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Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World., 2008.
A Critique of Jack Weatherford's "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World."
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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The paper discusses that the term 'Indian giver' has come to be a synonym for someone who gives something, only to take it back. The paper further explains that it was the Indians who were forced to give to the Europeans--their knowledge about farming and fishing in the Americas and ultimately their land. The paper discusses that in Jack Weatherford's book, "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World," the exchange between Europeans and Native Americans was an unequal one, with Europeans taking of the positive benefits of the New World, while the Indians were doing all of the giving. The paper concludes that unwittingly, the Indians found themselves the recipient of the evils of European civilization, like slavery, and a disrespectful attitude to the land.
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"According to Weatherford, the early post-Columbian contact of the Europeans with the native populace actually enabled the Industrial Revolution to change Europe, and ultimately the world. "Had Europe and America not come together through Columbus or some other connection, the industrial revolution would never have happened in the way we know it," because Europeans would never have gained access to the metals of the New World, or to Indian mines (Weatherford 57). This contact also generated the money economy of Europe and fueled a shift to a European economy based upon real, hard, convertible currency. Metal-based currency also was critical in fueling industrialism and world trade. By beginning the book with tales of South American encounters with Europe, which were particularly brutal and unequal from the beginning of the Indian-European relationship, Weatherford initiates a tragic tone, explaining how enslaved South American Indians mining gold and silver in Potosi supplied the precious metals for most of the European coins that generated wealth for the Old World at the expense of the liberty of the New World."
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"The Awakening", 2002.
A review of the novel, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, illustrating the central motifs of slumber and awakening, and birth and death.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses Kate Chopin's novel, "The Awakening", providing a detailed description of the characters and plot. The paper presents the novel as a lyrical, poetic and tragic story. The two central characters, Adele and Edna, are examined and contrasted. The paper illustrates how the contrast between these two women offers a rich exploration of femininity in all its forms.
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""The Awakening", by Kate Chopin, is a story of the awakening of the senses of a 28-year-old woman, Edna Pontellier. She is awakened from the slumber of a staid, regimented, loveless marriage by sensuality in many forms: the novel is drenched in the sensual color of Creole society, the abundant sensuality and open freedom and power of nature, and the sensuality of women, both as sexual beings and as mothers. It is a lyrical, poetic story, and a tragic one, for though Edna awakens to the ?delirium? of ecstatic experiences, she ends up committing adultery and then suicide. Her awakening from the slumber of southern femininity, of patriarchal convention, is real, but the forces she has unleashed are too great to handle. It is as if she has awakened forces that society itself cannot and will not allow. Ironically, Kate Chopin?s book had the same impact on the society of the day. It was too powerful an evocation of a woman?s sensuality, and was so widely criticized that this talented writer basically stopped writing."
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"The Awakening", 2008.
An analysis of the significance of Kate Chopin's title of her novel "The Awakening".
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how the character of Edna, Chopin's novel, "The Awakening", has a painful awakening in that she sees the opportunities that life has to offer but she is unable to reach for them. The paper describes how Chopin uses the setting of Edna's surroundings to bring her to a place of enlightenment and also uses certain characters to open Edna's eyes; her family, her husband, Robert and the doctor. The paper therefore shows how the title of the novel, "The Awakening" epitomizes the theme of the story.
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"Kate Chopin's The Awakening is a novel that emphasizes Edna's realization that she is a woman held back because of societal norms. Chopin utilizes Edna's setting and characters to wake Edna up to certain facts about life. Edna awakens to the reality that life is a prize and that the world is full of options for men and women. She also becomes fully aware that she is living in a time where women are expected to be content living the life of a wife and a mother and not want for anything else. Edna has a painful awakening in that she sees the opportunities that life has to offer yet she is unable to reach for them. "
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Epiphany and Revelation "The Awakening", 2002.
An analysis of the themes of epiphany and revelation in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening".
