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"Gender Trouble", 2002.
An analysis of the book, "Gender Trouble", by Judith Butler.
1,506 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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In "Gender Trouble", Judith Butler provides an in-depth inquiry into the nature of social differences between the genders in the tradition of feminist critical theory. This paper explains how, building upon the traditional theories of those such as Julia Kristeva, Butler addresses the role of women in the psychology of Freud, Lacan, Foucault and others. It shows that, rather than taking Kristeva?s approach, however, Butler critiques Freud in another way, questioning the idea of male or female self-identification. Butler wishes to demonstrate that gender is an act, a set of customs and norms that are internalized for the sake of maintaining social ties and interactions in a ?male vs. female? world.
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"Butler illustrates that there is a category, ?woman,? and seeks to discover its nature. She notes that in the work of Lacan and his contemporaries, ?woman? was always the other of ?man,? and that women were not part of the equation: if one could say that psychology has a protagonist, the protagonist of the work of psychologists like Lacan and Freud was male or at the very least traditional. However, she notes that in feminist theory, the existence of the same category, ?women? precludes other categorical notions that could preclude gender identity, such as race or class identity. As such, she claims that women are estranged in both psychoanalytical and feminist equations and that ?women? is seen as a stronger category than other qualifiers such as class or cultural tradition."
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The Symbolism of Heart Trouble in Literature, 2002.
This paper discusses how Ford Madox Ford and Virgina Woolf used characters with heart trouble in their novels "The Good Soldier" and "Mrs. Dalloway."
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper compares and contrasts how the symbolic use of heart trouble by Ford Madox Ford in "The Good Soldier "and Virginia Woolf in "Mrs. Dalloway" impacted upon the characters' development in both novels. In "The Good Soldier" the main characters both fake heart trouble in order to gain independence and isolate themselves from their respective spouses, who ironically, suffer from heart disease. In "Mrs. Dalloway" the protagonist's heart trouble is only mentioned occasionally. Her sickness occurs against the backdrop of WWI England in order to illustrate how both her illness and the war have changed everything for her. Heart trouble is used to highlight the themes of detachment and isolation in both stories where the main characters are not in tune with the reality of their lives or surroundings.
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"The irony is that the real 'heart trouble' belongs not to the characters who claim it in the novel, but to the people to whom they are wed. Leonora sees and knows all that Edward does and suffers from it incredibly: both physically on their impoverished estate and emotionally. John, however, is the real character with heart trouble and as the novel progresses we come to understand that he is entirely passionless. John is a man without a heart, unable to feel reproach for Edward, sympathy for Leonora, or even pity for himself. We come to see that he is fully aware of Florence's romantic liaisons and that, though he feels no jealousy or anger, he willfully uses her heart trouble to isolate her from any kind of joy. As it develops, it becomes clear that John uses their marriage as a means of getting back at Florence for trying to use him."
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"Big Trouble" by Dave Barry, 2002.
A review of the book "Big Trouble" by Dave Barry.
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of the book "Big Trouble" by Dave Barry. The writer of this paper discusses the book's themes and foundations while critiquing reviews of the book. The paper shows how Barry, using fiction, portrays a possible lifestyle that might occur if steps are not take to improve what society does about problems such as crime and values.
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"In the world of literature most authors are known for their fiction abilities or their non-fiction abilities. It is rare to see an author cross over between the styles and try and do both. Now and again, however there are exceptions and Dave Barry is one of them. Barry is most well known for his sassy smart mouthed columns that have entertained his readers for many years. Recently however, Barry tried his hand at fiction and the result was a wonderful piece of literature called Big Trouble."
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William Cronon's "The Trouble with Wilderness..." (1996), 2005.
This paper discusses William Cronon's "The Trouble with Wilderness or Getting Back to the Wrong Nature", which provides a helpful critique of tendencies to encourage a mistake of equating the wilderness with a paradise it is not.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper relates that William Cronon's "The Trouble with Wilderness or Getting Back to the Wrong Nature" explains the escape metaphor attached to the wilderness, which draws attention from ecological work to be done in urban areas. The author points out that Cronon traces the long history of how culture addresses the wilderness, especially since the rise of science. The paper refers to three other articles supporting Cronon's thesis,which serves as a kind of warning to environmentalists of the folly of their ways in conceptualizing the environment and the work that needs to be done more accurately.
