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Oranges and Shadows, 2002.
A compare and contrast analysis of ?The Land of Sad Oranges? by Ghassan Kanafani and "In Praise of Shadows" by Tanizaki Jun?ichiro.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper reviews two short works, ?The Land of Sad Oranges? by Ghassan Kanafani and "In Praise of Shadows" by Tanizaki Jun?ichiro and discusses how even the simplest, shortest of things can convey the most impact and emotion. It examines how these two works have their differences but are remarkably similar in tone and style. ?The Land of Sad Oranges? is a work of fiction and "In Praise of Shadows" is a work of non-fiction, a series of essays exploring the subtleties of Japanese design. It shows how even though both works are quite different in their format and method of delivery, they are similar in that the way that they focus on minute details and use language to plays upon the reader?s different senses to bring him or her more fully into the work and thereby truly experience the message the respective authors are attempting to convey.
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"Such careful attention to these tiny details is what gives these pieces such meaning and weight. What would ordinarily be a small, rather ordinary piece about a family (perhaps more than one) forced to leave their homeland and become refugees is instead an empathetic, evocative piece that draws the reader into the experience. Kanafani accomplishes this by his clever use of language. He deliberately plays upon the reader?s senses to make the experience seem more immediate. "
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?Shadows and Fog? and ?Measure for Measure?, 2004.
A look at the roles of women in Woody Allen's film, ?Shadows and Fog?, and William Shakespeare's ?Measure for Measure?.
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper reviews "Measure for Measure", written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century, and "Shadows and Fog", a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in the late 20th century. It looks at the contrasting portrayal of the female characters and the roles of women by their actions and their qualities. It shows how "Measure for Measure" presents a view where women are pure and not expected to be promiscuous, where women are dependant on men, and where women have few options or choices. In contrast, it shows how "Shadows and Fog" presents a view where women are promiscuous rather than pure, where woman are independent from men, and where women have almost unlimited freedom.
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"The first difference observed with the role of women is related to whether women are expected to be pure or promiscuous. In Measure for Measure, the major female character is Isabella. She represents a very pure female character. This is first seen at the start of the play by the fact that she is training to become a nun and by the strong Christian values she appears to have. This is then emphasized later when she is told her brother?s life will be saved if she agrees to sleep with Angelo. She refuses this offer, placing her chastity and her Christian values above her own life. This illustrates that a woman?s purity is highly valued, while a woman being promiscuous is not accepted. Mariana is another female character in the play and she is quite different to Isabella."
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"Chasing Shadows", 2002.
An analysis of "Chasing Shadows" by Gordon A. Crews and Reid H. Montgomery.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 1 source, $ 80.95
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This paper will discuss the book "Chasing Shadows" by Gordon A. Crews and Reid H. Montgomery and explain how they approach the juvenile analysis of society within American culture. The essay will first summarize the book itself and then move on to a critique of the opinions mentioned by these two authors.
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'Vietnam Shadows', 2006.
The paper discusses the book "Vietnam Shadows: The War, Its Ghosts, and Its Legacy" by Arnold R. Isaacs.
1,347 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper examines Isaacs' argument that the lessons and legacy of the Vietnam War are still contested. There are many ways that the Vietnam War still resides in the American consciousness, and Isaacs presents many of them with frank discussion and honest analysis. The paper shows how Isaacs points out the vast difference between the Vietnam War and other wars. The paper concludes that the author presents many compelling arguments that indicate the Vietnam War lives on in the minds and hearts of the American people and it seems the conflict in Iraq will have the same long and disturbing place in American history.
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"Just about every American will agree the Vietnam War split the country into two distinct factions. There were those who were for the war in Southeast Asia, and those who were against it. Both sides were impassioned, vocal, and very staunch in their beliefs. Vietnam raised issues about war and fighting that had not been raised before, and some of those issues have never been effectively addressed for many Americans. That is another reason the war is still contested today. It is because the real reasons America went to war may have repeatedly been dissected and discussed, but many Americans have never actually accepted them. Many people cannot forget that the government got the country into a war that many opposed, botched the war badly, and then withdrew anyway, accomplishing nothing. The anger and the sadness have never been resolved, and they continue to fester as Vietnam vets age and the ravages of the war are still being seen in our society."
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"Shadows of the Sacred", 2002.
Discusses Frances Vaughan's book on spirituality, wholeness and balance.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This essay discusses Frances Vaughan's "Shadows of the Sacred". The book uses many sources, including world religions, mystical myths, mystical teachings, and the work of prominent psychologists, to point the way toward spirituality as a path to wholeness and balance.
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"Shadows of Tender Fury", 2002.
An analysis of the Zapatista Movement in this book.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven -page undergraduate paper analyzes the book "Shadows of Tender Fury (translated by Frank Bardacke and Leslie Lopez)". The paper argues that the zapatista movement can be seen as part of the process of globalization that has been taking place since the late 20th century.
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Casting Stones, 2002.
