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Nella Larsen Character Comparison, 2006.
Draws comparisons between the two main characters in ?Quicksand? and ?Passing? by Nella Larsen
1,644 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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The two main characters in Nella Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing" have fundamental similarities in being mulatto women from Renaissance Harlem in the early 20th century. The paper shows how both Helga Crane and Irene Redfield were well-educated women whose identities were more black than white, a product of their social environment.
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"Irene, on the other hand, had little conflict about being of mixed race. She married a "dark" man, had his children and lived proudly as a black woman. While often curious about what it might be like to "pass" as white (as her friend Clare Kendry did), she never seriously considered it an acceptable lifestyle. Being black was not painful for Irene as it was for Helga. Irene did, however, seem to take vicarious pleasure in the notion of "passing" through Clare, pondering about the inherent difficulties of living such a life."
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"Quicksand" and "Passing" by Nella Larsen, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the representation of black womanhood in Nella Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing".
1,880 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how the stories "Quicksand" and "Passing" illustrate the profound pressures felt by Nella Larsen as a female writer in the male dominated Harlem Renaissance. It looks at how Larsen grapples with the conflicting demands of her racial and sexual identities and the contradictory nature of a black and feminine aesthetic. It attempts to show that while Larsen's literature appears to project feminist concessions to the dominant ideology of romance, marriage and motherhood, it can equally be interpreted as a radical and original critique of female sexual experience, repressed in both literary terms and in Larsen's own contemporary society.
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"The theme of racial identity is central to the exploration of black womanhood in both 'Quicksand' and 'Passing.' The main protagonist of 'Quciksand,' Helga Crane is portrayed by Larsen to suffer from a dual consciousness arising from her mixed parentage. Helga appears indifferent or even accommodating towards white racism as she accepts her uncle's new wife's racist attitudes, believing that she was 'an obscene sore in all their lives, at all costs to be hidden. She understood while she resented.' Helga is also ambivalent regarding Anne's ongoing racism towards whites in the form of sociological critique, and the condemnation of miscegenation."
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Nella Larsen's "Passing", 2002.
An anal;ysis of the novel.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper depicts the representation of race in the novel "Passing" by Nella Larsen and describes the role it plays in the lives of the characters involved.
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19th and 20th Century Women in American Literature, 2004.
Examines the societal evolution of American women through works by Willa Cather, Kate Chopin, and Nella Larsen.
875 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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Nineteenth and 20th century American women have, through the years, evolved from being simple mothers, wives, and daughters to being women of true substance; that is, women who gained autonomy despite the stereotypes and stigmas given them by their society. This paper discusses how the novels, "Quicksand" by Nella Larsen, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, and "My Antonia" by Willa Cather, explore the issue on how womanhood and motherhood are confronted by the lead female characters and how their chosen lives led either to their downfall or success in life. The analyses of women characters in the novels show how Larsen, Chopin, and Cather have differing perspectives in confronting issues about women during their time. Larsen equates freedom among women with freedom from the responsibilities of motherhood, while Cather presents a contradicting view, asserting happiness within the individual as the true measure of a woman?s freedom in the 20th century American society.
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"While advocating for women empowerment and freedom, Cather takes into account the value and importance of family and social interaction of women with society. Choosing the life of a mother, wife, and pioneer woman, Antonia embodies the woman of her period in a more realistic setting and situation, where contentment is achieved not through detachment from the family and society, but by integrating oneself and attaining harmonious relationships among people."
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Creation vs. Procreation, 2005.
This paper examines Nella Larsen's novel "Quicksand" and discusses the aspects of motherhood that inhibit artistry.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper offers a discussion of the aspects of motherhood that inhibit artistry, as exemplified in the Nella Larsen novel "Quicksand," particularly in the conclusion. The paper notes the prevalence of the theme throughout literature.
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"The struggle between motherhood and artistry can be traced throughout much of literature. The image of motherhood as a smothering and suffocating force can be seen in Chopin's "Awakening," in Ibsen's" A Doll's House," in Edith Summers "Kelley's Weeds" and in most of the poetry of both Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. This is of course only a small sampling of evidence of the prevalence of this theme."
