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"Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", 2002.
A book review of "Fanny Hill", or "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", written by John Cleland in 1749.
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper briefly explains why and how this has been called the first pornographic novel. It shows how Cleland demonstrated an artful ability to use the writing style of the day, use of irony and a superficial story of virtue that triumphs over sin to make pornography acceptable enough to be read widely.
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"The story is written in an autobiographical tone and consists of letters Fanny Hill writes to a friend. Her story begins at age 15 when she is orphaned. She moves to London, and has to find a way to support herself. The path she takes, of moving into a brothel, may have been a common solution for young women without means or relatives during that time. While she is in the brothel she meets a man called Charles and falls in love with him, but after they have lived together for a while with her as a ?kept woman,? or supported by a man without benefit of marriage he disappears. She then aligns herself with another man under a similar arrangement. Eventually he dies, and leaves her his fortune. Eventually she is reunited with Charles, and she marries him."
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?Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure?, 2002.
Analyzes John Cleland's novel, commonly known as "Fanny Hill", about a prostitute.
2,931 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper introduces and analyzes the book "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" by John Cleland (also known as "Fanny Hill"). Specifically, it answers the question, "is Fanny Hill an unrepentant woman or a contrite woman?" The paper draws parallels between another fallen woman in "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders" by Daniel Defoe. "Fanny Hill" was a highly controversial and compelling novel about a prostitute, written when prostitution was certainly not an everyday topic of conversation. The book was the first to be banned in the United States. Today, it seems tame compared to our modern day versions of sex, but it still tells a compelling story of how women were forced to survive at a time in history when they had little other method of supporting themselves
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"Both books are the literary products of eighteenth century England, and the two women who tell their stories in these books reflect the life and social behavior of the time in a manner the average history book cannot. While the impressions of their surroundings are colored by their own distinctly different emotional natures and the picture they describe is limited by the boundaries of their own direct experience, both women reflect in their narratives a concern for what was considered proper and virtuous conduct at that time. They also both reflect the general tendency of that period toward a belief in the basic goodness of man. Moll reforms to illustrate both her goodness and her remorse at the wrongs of her previous life. Fanny decries vice at the end of her narrative because her life is ending on a happy note, and all of her sacrifices have led her to happiness. Both of these women have committed less than virtuous deeds, but both are redeemed at the end of their novels because it is clear they are good and decent women, who did what they did in order to survive."
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"The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts", 2002.
An essay on ?The Women Warrior? by Maxine Hong Kingston written in the first person.
612 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 21.95
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Explains the effects that this novel had on the writer and how she can relate to it on a personal level. Looks at the effects of secrets on a family and how people are not truly appreciated until they are gone.
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""You must not tell anyone," my mother said, "what I am about to tell you? (Kinston 1989). With this one sentence Kingston sets the tone and mood of the book. She lets the reader know from the very first words that this is a book of secrets and forbidden knowledge. Every family has secrets, those skeletons in the closet that have been there for generations, locked away by fear and shame. This book captured me the same way as the ?Joy Luck Club? and ?How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,? that wonderful blend of ethnic tales and cultures, generation verses generation adjusting to the old and the new."
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?Love as Pleasure and Pleasure as Sin in Inferno Five?, 2002.
An essay which provides a deep analysis of Canto V of Dante's "Inferno".
2,575 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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The essay provides a deep analysis of Canto V of Dante's Inferno. It studies Francesca and Paolo, their sin, Dante's reaction to Francesca's story, and the various interpretations critics have of Canto V. The significance of Francesca's presence in this Canto and the themes that come through in her speech and interaction with Dante are important to the Divine Comedy as a whole. The essay explores the significance of Canto V in regard to Dante's views on love, sin, pleasure and discusses the 'dolce stil novo' movement of the time. It also looks at the various interpretations that the Canto has inspired among critics. Francesca has been seen as both gentle and innocent, and as a deceptive maipulator. Dante the pilgrim's sympathy is explained in regard to Dante the poet's desire to express messages to the reader.
