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"A Thousand Acres", 2007.
This paper discusses "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley, a re-vision of Shakespeare's "King Lear".
3,548 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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The paper examines the similarities and significant differences between Jane Smiley's novel "A Thousand Acres" and Shakespeare's original "King Lear". The paper illustrates how "A Thousand Acres" is a feminist re-vision of the Lear tragedy where the patriarchal myth is best grounded. The paper shows how, by giving voice to the women seen as vile in Shakespeare's text, Smiley manages to shed a new light on the traditional story and make it more compatible with modern consciousness.
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"Thus, Jane Smiley's re-vision of King Lear works as a displacement of traditional patriarchy: the author demits Lear from his role as a patriarchal figure, persecuted and betrayed by his ungrateful daughters. The main characters in A Thousand Acres, as well as the main directions in the plot, are all mirroring the Shakespearian tragedy: the prosperous farmer in Iowa - Larry Cook/ Lear decides, on an impulse, to renounce the absolute rights on his property, and to divide the family land among his three daughters: Ginny/ Goneril, Rose/ Regan and Caroline/ Cordelia. The names of the characters themselves are plain allusions to the main characters in Shakespeare's text."
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Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres", 2002.
This paper presents a critical review of Smiley's novel, focusing on the concept of evil within it.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper begins by claiming that Caroline is the most evil of the characters in the novel, and then goes on to argue this point. It explores the nature of sibling relationships and focuses on the communication between the sisters in the novel. Following the plot of the novel, it gives reasons for the claim that Caroline is the most evil character ? her accusations and her denial of her sisters? pain. The writer's arguments are supported by quotes from the novel.
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"The grief process that accompanies child sexual abuse is often a grief process that is delayed well into adulthood. For this reason one of the most important steps in that grief process has to do with gaining validity and acceptance from your peers, often siblings. The dynamics of parent-child relationships, even in rather large families often makes it feel to the individual person that each sibling grew up in an entirely different household. In this narrative the most evil character in the novel is Caroline because she does not lend the support her sisters need when they are beginning the healing process. Yes, the father is evil, yet he is lost to the girls already. There will be no reconciliation because he is to angry and afraid to handle his own demons and he eventually gets lost in dementia so he never has to make amends. The healing the women need must take place in the present, with people who they will know for the rest of their lives, mainly their sisters."
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Book Comparison, 2002.
This paper compares two books: "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley and Shakespeare's "King Lear".
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper analyzes the differences between the two stories that make them unique and important in their own way. According to the writer, Smiley's modern version of the King Lear tale is easier for a reader today to understand. The paper gives examples of Smiley's more feminine point of view. The writer also brings passages from Shakespeare's text to illustrate the style of the classic master.
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"When reading a tragedy it is necessary to know what constitutes a tragedy in plays. A tragedy usually involves some sort of disaster such as death or plague. The plot of the tragic story focuses around the reaction of the characters to the disaster. Usually a tragedy will be about the main character, or protagonists struggle with moral issues, (as with Hamlet in Hamlet, or King Lear in King Lear). Tragedies raise questions about the morality and psychological stability of human kind. The outcome of a tragedy often seems to be inevitable if the reader is aware that they are reading a tragedy. The main almost always dies along with the main characters nemesis and others along the way. Good does not always win in tragedies either, and that is another aspect of tragedies that makes them more tragic in those cases."
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"Ten Thousand Lovers", 2005.
A critical review of "Ten Thousand Lovers" by Edeet Ravel.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper is a critical essay of the politics of representation of the characters in Israel in the novel, "Ten Thousand Lovers," by Edeet Ravel. Quotes from the novel and external sources are included ,along with a list of works cited. An analysis of the Hebrew and Arab relationship is also discussed.
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"This novel uses Israel as a focal point of hybridity. This is a nation where many different cultures, languages, and opinions come together. It is essential to the success of this country that all the parts cooperate together to operate as a whole. Ravel does a beautiful job of illustrating this importance through the stories and actions of her characters. The provided history of linguistics and integration of italicized Middle-eastern culture into the text solidify the efforts of Ravel to represent the diversity of Israel. Everyone can be thought of as a ten thousand-faced dice. Upon one roll, one face will be completely exposed to the naked eye, and will be used to reprsent the dice as a whole."
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Twenty Thousand Leagues of Accuracy, 2002.
A detailed discussion about Jules Verne's book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea."
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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In this analysis of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne, the writer of this paper takes the reader on an exploratory journey of the story itself and then works to compare the culture of the people on the submarine to actual cultures. The writer concludes with a discussion about the comparison.
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"Many times in literature the author will use the story to portray or convey some truth in fiction about the culture he is writing about. This was the case with Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. In this book the author takes painstaking efforts to convey many details with extreme accuracy relating to the culture of life at sea and the findings that occur. Other aspects of the culture are not as easily defined because of the various nations that the shipmates come from. However, the culture of sea life is a culture that crosses all barriers and Verne does an excellent job of painting a mental picture for the reader about the culture that his characters lived in the story and would have lived had they been real."
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?Many Thousand Gone?, 2004.
