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Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!", 2005.
This paper discusses Willa Cather's 'O Pioneers!', her second published novel, about homesteaders in Nebraska in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
2,715 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that the protagonist in Willa Cather's 'O Pioneers!' is a woman, Swedish by birth, who worked her land up to rich production and brought prosperity to her whole family; for the time the novel was written, this was somewhat out of the ordinary. The author is impressed by the way Cather set the mood in her story by beginning with a Great Plains winter scene as the backdrop to the struggle of the Borgson family, which was going to lose their father no matter what anyone did. The paper stresses that, in the time and place O Pioneers! was written, a father was the one with the power, not the mother, and the attitudes expressed by the brothers also provide a clear denunciation of patriarchy.
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"Perhaps in our time it is difficult to imagine that people would actually just do what they were told by a dying father but that was the world of late Victorian America and I believe that in setting the story as she did, the case can be made that Cather did criticize patriarchy. She made it very plain. If the father had not commanded, the brothers would have been in charge and Alexandra's fine capabilities would have been relegated to the kitchen. As the story progresses it isn't hard to see what would have happened to the family farm if the brothers had been running things. They are not only easily discouraged, but time and again it is shown that they just plain don't have Alexandra's ability to look at a situation and see a creative, positive way to deal with it. She not only keeps the original homestead, but as others in the areas do give up under drought and other challenges, she mortgages the home farm to buy these places as well."
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?O Pioneers? by Willa Cather, 2002.
This paper is a book review of ?O Pioneers? by Willa Cather who wrote about her American experiences in the Western Frontier.
865 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper introduces Willa Cather, who lived in Nebraska in the late 1800s, as having a writing style that was a fresh, new approach to the American experience. The paper reviews her book, ?O Pioneers?, which is a personification of the Bergson family?s life on the frontier. The author concludes that Cather used intense detail to project the main theme, man pitted against nature.
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"Alexandra emerged rather quickly as the protagonist of the novel, and evolved into a female heroine. One of the most dominant characters however, wasn?t human at all. The land itself was the greatest enemy that Alexandra faced at times. Their relationship was symbolic of the overall theme of the ?grand struggle? that existed between humanity and forces out of human control. Alexandra tried to control the land, and tried to exert her wishes upon the land, but the land was bending her at the same time."
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"O Pioneers" and "Things Fall Apart", 2002.
A comparative analysis of Willa Cather's "O Pioneers" and Chenua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Willa Cather's novel, O Pioneers And Chenua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart. The author examines respective themes, characterizations, settings, and aspects of society, culture, and gender.
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"O Pioneers!", 2002.
An analysis of the relationships between the characters in the novel "O' Pioneers!" by Willa Cather.
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This paper discusses the novel "O' Pioneers!" by Willa Cather, and focuses upon an examination of the relationship of the characters to the land, and their relationships with one another.
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Human Relationships and the Land in "O Pioneers!", 2008.
An analysis of human relationships in Willa Cather's novel "O Pioneers!".
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines the theme of human relationships in the novel "O Pioneers!" by Willa Cather. The paper contends that human relationships are at the heart of the novel, but at the same time, those relationships are shaped and colored by the vital relationship with the land, as an inheritance and a way of life. The paper also maintains that family is a central theme connected to the land, with the character of Alexandra the focus for the family, just as the land becomes her focus as a substitute for her father. The paper argues that, although much of the novel seems pessimistic about human relationships, ultimately the novel's protagonist, Alexandra, as an embodiment of the land, shows how the struggle for the land would one day lead to an accommodation between human beings and the land.
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"Cather seems to doubt the possibility for human beings to form meaningful and lasting relationships, and in the novel, those who try fail or even die before achieving what they seem to want. There are a number of unhappy marriages in the novel, including that of the woman Emil loves, a relationship that ends tragically for all. The one love that persists is love for the land, though that is also a love that is sorely tested again and again by weather, drought, storms, and other hardships faced by the pioneers, who either last through the crisis of fail and turn back. The novel celebrates the pioneer in America and the way the pioneer went to work and shaped the land, but what the pioneer did was also decided by the needs and wants of the land itself. In the end, the hard realities of pioneer life were anything but romantic, and the lives of the characters in this novel shows how they would often act impetuously and then suffer the consequences as far as human relationships were concerned."
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Farm Life: "The Octopus" and "O Pioneer", 2006.
A comparative analysis of the novels "The Octopus" by Frank Norris and "O Pioneer" by Cather Willer.
882 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how "The Octopus" and the "O Pioneer" serve as eye-openers for our social and economic status. It looks at how Cather's and Norris' works do not serve as merely entertainment; both serve as instigators of public-awareness, and concern for the environment. It discusses how both works show how powerful the influence of environment could be and how lessons are learned not only through people, or experiences, but by the little, ordinary factors that would greatly affect our very lives.
