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?Therese Raquin?, 2002.
A review of the book ?Therese Raquin? by Emile Zola and subsequent film adaptation of by Marcel Carne.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines "Therese Raquin", a novel by Emile Zola, which was first published in serial form in 1867 under the title of "Un Mariage d'Amour". It looks at how in the novel Zola used the "analytic method" to tell the story in which Therese finds herself. It demonstrates how while the literary ideal of the time was to use the "scientific method" to observe characters' behavior, Zola moves away from this with a moral, unscientific tone. It also discusses how Marcel Carne, a French filmmaker, adapted Zola's novel in his 1953 version of the story.
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"Edward Baron Turk (1989), upon meeting the elderly Carne during the 1980's, professes that the filmmaker saw himself as young. He was moved by the feeling of unfinished work. Thus, despite criticism to the effect that the quality of his films declined during the years both before and after "Therese Raquin", his ambition to make films never did. There is evidence of this in the film itself. The filmmaker recognizes that times have changed and thus the element of suspense is combined with the dark poetry of his previous works. The fact that he never believed his career to be over, moved him to continue exercising his profession in his old age. Even though these films never again attained either the quality or popularity of "Th?r?se Raquin", the fact remains that the filmmaker never lost his enthusiasm for his art or the values he depicted through it. The fact that he was working on a film when he died, demostrates this."
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St. Therese of Lisieux, 2002.
Discusses the life and writing of St. Therese of Lisieux.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay discusses the life of St. Therese of Lisieux. She was a nun who possessed a profound hunger for suffering as a way to love Jesus Christ. Her writings continue to provoke in readers a powerful and life-changing reaction in terms of attitudes towards life, death and eternal destiny.
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Emile Zola, 2002.
This paper examines the works and career of French writer, Emile Zola.
788 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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Emile Zola was a French critic and writer, better known for his extreme opposition of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his fiery social commentaries against society in the 19th century. The paper shows how Zola was intensely interested in portraying life as he saw it without romanticizing about some of its aspects. It describes how initially his works did not receive much public acclaim but after the publication of "Therese Raquin" in 1867, he became a well-known literary figure in France. The paper shows that from 1871 to 1893, Zola focused on the publication of what is now known as the Rougon-Macquart series. Under this series, he came up with what are considered some truly amazing novels including "L'Assommoir" (1877), "Nana" (1880), "Germinal" (1885) and "La Bete Humaine" in 1890. The paper also discusses Zola's involvement in the Alfred Dreyfus affair.
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"This brings us to an important feature of his works i.e. naturalism. From the proposal above, it is clear that Zola was a naturalist and believed in presented his stories in the light of his definition of naturalism. Zola was the pioneer of a new creed of naturalism, which focused on reality and its true depiction. His kind of naturalism was based on true depiction of life, as it exists. Not much was added to or subtracted from what the author observed during his research on various topics. Everything was presented in its real form with intense focus on human emotions and thoughts. For example at one point ion Germinal, the author used the technique of naturalism to foreshadow the ending. Characters appear almost real and thus their thoughts and emotions can be related to. There is no artificiality or shallowness in their portrayal neither is there an element of romanticism anywhere."
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Zola, 2002.
A review of the macabre element in some of the works of the French author Emile Zola.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses how the author Emile Zola is most famous for the forceful nature of his realistic prose, found in his novels "Germinal", "La Bete Humaine" and "Therese Raquin". It examines how although Zola is noted for his work as a crusader for social justice during his lifetime, these novels are also marked by his reliance upon grotesque details, events and characterization. It looks at how a reader is invariably provoked to ask this long-deceased author why an author such as Zola, so intent upon using the artistic form for the purposes of social liberation be moved to use such tropes and narrative devices. It also evaluates why he was so committed in his narrative structure to not conform to, what on the surface might seem to be more ?realistic? characters and events.
