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"Germinal" and "Kim", 2006.
This paper discusses Rudyard Kipling's book "Kim" and Emile Zola's "Germinal".
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the themes and characters in the books "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling and "Germinal" by Emile Zola. The writer discusses one theme that appears in both novels, that is the idea prevalent in Europe prior to World War II, that certain races or groups of human beings are innately prone to violence, crime and poverty. The writer contends that overall, despite the evenhanded emphasis that both authors attempted to make with their tales, "Germinal" and "Kim" both reflect values and notions of race and class that are very out of place in the modern world. The writer concludes that Kipling sees the future as being typified by this conglomeration of cultural forces; he believes that it can be peaceful and that to Zola, there is still hope for socialist revolution.
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"Nevertheless, one theme that appears in both novels is the idea--prevalent in Europe prior to World War II, that certain races or groups of human beings are innately prone to violence, crime, and poverty. Zola repeatedly attributes Etienne Lantier's hot-blooded temper and addictive personality to traits that his father possessed. Such attributes, it would seem, are consequences of generations of low breeding. Meanwhile, Kipling, despite all his intricate awareness of India, appears utterly unaware of the hardships that imperialism had brought upon the native inhabitants and, indeed, that it was the natural order of the world that Britain should rule India. Overall, despite the evenhanded emphasis that both authors attempted to make with their tales, Germinal and Kim both reflect values and notions of race and class that are very out of place in the modern world."
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Marxist Philosophy and "Germinal", 2005.
Understanding Marxist philosophy in the film Germinal (1994) by Emile Zola.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper analyzes the Marxist French film "Germinal" (1994) and concludes that the premise of the proletariat and the bourgeois remain the central issues of class division that occur within. In the struggles that occurs between the workers and the company, there is a developing realization by the leading character, Etienne, and those around him that they must fight for their rights. Thus the film explores the relationships between the exploited proletariat and the ruling bourgeois. The conditions are atrocious and the employers do not care. The paper looks at Marxist philosophy and shows how this applies to the plot of the plot.
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"This study will analyze the film Germinal (1994), directed by Claude Berri, and based on the self-titled novel Germinal by Emile Zola. In this film, the problems of Marxist philosophy explore the relationships between the exploited proletariat and the ruling bourgeois that run the mining village these people live within. In this manner, the clash between the owners of the mining company and the workers becomes a Marxist problem related to the exploitation of the proletariat and their plot to overthrow their bourgeois employers, as well as the government. The beginning of the film has Etienne Lantier wandering hopelessly around France without a job and without food and shelter. Zola has him begging for food at times, and also, he becomes enrapt in the idea of employment in coal mining when he sees newspapers and signs."
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"Germinal", 2002.
A comparison of the film and novel, "Germinal" by French writer Emile Zola.
843 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 30.95
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"Germinal" is a realistically depicted tale of coal miners in 19th Century France, written by Emile Zola. The paper compares this novel with the film which was based on the story, directed by French director Claude Berri. The paper shows that ,despite the high standard of the film, it fails to leave the same impression of magnitude as the novel, due to the brilliance of Zola's work.
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"He has definitely presented the facts in their true essence, however the moviegoers do not get to see the background lending support to those facts. For example, instead of introducing us to the Hennebeaus who are self-made class of the French wealthy, Berri simply lets us see various contrasts through effective and powerful depiction of coal-miners and cruel ruling class limited to the Gregoires. The contrasts highlight the plight of coal-miners in 19th century effectively but can lead to confusion. This is because there are numerous characters and plots and subplots, which though can be explained, clearly through the novel, cannot be captured just as effectively in a film spanning 2 hours and 40 minutes."
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Emile Zola "Germinal", 1995.
This paper compares four characters in Emile Zola "Germinal" and their strategies for winning the support of workers in their struggle with capitalists.
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"This study will compare and evaluate four characters in Emile Zola's novel Germinal, focusing specifically on the contrasting strategies and philosophies of Etienne, Rasseneur, Pluchart, and Souvarine in their efforts to win the support of the miners. The study will also speculate about which of these potential leaders' philosophy for action Zola most agrees with, and why.
Zola has deliberately created these four characters in order to demonstrate the various alternatives to action available to the workers in their struggle against the oppression of the mineowners, the capitalists. The four characters are meant to stand in stark contrast to one another, so that the reader can clearly see these alternatives in their various imperfect personifications."
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"Kim", 2002.
Addressing religion and the character of Kim in Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".
