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Sheri Tepper's "Grass", 2006.
An analysis of Sheri Tepper's novel about the inhabitants of Grass and a family dispatched there to find a cure to a plague threatening all of mankind.
1,491 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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This paper describes the plot and characters in Sheri Tepper's novel, "Grass". The paper details the hierarchy, patriarchy and class system that exists amongst the inhabitants of Grass and how this family and social structure is what leads to their confrontation with a subculture on Grass known as the hippae.
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"It is said that he who does not remember the past, is condemned to repeat it. In the novel Grass, author Sheri Tepper masterfully incorporates this moral into her story with skillful literary sublime. As the reader delves into the lives of the inhabitants of Grass and the family dispatched there from the land of "Terra" in search of a cure for the plague that threatens to destroy mankind, he or she sees a societal structure that has Grass poised for imminent warfare and destruction."
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The Depiction of Women in Three Escapist Fictions, 2001.
A comparison of the depiction of women in Geoffrey Chaucer?s "The Tale of the Wife of Bath", Ian Fleming?s "From Russia with Love" and Sheri Tepper?s "Beauty".
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 51.95
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This essay explores how three influential writers, Geoffrey Chaucer, Ian Flemming and Sheri Tepper, from three different eras have depicted women in their writing. The portrayal of females by each writer is explored separately and then contrasted with that of the other writers. Specific examples and characters from these literary masterpieces are used to support the author?s argument. The author provides an analysis of the different ways in which women have been depicted throughout the history of literature
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"The representation of women in literature has been the focus of much research conducted by both feminists and literature critics, particularly over the last thirty years. Sheri Tepper?s Beauty, Geoffrey Chaucer?s The Wife of Bath and Ian Fleming?s From Russia with Love, are all examples of escapist fiction in which the attitudes towards women play a key role in the theme of the story. Despite the claim that escapist fiction is isolated from the world in which its author lives, the values of both the author and the society in which he or she lives are reflected in their writing. The Wife of Bath, written in the fourteenth century, represents females as identical member of one group, all possessing the same faults and desires. Fleming, writing in 1957, depicts women differently again, categorising them into two extreme stereotypes ? the dominant, aggressive female and the submissive, naive female."
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Bermuda Grass, 2002.
An overview of the possible infections that can affect Bermuda grass.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper studies the various diseases and insects that are likely to affect the Bermuda grass. This type of grass is suitable for most places as they do not require much maintenance, but they like any other grass specie must be protected against possible infections.
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"Song of Myself": The Great Green Grass, 2002.
This paper discusses the importance of grass in American poet Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself."
1,046 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper argues that Walt Whitman utilizes the imagery of grass to convey his thoughts about men's pursuit of happiness. It shows that the grass represents the oneness of all people in America, life, growth and death. These points are later linked to show that Whitman is actually talking about democracy, which is evident in American society.
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"The complexity of a poem can be seen in its author's utilization of convoluted, latent, poetic language, which inevitably demands a certain level of thinking, of imaginations, of interpretation. The key to extracting a poem's meaning lies in the poet's implementation of disparate literary devices, which brings to light the poet's subtle, yet real, creativity. Walt Whitman, in "Song of Myself," uses symbolism to convey the significance of a seemingly irrelevant and overlooked object. The concept of grass is perhaps among the central themes imbued in the poem, which Whitman exploits as a basis to promote a greater fascination and appreciation of ordinary things seen in all walks of life. In "Song of Myself," Whitman, through the image of grass, attempts to capture men's journey in the pursuit of the highest level of contentment."
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"The Grass Dancer", 2005.
A review of the book, "The Grass Dancer" by Susan Power.
1,973 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines how "The Grass Dancer" by Susan Power develops two forms of the female soul as represented by Lydia Wind Soldier and Anna "Mercury" Thunder. It looks at how this theme plays itself out through the entire novel; Anna, though powerful, uses her power to her own ends, while Lydia, less powerful, gives all of herself away for the sake of others. It shows how, regardless of the nature of their actions, both women are deeply embroiled in the playing out of time and how this dominates the role of women in the Dakota spiritual world.
