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Mshatta & Ukhaidir Palaces, 1999.
Architectural, historical, cultural & religious significance of two Islamic palaces in Jordan & Iraq.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 87.95
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"Palaces are the least common type of architectural survival among the major categories of Islamic architecture. Palaces were not often built to last, and the few exceptional buildings that have survived are either very recent or were abandoned long ago and have been excavated. Yet the desert palaces of Mshatta, in Jordan, and Ukhaidir, in Iraq, have not only survived, but also provide valuable information about the history of early Islamic architecture. The two structures, which were built under different dynasties, were probably constructed within a short time of each other and have a number of important similarities. But the Mshatta palace shows the end of one early era in Islamic architecture and the Ukhaidir palace shows the emergence of the next phase. Taken together they demonstrate the cultural shift from early western architectural influence to the primarily.."
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Palaces, 2002.
This paper discusses Louis XIV's Versailles and William and Mary's Kensington Palace.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper explores the ways that Kensington palace reflected the limited monarchy of William and Mary while Versailles reflected the absolutism of Louis XIV.
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Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts", 2002.
Looks at the Greek and Roman influences on Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts" in San Francisco.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The following essay will consider the Greek and Roman influences on the Palace of Fine Arts, the best known of Bernard Maybeck's (1862-1957) work. This structure was built for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California from February 4 through December 4, 1915.
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Diocletian's Palace and the City of Split, 2008.
An overview of the history and architecture of Emperor Diocletian's palace and the City of Split.
3,310 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper relates that the Emperor Diocletian rose through the orders by virtue of military skill, brilliance, and flexible scruples and how in preparation for his retirement, Diocletian had built a huge structure on the Dalmatian coast, a few miles from Salona. It also looks at how what began as a villa eventually became a a permanent settlement as the city of Split developed.
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"While there will probably never be definitive evidence of when the inhabitation which became Split took place, it is unlikely that the palace was ever entirely derelict. It was simply to fine a resource to pass up, and while it may have been many decades before there was any substantial permanent settlement here, it seems highly doubtful that the palace was ever truly deserted. (Wilkes, 88) While the precise nature of the inhabitation at Split during the early years remains questionable, the city always seems to have been regarded as autonomous, and by the time Constantine Porphyrogenitus chronicled it, it was essentially independent and remained so until the Venetians gained control in the fifteenth century. (Plommer, 256) "
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"The Dream Palace of the Arabs", 2002.
Discusses the book "The Dream Palace of the Arabs" by Fouad Ajami.
2,367 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This essay discusses the main theme of the above-entitled book--the conflict between the intellectual content of Arab nationalism and the realities of the Middle East in modern times and the resulting disillusionment and alienation of many Arab intellectuals. The main focus of the essay is Chapter One, The Suicide of Khalil Hawi: Requiem for a Generation, with reference to excerpts from other chapters and other sources with respect to the period leading up to Hawi's death on June 6, 1982.
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"Hawi was a Christian Arab of Greek Orthodox origins who was born in December 1919 and grew up in mountainous areas east of Beirut, Lebanon. He was exposed at an early age to the ravages of the Turks and the hardships of post-World War I Lebanon. He became well-known as an Arab poet and as a professor at the American University in Beirut (AUB) and at Cambridge University in England. Ajami uses his life and the development of his thought to trace the disenchantment and despair his generation of Arab intellectuals felt toward the directions Arab nationalism had taken since the days of his youth."
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"Claribel Palace Dot Tunis", 2002.
Analyzes Linda Bamber's short story and links it to William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss how Linda Bamber's comic short story "Claribel Palace Dot Tunis" might be considered a sequel to "The Tempest" that imagines life for Prospero, Miranda, Ferdinand and Caliban once they have left the island. Written from a feminist perspective, Bamber's story addresses the problem of Claribel and Sycorax, the missing women in "The Tempest".
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"The Dream Palace of the Arabs" by Fouad Ajami, 2000.
An analysis of the work on Arab intellectual life in second half of the 20th century and comparison to two other related works.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 55.95
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"Fouad Ajami?s The Dream Palace of the Arabs is a tale both of a place and of a generation. It is in many ways a hagiography of the world of the Arab intellectual in the 20th century, a world lived in large measure in exile, sometimes even from within the intellectual?s native land.
