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Conquering the Blank Page - Advice on the Art of Writing, 2001.
The following essay is a creative writing paper discussing the difficulty in conquering a blank page
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This essay describes the challenges faced by a writer when writing a piece of creative writing. The writer speaks from his personal experience of writing short manuscripts.
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?It lies before you, silent in its emptiness and formidable in its vastness. Like a Colorado slope fresh with virgin snow, it stretches clean, white and untouched across the horizon, waiting for the mark of your pen or the stroke of your keyboard. It is the dreaded blank page, that endless expanse of white space that waits in the void for that first brilliant word.Conquering the blank page is the first challenge faced by a writer. Transferring that first word from pen to paper or from keyboard to screen can be a difficult process.?
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Never Write Upon a Blank Page, 2003.
This paper suggests that the most influential sacred stories are tied to the time and place in which they were produced.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 46.95
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The following paper suggests that certain sacred stories such as Black Elk Speaks, for instance, cannot be understood in isolation, as merely a tale. The writer claims that it is both a cultural artifact as well as a piece of literature. In this paper the cultural production of the text is considered as well as one?s personal religious affiliation, thus the writer contends that this culture is flexible and evolves and changes over time, as stories and notions of the sacred evolve and change over time.
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?This does not mean one can simply discount the text Black Elk Speaks simply because it is a scholarly product of ethnography as well as a Native American artifact. It is still an interview, a living piece of history. ?If you could imagine that somehow someone had gone to interview Jesus late in his life and had kept notes from that interview then these notes would be to the New Testament what The Sixth Grandfather is to Black Elk Speaks.?
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E. E. Cummings' "Advice", 2007.
An analysis of the persuasive technique of E. E. Cummings' "A Poet's Advice to Students".
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses how E. E. Cummings, in his essay "A Poet's Advice to Students", advises that the best way to write poetry is to be a poet, and how his most persuasive explanation of what it is to be a poet is his explanation itself. The paper looks at how the perpetual enactment of Cummings' own demonstration of 'pistis' utilizes complex rhetorical strategies, which are artfully veiled by simple words and appealing rhythm to make his 'feeling' accessible to the reader. The paper asserts that, while Cummings' words are characteristically his own, their seeming simplicity echoes Aristotle's observation that the most persuasive art is the appearance of artlessness.
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"The title functions to both introduce the ethos, or character, of the speaker and establish the kairos, or occasion, of the text's reception. Ethos refers specifically to the character of the speaker as presented in the text, intended to establish the trustworthiness of the argument's presenter. Here, the title positions the speaker as a 'poet', who is therefore qualified to offer the instruction to follow. By prefacing the text as the 'advice' of an established poet to 'students', the title also serves to construct its own kairos by positioning the reader as one who may be educated by that which is explained. Thus, the title itself performs the rhetorical function of establishing the speaker's trustworthiness while simultaneously engendering receptiveness in the reader. "
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Shakespeare and Society: "Measure for Measure" as a Reflection of English Society and Advice to King James, 2002.
This paper contends that Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" is a reflection of English society and advice to King James.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper argues that Shakespeare wrote "Measure for Measure" as a complimentary tutorial for King James. In doing so, he portrays the current state of affairs in England and attempts to provide James with advice concerning the problems facing his kingdom.
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"Shakespeare?s England at the time that Measure for Measure was written was in a state of internal conflict and discord. King James I came to power in 1603 and inherited a kingdom rife with a myriad of social and cultural problems, including corruption in the justice system, religious disputes and crises, and rampant sexual immorality. Shakespeare, the ?King?s Playwright,? as Alvin Kernan dubs him, wrote Measure for Measure as a complimentary tutorial for King James. In doing so, he portrays the current state of affairs in England and attempts to provide James, as a ruler with Divine Right and responsibility to his country, with advice concerning the problems facing his kingdom."
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Advice to New Parents, 2001.
Discusses & compares concepts & advice of four experts: Dr. L. Emmett Holt, Dr. John Watson, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Penelope Leach.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, $ 55.95
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"In the last 100 years, experts from fields such as pediatric medicine, psychology and child development have offered a plethora of advice to new parents. Beginning with the medically-based advice of Dr. L. Emmett Holt (1894) and the psychological counsel of Dr. John Watson (1925), we can see the seeds of more modern (and still relied-upon) works, such as those of Dr. Benjamin Spock (1945) and Dr. Penelope Leach (1979). Examined comparatively, these books provide a fascinating window into the ideas about children and childhood that characterized their respective eras. As such, this paper focuses on the similarities among and differences between the seminal works of these four experts, with specific attention to the ways they have influenced our understandings of the very experience of childhood.
EARLY WORKS: PRESCRIPTION AND CONTROL..."
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Advice on Buying or Renting a Home, 2004.