A review of Shirley Jackson's short story titled "The Lottery", illustrating human ignorance.
732 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the short story titled "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. The paper discusses the elements of literature including theme, setting, plot and characters. The writer focuses on Jackson's mockery of social expectations in this story, and portrays the theme of the individual's place in society.
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"Shirley Jackson?s short story ?The Lottery? is a haunting depiction of the ignorance of humans. The residents of the village represent all the people of the world. People of all places expect adherence to certain social and familial roles or practices, as assigned by that particular society. Any divergence from these roles or practices might result in banishment; therefore, no one diverges, even when it comes to ritualistic murder. The purpose of ?The Lottery,? it would seem, is to make a mockery of these social expectations and show the reader how ridiculous it is to conform to all of societies habits, simply because they have always been. Jackson reveals her opinion of the society she lives with. Jackson engages the reader by associating them with the setting and the characters and then pulls no punches in a twisted ending that makes the reader wonder how far individuals would go to maintain good standing with the community."
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The Shadow Government, 2004.
An analysis of the feasibility of a shadow government for the American nation.
1,331 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper defines the meaning of democracy and explains the formation of a shadow government. The paper questions the feasibility of an American shadow government. The power held by a shadow government is examined. The paper also highlights the expected roles a government should play and the services it should provide for its constituents.
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Introduction
Defining the Shadow Government
The Shadow Government's Invisible Hand
The Power of a Shadow Government
Conclusions of a Shadow Government
Defining the Roles of a Government
Protection
Providing Infrastructures
Homage to United Flight 93
Conclusion
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"In the event of chaos, the shadow government will have tremendous power in comparison with the President of the United States and the Congress combined. They can "postpone laws, transfer populations, detain citizens without a warrant and hold them without trial" (Martin). They also have the authority to take control of properties, any form of supplies, transportation systems, and have the power to suspend the Constitution (The Shadow Government). Amazingly, "it was not even created under Constitutional law by the Congress. It was a product of a Presidential Executive Order" (Martin). "
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"The Man Who Killed a Shadow", 2002.
A review of the short story "The Man Who Killed a Shadow" by Richard Wright.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how the main character in the short story "The Man Who Killed a Shadow" by Richard Wright is a black man named Saul, a man who has never learned to relate to others in the normal manner but who sees them as shadows. It shows how this began in his childhood and has continued into adulthood and the only way he can see people any other way comes when he drinks alcohol. It analyzes how the story presents this vision as an inversion, for to the rest of the world--at least the white world that holds power--Saul himself stands as no more than a shadow.
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"Saul lives a relatively simple life, his job never that demanding, his time taken up with fear and drinking to assuage the fear. The portrait painted of the life of a black man in a white world becomes devastating as the story progresses. This builds until it leads to Saul's job as an exterminator, by definition a job associated with death and the elimination of what people often fear. Even that job he loses because of his drinking. His next job entails cleaning different businesses, a demeaning job for a man who has been demeaned many times in his life. When he starts to clean the library, he meets the "strange little shadow woman . . . who stared at him all the time in a most peculiar way" (93). He thinks she may be afraid of him, but clearly he fears her. She begins to challenge his work, as if he had not cleaned under her desk when he clearly had. She says she finds dust there when no dust could survive Saul's cleaning."
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The Indian Caste System, 2007.
This paper explores social inequality in India's caste system.
1,216 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper relates that India has a socially ingrained and structured system, the caste system, that inculcates and perpetuates differences and inequality. The paper discusses how those in the higher and more respected castes often receive more social status and recognition while those in the lowest castes are subject to a life of poverty and social denial from which they cannot escape. The paper explains, however, that the problems underlying the inequalities perpetuated by the caste system are closely linked to religious views, which makes them difficult to eradicate.
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"The term caste refers to "... ranked, named, endogamous (in-marrying) groups, membership in which is achieved by birth. "(India Caste system, ancient India Caste System) There are literarily thousands of different castes and sub-castes in India. They are also extremely complex in their structure and can be kinship based and also interdependent with other groups. Castes are, "...linked in complex ways with networks that stretch across regions and throughout the nation." (India Caste system, ancient India Caste System)"
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Caste in India, 2009.
An in-depth analysis of three British historians' accounts of the Hindu caste system from 1817 to 1994.
6,663 words (approx. 26.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 152.95
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The paper analyzes and compares three historians' exploration of the distinctive, ancient origins and purposes of the Hindu caste system from the early 19th to the late 20th centuries. The paper looks at Julius Lipner's "Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices", John Hutton's "Caste in India" and James Mill's "The History of British India". The paper shows how each historian approached the subject in different manners, utilizing contrasting sources and historical philosophies, in order to establish their respective viewpoints.
