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"The Elephant Man", 2007.
An analysis of the film "The Elephant Man," directed by David Lynch, as viewed by the philosophy of Anita Silvers in her essay "From The Crooked Timber of Humanity, Beautiful Things Can Be Made."
898 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the film, "The Elephant Man," directed by David Lynch. It specifically analyzes the film according to the philosophy of Anita Silvers in her essay "From The Crooked Timber of Humanity, Beautiful Things Can Be Made." The paper describes Silvers' view that the standards of symmetry and wholeness should be rewritten as a standard for human health and discusses how this relates to the themes in "The Elephant Man."
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"In her essay, "From The Crooked Timber of Humanity, Beautiful Things Can Be Made," Anita Silvers makes a profound call that the standards of symmetry and wholeness be rewritten as a standard for human health in a way that is sounded like a clarion call throughout the film "The Elephant Man." Merrick's unique plight is not simply tragic, rather his presence elevates the lives of others, and shows the valuable moral contribution that persons with so-called disabilities can make to society. Because of Merrick's unique presence in their lives, the cold medical professionals gain insight into the need to view human subjects and illness in a mode that is not simply mechanical, but humane and compassionate. The concept of how health is understood in moral terms becomes destabilized because of Merrick's overwhelming, instinctive morality, based upon his skillful perception of his situation."
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"Shooting an Elephant", 2004.
An analysis of George Orwell's book, "Shooting an Elephant".
1,754 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper reviews the book, "Shooting an Elephant," written by George Orwell. The paper contends that Orwell's hatred for English imperialism is one of the main themes of this story. The paper presents excerpts from the book to illustrate the author's use of clear diction and powerful images. The paper discusses the emotional intensity of the scenes that is so aptly heightened to effectively move readers and to win them over to the author's side. The way the elephant and his innocence is portrayed highlights Orwell's use of emotional manipulation to capture readers' attention and control their feelings.
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"George Orwell's hatred for English imperialism was one of the main themes of his story, 'Shooting an elephant'. The fact that his books have animals in them and they tell intriguing stories about animals says a great deal about his interest in natural settings. These natural settings were used to highlight political meaning of his stories. The story gives the reader an insightful depiction of the life of an animal in the Burmese land. But it's not a shallow portrayal and neither should it be taken for its literal meaning. What is significant in the depiction is the way the author has connected his life with that of the animal to express his utter abhorrence of imperialist forces and the dehumanization of Burmese. There was no sense of sympathy in Burmese who themselves had regularly been subjected to brutality by dark imperialist powers."
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"Shooting an Elephant", 2002.
An analysis of "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss a reaction to the story by George Orwell called "Shooting of an Elephant". By understanding the reasons for his actually shooting the elephant, we can see how the major themes of the story intermingle with this act. The notions of human waste and hunter/gatherer systems come to mind, as well as the relationship with man and nature.
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"Shooting an Elephant", 2007.
An analysis of the overall goal of George Orwell's essay, "Shooting an Elephant".
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the overall goal of George Orwell's essay, "Shooting an Elephant." It explains that the essay's goal is to describe an individual incident that could be used to characterize the entire concept of white domination of the East. The paper analyzes Orwell's use of language to help convey the significance of this event in his life, and the potential implications for the entire notion of imperialism.
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"So the overall goal of "Shooting an Elephant" is to describe an individual incident that could be used to characterize the entire concept of white domination of the East. Orwell's skill as a writer enables him to take-on such a task in an understandable and relatable manner. He was not hated because of who he was as an individual, but because of what he stood for as a white authority figure. However, he shows how the shooting of the elephant proved to himself that imperial rule was generally superficial in every meaningful way."
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"Year of the Elephant", 2007.
An analysis of the 1989 novella, "Year of the Elephant", by Leila Abouzied.
931 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper analyzes the novella, "Year of the Elephant", written by the Moroccan feminist author Leila Abouzied, which takes place within the town of Meknes, Morocco in the later 1950's, following the successful Moroccan War of Independence against French colonialist power. The paper discusses how, as the story opens, Moroccan sovereignty and a strong national sense of independence, pride, and ethnic and religious identity have finally been restored. The paper further analyzes how the character of Zahra, who, alongside her freedom fighter husband of twenty years helped to bring all of this about, is sadder, more displaced, more disoriented, and less confident than she has ever been. The writer concludes that the major strength of Leila Abouzied's novella lies within the author's depiction of Zahra herself, and her painful, but ultimately triumphant, struggle for a new authenticity, self-confidence, and worth.
