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"To Die Game" by William McKee Evans, 2005.
A book review of William McKee Evans book, "To Die Game."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper reviews William McKee Evans "To Die Game." The book is about the Lowry gang in North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
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"The story of the Lowry Band Indian Guerillas of Reconstruction recounts the story of Henry Berry Lowry, a Lumbee Indian of North Carolina responsible for killing a Confederate official escaping punishment for his crime and leading an ongoing guerilla war to avoid working as conscripted Confederate labor."
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William McKee Evans' "To Die Game", 2004.
Summary and review of William McKee Evans's book, "To Die Game: The Story of The Lowry Band, Indian Guerrillas of Reconstruction".
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper begins by presenting the academic background that qualifies him to write such a book as the "To Die Game". Next, background on the subject of the book, the Lowry Gang, is described and a brief summary of the book presented. The paper also looks at the main thesis of the book, which is concerned with the Lumbee?s fight against white suppression.
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"William McKee Evans? book, To Die Game, is a worthwhile piece of scholarly literature. The book, fully entitled To Die Game: The Story of The Lowry Band, Indian Guerrillas of Reconstruction, tells the story of the Lowry family, the ancestors of today?s Lumbee Indians. Evans? accounting suggests that the Lowry gang?s acts of violence were justifiable revenge against the brutal actions of the Ku Klux Klan and the Confederate Army. Ultimately, the author?s substantial academic credentials and extensive scholarly research result in a thorough and worthwhile account of the lives of the Lowry Band."
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"Inside Game/Outside Game", 2005.
A review of David Rusk's book, "Inside Game / Outside Game: Winning Strategies for Saving Urban America".
1,481 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper looks at how Rusk's book is an insightful and well-researched addition to the current understanding of urban management and public administration. The writer explains that Rusk argues convincingly that improvement in inner city neighborhoods can only come from a coordinated effort that includes regional approaches to reducing suburban growth, the concentration of poverty, and financial differences.
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"In Inside Game / Outside Game, Rusk argues for reform of metropolitan regions based on the interrelationship between urban management and management of other, outside concerns, like taxation, suburban growth, and housing practices. Rusk argues that revitalization of neighborhoods, affordable housing, preservation of open space and fiscal policy reform are closely related. As such, changes in factors like taxation or housing practices can have a profound effect in urban neighborhoods."
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Walker Evans, 2005.
Examines objectivity and subjectivity in the works of Depression photographer, Walker Evans.
822 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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American photographer Walker Evans' success was that his images appear to be objective - they are the photographer's evaluations/interpretations of the world before his eye. The paper points out the paradoxical nature of this argument--that Evans' objective, realistic, "documentary" style is his own subjectivity. The paper looks at the context within which Evans was working -- specifically that of the 1930s Farm Security Administration. The paper shows that the images Evans made for "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" (which were included in the FSA file of photographs) serve as the culmination of Evans' talents, as well the utmost realistic portrayal of the conditions that the American tenant-farmer was subject to in the post-Depression 1930s.
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"A man in love with Americana, Evans was a sensualist, a junk collector, a connoisseur, a wit, a perpetual weekend guest. His friendships with Hart Crane, Lincoln Kirstein, and James Agee drew him into the promiscuous New York literary scene in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, and his fierce independence from contemporaries such as Ansel Adams and Margaret Bourke-White brought him notoriety among photographers. Both charismatic and seductively aloof, Evans had a spy's genius for capturing the telling detail."
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Bill Evans and Jazz Music, 2008.
This paper focuses on the cross-cultural aspects of Bill Evans' life and music.
5,062 words (approx. 20.2 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 127.95
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The paper examines Bill Evans' life and career, musical influences, and a sampling of his compositions and performances that show strong cross-cultural elements. The paper analyzes three of his most cross-cultural albums; "Symbiosis", "Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra" and "From Left to Right". The paper concludes that more research should be done on this aspect of Evans' music, as knowing the cross-cultural influences can help us grasp the complexities and beauty of his style.
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Introduction
Bill Evans' Life and Early Career
Bill Evans' Cross-Cultural Influences
Three Cross-Cultural Albums
Conclusions
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"Without question, Bill Evans is one of the greatest musicians of all time. He has been called a "poet of the piano" because of the incredible sensitivity and lyricism he brought to jazz piano playing, and also because of the complexity, richness, and sophistication he brought to jazz harmonies . During his twenty-five year career in the post-bop era, spanning from 1955-1980, he recorded over seventy albums, both as a sideman for other artists and as a leader of his own ensembles. Bill Evans' music touched fans from all over the world because he played on extensive concert tours, both within the United States and abroad. He also received accolades from critics and the public alike, winning the Down Beat Critic's Poll five times, six Grammy awards for his albums, the Melody Maker award in 1968, and Scandinavia's Edison Award and Japan's Swing Journal award in 1969."
