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"Disgrace"--A Review, 2007.
A review of J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace."
1,797 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 57.95
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This paper explores J.M. Coetzee's view of a changing South Africa as seen through his novel "Disgrace." The paper discusses Coetzee's position as a white liberal in South Africa and shows how his views are reflected in the experiences of David Lurie, the novel's protagonist. The reviewer sees Coetzee and Lurie as experiencing a conflict regarding the post apartheid social and political climate. According to the paper, this results in cynicism and pessimism. The paper also points out that few Black characters appeared in the novel, and that these characters were described in a negative light. The reviewer saw this also as a reflection of Coetzee's ambivalence about the new South Africa.
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"The truths surrounding Coetzee's views on racial politics are carefully embedded in his novels, leaving any ultimate meaning openly contentious. Within Coetzee's novel Disgrace are passages which reflect what Kwame Dawes: The Writings of J. M. Coetzee. Special Issue of the South Atlantic calls Coetzee's "conflicted white liberal sensibility." "
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"Disgrace", 2005.
This paper reviews J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace", a crime story set in the new South Africa.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace", an allegory of rape and reconciliation of South Africa's past and present, depicts a "new", post-apartheid South Africa wherein deep societal changes and crimes of the past haunt the present, obscuring reality. The author points out that South Africa has one of the highest incidents of rape in the world; and, in "Disgrace", Coetzee exploits this characteristic to frame the political questions, which face the country. The paper relates that the book suggests that South Africa should recognize apartheid but to dwell on it and to blame it for the problems, will only lead to more grudges and distrust.
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"Raped in her home by three black males, who she sees as wanting to subjugate her (159), she decides not to even mention the "truth" of what happened in order to keep peace. In Coetzee's new South Africa then, the men subjugate women as whites once did to indigenous people. Lucy's decision to give birth to the mixed-race baby represents an acceptance of past crimes and their aftermath but also a next step, for as she reminds her father, "it will be a child of this earth."(216) The infant can be seen as the new South Africa: biracial, born of hate and violence, yet one for whom "love will grow" (216). Furthermore, her refusal to return to Holland suggests that the migration trend among young white South Africans isn't the way to go. She stays "not for the sake of an idea," (105) but because to leave would be a "defeat," (161) an acceptance of the impossibility of harmonious race-relations in South Africa."
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Truth and Illusion in Coetzee's "Disgrace", 2008.
An examinatin of truth and illusion in South Africa in J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace".
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper analyzes J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace" as a reflection of the cultural changes in South Africa since the fall of the racially oppressive policies of apartheid. Thepaper notes that, in no small way, the adaptation of both blacks and whites to the developing conditions of racial equalization is a process still very much unresolved. The paper further points out that the new liberties and reparations being forged for South Africa's black populations have had a substantial impact on the conditions with which white South Africans had become accustomed, socially, politically and economically. Additionally, the paper relates that, in a character such as the protagonist of the novel, David Lurie, the reader finds an embodiment of the friction created by this transition. The paper maintains that "Disgrace" is a compelling examination of the topic because of its unflinching remarks on the realties of both racial and sexual progress in South Africa. The paper concludes that, absent of a connotation or value judgments on the rightness of change in a nation so desperately in need of a progressive policy on equality, the novel presents a very straight-forward portrait of a population struggling to find an identity.
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"After the disgrace of his illicit affair with a student and his uninhibited misconduct as her instructor, it is still not fully apparent to David Lurie that his representation of power does not mesh with reality. The beginning of Lurie's stay with his daughter is uneasy. His generally poor relationship with the female gender is challenged to the effect of friction between him and his offspring. Such is exacerbated by the presence of Petrus, a black man with ambitions for land ownership and upward social mobility sparked by the reformations since Apartheid. Lurie's mistrust for Petrus is primarily engendered by a resentment that the house-hand formerly responsible for subordinating to Lucy's domestic needs was now her equal. Lucy admonishes Lurie of this perspective, explaining that Petrus "is not some hired labourer whom I can sack because in my opinion he is mixed up with the wrong people. That's all gone, gone with the wind." (p. 133) This begins to orient Lurie to a perspective that can only be made fully apparent to him by the trauma of Lucy's rape, bringing into full view the connection between race, sexuality and truth, all theretofore densely obfuscated by the protagonist's constructions of reality."
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J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace", 2005.