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"The protagonist of the story prospered because she heeded her father's wishes and respected the land. However, this accomplishment did not bring her any satisfaction. In the second part of the fourth chapter, Alexandra Bergson expressed her discontent with the seemingly hard toil. She argued that all her hard work would only amount to nothing if she could not give Emil the freedom to live the life he chose to live. It is only a great irony that Emil, granted with the freedom to live any kind of life he chose, was in his own way, unhappy. He yearns to be more than what he currently is. His desire lies beyond the frontiers of what he already has."
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Alexandra Bergson: A Pastoral Heroine, 2004.
Examines Willa Cather's depiction of Alexandra Bergson in the novel, "O Pioneers!" regarding her as a pastoral heroine.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper looks at how Alexandra Bergson, the main character of Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!", is portrayed as a pastoral heroine. She essentially takes on nontraditional gender roles as she performs and acts like a strong and independent woman. During the time period of the novel, this was unheard of and would be considered behavior appropriate for a man. The paper supports its thesis by using quotes from Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" and two other sources.
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"Carl?s decision to come back to Nebraska illustrates his rejection of the scripted male practice of traveling around the country in order to make more money. He ultimately realizes that he belongs with Alexandra, as he settles down to start a new life with her. Arguably, this creates a certain type of role reversal, as the younger, sensitive and uncertain Carl comes back to Alexandra?s confident and stable arms. The conventional ending to this story would have entailed Alexandra relying on Carl as the 'man of the house,' but this is not the case. Carl?s genuine feelings can be summed up as Alexandra does not belong to him but that she belongs ?to the land [?] now more than ever.? (Cather 307) Cather ends the novel putting both Alexandra and Carl on the same level ..."
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"A New Home?Who?ll Follow?" and "The Pioneers", 2002.
A literary comparison between "A New Home - Who Will Follow?" by Caroline Kirkland and "The Pioneers" by James Fenimore Cooper.
1,714 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper reviews Caroline?s Kirkland?s "A New Home?Who?ll Follow?" and James Fenimore Cooper?s "The Pioneers". Both are novels from the nineteenth century that examine the life of the American frontier. This paper shows how the authors achieve their goals by examining the similarities and the differences between the two novels. The predominant theme each author uses is realism, focusing on elements that would create within us a sense of understanding about that era in time.
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"In addition, similar descriptions of circumstances reveal to us the type of life one might expect in Cooper?s The Pioneers. Issues of concern and disputes relevant to that time are discussed in a way that help us understand how the settlers communicated with the natives. For instance, the deer that has been shot becomes a point of attention when an argument arises because no one can say to whom the deer belongs. Cooper demonstrates the ability of two different people being able to communicate with each other."
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Social Work Pioneers, 2008.
This paper focuses on four African-American pioneers in social work.
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The paper discusses the lives and achievements of Jane Addams, Roger Cummings, Whitney Young Jr. and Sara A Collins Fernandis, four African-American social workers. The paper relates how their achievements brought opportunity and rights to groups of individuals who were denied such things in the past. The paper looks at the implications their work has had for modern day social work practice.
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"Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois, and lived until 1935, when she passed away I while living in Chicago, Illinois. The most prominent event that Jan Addams is remembered for is founding the Settlement House Movement. This was initiated when she founded the Hull house in the poverty stricken streets of Chicago in 1889. Also of note, she was the first American woman to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize."
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Scientific Management Pioneers, 2002.
An examination of the lives and accomplishments of Lillian Gilbreth, Fredrick Taylor and Charles Bedaux.
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This paper reviews the life and works of three scientists in the field of scientific management. It evaluates how the three leaders have benefited numerous companies throughout the world and how each pioneer in one way or another has been able to increase productivity by lowering unnecessary unit work loads. It looks at the life of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, the wife of Frank Gilbreth who was a pioneer in the industrial engineering field. It examines her education and her work in the shadow of her famous husband and against sexual discrimination. Fredrick Taylor is noted for his famed motion studies and his overall work principles have been transported all over the globe. The third scientist is Charles Bedaux who established his first management consultancy firm in Cleveland in 1916 and his work in measuring human energy has provided the basis for many work programs.
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"Frank Gilbreth was most known for his passion for studying efficiency. Gilbreth logically examined how repetitive tasks were performed, such as the movements and motions of sports players, physicians, disabled individuals, and factory workers. He then described methods that a person could do that would enable them to perform the task the ?one best way.? His theories were designed to save people time through a more efficient use of the body?s movements. Much is known about Frank Gilbreth, but his wife Lillian Gilbreth, was also a pioneer in the industrial engineering field as well. Lillian seemed to be in her husbands? shadow, but she herself was also a pioneer of scientific management. "
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Willa Cather, 2002.
Discusses the life and writings of this American author, focusing on her two novels "O, Pioneer!" and "My Antonia".
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This paper summarizes the life of one of America's greatest authors, Willa Cather. It explains how a move to the prairie as a child and her subsequent period of growing to adulthood on the prairie were extremely influential in her later life and writing. The paper then discusses two of Cather's most famous novels, both which tell of life on the prairie - "O, Pioneer!" and "My Antonia." The paper examines how Cather's lesbianism might have influenced her work, as well as the central part 'place' plays in her novels.
