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James Agee and Walker Evans, 2002.
Reviews the writing of James Agee and the film making of Walker Evans and their success at accurately describing the Depression era.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This review describes the strength of James Agee's prose and Walker Evans' moving pictures that together brought out a masterpiece describing the Depression.
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Walker Evans, 2002.
A review of the life and photographic accomplishments of Walker Evans.
4,620 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a review of the life and work of Walker Evans. The paper makes reference to the documentaries and still photography which can be found in museums. After providing a brief introduction about the photographer?s style of work during the 1930s, the paper provides a comprehensive and in-depth history of the life of Evans, including his family and education. Following the brief history, the paper highlights Walker Evans as an individual, while the latter part of the paper discusses the various stages of his career along with his important and significant works, awards and achievements during that era.
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"He sailed to Paris to complete his abroad thirteen months education in international modernism; and also gathered most of the tools he would require to become an artist. After returning to New York in May of 1927, he bought with him French books, which were his literary aspirations and his handful of little photographs. He also went to Europe to study French literature. At that time no American abroad may feel properly accoutered without a camera. But this elegant young with his pocket camera took a few photos, on a lark. One was a picture of a grim-lipped soldier in the classical Palazzo Royale, Naples while, another shot was of a man who is wittily juxtaposed with a fanciful four-lantern street lamp that upstaged him slightly."
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Walker Evans, 2005.
Examines objectivity and subjectivity in the works of Depression photographer, Walker Evans.
822 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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American photographer Walker Evans' success was that his images appear to be objective - they are the photographer's evaluations/interpretations of the world before his eye. The paper points out the paradoxical nature of this argument--that Evans' objective, realistic, "documentary" style is his own subjectivity. The paper looks at the context within which Evans was working -- specifically that of the 1930s Farm Security Administration. The paper shows that the images Evans made for "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" (which were included in the FSA file of photographs) serve as the culmination of Evans' talents, as well the utmost realistic portrayal of the conditions that the American tenant-farmer was subject to in the post-Depression 1930s.
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"A man in love with Americana, Evans was a sensualist, a junk collector, a connoisseur, a wit, a perpetual weekend guest. His friendships with Hart Crane, Lincoln Kirstein, and James Agee drew him into the promiscuous New York literary scene in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, and his fierce independence from contemporaries such as Ansel Adams and Margaret Bourke-White brought him notoriety among photographers. Both charismatic and seductively aloof, Evans had a spy's genius for capturing the telling detail."
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Humanism in the Photography of Walker Evans, 2002.
An analysis of four photographs taken by Walker Evans, a photographer who documented the plight of American farmers during the Great Depression.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper studies photographs taken by Walker Evans - a photographer hired by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression to document the farmers? condition. Evans found visions of farming life that stirred his social conscience, and that is what he recorded with his camera. By looking at four of his photographs the author of this paper examines Evans' ability to make statements about the economy of the time through a camera lens.
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"In the picture ?City Lunch Counter?(1929), Walker captured the economic disparity of the early Depression. He photographed a lunch counter from the waitress?s side and showed three men eating. The men on either end were well-dressed, in pressed suits, looking well groomed and fresh. In the center is a man smaller in stature, visually communicating his lessened power. He is shabbily dressed and looks around warily. Walker said that photographs should not need explanations (Rubifien, 2000), and this picture illustrates it well. Walker has captured the human effects of an impersonal economy out of control."
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Walker Evans, 2002.
An analysis of the documentary photography of Walker Evans.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The documentary photography of photographer Walker Evans is critically examined referring specifically to at least four images, in relation to the humanist approach to photography. The paper also includes a discussion of arguments for and against such an approach. Photos analyzed are "Women Stooped Over in Field", "St Mathew's School, Alabama"; "Vicksburg, Mississippi" and "Hitch Hikers".
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"Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1903. His parents were well off, and very conservative. He first studied literature, and lived in Paris for a year studying to be a writer. He first began taking photographs in 1928, with a small hand held, roll film camera. He worked as a broker on Wall Street until the Crash of 1929, then ?came to prominence during the Great Depression photographing for the Farm Security Administration, where in three years he produced his best known and most enduring work? (Kingston). Evans died in 1975 in New Haven, Connecticut."
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"We Have Been Believers" ( James H. Evans Jr. ), 1994.
Critical review of work developing African-American systematic Christian theology.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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" James H. Evans, Jr., a well-respected African-American theologian, presents his version of "an African-American systematic theology" in We Have Been Believers (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992). Although the text is compelling, the question is whether or not there is a genuine need for yet another "systematic theology" in Christian practice.
Evans would obviously argue that there is. For him, African-Americans have been forced to accept a "European-American" system of theology, which he, and a number of other African-American theologians, views as being oppressive. And although Evans implies that other non-white, non-European ethnic groups have also been abused at the hands of European theology, he restricts the application of his systematic theology to African-Americans. This may be the single largest flaw in his.."
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Art and Protest in the 20th Century, 2005.
A critique of James Agee and Walker Evans' "Let us Now Praise Famous Men".
