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Case of Alexander Williams, 2005.
A look at the problem of death penalty for criminals with a history of mental illness, referring to the case of Alexander Williams.
1,421 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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A discussion of the problems with the trial and sentencing of Alexander Williams, a man accused of abducting, raping, and murdering a young girl, and sentenced to death. The paper explains that, because Williams had a history of mental illness, the sentencing was not fair and that more weight should have been placed on this factor.
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"The background of anyone that is accused of a crime can be very important when the case goes to trial. Often, things about the individual can be brought to light that could sway the jury in one direction or another. In the case of Mr. Williams, none of his background was ever discussed at trial. That background included a history of mental illness and a diagnosis of schizophrenia (Georgia, n.d.). He believed that Sigourney Weaver talked to him and was God, he talked to imaginary frogs on the floor of the prison, and believed that insects replaced one of his eyes with a shell (Georgia, n.d.)."
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William Wordsworth and Alexander Pope, 2002.
Compares "Preface to the Lyrical Ballads" (Wordsworth) to "Essay on Criticism" (Pope).
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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Compare William Wordsworth's "Preface to the Lyrical Ballads" and Alexander Pope's "Essay on Criticism". Discussion about their views on critics is similar with the viewpoint that nature is a vital part of poetry.
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Poems by William Carlos Williams, 2005.
This paper discuss the poems "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the poems "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, which reflect domestic desire and the problems of intimacy that lie hidden within American suburbia. The author points out that Williams shows an abstracted form of simile, allusion and symbolism to reflect the frustrations of couples trying to live with each other in divided homes. The paper contends that, by actively revealing his own lack of sexual fulfillment, Williams is able to convey these messages in these simply written, yet cryptic poems.
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"This poetical analysis explores the theme of domestic desire within the two poems: "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. By revealing William's poetry related to domestic desire through simile, allusions and symbolism, one can learn why these two poems reflect isolation and the romantic problems within 20th century American suburbia. In understanding William's poems through the theme of domestic desire, one can assume unfulfilled sexual and romantic energies that reside within his verse. The poem "The Young Housewife" reflects the barriers and sexuality of the suburbs in the way that Williams present both the woman and the doctor in the poem."
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William Carlos Williams' "The Use of Force", 2006.
This paper interprets William Carlos Williams' short story "The Use of Force".
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, in his short story, "The Use of Force", William Carlos Williams examines the justifiable application of physical force. The author points out that all of the doctor's respect appears to go to Mathilda, the "damned little brat", who had the spunk and courage to resist him all along. The paper concludes that even an apparently mild-mannered country doctor can enjoy the passionate feeling of having a strong opponent and admire the resistance.
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"The narrator inquires about a sore throat and both parents explain that the child says "her throat don't hurt her." The slightly exasperated doctor wonders if they have actually looked and discovers that they have not. Mathilda will not cooperate, though, and the doctor tries to reason with her. Attempting lamely to help, the mother says, "Come on, do what he tells you to, he won't hurt you." The doctor is disgusted that the mother used the word "hurt" and he says "I ground my teeth in disgust" at the parents bungling attempts."
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William Carlos Williams' Poem "The Red Wheelbarrow", 2006.
The paper describes the way William Carlos Williams' poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" uses a simple battery of devices and basic vocabulary to convey a multitude of thoughts and images.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that William Carlos William, in his poem "The Red Wheelbarrow", utilizes imagery, symbolism, simplistic structures and a free form style to illustrate the meaning of the poem in both a literal and metaphorical sense. The author points out that the meaning behind the picture created by this poem is left up to the reader to discover by looking for patterns in a deceptively simple sentence. The author underscores that, through these patterns, the readers rediscover the beauty in a simple wheelbarrow, a simple sentence and a simple poem. The paper concludes that the plain red wheelbarrow glistens by the end of the poem, in the calm following a storm, like the reader's glow of excitement after unraveling the mystery of the scene.
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"The structure of the poem is perhaps the most interesting characteristic of it. The simple vernacular is underscored by the structure. Because the sentence is broken into four stanzas, the reader is forced to go line by line, scrutinizing each syllable, looking for meaning. Each word was carefully chosen and packs a punch, as was the author's intention. There are relatively few words, which causes the reader to notice the author's word choice more than if the poem were longer. Additionally, the pauses between each stanza allow the reader to reevaluate the mental image they are creating, as explained previously."
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William Carlos Williams' Short Stories, 2001.