Review of Internet articles about the pros and cons of renting or buying a home.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper reviews several different Internet sites that purport to be non-biased sources of information concerning the pros and cons of renting or buying a home. The paper points out that the advice offered on these sites is often from a source that stands to gain from whatever position that they advocate, thus making the advice biased rather than unbiased. The paper also points out that some of the sites contain advertisements that contradict the advice offered on the site; this minimizes the credibility of the advice.
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"Deciding whether to buy a home or to rent one can be a very difficult subject. In everyday life, many people seem to have very strong prejudices about the subject. Especially among the younger generation, it seems that many people find renting to be very advantageous and preferable to buying. However, if one goes on-line to research this topic, it is very difficult to find reliable information which honestly weighs the pros and cons of renting and buying. Many pages claim to give an unbiased view of the situation, or even to favor renting over buying. For example, one page titled ?Mortgages: When not to buy a house? (http://www.bankrate.com/brm/ news/mtg/19990805.asp) definitely looks as at first glance as if it supports renting over buying. However, on closer inspection one finds that the article has strong ties to the real estate industry. Another site, She Knows Home and Garden, (http://sheknows.com/about/look/2156.htm) includes an article titled ?The benefits of buying a house?. At first glance this article seems to be presenting an unbiased informative look at all the reasons why buying is better and feasible for every life situation -- if one reads the fine print this article is actually a summary or reprint from a HUD (Housing and Urban Development) pamphlet supporting home purchase. While it may be possible to find unbiased information on this subject online (for example, one can find sites aimed at ?home economics? teachers which present relatively unbiased perspectives [Clow]), these are not presented in such a way that they are readily accessible to the common reader."
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Hernando Cortez and the Conquering of Mexico, 2002.
A look at how Hernando Cortez conquered Mexico in 1519 and the drive behind his mission.
1,603 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper traces the conquest on Mexico and the Aztec civilization by Hernando Cortez and his men in 1519 against the backdrop of the forces which influenced the Europeans to seek such a mission. The paper shows that the Europeans struggled with their ambivalence towards the two Americas and towards the native people whom they viewed as heathens and whose complexed cultures they were unable to understand. The paper explains that Cortez knew he was on a mission, not just for wealth, but to preserve the hegemony, both psychological and literal, of Europe. The paper examines the Aztec civilization and follows the course of the conquest until the Aztec surrended to Cortez's troops in 1521.
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"The Aztec culture was well developed; they had developed an agricultural system that fed a large population; had developed math that helped provide them with an accurate calendar; had built a system of water canals for crop irrigation; mined for gold, silver, tin and copper; and had created weapons such as clubs lined with volcanic glass called obsidian. These clubs could decapitate an animal with a single blow. They had developed cooking and eating utensils, and a system of trade and barter. They also had schools; they held slaves, and they practiced human sacrifice in religious ceremonies."
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Real Estate Investment Advice, 2006.
A review of Ken McElroy's book, "The ABC's of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Advisors Miss".
1,033 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper presents a review of the real estate investment advice book, "The ABC's of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Advisors Miss", by Ken McElroy. The paper explains that the book is part of the famous "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" business book series by investment guru and advisor Robert T. Kiyosaki and that the introduction to the book is, in fact, written by Kiyosaki. The paper further explains that Kiyosaki frames the investment advice that Ken McElroy provides in the book and that the book is a worthwhile and motivating read for any investors in real estate.
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"According to the book The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Advisors Miss, it is a myth that some investors seem to have the so-called Midas touch of investing, while others do not. (9) Rather than attempting to intimidate with impressive-looking ledgers of facts and figures, ordinary investors are encouraged to read this book for concrete suggestions of how they can enter the real estate market, how they invest wisely and charge the appropriate rents for their area so they can recoup on their investment, as well as glean some general personal and motivational strategies. True, in "every business and every industry there are people who just seem to drip with success," states the introduction (1) But this book provides the reader with the practical steps to emulate such people, people who seem to have the uncanny ability to know the right properties to invest in, and thus have the power to become their own bosses, and live as they chose to live."
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"Fatal Advice" ( Cindy Patton ), 1997.
Critical review of work arguing against traditional methods of safe-sex education & for revolutionary approach to stop AIDS.
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" Cindy Patton, in Fatal Advice: How Safe-Sex Education Went Wrong, argues that the more graphic and explicit efforts of safe-sex educators were simply the result of an increase in HIV infection among young people. The previous, more conservative educational approach was both ineffective and contradictory for all youth, and especially for gay youth who most needed such education. That earlier approach advocated abstinence, use of condoms, and compassion for those who have HIV, and was aimed at heterosexual youth (34; 62). The "national pedagogy" controlling such education believed that graphic safe sex education would promote sexual activity among the youth, and that gay-oriented safe sex education would promote homosexuality (117). As a result, with respect to gay youth, the highest risk category, education was not only ineffective but hard to find."
