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Survival in Words: Why Offred Survives in "A Handmaid's Tale", 2005.
A new critical reading of Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale". An exploration of what gives society the power to assimilate and control a people.
2,514 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper examines how the Gileadean society assimilates and controls its inhabitants by controlling language in the novel by Canadian author, Margaret Atwood. This paper uses a New Critical theory to examine the text of "A Handmaid's Tale" to explore what makes Gilead so effective, and why Offred is able to survive and escape when others, who seem to be stronger, cannot.
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"Another division of communication is the auditory or spoken. The Republic of Gilead, like any other changing society, developed its own specific vocabulary that works effectively to assimilate a people into the culture. The vocabulary ranges from the names of certain events like Prayvaganzas, which are mass weddings, to Salvagings, which are executions, or particutions, which are also executions, but ones in which the Handmaids are able to participate. The vocabulary extends to the names given to the class distinctions within the society: Marthas, Handmaids, Commanders, Guardians, Angels, Aunts and Eyes."
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"The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival", 2002.
Review of the holocaust survival story "The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival" published posthumously by the author's daughter.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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Sara Tuvel Bernstein's memoir, "The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival", is one of the most memorable of first-person accounts of survival during the Holocaust. The book is well-told by the late Bernstein and deserves a prominent place in the archive of Holocaust survival stories. In 1944, she was transported with her sister and two friends to the Ravensbruck concentration camp. In a moving afterward, Seren's daughter describes her mother's strong personality. Published posthumously, Bernstein's work evolved literally thread by thread as she worked in her sewing room, methodically recording her tale of survival during the Holocaust.
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"Survival in Auschwitz", 2001.
This is a review of Primo Levi's book, "Survival in Auschwitz."
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The author uses Primo Levi's autobiography, "Survival in Auschwitz," to describe the everyday life of a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. The author gives a brief biography of Primo Levi, and describes how he ended up at Auschwitz, including his experiences on the train ride from Italy. Some of the issues discussed are the day-to-day activities in the camp, and how Levi actually managed to survive the horror in which he was living.
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"Yet another element in his survival was his friendship with two Italians, Alberto, a fellow H?ftling, and Lorenzo, an Italian civilian worker at the Buna installation whom Levi met by chance. Levi was assigned to Alfredo's block after a two-week stay in the Ka-Be (sick house.) Levi and Alberto shared rations and supported each other in their quest for survival. Lorenzo's friendship was of even greater importance. Lorenzo became Levi's protector and brought him a piece of bread and what was left of his ration every day for six months. Lorenzo's conduct was atypical of the civilian behavior toward the H?ftlinge in the camp. The civilians saw the degraded and disfigured slaves as deserving of their fate even when they threw them potatoes or bread. Above all, Lorenzo treated Levi as a human being, and it was that treatment which Levi believes kept him alive."
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"Survival in Auschwitz", 2008.
A review of Primo Levi's "Survival in Auschwitz".
1,773 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines Primo Levi's "Survival in Auschwitz", which describes his personal experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It discusses how, for Primo Levi, the strength and tenacity to withstand the terrors of the death camps had much to do with his physical and mental stamina, his scientific background as a chemist and perhaps his personal religious beliefs, which certainly helped other Jews to survive.
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"Without a doubt, Levi did indeed possess great luck, good, sturdy health and much spiritual strength upon entering Auschwitz and certainly retained these traits when he was released in 1945. Physically, Levi was a rather small man but possessed much body mass and strength as a result of climbing mountains as a hobby. He once declared that he "learned the virtues of resistance, endurance and sustenance in the mountains" and admitted that without these "virtues" he would not have been able to survive the death camp at Auschwitz (Pytell, "The Grey Zone: Viktor Frankl's Auschwitz"). Clearly, as a denizen of the Auschwitzian version of "Hell on Earth," Levi found himself dependent on these "virtues" in order to endure and overcome the horrible conditions at the camp and the never-ending taunting and coarse discipline of his Nazi inquisitors. "
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Student Survival Guide, 2007.
A student survival guide aimed at the incoming freshman.
1,223 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This student survival guide is meant as a quick, easy list of suggestions to give an incoming freshman advice as to how to succeed in his or her first semester of undergraduate classes. The paper makes allowances for the fact that every student is different and comes to college with different expectations and different personal and academic needs.
Table of Contents:
How Do I Conduct Successful Library And Internet Searches?
Personal Action Plan Review
How Do I Uphold My School's Standards Of Academic Honesty?
Personal Action Plan Review
How Do I Develop Effective Study Skills?
Personal Action Plan Review
How Do I Manage Time Wisely?
Personal Action Plan Review
Setting and Achieving Goals
Personal Action Plan Review
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"Budgeting time wisely every night is an important part of maturity. But you must also budget your time over the semester. Don't try to have too many extracurricular activities scheduled, until you are sure you can handle the work level of your course load. Have a semester-long planner and don't just focus on assignments from a day-to-day basis. Know when long, large projects are due, and if these projects conflict. Know how to prioritize certain projects, when feeling overwhelmed. Assigning the tasks you need to complete each day a letter value can be helpful--is the task "A" (very important) "B" (somewhat important) or "C" (can be put off until a less busy day)?"
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Frankenstein and Survival in Auschwitz, 2002.
A comparison of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Primo Levi's "Survival in Auschwitz".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper discusses the historical similarities and differences between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz. The paper will also consider works by Rousseau and Andre Ure to further analyze these historical similarities and differences.
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Robinson Crusoe: Survival and Prosperity, 2005.
This paper analyzes the book 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe and discusses the aspects of survival, prosperity, and divine providence in the work.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper is an eight page review of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Specifically, the paper looks at the relationship between economic prosperity/survival and divine providence in Defoe's masterwork. As will be evident when reviewing the text, these two themes are, far and away, the most prominent in the narrative and they reflect the social and cultural factors taking place in the world in which they were written.
