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Paula Scher, 2006.
An examination of the exemplification of Post-Modernism in the art of Paula Scher.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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Post-Modernism claims that representations are representations of representations and so on ad infinitum and that words have a non-symbolic status. This paper attempts to show how this linguistic aspect of Post-Modernism is crucial to Paula Scher's works--particularly her paintings of maps, currently on display in an exhibition titled "The Maps" in New York's Maya Stendhal Gallery. It examines how her maps feature loose geographical shapes literally filled with labels and partitioned along political boundaries by color and line.
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"The labels on the maps reinforce the question of what the world is. Scher's maps are literally full of place-names, including the usual country and state/province names, as well as the names of cities, islands, rivers, and so on. Even the Bermuda Triangle is afforded a label in "World." When "World" is considered in conjunction with more localized maps, from "Africa" to "Manhattan," it becomes apparent that the world has been partitioned off into nameable sections like countries, and then further partitioned down to, as in "Manhattan," individual street names. One gets the sense that this theme could be continued on an even more localized basis; perhaps labels could be shown for each room in a building, or each object in a room."
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"Paula", 2002.
A look at the themes of memory and identity in the book "Paula" by Isabel Allende.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This essay is a book review of "Paula" by Isabel Allende (Harper Collins 1994). The author proposes that Allende's earnest 'letter' to her comatose daughter, Paula, is a highly textured memoir, which explores the links between memory and the search for identity. The book documents Allende's recovery of the memories of her life and thereby the creation of an identity for herself and her daughter. The novel is engaging both as a highly personal record of a mother's struggle for hope for her lifeless daughter, and as a political statement against the subjugation of immigrant women. Drawing on her background as a journalist, Allende maintains a sober and factual tone to reveal the difficulties faced by a woman often displaced in foreign cultures.
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Memorandum of Law Re: Paula Tall, 2008.
This paper is a formal memorandum of law about the potential criminal, tort and contract claims by client Paula Tall, who was said to be raped by a famous athlete and then fired by him and the resort.
6,875 words (approx. 27.5 pages), 74 sources, MLA, $ 155.95
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This paper is written by the author as the associate reporting his or her legal research to the senior partners about the client Paula Tall, a licensed physical therapist at physical rehabilitation resort, who was assigned to do therapeutic work with a famous athlete. The author reports that, after two days of therapy, the athlete offered Ms. Tall a contract for a job as his personal therapist, which she accepted. The paper continues to relate the facts of an inconsistent report of rape and her subsequent firings. The author presents questions and answers to (1) what crimes, if any, might the famous athlete be charged with and the prospects for conviction, (2) what actions in tort might be brought against him and the prospects for recovery and (3) whether the "contract" which he gave to Ms. Tall is enforceable and to what extent. The paper includes an extensive discussion of cases relating to the author's research.
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Facts
Questions Presented
Answer
Discussion
Criminal Charges
Civil Torts
Contract
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"There is no requirement that the victim of a sexual assault resist. The Texas statute defining criminal sexual assault focuses the fact that the victim is compelled, not her resistance. Hernandez v. State, 804 S.W.2d 168 (Tex. App. 1991). Further, consent must be given freely. If consent was produced by a threat against the victim, consent is negated, and the resulting act remains a criminal sexual assault. Cavazos v. State, 668 S.W.2d 435 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984). Further, in evaluating the validity of consent, the relative strength of the parties can be considered."
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Themes in the Works of Susan Wyle and Paula Rothenberg, 2008.
This paper discusses major themes in Susan Wyle's "Revisiting America: Readings in Race, Culture and Conflict" and in Paula Rothenberg's "Race, Class and Gender in the United States".
1,135 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that Susan Wyle and Paula Rothenberg take a sociologist perspective to their work. The paper then compares the two perspectives, noting that Susan Wyle, in her book, "Revisiting America", provides a rhetorical perspective on American History, while Rothenberg's approach, in his book, "Race, Class, and Gender in the United States", focuses on power in relation to gender, race and class.
The paper concludes that each author reaches the student in such a way that she can't help but identify with the commonalities of the culture she are studying. The paper includes color illustrations.
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"Wyle and Rothenberg take on a great challenge in their methodology. Wyle provokes thought in her students by providing a rhetorical experience to the learning of the successes and blunders in American History. She lets her students explore their own experience and transfer these experiences on to the interpretation of the audience exploring a particular piece of history at a particular time. In the next lecture because her audience is different the conclusions that are reached from studying history could be completely different. Rothenberg takes a more individualist approach to teaching gender, race and class."
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Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", 2005.
A look at how this book can be used in the classroom to teach some important lessons on history and ethics.