This paper is a book review of Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace" about sexual and racial 'others' who help the protagonist regain his sense of moral responsibility as a father, teacher and human being.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that, on the surface, the title refers to the fall from grace, which the main character David Lurie has recently experienced in his professional life as a college professor, who has been left with nothing, neither romance nor vocational recourse. The author points out that the book begins by Lurie resolving to attempt to completely segment sexuality from his human interrelations with people; however, he begins to feel affection for one of the prostitutes he has implicated in his solution, an act that foreshadows his involvement with his student and his subsequent falling from his position and status in South African society. The paper relates that the title's second level or resonance refers to Lurie's lesbian daughter Lucy, who has to some extent chosen her disgrace or marginalized status.
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"But merely because Lucy loves her work does not mean that she can avoid calamity. The issue of sexual disgrace again arises after the Lurie's daughter is raped, in a fashion that causes him to further call into question the issues of female sexuality and male protectiveness from a father's rather than a lover's point of view. Lurie realizes he was totally helpless to physically protect his daughter from sexual molestation. As a man and a father, he could not save Lucy from unwanted sexual danger, seemingly confirming what he sees as her apparent distrust and dislike of men."
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"Disgrace", 2007.
An analysis of the roles of victim and villain in the novel "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee.
732 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This literary study examines the villain and the victim in the novel "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee. It analyzes the characters of David Lurie as the main villain of the novel and David's daughter Lucy who is considered to be the victim of the novel. The paper describes the plot of the story with quotes as it focuses on these two protagonists and their roles in the story.
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"When David is fired for seducing Melanie at the College, he eventually goes to live with his daughter, Lucy. Lucy owns a farm and also works at an animal shelter in the region. Although David has been disgraced, his daughter takes him into her home and he begins to work alongside her as a farmer. However, the simplicity of life that David is seeking is not present, as he and his daughter are attacked by three black men. Lucy is raped, which changes David's misogynist view of women. Certainly, Lucy is the victim in this story, as she must now live with the memory of her attackers and the pain that she endured."
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Use Of Native American Mascots: Honor or Disgrace?, 2002.
This paper addresses the continued controversy surrounding the use of Native American persons and images as sports-team mascots.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper addresses the continued controversy surrounding the use of Native American persons and images as sports-team mascots. The paper presents cogent reasons why these cultural images should not be used because they destroy more pride (in the Native American people who find them offensive) than they create for the sports fans in the community. The paper approaches the issue from a psychological and anthropological perspective. 4 pgs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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America?s Obsession with Notoriety, 2002.
A look at the American society's obsession with notoriety, as reflected in Elizabeth Searle's "Celebrities in Disgrace" and the movie "Ed TV".
654 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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In America, fame and celebrity have become ends to and of themselves, often at great cost to those who seek fame. This paper shows how Elizabeth Searle's "Celebrities in Disgrace" and the 1999 movie "Ed TV" help to demonstrate the high costs of fame and celebrity. Ultimately, America?s obsession with notoriety reveals the superficiality and spiritual and moral bankruptcy of a nation that seemingly values fame more than accomplishment. The paper explains how "Ed TV" and "Celebrities in Disgrace" show us some of the real costs of this attitude. While fame may be a very quick, superficial fix to our problems, it ultimately fails to affect any deep changes. The paper argues that real growth has to come from effort and insight, and a desire for a deeper knowledge.
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"In recent years, America has seen an unprecedented explosion of people in the public consciousness, and fame has become a goal in and of itself. Certainly, the glut of reality television has made instant celebrities of a wide number of people who have no special talents or abilities. These celebrities are simply everyday people who are thrust into notoriety.
This democratization of fame has come at a high cost. Today, fame and celebrity are goals of their very own. People strive to be on these reality television shows, and children like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold seem to have relished the idea of fame that would follow their horrific school massacre in Columbine. Perhaps those seeking fame feel that it will imbibe their sad lives with meaning. After all, in America, fame is coveted and sought after. America has long believed that successful people are somehow happier and better than the rest of us. As such, it is not such a stretch to believe that those who have achieved celebrity live in a much different and happier world than the rest of us."
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Richard Nixon, 2004.
This paper looks at how Nixon was transformed from a disgraced president to a senior statesman.
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper provides an overview of Richard M. Nixon, followed by a review of past representations of Nixon together with more recent historical revisions of how his admirers, and even his long-time critics, have been willing to forgive and forget Nixon?s domestic peccadilloes in favor of his more positive accomplishments on the foreign policy front. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. Confronted with almost certain impeachment for his part in the Watergate Scandal, Nixon became the first American president to resign from office; he was also vice president (1953?1961) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Richard Nixon 2004). While president, Nixon was responsible for the eventual U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, and the normalization of relations with communist China; however, at home, his culpability in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and the existence of a ?slush fund? for political machinations during his reelection campaign of 1972 forced him to resign in 1974 when threatened with impeachment. Nixon was granted a presidential pardon by his appointee, Gerald R. Ford, but many critics suggested a connection even here."