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"Zahra's personal struggle, moreover, is juxtaposed against her vivid memories of the upheaval and chaos of civil war within a nation in which everyone, not just Zahra, seemed to have temporarily lost his or her sense of place. For Zahra herself, though, this personal sense of chaos and severe displacement lingers well beyond the revolution. Zahra's eventual epiphany is that it is what one recognizes lies within one's self, rather than anything external, that creates and maintains authentic feelings of worth. This novella, like the Algerian feminist author Assia Djebar's novel Children of the New World (1962), is clearly both a feminist and an anti-colonialist work."
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"The Pope's Elephant", 2001.
A look at Silvio A. Bedini?s book, "The Pope's Elephant" and the insight it provides into the traditions and pageantry of the Vatican in the early 16th century.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper analyzes this novel and examines the character of an elephant Hanno which manifests the corrupt, cultural and ridiculous papacy of the early 1500s under the reign of Pope Leo X (1513-1531).
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"Before tackling this issue, a summary of ?The Pope?s Elephant? needs to be proffered. Bedini provides a captivating and insightful study into the bizarre activities of Rome and the Papacy in the early 16th century and their business with other countries, such as Portugal, the country responsible for Hanno?s introduction into Rome. Presented to Leo at 1514, Hanno the elephant embodied Portuguese supremacy and control in the Far East."
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British Imperialism in George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant", 2002.
A summary and analysis of George Orwell's work "Shooting an Elephant", with an emphasis on the English policeman in the story.
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This paper discusses George Orwell's work, "Shooting an Elephant". The paper focuses on the English policeman in the story and how he feels about his role as a law enforcement figure in Burma, as well as how he feels about the British presence in the country and British imperialism in general.
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"Of course, it is difficult to put oneself in the position of the policeman. It is impossible to say, definitively, what one's course of action would be, unless one was presented in the identical circumstance. For this reason, passing judgment and making moral determinations is inappropriate and highly speculative. However, barring that impossible feat of appearing as a British police officer in occupied Burma, it is possible to speculate as to possible alternative courses of action."
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"Shooting an Elephant", 2005.
This paper examines the concept of free will as presented in George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" and by existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that the major assumption in George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" is that the average individual often withholds from exercising his or her free will and falls victim to determinism. The author points out that Orwell emphasizes the general emotions of the Englishman when he writes that the man was hated by a large number of people and was always an obvious target, since he was seen as an oddball. The paper concludes that determinism overtook this Englishman when he let external forces, such as the natives' previous actions towards him, come into play in his ultimate decision.
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"In the book, "Being and Nothingness", Sartre explores issues such as free will and determinism. Sartre argues that in order to make a decision or to choose, nothing other than one's own consciousness can motivate the decision. Sartre goes on to explain that only the consciousness can make predictions about the future, and the consciousness can will an act to achieve some future outcome. In other words our, own consciousness determines in what particular way we will ultimately choose to act in accordance to a personal value scheme we have somewhat constructed of what actions ought to be and ought not to be done. However, the problem arises when we begin to witness that no action is free from outside influences or forces."
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Shooting an Elephant, 2002.
This paper is a critical analysis of George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant".
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This paper examines George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" and how the author uses metaphors to represent his feelings on imperialism, the internal conflict between his personal morals, and his duty to his country.
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"Orwell expresses his conflicting views regarding imperialism throughout the essay by using three examples of oppression and by deliberately using his introspection on imperialism. In this story, Orwell is taking part in imperialism by proving his power and dignity to the natives presenting imperialism metaphorically through the use of animals. He is using the elephant as a symbol of imperialism representing power as an ?untamed animal that has control over the village? (Orwell, 559). He uses a large and very powerful animal to represent a significant metaphor for imperialism. In doing so he leads to the understanding that the power behind imperialism is only as strong as its dominant rulers."
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George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant", 2005.
