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"Disappearing Moon Cafe", 2008.
An analysis of Sky Lee's novel "Disappearing Moon Cafe".
2,310 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper takes a critical look at Sky Lee's novel "Disappearing Moon Cafe", which chronicles the corrupted history of the Wong family and the deconstruction of traditional kinship formations. The paper posits that, in the novel, both young and old generations construct alternative definitions of "family" outside the confines of the conventional family structure comprised of mother, father, and children. These alternative structures deviate from the norm by involving individuals from different racial, social, and genealogical backgrounds, disrupting the homogeneous ideals that certain female family members would like to preserve. The paper also asserts that the story is about women who dominate Chinese family life and the influence they hold over the men. The paper concludes that, although there is a collapse of one family structure, many other diverse kinship unions emerge in its place and ensure the survival of a rich and varied Chinese-Canadian narrative.
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"For all intents and purposes, Disappearing Moon Cafe is a story about the women who dominate Chinese family life and the influence they hold over the men's biographies. We get two conflicting messages - one that women are defined by their marriages and are mere "unidentified receptacles" (Lee 42), and one that empowers the women as "powerful...bone-crushing 'Iron Chink' machines" (Lee 227). It is therefore interesting that the beginning and the end of the novel is framed by the narrative of Wong Gwei Chang, the family patriarch."
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The Roles of Chinese Women in a Historical Context in the Novel "Disappearing Moon Caf?., 2002.
This paper addresses the historical context of the book Disappearing Moon Caf by the author Sky Lee. In this book, the lives of several generations of Chinese women living in Canada are torn apart by a refusal to accept the customs of their new country.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper addresses the historical context of the book Disappearing Moon Cat by the author Sky Lee. In this book, the lives of several generations of Chinese women living in Canada are torn apart by a refusal to accept the customs of their new country. While this book is Lee's demonstration of how separate cultures must blend together in order for those living within them to survive, this novel also demonstrates how this concept is not a clear- cut situation. The historical setting of Disappearing Moon Cat is found in the turmoil that was found among the peoples of Canada at the turn of the Twentieth Century.
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"Disappearing Moon Caf?", 2002.
Discusses the nature of the tragic flaw in the novel by Sky Lee, "Disappearing Moon Caf?" on a Chinese-Canadian family.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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In the novel "Disappearing Moon Caf?" by author Sky Lee, the nature of the hamartia is found within the inability of the characters in the Wong family to reconcile the conflict that occurs between aspects of their Canadian and their Chinese lives. This is most highly manifested in the character of Suzie Wong, who apparently dies from an illness that is brought on through the accumulated stress provided to her through being asked to conform to both American and Chinese traits and failing to satisfy the demands of either. The hamartia of the Wong family is therefore found in their inability to accept both Canadian and Chinese lifestyle traits and their failure to do so becomes the tragic flaw that results in Suzie Wong's undoing. This paper explores this topic in order to better define how the hamartia impacted the Wong family's personal growth and prevented them from truly embracing a combined Canadian and Chinese heritage.
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?Disappearing?, 2004.
An analysis of the short story, ?Disappearing?, by Monica Wood.
779 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines how the short story, ?Disappearing?, by Monica Wood, is more than one woman?s account of losing weight and how it is a glimpse into the mind of an individual who achieves power from an act of self-destructive behavior. It looks at how the story is a journey from fat to thin, from powerless to powerful, from invisible to invisible and from unhealthy to unhealthy. It is only at the end of the story we realize that what we are reading is the narrator?s transition from a healthy ambition to an obsessive behavior, each self-destructive in its own way.
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"The third stage of her process comes after the narrator becomes a certified swimmer, when several things are different. She notices that the blondes ignore her because she does not splash the water when she gets into the pool and she can lower herself ?silently? (2). Also, when she swims, she can ?cut the water cleanly? (2). This is significant to the character?s development because she tells us, ?For one hour a day I am thin, thin as water, transparent, invisible? (2). Even her friend Lettie does not talk to her anymore because she is now smaller than Lettie. Lettie even accuses her of being ?uppity? (2). The narrator?s home life changes significantly during this process as well."
