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"A Nation Of Sheep" ( William Lederer ), 1999.
Examines this 1961 work's portrayal of Americans as victims of ignorance and misinformation on foreign policy issues.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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"Although William Lederer's A Nation of Sheep was published in 1961, its concepts are just as relevant to American politics almost four decades later. The American public continues to be misinformed on foreign policy matters. As the world becomes more globally interdependent, the average American clings to a narrow set of domestic interests. This parochialism allows the U.S. government to use skillful means of publicity to persuade the public on important foreign issues.
One of the glaring examples that Lederer provides of the U.S. government's persuasive powers is its near invasion of Laos during the summer of 1959. The government and the media were duped by the Laotian government into believing that foreign Communist troops had invaded its northern border. The Laotians, fearful that the U.S. was preparing to reduce foreign aid ..."
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Poems by William Carlos Williams, 2005.
This paper discuss the poems "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the poems "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, which reflect domestic desire and the problems of intimacy that lie hidden within American suburbia. The author points out that Williams shows an abstracted form of simile, allusion and symbolism to reflect the frustrations of couples trying to live with each other in divided homes. The paper contends that, by actively revealing his own lack of sexual fulfillment, Williams is able to convey these messages in these simply written, yet cryptic poems.
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"This poetical analysis explores the theme of domestic desire within the two poems: "The Young Housewife" and "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. By revealing William's poetry related to domestic desire through simile, allusions and symbolism, one can learn why these two poems reflect isolation and the romantic problems within 20th century American suburbia. In understanding William's poems through the theme of domestic desire, one can assume unfulfilled sexual and romantic energies that reside within his verse. The poem "The Young Housewife" reflects the barriers and sexuality of the suburbs in the way that Williams present both the woman and the doctor in the poem."
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William Carlos Williams' "The Use of Force", 2006.
This paper interprets William Carlos Williams' short story "The Use of Force".
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, in his short story, "The Use of Force", William Carlos Williams examines the justifiable application of physical force. The author points out that all of the doctor's respect appears to go to Mathilda, the "damned little brat", who had the spunk and courage to resist him all along. The paper concludes that even an apparently mild-mannered country doctor can enjoy the passionate feeling of having a strong opponent and admire the resistance.
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"The narrator inquires about a sore throat and both parents explain that the child says "her throat don't hurt her." The slightly exasperated doctor wonders if they have actually looked and discovers that they have not. Mathilda will not cooperate, though, and the doctor tries to reason with her. Attempting lamely to help, the mother says, "Come on, do what he tells you to, he won't hurt you." The doctor is disgusted that the mother used the word "hurt" and he says "I ground my teeth in disgust" at the parents bungling attempts."
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William Blake and William Wordsworth, 2005.
A look at how the poetry of William Wordsworth and William Blake is effective in challenging the morality of society during their time.
1,643 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper examines how William Blake and William Wordsworth are two authors who effectively incorporate the issues of their time into their poetry. It looks at how social problems and the dilemma of moral responsibility in society are integrated into poems such as Blake's "Holy Thursday" poems, "London," and "The Chimney Sweeper," as well as Wordsworth's "London" and "We are Seven." It also discusses how a popular theme for Blake and Wordsworth within their works is to take notice of the problems within society, questioning what is commonly accepted for their time period.
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"Blake's "Holy Thursday" poems are very interesting because each one captures the same day in a different light. It helps the reader to get an idea of the condition of both the people and the Church. The first "Holy Thursday" poem seems to capture the positive light of the ceremony, noting the children with the "innocent faces clean." Blake captures the innocence of these children being led by their parish officers, describing the children as "thousands of little boys and girls raising their innocent hands." While Blake uses the idea of innocence, he also could be suggesting ignorance. In his time, many of the poor children had no choice but to follow the Church. Blake describes the children in a pure and innocent way, yet also unknowing, like a flock of sheep. "
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William Carlos Williams' Poem "The Red Wheelbarrow", 2006.
The paper describes the way William Carlos Williams' poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" uses a simple battery of devices and basic vocabulary to convey a multitude of thoughts and images.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that William Carlos William, in his poem "The Red Wheelbarrow", utilizes imagery, symbolism, simplistic structures and a free form style to illustrate the meaning of the poem in both a literal and metaphorical sense. The author points out that the meaning behind the picture created by this poem is left up to the reader to discover by looking for patterns in a deceptively simple sentence. The author underscores that, through these patterns, the readers rediscover the beauty in a simple wheelbarrow, a simple sentence and a simple poem. The paper concludes that the plain red wheelbarrow glistens by the end of the poem, in the calm following a storm, like the reader's glow of excitement after unraveling the mystery of the scene.