An examination of George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant", focusing on the concept of maintaining power through the use of force.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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The following paper examines George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant". In particular, the paper examines the absurdity of seeking to maintain power through the use of force. Among other things, the paper examines how Orwell's brief tale is also a tale about British imperialism in the early twentieth century and a wry examination of how the "white man's" power in the East stole from him much of his own freedom by forcing him to assume a particular role for the entertainment of the natives.
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"Among twentieth century novelists and political commentators, George Orwell enjoys a high station. Among his many political works, the short essay, "Shooting an Elephant", is considered to be one of his most trenchant and provocative. With that in mind, the following paper will examine Orwell's 1936 essay and assess its relationship to the historical period within which it was crafted; the paper will also examine how historical change is revealed in the text. Ultimately, what should emerge is that this brief essay is a sociological examination of the final death throes of a once-mighty British Empire; it is also an examination into European colonialism more generally. Without further ado then, it is to George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" that this paper now turns. As noted previously, Orwell's 1936 essay (or column, if you will) was released at a time when the British Empire was in decline."
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"Elephant Man", 2002.
This paper discusses the movie "Elephant Man", which highlights the theme of visibilities and invisibilities
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This paper explains the reality that visible minorities are forced into invisibility or stigmatized by white elites.
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John Merrick- The Elephant Man, 2002.
A biography of the life of John Merrick otherwise known as the Elephant Man.
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This paper focuses on the details of John Merrick's short but unique life: from his birth, through his excruciating painful years as a side show act, through his happy final years.
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Elephant Mating Behavior, 2001.
The mating behaviors of African Elephants, including estrous and musth periods of development in the males and females.
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This paper is on the mating behavior of elephants. The author briefly covers the estrus period in females and mainly focuses on the musth period in the bull elephants. It covers the multiple steps involved in the courtship of both males and females.
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"A female, being lighter, can usually outrun a male that is pursuing her. Thus she does not have to mate with every male that is pursuing her. When the female goes into consort with a musth bull they exclusively mate ensuring the offspring will have the genes of the dominant male. Throughout the description of the sexual behavior of elephants it becomes clear that the mating patterns elephants have evolved are extremely well suited to their lifestyles. This highly adaptive form of mating behaviors ensures that the elephant will successfully mate and pass on dominant genes for many years."
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An Elephant In The Room Of Trademark Law, 2006.
An exploration of the theory of trademark dilution, focusing primarily on the impact it has had on plain vanilla trademark law, as well as on potential dilutors.
5,250 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 130.95
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This paper reviews trademark law in general, the development of trademark dilution and its codification within the US Federal code via the FTDA. The focus of this paper lies on the ramifications of the FTDA on trademark law itself, as well as on the economic ramifications such protection may have on potential dilutors in the future.
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The Situation
Trademarks: A Brief Explanation
Trademark Dilution: A Theory, Potentially Wrongfully, Codified in State and Federal Statute
The FTDA: Application Leads to Trouble Waters
Victoria's Secret offers Little Resolution
The Aftermath of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act and Victoria's Secret
Conclusion
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"Developed in the 1920's by Frank I. Schechter, the theory of trademark dilution posits that certain trademarks have such a high value that their use in areas of commerce unrelated to those in which the protected mark is currently being used or might reasonably be used in the future, could serve to "blur" or "tarnish" the identifying capability of the protected mark. Dilution Laws, in turn, first began to appear in various states shortly after Schechter's theory was published.
Yet, the codification of trademark dilution, as specified by Schechter, into statute form may well be the foundation for the deluge of inconsistencies which have come to be associated with the doctrine, and, more specifically, the Federal Trademark Dilution Act."
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"Hills Like White Elephants", 2001.
This paper briefly examines Ernest Hemingway's short story - "Hills Like White Elephants".
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This paper briefly takes a look at the relationship between the main characters in Ernest Hemingway's book "Hills Like White Elephants". It shows the norms of society in the period that the book was written and how this effects this relationship.
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"Ernest Hemingway?s short story ?Hills Like White Elephants? is a story about a relationship between ?a man? and a ?girl.? The two main characters are referred to as such by the narrator throughout the story. This indicates the man?s experience in relation to the younger woman, named infrequently as ?Jig.? The man remains unnamed. Their namelessness indicates that their story could happen to anyone. Their namelessness also indicates and the opaque nature of their souls to one another. "
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