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Disappearing Minority Teachers, 2006.
A discussion about disappearing minority teachers and the Latino classrooms of the future.
1,448 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The writer states that the disappearing minority teacher phenomenon can be traced directly to traditional teaching methods in American classrooms, in which the curriculum of public schools offers a one-sided and distorted view of life in the United States and throughout the world. The writer explains that as a result of this, fewer minorities seek careers in education. The paper highlights some of the issues surrounding the growing mismatch between teachers and students in public schools. The paper explains that because often the decision to teach is a result of positive experiences with former teachers, it offers ideas about effective ways in which to supply the current education system with a number of individuals who can help to improve the quality of education which grade-schoolers receive. In conclusion, the writer suggests that a revolution in thought is necessary among the many school districts and the teacher eduction programs that supply their teachers.
Table of Contents:
The Need for More Latino Teachers
Diversity within Minority Groups
Latino Teachers with Innovative Methods
Growing Numbers of Minority Teachers in Schools
Bibliography
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"The current drought of Latino teachers in Southern California can serve as a model for disappearing minority teachers. Demographics indicate that the number of minority students entering the public school system (grades K - 12) largely dwarfs the number of new teachers entering the profession. (An example is El Monte High school, where 92 percent--out of 2800--of the students are Latino while merely five out of 90 faculty members have Spanish surnames.) Moreover, new teacher positions are rarely filled by minority teachers, of whom very few are Mexican. The fact that California's Latino and predominately Mexican (or Mexican-American) population continues to grow at a rate which will soon reach one-third of the State's total population is a great cause for alarm in light of the fact that the quality of education at public schools--especially in districts where minority populations are highest--remains questionable."
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Analysis of McMillan's "Disappearing Acts", 2002.
This paper looks closely at "Disappearing Acts", written by Terry McMillan. The writer discusses the novel as a comprehensive narrative exposing rotating points-of-view on cross-gender communication.
4,128 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper looks at the issue of gender dynamics in modern society as portrayed in "Disappearing Acts". The writer compares this novel to Terry McMillan's first novel, "Mama", noting that they are both energetic and earthy books, taking place wholly within the confines of an intense relationship.
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Synopsis
Movie Quotes
The Story
The Upshot
Title
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"To disappear is defined as a verb meaning to vanish from sight and/or to no longer exist; and act denoted as anything done, being done, or to be done, the process of doing. In this sense the title is referring to Franklin?s modus operand. Whenever he gets frustrated by his unstable employment and/or family troubles, he takes to the drink and then makes himself scarce, usually by hiding out at his favorite bar, or sometimes absconding for up to days at a time. This is a conditioned response to his problems, ?Despite the fact that ?attributes that ought to be equally valued and discouraged, we persist in using bipolar terms to characterize men as ?independent? ??strong,? and unemotional? (A&B, 21). And since men learn from role models in their lives that emotional vulnerability is unacceptable behavior, and therefore are regarded negatively when disclosing personal information, they are prone to keep their feelings undisclosed and find another venue for release. In Franklin?s case this routine happens to be physically running away from his problems and drinking to numb all feelings."
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Japanese Geisha: A Disappearing Culture, 2007.
A look at the history and culture of Japanese Geisha, with reference to the book and movie "Memoirs of a Geisha".
1,904 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses how Geishas are still active in Japanese society today and how they have been a part of Japan's culture since ancient times. It contends that the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha" does not come close to adequately representing the life of a geisha-an important and guarded piece of Japanese culture and history. In contrast, it looks at how Arthur Golden's novel, by the same title, seems to much more adequately provide an insiders look into this fascinating world.
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"Many of the geisha community's top clients were military leaders and the leaders of huge companies and factories with homes in Japan. Many of these clients were killed in the war. Those who survived often lost everything they had after losing entire factories and companies to bombs and air raids. Not only did the geishas lose clients--many practicing geishas were lost as well. Thousands of lives were taken from Japan in World War II. Unfortunately, social status did not save anyone from the attacks. "
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, 2002.
