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"The Voices of Time", 2007.
This paper analyzes "The Voices of Time" by J.G. Ballard.
1,189 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer discusses J.G. Ballard's short story "The Voices of Time". The writer focuses on the themes of surrealism and inner space that commingle in this work. The writer notes that the setting Ballard selects for "The Voices of Time" intensifies the surrealist atmosphere of the story, revealing the supernatural in the natural. In addition, the writer maintains that this setting shows how the core themes of the story of evolution and time become manifest most poignantly in the human mind. Further, the writer discusses that the surrealistic imagery throughout "The Voices of Time" is nothing but the human mind grappling with its own mortality and relative insignificance in relation to the grandeur of the universe at large.
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"Ballard describes Powers' death with precision, blending surrealism with inner space and encapsulating the mood of the entire short story. Death and mortality are keys to understanding Powers' mind, because although he is surrounded by oddities and distortions of form and reality, Powers is fundamentally human. Acutely aware of his impending death, Powers spends his last moments engaged in a sublime meditation. Although he has witnessed some of the most grotesque abnormalities possible, although he has transformed human consciousness to the point of eradicating sleep from Kaldren's life, Powers retains a sense of wonder for the world. Seen through his eyes, the world comes alive with fantastic and surreal impact."
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Children's Voices in Literature, 2008.
A look at three children's books: E. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner", and C.S. Lewis' "The Magician's Nephew" and how they reflect children of that period.
2,656 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper looks at children's literature in Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century and considers whether children's books of that time gave access to the voices of children of that time. The books consulted are E.E. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner", and C.S. Lewis's "The Magician's Nephew". In conclusion, the author of this paper states that even in books written about children and for children, children seem to be all but mute due partly to the various agendas of their authors.
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"The first half of the 20th century was a dynamic and volatile time historically for Great Britain, given that during this time Great Britain played a primary role in two world wars, and also that - at the time - it was the most dominant nation in the world, with a huge colonial empire that spanned the globe. By the end of this period, Great Britain had begun to be eclipsed by the USA, as the USA leveraged its scientific and military might to gain global ascendancy. Also during this period began the huge changes associated with decolonization, as nation after nation claimed independence. This of course had a massive impact on Great Britain, as her colonial possessions were part of what made the British nation rich, powerful and strong. All in all, it was a time in which British power and control was slipping away. Yet at the same time, many Brits still retained a self-image of themselves as rulers of the world, and assumed that British standards of morality, decency and behaviors were universally valid (Cannon). This self-image, as we shall see, comes through more clearly in children's books than do the authentic voices of children."
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"The New World's History in Three Voices", 2002.
A review of Rafael Campo's poem "The New World's History in Three Voices".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, $ 48.95
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This essay examines Rafael Campo's poem "The New World's History in Three Voices". The essay points out that the poet refers to the three voices inside of him and his nation, all of which represent a tension between being a slave, royalty, and a Caliban.
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"The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861", 2006.
A review of Stephen B. Oates' "The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861" about the years leading up to the Civil War.
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 39.95
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The paper reviews the book "The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861" by Oates. The writer finds the strong personalities speaking in their own voices to be an effective mechanism for conveying understanding of the issues and feelings leading up to the American Civil War, going back to the Missouri Crisis of 1819 under President Thomas Jefferson. The writer concludes that Oates proves that war was inevitable back then, but that the problems which led up to the war have still not been resolved today.
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The Crisis of the 1850s
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"It seems that Oates starts with Thomas Jefferson because Jefferson is so upset over the Missouri crisis of 1819 to 1820. It was the first crisis over the territorial issue of slavery, and it was a that issue that ultimately leads to the Civil War. Jefferson looks into the future and he actually sees the Civil War and he says "It's going to be like a tornado." And he's the first to look into the future and see that this territorial issue and the issue of slavery is going to blow the nation apart. Jefferson's sense of forboding that the country is taking a fateful turn with the controversy over Missouri and slavery in the territories knows there will be no turning back. Jefferson gets so passionate., and he see the "approaching fury.
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Deaf in America-Voices from a Culture, 2002.
Analysis of "Deaf in America- Voices from a Culture" by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This three-page undergraduate paper is in the form of a book report on Deaf in America- Voices from a Culture by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries. The author of this paper discusses the book's content and purpose, the insights and understanding gained from reading the book, and evaluates the situations presented.
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"In Seeing Voices", 2007.
A review of the subject of deafness as depicted in Oliver Sacks' book, "In Seeing Voices".
866 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper analyzes the book, "In Seeing Voices," written by Oliver Sacks. The paper describes the author's main objective of bringing every reader's attention to the subject of deafness and how the book effectively depicts a minority fighting for their recognition and respect. Additionally, the paper discusses the concepts that the author describes and how he presents them in his book.
