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Walter Mosley's Novel "Devil in a Blue Dress", 2000.
A comparison and contrast of the literary and film elements in Walter Mosely's novel and the film "Devil in a Blue Dress".
1,281 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper compares of the film version and the literary version of Walter Mosley's novel "Devil in a Blue Dress" to show the differences and similarities between the story elements in "Devil in a Blue Dress", the book and the movie.
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"Walter Mosley?s book Devil in a Blue Dress and the movie by the same name share some similar literary elements, but there are several vital situations and parts of the book?s story that are not present in the film. Yet the movie downplays some of the more brutal parts of the book. "
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"Devil in a Blue Dress", 2002.
A review of "Devil in a Blue Dress," by Walter Mosley.
1,423 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This poem examines the book "Devil in a Blue Dress," by Walter Mosley which is classed as a Black crime novel and is the first in an entire series of books about its protagonist, Easy Rawlins, a detective facing racism in his work and in local politics in 1940s LA. It examines the characters and the plot twists and turns with things the reader does not expect. It shows how Mosley has a talent for writing compelling descriptions of his people and their surroundings and how he brings Southern California in the 1940s vividly to life, from the fruit groves to the sunshine, to the prejudices and the bleak racial relations that marked the country before the Civil Rights movement.
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"California may have been a "heaven" but the southern Negro still faced persecution there, and that is part of the "bottom" they face every day. Easy faces it too as he tries to solve the mystery of Daphne Monet's disappearance. The California of these Negroes is Watts, the ghetto where Blacks were confined in the 40s and even today. They struggled for their existence, and Easy moves among them, sometimes streetwise and alternately erudite, it depends on where he is, and what he is doing."
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"Devil in a Blue Dress", 2007.
An analysis of race and racism in the book "Devil in a Blue Dress," written by Walter Mosley.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the novel "Devil in a Blue Dress," written by Walter Mosley. Specifically, it discusses the roles that race and racism play in the character, Rollins', efforts to resolve the problems he faces in the novel. The paper describes scenes and presents quotes from the novel in order to illustrate the points that it discusses regarding racism.
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"California may have been a "heaven" but Blacks still faced discrimination there, and that is part of the "bottom" Easy is talking about. Blacks in Southern California still face that today, so what Easy experienced is not so different now. Blacks still live in the ghettos of Compton and Watts, face police brutality, and live in poverty. Violence is prevalent, and one of the problems Blacks faced was lack of interest from the police. When Easy is arrested, he notes how distant the police are from Black troubles. He says, "You never could tell when it came to the cops and a colored neighborhood. The police don't care about crime among Negroes" (Mosley 171). Thus, Easy is essentially working on his own as a private detective, and he, and other Blacks, cannot depend on the police for help or survival. This is just one more incident of racism Easy must conquer to be successful."
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"Devil in a Blue Dress".
A review of the book, "Devil in a Blue Dress", by Walter Mosely.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the novel, "Devil in a Blue Dress" by Walter Mosely, an African-American mystery thriller set in Los Angeles in 1948, about a black man, Easy Rawlins, and his search for knowledge about himself and his race. It looks at how the novel talks about knowledge being power and what the dominant (white) race and class struggled long in history to deprive the blacks. It also analyzes how the novel treats violence as an endorsement of the black ideology of useless respect and how, at the same time, rejects a white ideology of violence that defines white superiority.
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"Easy?s perception of freedom consists of economic independence, personal autonomy and the elimination of restrictive categories of self-definition. Half of Daphne?s stolen wealth lends him financial security and freedom, two years? worth of salary to him. But his most important concept of freedom revolves around Daphne herself, the lady and the devil wearing a blue dress. His experience with her cancels the categories installed in his world ? she is a white woman in the black world, a mothering but manipulating woman who is simultaneously black and white, loving and obscene. She is a chameleon who promises him the personal knowledge he seeks yet he never manages to get the truth from her."
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"Crimson Tide" &" Devil in a Blue Dress", 1997.
Compares role of race in social contexts of two 1995 films starring Denzel Washington. No footnotes.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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"Two recent films feature the same black actor as star--Denzel Washington appears in both The Crimson Tide and Devil in a Blue Dress. Race is a factor in both films. It is used more subtly and less openly as a motivating force in Crimson Tide, while it is viewed as central in the historical context of 1940s Los Angeles in Devil in a Blue Dress. Both films are examples of a strong and popular film genre, the detective film in one case, the techno-thriller in the other. Devil in a Blue Dress is a detective film with a deliberately different attitude from most, while Crimson Tide hews more closely to the accepted elements of the techno-thriller while doing so in a field of more richly developed characters than is common in this sort of film. Both films make use of conceptions of race, community, and selfhood in developing characters and analyzing their behavior."
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"Devil in a Blue Dress" ( Walter Mosley ), "Crusader Rabbit" ( Jess Mowry ) & "Sweat" ( Zora Neale Hurston ), 1997.