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Walker Evans, 2002.
A review of the life and photographic accomplishments of Walker Evans.
4,620 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a review of the life and work of Walker Evans. The paper makes reference to the documentaries and still photography which can be found in museums. After providing a brief introduction about the photographer?s style of work during the 1930s, the paper provides a comprehensive and in-depth history of the life of Evans, including his family and education. Following the brief history, the paper highlights Walker Evans as an individual, while the latter part of the paper discusses the various stages of his career along with his important and significant works, awards and achievements during that era.
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"He sailed to Paris to complete his abroad thirteen months education in international modernism; and also gathered most of the tools he would require to become an artist. After returning to New York in May of 1927, he bought with him French books, which were his literary aspirations and his handful of little photographs. He also went to Europe to study French literature. At that time no American abroad may feel properly accoutered without a camera. But this elegant young with his pocket camera took a few photos, on a lark. One was a picture of a grim-lipped soldier in the classical Palazzo Royale, Naples while, another shot was of a man who is wittily juxtaposed with a fanciful four-lantern street lamp that upstaged him slightly."
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"The Coming of the Third Reich" by Richard Evans, 2008.
A review of the book "The Coming of the Third Reich" by Richard Evans.
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses Richard Evans' book "The Coming of the Third Reich", which is the first installment of a three book series that historically documents the rise of Adolf Hitler's power in post World War I Germany. Thepaper explains how Evans takes special care not to instill any personal prejudices regarding the genocidal actions of the Third Reich, while his findings provide a great deal of insight on the roots of German fascism. The writer points out that the beginning of the book provides a great deal of information on the status of Germany during the reign of Otto von Bismarck. The writer looks at how the German involvement in World War I only perpetuated the delineation of political ideologies even further. The writer explains that Evans believes that the traditions passed down by the German Empire and the economic and political consequences of World War I provided the perfect environment for a military coup or a seizure of power by an authoritarian regime
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"The historical context entailing the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany has been documented numerous times. Many native Germans argue that the rise of national socialism and the Third Reich was a fluke, and the severity of its influence was due to the effective Nazi propaganda machine. Modern German politicians and government representatives note that the Third Reich was an anomaly and that historical evidence does not support the idea that Nazism found its roots within German history. However, Adolf Hitler and many Nazi officials have been quoted that the Third Reich was a revival of German values. Hitler borrowed the term "Third Reich" from Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, which translates to the Third Empire. The first empire of note was the Holy Roman Empire established by Charlemagne followed by the German Empire established by Otto von Bismarck."
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Humanism in the Photography of Walker Evans, 2002.
An analysis of four photographs taken by Walker Evans, a photographer who documented the plight of American farmers during the Great Depression.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper studies photographs taken by Walker Evans - a photographer hired by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression to document the farmers? condition. Evans found visions of farming life that stirred his social conscience, and that is what he recorded with his camera. By looking at four of his photographs the author of this paper examines Evans' ability to make statements about the economy of the time through a camera lens.
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"In the picture ?City Lunch Counter?(1929), Walker captured the economic disparity of the early Depression. He photographed a lunch counter from the waitress?s side and showed three men eating. The men on either end were well-dressed, in pressed suits, looking well groomed and fresh. In the center is a man smaller in stature, visually communicating his lessened power. He is shabbily dressed and looks around warily. Walker said that photographs should not need explanations (Rubifien, 2000), and this picture illustrates it well. Walker has captured the human effects of an impersonal economy out of control."
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James Agee and Walker Evans, 2002.
Reviews the writing of James Agee and the film making of Walker Evans and their success at accurately describing the Depression era.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This review describes the strength of James Agee's prose and Walker Evans' moving pictures that together brought out a masterpiece describing the Depression.
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Walker Evans, 2002.
An analysis of the documentary photography of Walker Evans.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The documentary photography of photographer Walker Evans is critically examined referring specifically to at least four images, in relation to the humanist approach to photography. The paper also includes a discussion of arguments for and against such an approach. Photos analyzed are "Women Stooped Over in Field", "St Mathew's School, Alabama"; "Vicksburg, Mississippi" and "Hitch Hikers".
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"Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1903. His parents were well off, and very conservative. He first studied literature, and lived in Paris for a year studying to be a writer. He first began taking photographs in 1928, with a small hand held, roll film camera. He worked as a broker on Wall Street until the Crash of 1929, then ?came to prominence during the Great Depression photographing for the Farm Security Administration, where in three years he produced his best known and most enduring work? (Kingston). Evans died in 1975 in New Haven, Connecticut."