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"Dante?s representation of Francesca da Rimini in his Inferno is a crucial scene of interaction. Her (mis) use of the language of the thirteenth century movement, Dolce Stil Novo, exposes Dante the Poet?s thoughts on love through the reactions that her lyrical speech invokes in Dante the Pilgrim. The dramatic effect Francesca?s tale has on Dante serves to reveal his naivety and amateur ability to judge sin, and thus highlight the difference between Francesca and Beatrice, the latter of which is consequently presented as the epitome of ethereal grace and spirituality. Dante?s encounter with Francesca is found in Canto V of the Inferno, the first realm after Limbo (Canto VI) and the entrance to Hell Proper. Francesca is the first soul with whom the pilgrim speaks. The second circle, in which she and her lover Paolo reside, is that of ?i pecator carnali/che la ragion sommettono al talento? (5: 38-39), and her sin that of adultery."
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"The Woman Warrior", 2002.
A discussion of the themes found throughout Maxine Hong Kingston?s memoir, "The Woman Warrior".
695 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 24.95
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This paper is an analysis of Maxine Hong Kingston?s memoir, "The Woman Warrior". It examines the themes of silence, invisibility, ghosts and using words as weapons found throughout the book. Examples from the text are provided to support the claims.
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"It may be said that each section of Maxine Hong Kingston?s memoir, The Woman Warrior, may be considered a microcosm of the work as a whole. The section ?No Name Woman? incorporates the recurring themes of silence, invisibility, ghosts and using words as weapons.
It is argued, that the story?s central theme is the process of ?finding a personal voice? (Ling). This is mainly about the Aunt, but also about the mother and the narrator. It is a combination of three female characters each trying to find a voice and fighting against silence, some by choice such as the narrator, some by force, such as the mother, that makes this a powerful theme."
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Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" and McCourt's "Angela?s Ashes", 2004.
Compares the memoirs of Maxine Hong Kingston in her book, "The Woman Warrior", with the memoirs of Frank McCourt in his book, "Angela's Ashes".
1,891 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper summarizes and compares the memoirs of Frank McCourt and Maxine Hong Kingston. The paper looks at how each of the authors expresses him/herself and the motivation for writing their stories.
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"In their memoirs, The Woman Warrior and Angela?s Ashes, Maxine Hong Kingston and Frank McCourt, respectively, present unique and complete views of worlds that widely diverge from the sort of lifestyles and experiences that are enjoyed by the average citizens of the United States of America. Part of the most simple reason for this is their ?outsider? statues. As an immigrant, in Frank McCourt?s case, and as the child of immigrant parents, in Maxine Hong Kingston?s case, both memoirs are narratives of lives marked by travel, travail, and cultural differences that have an enormous and massive impact upon their authors? lives."
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Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior", 2004.
Discussion and analysis of Kingston's book, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts".
1,336 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts", by Maxine Hong Kingston. Specifically, it discusses why Kingston chooses to tell the stories of her mother and other female relatives, combining genres of autobiography, fantasy, fiction, and mythology, in order to illuminate her own identity.
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"In order to understand her relatives, and ultimately understand herself, Maxine Hong Kingston records the stories of her family in amusing and fanciful tales that point out the gap between the Chinese culture of her mother, and the American culture of Maxine and her siblings. Kingston's story is more than simply the age-old contest between mother and growing daughter, it is a struggle to understand a culture she is part of, and yet has never known. Often, her mother's actions make no sense to Maxine, living a comfortable life in the U.S. She has no understanding of hunger and want, and does not understand her mother's obsession with food, waste, and eating. She writes, "We'd have to face four- and five-day-old leftovers until we ate it all. The squid eye would keep appearing at breakfast and dinner until eaten. Sometimes brown masses sat on every dish."
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Maxine Hong Kingston's "Woman Warrior", 2005.
Review and analysis of Maxine Hong Kingston's novel, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts".
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper summarizes Kingston's novel about the relationship between past and present, mother and daughter. The paper explains how the novel is a book about self-discovery and that, through the juxtaposition of the social and political circumstances of the mother and daughter, as well as their personal experiences, the stories in Kingston's book lead the narrator in the novel to evolve into a confident woman with a better understanding of who she is.