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"The structure of the poem is perhaps the most interesting characteristic of it. The simple vernacular is underscored by the structure. Because the sentence is broken into four stanzas, the reader is forced to go line by line, scrutinizing each syllable, looking for meaning. Each word was carefully chosen and packs a punch, as was the author's intention. There are relatively few words, which causes the reader to notice the author's word choice more than if the poem were longer. Additionally, the pauses between each stanza allow the reader to reevaluate the mental image they are creating, as explained previously."
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William Carlos Williams' Short Stories, 2001.
A look at the antinomic forces in the short stories of William Carlos Williams.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 41.95
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"Critics have characterized William Carlos Williams? short stories as ?terribly real?, exhibiting both ?bitterness and compassion.? Kenneth Rexroth gets closer to the matter, categorizing the stories as ?the completely realized real.? The stories depict a antinomic reality, he suggests, consisting of a combative coexistence between what is immediately apprehensible and a force lying ?behind the colored faces of phenomena.?:
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Advancements in Childbirth during the Time of William Carlos Williams, 2000.
A look at the improvements in childbirth practices in America at the turn of the 20th century.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 52.95
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Childbirth, the natural process of how we are born, has evolved along with technological advancements to prolong lives, reduce pain, and decrease mortality rates through advancements in technology. William Carlos Williams, born in 1883 in Rutherford, New Jersey, dealt with issues of childbirth through the course of his life as a pediatrician. After becoming a pediatrician in 1910, he practiced medicine there for most of his life, and wrote poems and stories about his life as a country doctor. During the course of his life, society began paying close attention to childbirth as medicine and technology advanced.
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William Carlos Williams, 1994.
A brief biography of the poet/doctor and analysis of three of his poems "To A Poor Old Woman," "The Term" and "The Snow Begins".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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"William Carlos Williams, born in 1883 and died in 1963, was a major poet of his generation and one of the leading poets in the movement departing from traditional English practice, but Williams took his own road and tried to impart to his poetry a new substance and a violent new orientation. He began as early as 1912 by asking, "what was the measurable factor in language that can replace metrics as the basis for poetic composition?" For Williams, this question involved the whole essence of poetry:
Since he believed that experience does not objectively exist until it is embodied in language, the nature of that language--its ability to convey actuality without distorting it through the crippling biases of "literary" means--is all-important (Unger 403).
Williams had several concerns that were constant: 1) he wanted to..."
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Romanticism in William Blake and Tennessee Williams, 2008.
This paper compares similar themes of romanticism in William Blake's epic poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' to Tennessee Williams' southern drama "A Streetcar Named Desire".
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that the multifaceted romantic movement is ripe with variety and reach with decidedly similar "romantic" characteristics and qualities interwoven throughout otherwise vastly different texts. The author points out that, despite their distinctive literary identities, countries of origin and time frames, William Blake and Tennessee Williams share a place in the artistically and timelessly transcendent Romantic epoch. The paper relates that one of the themes of the romantic movement in William Blake's 1793 poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell', which was written against the tumultuous historical backdrop of the American and French Revolution, is the duality of human nature. The author stresses that the Tennessee Williams' 1947 drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", like "Marriage", has the themes of personal confliction and social confinement.
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"In addition to an emotional catharsis, Blanche aims for a physical and spiritual purification as well. She bathes excessively in a hot tub despite the sultry July temperature, refusing to be seen without her powder and perfume and "fancy fox fur pieces". She softens the harsh light in her bedroom with a festive Chinese lantern and even refuses to eat unwashed grapes. She demurs to Mitch that she "can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than a rude remark or a vulgar action", all the while deflecting his physical affection under the pretense of remaining refined."
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William Godwin's "Caleb Williams", 2004.
An analysis of William Godwin's "Caleb Williams" and how, though it may be read as an innocent murder mystery novel, when examined in the context of the author's life, the book is actually an attack on the law.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses that William Godwin wrote "Caleb Williams" as an attempt to present in a story form the political views, which he wrote about in "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice". The author points out that this novel is a satire on the entire English system of laws and justice. The paper relates that Godwin created a character named Caleb Williams, who gets himself entangled in a battle with the law, to act as the writer's voice. The author states that, to Godwin, laws are created merely with the intent of oppressing the poor and allowing free reign over the social and political situation of the rich. The paper relates that, in this novel, innocents are arrested and found guilty without any proof other than the declaration of their blame by the affluent and dominant socialites. The author maintains that the book infers that the most absurd characteristic of the law is its inflexibility.
