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Sherman Alexie " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven", 2000.
An analysis of the author's stories in context of the communication system and his portraits of American.-Indians as strangers in U.S, culture with the need for salvation, drinking, poverty and humor.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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"The structure of the communication system is evident in the stories told by Sherman Alexie in his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and in script of the film made from that book, Smoke Signals. The role of the storyteller in society is also reflected in the structure of the communication system. Alexie is dealing directly with the role of the storyteller in Native American society and with how that role affects the social order, is fed by that same order, and both conveys and creates myths as a result.
In the stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, humor is used to present serious subjects, showing that in one sense, the only way to view some issues without crying is to laugh. The stories show the plight of the modern Indian living near his or her birthright but no longer in control of it,..."
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Sherman Alexie's "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven", 2001.
Critiques the short story about a contempoirary American Indian & highlights the book's pessimistic tone.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 79.95
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"Sherman Alexie's short story "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" takes a pessimistic perspective on the life of one American Indian character. From this story, it is likely that the author's overall outlook on the future of American Indians in the same situation is certainly far from optimistic, though there are some signs of hope, such as the narrator's year of sobriety. The straightforward, plain, prosaic style is expressive of the negative outlook on life which permeates the protagonist's character and his environment, as if the protagonist has no extra energy to try to express himself beyond his surface thoughts and feelings. There is little hope for any significant change for the better in this story, but only the sense that things will stay about the same, or sometimes a little better or a little worse, and all one can do is accept.."
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Sherman Alexie, 2002.
Discusses how this explores the theme of the loss of Native American society in his novel, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
1,311 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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Sherman Alexie, in his book "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven", takes the role of the storyteller in society, the one who puts the attitudes and concerns of the community into narrative form. The paper shows that Alexie is dealing directly with the role of the storyteller in Native American society and how that role affects the social order, is fed by that same order and both conveys and creates myths as a result. The paper shows that a theme that recurs in the stories in this collection concerns the birthright of the Indian and the way it has been compromised by white society, which seeks to adapt it to its own uses.
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"Poverty is another theme in this book, for poverty is the condition to which the people on the reservation have become accustomed as they have become more alienated from their birthright. This is also a condition passed from father to son: "On Christmas Eve when he was five, Victor's father wept because he didn't have any money for gifts" ("Every Little Hurricane" 4). This is another reason for the alcoholism, which in turn contributes to the poverty. A deadly cycle is thus created, a cycle that continues from one generation to the next with little sign of any change. There is some memory of earlier times when Indians believed they had achieved something by selling land or oil rights to whites, but that was an illusion. Poverty is the reality and alcohol the way to make it all seem better: "He thought one more beer could save the world.""
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Sherman's March, 2007.
A look at Union General William T. Sherman's fateful march from Atlanta to the sea.
1,796 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The paper describes Sherman's vicious and destructive campaign to dismantle the forces of Confederate resistance along the 300 mile march to the sea. The paper shows how President Lincoln needed Sherman's march to be as effective and destructive as possible in order to dismantle the psychological and physical tie that kept the southern people and its army holding out against the Union forces. The paper illustrates the violence involved but concludes that Sherman's march was both militarily and psychologically necessary to bring about a close to the war.
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Introduction
The Need to Succeed
The March to the Sea
In Summary
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"In September, 1864, when Atlanta fell into the hands of the Union's General William T. Sherman, the march to the coast, especially the last five miles of that march, would prove the most difficult faced by Sherman's Union forces during their 300 mile long march through the south. "Sherman's march," or the "march to the sea," which has become historically synonymous with a 300 mile path of death and mindless destruction inflicted upon the Confederate Army, southern civilians, and refugee-slaves by the advancing Union Army under the direction of General Sherman; was in fact not just a strategic victory, but a psychological victory for the Union Army, and served as a turning point in the American Civil War."
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Cindy Sherman, 2003.
An exploration of the the use of photography and its ability to portray realism in contemporary figure art with a focus on the work of Cindy Sherman.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines how American artist Cindy Sherman, who began to work on the famous series "Untitled Film Stills" at the end of 1977, stages mediated images of women through shot, costume, pose and situation, embodying a vast number of characters herself. It looks at how, through the medium of photography Sherman both captures realistic images and transforms herself according to her wishes. It also discusses, with reference to Sherman's work, whether photography is used as an artifice in representing the human figure and how, ultimately can photography can portray realism.
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"The work by Cindy Sherman is, above all, based on different artistic forms; among them is film, theatre, and painting, especially portraits. When we first look at Untitled Film Stills, we are con fronted with some simulations of scenes from Hollywood. Just as with any film still, performance is at the heart of the images. Arthur Danto, indeed, attributes their success as being "simultaneously and inseparately photographs and performances." Sherman's photographs are not only photographic records of performances but, inversely, "performative accounts of filmic images." For instance, in Untitled #21 in which a young woman is seen against huge urban buildings, the city is a part of a film scenery, which is there to echo the woman's expression of urban attitude. The outside world similarly establishes for Sherman's characters a unity of place and time and an ambience which defines their individual role. However, these characters, which all come from old B movies and film noir, are pre sented more as types rather than as individuals. "
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General Sherman on Blacks, 2002.
An analysis of General Sherman's view of blacks and the politics behind his beliefs through a review of his memoirs.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss W.T. Sherman's view on blacks and the politics that accompanied his decision making process. Quotes from his memoirs will be used as an example to explain his viewpoint and belief system. His personality will be revealed by the memoirs that he wrote and will be analyzed.