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"Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the great works of modern western literature. This paper explores Crusoe's master work by looking at two broad themes that, at first glance, might seem unrelated; to wit, the following paper looks at the theme of economic survival and/or prosperity in Crusoe's work; from there, the paper examines the importance of religion and the function of providence in Defoe's text. Quite simply, this paper argues that Defoe's work is suffused with the notion that material prosperity is very much a product of providence and that, he or she who finds favour in heaven will find riches on earth."
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"Survival in Auschwitz", 2008.
A book review of "Survival in Auschwitz" by Primo Levi.
879 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper describes how Primo Levi, author of "Survival in Auschwitz" clearly documented life and death in the concentration camp despite the fact that he was physically, emotionally and spiritually part of these horrible days. The paper does show, however, that at times it was impossible for Levi to retain his external journalistic objectivity in face of the cruelty he experienced.
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"A good journalist reports the news in an objective fashion, observing and describing everything that is taking place regardless of his or her own personal bias. Some writers feel so strongly about their own beliefs that despite attempting to paint a factual picture, their stance on an issue is apparent. The more one is closely involved with a topic, the more difficult it is to separate oneself from the written piece. Imagine then, how difficult it was for Primo Levi, author of Survival in Auschwitz, to take a journalistic approach to his experiences in a German death camp."
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"Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East", 2006.
A review of the collection of biographies "Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East", edited by Edmund Burke III.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper reviews "Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East," a collection of biographies of twenty-four Middle Eastern men and women, edited by Edmund Burket. The author of this paper asserts that the sheer number and variety of these biographies undermines current stereotypes about the Arab mindset and challenges elite-centered accounts of how the Middle East has changed in modern times. The paper explains that the book is organized chronologically, tracing the history of the Middle East through the biographies. The paper provides a synopsis of several of these biographies and looks for commonalities, even among the diversity of stories.
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"Hibgo, an American truck driver, lived his life in Middle East and ended in United States. He started his challenging job of truck driving in iran by developing his own grop of drivers. The challenging nature of the truck driving profession in Iran during this formative period necessitated a truck driver's involvement in a guild. The guild served a variety of crucial needs through a network of shared information and credit based on mutual trust. In the 1930s Hagob became part of a guild consisting of Armenian and Assyrian members, who maintained their ties for decades. He and the others proudly wore their guild's insignia, a jeweler's handcrafted replica of the front portion of a transport vehicle."
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"Survival In Auschwitz": Primo Levi And The Literature Of Witness, 2002.
Explores the techniques used by Primo Levi to write "Survival in Auschwitz".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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Six-page essay that explores why Primo Levi chose to write "Survival in Auschwitz" using literary techniques instead of writing it as a strictly journalistic account.
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Survival, 2002.
Three stories of individual survival experiences are examined.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines the experiences of Okankwo, Paul Baumer and Primo Levi, who are all individuals forced to adapt to cruel historical circumstances simply in order to survive.
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Notes on Survival for Outdoor Professionals, 2004.
Provides tips and suggestions for surviving in extreme environments.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines some suggestions for outdoor professionals on how to survive in extreme environments. It discusses the essential elements of water, shelter and food necessary for survival in the desert, in the arctic, in the tropics and at sea. The paper aims to offer strategies at locating and exploiting resources necessary for survival.
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"The elements necessary for survival in extreme environments are much the same for survival in a conventional one. Without water, shelter and food death is imminent. However, one essential difference separates the two. In conventional environments the resources are plenty and quite accessible. In extreme environments resources are harder to find and are more difficult to exploit. Following are suggestions and strategies to survive in the desert, in the arctic, in the tropics and at sea. These suggestions primarily focus on the location..."
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"Survival in Auschwitz" by Primo Levi, 2001.
Experience of Italian chemist in death camp. His search for truth, freedom & self-knowledge. Survival. Brief overview of Naziism.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 63.95
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"The harrowing experience of Primo Levi, detailed in his book Survival in Auschwitz, was the experience of millions of people in World War II. The book is powerful and affecting, and it also serves as a very strong portrayal of the entire era of which the Holocaust is a part. This book presents the real effects of history, not the changes in leadership and the movements of armies but the changes in the lives of real individuals who become the victims of other people's hatreds an ambitions. No single book can be considered a complete history of the "final solution" or its aftermath, but a book such as this one provides strong insights into the effect such horrors had on the people against whom the Final Solution was directed. As we consider what Levi has to say about that era and his description of what was done to himself and others, we will.."
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"Survival to the Spirit", 2007.
This paper examines Henrietta Stockel's "Survival to the Spirit", which documents the terrible effects of White civilization upon the Chiricahua Apaches tribes.
844 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper relates that Henrietta Stockel's book is both a history of the conflict between Whites and native peoples and a medical analysis of the history of disease and early American medicine. The paper explains the author's thesis that the Chiricahua Apaches tribes were destroyed by disease and cultural eradication by the American government. The paper portrays Stockel's idea removing a tribe from its native soul is not merely an act of injustice, or cultural violence, but also medical and biological cruelty.
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"When detailing the terrible effects of White civilization upon the Chiricahua, Stockel connects the native susceptibility to disease from their original dwellings to their suffering from numerous maladies while imprisoned as what she calls captives of war of the American government. The book details a kind of fall from Eden for the Chiricahua, from their early roots and culture, closely connected to their native soil, to what transpired afterwards, after the military defeat of Geronimo. The first chapters of Stockel's book describe the Southwestern Chiricahua Apaches tribes and their traditions before they met the Anglos, focusing especially their mastery of natural medicines and herbs particular to the hot, dry regions where they lived."
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