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"The Road from Colonus", 2007.
An analysis of the tragedy in the story "The Road from Colonus" by E.M. Forster.
1,384 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the short story "The Road from Colonus" by E.M. Forster. Specifically the paper considers the dreams, plans and intentions of the protagonist, Mr. Lucas, in the story. It then discusses the discrepancy between these dreams and plans and what happens in reality in his life. The paper concludes by describing the story as a tragedy and giving reasons for this analysis.
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"Forster also alludes to the Greek tragedy of Oedipus early in the story. In fact, Mr. Lucas (Oedipus) refers to his daughter as "Antigone" sometimes. Antigone was Oedipus' daughter, and wandered the world with her father after he discovered the ghastly truth about his own life. He had murdered his father and married his mother before he knew who they were. It is interesting that Lucas compares himself to this tragic figure who banishes himself from society forever after he learns what he has done. In the end, Mr. Lucas is the same type of tragic figure. He has had his moment of epiphany and understanding, (just as Oedipus had when he rose to the rank of king), and it has been ripped away from him, just as Oedipus' success was ripped away. Mr. Lucas becomes just as tragic as Oedipus because he does not stand up for what he wants and believes in. He allows others to destroy his dream, and that is the tragedy of his personal Greek drama."
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European and American Road Movies, 2000.
A look at the differing natures of the American and European 'Road' in 'Kings of the Road' and 'Paris, Texas'.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 88.95
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This essay explores the importance of ?Road? in a film context and questions how the American sense of ?the road? may differ from the European. Featured works include the Wim Wenders film Im lauf der Zeit (Kings of The Road) and Paris, Texas. The theme of alienation in both films is discussed.
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Road Rage, 2006.
This paper discusses the phenomenon of violent and dangerous behavior by drivers, called road rage.
1,388 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this essay, the writer describes road rage as uncontrolled anger that results in violence or threatened violence. The writer explores causes, effects and manifestations of "road rage" on America's roads today, including two very recent examples. Further, the writer analyzes ways of preventing, or at least decreasing, road rage incidents. The writer maintains that the best policy for avoiding road rage is to treat other drivers as one would like to be treated, i.e., with patience, consideration, and courtesy. The writer concludes that in order to best avoid becoming either a victim or a perpetrator of road rage, it is best to avoid conflict on the road, by giving other drivers both the benefit of the doubt and plenty of driving space.
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"Effects of road rage incidents, for victims, may include severe injury or loss of life. Road rage perpetrators may not stop at mere gestures, verbal outbursts, or hostile gestures, but also maim or kill their victims. And, in general, the effect of so many well-publicized road rage incidents is to make many drivers increasingly edgy and afraid. Arguably, one possible benefit of road raged, however, is that many drivers are now making more effort to keep their emotions under control, and to refrain from behaving aggressively toward other drivers.
Increasingly, road rage incidents are well-publicized, especially if they involve public figures and/or fatalities. On November 29, 2005, for example, newspapers and internet sources reported that wrestler Ric Flair turned himself in to police to face road rage charges in Meckleburg County, North Carolina."
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Road Rage, 2007.
This paper discusses the topic of road rage and its elements.
1,408 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this article, the writer explores the various risk factors of road rage and supplies suggestions in how to reduce its incidence. The writer discusses that while road rage is a relatively new occurrence on today's highways, research is already under way to determine the risk factors involved so that plans can be made to educate people on how to reduce their chance of encountering road rage themselves. The writer argues that if the most common risk factors can be identified, then steps can be taken to help make the roads safer by knowing how not to incite an incident. The writer concludes that education regarding road rage incidents should be part of any driver education curriculum and that there should be public service announcements made regularly through the media.
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Introduction
Road Rage
Risk Factors
Risk Factor Reduction
Conclusion
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"Studies have indicated that there has been a significant increase in the number of road rage incidences within the past 15 years. Road rage is up 51 percent compared to what it was in 1990 and it doesn't appear to be slowing down according to all indications."
"Aggressive driving incidences are being reported daily. They range in severity from being cussed out on the road to being shot and everything in between. Over time people have reported being assaulted with golf clubs, baseball bats, tire irons, shotguns, handguns and other weapons as well as been dragged out of their car and physically assaulted for their failure to speed up, move over or get out of the way when another driver thought that they should."
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Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken", 2002.
The paper presents an analysis of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.
580 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 20.95
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The paper begins by discussing the primary metaphor of the diverging roads and by giving an outline of the plot. It debates whether or not the road was really the road less traveled. The poet?s contradictions are pointed out and the poem?s tone is studied. The paper concludes by showing how the poem could be misleading.
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"In Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," there is no stable evidence that the speaker indeed chose "The Road Not Taken." Throughout the poem, the traveler himself is unable to identify with confidence which road was least taken. It is acknowledged that the two roads are almost the same. Yet the end of the poem contradicts the point that the roads were identical. In the future, he decides that the roads were in fact different."