Comparison of Disappearing Moon Caf?by Sky Lee and Sisters of Grass by Theresa Kishkan.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss Disappearing Moon Caf?by Sky Lee and Sisters of Grass, written by Theresa Kishkan. By understanding the key concept that links these two noels of immigrant women, we can see how this is the central part of their connection. Both women must face the new challenges that face their lives, and this is how the books must show the relevance of this type of new life when they learn about their family history. They resemble each other because both women are struggling in a new environment, and are first generation citizens of Canada. 4-pages, bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Geology of the Moon, 2004.
A description of the geology of the moon based on samples brought back from the moon.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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The paper describes the geology of the moon as determined by samples brought back from the moon and gravitational and magnetic studies carried out by the Apollo and Lunar Prospector missions. It describes the types of minerals found on the moon, and how the various geologic features were formed.
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The Moon Illusion, 2002.
A comprehensive discussion of the moon illusion, illustrating its scientific and philosophic implications.
3,302 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper analyzes the history of illusions and the effect they have had on the intellectual development of the western world. The paper discusses the roots of the problem of the moon allusion in philosophy and the crossover into psychology. An outline is presented of what the moon illusion is, illustrating the issues of size and distance of the moon. The paper provides some of the common responses to the moon allusion by people like Baird and Wagner, Kaufman and Rock, Parks, and Reed. The implications for both science and philosophy for the various outcomes achieved by the researchers are examined.
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"Open up any philosophical text, from the elementary textbook, Does the Center Hold? by Donald Palmer to the Oxford History of Western Philosophy. The first entry in the book will be Socrates. Even as far back as that, and probably further back than that, people have been concerned with the problems of perception. Idealism, realism, skepticism. How do we know what we know when the world can change so frequently, so fast. If our senses sometimes deceive us, and they tend to deceive us often, how can we rely upon them to tell us about the outside world. Perhaps it was when these questions were first posed that the science of psychology was first born."
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Shelley's Moon, 2002.
A short essay detailing the relationship of the moon motif in "Frankenstein" to author Mary Shelley's personal life.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses the moon imagery in Shelley's novel and as it relates to her personal life. By associating these ideas of nature, society and man with their respective symbols of the moon, societal traits and the monster, Shelley connected the story of "Frankenstein" to her life. It shows how the moon is used to pinpoint important ideas of "Frankenstein" in relation to the popular opinions during Shelley?s time and to indicate her personal connection to characters in the story.
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"The Romantic authors considered nature to be pure, void of corruption by society. Although society caused corruption, individuals, at birth, were also pure entities. These ideas existed before the Romantic era, delineated by John Locke during the late seventeenth century. Locke addressed a hypothetical situation: ?man in the state of nature.? He concluded that, before despoiled by society, man?s mind is a ?tabula rasa? or blank slate (Palmer 307). The monster, when he initially emerges from Frankenstein?s house, is the perfect embodiment of purity. When the monster discovers the moon, he exists in a world of indistinct chaos, feeling only ?light, hunger, and thirst, and darkness? (Shelley 88). The monster?s elemental existence is a reproduction of the ideas of man?s untainted state at birth."
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Internet Cafe in India, 2007.
This paper discusses opening an Internet cafe in India.
4,153 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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The many factors that must be taken into account before opening an Internet service cafe in India are the subject of this paper. Specifically focusing on the market size, resources, regulations and risk of opening and operating an Internet cafe in India, this paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. These specific factors are evaluated in the context of creating a new venture which has as its strategic objective the delivery of Internet access to the millions of Indian residents who are increasingly relying on the Internet as a communication and learning medium. The writer concludes that it is clear that setting up an Internet cafe in India is a very risky strategy that does not clearly have a solid growth future associated with it given the major limitations of Internet service providers (ISPs) becoming competitors and increasingly complicated regulatory compliance demands.