A look at the antinomic forces in the short stories of William Carlos Williams.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 41.95
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"Critics have characterized William Carlos Williams? short stories as ?terribly real?, exhibiting both ?bitterness and compassion.? Kenneth Rexroth gets closer to the matter, categorizing the stories as ?the completely realized real.? The stories depict a antinomic reality, he suggests, consisting of a combative coexistence between what is immediately apprehensible and a force lying ?behind the colored faces of phenomena.?:
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Advancements in Childbirth during the Time of William Carlos Williams, 2000.
A look at the improvements in childbirth practices in America at the turn of the 20th century.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 52.95
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Childbirth, the natural process of how we are born, has evolved along with technological advancements to prolong lives, reduce pain, and decrease mortality rates through advancements in technology. William Carlos Williams, born in 1883 in Rutherford, New Jersey, dealt with issues of childbirth through the course of his life as a pediatrician. After becoming a pediatrician in 1910, he practiced medicine there for most of his life, and wrote poems and stories about his life as a country doctor. During the course of his life, society began paying close attention to childbirth as medicine and technology advanced.
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William Carlos Williams, 1994.
A brief biography of the poet/doctor and analysis of three of his poems "To A Poor Old Woman," "The Term" and "The Snow Begins".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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"William Carlos Williams, born in 1883 and died in 1963, was a major poet of his generation and one of the leading poets in the movement departing from traditional English practice, but Williams took his own road and tried to impart to his poetry a new substance and a violent new orientation. He began as early as 1912 by asking, "what was the measurable factor in language that can replace metrics as the basis for poetic composition?" For Williams, this question involved the whole essence of poetry:
Since he believed that experience does not objectively exist until it is embodied in language, the nature of that language--its ability to convey actuality without distorting it through the crippling biases of "literary" means--is all-important (Unger 403).
Williams had several concerns that were constant: 1) he wanted to..."
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William Blake and William Wordsworth, 2005.
A look at how the poetry of William Wordsworth and William Blake is effective in challenging the morality of society during their time.
1,643 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper examines how William Blake and William Wordsworth are two authors who effectively incorporate the issues of their time into their poetry. It looks at how social problems and the dilemma of moral responsibility in society are integrated into poems such as Blake's "Holy Thursday" poems, "London," and "The Chimney Sweeper," as well as Wordsworth's "London" and "We are Seven." It also discusses how a popular theme for Blake and Wordsworth within their works is to take notice of the problems within society, questioning what is commonly accepted for their time period.
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"Blake's "Holy Thursday" poems are very interesting because each one captures the same day in a different light. It helps the reader to get an idea of the condition of both the people and the Church. The first "Holy Thursday" poem seems to capture the positive light of the ceremony, noting the children with the "innocent faces clean." Blake captures the innocence of these children being led by their parish officers, describing the children as "thousands of little boys and girls raising their innocent hands." While Blake uses the idea of innocence, he also could be suggesting ignorance. In his time, many of the poor children had no choice but to follow the Church. Blake describes the children in a pure and innocent way, yet also unknowing, like a flock of sheep. "
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Romanticism in William Blake and Tennessee Williams, 2008.
This paper compares similar themes of romanticism in William Blake's epic poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' to Tennessee Williams' southern drama "A Streetcar Named Desire".
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that the multifaceted romantic movement is ripe with variety and reach with decidedly similar "romantic" characteristics and qualities interwoven throughout otherwise vastly different texts. The author points out that, despite their distinctive literary identities, countries of origin and time frames, William Blake and Tennessee Williams share a place in the artistically and timelessly transcendent Romantic epoch. The paper relates that one of the themes of the romantic movement in William Blake's 1793 poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell', which was written against the tumultuous historical backdrop of the American and French Revolution, is the duality of human nature. The author stresses that the Tennessee Williams' 1947 drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", like "Marriage", has the themes of personal confliction and social confinement.
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"In addition to an emotional catharsis, Blanche aims for a physical and spiritual purification as well. She bathes excessively in a hot tub despite the sultry July temperature, refusing to be seen without her powder and perfume and "fancy fox fur pieces". She softens the harsh light in her bedroom with a festive Chinese lantern and even refuses to eat unwashed grapes. She demurs to Mitch that she "can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than a rude remark or a vulgar action", all the while deflecting his physical affection under the pretense of remaining refined."
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William Godwin's "Caleb Williams", 2004.
An analysis of William Godwin's "Caleb Williams" and how, though it may be read as an innocent murder mystery novel, when examined in the context of the author's life, the book is actually an attack on the law.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses that William Godwin wrote "Caleb Williams" as an attempt to present in a story form the political views, which he wrote about in "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice". The author points out that this novel is a satire on the entire English system of laws and justice. The paper relates that Godwin created a character named Caleb Williams, who gets himself entangled in a battle with the law, to act as the writer's voice. The author states that, to Godwin, laws are created merely with the intent of oppressing the poor and allowing free reign over the social and political situation of the rich. The paper relates that, in this novel, innocents are arrested and found guilty without any proof other than the declaration of their blame by the affluent and dominant socialites. The author maintains that the book infers that the most absurd characteristic of the law is its inflexibility.