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The Misguided Advice of Friar Laurence in "Romeo and Juliet", 2003.
How Shakespeare uses the character of Friar Laurence to alter the destinies of "Romeo and Juliet".
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An overview of the actions Friar Laurence took in advising Romeo and Juliet, his possible motivations, and their results. Split into three sections, the first focuses on the Friar's relationship with Romeo; the second, on his relationship with Juliet; and the third, tying the two together and exploring the consequences of the Friar's actions. The paper takes a somewhat defensive view of the Friar, pointing out that he did nothing maliciously, but that perhaps his confinement as a Franciscan monk had made him immature in his ability to advise the young lovers.
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"In Romeo & Juliet, Friar Laurence provides an interesting departure from Shakespeare?s regular devices of tragedy. Instead of inescapable fate and/or evil schemers leading to the deaths of the main characters, Friar Laurence single-handedly causes one of Shakespeare?s greatest tragedies with no thought of evil, and no help from fate. Instead, misappropriated influence combined with lack of worldly experience, panic and cowardice conspire to alter the Friar?s well-intentioned advice and actions into the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, those he was trying to help."
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Conquering the Digital Divide, 2000.
An argumentative paper about technological advancements that cause social inequalities.
1,880 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 60.95
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This is an argumentative paper about the division along socio-economic lines. The author argues that today's technological advancements continue to drive us apart and further aggravate the problem of social inequality.
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In the race to converge all forms of media, modern-day technological trailblazers are leaving millions behind. American society is still hurting from unethical institutions that have deprived certain groups from social equality and is encountering the digital age, which seems to promise a freer, faster and more connected society. Instead it may have created another gap between the ?haves? and ?have- nots?. With these new-age industrial advancements a term commonly known as the ?digital divide? has been coined to describe the uneven access particular groups have to technological tools.
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Conquests and the Conquered, 2006.
This paper discusses the conquests in "Utopia" by Thomas More and "Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" by Bartolome de Las Casas.
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The paper considers the novel "Utopia" by Thomas More that describes conquests in a utopian society and Bartolome de Las Casas's "Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies." The paper examines the justification for conquest, treatment of the conquered, and rights of the conquered. The paper explains how these two works show different scenarios. In the Utopian society, there is reasonable justification for the conquest, the conquered people are treated well and the conquered people are given full rights. In the case of the Spaniards and the Indians, there is no valid justification for the conquest, the Indians are treated harshly, and the Indians are stripped of their rights. Despite these apparent differences, the paper shows that both works offer the same message.
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Conquering "Primitives" and the Justification for Conquest
The Treatment of the Conquered
The Rights of the Defeated
Conclusion
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"In Utopia there is a lot of detail given justifying the conquest of primitives. This starts with a statement that the Utopians detest war and do not enter into battle easily. The strongest statement made about the Utopian position on war is that "they count nothing so much against glory, as glory gotten in war" (More, The Second Book of Warfare). Considering that society typically considers war as being associated with glory, this statement shows that the society rejects war as much as they possibly can. The book then goes on to describe the justifications for war. These justifications include defending their own country, driving out enemies from the lands of their friends, and freeing oppressed people from tyranny and bondage. It is this third justification that is their reason for conquering the original inhabitants of Utopia. Essentially, they consider that the original inhabitants are being ruled wrongly and that their conquering of the people will free them and allow them to be ruled in the correct way. The book even states that they conquer lands where people are oppressed out of "mere pity and compassion" (More, The Second Book of Warfare)."
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Web Page Design, 2005.
This paper offers a simple explanation of how to design a basic web page.
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This paper provides a basic explanation of how to design a simple web page. The paper explains that determining the function of the web page is the essential first step. The paper continues by detailing the other steps, which include what operations the web page will support.
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"The first step in designing a web page is to determine what its function will be; this is the essential key to ensuring that the design will be successful. If a personal web page is being designed, for example, the designer may only want the page to have the capability to display information about himself."
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Web Pages and Server Structure, 2004.
This paper informs the reader about how to develop a well-structured web page. It covers server-side languages, programs, and browser compatibility.
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This paper discusses what programming languages are used in web pages. It describes what database-driven sites are and looks at what a server does. It also discusses issues like the interface and the browser.
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"When creating a structure for a website one must take into consideration many attributes that will help in the development of a site targeted to the end users. When making attributes the developer must form a site that is easy to use with a well designed layout that contains valuable resources. Within these attributes the designer must have made a stable system structure that can perform well. For this to occur there are some key basic element that must be in place. These are organized pages or architecture, a server, a good database and the languages."
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Web Pages, 2002.
This paper discussed the history of web pages or HTML documents.
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This paper explores the history of web pages. The author includes cthe development of HTML , the concepts of SMGL and the related progress of World Wide Web (www).
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