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"Perhaps the best way to analyze the use of the macabre in Zola is to grant that the events the author describes do not customarily transpire everyday, to everyday people and readers in their lives. These subjects gain a realistic force through naturalistic prose and because of the meaning invested in them by the author?s narrative structure. Zola uses the macabre not in a sensationalistic fashion, although he acknowledges that a love of sensation is a part of human, daily life. Rather the macabre takes on both a metaphorical and realistic insight to provide a window into the base desires that afflict all individuals whom are part of the social structure and populace of a macabre and fraught society themselves. Zola holds up an apparently distorting glass in which the reader is forced to see the worst, yet a true side, of him or herself."
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The Story of a Soul, 2005.
This paper offers a book review of 'The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul'.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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In this book review the writer analyzes and describes Saint Therese's ability to find God and her communion with Jesus through experiences as a Carmelite nun. The writer describes that throughout her life she has undergone various life threatening illness, but has managed to find salvation in prayer and mediation. In essence, the writer shows that the autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux provides examples of how Jesus Christ helped her in times of extreme duress, giving hope and inspiration to those that read her sacred words and visions. The writer further points out that much of Therese of Saint Lisieux's early biography pertains to illness and her ability to perceive God even at a young age.
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"Therese of Lisieux was a woman that was able to hold communion with god at rarefied levels of prayer and meditation. In this manner, various forms of illness affected her early in life, as well as when she accepted and spiritually evolved in the Carmelite order. Visions played a large part in her various recoveries from disease, which gained her fame and popularity throughout the world as a Roman Catholic saint. "
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Women in Christianity, 2005.
An analysis of the way women participate within the Roman Catholic Church and a comparison of the lives of Teresa of Aliva and Therese of Lisieux.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the lives of Therese of Lisieux and Teresa of Aliva in relation to different periods of history, as well as their major contributions to the Christian faith in the past five hundred years. The paper suggests that although both women achieved vastly different goals in their missions to exemplify how women participate within the Roman Catholic Church, they both had major impacts on how women live through Christ.
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"Therese of Lisieux was born in France in the year 1873, and was raised in a Roman Catholic tradition. Her sisters had attended the nunnery of Carmel before her, and it was deemed that after she was healed by the nuns after a near death illness, she would be brought into the order when she was of age. In this early stage of childhood development, it was clear that Therese would have a future in the Carmelite tradition that had once been the nunnery for Teresa of Avila nearly three hundred years before her time. Teresa of Aliva was born in the year 1515 in the town Aliva, which was the base for the Carmel nunnery already mentioned in the childhood of Therese of Lisieux."
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"Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants", 2002.
A review of Therese Cannon's "Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This essay discusses Therese Cannon's "Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants". The paper analyses the subject of legal ethics, especially as they apply to paralegals. Overall, we get a good overview of the issue of legal ethics. This is vital, since the roles of paralegals are expanding in the legal service.
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Women in Canadian Politics, 2002.
A look at the careers and challenges of the Canadian female politicians Grace MacInnis and Therese F Casgrain.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper addresses the question of women's participation in Canadian politics. Initially, the composition of the current House of Commons and Cabinet is considered. Brief biographies of Grace MacInnis and Therese F Casgrain illustrate the challenges that early female politicians faced in 'a man's world'. Finally, future trends and developments as well as measures to increase the participation of women in politics are examined.
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Pablo Picasso, 2007.
This paper examines the life and work of Pablo Picasso between the years of 1932 and 1935.
2,805 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper describes the influences on Pablo Picasso's work during the years between 1932 and 1935. The writer cites the influence of Picasso's personal and romantic relationships as having a significant impact on his style and subject matter. The paper also details the friendly and respectful rivalry between Picasso and Henri Matisse, and the influence of surrealism on Picasso's work. Several of Picasso's paintings are described and analyzed.
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Introduction
Marie-Therese Walter
Matisse
The Paintings
Conclusion
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"The renowned art critic Hebert Read characterizes the period between 1932 and 1935 as a period of intense creativity, psychological change and growth in Pablo Picasso's life. It is also seen a period of soul-searching and a change in style, which is characterized by portraits and paintings of archetypal female images. Read states that these archetypes and the style of this time were preceded by paintings such as Woman in an Arm-chair (1929) and the Standing Bather and Seated Bather of 1929. This style, according to Read, was to continue throughout the rest of Picasso's career. (Read 149/150)"
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