1,002 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper briefly summarizes the plot of Paula Fox's book "The Slave Dancer" and then explains how the book can be used to teach students about slavery, race, morals and ethics. The paper explains how the book can even be integrated into other subjects and the multimedia support available that can be used to teach the lessons in the book.
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"An exciting story from the point of view of a student, but a potential lesson in history and ethics in the eyes of a teacher, for Jessie, as compelled by the crew, must play for the slaves so they can dance and keep themselves 'in condition' for the horrific state of human enslavement that awaits them. Few Africans survived the journey known as the Middle Passage with bodies or minds intact, and Jessie becomes a part of this frightening part of American history. This merging of American history and personal identification with the story's main character is conveyed in an especially strong fashion by the author because young children can so easily identify with the protagonist. Like all of boys junior high school age, children such as Jessie are often thrust into a situation where, in his words, was no one can save him. In other words, Jessie has very little control over his life. His father is dead, and he has few resources other than his own wiles. (Fox, p. 22) He does not choose his fate, his fate chooses him."
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"Couple in a Cage" by Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia, 2002.
This paper seeks to analyze the directorial aspects of a film about a couple that lived a cage for three days.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper seeks to analyze the directorial aspects of a couple that lived a cage for three days. By becoming "Circus Freaks" in an old custom that depicted South American Indians as savages, they see seek to explore how people would react in a city environment in Columbia, South America. By seeing the filming, the racial perspectives, and the reactions the couple get, we can see how this film provokes historical revisions on Indian heritage.
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"When And Where I Enter" ( Paula Giddings ), 2002.
Describes the 1984 book on the influence of the black woman on race, sex and the woman's movement in the U.S.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 55.95
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Describes the 1984 book on the influence of the black woman on race, sex and the woman's movement in the U.S. Discusses various black women of influence, and their activities against discrimination and lynchings. Relates narratives of female slaves and forced sex of black women. Development of black organization. Goal of social equality.
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"BOOK REPORT
When and Where I Enter by Paula Giddings (1984) portrays the influence of the black woman on race and sex and the women's movements in America. The author tells the story of how the black woman has overcome racist and sexist attitudes; original documents such as diaries, letters, and speeches of other black women of influence were used to add authenticity. Portraits of these leaders are described as Giddings reveals their activities. Examples included Ida B. Wells and her anti-lynching influence, and Mary McLeod Bethune who was an educator and FDR adviser. A quote from Anna Julia Cooper in 1892 (as she was telling a group of black clergymen) describes the book title, "Only the black woman can say 'when and where I enter,' in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or ..."
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Realism and Expressionism in Art, 2007.
A comparison of realism and expressionism in the feminist art works of Kathe Kollwitz and Paula Modersohn-Becker.
1,326 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines, compares and contrasts realism and expressionism in the works of Kathe Kollwitz and Paula Modersohn-Becker. It focuses on Modersohn-Becker's "Self-Portrait with Amber Necklace" and "Self Portrait on Her Sixth Wedding Anniversary" and Kathe Kollwitz's "Praying Girl" and "Small Self-Portrait". The paper shows how both artists comparably use a feminine self-expression, but they use differing variations of drawing and painting in their stylistic methods of art.
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"The latest of the works that will be analyzed in this study will be the etched lithograph "Small Self Portrait" (1920) by Kathe Kollwitz. The grim countenance of the artist in this drawing reflects her old age, as well as a tired expression defining her life-long artistic commitment and loyalty to the working classes. This feminine image is not grandiose or tainted as are normative standards of beauty that were common in this period, and reveal the reality of an old woman who has seen a great many difficulties in life. In her life, she often sought out women models that reflected her "interest and sympathy for the hardships of the humble working women" (Prelinger 105). The hard lines of her face are depicted in the drawing, which connotes the hardship that she often wished to see in the working people in her community. In many cases, the dark lines and shadowing reflect the realist manner of clarity and proportion, which depict the essence of a clear-sighted view of the artist's presence. Often, this "reality" of her line and composition often dictated her desire to depict people as they appeared, not as an artist's own selfish distortion or beautification of life."
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Challenging Race and Gender Bias in Three Works of Children's Literature, 2002.
An analysis of bias in three children's books, Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard" and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay will construct a challenge to three novels for children with respect to their inherent biases: Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard", and Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got his Spots". In constructing this challenge, I believe that it is important that I explain my own biases and how they influence my challenge. I would argue that it would be arrogant for educators or parents today to consider that we are without biases.
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Native American Literature, 2004.
A discussion of how the novels, "Power" by Linda Hogan and "Sacred Hoop" by Paula Gunn Allen, are symbolic of Native American literature.
