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"Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau", 2002.
A review of Gordon Robertson's "Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau", his account of his experiences in the Canadian government.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, $ 71.95
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This essay gives a review of Gordon Robertson's memoir. It discusses Robertson's account of his experience in the Canadian government as a civil servant. He saw all the behind-the-scenes developments from 1945 to 1979. In this context, therefore, this is a document of living history that reveals a significant amount of information about Canadian history and politics.
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Trudeau: Ideals and Realities., 2002.
A bio of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper examines former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. It compares his ideals, with his actual accomplishments as Prime Minister. The focus is on the dual issues of bilingualism and, federalism versus separatism.
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Reflections of the Just Society, 2009.
An examination of the shaping of a just society according to Pierre Elliot Trudeau's visions.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses Pierre Elliot Trudeau views of the just society. It examines how the process of judicial activism began with the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, that saw laws across the country brought into line with Trudeau's vision. The paper also discusses the changing values in the mass media and how this affects the shaping of the just society. The paper focuses on Canadian society.
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"Shaping the just society depends on equitable representation of Canadian diversity and a reflection of changing values in the mass media. While some may argue that the essence of democracy is the ability to choose, and that each of us has the ability to switch off programs or refuse to see certain movies, the evidence suggests that social cohesion demands discretion and sensitivity to the nation's psyche. Although the coverage of multicultural issues has increased and shifts in programming have begun to reflect a more responsible role, more is needed. Without full media cooperation our pursuit of the just society is destined to remain little more than a dream."
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2008.
Presents the biography, style and films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, a modern French filmmaker, born in 1953.
2,455 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper explains that Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self taught filmmaker that treats the medium as an art form in which the details of the craft are just as important, or even more important, than the subject matter itself. The author points out that Jean-Pierre is one of few true film auteurs, who enjoys taking part in almost every aspect of filmmaking from writing the script, storyboarding, set design all the way through the editing process. The paper analyzes his films "Delicatessen" (1992), "City of Lost Children" (1995) and "A Very Long Engagement" (2005); however, the primary focus is on "Amelie" (2001), his most famous film and the first film he wrote and directed alone.
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"While the look and style of his films come from several sources and could be highly debatable, the main themes and tone come from entirely different influences. In other words, while German expressionism can be spotted right away on the set of "Delicatessen" with its angular, shadowy and dark exteriors--neither the characters nor the overall tone of the movie goes along with the ideas of German expressionism. Satirical comedies and light heartedness do not coincide with the style of German expressionism or French new wave."
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DBC Pierre's "Vernon God Little", 2005.
This paper discusses the anti-foundational philosophical reasoning in "Vernon God Little "by DBC Pierre.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that, in "Vernon God Little "by DBC Pierre, it makes perfect sense for Vernon to believe that the ever-changing sense of knowledge he experienced in his home town (being wrongfully blamed for murder), helps him find some sense of order in Mexico. The author points out that the ending reflects this mode of thought when Vernon realizes how reality, as he knows it, ultimately goes back to the quote by Jesus. The paper relates that the concepts of death, the law and societal norms are constructed by human beings within the anti-foundational philosophical position Pierre constantly creates in his narrative and character development.
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"This is a real time philosophy question. The kitten in this box, definitely gonna die at some moment, and Manual Cunt asks if it may as well be called dead already, technically, unless somebody's there to see it still alive, to know it exists" (Pierre 18). This presentation will offer the central philosophical perspective of "Anti-foundational" thought within classical reasoning. This philosophical premise makes knowledge transient and human belief systems the only proof of 'reality' or 'existence'. The quote that I have chosen reflects a conversation that Jesus has with Vernon, which reflects the idea of death as being invented by human belief systems. When Jesus tells a story about a cat trapped within a box about to be killed by a deadly gas, he presents the question: Is the cat already dead?"
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Pierre Schaeffer's Musique Concrete, 2008.
A discussion of the background and development of Pierre Schaeffer's musique concrete
7,308 words (approx. 29.2 pages), 86 sources, MLA, $ 162.95
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This paper discusses the development of Pierre Schaeffer's musique concrete. It discusses the history of the composition and production of his music and aims to clarify some of the confusion surrounding the debate of musique concrete. The paper also looks at the scientific and philosophical content and information regarding factors that affect the perception of music and the composition of music.