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"Fouad Ajami?s The Dream Palace of the Arabs is a tale both of a place and of a generation. It is in many ways a hagiography of the world of the Arab intellectual in the 20th century, a world lived in large measure in exile, sometimes even from within the intellectual?s native land. It is a tale of theocracy and artistic freedom, of longing for belonging, of the passionate desire to find out who one is and why it is that one is different from both peoples in other places and from peoples in other times. This paper looks at some of the themes in this book as they are laid out in Ajami?s prologue and connects these themes to other authors exploring some of the same subjects.
Ajami is writing the story of the world of ideas in which intellectual Arabs have immersed themselves ? or tried to immerse themselves ? during the years more or less after World War II and the..."
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"The Dream Palace of the Arabs" by Fouad Ajami, 2000.
A review of the work on the conflict between the intellectual content of Arab nationalism and the realities of the Middle East, resulting in disillusionment and alienation.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 79.95
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The mechanization of war, which began tentatively in the 19th century, has been its dominant feature in the 20th. This mechanization is most obvious, and most often thought of, in terms of weapons: machine-gun, aircraft, missiles.
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"The Dream Palace of the Arabs
The mechanization of war, which began tentatively in the 19th century, has been its dominant feature in the 20th. This mechanization is most obvious, and most often thought of, in terms of weapons: machine-gun, aircraft, missiles. . The main focus of the essay is Chapter One, The Suicide of Khalil Hawi: Requiem for a Generation, with reference to excerpts from other chapters and other sources with respect to the period leading up to Hawi's death on June 6, 1982.
Intellectual Origins of Arab Nationalism
Hawi was a Christian Arab of Greek Orthodox origins who was born in December 1919 and grew up in mountainous areas east of Beirut, Lebanon. He was exposed at an early age to the ravages of..."
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Brokedown Palace, 2001.
Discusses plot, theme, ethical dilemmas, filmmakers message of 1999 film.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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"Brokedown Palace (1999) is a film with echoes of a number of other films, notably Midnight Express (1978), any number of women-in-prison films, and even Return to Paradise from 1998. The story is first told in flashback form as an American lawyer in Thailand, Yankee Hank, receives an audio tape in the mail and hears the story of two American girls, Alice and Darlene, recent high school graduates who came to Thailand for a vacation and who are now in prison, sentenced to 33 years for trying to smuggle drugs. They are innocent, having been duped by an Australian named Nick Parks.
Hank learns that Alice and Darlene have been best friends since childhood and decided to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high school graduation. They are a bit foolish and presume that they are immune from most troubles because they are.."
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Saddam and the People of Iraq, 2002.
Four years after the imposition of an international trade embargo, Iraqi citizens suffer, while Saddam builds palaces.
1,472 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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A look at the impact of sanctions on the Iraqi people. The human rights situation in Iraq and the dictatorship of Saddam is discussed.
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"Thousands of brightly painted flowers and two rainbows adorn the 14th July Bridge, which spans the Tigris River running through the center of this ancient city. At first glance, the explosion of color in an otherwise tawdry city of about 4 million people appears to be a spontaneous outburst of joy amid the pall of gloom that hangs over Baghdad.
But on closer inspection, the flowers are regimentally uniform and appear to be standing in symmetrical attention - painted by construction workers who were supervised by soldiers of the pervasive Iraqi security. The bridge was put back into use in April, after having been closed for repairs ever since it was bombed by the United States during the 1992 Gulf war.
The event was widely reported in the state-controlled media to boost the morale of ordinary Iraqis bearing the brunt of international sanctions -rampant inflation, crime, social decay, and food shortages."
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Architecture Of Beijing, 2000.
A hiistory of the buildings of the Forbidden City, their significance, grand design, structure, temples and palaces.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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"The architecture of the forbidden City in Beijing reflects the worldview of the Chinese, a philosophy that is expressed in the way the buildings are arranged and designed, a philosophy that also reflects the function for which the buildings are intended. This style of architecture has been emulated both in China and in structures outside of China that have been built in Chinese communities.
