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Kurt Vonnegut, 2008.
An analysis of the life, works, character and unique contribution to American fiction of Kurt Vonnegut.
1,202 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses how Kurt Vonnegut's novels such as "Cat's Cradle" and "Slaughterhouse Five" have a reputation both as great literary classics and great works of underground fiction. It looks at how "Slaughterhouse Five" is his most famous novel and also regarded his most personal, as it was based on his experiences as a prisoner of war in Germany during the Allied firebombing of Dresden in 1945. It also discusses how Vonnegut is credited with helping to elevate the genre of science fiction, once considered a staple of pulp magazine racks, to that of high art and how "Cat's Cradle" tells the tale of scientists trying to create 'ice-nine,' a crystal that could turn all water solid and thus destroy all life on earth.
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"Vonnegut is credited with helping to elevate the genre of science fiction, once considered a staple of pulp magazine racks, to that of high art. Cat's Cradle tells the tale of scientists trying to create 'ice-nine,' a crystal that could turn all water solid and thus destroy all life on the earth. In 1963, Cat's Cradle slowly developed a readership as Cold War Americans were increasingly receptive to a book that showed the dangerous potential of science and technology to develop faster than ethics and morality ("Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84," CNN.com, 2007, p.1) The novel, takes its title from an Eskimo game in which children try to snare the sun with string (Smith, 2007, p.1). Although its first printing sold only 500 copies, it has become a staple of English classes all over America today (Smith, 2007, p.1)."
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Kurt Vonnegut, 2001.
A paper which discuses the role of author Kurt Vonnegut in modern literature.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper discusses the general role of Kurt Vonnegut in modern literature and includes a discussion of his interviews with newspapers through which he expresses his own view on the influence of his literature. Several of Vonnegut's books such as "Player Piano" and "Galapagos" are examined.
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"It has been twenty years since all sorts of academic critics began paying attention to Kurt Vonnegut?s work. Many of his critics and fans have attempted to explain the very original style of Vonnegut?s books. Most of them usually do come up with some sort of a purpose for his books, but the style, usually, can?t be explained. In order to ?catagolize? Vonnegut into literary criterion, has been called, among other less presentable things, a fabulist, a fantasist, a black humorist, a mythic writer, a satirist, and a science fiction writer. Many different critics have attempted to explain his true reasons for his creations, but almost all of them are doomed to failure from the moment they begin. This is true, not because of their lack of intelligence or creativity, after-all most of them carry numerous degrees in prestigious schools, but because they aren?t Kurt Vonnegut."
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Kurt Vonnegut?s "Slaughterhouse Five", 2003.
Examines Kurt Vonnegut?s "Slaughterhouse Five", or "The Children's Crusade" (1969), as a lesson in geopolitical history.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper provides an overview of Kurt Vonnegut and his book, "Slaughterhouse Five", or "The Children's Crusade", from the perspective of its inadvertent contribution to increasing the level of overall geopolitical awareness in America, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"According to one of his many biographers, Kurt Vonnegut studied at Cornell University before serving in the U.S. Air Force in World War II (Reed 1997). Vonnegut was captured by the Germans, and was one of the survivors of the fire bombing of Dresden, Germany, that took place in February 1945. Vonnegut?s book, Slaughterhouse Five, or The Children's Crusade (1969) is his attempt to recreate his Dresden experiences in a fictional form; the book uses that bombing raid as a symbol of the cruelty and destructiveness of war down through the centuries using a mixture of dark fantasy and ?numb, loopy humor ?(Giles & Dickstein 2003:11). An interesting benefit that has been realized from this evocative story about an otherwise-horrifying event (particularly one in which the United States did not play an all-that-honorable-role) has been its impact on raising the level of geopolitical awareness among Americans who have read the book. In this regard, Vonnegut has provided a poignant account of an event in history that contributes to this understanding. "
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Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five", 2008.
This paper explains the suitability of specific awards for the three main characters in Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five".
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 33.95
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The paper suggests specific awards for the three main characters in Kurt Vonnegut's novel, "Slaughterhouse Five'. Specifically, the paper discusses why a scrapbook is a suitable award for Billy Pilgrim, why a pencil with an eraser is appropriate for the narrator and why a trip around the world would have benefited Valencia Pilgrim.
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Award 1: A Scrapbook for Billy Pilgrim
Award 2: A Pencil with an Eraser for the Narrator
Award 3: A Trip Around the World for Valencia Pilgrim
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"Billy Pilgrim is described as a character unstuck in time. His memory serves as the narrative structure of Slaughterhouse Five, a series of memories that occurs after Billy is in a plane accident. At the time of the accident, Billy is employed as an eye doctor in upstate New York. Billy has a wife, children, and comfortable life, but he is haunted by memories of his captivity during World War II, and digging out from his imprisonment in a work camp during the bombing of Dresden. Rather than finding comfort in material success and his physical survival, he is disenchanted with his current existence. He dreams as well that he is captured by aliens, who underline the principle that human beings have no free will, evidently reflecting Billy's sense of powerlessness over the actions that have shaped his life."