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"Passing", 2003.
Analyzes the main themes in Nella Larsen's novel.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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The paper examines Nella Larsen's novel as a complex response to U.S. racial and class segregation in the 1920s. It discusses black feminist criticism's concept of social marginalization and the politics of sex and race.
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"Nella Larsen's Passing is a complex response to and critique of the patterns of racial and class segregation that characterized the US in the 1920s. However, the critique has resonance for the modern period because, despite the demise of legalized ..."
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?Quicksand? and ?Passing?, 2005.
An analysis of theme of race in Nella Larsen's novels "Quicksand" and "Passing".
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper examines how Larsen's novels "Quicksand" and "Passing", focus much of their attention toward the enigmatic, frustrating confines of race in early 20th century American culture. It looks at how racial identification and awareness becomes complicated and ultimately causes life-changing conditions for the three main characters in Larsen's novels, Helga Crane, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry.
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"Born to a Danish mother and Caribbean father, Helga Crane's mulatto complexion, which allows her access to both white, upper-class European society and the upwardly mobile confines of black culture during Harlem's Renaissance, ultimately leads her to motherhood in the deep South, embroiled in the same inner-racial conflict and unhappiness that has plagued her entire existence. In each of Quicksand's various settings, from an all-black schoolhouse in Alabama to Copenhagen's patronizing social scene, Helga finds that "if you couldn't prove your ancestry and connections, you were tolerated, but you didn't "belong"" (Larsen 12). While she is undoubtedly met with cautious acceptance in each of her various habitats, it is Helga's own misgivings surrounding her background, however, which are most important in determining her constant, self-imposed alienation. "
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Social Comparisons, 2008.
This paper explores the social comparison theory and its processes.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes the social comparison theory in four sections, first by exploring a journal article that explored the theory in the United States and China. The paper also analyzes a mass media example in the context of social comparison. A personal example is then provided within an academic setting to see how the real life-scenario works. Finally, the theory was examined in an ethical context.
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Social Comparison, Individualism-Collectivism, and Self-Esteem in China and the United States by Chung and Mallery
Mass Media Example of the Social Comparison Theory
Personal Example of Social Comparison Theory
Social Comparison Theory and Ethics
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"Chung and Mallery (1999) "examined the possible differences in social comparison between individualistic and collectivistic cultures" using the United States and China for the sample (para. 1). Chung and Mallery predicted that based on past research, collectivistic cultures, where individuals focused on achievements that would be beneficial to a collective group rather than themselves, would be positively correlated with upward social comparison, while the contrary would be true for individualistic cultures. In essence the a priori expectation is that "upward comparisons were positively correlated with individual self-esteem, and downward comparisons were negatively correlated with collective self-esteem" (Chung & Mallery, 1999, para 14)."
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"The Passing", 2002.
Examining the issues of race and color in Nella Larsen's "The Passing".
1,621 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper provides an analysis of the book "The Passing", written in 1929. It shows how, in this period, people were still mainly classified by their skin color. The book deals with the issue of how African-Americans themselves were divided, with the lighter-skinned people being accepted by the "white" society and the darker-skinned people being rejected even by their own.
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"Passing refers to the practice of light skinned black people trying to ?pass ? in white society. If a black person passed, they were thought of as rejecting their own history and heritage. If they could not or chose not to pass, then they were giving up a whole host of privileges and rights that came from being white. These were the Days before the Supreme Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, everything was separate, but not any where near equal. If everything was equal, it is hard to imagine a black person who would want to ?pass.? There was this tug of war then, between heritage and rights that played on the people. Indeed, at the beginning of the novel, Irene runs into her childhood friend Clare, while they are both passing at a fancy Chicago hotel, Clare as a matter of course, and Irene, to avoid the summer heat of Chicago."
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Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus", 2007.
This paper critiques the historical significance of Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus".