Compares portrayals of personal & cultural violence in novel & two short stories.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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" This study will provide a comparative analysis of the ways the subject of violence is portrayed and explored in Walter Mosley's novel Devil in a Blue Dress, Jess Mowry's story "Crusader Rabbit," and Zora Neale Hurston's story "Sweat." The study will argue that, within the context of the themes of each story, the subject of violence plays a major role in the struggle of the characters to make their way through a society dominated by such violence. The three works share a similar theme--the individual's effort to live a life free of violence in a culture in which violence is a major force. The study will also consider the central symbols of the three works in the context of the protagonists' struggle to liberate themselves from the oppression of violence.
In Mosley's novel, Easy Rawlins is a veteran of the violence.."
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Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2004.
An analysis of the marketing techniques of the insurance agency, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses the insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri. The paper describes the negative public perception of this company due to incomplete information provided on the company's website. The paper claims that the insurance company does not make its members aware of the benefits due to them. Suggestions are presented to employ marketing strategies that will improve Blue Cross Blue Shield's public image.
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"In the past, the marketing of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri has faced severe criticism. A Market Conduct Examination Report by Health Care Financing Administration notes that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri "utilizes an overall marketing, policy issuance and application process hostile to Missouri residents attempting to exercise their rights as provided for in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" (Health Care Financing Administration). Specific criticisms of the marketing policies of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri not that the company "Withholds access to information regarding guaranteed available policies from consumers attempting to access information through (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri)'s marketing website" (Health Care Financing Administration). Specifically, the organization charges that BCBSMo does not inform consumers of the "availability of BasicBlue coverage" on its website."
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Prejudice, 2006.
A discussion of the theme of prejudice in Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress".
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper reviews the Walter Mosley novel "Devil in a Blue Dress", focusing on the theme of racism among white and blacks in the 1940s. The paper cites quotations from white people to illustrate their racism toward blacks. The author also asserts that the main character, Ezekiel (Easy), was racist toward his own people, and offers quotes to support his argument.
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"Walter Mosley had the novel take place in 1945, which was a crucial time amongst blacks and whites. The whites had superiority over the blacks and other races. At that time it was believed amongst whites; the whiter you are the more pure you were and the darker (blacker) the more tainted you were. Blacks were still separated from whites and their so-called activities. Blacks were not to dine in the same area as whites dined, eat with the same utensils, drink out of the same cup, use the same restroom, drink from the same fountain, and the worst of all in the whites eyesight, blacks could not get the same education as the white people. "
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Hollywood's Racial Stereotypes, 2008.
A comparison of the novel "Devil in a Blue Dress" by Walter Mosley with the film based on the novel directed by Carl Franklin.
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper discusses how the novel "Devil in a Blue Dress" and the film based on the novel both portray the same message of racism for their audiences. The paper explains how a film, however, has to employ different strategies from a novel in order to illustrate an idea. The paper explores the major and minor differences between the film and novel and then shows how film productions generally choose their actors and their scenes using concepts of race and racial images. The paper is of the opinion that these negative "common sense" assumptions towards different races only facilitate the idea of inequality.
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"It is necessary to use different strategies to illustrate an idea using a film compared to a novel. In a novel, readers are free to imagine what they read given the details from the book. These imaginations are usually based on what the readers have learned and experienced in the past. Because each person has different experiences and different knowledge, the information that is given by the novel will show a different perspective to each different reader. On the other hand, watching a film will show a common version of what is actually happening in the scenes. In this case, it is better to define characters in the briefest and most condensed manner (Omi 553)."
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Sexual Tension, Racial Tension and Broken Dreams, 1999.
How Walter Mosley's novel "Devil in a Blue Dress" portrays the Los Angeles of the 1940s as a racially tense and violent city of broken and degraded dreams.
1,784 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, $ 57.95
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"Walter Mosley?s novel Devil in a Blue Dress portrays the Los Angeles of the 1940s as a racially tense and violent city of broken and degraded dreams. Easy Rawlins, the novel?s protagonist, does not seem able to achieve his dreams strictly on his own terms. He is forced to compromise his dreams just to stay alive in the violent criminal subculture of the glitzy city. He manages to hold onto his dream of being a homeowner, but he must sell out his morals to do it. Mouse, his friend and partner, does not have the same moral dilemmas that Easy encounters. He cares about nothing other than money, and is able to escape Los Angeles with his dream (which consists only of getting a bit of cash) intact."
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Hamlet and Easy Rawlins, 2004.
Comparison of two famous literary characters, Hamlet from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Easy Rawlins from Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress".
1,295 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper compares the literary devices used by William Shakespeare in developing the character of Hamlet with those used by Walter Mosley in developing the character of Easy Rawlins.
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"The protagonist in Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress, Easy Rawlins, is a good man; however; he is motivated by his desires for money and sex. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet as a parody of the classical drama, heightening, and thereby questioning, the code of honor. Mosley was parodying the detective genre to encompass the Black viewpoint. Easy stumbles through the world of the detective, falling for the wrong women, backing down from confrontations and, generally, allowing the circumstance to define his movements."
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"Doing Business with the Devil", 2005.
