewish fiction seek to move from outsider to insider, they confront the very meaning of Americanism and are forced to choose which aspects of their earlier Jewish identities they are willing to sacrifice."
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Folklore in African-American Literature, 2005.
A look at folklore and its role in African-American literature.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how the presence and interpretation of folklore is critical to understanding African-American writing. It looks at how one can better understand the desires and inner thoughts of African-Americans during slavery and how conjure, heroism and tales of animalism are all reoccurring themes within African-American folklore.
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"The absence of interpretation and references to folklore are due to the idea that folklore is a lesser form of literature. The word "folk" itself implies a lesser academic standing to many in the literary world. African American writers and critics may feel torn between academic standards and cultural obligations. Since education is held at such a high standard, acknowledging a folk reference can be detrimental to the way in which a writer is viewed. In the analysis of post-emancipation African American literature, references to folklore are often overlooked or ignored. However, folklore plays a large and important role within African American literature. African American folklore gives insight into African American culture and represents basis and structure for a great deal of African American literature (Prahlad 566)."
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American Literature, 2005.
A discussion on the uniqueness of American literature.
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This paper argues that certain themes conspire to create a uniquely American literary voice. It contends that specifically these motifs are a very staunch Christian ethos, a sense of American exceptionalism most vividly captured in the work of James Winthrop. Also a firm if not vehement commitment to individuality, personal industry and liberty are mentioned.
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"There can be little question that a nation's spirit is found in its national canon. The reason for this is that people rarely set pen (or quill) to paper to write something when they could far more easily just say it. The act of writing, the labor involved, presupposes that - in most instances - what a writer has to say is important to him or her. As it pertains to America, it is clear that certain things are especially important to Americans and those "things" or concepts animate American literature in a very special way. This paper will argue that certain themes conspire to create a uniquely American literary voice. Specifically, these themes (they may also be called motifs) are a very staunch Christian ethos, a sense of American exceptionalism (most vividly captured in the work of James Winthrop) and a firm if not vehement commitment to individuality, personal ..."
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