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"The complexities involved with mother daughter relationships are seen in Maxine Hong Kingston?s The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. In this combination of fact and fiction Kingston engages us by demonstrating the difficulties a Chinese-American girl encounters as she tries to relate to her Chinese born mother. Through a series of tales, the narrator discovers a her mother?s character, which is inextricably connected to her past. The sharp contrast between mother and daughter exemplifies the socioeconomic and sociopolitical roles and constructs of its historical era. It is through the experience of her mother and those who came before her, that the narrator is able to embrace her present and future fully."
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Vietnam Memoirs, 2007.
An analysis of two memoirs set in Vietnam: "A Vietcong Memoir", by Truong Nhu Tang, and "The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the life of a Vietnamese Family", by Duong Van Mai Elliot.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper explains that the message of Tang's memoir emerges clearly and eloquently. The paper further explains that Tang's message was that the war was indeed a war of liberation from the point of view of the ordinary Vietnamese, but that the ideals that motivated the forces of liberation became corrupted when the revolutionary regime came to power. The paper explores how the target audience of the memoir is likely those who would still debate the war's necessity and the extent of Soviet influence in motivating the original struggle. The paper then analyzes how Elliot's memoir emerges out of a more personal need to chronicle the experiences of her family during a difficult time, and to show how in a war there are no winners, no matter what side one becomes affiliated with.
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"Nor should Elliot's experience should not be read as a 'perfect' embodiment of the anti-communist journey of an ordinary Vietnamese woman. Although younger than Tang, she was also descended from a highly influential family in South Vietnam, whose aristocratic roots extended even before French control. She had an older sister who later married a Communist, although her brothers supported the anti-communist fighters. Because her grandfather was a mandarin, or highly placed official, as was her father in the French colonial government, political debate was a part of her daily life. Socially and culturally both Elliot and Tang came from a higher echelon of society than the average Vietnamese person, and from families with a greater articulated political commitments, that extended beyond the family's personal concerns for its welfare."
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"Woman Warrior", 2004.
An analysis of the book, "Woman Warrior," written by Maxine Hong Kingston.
1,569 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews the book, "Woman Warrior," written by Maxine Hong Kingston. The paper examines how Kingston uses dream and fantasy to tell her story. The paper explains that, for Kingston, dreams and fantasies are equally as important as real-life narratives, which only provide a sliver of the truth and a partial rendering of a person's experiences. The paper contends that all people spend a considerable number of hours dreaming, and Kingston's approach to memoirs honors and respects this essential aspect of human existence. The paper explains that dreams mirror and reflect our psychic impressions of daily life, and they offer insight into our egos, alter-egos, hopes, and fears.
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""Night after night my mother would talk-story until we fell asleep. I couldn't tell where the stories left off and the dreams began, her voice the voice of heroines in my sleep," (19). Maxine Hong Kingston's surreal memoir Woman Warrior weaves between dream life and waking reality, especially in the two chapters "White Tigers" and "Shaman." In these two chapters of the book, Kingston includes the rich imagery, content, and themes of her dreams, nightmares, and fantasies to more clearly illustrate her mundane daily experiences as a Chinese immigrant in the United States. In many ways her dreams more accurately reflect her psychological development, dreams, and desires than her real-life narratives do."
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"Shopping for Pleasure", 2002.
Explores Erika D. Rappaport's "Shopping for Pleasure" which presents shopping as an expression of feminity in Victorian England.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper explores the qualities of femininity as expressed through shopping in respect to Erika D. Rappaport's book "Shopping for Pleasure: Women in the Making of London's West End". The theme of this paper is that shopping allowed women to have a realm of social influence that was separate from their male counterpart and this was a positive solution for women seeking independence in the male- dominated pleasure city of Victorian London.
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Aristotle on Pleasure, 2008.
An analysis of Aristotle's views on pleasure, specifically in his work, "The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle."
1,197 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses the views of Aristotle on the experience of pleasure in the world. The paper specifically focuses on "The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle" by Aristotle and discusses his views expressed in the work. The paper explains how pleasure for Aristotle is an aspect of human existence that guides action and can guide virtuous living.