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"Born to a family of dissenting ministers, Godwin began his life in the church but soon after abandoned his position and, with the advice of a friend, began writing for sustenance and profit. His background in radical dissent helped ease him into the world of 1780s London. At this time, prominent writers and speakers such as Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft, who he would later marry, were speaking out against the injustices of the established political system. At this time Godwin wrote his "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice" and, soon after, "Caleb Williams", both of which articulate his position which became known as "rational anarchism."
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Conflict and Irony in Williams, Carver and Baxter, 2007.
A review of conflict in the tales "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter, "The Use Of Force" by William Carlos Williams and "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews and discusses "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter, "The Use Of Force" by William Carlos Williams and "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver. The paper focuses specifically on the use of irony to dramatize conflict in these three tales. According to the paper, conflict is the essence of all good storytelling.
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"William Carlos William's short story "The Use of Force" also ironically depicts someone who must be cruel, only to be kind. The conflict of the story centers on a young child with a fever, and the doctor who is trying to save the little girl. The irony of the story is that the doctor must examine the child's throat, but the child regards the doctor as an intruder, and the doctor must force himself, violently, upon the child, to help her live. Irony is also manifest in the child's perspective, because the child quite reasonably sees the strange man who wishes to look at her throat as a dangerous intruder. Her parents, filled with love for Mathilda, have not forced her to open her mouth. The medical professional, in contrast, is capable of some objectivity in the situation. He tries at first, like the parents, to coax her, but to no avail. "Such a nice man, put in the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won't hurt you."
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Alexander the Great, 2004.
A brief overview of the life of Alexander the Great and a review of Michael Wood?s documentary film, ?In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great.?
1,234 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses how the life of Alexander the Great is one of the most well-documented lives of the time, and within all of that documentation, there is a sense that Alexander was either a tyrant or a saint-like human. It looks at how the mystery of his existence is challenged by the propriety of the ancient writings and the individual author?s ideal of the hero, whom the writer wished to portray. It also examines how the value of Michael Wood?s documentary film, ?In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great,? lies in the extensive manner with which Wood discusses the differences between right and wrong in Alexander?s time versus our own.
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"Reading the Works of Arrian, Curtius, Diodorus, and Plutarch, regardless of the modern language interpretations still leaves the reader with his or her own impressions of right and wrong. It is therefore difficult to address the man Alexander as a whole. The author?s all tell the story as historians, yet in a very different tradition of history. The historic fable, the genre of its time does two things, it retells the story as it has been retold before, either through other older epic poetry histories or through legend mixed with the narrators own idea of right and wrong for their time."
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Alexander the Great, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book "Alexander the Great" by Paul Cartledge.
1,622 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper conveys how the author, Paul Cartledge, attempts to read the mind of Alexander, speculating what motivated the great military leader. The paper discusses how the author centers on Alexander's great passion for hunting game and how it helped contribute to his career and fame. The paper relates that the historical situation is detailed and extensive, which helps the reader come to understand Alexander's world as well as Alexander himself. The paper recommends this book to those who are interested in Alexander's life or military history.
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"The main historical figure in this biography is Alexander the Great, as most readers would imagine. The biography covers his life, but mostly discusses his motivations and accomplishments, and what motivated him to continue to conquer other lands. However, the author does weave short but compelling descriptions of other conquers who almost reached the status of Alexander, such as Julius Caesar, so other great leaders of the epoch do make at least an appearance in the book, which helps add to Alexander's stature and overall influence to the age."
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Alexander The Great, 1991.
This paper discusses Alexander the Great, who was King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C., specifically the extent to which Alexander the Great was deified as a god.
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"This paper will be concerned with Alexander the Great, who was King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. Specifically, this paper will consider the extent to which Alexander the Great was deified as a god. Alexander was a powerful and renowned conqueror, and various legends arose during his lifetime which attributed divine status to him. Even before Alexander became a conqueror, his tutor Aristotle intimated his divinity by calling him "'the chosen vessel' for carrying forward the fundamentals of Greek civilization and culture" . There were a number of events in Alexander's career which further contributed to his legendary status. These included his cutting of the Gordian knot and his visit to the oracle of Ammon at Siwah. The visit to Siwah in the Egyptian desert was particularly influential on Alexander's perception of himself as a god. "
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