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Patriarchal and Martial Values in "Things Fall Apart", 2007.
An analysis of whether Okonkwo goes too far in his display of patriarchal and martial values in "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.
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This paper examines how in Chinua Achebe's novel 'Things Fall Apart', the main character Okonkwo, believes that the measure of a man's success is based on two elements, material acquisition and growth, and physical prowess. It discusses how this is ironic for Okonkwo since his people's typical idea of success seems to be constructed of a complex, strong spiritual culture, seemingly able to deal in traditional ways with any challenge in nature and human experience. Further, the paper analyzes how it is this basic dichotomy between Okonkwo and his own culture that directly lead to the tragic fall of Okonkwo and his ultimate disgrace. Additionally, the paper examines how Okonkwo represents the patriarchal values of Igbo society.
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"Okonkwo was a man driven by with success. This manifested itself in many materialistic ways. First, he started out with nothing since he inherited nothing from his debt ridden father. He was forced to borrow seeds from a wealthy man. This was something he hated doing, but realised it was completely necessary become the man whom he wanted to be. "I began to fend for myself at an age when most people still suck at their mothers' breasts. If you give me some yam seeds I shall not fail you." (Achebe 1996:16). Here we can see that Okonkwo started adulthood, in fact supporting his family, at a very early age. He began to cultivate his farm before many of the other townspeople. "
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Anne Bradstreet, 2006.
A look at the life and poetry of Anne Bradstreet.
1,658 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper examines how Anne Bradstreet has two different voices in her poetry: Her public voice and her private voice. It discusses how, although she did not want to bring disgrace to her reputation as a hard working committed Puritan woman, she also wanted her voice to be heard. It shows how she did so through her poems such as "Of the Four Humours" and "The Prologue" .
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"There are two intertwining voices in Anne Bradstreet's poems. One voice is the committed puritan woman who completes her duties and through the help of God can get through anything. The other voice is that of a lightly spoken feminist who through different speakers in her writings voice her own opinions. In her poems she is very humble, saying that her writing is not great and it will not amount to anything, however, she also very quietly is stating that she did write these and without the help of a man. Some critics regard these acts as a creative way to display her reactions towards life in a male-dominated society that allowed little room for a confident "self-expression" (Margerum, 152)."
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Richard M. Nixon, 2007.
A biography of the the life and career of President Richard M. Nixon.
2,572 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper considers the life and work of Richard M. Nixon, reflecting on his background, his political career, and the positive and negative aspects of his term as President. Finally, it examines the Watergate scandal, which led to his disgrace and subsequent resignation, before observing the effects that Nixon's years in office had on the American public and the future of the United States.
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Introduction
Tricky Dick
The Man Behind the Mask
A Multitude of Sins
Was There Anything That Was Positive?
Re-Election and America's Biggest Political Scandal
Conclusion
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"Richard M. Nixon, who has been accused of everything from wife-beating to mad-bomber, became the 37th President of the United States in 1968, after successfully convincing the American people that he had a secret plan that would finish the war and bring about peace in the Pacific" (Fawn M. Brodie, 1981). However, Nixon never conveyed the details of his supposed plan, instead he played the political game in such a way that his opponent, Hubert Humphrey, and the American public, assumed he really had one - he didn't. This falsehood marked the beginning of Nixon's 201 days in office - a period that was littered with false promises, outright lies, failed and immoral policies, and which finally led to his resignation after his involvement in the worst political scandal in American history (Fawn M. Brodie, p. 27, 1981)."
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"Wieland" and "Charlotte Temple", 2006.
An analysis of the theme of the loss of female virtue in "Wieland" by Charles Brockden Brown and "Charlotte Temple" by Susanna Rowson.
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This paper discusses how both the novels "Charlotte Temple" and "Wieland" each present their audience with moral, virtuous examples of women who by the scorn and judgment of the societies in which they live, are placed in positions of disgrace by those who their societies dictated should have protected them. The paper relates that both Charlotte and Clara are betrayed by what their societies viewed as the "other", outsiders who ingratiate their way into the trust of these innocent women in attempts to ruin them or tarnish their reputations. The paper also discusses how, in both the novels it is not the actual immorality of the female characters that leads to their discrimination and ultimate downfall, but the damaging and excluding way in which society responds to their supposed fall from virtue that results in the tragic conclusion of these stories.