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"Born to a family of dissenting ministers, Godwin began his life in the church but soon after abandoned his position and, with the advice of a friend, began writing for sustenance and profit. His background in radical dissent helped ease him into the world of 1780s London. At this time, prominent writers and speakers such as Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft, who he would later marry, were speaking out against the injustices of the established political system. At this time Godwin wrote his "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice" and, soon after, "Caleb Williams", both of which articulate his position which became known as "rational anarchism."
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"The Ugly American", 2002.
A review of "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper presents a detailed discussion about "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer. It is the story of the gross failures of American diplomacy and exposes the ugly truth behind it. It also praises the traces of clear and positive potential in our system. The author of this paper portrays the characters of the book to illustrate the failures as well as the successes of the story and of American diplomatic policies.
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"The Ugly American", 2002.
A study of the book "The Ugly American," by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 27.95
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This paper examines the fictional novels of two military officers, William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick. It analyzes the Unites States government's incompetence in foreign affairs. The paper illustrates the disinterest of U.S. diplomats in the foreign country he is living in. The author describes the subject of the book as the conflict of the United States foreign policy against the Communists, and their goal to take over portions of Southeast Asia.
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"The main theme woven throughout the book is that of U.S. governmental incompetence in our foreign affairs. Ambassadors and personnel cannot speak the native language of the countries where they are stationed. Often the personnel are political has-beens, who got a choice Ambassadorship for years of governmental work. Each of the stories in the book builds on the last, and adds depth to the different characters, showing their inefficiency and lack of judgment, contrasted with the "good" characters, who really try to help and learn about the native people."
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Conflict and Irony in Williams, Carver and Baxter, 2007.
A review of conflict in the tales "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter, "The Use Of Force" by William Carlos Williams and "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews and discusses "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter, "The Use Of Force" by William Carlos Williams and "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver. The paper focuses specifically on the use of irony to dramatize conflict in these three tales. According to the paper, conflict is the essence of all good storytelling.
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"William Carlos William's short story "The Use of Force" also ironically depicts someone who must be cruel, only to be kind. The conflict of the story centers on a young child with a fever, and the doctor who is trying to save the little girl. The irony of the story is that the doctor must examine the child's throat, but the child regards the doctor as an intruder, and the doctor must force himself, violently, upon the child, to help her live. Irony is also manifest in the child's perspective, because the child quite reasonably sees the strange man who wishes to look at her throat as a dangerous intruder. Her parents, filled with love for Mathilda, have not forced her to open her mouth. The medical professional, in contrast, is capable of some objectivity in the situation. He tries at first, like the parents, to coax her, but to no avail. "Such a nice man, put in the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won't hurt you."
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"The Ugly American", 2002.
An analysis of the book by William R. Lederer and Eugene Burdick which discusses relationships between Americans and the Vietnamese native population.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper is based on "The Ugly American", a book written in 1958. This paper demonstrates how America?s government officials ignored their mistakes in relations with the Vietnamese natives and made no attempt to correct them. The paper shows that furthermore, officials in Vietnam falsely reported that the Vietnamese natives thought they had a good relationship with America.
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"A reason why America may have lost this war is that representatives of our government did not fully understand the Vietnamese, their culture, way of living or history. Many Americans did not even know the country existed until the conflict began. We thought that because of the size and stature of our nation, we would always win in the end."
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"The Ugly American", 2002.
An analysis of the 1958 novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick.
1,701 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper analyzes "The Ugly American", examining both its literary and its foreign policy content and shows how the book is still relevant to today's world. The writer states that even though this novel was written in the Cold War period, the comments that "The Ugly American" makes on United States foreign policy and the citizens of the United States in general are still relevant.
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"The Ugly American is a novel about the fictional Southeast country of Sarkhan. Lederer and Burdick present Sarkhan as a thinly veiled amalgamation of several Southestern nations such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Sarkhan is a poor nation, and it is moving ever closer to revolution, prompted by a communist insurgency that is being supported by the Soviet Union (Discarded Advice). In the book, the United States is aware of the problem in Sarkhan, and feels compelled to stop this potential communist revolution, under the then-prevailing policy of containment, but are heavy-handed in their dealings with the nation, and are alienating the Sarkhanese (Discarded Advice). To make matters worse, the American officials that are stationed in Sarkhan are rude, arrogant, and incompetent (Discarded Advice)."
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