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Kurt Vonnegut's "Mother Night", 2006.
This paper reviews and discusses the film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Mother Night," which takes place in Berlin during WWII.
822 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines the film "Mother Night" directed by Keith Gordon and adapted by Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same name. The writer of this paper details the film's tragic dimensions as well as the surreal yet inspired moments of dark humor. This paper discusses the plot and characters of the film, including that of actor Nick Nolte who plays American playwright and expatriate Howard Campbell. The writer also ponders the questions raised in the film regarding responsibility and the roles people often play for survival.
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"During Campbell's years in Nazi Germany, the colors are very vibrant. The bright, nearly golden cinematography evokes a nostalgic feel--the rose-tinted hues that accompany one's memories of his or her days of youth and glory. However, in the postwar years, the colors are dull and dreary. And the last days of Campbell's life in an Israeli prison are shot in stark black and white. This inventive use of cinematography reveals the tragically ironic fact that the happiest years of Campbell's life were when he broadcasted hate over the airwaves, and the Nazis who revered him exterminated millions of innocent people. In his days of glory, he was treated as a celebrity among many Germans and had the undying love of his beautiful wife Helga."
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Kurt Vonnegut?s "Cat?s Cradle", 2004.
Discusses the predominant theme in Kurt Vonnegut's novel, "Cat's Cradle".
1,515 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper expounds on the main theme in "Cat's Cradle" that life is meaningless. The paper discusses Vonnegut's use of images, irony, and eccentric characters to express his theme about the meaningless of life. It also explains how Vonnegut relates this theme to religion, marriage, and almost everything else humans teach each other.
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"Clearly, Vonnegut is depicting a side of human nature that cannot deal with the truth, so it is fed and willingly believes the lies it is told by the ?religion.? In fact, ?Truth was the enemy of the people, because the truth was so terrible, so Bokonon made it his business to provide the people with better and better lies? (172). In addition, to create more ?zest? and ?tang? within the lives of the people, Bokonon decides to have himself declared an outlaw. He emphasizes his belief that ?A really good religion is a form of treason? (173). The legend of a holy man in the jungle and the tyrant in the city was the only thing that made the people happy. (174) Perhaps the most striking example of this theme is the last scene of the book in which Bokonon writes in the final sentence of his book that if he were a younger man, he would ?make a statue of himself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who? (287). Again, we are shown Vonnegut?s opinion regarding the power of religion. Through the willingness of the people to accept Bokonon, Vonnegut is asking us to search our own lives for such blind faith."
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"Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut, 2006.
This paper critique's Kurt Vonnegut's, 1952 book, "Player Piano" and its main character Paul Proteus.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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The author examines the writings of Vonnegut's "Player Piano" and the writer's view of the threat to the U.S.'s future, by the story's main theme being that Americans were becoming far too reliant upon machines and technology, which is relevant today as well. The paper explains why fiction of this sort is plentiful now, but back when the book was written, it wasn't as common.
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"Paul's work is to run the factory in that its productivity still increases and so that there are no saboteurs. Computers operate everything else. Paul is married and his wife; Anite depends on him and always tells him to strive to follow his father's example. His father was a celebrated founder of the local industrial plant and its first general manager. Anite lectures him on the virtues of the hierarchy and opportunism. He is at the beginning of his career and he desires to obtain a better position and he knows he should follow in his father's footsteps."
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Kurt Vonnegut's "Bluebeard", 1997.
Critical review of this novel satirizing modern society, modern art, urban life and materialism.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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" Kurt Vonnegut, in his novel Bluebeard, examines the world of American painting (and American culture and society at large, if not the entire world and almost everything in it, past and present) and finds it and most of its denizens obsessed with money and violence and bigotry and fear far more than with the joy or creativity of life or art. In the process of making such an argument, Vonnegut presents the autobiography of a failed abstract expressionist and his spiritual and creative journey out of the darkness and back to the light of the world of human beings and human-based art.
While he perhaps too often goes for the comic touch whenever it is available, Vonnegut is nevertheless trying to make the serious point that life and art have indeed become mired in money and materialism and resentments and abstractions to such an.."
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Analysis of Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", 2000.
A look at the theme of dehumanization in "Harrison Bergeron".
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 34.95
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"'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a story literally exaggerated to its limit by showing, in the near future, what it means to be equal in every way by having people not being able to show any form of intelligence or creativity whatsoever. When Harrison Bergeron breaks the chains of government oppression, he dies for his failed cause. He dies because he chooses not to conform to the rest of his oppressive society. His parents, George and Hazel, who are nothing more than two bodies under the government?s mind control, can do nothing to save their son or seek justice for his death. The story is not only a reflection of the author?s concern with controlling the masses through television, but is also an attack on the idea of enforced equality."
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"Player Piano", 2002.