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"In Charlotte Temple and Wieland, we are presented with two female characters that seem to embody the ideal of appropriate feminine behavior that dominated society throughout the eighteenth century. While Charlotte is docile, sweet-tempered, and consciously respectful and obedient of her parents, Clara represents a more modern, Enlightened female of the time, brimming with intelligence, quick wit, rationality, and the propensity for intellectual debate and discourse, while still maintaining her femininity and virtue. Similarly, both young women were subject to an idyllic, almost utopian upbringing. Charlotte, raised in the country under the wing of her unfailingly kind and generous parents, had experienced no deceit, dishonesty, or depravity of human nature. "
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Traditional Family, 2007.
This paper discusses the issue of the decline of the traditional family.
1,618 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the decline of the traditional family structure and concomitant values has been the subject of many worried religious and social documents. The writer notes that these documents quote high divorce rates as the reason for all social problems from crime and suicide to the Aids pandemic. Further the writer notes that single-parent families are demonized by many for their propensity towards abuse and poverty. Gay marriages are seen by many as the ultimate disgrace; a parody of the healthy family structure. Others hold that the family structure has historically not been extremely stable and that to blame escalating crime and suicide rates solely on this decline, is somewhat unbalanced. The writer maintains that like many other social phenomena and paradigms, there are therefore more than one view of the issue, some of which are examined in this paper. The writer concludes with the opinion that the country is not facing a national crisis with regard to the family.
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"Po Bronson makes the same point in terms of family structure. He quotes a report by the United Nations in its finding that there is an increasing diversity of household types in modern society over the last few decades. Like Carlson, Bronson points out that the phenomenon of family complexity is hardly new. The difference is however the causes of the celibacy, single-parenthood and reconstituted families during Victorian times as opposed to the same phenomenon today. Po cites morality levels, economic constraints and ideological choices as some of these reasons for pre-Victorian family diversity, while the ideological attitude today has changed from the uniform ideal towards tolerance and acceptance. It is this tolerance and acceptance that are often used by religious and social groups to lament the decline of the family as a "national crisis"."
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The Vietnam War, 2005.
This paper is a detailed narrative history of the Vietnam War.
4,390 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 115.95
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This paper explains that the roots of the Vietnam War (1961-1975) really began with the fall of the French Colonial Empire at Dien Bien Phu, when the Americans became involved in the greatest war debacle in U.S. history. The author points out that this secret war was being conducted mainly by the Central Intelligence Agency and its founding Director Allen Dulles, the Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Dwight David Eisenhower. The paper explains that this war started when Ho Chi Min, the Communist strong man in Hanoi and founder of Viet-Cong, and Ngo Dinh Diem, president of South Vietnam, who had the full backing of the United States' assets, got involved in a gorilla war, which escalated into the Vietnam War from which Ho brought the United States to their knees in disgrace.
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"With the abrupt fall of the Japanese Empire in August of 1945, Ho Chi Minh seizes his opportunity. Using the established Viet Minh, formally known as Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh or The League for the Independence of Vietnam, Ho established at the 8th Plenum at Pac Bo, in May of 1941, as his tool. In September 1945, Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independence in Hanoi. Surprisingly there is little to no opposition to his declaration and he feels confident his organizational structures and skills are sound. So confident, in fact, Ho goes to Paris in 1946 to negotiate the separation from France personally with his staff of advisors."
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Hate Speech on College Campuses, 2005.
Argues for the need of standards to control hate speech on college campuses in the United States.
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As colleges struggle to handle the various differences their students and faculty embody, the problem of "hate speech" has become a focal point of educational erudition and policy-making. The paper shows that in the most deliberate and alarming cases, hate speech is projected to degrade or disgrace those at whom it is directed, usually colored people, gays, lesbians, the physically or mentally challenged and women, regardless of their sexual orientation, race, religion or ability. This essay discusses the current dominant structure within which the matter of hate speech is being debated. This structure draws heavily on the discussion of the Fourteenth and the First Amendments, which in the author's opinion, are not adequate to cope with the issue of hate speech. There is a pressing need for extra-legal standards for communicative interaction to handle this sensitive issue.
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"Those discussing the hate speech on college campuses often support either the Fourteenth or the First Amendments, depending on their political preferences. Fourteenth Amendment advocates the value of "equal protection" while the First Amendment supports "freedom of speech". Due to this general tendency to rely more and more on various laws, it is not unexpected that hate speech should also be conceived legalistically."
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