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"Contrasting this life of earthly gratification is the character of Lydia Wind Soldier. Lydia gives nearly everything of herself for the sake of those around her to such an extent that she appears to be visibly disappearing: "He [Harley] reached out and hugged her then-something he did only rarely since turning seventeen because as he watched her, she blurred at the edges, looked to him like a person being slowly erased by some spectral finger." (Power 18). Lydia has given of herself so much that her physical body is somehow reduced, although the manner of this reduction is quite different than Anna's physical ugliness and decrepit form."
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Blue Grass Music, 2002.
A look at how the medium of blue grass music can be used to teach history.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss the role of teaching through the medium of blue grass music. By examining the music video "Fire on the Mountain" by Bob Green, we can learn how he uses music to teach history and lesson in American life.
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"Leaves Of Grass", 2002.
Review Walt Whitman's collection of poetry, "Leaves of Grass".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" represents a poetic perspective of the cultural changes that were taking place in America at the end of the 19th century. Whitman's collection of poems are more than poetry. They can be read as a cultural biography, a celebration of one of the first publications of free verse poetry, and the insights of an openly passionate man who lived nowhere, but everywhere, in the shifting culture of America.
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"Who's Irish?" and "Grass Roof", 2007.
Comparison and contrast essay of the short story "Who's Irish" by Gish Jen and the novel "Grass Roof" by Dao Strom.
1,649 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Gish Jen's short story "Who's Irish?" with Dao Strom's novel "Grass Roof." The reviewer describes how both works investigate the complex problems that arise from the clash between the Asian and Western cultures. The paper further discusses the authors' styles and also the conflicts found in both works. The reviewer concludes that both stories give a painful and complex account of identity loss, displacement and racial discrimination in the lives of their characters.
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"Gish Jen's short story is narrated in broken English by a Chinese grandmother living with her daughter's family in the Unites States. Jen uses a multiple ethnic context, emphasizing the problems arising from the many cultural differences. The title of the short story, Who's Irish? directly questions identity and ethnicity. First of all, the story is about a Chinese American family who is now at the third generation of immigrants in the United States. Moreover, the family itself is a blend of ethnicities: the Chinese American daughter, Natalie is married to an Irish man, John Shea. The conflict in the story is thus a multiple one: there is an inner conflict between the Irish and the Chinese influences, repeatedly voiced in the Chinese grandmother's discourse. Sophie, Natalie and John's little girl, is obviously at the center of this conflict."
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"Grass Soup", 2002.
An analysis of the political views in "Grass Soup" by Zhang Xianliang.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper will examine the role of a political prisoner in Chinese camp in "Grass Roots" by Zhang Xianliang. By understanding how Zhang's defiance plays a role in the camp, we can see his political ideals coming through in the text.
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Emily Dickinson's "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass", 2006.
A discussion of the snake in the poem "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson.
1,656 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper focuses on the central image of 'fellowship' that we share with all members of the animal kingdom in Emily Dickinson's "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass". The poem takes the view of the snake and suggests that even though the poet is afraid of snakes, she still acknowledges the fellowship or commonality between all human beings and animals. The paper refutes the image of the evil serpent. The snake in the poem does not speak, or seek to threaten her soul or even her life. She is simply afraid of its attitude and finds it distasteful. The paper suggests that Dickinson portrays the snake as never physically harming or tempting, but also not inspiring a feeling of connection, even though it is a "fellow" creature. The paper comments on the background and also on various sections of the poem.
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"The snake may be an unpleasant fellow, just as many human fellows might be narrow, unpleasant, and cold. Thus the poet sets herself the daunting task of making the description of this animal seem fresh, and frightening in a new, more human way. Like Blake's poem about the tiger, burning bright, Dickinson transforms the viewer's chance glimpse at a garden snake into something sinister because of the fellowship between humans and snakes. Thus Dickinson does not take the easy route of making the poem's subject more fearsome than it is, in reality. The snake of the poem does not speak, or seek to threaten her soul or even her life. She is simply afraid of its attitude and finds it distasteful. Thus the poet acknowledges her fellowship as a living being with the alien creature while still admitting the snake is not a living being she particularly likes, because of its silent and surprising nature, much as she would dislike a person of similar temperament. Thus, rather than a poem about the inherent evils of the snake or serpent, the poem is also a critique of what human beings find dislikable in the character of other humans as well as animals. The poem takes on the reflective tone, as the poet says of this chance visitor that she acknowledges fellow living kinship with, but not very willingly, given his narrow and mean qualities, and states that much like an unpleasant person, she would just as rather not see him around and about."