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"The Nuer" by Evans-Pritchard and "Blood Is Their Argument" by Meggitt, 1994.
This paper analyzes the use of the theory of functionalism in two 1940 and 1977 ethnographies of tribal peoples : "The Nuer" by E.E. Evans-Pritchardand "Blood Is Their Argument" by Mervyn Meggitt.
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"This study will analyze the use of the theory of functionalism in two ethnographies, The Nuer, by E.E. Evans-Pritchard, and Blood Is Their Argument, by Mervyn Meggitt. The book by Evans-Pritchard represents an early version of functionalist theory (1940) and the work by Meggitt represents a later version (1977). The study will compare the two works in terms of the authors' use of the theory of functionalism, explicit and implicit, and how they applied the theory to the people and societies they were studying.
Functionalism began as a critique of earlier history-based theories. It argued that it was possible to understand a culture without focusing on the history of the culture as a central concern. Functionalism focuses on the "functions" that the interrelated parts of the culture perform. To understand why a ... "
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"Rover vs. Evans", 2002.
Examines the 1995 case of "Rover vs. Evans" which banned discrimination based on sexual orientation.
897 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper briefly discusses this civil rights case which lead to the banning of discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment, education, public accommodations, health and welfare services and other transactions and activities. It looks at how the decision was reached and at the parties involved.
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"This ordinance precluded all legislative, executive, or judicial action at any level of state or local government designed to protect the status of persons based on their "homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships." Respondents commenced litigation in state court against petitioner state parties to declare Amendment 2 invalid and enjoin its enforcement. The trial court granted a preliminary injunction, which was sustained by the Colorado Supreme Court, which held that Amendment 2 was subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it infringed the fundamental right of gays and lesbians to participate in the political process. On remand, the trial court found that the Amendment failed to satisfy strict scrutiny and enjoined Amendment 2's enforcement; the State Supreme Court affirmed; and the Supreme Court held that Amendment 2 violated the Equal Protection Clause. The state argued that Amendment 2 only puts gays and lesbians in the same position as all other persons by denying them special rights, and this was rejected as implausible."
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"We Have Been Believers" ( J.H. Evans ), 1999.
Reviews this work on African-American interpretations of the identity of Jesus and the significance of Christianity.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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Evans quoted Peter Paris' interesting observation that the interpretive framework that African Americans used to understand Scripture was more important than the Scriptures themselves because they were the source of meaning (Evans 1992: 52). It is, in other words, the interpretation, rather than any literal reading (if there is such a thing), that determine who any individual, or group, says that Jesus is.
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"Who Do You Say I Am?
Introduction
Evans quoted Peter Paris' interesting observation that the interpretive framework that African Americans used to understand Scripture was more important than the Scriptures themselves because they were the source of meaning (Evans 1992: 52). It is, in other words, the interpretation, rather than any literal reading (if there is such a thing), that determine who any individual, or group, says that Jesus is. The image of Jesus Christ that Evans proposed is an image that he believed represented a common, or typical, interpretation of the figure of Jesus Christ in the African American community. This, he indicated, emerged from the history of that community and ..."
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"Witchcraft, Oracles & Magic Among The Azande" ( EE Evans-Pritchard ), 1997.
Examines work on beliefs & practices of primitive Sudanese group & the implications for nature of Western reality & the human mind.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"E. E. Evans-Pritchard, in Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande, poses essential questions about human thought in his examination of the central role of witchcraft and magic among these Southern Sudanese people. Primarily, Evans-Pritchard's study brings into question the nature of reality itself, and the relationship of reality and the human mind. Examining this book, the Western reader might be tempted to dismiss the Azande as an absurdly superstitious people with little or no connection to the real and scientific world of cause and effect which that reader is convinced is the one and only reality. However, the reader would be more wise if he considered the often less than rational nature of his own culture and its belief systems.
For example, in San Diego, California, recently, in the.."
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"We Have Been Believers" ( James H. Evans Jr. ), 1994.
Critical review of work developing African-American systematic Christian theology.
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" James H. Evans, Jr., a well-respected African-American theologian, presents his version of "an African-American systematic theology" in We Have Been Believers (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992). Although the text is compelling, the question is whether or not there is a genuine need for yet another "systematic theology" in Christian practice.
Evans would obviously argue that there is. For him, African-Americans have been forced to accept a "European-American" system of theology, which he, and a number of other African-American theologians, views as being oppressive. And although Evans implies that other non-white, non-European ethnic groups have also been abused at the hands of European theology, he restricts the application of his systematic theology to African-Americans. This may be the single largest flaw in his.."
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