Outline:
Introduction
Country
Analysis - Country Evaluation
Market Size
Advantages
Disadvantages
Resources
Regulations and Procedures
Conclusion
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"74% of India's Internet users are from the Global High Income segment, and 22% are from the Global Middle Income segment. This is excellent news for anyone looking to provide Internet services in the India, especially if the company proposing the services is from another nation. Kumar found that the highest income segment of the Indian population has a high willingness to purchase products and services from global suppliers. This is in marked contrast to the largest and poorest income segments of India, which have a marked distrust of any foreign brands. This lack of trust has contributed to the continued high tariffs on infrastructure providers, which has hampered the growth of certain industries. Yet in the context of creating an Internet access provider business, the highest income Indians will find this a useful service. The aspiring aspects of the highest income segment having this as a service will permeate the global Middle Income segment eventually. The result will be an aspirational approach to consumption on services and foreign-produced and purchased products as the elite income segment of India can readily afford to do."
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Internet Cafe in India, 2007.
This paper discusses the cultural and economic feasibility of launching an Internet cafe in India.
2,443 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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The writer of this article notes that a group of investors is considering the market opportunity of opening a series of Internet cafes in India and has commissioned the completion of a series of three reports on this topic. This paper presents the first report of the series and specifically focuses on the cultural and economic factors the group of investors needs to consider before moving forward with the development of strategies for Internet cafes throughout India. This specific report analyzes and provides insights into the advantages and disadvantages of cultural and economic factors within the Indian economy and examines the potential for success of an Internet cafe venture in this developing nation. Included in the assessment of these advantages and disadvantages are risk assessments and, where available, insights into the policies the Indian government is pursuing to both encourage greater growth, as well as preserve its sovereignty in specific areas including Internet access.
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Introduction
Business Model
Cultural Analysis
Advantages
Disadvantages
Economic Analysis
Conclusion
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"Cultures influence and impact one another at a personal level first, comprised by millions of moments of truth that over time define how cultural values conflict or align with one another. As a result of these moments of truth accumulating over time, cultures define their distances from each other. In looking to develop Internet cafes throughout India, the cultural implications of bringing Internet access into both metro and rural areas will require inordinate patience and understanding that India is a nation known for slow, ponderous development. It is the antithesis of the alacrity and speed of the United States, European nations or Australia for example. The urgency in these more advanced nations is not present in India, mainly as a result of the sporadic performance of its infrastructure. It is common for electricity to not be available for possibly days at a time. There is also the cultural attitude of working to live as opposed to living to work, and in this difference is the cultural dichotomy that will make the developing of Internet cafes challenging for any westernized companies."
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Establishing a Permanent Colony on the Moon, 2006.
Examines whether the establishment of a permanent colony on the moon can and should be done.
2,741 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper provides a review of the relevant and scholarly literature to determine the feasibility of such a Moon colony. It uses realistic budget figures and self-sustaining technologies, followed by a summary of the research and salient findings in the conclusion.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Potential Resources on the Moon
Specific Lunar Colony Requirements
Tables
Conclusion
References
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"One approach for a permanent lunar colony advocates such settlements as being early stages in human colonization of the solar system as well as much of interstellar space; indeed, a permanent colony on the Moon has long featured in science fiction but it is now seriously considered by proponents in the United States, Japan and Russia, who foresee a permanent presence of people there within the next decade or two (Lindberg, 2004)."
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Earth's Moon, 2005.
A brief explanation on the earth's moon.
1,487 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper briefly describes the functions of the moon. It looks at the magnetic forces and fields and how these impact the solar system. It also discusses the history of the development of knowledge that scientists have about the moon.
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"The lunar crust is composed of a variety of primary elements, including uranium, thorium, potassium, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, titanium, calcium, aluminum and hydrogen (Korotev, 2004). When bombarded by cosmic rays, each element bounces back into space its own radiation, in the form of gamma rays. Some elements, such as uranium, thorium and potassium, are radioactive and emit gamma rays on their own. However, regardless of what causes them, gamma rays for each element are all different from one another - each produces a unique spectral "signature", detectable by a spectrometer."
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