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Sherman's "Disasters And Fairy Tales" Collection, 2004.
A look at a selection of photographs from Sherman's "Disasters and Fairy Tales" collection.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks at a selection of photographs from Sherman's "Disasters and Fairy Tales" collection of work, through Kristeva's theory of abjection.
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"As Kristeva describes it in "Powers of Horror," abjection preserves what existed in the archaism of pre-objectal relationship in the immemorial violence with which a body becomes separated from another body in order to be (Powers). While this may seem like a complex idea, the makeup of it is actually quite simple to grasp. The pre-objectal relationship that Kristeva speaks of is the time in youth and adolescence prior to the female's realization that she is not a subject and..."
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Cindy Sherman, 2004.
A discussion of the life and work of Cindy Sherman, artist and photographer, and how she focuses her artistic talent on herself.
1,987 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper looks at the work of Cindy Sherman, a famous American photographic artist. It explains that the main focus of her work is herself. By turning the camera on herself, she symbolizes the complexity of being female through images that simultaneously shock and challenge the viewer. The writer points out that, by creating close-up images, she succeeds in creating a sensation of exaggerated nearness, yet dispels any feeling of closeness or intimacy. Her work creates a tension between familiarity and strangeness. The question of female identity is also a central concern that is explored.
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"Sherman rarely grants interviews and seldom allows herself to be photographed out of character. Her work has been exhibited in more than 75 solo and as part of over 150 group exhibitions. Sixty-four museums collect her prints. Today, her prints sell for between $20,000 and $50,000. A print from the Untitled Film Stills series was recently auctioned by Christie's for a record $190,000 - an unprecedented figure for a living artist/photographer. In 1996, New York's Museum of Modern Art paid $US1-million for the complete Untitled Film Stills series."
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William Tecumseh Sherman, 2002.
A look at the factors behind and consequences of General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses General William Tecumseh Sherman's innovative style of warfare in terms of why he pursued his destructive March to the Sea, how it was accomplished, and what affect it had upon the South. The paper concludes with an evaluation of its long-term legacy.
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William T. Sherman, 2002.
A biographical essay on Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, illustrating his infamous role in winning the war for the North.
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, commander of the Western armies that took Atlanta in 1864. Specifically, it looks at how his capture of Atlanta and eventual March to the Sea, ended the Civil War.
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"William Tecumseh Sherman is one of the most well-known and notorious generals of the Union Army in the Civil War. The people of Georgia still speak his name with contempt if they speak it at all, due to his infamous burning of Atlanta and his March to the Sea, which eventually helped bring the South to their knees, winning the war for the North. During his military career, he was hailed as a savior, called "crazy," and demoted; yet, he became one of the best-known and successful generals in the Civil War."
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Cindy Sherman's "Sex Pictures", 2004.
An examination of the "Sex Pictures" series of Cindy Sherman.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines "Sex Pictures," a series by artist Cindy Sherman, through the critical analysis of Judith Butler. The paper looks at structural feminist theories and binary oppositions. The author gives examples of specific works.
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"It can be argued that the work of Cindy Sherman is -at least in part- feminist critique. Certainly in reading the feminist theory of critics such as Judith Butler, one can easily see that Sherman's 'Sex Pictures' series argues on the same side of post-structuralist feminism that Butler champions. Furthermore, in juxtaposition to the work of a similar yet categorically male artists such as Hans Bellmer, it is easily seen that while Bellmer seems to operate on a more essential..."
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Cindy Sherman, 2004.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss Cindy Sherman's work.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discussed Sherman's work and how she uses photography to probe and clarify gender relations and stereotypes about women and society.
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"Photography may be an old medium, but it was only really discovered and recognized as a form of art recently and accepted into the mainstream as a part of a fundamental postmodern shift in art appreciation. After being marginalized for so long, it is important to look at innovations and the relationship between the art and the potential for its impact on how we see society and how artists use photography as social commentary. Photography engages every postmodern critical or..."
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"Bent" by Martin Sherman, 2005.
This paper reviews and discusses the book "Bent" by Martin Sherman, a story of homosexual men in Nazi concentration camps.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the play, 'Bent' and its historical significance. It further discusses elements within the script which evoke emotions and which are controversial in nature, yet necessary in relaying the event of the story. The play serves as an education to the world in the treatment of homosexual men in Nazi Germany during the 1930s, and allows the audience into the suffering of these 100,000 men who have been ignored for decades.
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"The play, Bent, by Martin Sherman, is one which tells a story that has been little known to the world for decades. It depicts the lives of homosexual men who were forced into concentration camps, and who endured lives of fear and suffering by Hitler, and Nazi Germany. As the world recalls the horrors that Hitler inflicted on the Jews, this issue is one that received neither public condemnation, nor acknowledgment until the play was produced. While Bent is an important statement on the historical world of our society, it is also filled with moments that engage the audience in emotions that are universal in their impact. The main character, Max, is a self-centered man who has no respect for himself, nor anyone else in his life. "
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Sherman's March Through Georgia, 2002.
A look at the representation of national community in Conyngham's reports on Sherman's march through Georgia during the Civil War.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This essay will argue that the repeated invocation of this theme in similar scene "witnessed" by the reporter undermines the document's credibility as an factual historical source on this campaign. However, this may also increase the value of the document as an historical source in general when we contextualize it as a work from late in the Civil War when the endgame was in sight, and people were looking towards the necessity of reconciliation between the warring sides in the future.
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