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Statement Of Thesis
Methodology
Importance Of The Study
Introduction
Literature Review
Recommendations For Future Research
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"The problem arises from the contemporary understanding of the term as being a type of machinery process instead of the view of artistic creation musically. From a reflective view, it appears that technological advances in music are viewed suspiciously as were the early rock and roll musicians and composers when the Beatles arrived in the United States in the 1960s and music of this genre became 'noise' to the more traditional school of thought during that time. Rock and roll music was viewed as a cult type culture and the music was not viewed as music by the traditionalist among musicians and composers of that time. This debate has been ongoing however: "To state the obvious, music and dialogue are perceived as being an almost entirely artistic enterprise, though sfx is fundamentally understood as being a technical matter. Its postulation: sound designers are technicians, writer and composers are artists.""
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Margaret Atwood and Pierre Berton, 1006.
A comparison of two of Canada's most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood and Pierre Berton.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In comparing these two authors, this paper explains that, while the works of both authors affect children, the age groups affected are different. More specifically, the paper explains that Atwood's stories are directed more at younger ages whereas Berton's books and volumes of history are more for older children and teenagers.
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"'Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 18, 1939. Because her father was a forest entomologist, Atwood spent most of her childhood living in the Canadian wilderness. During the eight months of each year that her father did insect research in the forest, the Atwood family lived in a cabin with a wood stove and several kerosene lanterns. There were many wild animals such as bears in the area. While this lifestyle was exciting, she did not have most modern conveniences and technology. To entertain herself, Atwood read books. They became her only means for entertainment and escape. One of her favorite books as a child was Grimm's Fairy Tales. During this childhood of reading, Atwood also began to write. By the age of six, Atwood was writing poems, morality plays, comic books, and an unfinished novel about an ant. Ten years later, Atwood decided that she only wanted to write. She wanted "to live a double life; to go places she haven't been. Two years after this life-altering decision, Atwood entered Victoria College at the University of Toronto."
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"Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen" ( Pierre Goubert ), 1992.
Reviews this work on the life and career of the king in socioeconomic and political contexts of France from 1661 to 1715.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen
Pierre Goubert, author of Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen, is the President of the Societe de Demographie Historique and professor at the University of Nanterre. He previously wrote Beauvais et le Beauvaisis de 1600 a 1730, which is an important work in modern French history. His writing places the life, personality, and reign of Louis XIV in the context of the economic, social, and demographic characteristics of France between 1661 and 1715. Goubert's approach is that of an exploration of the relationship between a king and his people.
The book is written in an organized manner, following the chronology of Louis XIV's life. The main body of the book is preceded by a chapter describing conditions in France at the time that Louis XIV takes the throne and concludes with a summary ..."
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" The Secret Language of Eating Disorders"( Peggy Claude-pierre ), 1999.
Critical review of work on causes & effects of anorexia & bulimia.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"This paper is a discussion of Peggy Claude-Pierre's book, The Secret Language of Eating Disorders. Claude-Pierre is a specialist in the outpatient treatment of individuals suffering from anorexia and bulimia, two extreme and little-understood psychological conditions that have traditionally been considered to be problems primarily for girls and young women, precipitated by their unreasonable reactions to societal demands of physical perfection. Claude-Pierre suggests that, because these disorders have been considered to be women's problems and to be primarily consciously motivated, they have not been studied with the same seriousness they would have been accorded had they been seen to strike an equal number of men. Instead, Claude-Pierre argues, anorexia and bulimia can strike all ages and both genders, and each disorder is a form of slow suicide in response to an.."
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Edvard Munch & Pierre Puvis De Chavannes, 1997.
Analyzes Munch's major paintings & influence of Puvis. Style, themes, aesthetics, technique, icongraphy, color and more.
5,850 words (approx. 23.4 pages), 21 sources, $ 135.95
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" Though certain compositional strategies recur regularly in the paintings and graphic works of Edvard Munch, the origins and specific uses of these strategies have not been fully investigated. The question of compositional types, and their relation to types of expression, has been subordinated to a concern with what is expressed in the individual works, and how this relates to Munch's personal experience. Critics and scholars have, therefore, tended to assess Munch's output in a manner that emphasizes the persistence of thematic material across such formal categories as compositional type, use of line, and others. The equally pronounced persistence of compositional strategies has only become a major subject since recent scholarship returned to the question of sources, including the formal models that influenced the forms of Munch's expression."