Beijing, once called Peking in the West, served as the capital of China for six dynasties over six centuries, and the capital has been modified and maintained continuously over that time. The city is made up of the northern Inner City and the southern Outer City, and the city as a whole is made up of numerous smaller walled-in courtyards. Against this background a core of structures stands out more meaningfully in the orderly..."
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Absolutism Through Versailles, 2002.
This essay examines how King Louis XIV used visual arts within the palace of Versailles to establish the primacy of the French monarch.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 46.95
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This paper looks at how King Louis XIV of France used the remodeling of his magnificent palace at Versailles, and the visual art in the palace, as a propaganda tool. The author discusses Louis' constant campaign for absolute power as a divine ruler. The paper pays close attention to the architecture at Versailles.
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"King Louis XIV used visual arts within the palace of Versailles to establish the primacy of the French monarch. Louis XIV wanted to legitimatize his form of strict absolutism through art. The pinnacle of this propaganda campaign was the remodeling of the ch?teau of Versailles into a palace. He and his artists made specific choices to flaunt his wealth and give the king credibility. The gardens, grand staircase, hall of mirrors and salons parade with grandeur and thick allegorical comparisons between the Gods and Louis. The propaganda was effective in targeting its three intended audiences to the degree that later monarchs and artists mimicked it. "
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Versailles, 2001.
This paper is a detailed look at the history of the palace at Versailles.
3,590 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 100.95
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This paper discusses the art and architectural history of Louis XIV's opulent palace at Versailles. The author examines the palace itself and its gardens both from an architectural point of view and as a political statement. The paper describes how the decorative styles of the grounds and castle reflected the power and demanding nature of its main inhabitant, the self-proclaimed "Sun King".
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"While the explicit purpose of Versailles was to glorify king and country, it also glorifies at least implicitly the architect who translated the king?s vision. By 1674, when Monsart was commissioned to rebuild the ch?teau of Clagny for Louis XIV's mistress Madame de Montespan, he was already launched on a brilliant career. In 1675 Mansart became official architect to the king and from 1678 on was occupied with redesigning and enlarging the palace of Versailles, for which he directed a legion of collaborators, prot?g?s, and artisans. Mansart began his own work by using the plans of architect Louis Le Vau, and to these plans built the new Hall of Mirrors, the Orangerie, the Grand Trianon, and the north and south wings and at the time of his death he was working on the chape. Each element was designed to magnify the sense of Louis?s own power and the wealth and sophistication of France."
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The Literary Works of Edgar Allen Poe, 2004.
An analysis of the themes of death and horror in the ?The Cask of Amontillado?, ?The Bells?, and ?The Haunted Palace? by Edgar Allen Poe.
2,268 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines how the themes of death and horror are explicitly expressed in Poe?s story, ?The Cask of Amontillado? and how, similarly, artistic expression of the same themes is illustrated in his poems, ?The Bells? and ?The Haunted Palace.? The author posits that, in these literary works, the themes of death and horror are contained, and what makes these works distinct from Poe?s other works is that it represents two symbols of ?truths? about human nature. It looks at how the theme of horror is illustrated by the protagonist?s or Voice?s (in the case of the poems) descent towards insanity, while the theme of death is best represented by the commitment of murder or simply a depiction of the individual?s effort to conceal or escape his insanity through death.
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"His mastery of the horror and mystery genre allowed Poe to create literary works that have, interestingly, symbolically represented the fears of humanity?tales and poems of horror that depict death, nightmares, and ultimately, the descent towards insanity, an outright escape from the realities of the world. Indeed, the correlation between death and horror is embedded in almost every tale and poem Poe creates for his audience. Ultimately, horror is presented as a precursor to death, a progression from the self-realization about the truth of the nature of one?s self towards seeking refuge in death in order to escape this ?truth.?"
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Identity and the Self in Two Classic Works of Literature, 2002.
Discusses the theme of challenges to the identities of the characters in "The Odyssey" by Homer and "Palace of Desire" by Naguid Mahfouz.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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In the two classic works "The Odyssey" by Homer and "Palace of Desire" by Naguid Mahfouz, the development of the main protagonists is accomplished predominantly through the constant nature of conflict. This paper identifies how these various challenges affected both Ulysses and Kamal in terms of promoting the clarity of their respective identities, rather than destroying them.
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