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"Rabbit-Proof Fence", 2003.
Analyzes this Australian film, focusing on the way in which the Aborigines are depicted.
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper examines the film, "Rabbit Proof Fence", which is based on the true story, "Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence," written by Doris Pilkington and Nugi Garmara. It highlights representations of aboriginality in the film and discusses the main ideas around which such representations, both negative and positive, are organized. The paper also looks at the how the film's audience is positioned.
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"The terminology used throughout the film was relevant for its time but it is considered very racial and controversial today. The Aboriginals were often referred to by the colour of their skin. They were called ?half caste? and ?full blood.? These terms would be unheard of today, and although the movie was set in the 1930?s, hearing these words can be offensive to many people ? emphasizing the viewers understanding of the Aboriginals. For example in today?s organizations and policies, an Aborigine is defined as by the Federal Government as someone who: ?Is of Aboriginal descent, identifies as an Aboriginal person or is accepted by the Aboriginal community in which he or she lives in.? (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001, Pg 27). It reinforces to the audience that they should feel sympathetic for the Aborigines."
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Israel and the Security Fence, 2005.
This in-depth paper analyzes Israel's security policies as well as the ongoing controversial debate regarding the building of the security fence which would separate Israel from the Palestinians.
4,052 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 22 sources, APA, $ 109.95
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This well-researched paper examines the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, while focusing on the various events that led to the decision to construct a security wall that would separate the two nations. This paper discusses Israel's implementation of "Operation Defensive Wall", which came about in 2002 in response to a suicide bombing in which 28 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists that infiltrated Israel's borders. This in-depth paper analyzes Israel's history from its birth as a state in 1948 to the present as well as the country's continuous battle to survive amidst hostile Arab neighbors such as Syria. The writer of this paper contends that there are various options to maintaining a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians which do not include the security fence. One option would be to offer financial incentives to the Palestinians while another would be for Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 borders. This paper discusses the pros and cons involved in Israel returning occupied land to the Palestinians in hopes for peace and lasting security.
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"Since the end of formal hostilities in 1973, the attacks on Israel from its hostile neighbors have been replaced by shadowy groups that rely more on terror tactics than infantry and tanks. First the PLO, which led to Israel's invasion of Southern Lebenon in 1982 and subsequently Hizbollah, which was formed in 1983, and Hamas in 1988. Both of these groups had, as their stated intention, the murder of every Jew and the destruction of the state of Israel and its allies. It was after twenty years of these terrorist tactics, and the lives of hundreds of innocent Israelis, that Israel began to consider building a fence around its borders. It would be almost another ten years before it finally implemented this tactic. Israel's decision to build a wall separating itself from external threats has become a controversial one. Seen within Israel as the best chance to reduce or eliminate terrorism, and solidify the border between the Jewish state and the Palestinian state, it is viewed by much of the outside world as a symbol of oppression."
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Israel's Security Fence, 2005.
A look at the so-called illegality of the Israeli construction of a security fence to protect itself against Palestinian terrorism.
4,181 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper deals with the illegal consequences of Israel's separation barrier/wall, as they were articulated and evaluated by the ICJ. After explicating precisely what this wall involves, arguing its illegality, the paper highlights the illegal consequences that arise from this construction and, while referring to the ICJ's opinion, emphasizing the fact that the wall and its identified consequences are nothing more than a continuation of a policy already firmly in place and which, due to the United States' persistent backing of Israel, international law, the United Nations, and the collective international community have been powerless to bring to a halt.
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"The controversy surrounding Israel's security fence is not over whether or not Israel has the right to defend itself through such a construction but over the construction site itself. Nobody has argued that Israel does not have the right to construct a separation wall and, in fact, it "has the legal right to build a wall on its own land." However, it does not have the right to construct on land which does not belong to it and, this is precisely the nature of the controversy. This fact, however, has often been obscured by Israel's continued insistence, in face of all critiques of the wall, that it has "the right to defend herself." This response is constantly echoed by the United States, both on the congressional and senate levels. Needless to say, this obscures the issue at stake insofar as it gives the impression that objections revolve around the construction itself, implying a denial of Israel's sovereign right to self-defense while the objections revolve around the place of construction. Consequently, the "right to self-defense" argument is inapplicable here as it does not address the core of the objections to the wall."
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?Rabbit, Run?, 2004.
This paper reviews John Updike?s ?Rabbit, Run?, published in 1960, but depicting the American society of the 50s, and the first book in a four-book series.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains Updike?s general literary statement in ?Rabbit, Run? was that, in the middle-class American society of the 1950s, people were going through the motions of a meaningful life, but not achieving satisfactory meaning from it. The author points out that the central character is so bizarre from time to time that he keeps the reader off balance, which is what Rabbit is actually doing in a fictionalized state to his wife Janice and others. The paper relates that continuity is the key to Updike?s maintaining character growth throughout the series he wrote; of the characters Updike uses in the first book, ?Rabbit, Run?, almost all continue to appear in his three novel sequels: "Rabbit Redux" (1971), "Rabbit is Rich" (1981) (Pulitzer prize); "Rabbit at Rest" (1990); and the novella, "Rabbit Remembered" (2000).