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This paper examines the character of Kim in Rudyard Kipling's novel, Kim, in respect to self- discovery and religion. It is clear that Kim achieves a sense of purpose through religion, where as Buddhism is neither part of India nor Britain it creates an environment in which Kim can rectify both sides of his identity.
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?Kim?, 2002.
A review of the book "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling with an emphasis on Kim's search for identity.
1,192 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how the relationship of the main protagonist of Kim to his Indian environment and to his status as a member of the British Empire is comfortably resolved for the author Rudyard Kipling, by the end of the novel, but not for a modern reader. It analyzes how Kim?s fulfillment of his quest for a stable identity in the face of his personal social instability are paralleled throughout the novel with the political instability of the Indian subcontinent and the spiritual quest of the lama whom he befriends early in the novel?s narrative. It shows how only after his friend the lama also comes to the end of his spiritual quest, Kim is able to find a answer as to who he truly is as he is perceived by the outer world, by a class and caste confused society.
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"Kim?s search for identity cannot be framed in terms of an uncomplicated pairing of India versus England. Kim is the son of an Irish man, and thus at best occupies only a marginal status as an Englishman, even if he were to dwell England itself. When Kim experiences his first period of confusion, it is not in the face of Indian treachery, but in the narrow understanding possessed by those attempting to civilize him as a purely white man at St. Xavier?s. Later, Kim realizes in his training for the British Secret service, that he must make use of both his native tools of strength of mind as well as his British training in mathematics. Only by using both unique attributes in combination can he resist the test for becoming a spy he submits to be the mystic Lurgan. Lurgan marvels at the boy?s uniqueness of mind, a uniqueness confirmed when Kim is comforted by a 'bairagi' during one of his crisis points of identity."
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America -A Land of Many Kims!, 2006.
Examines the popularity of the 'Kim' surname in the American-Korean community.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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Kim is one of the most common Korean surnames in both Korea and in America today. Wherever there is a Korean community, it is easy to find someone named Kim. This paper takes a look at some of the more famous Kim's who made a name for themselves in the United States.
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"However, not only New York hosts a vibrant community of people named Kim. For example, Dr. Benjamin Kim is a prominent physician in Salt Lake City Utah, a practicing Mormon as well as a surgeon with strong ties to the community, brought to Utah by his love of the intense fellowship and religious feeling evident amongst the Mormon community. He converted to Mormonism, and became part of the Utah Mormon American lifestyle and schema of beliefs."
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"Kim" and "A Passage to India", 2004.
Compares the book, "Kim", by Rudyard Kipling, to E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India".
2,327 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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Forster?s "A Passage to India" and Kipling?s "Kim" have often been viewed as literary works that are in opposition to each other, since the former has been construed as a critique of British imperialism in India, whereas the latter has been seen as pro-imperialism. Indeed, this scholarly opinion seems to dominate critical analysis of British colonial literature on India, leading to a wide body of work that highlights the striking contrast between Forster?s and Kipling?s portrayal of the British Raj in India. One outcome of this scholarly tradition is that very little attempt has been made to analyze the similarities, if any, between the two works. As a result, there is one very marked commonality between the two works that has tended to be overlooked, which is the theme of social identity. Therefore, this paper highlights and discusses the fact that both "A Passage to India" and "Kim" serve as a commentary on the importance of the role played by social and cultural identity in creating and perpetuating the divide between nations and races.
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"Kipling, in fact, achieves his purpose through positing the premise that the only way to bridge the divide between nations and races is through the intermingling of social and cultural values. Whereas, as evidenced by the earlier discussion, Forster?s approach was to highlight the social and cultural differences that prevented the formation of friendships between the British and the Indians. Of course, several critics have interpreted Kipling?s Kim as a novel that demonstrates the importance of knowing India and its customs in order to rule it (Hubel, p. 87), thereby further supporting the view of Kipling as a pro-imperialism author. The fact, however, remains that there is enough scope to equally interpret Kim as a story that shows the path to becoming a ?friend of all the world.?"
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Kim Dae Jung-Letting the Sun Shine In, 2003.
The following paper discusses Kim Dae Jung's history and examines the reasons for his winning the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
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This paper examines Kim? strategy of trying to bring North Korea and South Korea closer and of trying to make the North more open. In addition the strategy?s chances for success are also discussed.