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"Moderation seems to be the stand of Aristotle on pleasure, somewhere in between the contrary idea of all pleasure being a bad thing for man and all pleasure being a good thing for man Aristotle hangs his idea of pleasure and pleasure seeking as a natural state of man seeking eudaimonia. If a man seeks pleasure that is derived form his own desire in a natural state he is seeking pleasure that is necessary for the completion of a virtuous life. If a man seeks pleasure from an unnatural state, such as in the state of illness he is seeking pleasure for un-virtuous reasons and therefore such acts and emotions cannot be considered pleasure."
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20th Century Memoirs, 2002.
An examination of two memoirs which focus on the life of Americans during their adolescent years.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper details two writings - that of Margaret Meade?s ?Coming of Age in Samoa? as well as Whittaker Chambers?s ?Witness?. These two memoirs show different sides of America and Americans. Meade?s ?Coming of Age? speaks of a time when she was in Samoa studying adolescent children and trying to figure out why American children seem to have such rough childhoods, while Chambers?s ?Witness? tells a tale of his adventures as a soviet spy in the 1930s. The first part of this paper examines some of the reasons which make Margaret Meade?s ?Coming of Age in Samoa? a less effective piece of persuasion, while the second part of this paper examines some of the reasons that Whittaker Chambers?s ?Witness? is a compelling memoir composition.
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"Memoirs are effective forms of writing to use for a number of reasons. As a 20th Century American, one can look upon memoirs as both a telling of a time past and a time present; memoirs show a piece of our history, and thus by extension a piece of one?s own identity as an American. A less effective form of writing is that of social science argumentation, which asks us to believe various results of tests, polls, and studies. While an effective means of persuasion, it is not quite as stirring as that of the ?simple? memoir, or story of our ?own? people."
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"Beyond the Pleasure Principle", 2000.
A look at Freud's book, "Beyond the Pleasure Principle".
1,635 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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In "Beyond the Pleasure Principle", Freud presents his theory of the opposition between the death instinct (Eros) and the life instinct (Thanatos). Included in this examination and summary of Freud?s theory, is the discussion of the role of the repetition compulsion, of the sexual instincts and of binding. All of these issues are set to an example so that they can be demonstrated along with how the play of opposition between these two basic forces contributes to forming the individual personality.
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"Freud uses two terms, Eros and Thanatos, to label what he calls the instinct of life and the instinct of death, respectively. Part of the energy of the life instinct is the Libido and that energy gets directed at oneself so that you want to preserve yourself, grow, develop, and advance. Heavily opposing the life instinct is the death instinct, which is geared towards destruction. This destructive instinct wants to keep things the same and is a drive to an earlier state, ultimately death (or ?nothing?). Freud explains that the death instinct will often get repressed, showing itself as an aggression turned outward towards others. Freud claims that the pleasure principle, which aims at reducing tension, ?seems actually to serve the death instincts? (1961, 77). ?The pleasure principle, then, is a tendency operating in the service of a function whose business it is to free the mental apparatus entirely from excitation or to keep the amount of excitation in it constant or to keep it as low as possible? (Freud, 1961, 76). In other words, the pleasure principle works for what is pleasurable, which, according to Freud is a relaxed state without tension or stimuli. So, for Freud, the pleasure principle urges us to repeat actions that bring us to that relaxed and unstimulated state of being. Even taking drugs that make us forget and put us in a state of dull sensation could be an action that Freud would classify as the pleasure principle working. The pleasure principle would urge the person to continue the action of taking that particular drug over and over even though this would ultimately lead to death, which is the ultimate goal of the pleasure principle since it when we are dead we have absolutely no incoming stimuli."
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"Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant", 2002.
An analysis of some of the main events in Gordon Robertson's "Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant".
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper is a review of Gordon Robertson's "Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant". His career went from 1941-1979. This review focuses on issues of the role of the civil service, political neutrality and some of the most significant incidents in his career such as the 'Gang of Eight' constitutional plot in 1981.
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