2,559 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper contends that in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening", we need not go any further than the title to realise that not only is some sort of revelation taking place, but that it is also the theme of the novel. The paper examines how every word uttered by Edna Pontellier, every action made and everything described by the narrator gears the audience towards the inevitable awakening. By distinguishing between epiphany and revelation, the paper attempts to show that the epiphany occurs much earlier in the novel and that although there is a revelation at the end of the novel, one cannot consider it as the promised spiritual awakening.
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"In trying to define when Edna's awakening took place, one first must establish the difference between epiphany and revelation. A revelation is, quite literally, that which is revealed and therefore brought to recognition. As described by Aristotle in On Poetics recognition [anagnorisis] is "a change from ignorance [agnoia] to knowledge [gnosis]" which is "most beautiful when it comes to be at the same time as a reversal" (which is simply "a change into the contrary"(18)). These are the two of the parts which make up the Aristotelian idea of tragedy, the third being that of suffering. All three of these criteria are admirably met in The Awakening, with Edna's final earth-shattering revelation which is brought about from the note which Robert leaves, the suffering which ensues during the night, and the actions which follow contrary to what Robert's note intended."
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The Great Awakening, 2008.
The paper discusses the 'Great Awakening' and looks at the related religious and political aspects and power structure.
1,311 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer discusses class differences during the 'Great Awakening'. The writer maintains that those who practiced the established religions tended to be of a different class and outlook of those who heeded the call of the 'Great Awakening' preachers. The established plutocrats found the new religious movements threatening, and thereby controversial. The writer addresses the 'Great Awakening' as a controversy between the existing, moneyed classes and the local traders, artisans and the laboring poor.
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"The colonists were spread out, rural, and had little contact with the religion of the larger towns, such as Boston and Philadelphia. Nearly all professed some form of religion, and nearly all needed religious and moral support for the perils they were facing: death, childbirth, Indian raids, and the terrifying images of hell. The established, Puritan religion of the Massachusetts Colony preached that not attending church every day would lead to eternal damnation. Many who lived in rural areas were unable to attend church. These were the farmers, the hunters, the small tradesmen, who were God-fearing but bereft of formal Church support.
"The obvious solution was the itinerant preacher, who brought God to the settlements and villages in the far-flung hinterlands. The need was great throughout the Colonies, and many preachers arose to take on the task."
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Music and Noise in "The Awakening", 2005.
Examines the thematic significance of voices, music and noise in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening"
1,732 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 55.95
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Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening" (1895) is replete with human and other voices. This paper analyzes voices, conversations, laughter, sobbing, ambient noise, piano music and various other sounds that are described within "The Awakening," especially in terms of how these symbolically underscore the main character Edna Pontellier's "awakening" to her true desires in life.
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"Once she learns to swim well, Edna loves swimming in the ocean, where, as she glides and propels herself beneath the waves, she experiences an absence of sound. As Chopin also states, when Edna first realizes she can finally swim on her own, that feeling is so exhilarating to her that "she could have shouted for joy" (The Awakening, Part X, Paragraph 7)."
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"The Awakening", 2002.
A review of Kate Chopin's novel, "The Awakening", illustrating the lyrical, poetic story of the protagonist, Edna.
2,069 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper provides a detailed analysis of the book "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, focusing on the central motifs of slumbering and awakening, and sensuality and death. The main character, Edna, is portrayed as a typical Southern wife, becoming aware of her discontents and of the powerful experiences awaiting her. Her process of 'awakening' is examined, and the force of nature in this novel is illustrated.
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""The Awakening", by Kate Chopin, is the lyrical, poetic story of a young married woman living a dull, stifling life. Slowly awakening to her discontents and to the power of art, sexuality, and the ?delirium? of ecstatic experiences, she ends up committing adultery and then suicide. Her awakening from the slumber of southern femininity, of patriarchal convention, is real, but the forces she has unleashed are too great to handle. It is as if she has awakened forces that society itself cannot and will not allow. Ironically, Kate Chopin?s book had the same impact on the society of the day. It was too powerful an evocation of a woman?s sensuality, and was so widely criticized that this talented writer basically stopped writing."