A review of the book, ?Many Thousand Gone? by Ira Berlin, about American slavery.
756 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines "Many Thousand Gone", a book written by Ira Berlin that traces the history of slavery in America. It analyzes how Berlin provides insight into the many different areas of life for African-Americans, including an overview of 200 years of history and details of culture within the enslaved communities. It looks at how the book traces the progress towards freedom and the obstacles and setbacks America, as a whole, had to overcome.
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"Freed blacks were not truely free, but more free than slaves on the plantation, and had very little rights. They lacked many fundamental rights such as voting rights, serving on trail juries, testifying in court, and in some places not even being able to travel without having the proper papers on them at all times. Some southern laws denied blacks access from using public areas, some populated areas provided segregated areas of low quality. Since they where limited on owning property and could not work alongside whites even in factories, or mills, it was hard to provide any standard of living. If you were a fortunate free man of color living in the north it was possible to obtain a very small patch of land."
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Ira Berlin?s "Many Thousands Gone", 2005.
This paper discusses Ira Berlin's book "Many Thousands Gone", which traces the evolution of black society in the New World.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that Ira Berlin's book "Many Thousands Gone" demonstrates that the meaning of slavery and of race itself was constantly changing as the nation moved toward independence: (1) Beginning in the early seventeenth century, the Charter Generation of slavery was a society with "black" slaves, indentured servants and Atlantic creoles whose position was determined by social and economic status and not by color; (2) The Plantation Generation, whose wearing labor was the sole meaning of black society and, (3) finally, the Revolutionary Generation who represent a freed black society. The author points out that, even in the worst of circumstances, slaves always held a strong card, the threat of rebellion; and, through negotiation, slaves not only carved out an independent social sphere but also they created their own world. The paper relates that, in each generation, slaves' and masters' correlation and co-dependence as well as the political and economical influence of slavery were important influences in the history-making of America.
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"Ira Berlin described the political impact in all three generations. The primary reason for slaves, indentured servants and Atlantic Creoles to be imported into America was to work the hard fields and other tasks white colonials could not do. Although in the Charter Generation slaves could become masters and own slaves, whites did not allowed too long for this inferior society to compete with them. For example, Anthony Johnson, an Atlantic Creole who gained his freedom after many years of labor, struggled to negotiate and deal with white colonials. "Vulnerable black people paid premium prices for goods and services that white men and women bought cheaply," Berlin described."
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Arthur Schlesinger's "A Thousand Days: Kennedy in the White House", 1972.
This paper discusses Arthur Schlesinger's "A Thousand Days: Kennedy in the White House", an overview of the Kennedy administration's accomplishments and crisis from the point of view of a member of the Kennedy circle as well as a historian.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 1 source, $ 119.95
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"Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr., author, historian, political scientist, son of an author and historian, professor of history at Harvard University, special presidential assistant from 1961-1963, eminent man of American letters, would seem to be overly well-qualified to write what he calls a personal memoir of the days when John Fitzgerald Kennedy occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C..
Schlesinger, born in Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 1917, was a contemporary of the assassinated president. An alumnus of Harvard, he was an associate professor of history from 1946 to ... "
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A Business Proposal for a 30-acre Hotel in St. Kitts, 2006.
A review of a business proposal in the hotel industry.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 15 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses how few industries are as rabidly competitive as the hotel industry. With this in mind, the following paper offers a business proposal for a 30 acre hotel to be constructed in St. Kitts of the West Indies. Beyond its role as a resting place for weary travelers the hotel will also serve as a hospitality and tourism college for those interested in making their way in this sector.
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The Shield Is Worth a Thousand Words, 2004.
The various meanings behind Achilleus's shield in Homer's "The Iliad".
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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Focusing on the images presented in Book 18 of "The Iliad", this paper analyzes the various possible interpretations behind the symbolism on Achilleus's shield.
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"When Hephaistos creates the shield for Achilleus, he is actually creating the history and potential future of Achilleus?s fate. Hephaistos shows on the shield how Achilleus was separated from Agamemnon and the rest of the Achaians after a quarrel over booty. He also depicts how, after extricating himself from that group, Achilleus has to choose between a fate of honorable death in battle or a mediocre, yet happy, existence as an old man. Furthermore, he subtly implies through images how Achilleus?s fate is not really in his own hands, but has already been predetermined, regardless of what his mother, Thetis, tells him."
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"Thousand Cranes" by Yasunari Kawabata & "Fires on The Plain" by Shohei Ooka, 1997.
Compares roles of Buddhism in Kawabata & Christianity in Ooka as reflections of novels' protagonists' views of Japanese culture.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"This study will compare and contrast the role of Buddhism in Yasunari Kawabata's novel Thousand Cranes with the role of Christianity in Shohei Ooka's novel Fires on the Plain. The argument of the study will be that in each book the religious path chosen or followed by the protagonist is a reflection of the his attitude toward and relationship with the Japanese culture in general.
Despite the fact that both books were originally published in the late 1950s, Ooka writes about World War II, while Kawabata writes about the postwar period. Because of this difference, the emphases and themes of the books stand in contrast. Thousand Cranes explores intimate relationships with larger historical, social and political issues serving only as a contextual backdrop."