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"William Cronon's "The Trouble with Wilderness - or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature", provides a helpful critique of tendencies to encourage a mistake of equating the wilderness with a paradise it is not. (1996) This romantic habit of mind does nothing to promote the ecological revolution the world must see if it is to restore and preserve the greater natural environment. Cronon asks that the reader 'rethink', first of all, what is meant by the term of wilderness, noting that there are various kinds of it, and that the wilderness, under any circumstances is not the Utopia that current environmental activists would have us believe is so."
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"The Trouble with Wilderness", 2006.
A discussion of environmentalism from the book "The Trouble with Wilderness", by William Cronon.
2,114 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 66.95
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The paper reviews the book "The Trouble with Wilderness" by William Cronon. The paper illustrates the cultural biases inherent in the term, "wilderness". The paper illustrates how wilderness was considered a barren and scary place, but by the end of the 19th century, due to shifts in cultural ideology and the effects of industrialism, the American concept of wilderness changed dramatically. The paper further examines how the Bible presents two dualistically opposed views of wilderness: the Garden of Eden and the dangerous wasteland of the desert and how this dualistic worldview is at the root of the conflicts within the environmental movement. The paper concludes with Cronon's wish that all environmentalists pay attention to the cultural and historical context of wilderness.
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"Cronon's main motive in writing "The Trouble with Wilderness" is not to criticize the environmental or conservation movements but to "abandon the dualism that sees the tree in the garden as artificial," (387). All nature is sacred and sublime, including the grasses on the prairies and the marshlands in Florida. Labeling some parts of the natural world as "wilderness" makes those parts valuable in the public consciousness and consequentially, the public may ignore the beauty outside their bedroom window."
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"The Trouble With Wilderness", 2005.
Discusses dimensions of William Cronon's article.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This essay discusses some of the most significant dimensions of William Cronon's article "The Trouble With Wilderness". In this article, Cronon traces historical and social developments that he argues are responsible for providing Americans with an illusionary view of the wilderness, as something that is alienated from them. He offers an alternative to the contemporary, corrupting form of existence.
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"William Cronon's The Trouble With Wilderness is an essay that debunks many of our modern notions of the dwindling resources of nature andour incompatibility to immerse ourselves in real nature ..."
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Young and in Trouble, 2001.
This six-page paper presents an in-depth look at the juvenile correction system regarding racism and sexism. These issues and the changes that are taking place to improve the system affect the system.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 48.95
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This six-page paper presents an in-depth look at the juvenile correction system regarding racism and sexism. These issues and the changes that are taking place to improve the system affect the system.
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Juvenile crime has always been a touchy issue. The suspects are somebody?s son or daughter, sister or brother, niece or nephew and to their family they are still just children even though they may have committed a crime. The courts and the juvenile system walk a very thin line when it comes to the corrections of juveniles because of the fact that they are not yet adults but think that they are. In recent years it has come to the public?s attention that there are racial and gender troubles within the nation?s system. Correctional facilities face complaints of discrimination as well as sexual harassment form the inmates and their families. Authorities are working toward finding solutions and repairing the damage already done as well as preventing any future problems.
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Foucault and Butler on Gender, 2006.
A comparative analysis of the different approaches of Michel Foucault and Judith Butler in tackling the construction of sexuality and gender.
1,828 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines how, in the introduction to the "History of Sexuality", Foucault argues that in the 17th century the role of sex and sexual activity in the discourse of western society made a fundamental and radical change. It also looks at how, in "Discipline and Punish", Foucault argues that obsessions over sexuality and society's approval or disapproval of specific actions occurs because of the infinite diffusion of power which is found as the basis of western society. In comparison, it looks at how two decades later, Butler employed themes from Foucault's philosophy in order to argue her case for the arbitrariness of anatomical sex, gender identity and gender performance. It shows that through the arguments in her work, "Gender Trouble", Butler concludes that there is no essential relationship between a person's anatomical sex, her self-identified gender and the gender performance she enacts to fulfill society's expectations of the norm.