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Walt Whitman?s "Leaves of Grass", 2005.
A thorough analysis of the three main themes in Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass".
5,353 words (approx. 21.4 pages), 22 sources, APA, $ 132.95
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This paper explores the themes of the adult/child relationship, friendship and politics in Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass", along with several sub-themes and related minor themes, against the backdrop of Whitman's humility. Textual analysis is married with examinations of Whitman's own history through biographies and accounts, to develop a clearer picture of the man, the poet, the experimenter and the purveyor of his own ideas and beliefs in adult/child relationships, friendship and politics.
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Adult/Child Relationships
Friendship
Political Views
Conclusion
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"Walt Whitman was not a shy man. After he released the original edition of "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, Whitman was disappointed by slow sales. The verses did not seem marketable in and of themselves, and Whitman had handicapped his own success by choosing to print his long lines of poetry on larger-than-average paper: 8 inches by 11. (Harness, 2004) He had enjoyed some modest success with his 1840s moralistic novel, "Franklin Evans," so Whitman expected large returns and brilliant critical acclaim for "Leaves of Grass.""
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"Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman, 2006.
This paper focuses on "When I Heard at the Close of the Day" and "Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances" which both appear in Whitman's collection of poems "Leaves of Grass."
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 48.95
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The writer of this paper discusses and analyzes Whitman's intense passion for wilderness and the outdoors. These two poems, while different, give the reader great insight into the character and soul of the poet and goes on to explain why Whitman remains one of the biggest influences in literature today. This paper also examines the language used in both poems which clearly reveal Whitman's sentiments about nature and companionship.
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"These two poems, while very different, give the reader tremendous insight into he character and soul of Whitman. In "Close of the Day," we see Whitman's appreciation for nature and need for companionship. In "Doubt of Appearances," we see Whitman acknowledging the uncertainty of our world, and the limit of our knowledge. But Whitman does not let this void of answers keep him from happiness, instead taking comfort in the beauty of friends and lovers. Whitman does not merely comment on problems of the world, but also takes us into the way he deals with them."
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Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass", 2006.
This paper discusses Walt Whitman's poetical collection, "Leaves of Grass" that aimed to create true American poetry.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The paper explains that by the middle of the eighteenth century, the United States of America was well on its way to becoming its own nation. It had been independent for some time had begun to show innovation and entrepreneurship and had even fought multiple wars and conflicts and looked to expansion and even imperial holdings. Yet, the paper shows how despite its already rich history, despite even having the trappings of a traditional American folklore from the likes of Washington Irving, American seemed to still lack a classical and poetic tradition.
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"One poet, Walt Whitman, decided to set about remedying this problem, filling this void. With his groundbreaking poetical collection, "Leaves of Grass," Whitman not only strived to make his own name as a truly American poet, but also strived to create an actual American poetry, one which catalogued this relatively new world."
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'Sweet Grass Cheese', 2005.
An overview of the development of this small business from Georgia.
988 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper overviews the development and growth over the years of "Sweet Grass Cheese", focusing on planned and unplanned occurrences that influenced the growth of their business. In addition, it discusses challenges and opportunities that they, and other small businesses, have to face. Lastly, the future challenges of 'Sweet Grass Cheese' are discussed.
Paper Outline:
Sweet Grass Cheese's Development From the Early Days to Today
Problems and Opportunities the Small Businesses Face
Problems Sweet Grass May Have in the Future
Bibliography
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"There are a multitude of problems and opportunities that small businesses face, as Wehner discovered with the creation of Sweet Grass cheeses. One of the most daunting challenges is distribution. Wehner's first distribution efforts consisted of a roadside farm stand, at their farm, where locals could buy her cheeses. Farmer's markets too offered a fairly inexpensive distribution channel."
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Turf grass, 2002.
This contrast paper on sod vs. astro turf on an athletic field.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper is a comparison of astrograss and sod grass in athletic fields identifying their compatibility in terms of cost, maintenance and athletic needs.
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