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"Indeed, however, Cather also often spoke of the importance of the ability of the artist to place herself in a supportive community, and it would be easy to see that, while by living in New York she was divorced from the golden memories of her childhood, she was nonetheless able to find a creative environment in which people were more open and accepting of her creative endeavors. Regardless, place is the prime factor in these novels, which very much established Cather?s reputation as one of America?s greatest writers of all time, and, whether or not it is fair, since she wrote so many novels on other subjects as well, it is for these novels about the Nebraska prairie that she is most well-regarded. Perhaps this is because these prairie novels seem the most uniquely American since they describe a specific time in place in the development of America as it moved from an expanding country that constantly pushed its own frontiers outward into one of the most powerful and impressive nations upon earth. In this way, Cather?s novels are now of profound historical interest, because they act as a sort of historical document, capturing one of the most interesting areas in America at a crucial time in its historical development."
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O.M. Scott and Company, 2007.
This paper provides a profile and case study of O.M. Scott and Company.
1,463 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer explains that the O.M. Scott leveraged buyout case was an example of 1980s creative financing, in which a large corporation in deep debt was able to not only be bought out by a company it then took over, but gained momentum and credit credibility. The writer further explains that O.M. Scott manufactures, markets and sells lawn care and garden products; and provides garden maintenance services. The writer points out that O.M. Scott & Sons was sold and became a closely held company following the war, when, in 1971, it was bought out by ITT. O.M. Scott & Sons remained within the conglomerate until 1986. In this article, the writer looks at related problems and discusses possible alternative courses of action.
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Introduction
Background of Company
History
Analysis of Case
Major Problems
Alternative Course of Action
Analysis of Alternatives
Conclusion
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"At the end of fiscal 1961, Scott and its subsidiaries had $16.2 million of long-term debt outstanding, $12 million in renewable five-year subordinated notes of the parent company held by four insurance companies and a trustee, and $4.2 million in publicly held bonds owed by Scotts Chemical Plant, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary."
"The governing loan indenture limited the company's maximum outstanding debt to an amount not greater than three times the company's "equity working capital" as of the preceding March 31. The note indenture restricted outstanding subordinated notes to only 60% of maximum allowed debt. The agreement also required that Scott be free of bank debt for 60 consecutive days each year and that the company earn before taxes one and a half times its fixed financial charges, including interest on funded and unfunded debt, amortization of debt discount, and rentals on leased properties."
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Flannery O?Connor: ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?, 2002.
This paper analyzes Flannery O?Connor?s short story ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The author reviews Flannery O?Connor?s short story ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?. She states that O?Connor?s writing reflects her southern and Catholic traditions. Although she cannot be read as part of the feminist literary tradition, O?Connor is important to contemporary American fiction.
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"The words of the grandmother might seem sentimental, were she not speaking to a man who is a homicidal killer, about to blow her away to ?kingdom come.? ?A Good Man is Hard to Find? depicts a rather repulsive young family, including June Star who ?wouldn?t live in a broken-down place? for a ?million bucks? and the rather irritating grandmother. (7) But because the grandmother is able to see some brief snatch of humanity in the ?Misfit? who eventually kills her, O?Connor bestows her with a kind of grace in terms of the narrative?s judgment."
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Movie 'O' and Racism, 2008.
This paper discusses whether the movie 'O' demonstrates racism.
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In this article, the writer notes that many movies show racism whether intentional or not and maintains that the movie 'O' demonstrates racism. The writer discusses that in the movie 'O', the characters throughout the plot judge Odin, the only black student, by his race. The writer looks at the movie and discusses how Odin is treated differently from the others. The writer concludes that in society people should not make judgments based on a person's looks but by their actions. The writer maintains that this movie shows how society does just the opposite and this is why the movie 'O' shows racism.
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"The movie O also uses stereotypes that show how it is racist. For instance, when Odin buys cocaine from the black drug dealer; this scene uses a stereotype. The drug dealer could have been a white person or a woman but a black man is used as the character. The movie shows how many people see drug dealers as black men. Another stereotype the movie uses is the talented black basketball player. Again, it is assumed that black men are the best at basketball. The movie O shows how people automatically see black men in different roles then white men."
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Flannery O?Connor: ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?, 2002.
This paper analyzes Flannery O?Connor?s short story ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The author reviews Flannery O?Connor?s short story ?A Good Man is Hard to Find?. She states that O?Connor?s writing reflects her Southern and Catholic traditions. Although she cannot be read as part of the feminist literary tradition, O?Connor is important to contemporary American fiction.
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"The words of the grandmother might seem sentimental, were she not speaking to a man who is a homicidal killer, about to blow her away to ?kingdom come.? ?A Good Man is Hard to Find? depicts a rather repulsive young family, including June Star who ?wouldn?t live in a broken-down place? for a ?million bucks? and the rather irritating grandmother. (7) But because the grandmother is able to see some brief snatch of humanity in the ?Misfit? who eventually kills her, O?Connor bestows her with a kind of grace in terms of the narrative?s judgment."
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