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"The Virginian", 2002.
An examination of Owen Wister's novel, "The Virginian".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This examines Owen Wister's novel, "The Virginian", in which the nature of good and evil on the Western frontier was explored through an examination of the influence that courage, background, physical appearance, women, integrity, community, individualism and the wilderness had on forming character. In this 1902 novel, author Owen Wister established the gender stereotypes for the good-looking cowboy hero, the schoolmarm heroine, and the evil, seedy-looking cattle-rustler, among other good and evil frontier characters.
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"The Virginian", 2002.
Discusses the television adaption of this nineteenth century novel by Owen Wister about the American frontier.
1,498 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, $ 49.95
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"The Virginian", a recent television adaptation of a classical western novel, written in the final decade of the 19th century by Owen Wister, combines many symbolic representations of themes found in late 19th century culture. The paper shows how Molly Stark, who comes from Vermont to Wyoming to teach school, represents many of the ideas found in the suffrage and temperance movement that are thought of as typical of the progressive era. There she meets a ranch-hand played by Bill Pullman, who is only known as the Virginian. Like the Virginian, she is a rugged individual with a well-defined set of beliefs who acts as a Paladin against the backdrop of the American frontier. The paper compares the television adaption to films which were made, based on the novel.
From the Paper
"Women first came to the west as prostitutes, but when the territory granted women the right to vote in 1869, it began to attract fiercely independent ?spinsters? such as Molly Stark. In Wyoming, we see the fruition of the goals that first coalesced in New England at the Seneca Falls convention. Although men were to continue to outnumber women, the state went on to pass many laws aimed at introducing gender equality. Such laws gave women control over their earnings and personal property, required that both male and female heirs be treated equally when someone died without a will, and specified that home loan or farm mortgages were not binding on a wife unless she had co-signed the contract with her husband."
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Female Folly, 2002.
Explains how Owen Wister and C.S. Lewis define their beliefs about women within the characters which they created in "The Virginian" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
876 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how Owen Wister and C.S. Lewis utilize their characters in the novels "The Virginian" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to narrate their ideas about erroneous female ambition and the "proper" roles women are destined to occupy in order to achieve happiness.
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"Battles are ugly when women fight,? notes Father Christmas to Lucy in the children?s story, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis 119). Since Lewis created Narnia, and Wister the Virginian, there has been speculation that each wrote with a misogynistic mindset. While the authors disguised their views in fairy tales and fiction, each displayed what could be interpreted as ideas regarding women being inferior to men. Lewis uses symbolism to depict his Christian beliefs in his tale of English children, while Wister imagined a heroic cowboy?s adventures in Wyoming. Each author speaks through his characters; depending on them to articulate certain notions about society. Lewis capitalizes on his portrayal of the White Witch as an evil woman and Wister utilizes Molly to make remarks about ?appropriate? female behavior."
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Colonial Virginia's Shift to Slavery, 2002.
This paper addresses the contradiction of slavery and egalitarian politics in colonial America, particularly the arguments surrounding the Virginian economy.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper addresses the contradiction of slavery and egalitarian politics in colonial America, particularly the arguments surrounding the Virginian economy. These arguments are put forth in Edmund Morgan's classic text on the subject: American Slavery, American Freedom. The essay answers the question: what are Morgan's views on the contradiction stated above? It concludes that historical remove from the events lends us much more perspective on the issue than the slave-owning Founding Fathers.
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A Minute of Silence: Prayer and Freedom, 2001.
This paper discusses the controversial topic of prayer in the American school system.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines prayer in the American school systems It bases its arguments on a recent request by a Virginian school for a minutes silence dedicated to prayer. The paper provides a survey of historical court rulings on this matter and proceeds to analyze opinions for and against the recent decision by the Virginian court.
From the Paper
"Our constitution bans state-imposed religion and protects freedom of worship. The line between those two can be very fine, and last November 7, the Supreme Court drew that line by reinforcing a ruling in Virginia allowing a minute of silence in schools. During this moment of silence, students might pray, meditate, or simply remain neutral."
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Pocahontas: Myth vs. Reality, 2004.
This paper examines the stories surrounding Pocahontas, the so-called Indian ?princess? (1595 to March of 1617), daughter of Powhatan, head of the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia, and her association with the early colonist, John Smith, and other people.
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The paper explains that, among the many stories, truth or fiction, Smith places Pocahontas on a pedestal by explaining that had it not been for her, the Virginia colony may have perished ?from death, famine and utter confusion". The author points out that all of the praise for Pocahontas, the first Christian ever of the Powhatan nation, and the first Virginian ever to speak English, tends to raise the proverbial bar in relation to the realities of her life; however, the myths seem to endure, as they usually do with famous historical figures. The paper concludes that it is clear that Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan and the allegedly first ?savage? to marry an Englishman, is far more real than could ever be imagined and stands today as one of the most influential women in American history.
From the Paper
"As king of the Indian tribes from the Atlantic seaboard and down through the wilds of Virginia, Powhatan was naturally distressed by the arrival of the English colonists in 1585, and he and his fellow tribesmen were probably instrumental in the extermination of the early colonists, especially those connected with Sir Walter Raleigh whose colony mysteriously disappeared. On April 30th, 1607, a second colony, sent out by the Virginia Company of London, anchored in what is now Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic seaboard. These fresh colonists, who settled in Jamestown, soon entered into friendly relations with the natives, which spurred additional English colonists to brave the high seas and sail to the New World."
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Pristine Virginia, 2001.
This paper looks in detail at the physical landscape of Virginia and how it has changed due to human cultural activity.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 42 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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Compared to the ancient landmass, humans are a recent arrival to what is considered the state of Virginia. This essay documents the extent to which human land use has impacted the Virginian landscape.
Table of Contents:
Ancient Virginia
Arrival of Humans
Archaic ? Woodland Period
Europeans
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Undoubtedly, Virginia is old with complex geology, to the west lies the ancient Appalachian and Blue Ridge province, formed on the margin of Laurentia during the Proterozoic over 1,100 million years ago. The largest physiographic province in Virginia is the Piedmont (appendix 1) comprised of weathered bedrock, overlain with saprolite, eroded in stream valleys. The Coastal plain is a terraced landscape, the bedrock consists of igneous and metamorphic rock, with various layers above comprised of sediment deposited in warm shallow seas, and eroded clay, sand, and gravel stripped from the Appalachians (Roberts and Bailey 2001). Remaining temperate forests seen below, possibly began forming about 10,000 years ago, when the Virginian shoreline extended some 30 miles further east onto the continental shelf, and glaciers withdrew as the climate warmed, though temperatures were still much colder than today (Riparian Forest Buffers 1996). The piedmont to the west, and coastal plain to the east is a dynamic environment, continually undergoing change through natural processes."
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The Historical Context of the American Civil War, 2001.
This paper examines the historical background to the Civil War.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper explores the different factors that lead to the Civil War between the North and the South in the U.S. It shows through the context of the Industrial Revolution, slavery, and State and Federal rights how a war was brought about.
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"Before the Civil War, many Americans perceived their participation in the American nation to be a loose, amorphous connection to a larger entity. They saw themselves as citizens of a state, rather than a nation, Virginians or Georgians rather than Americans. The Civil War confirmed the United States? solidity as a Union, as a specific, united, conglomeration of states. Yet the Civil War did not ?come out of nowhere.? The period preceding the declaration of war on April 12, 1861 with the firing of Southern troops on Fort Sumpter was an equally tumultuous one."
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