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"In part II of the book, he used his professional knowledge in a sensitive and compassionate examination of latest research on the relationship between language and the organization of brain and mind that finally made him join the Gallaudet University community for the exciting week in 1988 that concluded in the appointment of the institution's first deaf president (Ed. Robert, 2004). He also opined that sign is not just a language but it is a very important medium of deaf culture. It remains at the center of the exceptional social and political movement for deaf rights, which obtained international attention with the uprising of deaf students at Gallaudet University in March 1988 (Ed. Robert, 2004). Further, he reflected on the association between the scholarly movement that verified that sign is a real language and the political movement that blocked control of that 124-year-old university for the deaf (Ed. Robert, 2004)."
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?Voices In The Air?, 2003.
Looks at the multi-faceted literary device 'voices in the air' used by Henry James in his travelogue "The American Scene".
2,586 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper looks at the 'voices in the air' literary device used by Henry James in his travelogue "The American Scene". It shows, using many examples drawn from the original source, the wonderfully complex and subtle ways in which James is able to stream his consciousness to readers.
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"This paper is titled ?Voices in the Air? for three reasons. First, it applies to the auditory images of New York used by Henry James in "The American Scene". Such images, often using the notion of deafening silence (voices in the air) to make their impact, are detailed and explained subsequently. Second, it applies to the various supernatural and ghostly images that James employed in The American Scene and which will also be studied in this paper. Third, it applies to the diverse range of images that Henry James used that ? like voices in the air ? are difficult to gather, let alone classify under themes. Although there is a lack of a common theme in these images and, therefore, disjointedness when analyzing them, they are nonetheless a significant part of the whole when studying the images of New York in "The American Scene"."
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Emily Honig's and Gail Hershatter's "Personal Voices", 2004.
A look at Emil Honig's and Gail Hershatter's book about the women of China, "Personal Voices".
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and reviews the book "Personal Voices" by Emily Honig and Gail Hershatter. The paper examines both personal and social changes experienced by women in China over the past 100 years.
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"Just as the government of mainland China has undergone extensive change in the last years, so have the women of China as they struggled to adapt to a changing political landscape. This paper will review the book, "Personal Voices" by Emily Honig and Gail Hershatter and discuss some of the societal changes as well as personal changes that many women have gone through from pre-Liberation China to the People's Republic of China, the time period covered in the book. Specifically, this discussion will focus on the different roles..."
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Male Voices, 2005.
An analysis of the perceived sexual orientation of a male by his voice.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper summarizes an article based on male voices and the perception of sexual orientation, specifically male homosexuality and the voice characteristics that people attribute to them. The paper discusses a group of people who listen to a number of recorded voices that range from "gay-sounding" to "straight-sounding" and then cross analyze the results by studying the pitch of each voice recorded how it influenced the listeners' response.
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"Male Voices and Perceived Sexual Orientation Male Voices and Perceived Sexual Orientation Introduction The background of the research is based on a study that was conducted by three Canadian University Professors who studied the perceptions of male voices in terms of which sound gay and which sound straight. The authors described how they discussed this research topic openly with their students. Their students agreed, "gay men speech mirrors the patterns of stereotypical high-pitched women's voices" (Smyth, Jacobs, & Rogers, 2003, p. 331). The authors developed a gay-sounding and straight-sounding scale based on listener ratings to record and measure the perception of sexual orientation based on a person's voice (Smyth, Jacobs, & Rogers, 2003, p. 329)."
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Voices of the Underserved, 2002.
Discusses who represents the poor in health care decisions and a look at some of its limitations.
3,012 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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Many factors contribute to the growth in the population of individuals in this country who are unserved, or underserved, by the health care system. This paper discusses how the managed care, decreased private health insurance, fewer companies offering health care benefits and inadequately designed outreach programs all contribute to the problem. It shows how, even when health care is offered to the poor, it may be offered in such a way as to be overlooked, or rejected, by those who could have been helped. For the most part, health care is offered from the top down. Professionals decide what is needed and offer it to the poor. The paper argues that the voices of the poor themselves are seldom heard in designing, implementing, or evaluating health care programs.
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"Perhaps the most common situation is that in which well-meaning professionals look at a community, or a health problem, and make the determination for the underserved about how to deliver effective health care. They may listen to the voices of the underserved, but often they hear those voices after the fact, after decisions have been made, ground has been broken, and programs and clinics have been established. This does not mean that the programs are necessarily bad ones, but that they are top-down initiatives, with perhaps an advisory council involved."
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"Hearing Lips and Seeing Voices", 2007.