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper introduces, discussees, and analyzes Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus". Specifically, the paper considers the historical significance of the document about the time, place, and environment in which it was created. The paper explains that the comparison of Pompey and Agesilaus is valuable for the insight it gives into both men, including their motivation, personalities, strengths, and weaknesses.
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"A quick reading of the document offers several historical points, including information on the culture, religious beliefs, and social customs of the times. First, the author refers to a "false gloss on the oracle" in relation to Agesilaus and his reign. This indicates the importance of oracles and sooth-sayers during the time. In fact, civilizations relied on oracles for much of their decision-making, including laws and military actions. Indeed, Plutarch himself served Apollo at the Oracle at Delphi. Thus, oracles were extremely important in the environment of the time."
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Literary Comparison, 2002.
A comparison between J.M. Coetzee's "Life & Times of Michael K" and Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is a comparison between the two novels "Life and Times of Michael K" and "Robinson Crusoe". It includes a discussion of the relationship between these two novels, focusing on how Coetzee uses references to Defoe's novel to create the meaning of his own text. It also tries to answer the whys and so-whats raised by the text.
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A Childcare Systems Comparison: France and U.S., 2007.
A comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the French and U.S. childcare systems.
5,142 words (approx. 20.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 128.95
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This paper examines the fundamental differences in the systems of childcare provided to working parents in the United States and in France. The paper explains the basic laws pertaining to the rights of working parents, descriptions of varying childcare arrangements available in each country, and the level of educational content emphasized in each arrangement. The paper also discusses the history of working families and childcare arrangements in the United States and in France, for the purpose of evaluating how each system is ingrained in the culture. The paper concludes that the United States is capable of providing a much more family-friendly system than is currently in place.
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Introduction
France: Laws
France: Childcare
United States: Laws
United States: Childcare
Funding Comparison
History - Viewpoints and Trends
The Hidden System
Conclusion
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"The United States, like most other cultures and societies around the world, is vulnerable to ethnocentric feelings which may prevent change in some of its established systems. I believe this to be true in the case of our childcare system today. In concert with our desire for low government "interference" in our lives, our in ability to see the importance of a universally available, nationally sponsored childcare system hinders the path to improved education and quality care for our country's youngest citizens. By comparison, the social programs of European nations like France, though they place a high tax burdens on the people, display much more of a commitment both to quality care and to the future educational achievements of the young. What is puzzling is that, in the midst of debate in the U.S. about ways to improve childcare without turning into a socialist government, there lies an alternative - run by the very government that refused to get involved in childcare for education's sake for generations - which has proven that a good system run by federal standards can be launched and run successfully in under 20 years. This system is in place and running silently within our nation's Department of Defense, serving the children of those who serve our country on military bases worldwide."
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Comparison of Two PDAs, 2004.
Provides a comparison between two PDA models.
3,220 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 111.95
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This paper provides, in memo form, a comparison between two PDA (personal digital assistant) models: the Palm Tungsten C and the Blackberry 7230. It recommends the purchase of the Blackberry 7230 for realty sales.
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Radio Station Comparison, 2002.
A comparison of two radio stations in Toronto: Q-107 107.1 FM and CBC Radio Two 94.1 FM.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the content of two radio stations in Toronto, Ontario. Analysis and comparison includes the type of music, radio hosts, language, advertising, target audience and its general image. Suggestions for increasing their audience are also included.
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Comparison of Articles: Assisted Emigration, 2005.
A comparison of four articles on assisted emigration of Irish emigrants to Upper Canada in 1823 and 1825.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a comparison of four articles: Wendy Cameron's "Selecting Peter Robinson's Irish Emigrants"; an excerpt from Helen Cowan's "British Emigration to British North America: The First Hundred Years"; an excerpt from Hugh Johnston's "British Emigration Policy, 1815-1830: Shovelling out Paupers"; and an excerpt from Norman Macdonald's "Canada 1763-1841: Immigration and Settlement: The Administration of the Imperial Land Regulations". It looks at how all of these are reputable authors commenting on the assisted emigration of Irish emigrants to Upper Canada in 1823 and 1825.
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