1,498 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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"Let us Now Praise Famous Men", James Agee and Walker Evans' study of three tenement families living in 1930s dustbowl America, is both a failure and a great artistic work. The paper explains how the book is a work of art because it invested dignity and the worthiness of being a photographic and journalistic subject to some of the poorest and least recognized members of American society. The Gudgers, the Woods, and the Ricketts are respectively given the same visual and prosaic poetry, honor, and valorizing treatment as might be conferred upon President Roosevelt himself. It points out however, that because of the limits of the photographic and written medium, even the reality of the medium somewhat limits the portrayal, and renders exotic their poverty and privation.
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"It is for this reason that the book is a failure-a failure that Agee set out to commit, as he admits in his opening. "It seems to be curious, not to say obscene and thoroughly terrifying," he begins in his introduction, that "an organ of journalism," of which he and the photographer Evans were an instrument, could pry into the lives of defenseless human beings, "in the name of science and of honest journalism. (7-8) He knows his goal of conveying dignity to the farmers will fail, but he will try. And "If I bore you, that is that." (9) In other words, Agee writes, he will attempt to show reality, in all of the glory of the boredom of human, daily life, rather than inscribing the journalistic question of 'what is the story?' onto the truth of representation."
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James Scarth Gale, 2008.
An analysis of the life of James Scarth Gale and a review of the biography os his life, "James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean People," written by Richard Rutt.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper reviews Richard Rutt's biography of James Scarth Gale, entitled "James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean People." The paper begins by providing a background of James Gale and his development into a missionary to Korea. It then review the style of Rutt's writing and the content of his work and concludes that Rutt's biography of James Scarth Gale makes for interesting reading.
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"This book contains some additional vagaries, which in part took away from the overall experience of reading it. For whatever reason, Rutt chooses not to capitalize the names of religions, making them "presbyterian," "catholic," or "buddhist." He also refuses to capitalize the Roman numerals that he uses to identify Bible verses. In addition, after a certain point in the book, Rutt alternately refers to Gale as "Gale" and "Dr Gale." Although these things area all relatively minor, they are distractions that required the reader to adapt to reading Gale's biography, rather than allowing immediate immersion into the text."
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Irony in the Work of James Thurber, 2005.
An analysis of the irony used by James Thurber in his essay "The Secret Life of James Thurber."
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper analyzes the irony used by James Thurber in his essay "The Secret Life of James Thurber." The paper discusses how Thurber compares his own common sense with artist Salvador Dali's "nonsense."
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"In a play on his most famous story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" American humorist James Thurber wrote an essay comparing his own common sense with the nonsense exhibited in the life and manners of Salvador Dali in "The Secret Life of James Thurber." In "The Secret Life of James Thurber" we see clearly demonstrated Thurber's penchant for humor and irony."
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Bill Evans and Jazz Music, 2008.
This paper focuses on the cross-cultural aspects of Bill Evans' life and music.
5,062 words (approx. 20.2 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 127.95
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The paper examines Bill Evans' life and career, musical influences, and a sampling of his compositions and performances that show strong cross-cultural elements. The paper analyzes three of his most cross-cultural albums; "Symbiosis", "Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra" and "From Left to Right". The paper concludes that more research should be done on this aspect of Evans' music, as knowing the cross-cultural influences can help us grasp the complexities and beauty of his style.
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Introduction
Bill Evans' Life and Early Career
Bill Evans' Cross-Cultural Influences
Three Cross-Cultural Albums
Conclusions
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"Without question, Bill Evans is one of the greatest musicians of all time. He has been called a "poet of the piano" because of the incredible sensitivity and lyricism he brought to jazz piano playing, and also because of the complexity, richness, and sophistication he brought to jazz harmonies . During his twenty-five year career in the post-bop era, spanning from 1955-1980, he recorded over seventy albums, both as a sideman for other artists and as a leader of his own ensembles. Bill Evans' music touched fans from all over the world because he played on extensive concert tours, both within the United States and abroad. He also received accolades from critics and the public alike, winning the Down Beat Critic's Poll five times, six Grammy awards for his albums, the Melody Maker award in 1968, and Scandinavia's Edison Award and Japan's Swing Journal award in 1969."
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William James, 2005.
This paper discusses the meaning of truth as presented by American psychologist and philosopher William James.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that William James differs from other philosophers throughout history who seem to create a set of criteria for the establishment of truth; instead, James suggests the expediency of a true idea. The author points out that the fact that James discusses doubt and inquiry goes with his own overall pragmatic theories; therefore, any idea that "works" in any desired manner is to that extent true, which dissents from Aristotle's theory of truth. The paper stresses that there is no doubt that James in his own pragmatic and scientific way opened up a Pandora's Box of psychological views of reality, belief and truth.
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"James seems to believe that it is the consequences, not past "truths" that determine the truth or falsity of a belief, a theory, or a statement. He contradicts the ages-old concept by arguing that "Those who contend that knowledge results wholly from the experiences of the individual, ignoring as they do the mental evolution which accompanies the autogenous development of the nervous system, fall into an error as great as if they were to ascribe all bodily growths to exercise, forgetting the innate tendency to assume the adult form." Does this mean that as we grow, as our emotions change, our truths change? For instance, if a little boy says his father is tall, but when the boy reaches adulthood and may be taller than his father, does that mean saying his father is tall is now no longer a truth? Perhaps."