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The Mullan Military Road, 2002.
A history and examination of this famous American road.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper provides a history of the Mullan Military Road. The focus of this paper is on the discovery and the development of this road and the impact that the road had on the development of the local history.
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'Tobacco Road', 2008.
This paper provides a review of the book 'Tobacco Road' by Erskine Caldwell.
2,835 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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In this essay, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Tobacco Road," by Erskine Caldwell. Specifically, the writer discusses the author's life and its effect on his writing of "Tobacco Road". Further, the writer provides criticisms of the novel and looks at the novel's place in literary history. The writer notes that "Tobacco Road" is probably one of the most enduring glimpses into a tragic part of America's history that has ever been written. The writer explains that profiling a poor white family from Georgia, it encapsulates the poverty and hunger these people faced, while using dark humor and pathos to portray the tragedy of their lives, and the gradual decline of any decency in their spirit. The paper includes over 10 pages of copied critiques on this subject.
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Introduction
Tobacco Road
References
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"It seems the only one with any sense at all in the family is Pearl, and she has enough sense to want to get out and go to Augusta. She is also the most unusual character in the novel - she never speaks, and refuses to sleep with her husband, Lov. Early in the novel, the reader discovers Jeeter is not her father, and this explains why she is different, and why she wants to leave the area. Everyone else in the novel seems a bit dazed by what happens around them, just as Lov is dazed when he loses the turnips. Caldwell gives a sense of unreality to the novel, as if things are happing around the characters, and they do not understand why they happen, or how everything relates to them and their lives. It is as if they are walking through life - seeing it but not really taking part.
"Jeeter uses his children to further himself, no matter how shocking this may be. He sold Pearl to Lov for seven dollars and some household items, and is absolutely enthralled with Ellie May's sexual seduction of Lov so Jeeter can grab the turnips. He also in effect sells his son Dude to Sister Bessie Rice for a car and the chance to get his firewood to market. Jeeter is always full of hope, but he is so scheming and lazy he can never get past the hoping stage."
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"On the Road", 2004.
This paper discusses the theme of a quest in Jack Kerouac's novel "On The Road."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper looks at the quest theme in Jack Kerouac's influential beat generation novel, "On The Road." The paper explains the road trip as symbolic of the quest for identity and the automobile as the symbol of the new American mobility. The paper also notes the semi-autobiographical tone of the novel.
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"A central and even dominant theme in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" is the road trip as a symbolic and practical quest for identity, a quest that occupies the lives of Sal Paradise, the narrator and Dean Moriarty, the perpetual road tripper. As an influential member of the Beat generation of American writers, Kerouac used what appears to be a semi-autobiographical approach to his theme."
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Road Rage, 2007.
An analysis of the effects of and possible solutions to road rage in the United States.
2,439 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper gives a personal account of incidents of road rage. The paper then discusses the growing epidemic of road rage in the United States and the effects that it has on individuals and driver safety in general. The paper discusses how road rage can be reduced on the roads by discussing the police's role and also the aims and successes of an organization called "Citizens against Speeding and Aggressive Driving".
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"Road rage can take place anywhere you drive a motor vehicle. Parking lots, a drive-thru, such as at a bank or fast food restaurant, a red light, a highway during construction and just about any place you drive. Sometimes Road Rage is extended out of our cars and into the supermarkets, banks, local or department stores or just on the walk back to our cars. It's like a virus that is spreading like wild fire. ("Mad Driver's Disease: A survival guide for handling highway nuts, from a recovering lunatic")"
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"The Road Not Taken".
A critical analysis of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken".
953 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines Robert Frost?s poem, ?The Road Not Taken?, which tells the story of a traveler making the decision to travel the road less traveled, but looking back upon the road not taken and wondering what might have been. It discusses how many people assume that the advantage lies in taking the road less traveled and relate this poem to personal hardships endured by taking this path. It shows how Mr. Frost comments on the tendency of humans to make decisions and how they consistently reflect upon and consider or wonder what might have been.
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"It appears that this poem utilizes an ?abaab? pattern rhyming methodology. The repetition of accented vowel sounds can be found throughout the poem, such as in ?I took the one less traveled by? where ?I? and ?by? correspond to create a rhyming pattern. Some other rhyming patterns include how ?way leads onto way.? Rhyming occurs often at the ends of stanzas and lines as well. This helps the reader to continue through each line and stanza smoothly and mellifluously. Frost does not stick to conventional methods of rhyming and rhythm within this work, but rather mixes things up, perhaps to help the reader stay open minded and not favor one path versus another. There is not a great deal of alliteration or other repetitive sound patterns apparent within the poem."
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Road Rage, 2007.
This paper explores road rage and methods of prevention and control.
2,466 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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The paper discusses the prevalence, risk factors and natural history of aggression on the road. The paper looks at the need for medications for managing impulsive and aggressive behavior patterns when these result from a personality disorder. The paper relates, however, that the most effective interventions for prevention and control of road rage are cognitive and behavioral. The paper concludes that a program of public education on road rage is needed, beginning with driver education and later including public health and mental health interventions.