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"The Awakening", 2001.
This paper analyzes Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" which details one married woman's oppressive life and how she came out of it.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper details the oppressive lives that women led in the 1800's and tells the tale of one married woman and how she coped. In "The Awakening", the protagonist discovers her sense of individuality and her sexual passions and has an affair in order to fulfill these needs. She becomes awakened and more aware of herself and leaves her husband. This paper also includes a critique of "The Awakening" by Woman's Rights movements.
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"The Awakening, which might have been more aptly titled, The Sexual Awakening shocked the delicate and rigid sensibilities of Kate Chopin?s contemporaries of 1899, although many of those contemporaries were slowly experiencing awakenings of their own. In telling the story of a married woman who begins to realize that she is an individual human being, rather than a nonentity made up of female roles assigned by a male-dominated society, Chopin immediately struck resonant chords and rocked an already unbalanced boat. Rarely is such extreme reaction achieved unless the subject matter has deep roots tapping into the unspoken truth, and in this situation, the truth being dealt with was that of female oppression."
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"The Awakening", 2001.
A review of the novel, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, with a focus on men and the quality of life.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This book examines the characters in the story "The Awakening." The author details the relationships between the male and female characters in this story. The story takes place during a time when women were first beginning to realize that they were being treated badly and were beginning to assert their independence. The men in her Edna's life are portrayed as possessive, cowardly and self-serving who only try to help themselves. The author traces Edna's awakening and the beginning of her journey to a better life and time.
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"Robert is the cowardly man in Edna?s life. He is a man who ?each summer at Grand Isle had committed himself the devoted attendant of some fair dame of damsel..sometimes a young girl or a widow; but more often as not some interesting married woman?(53). He revels in the fact that Edna is attracted to him, but is cowardly when he comes to feel that love full-force. He shows his cowardly ways in his note ?Good-bye -because I love you?(172). Loving Edna would create too many hardships for him so he runs away. Again, she is put in despair by another man because her whole life seems to depend more on their actions and feelings that upon her own. The value of life itself is diminished by the hurt of each man she tangles with."
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The Great Awakening, 1995.
An analysis of the Great Awakening and the growth of religious awareness.
2,057 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines how the Great Awakening can be defined as a period of religious revivalism during the mid-18th century in colonial America. It discusses how the Great Awakening was a period of religious persuasion and explosive emotion, which affected society's thoughts on religion and the individual's role in society.
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"Many historians describe the Great Awakening as an American, "Calvinist, religious revival in which converts acknowledged their sinfulness without expecting salvation." Yet, because much of Western Europe was imbued with the same type of religious emotionalism (which many texts refer to as "Quietism" ) at the time of the Great Awakening, and because the new American ideals for religion resembled European thinking, historians also agree that the Great Awakening was not an isolated, domestic phenomenon; rather, it was a component (maybe even the main component) contributing to a broader international movement."
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The Great Awakening, 2002.
Discusses the beginnings of racial and social equality brought about by the Great Awakening.
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The concept of a fundamental human nature is pervasive in the Great Awakening. Women and African- Americans alike both received a more progressive social standing through the Great Awakening. This paper demonstrates how this process occurred.
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?The Awakening?, 2005.
An analysis of the theme of class and social structure in Kate Chopin's ?The Awakening?.
1,706 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper examines how Kate Chopin?s ?The Awakening" is often seen in critical literature primarily from the perspective of feminist criticism because the story involves the metaphorical awakening of self in a woman living under the constraints of conservative, nineteenth century, patriarchal, Creole society in and around New Orleans. It discusses how, although the story is about liberation and its protagonist is a woman, Chopin?s novel can also be seen from a perspective that engages how the work deals with issues of social class and the function of society in the ways in which it relates to the individual. It attempts to show how it is as much a story about class and social structure as it is a story about the liberation of its protagonist.