1,279 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper examines how the themes in "Power" by Linda Hogan are centered around nature and the unity of nature and human beings and how these are also themes that are touched upon in "Sacred Hoop" by Paula Gunn Allen. It analyzes how, for the Native American, all creatures are united in a ?sacred hoop?, all events are cyclic ,and how the symbolism used by Hogan focuses on images from nature. It looks at how most prominent among these are the panther, the snake, the tree called Methuselah, and the storm.
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"Both the healthy and the sick panther are connected with Omishto?s Taiga tribe of the ?Panther Clan?. Omishto and Ama are representative of a people who is dying, like the panther. She attempts to explain this in an essay for a class assignment, but gives up, knowing they will not understand. This shows that she is experiencing the unfamiliar sensation of being disconnected from other living beings. She cannot identify with the white people, their religion or their traditions. She is unable to adapt to the invasion, and experiences a kind of sickness imposed upon her and her people."
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Writers on Writing, 1994.
Examines articles on writing & life experiences by Max Apple, Paula Fox, Louis Simpson & Alice Walker. Looks at their view on family, ethnicity, imagination and love of words.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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" This study will examine four articles on writing by Max Apple, Paula Fox, Louis Simpson, and Alice Walker. Based on the four writers' accounts of their development as artists, the study will focus on the most important, common influences in the making of a writer.
First and foremost as a force in forging a writer is the family. Every article puts the family at the center of the development of both the writer and the person. Although the four writers were born and raised in very different social, ethnic and economic environments, their families played central roles in their creative evolution.
Apple's grandmother, for example, educated him as to the differences between Jews and goyim, and made him proud to know and speak Yiddish, although he would write in English. His.."
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Children's Literature, 2002.
This paper discusses Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Lynne Reid Banks' "The Indian in the Cupboard", and Paula Fox's "The Slave Dancer".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines how all three are examples of children's books that have a racial bias.
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The Influence of African-American Women, 2006.
A discussion on "When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America" written by Paula Giddings.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses Giddings' works and the motivations for and the face of feminist movements in the 1960s and 70s. It highlights the influence and impact that black women have had on racial and sexual issues in America. The author of the paper offers a personal opinion on the state of racial and gender equality in a modern, progressive world.
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"Another surprising aspect of this black influence was that many radical white organizations still did not accept female members or support feminist ideas. Here are groups working for societal change and they still do not take women's concerns seriously. That is disturbing and even laughable that an organization dedicated to change was so deeply entrenched in male values that they could not accept women at a time when they were violently opposed to most aspects of modern society. How could they possibly have any remote hope of changing anything in society when they could not, or would not, alter their own prejudices and macho, sexist ideals?"
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Mythic Histories, 2008.
This paper provides a critical analysis of 'Pocahontas' by Paula Gunn Allen and 'The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita' by John Thornton.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer explores how, in "Pocahontas", Allen imbues her narrative representation of the life of Pocahontas with the qualities of the sacred. The thesis is argued that Allen, in keeping with the hybrid nature of her subject and the overarching American myth within which her subject is a critical figure, achieves her objectives by combining the narrative conventions of Indian oral traditions and mythic elements together with western narrative models and an anthropological understanding of myth. The paper further explains that this hybrid approach, as is seen with comparative reference to the story of Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, allows access to the multiple cultural perspectives necessary to understand these otherwise elusive and complex historical figures. From this perspective the paper shows how important an appreciation of the reality of the mythic can be in the comprehension of such women as Pocahontas and Dona Beatriz who would otherwise be alien and opaque to our western secular modes of analysis.
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Introduction
The Reality of Myth
The Importance of Being Hybrid
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"In the realm of the strictly empirical as opposed to the mythic, Allen's hybrid narrative model yields insights into our understanding of her subject and the events of her time that would not otherwise be apparent. Consider, for example, the story of the initial contact between John Smith and the tsenacommacah of which our primary narrative perspective is a text of Smith's written years afterwards. Smith believed - understandably from his English perspective - that the young Pocahontas must have fallen in love with him, as this was the only explanation he could discern for her flinging herself upon his to save him from ritual execution at the hands of her father."
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"The Second Mrs Tanqueray" by Arthur Wing Pinero, 2000.
An examination of the play's structure and how action on physical and mental planes reflects the changes in character of Paula.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"This study will examine the structure of Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, focusing on the ways the work divides what is going on in the physical world or the body and what is going on in the soul or the mind. In those structural terms, the study will examine the character of Paula as it changes and develops through the play.
Pinero establishes the fact that Paula's character is profoundly affected by her physical environment, by what other people think about her in that environment, and, certainly, by the physical needs of her body. The playwright shows through this relationship of character to environment that Paula is a woman headed for disaster, because she is almost entirely shaped by what other people think of her and because she has little sense of her self separate from others. Pinero chooses this approach..."
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