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John Updike
Plot Summary
Character Development
Reflection of Contemporary American Culture?
Conclusion
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"The author was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, in 1932, and he later attended Harvard University and the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, located in Oxford, England. He began his professional writing career by contributing poems, articles and book reviews to "The New Yorker" magazine (1955-1957). Updike, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982 for "Rabbit Is Rich", has written over 25 books. He is the father of four children, and lives in Massachusetts. It is believed that the central character in Updike?s ?Rabbit? series (four novels, beginning with "Rabbit, Run"), was a real-life basketball hero who hailed from Shillington, Pennsylvania, where Updike grew up."
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?Fences?, 2002.
A paper which explores the symbolism used in August Wilson's play, "Fences".
2,269 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper examines how the symbol of fences is used in August Wilson's play, "Fences," a modern contemporary story about a black family living in a poor urban society. The paper discusses how throughout the play, fences are built to keep people in and to keep people out, with every character having a fence around him or her. The second part of the paper compares the Maxson family to the Kennedys.
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"Fences, by August Wilson is the story of a relationship between a father and son. Troy Maxson is a poor urban black man who was once a boy with a dream. As a child, Troy had hoped and prayed to become a professional baseball player. Unfortunately for Troy, his dreams were destroyed and he found himself spending fifteen years in jail while doing time for murder. The only thing that he comes home to is a job picking up garbage with his friend and co-worker, Jim Bono. According to Milly S. Barranger, Troy Maxson is victim to oppression. He is victimized by his birth, his race, father, his poverty, his employer, his society, and his emotional limitations (Barranger 545)."
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"Fences", 2003.
A discussion on "Fences" by August Wilson.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the father-son relationships in August Wilson's play "Fences." It expands on the purpose of the father building a fence. It explains the impact of racism on African-Americans. The author desires the conflict between a father and son based on differing motivations. In conclusion the paper discusses the future versus the past.
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"August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Fences" deals with the aftermath of slavery in the United States and how one man, Troy Maxon is unable to escape the fence erected by white America around African Americans. Unable to rise above his ..."
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?Rabbit Run?, 2002.
An analysis of John Updike's "Rabbit Run", with an emphasis on its historical approach and the context of the story in the times in which it was written.
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines "Rabbit Run", a powerful novel by John Updike published in 1960, based on one of the characters, Harry ?Rabbit? Angstrom, a 26-year-old former high school basketball star. In particular, it looks at how the historical approach of the story is increasingly evident as the plot reveals the consequences of the post-war family?s independence from the church and the assumption of the nuclear mantle. Updike shows us the contemptuous and paradoxical behavior of people of the era, who, by their actions, revel in the freedom that they have gained with the demise of social structures, and yet bemoan the fact that they have lost their way and are disillusioned and directionless. It demonstrates how this concept is best summed up by Updike?s creation of a man who tries to justify his concern for clean clothes and, simultaneously, is responsible for destroying his wife and children.
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"The character of Angstrom is indirectly autobiographical in that by calculation, his age and the author?s age would approximately tally. This instantly allows the reader to understand the historic perspective of the novel as we are given the opportunity to trace the social changes that have occurred since the 30?s down to the day of the novel. The social climate of the thirties was significantly different from the fifties, and sixties. The immense and drastic changes that came about in social standards after the Second World War meant that there lay a greatly urgent need for consolidation of moral values. Creators of the system turned to eco-political means by which they could bring about this consolidation. As a result of this, the average person in the U.S. was subjected to a newer, (imagined) improved lifestyle based on economic success and superficiality."
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Rabbit Invasion, 2003.
A discussion of the rabbit invasion faced by Australia after the Europeans introduced them in the 1800's.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 12 sources, $ 64.95
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This essay discusses the history, geography and ecology of the introduction of the European rabbit into Australia. Special focus on eradication techniques and a discussion on whether the complete eradication of rabbits from Australia is feasible.
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Introduction and subsequent spread
Implications of invasion
Previous attempts for control
The future
Is eradication feasible?
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"Although European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were first introduced into Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet, they did not become feral until an English settler by the name of Thomas Austin introduced 24 rabbits on to his homestead near Geelong in 1858 (EPA, 1999). It is difficult to exactly quantify the rate of spread of European rabbits, since liberation occurred independently in Victoria, South Australia and northern New South Wales, however figure 1 shows a plausible suggestion as to the progressive distribution of rabbit populations in Australia over time (AGPL, 1996)."