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"Foucault's analysis of discourses on sex comes as a reaction to the more commonly-held belief that there was a society-wide discourse of repression in regards to sex. Foucault argues against this; he questions whether or not "sexual repression is truly an established historical fact"; whether "prohibition, censorship, and denial truly the forms through which power is exercised in a general way, if not in every society, most certainly in our own"; and whether "there really was a historical rupture between the age of repression and the critical analysis of repression". Foucault argues that through the evolution of Christian pastoral practices, specifically that of confessions regarding sexual sins, society was compelled to begin an elaborate and never-ceasing discourse on sex. "
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Gender Disparities in Health, 2005.
An in-depth look at whether men and women react differently in different health crisis situations.
4,125 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper explains that the disparity among men and women might be apparent in the manner in which they respond to certain ailments. It shows that inadequate proof on gender disparities in health does not indicate that differences between men and women are trouble-free. The writer argues that there is an urgency to delve more into the characteristics of gender disparities than persisting to work for the given notions. While discovering the associations between gender and health, the writer concludes that it is crucial that one considers quantitative and qualitative information data to develop a more patterned comprehension of the lives of men and women.
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"Gender is a vital feature in comprehending the intricate correlation among the socio-structural disparities and disparity of health. (Goodman; Amick; Rezendes; Tarlov; Rogers; Kagan, 907) The use of the expression 'gender' was originally made in the 1960s to confront the widespread conviction that variation of gender among women and men were permanent and rigid. It pointed a departure from the genetic code in the field of biology that comprehended these variations as happening naturally, to an increasing consciousness of the influence of societal reasons that could be tackled and modified. Latest plans for the growth of gender-receptive point of view have attracted notice in the direction of gender relationships, reasoning that we should be shifting our attention from the issue of women and men as watertight compartments to envisioning at the societal relationships by way of which they are reciprocally made up as distinct groups. This would comprise exploring in larger aspect as to the manner in which the influence of men falls on women's well-being and vice versa, by way of the extensive multiplicity of individual, familial and professional relationships that subsists among the two. (O'Brien; White, 2)"
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?All the Troubles in the World,?, 2006.
A review of P.J. O'Rourke's "All the Troubles in the World."
2,102 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 66.95
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In his book "All the Troubles in the World," P. J. O'Rourke gives the reader his humorous and optimistic interpretations of such unlikely subjects as overpopulation, ethnic hatred and famine. The paper shows that, while at first glance his opinions seem flippant and coy, he raises the complex issue of personal responsibility versus government control. The paper explains how he questions whether governments should be increasing their power over the individual and the environment and whether overpopulation and famine are inherently political problems.
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"Unfortunately, while the comparison is striking, O'Rourke only half-answers the question. His tour of Bangladesh suggests that the government would do well to change its national policies which subsidize jute farming while leaving a scant 17% of its rural population literate. He claims it is a country whose "only resources are human, whose only hope is an educated work force." The most notable difference, then, between those two places is the government systems that are imposed on them. While Bangladesh "seemed to be a country with too many people," it was actually "people without a country." Bangladesh is then too huge a responsibility for one government to manage. "
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Boot Camps and Troubled Teens, 2008.
A discussion of the benefits of correctional boot camps for
troubled teenagers.
1,769 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines the advantages of correctional boot camps for troubled teens. The paper explores how the goals and benefits of such a program are being realized. The paper explains that the key to producing new behaviors is discipline and that using discipline in these boot camps produces positive physical and mental effects on the young offender, making him alert and offering him insights into the value of discipline. The paper then looks at how the correctional boot camp (in contrast to the military format) is aimed at correcting behavior through educational and occupational training. The paper points out that the camps that received the most positive public response were those that stressed education. In conclusion, this paper shows that correctional boot camps can produce impressive benefits for the young offender. Whether those benefits actually are realized, however, depends on the design of the boot camp and the types and quality of programs it includes.
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"The correctional boot camp originated in 1983 in Georgia and the idea was quickly adopted by other states. Boot camps had become widely popular during the late 1980s. At that time, "state and local agencies operated 30 juvenile boot camps, and larger counties operated 18 boot camps in local jails" (Ashcroft et al. 2). The rationale for the camps was that the same environment which prepares the soldier "is highly conducive to assisting in the correction of first-time, nonviolent offenders, and preparing for their reintroduction into the community" (Zachariah 71). Virtually all correctional boot camps are directed to young offenders with felony charges."
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Troubled Youthful Protagonists in English Novels, 1994.