A review of Kurt Vonnegut's "Player Piano" with an emphasis on the society portrayed in the novel.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper examines and analyzes the theme of Kurt Vonnegut's 1952 novel, "Player Piano". The author discusses what themes play out in the life of Paul Proteus, what elements of American politics might lead to the sort of society described in the novel, and what elements might prevent such a society.
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Sexuality and Portrayal of Women in Rap and R&B Videos, 2002.
Explores and compares the portrayal of women in Rap and R&B music and then discusses what this portrayal may say about women and society.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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There are very marked differences between the sexuality in lyrics and videos of Rap songs and R&B songs as a whole. This commentary is in no way meant to cast a blanket of generalizations over this issue. Instead, it is the purpose of this paper to examine the expression of sexuality in the lyrics and videos of six songs (three Rap and three R&B). The exploration will pay particular attention to the treatment and portrayal of women in these images and what they seem to be saying about gender and society.
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The Portrayal of Women in "24", 2008.
An analysis of the portrayal of women in roles of leadership, in the television series, "24."
2,149 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper attempts to analyze how women are portrayed in the television series, "24." It analyzes this series that exemplifies the equality of men and women in their portrayal of roles of authority and leadership. The paper suggests that the series is atypical of real-life settings of typical individuals and therefore portrays women narrowly, but equal in stature to men.
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"These events, while atypical of real-life settings of typical individuals, portray women narrowly in the sense that the situations are not only atypical and for all intents and purposes, extraordinary, but also portray them in extreme circumstances, equally atypical of real-life. The reactions of the characters are somewhat restricted in this sense. On the other hand, the genre of this series inherently restricts the amount of variability that can be shown, especially with the time constraints imposed by the structure of the series. The 24 series, while its portrayal of women in a 21st century setting and culture is fairly accurate, particular nuances pertaining to womanhood are left out. In the same light, the series reflects the equal stature of women and men in this present age, particularly with regard to positions of command and authority."
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The Portrayal of Strong, Ethnic Females in Literature, 2002.
This paper discusses the portrayal of strong, ethnic females in twentieth-century literature.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper uses the characters of Janie from "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston and Rigoberta Menchu? from her autobiography, "I, Rigoberta Menchu? An Indian Woman in Guatemala," to discuss the portrayal of strong, ethnic females in literature.
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"The protagonist in Their Eyes decides to thwart conventional thinking and strike out on her own, seeking approval from herself. Janie decides that she is not content with a loveless marriage. She internally feels that the only true way to live is to live a life filled with love. Disenchanted with her state of affairs, she seeks ?confirmation of the voice and vision? (Hurston 15) and wants to find the ?acknowledged answers? (Hurston 16) to the questions she has inside. The decision to not be satisfied with status quo definitely aids Janie in the exploration of her purpose on earth. Rigoberta too has a decision to make that will transform her life."
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A Complex Portrayal of the Great Depression, 2002.
This paper examines how the Great Depression is portrayed in three different literary works: "The Company She Keeps," "Native Son" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
2,180 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the portrayal of Depression-era society in three diverse literary works. Georgia Durante's, "The Company She Keeps," is an autobiographical look at how the Depression affected the world of organized crime through as seen through the eyes of a mafia wife. John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" looks at human relationships and how they were affected through the portrayal of the life of the migrant worker. Richard Wright's "Native Son," discusses the role that segregation and racism played in the struggles of blacks to survive the 1930s. The author compares the three different novels and feels that the "Grapes of Wrath" is the most comprehensive portrayal of Depression-era life in America.
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"The Grapes of Wrath also explores multiple facets of the effects of the Great Depression on the general public. Not only does it examine the way families were affected by the economic hardships of the times, it also shows what happened when people were forced to move to find work, what life was like in migrant camps, and how people began to band together to promote the rights of the workers and to engage in collectivist action. Human relationships are also a big part of this book. The Great Depression naturally affected the way that people related to each other, and The Grapes of Wrath explores how family relationships as well as relationships with friends, neighbors, and strangers were all changed by the economic crisis. A reading of The Grapes of Wrath makes one feel as if one actually understands on many levels the pressures and deprivations of the times, because it explores so many areas of the Depression experience. The Grapes of Wrath is a holistic book while Native Son and The Company She Keeps are specialists."
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Portrayal of the Prison System, 2002.
A study of the portrayal of the criminal justice system in American film.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the key issues which are addressed in four films: ?Cool Hand Luke?, ?Brubaker", ?Midnight Express?, and ?The Shawshank Redemption?, and questions if they provide their audience with realistic and objective views of prisons and prison life. It describes that the films are full of socially created stereotypes, which conform to the general publics? view of prisoners, prisons and prison staff.
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"Unlike many areas of crime and the criminal justice system, the public remains relatively ignorant of the workings and conditions that exist within prisons and other correctional facilities. This, therefore, places a greater importance on the influence that can be exerted by the media?s representation of the prison system and the manner in which they portray the experiences of inmates. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the population will, at some point during their lifetime, become either a victim of crime or find themselves involved with the legal system, whether this is as a witness, a defendant, or a juror."
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