This paper examines the conceptions of infinite and the devil in "Doing Business with the Devil".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper presents two differing conceptions of infinity and how they apply to a single thought experiment. The author points out that the first viewpoint is that of Rucker who believes that infinity is as real as any other mathematical concept and is essentially a Platonist viewpoint. The paper relates that the other conception is that of Lakoff and Nunez who believe that infinity is an abstract metaphor whose use should be employed when it is useful, but which is not real.
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"In "Doing Business with the Devil", we are presented with an interesting intellectual dilemma that has a few things to do with our discussion of the infinite. At first glance (and even second and third glances) the puzzle seems nearly nonsensical. The words make sense, but the point is elusive. In the puzzle, an individual is dealing with the Devil in a situation with an infinite number of one-dollar bills, which the Devil just happens to collect."
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?The Devil and Daniel Webster? and ?Faust?, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the characters in ?The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings? by Stephen Vincent Benet and ?Faust? by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
2,003 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines how authors of literature have used their work to address societal fears and issues in order to allow their writing talents to shed light on a fear of society. It looks at how this is the case in classic works of literature regarding making pacts with the devil. It analyzes how, in "The Devil and Daniel Webster", the pact with the Devil and the actions of the Stones provide an interesting backdrop for those who have concerns about selling themselves to the Devil for immediate material gain. It also examines how, in addition and also by contrast, the world has been treated to two versions of "Faust", which also focus on the Devil and what the Devil means to current society. It shows how, although each of the stories has a different plot, there are many similarities, as well as differences, regarding the Devil and the characters in the stories.
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"While the story of The Devil and Daniel Webster illustrates how true personalities come out when the money and the devil get involved the story of Faust shows a different angle when it comes to personality and those in the story. In both versions of Faust there is a foundational understanding of the influence the devil had at that time in history(Synopsis of the plot of Faust (October 2002). While Stone dealt with the devil for money, Dr. Faust is searching for the answers to life. In that quest he too deals with the devil. He is obviously depressed as he has contemplated suicide twice in the past already which provides a backdrop for the devil to entice him into the idea of a deal. This is the first difference between personalities in this story as compared to the previous one. Faust is in despair and old while Stone is angry and young. There are completely different motivators for the two stories and their characters? personalities."
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NBA Players' Dress Code, 2006.
An essay on the new NBA dress regulations arguing that professional basketball players must be dressed appropriately in public.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper discusses how very few professionals have the right to express themselves while they are on the job, that even actors and actresses sport the 'uniform' of their trade. The writer argues that basketball is a highly competitive team sport, and is, moreover, uniquely American and so for players to, almost universally, adopt an image that conveys the lowest common denominator of American life, the ghetto, which supposedly honors its unfortunate racial history, is therefore ridiculous. The writer further argues that the NBA players are highly paid professionals, charged de facto with presenting an image that the world will find attractive and uplifting and so asking the players to present a clean-cut image, particularly in these troubling times, seems little enough to ask of people getting paid multiple millions because they are exceedingly tall and can play a child's game.
Table of Contents:
Why a Dress Code, Why Now?
Dress Codes in Professional Settings and Sports
Conclusion
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"Not everyone is as much in favor of the rule as the Chicago student. Terry Boyd, a "hip-hop professor' at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, accuses the NBA of wanting to have it both ways. They want, he says, to hire players who come from a hip-hop environment, but then they want to demonstrate, by choosing attire that might be worn by Commissioner David Stern and not street-wise players, that Stern, and not the players, is in charge of the league (Cholo, 2005). The brother of the student in favor of the code opposes it, contending that it is insulting to hip-hop; more cogently, he points out that the "NBA makes money off hip-hop" (Cholo, 2005). Indeed, rappers Nelly and Jay Z "are part owners of basketball teams" (Cholo, 2005)."
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?Sonny?s Blues?, 2002.
The important image of blues music in James Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues".
1,876 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, a short story set in New York City's Harlem. Specifically, the the paper discusses the role the blues plays in the story. The paper shows that "Sonny?s Blues" is about being lost, and trying to be found, within the context of being a black man in this society; and of finding oneself as so many black men have, through the blues?both as music, and as storytelling.
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"But if blacks recognize each other in the rarefied smoky atmosphere of the jazz clubs, black society at large often doesn?t even honor its own. It?s sometimes impossible to earn a living as a musician--something the narrator warned Sonny about after their mother died. The narrator doesn?t even know who Charlie Parker is?perhaps the greatest jazz musician of all time. If blacks themselves can?t recognize the geniuses among them, what chance does Sonny have? ?You?ll have to be patient with me. Now. Who?s this Parker character?? the narrator asks Sonny, who becomes sullen and turns his back. ?He?s just one of the greatest jazz musicians alive.? Sonny, too, will turn out to be a creative genius. For the black man, this means spontaneous improvisation: ?Baldwin?s bastardized characters must legitimize self through endless improvisation?[they] begin with memory, then bursts out into improvised song.? (Tsomondo, p. 197)"
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