This paper examines troubled youthful protagonists as products of a destructive society and homes as illustrated by three British novelists, Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock", Alan Sillitoe's "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and Anthony Burgess
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, $ 79.95
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"Writers often present characters who are out of step with their society, and often this occurs because the values of that society are seen as warped or misguided. Three British novelists have created youthful characters who show a strong reaction against society and authority. Viewed objectively, the youthful characters in Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock", Alan Sillitoe's "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" might be considered evil or psychologically troubled, but they must also be seen as products of their society, as personalities shaped by the problems of that society and by the warped values the society has come to represent. An analysis of the two novels and one short story shows how the authors address the limitations of their society and the culpability society has in the crimes committed by their youthful ... "
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Troubles with Outsourcing, 2004.
This paper shows the downfalls to outsourcing in economic terms by examining the Total Cost of Outsourcing (TCO).
1,046 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines the troubles connected with outsourcing (the business of employing cheaper labor in another place or country) in economic terms. It examines the TCO - the Total Cost of Outsourcing. It considers financial, economic and cultural factors that are all part of the TCO. Outsourcing has come about because American workers work for premium prices, while workers in Mexico, India, and China all work for less. There are certainly hidden costs to this cheaper labor, however, and this work examines these hidden costs.
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"The transition period is quite possibly the most expensive stage of creating the offshore site. It takes from three months to a full year to completely hand the work over to an offshore partner. Company executives have to realize that during this time there will be massive spending instead of savings. Any thought to the contrary is not realistic. There is an intimidating training period associated with the transition period that costs the firm roughly twice as much per offshore employee, and during the training time, the firm is making no money because there is no production."
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Troubled Youth in Residential Programs, 2005.
This paper discusses extensively that today's juvenile residential programs primarily house children, who come from dysfunctional environments and have been rejected psychologically from society.
3,585 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 100.95
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This paper explains that the express purpose of all juvenile independent living programs is the avoidance of a negative external situation because the offender's problems will be exacerbated by re-exposure to the conditions that caused them. The author points out that, rather than replacing the teen's freedom with a wholly regimented prison lifestyle, programs, such as Fresh Start, give youths responsibility for their own actions based upon their willingness to adhere voluntarily to the program's guidelines. The paper relates that most juvenile offenders see no use for schooling; however, hands-on activities, in programs such as the Gulf Coast Trades Center, transform education from something theoretical into something practical as these troubled youths discover that they have skills and interests they never knew existed. The paper includes a data table.
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"First and foremost is the cost to society-at-large of troubled youth, specifically the problem of persons under the age of eighteen who become involved in criminal activity. Juvenile courts in the United States processed nearly 1.8 million cases in 1996 alone, an astonishing figure that represented an increase of forty-nine percent over the previous nine years. Of the huge numbers of young people passing through the juvenile court system, only a portion of them are currently accommodated in residential treatment and detention facilities. In 1999, this figure represented some 109,000 minors in a wide range of different programs."
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Land of Dreams, Land of Troubles, 2004.
Traces the history of Japanese immigration to America, focusing on those who settled in California.
2,308 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper explores the end of the Meiji period in Japan and the beginning of the country's modern period (1867-1912), which ultimately led to Japanese seeking their fortunes in the West, especially the United States. It traces the history of these immigrants, their impact on the economy, and the pitfalls they encountered in the form of racism and discriminatory laws. This anti-Japanese feeling reached its peak in 1941 with the Japanese invasion on Pearl Harbour and the internment of all Japanese-Americans on the West Coast of the United States. The paper also looks at how the American government has since awarded reparations to those interned and how descendants of Japanese immigrants fare today in American society.
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"While many Japanese back in Japan initially waxed enthusiastic about the United States and its culture, the feeling in America was hardly mutual. As was typical of majority White America?s relations with Non-Whites, Japanese immigrants were scorned, and their culture denigrated. First, the United States had passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. This was followed by restrictive measures against the Japanese. As Californians and other West Coast White Americans clamored to stop the flow of Japanese to their region, the American Government relied on a rather ingenious and disingenuous clause in its commercial treaty with Japan to staunch the flow of Japanese Labor by refusing to issue permits for their travel to the Mainland. The Japanese, along with the Chinese, were called the ?Yellow Peril,? their competition for American jobs and resources keeping these jobs and resources from ?real? Americans."
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