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"In terms of the metaphorical awakening of the novel?s title, Chopin is seen by some scholars to be making a statement that is somewhat wry. Edna Pontellier, the novel?s protagonist, is a woman who lives in the upper crust of a conservative and wealthy Creole society which spends summers in the sophisticated upper-class atmosphere of Grand Isle, and lives otherwise in luxurious conditions in New Orleans. This section of society, which is practically the only one displayed in the novel, is
relatively free in material terms to pursue pleasure and leisure."
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?The Awakening?, 2002.
An analysis of the book ?The Awakening? by Kate Chopin.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses and analyzes "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, a book about a young woman, Edna Pontellier, who is restrained by her marriage and the responsibilities of being a woman in the 1800s. The paper examines the various relationships in the novel and the character of Edna before and after her 'awakening'.
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"Although it was unusual for a woman to have her own interests outside of the family, Edna, clung to her hobby of painting. She used painting as a way to further gain her freedom. Painting was the one thing that the men could not take away. It became a mechanism for escape. It took great courage for her to stand up against her husband and insist that she paint. Although it was probably unlikely for a woman to be a great painter in her time, Edna took on the hobby as a talent in which she wanted to excel."
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"The Awakening", 2002.
This paper is a review of Kate Chopin's book, "The Awakening."
2,440 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper is an analysis of the book, "The Awakening," that was published in the late 19th century and reflects upon the life of women during this period in history. The story revolves around the family vacation and the events that transpire during this summer. Edna, the main character meets a young man and begins a love affair with him that will mark the beginning of her transformation. According to the author, Edna is already unhappy with her life as it is and is looking for other outlets to fulfill her needs and desires as both a woman and mother. She is trapped in the society and the status to which she was born into and as a result, feels that her life has no meaning or purpose. The author feels that "the awakening" that she undergoes during this summer released a flurry of feelings and purpose in Edna, that ultimately she could not handle. She was ahead of her times, but her own fragile emotional state made her unable to handle these changes and lead to her untimely death at her own hands.
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"Even Edna?s relationship with Robert changed after her awakening. Although they usually met and enjoyed each other?s company during harmless outings at the beach, after her awakening, she didn?t wait for him to come and get her. She sent for him. I also found it refreshing that she fell asleep while on a particular outing with him. It seems that she had the first refreshing sleep that she?d had in a long time. When she awoke, she said that she felt as if she had been asleep for 100 years. I wonder if the author meant that statement as a metaphor to her awakening. Mrs. Reizt?s playing is the catalyst for Edna?s awakening. Her change of mood is quite evident in the following passage."
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?The Lover? and ?The Awakening?, 2005.
A comparative analysis of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" and Marguerite Duras' "The Lover".
1,841 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines how both Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" and Marguerite Duras' "The Lover" address what happens when a woman searches for a way to leave her present life behind and seek a new one that may, or may not, be any better. It looks at how in "The Awakening", 28-year-old Edna Pontellier struggles for self hood but does not have the strength to accept the ramifications of this possibility. In "The Lover", the 15-year-old female narrator embraces self-awareness and uses her acquired strength to widen life's possibilities.
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"The Awakening takes place at the end of the 19th century, when the Western world was beginning to undergo major changes due to the Industrial Revolution and increased urbanization. Although women were beginning to envision a less-restrained future, they were still, for the most part, bound by tradition to be subservient to their husbands. Middle- and upper-class women were expected to stay at home as idle, decorative symbols of their husband's wealth--entertaining friends and business associates and caring for children and their spouse's needs. They spent their other hours playing music and singing, visiting friends, or reflecting well on their husbands reputations in other ways. Despite the fact that women often brought a dowry to a marriage, wives were possessions."
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