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Julius Lipner's "Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices" (1994)
John Hutton's "Caste in India" (1946)
James Mill's "The History of British India" (1817)
Conclusion
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"As human beings, we attempt with varying degrees of success to understand the multiple paradigms of existence that shape our lives in both subtle and profound ways. These paradigms manifest themselves as society, religion, economics, politics, and in other ways that constitute our reality. For the modern historian, it is an impossible yet persistent goal to step back from these various paradigms and describe and interpret events of the past with full objectivity. The impossibility of objectivity, at least in historical scholarship, stems from the inability to completely separate oneself from one's emotions, prejudices, and overall context in time. Indeed, total objectivity implies the unfeasible detachment from the characteristics of our humanness. To believe in the ability to attain full objectivity in historical study and authorship is to imagine human history as a science with clear cause and effect relationships."
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The Caste system, 2006.
This paper examines India's caste system of the past and of today.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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The paper describes the history of the caste system in India, depicting the levels and ranks of the system and their interaction with each other. The paper shows how, in modern India, the traditions of caste are different in villages and in urban areas. The paper discusses how there are still many instances of discrimination based on caste, but concludes that the people of India may soon realize that the human rights of its indigenous population are an important part of the balance of a democracy.
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Introduction
Levels/Ranks
Intercaste Relations
Changes in the System
Village Vs. Urban
Conclusion
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"India is one of the most fascinating countries in the entire world. It has a culture teeming with attractive fashions, exotic foods, interesting religions, and much more. Some even say that India is becoming the "new Hollywood," as so-called Bollywood movies are becoming more and more popular. India is also one of the largest political democracies in the world. However, behind the glamour of this exotic society lie many things that tourists usually fail to see. Most of the people of India live in conditions of poverty, usually forced on them by their places in religious or class systems. Although India has become independent from the British, and has become a democratic society, it "... is a hierarchical society... in daily life there is little advocacy of or adherence to notions of equality.""
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The Caste System in India, 2006.
This paper looks at the plight of women within the caste system in India.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 11 sources, $ 115.95
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In this article, the writer studies the caste system in India. The writer states that this system has long been a target of criticism and understandably so. The writer claims that by dividing people into desirable and undesirable people and by forbidding, at least in the abstract, intermarriage between various groups, the caste system undermines the essential human equality of all citizens and creates the grounds for ethnic and social tension. Further, the writer notes that for women especially the caste system is destructive, because it renders them little more than an adjunct to their husbands, while simultaneously denying them the freedom to share their lives with whom they wish.
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"The general status of women is harmed by the caste system in additional ways that go beyond just the potential violence they must confront all-too-frequently. Ultimately, caste determines the type of social mixing permitted, the type of wells at which one can draw water and the types of technology rural inhabitants can use in tending to their lands. In addition, land is almost invariably in the hands of the Brahman elite and underlings are dependent upon their superiors for employment."
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"In The Shadow of FDR": A Book Review, 1996.
Critical review of William E. Leuchtenburg's famous book, "In The Shadow of FDR."
1,433 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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In his book, "In The Shadow of FDR," William E. Leuchtenburg follows the presidencies of all of the men who followed Franklin D. Roosevelt and compares their presidential styles to his. He argues that all of these men lived in the shadow of FDR, striving for but never quite achieving what he did in his presidency. This book review critically examines Leuchtenburg's arguments.
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"The one American President who has most affected his successors and changed the shape of politics is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This view is espoused by William E. Leuchtenburg in his book, In The Shadow of FDR. Leuchtenburg?s book covers the presidencies of all the men who have followed Roosevelt (up to the time the book was written, in 1989), from Truman to Reagan, and, while noting the changing times, examines how Roosevelt has influenced them all, regarding their policies and personalities. As the scope of this book is so vast, this paper will deal with a few of these Presidents and the most important ways they were affected by Roosevelt."
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The Caste System of Modern India, 2006.
This paper discusses the caste system of social class in India today.
2,061 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The paper details the history of India's caste system. The paper discusses the system of social class in modern India and how it is detrimental to the incorporation of democracy into Indian society. The paper maintains that the people of India should advocate more changes to dissolve the harshest cultural traditions, so as to enforce equality and better the lives of their citizens.
Outline:
Introduction
Caste System
Government Not Doing Enough
Lingering Traditions
Government Should Campaign for Attitude Change
Government Should Better Enforce Equality
Conclusion
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"India is one of the most fascinating countries in the entire world. It has a culture teeming with attractive fashions, exotic foods, interesting religions, and much more. However, behind the glamour of this exotic society lie many things that tourists usually fail to see. Although India has become independent from the British, and has become a democratic society, it "... is a hierarchical society... in daily life there is little advocacy of or adherence to notions of equality." Most of the people of India live in conditions of poverty, usually forced on them by their places in religious or class systems. As India continues to move toward adopting Western principles in politics and technology, its people need to realize that the human rights of its indigenous population are an important part of the balance of a democracy, because as long as there are still vestiges of the caste system present in Indian society, then its people will not be prepared for modernization to take place. Therefore, the government should be taking more steps to ensure the dissolution of traditional Indian hierarchy and promoting a more encompassing move toward liberal democracy."
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