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The Romantic Fates of Jane Austen and Anne Elliot, 2001.
This essay compares the romantic life of novelist Jane Austen with that of her character, Anne Elliot in "Persuasion".
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 41.95
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The paper draws comparisons between ?Persuasion?s? Anne Elliot?s romantic struggles and that of the author, Jane Austen, suggesting that nearing the end of her life, the author was reflecting on how her own life may have eventuated had she married the man from her youth, instead of remaining single. The author examines other relationships in the novel and how those relationships represent the alternative fates Anne may have suffered had she not gained the strength to take an active role and marry for love.
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"Jane Austen's final novel, "Persuasion", is an insightful portrayal of the challenges faced by women in the 1800s. The story seen through the eyes of the heroine, Anne Elliot, gives readers an impression of the influence that nineteenth century society could have on a woman's fate, had she not the strength to resist. Anne Elliot's character changes from passive to active over the course of the novel. It is in this way that she avoids the alternative fates dramatized for her by other women in the novel and ironically, by Jane Austen herself."
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"Billy Elliot", 2006.
This essay reviews the major themes of the film, "Billy Elliot."
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses how the film "Billy Elliot," directed by Stephen Daldry and released by Universal Focus in 2000, is deceptively simple. On a superficial level, it is the oft-repeated tale of a boy pursuing his dreams. However, there is more to Billy Elliot than just this - the film has many layers, layers that are worth peeling. In particular, the paper points out that the film has much to say about labour. This is a weighty theme, yet, the paper maintains that this apparently simple film has important things to say about it.
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George Elliot's "Silas Marner", 2005.
An analysis of the theme of suffering in this novel by author George Elliot.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains the message about suffering put forth in George Elliot's novel "Silas Marner". The paper explains that Elliot 's novel is about the horrible toll that suffering can exact on the individual and his personality-as well as the power of the positive experiences of kindness and love to reverse those effects and ultimately lead to redemption.
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"When the reader first encounters the character Silas Marner, one notes the sad history of the man. We see that Silas is not much more than a hermit, working endlessly in a village not his own, exiled as a result of false accusations in his past, and wounded by the loss of his love to his false friend, William Dane (also his accuser). Thus, disheartened by life, as well as having lost faith in the justice of God and Man, he turns to the meager existence of work and wealth alone as the bedrock of his life. In fact, one sees from the tremendous lack of joy he experiences even from work as an indication of his profound disenchantment with all aspects of human existence. As Elliot writes, "Formerly his heart had been as a locked casket with its treasure inside; but now the casket was empty, and the lock was broken.""
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Anne Elliot, 2006.
An analysis of Anne Elliot from the novel "Persuasion" as the unconventional Jane Austen heroine.
783 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, $ 27.95
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This paper examines how Anne Elliot, the protagonist of "Persuasion" is, like most Austen heroines, witty, clever and considerate. It also shows how Anne is feminine while possessing none of what Austen clearly sees as the negative characteristics of her gender.
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"At first Anne Elliot seems an unlikely heroine in contrast to Emma and Elizabeth. She is not venerated or held in any special position by her own family. She is seen as inferior and is unable to persuade them or advice them. They generally view her as extra luggage and her sister prefers the opinion and company of Mrs Clay instead. In contrast to Emma who is held in high esteem by her father and by everyone who is acquainted with her. Elizabeth too is held in high esteem by her family and is the central figure in her environment. Both Emma and Elizabeth are consulted before any important decisions are taken by their families. "
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"Billy Elliot", 2005.
An analysis of gender roles and sexual identity in the film "Billy Elliot".
976 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper examines the movie, "Billy Elliot" and how it counteracts and defies gender stereotypes through character presentation. It takes a critical look at the movie's representation of males in the realm of cross-dressing, wearing makeup, performing ballet/dance, loving relationships, etc. It also addresses themes such as homosexuality, homophobia, gender norms and sexual/gender identity.
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"Billy Elliot's story fits nicely with the common tale at the epicenter of human dreams -- any account of man finding his niche, his dream, of man overcoming the odds or letting passion control the outcome, appeals to our humanity and often fits into a nicely resolved package. "Billy Elliot" is exceptional because it takes such a common narrative and ties it in with an undercurrent of sexuality (and the defiance of social norms) that runs throughout the course of the movie. "
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