An overview of this study on speech communication.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper presents an overview of the journal article "Hearing Lips and Seeing Voices" by Harry McGurk and John MacDonald which was published in 1976. This was a groundbreaking study in the subject of verbal communication, that examined the ways in which verbal communication relies on not only auditory input, but visual input as well. The paper shows that this went against the common belief that verbal communication uses sound alone.
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"One of the most interesting things revealed about verbal communication during this study is related to the different error rates among the different age groups. During the audio-only portion, preschool children had the highest error percentage, reporting the incorrect syllable nine percent of the time, while older children and adults were correct almost all of the time. However, when presented with conflicting auditory and visual input, the preschool children and school-age children had a much lower error rate than the adults."
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Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf by Oliver Sacks, 2001.
Discusses 1989 book that focuses on the development of sign language. Differences between the pre and post-lingually deaf. Development of linguistic competence.
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"In his book, Seeking Voices: A trip to the world of the deaf, Oliver Sacks spends most of his time dealing with the development and of sign language for the deaf, and the fact that before the development of modern sign language, many deaf people were considered retarded because they were unable to communicate. Even with early versions of sign language, the deaf were limited in developing language skills because so much of language depends on "hearing" the spoken word - intonations, inflections, the emotions it contains, etc. These are difficult to convey in sign language. By its very nature, sign language is a kind of shorthand form of communication.
Many schools for the deaf teach their students to vocalize as well as use sign language because, while the deaf can converse fluently among themselves in sign language, most people in ..."
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Voices In The Valley, 2005.
This paper discusses the 2004 re-election campaign of U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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In this essay, the writer provides a short look at Congressman Lloyd Doggett. This writer discusses the Congressman's re-election campaign of the newly created 25th Congressional District in Texas. The writer also makes reference to the very impoverished area of the Rio Grande Valley that is included in the congressional area.
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"When the leaves turn and fall there is a chill in the air and Americans pull levers, mark boxes or even punch those notorious chads, it means it is election time. Each November, Americans to come together in the democratic process, to determine a new set of representatives who will govern the nation from local counties right up to the White House. It is one thing to talk about the political process each ... "
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The Different Voices of ?The Color Purple?, 2004.
A discussion of how Alice Walker portrays social issues in the rural South during the first half of the 20th century in her book, ?The Color Purple?.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines Alice Walkers's novel ,"The Color Purple", and reveals how, through the characters of the book, Walker addresses several social issues of the era. In particular, it looks at how, throughout the novel, she is devoted to exploring women?s roles within the patriarchal system, emphasizing their desires for freedom, spirituality, and creativity and how she is able to communicate to the reader what it means to be poor, black, and female in the rural South during the first half of the 20th century. It shows how, through the lives of the characters in "The Color Purple", she presents several individual social aspects such as patriarchy, sexuality, and spirituality.
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"Walker advocates freedom of expression for women. She also believes that a person who is not free to express his or her love is a slave of themselves, just as anyone who would prohibit expression of love has a ?slaveholder?s mentality? (Living 91). Celie is beaten by her stepfather because he says she has winked at a boy, she writes: ?I don?t even look at mens. That?s the truth. I look at women, tho, cause I?m not scare of them.? (Color 6). Celie is attracted to Shug. ?First time I got the full sight of Shug Avery, I thought I had turned into a man? (51). The two women lived together for awhile until Shug meets a young man and falls in love with him. Celie is heartbroken and returns home. During this time of her life, Celie and Mister become friends and he proposes marriage."
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Finding the Personal Voice in Literature, 2003.
A review of five pieces of literature where the main character has to overcome being denied his own personal voice and then gaining it again.
3,884 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses how people for all time have struggled to find their voice and their own individuality and how this is a theme prevalent in antebellum American literature. Through a review of different works, it shows how many times people cannot speak out because they are being denied the opportunity by superior powers, which is the case in "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs and ?Rip van Winkle? by Washington Irving. Other times it is the person?s own views of the world that prevent them from finding their own individual voice, as is the case in ?My Kinsman, Major Molineux? by Nathaniel Hawthorne and ?Bartleby, the Scrivener? by Herman Melville. It analyzes how these works prove to show that once boundaries have been overcome and the struggle of perfecting the use of one?s voice is complete, a person is much better off and a more whole human, if they speak out with their own opinions and accept the consequences, be they good or bad.
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"Much like Douglass, Harriet Jacobs wrote as the voice of the slaves in her work, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, but she speaks mainly for the female slave?s plight by directing her work at a Northern female reader, who is most likely to sympathize. She uses another female in her story, Linda Brent, as herself which says something even more about how her voice had been denied to her for very long. Men had traditionally been in power over women and as a result when speaking were more free to express themselves fully, but women were more protective of their own experiences after having long been denied the ability to speak their mind."
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