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?Kim seems to have a good as chance as anyone is likely to to thaw the relationships between the two countries that were sundered at the end of the Korean War and in many ways still remain trapped by the kind of tensions that once enveloped much of the globe during the Cold War. His history of trying to move his country gently but firmly into the future dates from his rise to being a prominent opposition leader during the tenure of President Park Chung Hee. In 1997 he became the South Korean first opposition leader to win election to his country's presidency.?
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Kim Williams, 2007.
Critiques an exhibition given by American-Vietnamese artist, Kim Williams.
1,518 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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In her essay, "Why Have There Not Been Any Great Vietnam Artists?" Nora Taylor, a Vietnam art historian, questions how it could be possible that Vietnamese artists have never received their due for their outstanding works. Thanks to globalization, this unfortunate trend is at an end as other artists, collectors and art lovers recognize and enjoy the creative and historic value of this Asian artwork. This paper comments on an exhibit which showed the art work of Vietnamese-American Kim Williams. The paper notes that it was an enriching global blend of the best of both Eastern and Western traditions.
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"Such warm renditions, however, are juxtaposed against the harsher reds, blacks, and whites of the war pictures of the fires, bodies, injured, destroyed villages and lands. The American and Vietnamese soldiers and the Vietcong, the shells, Agent Orange and gunfire, the same mothers, grandmothers and children dying or dead. It is hard to believe that the same artist who painted the mother and daughter playing a game could have this inside her as well."
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"Kim", 2002.
A discussion of the role in women in Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".
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This paper analyzes the place of women in Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim". It will start off with a brief introduction about Kipling himself and will then move on to identify the role that women have according to the novel.
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Cultural Identity in Richard Kim's novel "Lost Names", 2001.
Review of Richard Kim's novel about life in Japanese occupied Korea, "Lost Names".
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This paper comments on Richard Kim's novel "Lost Names". It comments on growing up in Japanese occupied Korea. "Lost Names", as the paper shows, is somewhere between textbook and novel.
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"Lost Names is somewhere between textbook and novel. Because Kim admits that his book is a work of fiction, there is a certain honesty in his story. He describes the boy, himself, as wealthier than those around him, as a boy who is first in his class, and as someone who receives special benefits in the community because of his father?s reputation. He does not attempt to set up this story as the definitive account of the Japanese occupation of Korea, just the story of one family."
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Kim Young Sam's Government, 2002.
A look at Korea's president.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the government of Kim Young Sam. Kim Young Sam, who was elected President of the Republic of Korea on December 18, 1992, was born on December 20, 1927 on the island of Kojedo off Pusan. He launched his political career in 1954 at the tender age of 26, when he was elected to the National Assembly on the ticket of the ruling Liberal Party.
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Kim Il Sung, 2006.
Examines the life of this Korean leader and how the country fared under his leadership.
2,406 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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President Bush called North Korea a part of the "Axis of Evil." The paper argues that the reason for North Korea's fall from grace is due to Kim Il Sung, the Communist leader who was responsible not only for keeping the two Koreas separate, but helped foment the Korean War and the privation of the North Koreans under a stagnant economy and a strict government which allowed few, if any, freedoms for its subservient people.
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"In trying to create a biography of a world leader, one is supposed to dig to try to find a fairly evenly balanced assessment of the man, his authority, his legacy, and the good and bad he has achieved. There is little or no "good" that one can find in the history of North Korea. Kim has authorized the attempted assassination of South Korean presidents, in one instance, killing the president's wife, in another, in Rangoon, killing a dozen or so South Korean officials (but not the President). Kim had agents infiltrating most Southeast Asian nations, hoping to stir up trouble, especially with South Korea, which he always saw as a lackey to the U.S., and therefore not "Korean" enough. Of course, it was also a way to take the North Korean peoples minds off their own political and economic woes."
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Kim Clay Walls Ronyoung, 1994.
A critical review of the novel of the Korean family in the U.S. from the 1920s to the end of WWII, emphasizing dignity, courage and survival.
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"Kim Ronyoung's Clay Walls is a novel which tells the story of Korean immigrants to the United States in the years before the outbreak of World War II. The book shows how these immigrants and their children not only survived, but managed to maintain their dignity and their connection to their own culture in the face of tremendous obstacles. The novel is clearly meant to be a tribute to these Korean-Americans and to their courage and steadfastness in refusing to be defeated by very difficult circumstances in a very strange land.
The book specifically covers the lives of the Chun family from the 1920s to the end of World War II. The family is composed of Haesu, her husband Chun, and their American-born children. The most important child is their daughter Faye. The story is about the arrival of the couple in Los Angeles in the 1920s and their..."
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