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Confederate Outlaw Jesse James, 2005.
An examination of historical outlaw figure Jesse James from both a modern and historical perspective.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This report examines newspaper articles written about Jesse James, from both modern and historical standpoints. The paper also looks at how politics affected the image of James and the cultural myth of James through sources like that of Stiles, author of The Last Rebel of the Civil War. The report also uses other sources, however, including sources that are critical of Stiles' work, to ensure objective perspectives in the paper.
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"One newspaper article about Jesse James focuses on the legend and how it is still felt in the area. This shows a modern reflection to an assignment parameter that is perhaps lacking in modern sources for comparison, just to highlight historical sourcing exercises. The real interesting issues about Jesse James aside from the reprints of
secondary-sourced news articles are how the history maintains itself in terms of the present day. In an article in the St. Louis Dispatch, for example, the writer compares eerily the present state of a town called Liberty where James pulled robberies, including the infamous Liberty bank robbery mentioned in Stiles' The Last Rebel of the Civil War and other sources."
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"The Coming of the Third Reich" by Richard Evans, 2008.
A review of the book "The Coming of the Third Reich" by Richard Evans.
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses Richard Evans' book "The Coming of the Third Reich", which is the first installment of a three book series that historically documents the rise of Adolf Hitler's power in post World War I Germany. Thepaper explains how Evans takes special care not to instill any personal prejudices regarding the genocidal actions of the Third Reich, while his findings provide a great deal of insight on the roots of German fascism. The writer points out that the beginning of the book provides a great deal of information on the status of Germany during the reign of Otto von Bismarck. The writer looks at how the German involvement in World War I only perpetuated the delineation of political ideologies even further. The writer explains that Evans believes that the traditions passed down by the German Empire and the economic and political consequences of World War I provided the perfect environment for a military coup or a seizure of power by an authoritarian regime
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"The historical context entailing the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany has been documented numerous times. Many native Germans argue that the rise of national socialism and the Third Reich was a fluke, and the severity of its influence was due to the effective Nazi propaganda machine. Modern German politicians and government representatives note that the Third Reich was an anomaly and that historical evidence does not support the idea that Nazism found its roots within German history. However, Adolf Hitler and many Nazi officials have been quoted that the Third Reich was a revival of German values. Hitler borrowed the term "Third Reich" from Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, which translates to the Third Empire. The first empire of note was the Holy Roman Empire established by Charlemagne followed by the German Empire established by Otto von Bismarck."
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Success and Tragedy in Henry James' Writing, 2001.
An analysis of protagonists in three of Henry James' novels: "The Beast in The Jungle", "The Jolly Corner", and "The Portrait of a Lady".
878 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 31.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the tendencies of Henry James in his writings. "The Beast in The Jungle", "The Jolly Corner", and "The Portrait of a Lady" are three of James' works that are examined in detail. In particular, this paper focuses on the protagonists of each of the writings respectively. A strong comparison is made between the three protagonists of these writings, and their miserable lives. On the other hand, the protagonist of James' story "The Tragic Muse" is shown to lead a life of happiness and success. The paper notes the clear differences between this story and the others, therefore explaining what leads the character on a different path.
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"In contrast, Portrait of a Lady presents Ralph as an invalid who lives vicariously through a woman named Isabel Archer whom he leads to doom. He bestows upon her a large sum of money, despite his father's warning that fortune hunters will target her for it. Ralph replies, "That's a risk, and it has entered into my calculation...I'm prepared to take it" (p. 161). Ralph is financially generous to Isabel not out of love but out of a morbid fascination. He wants to see what she will do with it. When Isabel marries a gold-digger, she fulfills the victim role that Ralph's father had feared. Ralph's fascination with Isabel's life overcomes any concern he might have had for her welfare."
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Henry James? "The Jolly Corner", 2003.
A look at how Henry James uses literary images of New York in his short story "The Jolly Corner".
2,896 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper analyzes Henry James' use of literary images of New York in his short story "The Jolly Corner". It combines extracts from the text with other of James' work (particularly "The American Scene") to show that "The Jolly Corner" may be seen as an autobiography of sorts and provides many deep insights into the life and works of James.
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"The sense of eeriness that Henry James lets exude in The Jolly Corner is the same that one experiences when comparing it to The American Scene. Unlike Washington Square, where contrasts are much more prevalent than comparisons, The Jolly Corner is very nearly, eerily so, a ?fictional mirror? of James? non-fictional travelogue. Comparisons can be made at every level with The American Scene: from the pervading themes to the images of New York. It is the intention of this paper to show that, to a very great extent, Henry James? images of New York in The Jolly Corner share the same style of his late period and, in particular, his work The American Scene. By extension, this paper will also contribute to the ongoing argument that The Jolly Corner may be seen as an autobiography of sorts by James."
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