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Environmental Issues in Malaysia, 2006.
This paper discusses that Malaysia is a region of the world which has a wide variety of environmental problems ranging from deforestation to air and water pollution, despite having a national policy of biodiversity.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper explains that Malaysia has been identified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as one of 12 mega diversity areas in the world, which means that these areas are very rich in plant and animal species; however, it is estimated that, because of environmental problems, by 2020, almost half of all mammals and a quarter of all birds in Malaysia will face extinction. The author points out that agriculture plays a very important role in the development of Malaysia; large-scale farming has caused thousands of acres of forestland to be ploughed up, destroying the habitat of wildlife. The paper relates that Malaysia entered the industrial age, but at the cost of the environment: (1) Industrial zones have been approved by the government to be set up in mostly forestland and uninhabited areas, (2) many rivers have become polluted by the wastes poured out into these rivers and (3) hotels and resorts are being built on the rivers destroying the forests, thus eroding the soil and polluting the water.
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"The dramatic losses of these species obscure equally large and important threats to genetic diversity as well. This could imperil agriculture too. Varieties of corn, wheat, rice, and other crops have rapidly squeezed out of land-races. Farmers and pastoralists bred and maintained a tremendous diversity of crop and livestock varieties. On-farm diversity is shrinking fast thanks to modern plant-breeding programs and the resulting productivity achieved by planting comparatively fewer varieties of crops that respond better to water, fertilizers, and pesticides. The loss of species stems from and invites the loss of cultural diversity."
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Timber Boom, 2005.
An analysis of the timber boom from 1880-1920 compared to today.
1,754 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The United States will probably never see an era quite like it again. The timber boom that took place during the period 1880-1920 was unprecedented and left fundamental changes in agricultural practices, an expansion of the railroads, and tens of thousands of cleared acres of forest in North America in its wake. Although the original boom is over, the North American timber industry is enjoying a modest "boom" today as well, but threats to its continued productivity exist in the form of global warming and foreign competitors. To this end, this paper provides an overview of the timber boom that took place from 1880-1920, compared to the shape of the timber industry in North America today. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion. Includes graphic.
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Review and Discussion
Timber Boom - 1880-1920
Timber Industry Today
Conclusion
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"The research showed that the timber boom of 1880-1920 was responsible for expanding the North American industrial infrastructure into the wilderness, and for compelling fundamental changes in agricultural practices. This early timber boom was also responsible for depleting tens of thousands of acres of virgin North American forests that have been difficult to replace. Nevertheless, thanks to the efforts of conservationists and industry leaders alike, there may well be another timber boom on the horizons for the North American timber industry. Because of improvements in growing and land management methods, perhaps this next timber boom will be more sustainable than the first."
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1988 Fire at Yellowstone National Park, 2004.
This paper discusses the events that took place during the 1988 Fire at Yellowstone National Park, which destroyed 1.2 million acres.
2,080 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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An examination of the series of events that followed the disastrous fire at Yellowstone National Park in 1988. It discusses the destruction and ecological damage of the fire and also looks at plans to repair the damage as much as possible.
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"Fires are dangerous and deadly but just how far they can go that can be seen with the example of the 1988 fire at the Yellow Stone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is located in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming is the first and oldest national park in the world. It covers 8,983.210 km? (2,219,790.71 acres) mostly in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Yellowstone is home of the brown bear (sometimes called "grizzly bears") and wolf, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. It is the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact Temperate Zone ecosystems remaining on the planet. The park was named for the yellow rocks seen in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone a deep gash in the Yellowstone Plateau that was formed by floods during previous ice ages and by river erosion from the Yellowstone River."
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The Trail of Tears, 2002.
An overview of the events where the United States government forced the Cherokee on a "Trail of Tears" which ultimately led to the death of thousands and the downfall of this Native American tribe.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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In 1838, the Cherokee nation was effectively removed, in its entirety, by the government of the Unites States of America. The forced removal was part of an effort to both neuter the Cherokee, one of the strongest native Nations and to grab all of the land upon which it had lived for, in various forms, thousands of years. The forced march was named, The Trail Of Tears, for a variety of reasons. It forced the natives from their ancestral home, it was a death march and it placed the Cherokee in an alien land, virtually devoid of anything which would allow them to continue living in their traditional manner. The Trail of Tears resulted in thousands of deaths, the separation of families and has been considered in hindsight as an attempt at genocide. The eviction and forced march, which came to be known as the Trail of Tears, took place during the fall and winter of 1838-39 and was badly mismanaged. Inadequate food supplies led to terrible suffering, especially after frigid weather arrived. About 4,000 Cherokees died on the one-hundred and sixteen-day journey, many because the escorting troops refused to slow or stop so that the ill and exhausted could recover. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the motivations for the forced exodus from the point of view of the U.S. government, the timeline of the march and the impact it had before, during and after on the Cherokee people. The point of this examination is to, hopefully, develop for the reader a clear understanding of one of the most tragic episodes in the enforcement of Indian Policy by the United States Government.
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