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"According to Smart, et al. (2003), almost one in ten Ontario residents have been threatened with personal injury or damage to their vehicles as a result of road rage. Road rage refers to "attempts that drivers make to threaten, injure or even kill other drivers during or after unpleasant driving experiences" (Smart, et al., 2003, p. 247). Road rage is linked with collisions or near collisions. While one-half of drivers encountered shouts or rude gestures, only seven percent were actually threatened (Smart, et al., 2003). In the course of one year in the United States, there may be as many as 400 billion hostile exchanges between motorists, and any of these incidents of road rage can result in serious injury or death. Incidents of aggression on the road have been estimated to have increased more than 50 percent between 1990 and 1996, and result in thousands of injuries as well as more than 200 deaths per year (Sharkin, 2004)."
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?Tobacco Road?, 2002.
A review of the novel, "Tobacco Road", by Erskine Caldwell.
2,727 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper analyzes the book, "Tobacco Road", by Erskine Caldwell and, in particular, discusses the author's life and its effect on his writing of "Tobacco Road," as well as criticisms of the novel and the novel's place in our literary history. It looks at how "Tobacco Road" is probably one of the most enduring glimpses into a tragic part of America's history that has ever been written and how, by profiling a poor white family from Georgia, it encapsulates the poverty and hunger these people faced, while using dark humor and pathos to portray the tragedy of their lives and the gradual decline of any decency in their spirit.
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"Throughout the novel, Jeeter and the Lesters continually blame their problems on God, on just about everybody but themselves. "' My children all blame me because God sees fit to make me poverty-ridden, Love,' Jeeter said" (Caldwell 15). They cannot take responsibility for their own actions, and they must blame their condition on someone else, it could never be their own fault. They are pathetic and amusing at the same time. Jeeter spends so much effort whining about his condition, he could certainly have done something about it if he was not so concerned with making everyone around him as miserable as he was."
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Road Rage: Not All Its Cracked Up To Be, 2006.
A discussion regarding the statistics of road rage.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines the historical origins of road rage and some more modern statistics, showing that road rage is nothing new. Aggressive driving has plagued American highways since cars first became popular at the in the early years of the 20th century. But, the notion that the nation is undergoing a rash of road rage incidents of violence is overblown, and not supported by the statistical evidence on traffic injuries and fatalities.
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"In the United States, the fear of road rage has grown in the last several years to even eclipse the fear of drunk drivers. On American highways, careful drivers are wary of the iconic redneck trucker, replete with a beer gut, a shotgun under the seat, and an inflammatory temper. Of course, authorities also warn against road rage in cities, where congestion and frustration can combine in violent ways. Eery so often, the media picks up the story of an otherwise law-abiding citizen who runs a fellow driver off the road because they merged incorrectly. Worse are the occasional examples of drivers using weapons--or their cars as weapons--to kill other motorists in Mad Maxx style confrontations on long stretches of American highways."
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, 2006.
An essay on Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken."
2,023 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper discusses the Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken." The paper is a discussion of the symbolism and imagery in Frost's evocative poem. The author explains that the road portrays life and the choices in life are the road diverging in the poem.
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"In Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken," he used symbolism and beautiful imagery to vividly portray life's choices by simply describing a road in a wood. And he described the point where the single road forked and now a choice had to be made, as the road became two new paths, each going in a different direction. The choices in the poem were clear. Frost displayed simply that there were 3 choices, to select one path or the other to continue forward, or to turn and go back down the road in the opposite direction. As a reader I was drawn into the poem and it made me reflect on life. In life there are many choices, and many different ways to go about making them, but also in life there is no going back, no revisiting the past except in our memories, whether they be joyful or regretful, at the choices we have made and the road we have chosen to travel in life."
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Road Rage as a Psychiatric Disorder, 2005.
A discussion on road rage can be considered a valid psychiatric disorder and the significance of this to the criminal justice arena.
3,029 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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Road rage is a term that has been introduced into the English language not only in common speech, but also in legal, psychiatric and scientific circles. This paper discusses road rage and its definition. It explores why the concept has only recently emerged into the literature and questions whether it previously existed. It also discusses whether road rage can be regarded as a valid psychiatric syndrome by separating three schools of thought from the sea of varied opinions and to conclude it comments on its significance in a legal context.
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"This first school believes that road rage is not a valid psychiatric syndrome and should not be defined under its own mental illness category. They attribute some of the cause of road rage towards America's gun policy. More and more Americans are carrying guns in their cars with one study showing a firearm was used in 37% of aggressive driving incidents involving weapons. This means encounters that may in the past have only resulted in angry gestures or even a fist fight, are now turning deadly and drawing even more media attention to 'road rage'. While Australia may enforce tougher firearms guidelines the influence of American media and culture on ours is high."
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