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?The Proof?, 2004.
A review of the video, "The Proof".
898 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the video, "The Proof," a NOVA episode aired on PBS, which presents a look at one man's obsession with proving or disproving a theory, Fermat's Last Theorem, written over two hundred years ago and never proved. Specifically, it summarizes and reviews the video, with a focus on what the video tells us about how people learn to do mathematics. It looks at how "The Proof" is more than just a video about solving a complex mathematical problem and how it is a story of determination, setting goals, and finding out that solutions come from many different places and ideas.
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"The program then delves into how Wiles began obsessing about the "proof" when he was ten years old, and began a lifelong process of proving Fermat's Theorem. While the story is clearly mathematical, it becomes more than that during the course of the story. It becomes a tale about a man who cannot let go of his obsession, and how to creatively find the solutions to complex problems, whether they are mathematical or not. One mathematician in the show talks about making "good mistakes," and how difficult it is. This is the key to learning about mathematics, and solving mathematical problems. You will make mistakes. Learning how to make "good" mistakes is quite difficult. However, if you can learn from your mistakes, or your mistakes lead you in another direction, they are valuable, and can keep you always learning about mathematics, and other complex problems."
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A Rabbit's Nourishment, 2005.
An overview of the digestive process and nutrition of the rabbit as compared to humans.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses how rabbits have the same need as humans to produce energy in order to survive and how this energy production is directly related to the food the animal intakes. It looks at how the rabbit, oryctolagus cuniculus, obtains its nourishment from the foods it eats, which are mainly grasses, clovers, and sometimes even bark and how it then eats the droppings to get the maximum nourishment available from the food. The paper also discusses how this method is extremely different from how humans obtain the necessary nutrients to further endure life even though both species share the same internal process of cellular respiration necessary to exist and prevail.
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"The mitochondria, which can be simply defined as a membrane-bound organelle located in all eukaryotic cells, is important for several reasons including its responsibility for the process of cellular respiration (Cellular). This process works through redox reactions, which is the term given to a chemical reaction in which at least one electron is transferred from one particular substance to another (Solomon 138). The importance of cellular respiration is apparent because of its resulting production of Adenosine triphosphate, which is commonly known as ATP. The ATP serves various purposes; however, the one most relevant to the nourishment of a rabbit would be the fact that it provides the energy which is used throughout the cells in several different activities. This fact results in the ATP being referred to as the energy currency of the cell (Solomon 125). "
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"Fences", 2002.
An argument for the comedy of August Wilson's play, "Fences".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This examines August Wilson's play, "Fences", in the classical argument style of literary criticism. The central argument of this paper is the determination that "Fences" is a comedy and not a tragic drama.
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"The Art and Science of Fencing", 2002.
A review of "The Art and Science of Fencing" by Nick Evangelista.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss the book "The Art and Science of Fencing" by Nick Evangelista, and seek to understand how the author explains the technique and psychology of fencing. By revealing the different measures that the author relates in the book, we can clearly why the book was written, and how he portrays a successful approach to learning this ancient sport with refinement.
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"A Doll's House" and "Fences", 2002.
An analysis of the theme of realism in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen and "Fences" by August Wilson.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss the two plays "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen and "Fences" by August Wilson and seek to argue the element of realism in both plays, as well as compare and contrast both elements of these plays into a cohesive form. By analyzing set design and other attributes to realism a clear view can be given on how these techniques can be conveyed in both of these plays.
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"Rabbit in the Moon", 2004.
An analysis of the racial and ethnic images in the film, "Rabbit in the Moon," produced by Emiko Omori.
3,260 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the film produced by Emiko Omori, "Rabbit in the Moon". Specifically, it examines the relationality of racial-ethnic images, including context, effects, and resistance. The paper explores how difficult it was and still is to be Asian in America and how racial stereotypes, images, and misinformation still persist in a society that prides itself on democracy, freedom, and social justice.
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"Two images (or stereotypes) of Asian Americans stand out. They are the yellow peril and the gook, both extremely derogatory terms used especially during World War II against the Japanese, and against Japanese Americans. The "yellow peril" image stems from Japan's aggressive behavior in Asia and elsewhere before war actually broke out. The Japanese attacked China, made a pact with Hitler and Mussolini, and then attacked Pearl Harbor. Thus, they seemed as if they wanted to rule their area of the world, and would stop at nothing to gain their goals. They became a "yellow peril" threatening the very fabric of America and American freedoms. These fears were also based on earlier images of the Chinese, who were often described as "wily" or "crafty." In other words, they were sneaky, and Americans did not trust all Asians simply because of these ignorant stereotypes. It was easy for Americans to believe Asians were a yellow peril after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and that extended to all Asians, regardless of their heritage, time in the United States, or any other factors. The Japanese had attacked, that made them, and so all, Asians bad."
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