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Sarah Orne Jewett?s ?A White Heron?, 2004.
This paper discusses Sarah Orne Jewett?s short story, ?A White Heron?, which illustrates the conflict between human development and nature through the eyes of a nine-year old girl, Sylvia.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that the combination of environmentalist and spiritual qualities of ?The White Heron? fit neatly into the Romantic and Transcendentalist genres of American literature. The author points out that ?A White Heron?, a story written in the late 19th century before the invention of the internal combustion engine, nuclear power plants, or toxic chemicals polluted the environment, predated the modern environmentalist movement. The paper relates that ?A White Heron? also can be read as a coming-of-age story depicting the character development of its protagonist, Sylvia, who experiences budding sensations of womanhood during her encounters with the hunter.
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"Moreover, because the man offers her money in exchange for the heron, Sylvia is tempted with the trappings of the material world. Her inner conflict mirrors the overarching theme of the story that deals with the potentially antagonistic relationship between human civilization and the wilderness. Sylvia knows her grandmother is poor; they have little to offer the wanderer in terms of food and shelter so when he teases them with ten dollars, Sylvia and her grandmother naturally seem interested. However poor they are, however, they have sufficient means. Sylvia?s choice reflects a mature decision based on the integrity of her principles and it reflects the romantic ideal of material simplicity."
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Moral Integrity in "A White Heron" and "Barn Burning", 2008.
A comparative analysis of William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" and Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron".
2,690 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper compares two short stories, "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner and "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett, which both explore the challenges of young children who must rapidly mature and make tough decisions that will impact the rest of their lives. The paper maintains that the stories highlight the complexity of the issues faced by each child, issues that are exacerbated when one takes into account their tender age and uncorrupted views on society. The paper argues that, while both stories share the common thread of conflicting forces clouding the judgment of an innocent child, they differ substantially in terms of the magnitude of the dilemmas faced, as well as the focus of the dilemma. The paper concludes that, despite the different conflicts the protagonists face, the exercise, though difficult, makes them better prepared when launched into a new and unfamiliar world.
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"In contrast with Sarty's plight, Sylvy's conflict is much more subtle and internal, impacting fewer people in the bright picturesque rural landscape. While Sylvy deals with a similar conflict in that a young child must mature quickly and make a decision they may not be ready to make, her conflict is more about her and less about others as it is in "Barn Burning." The small number of characters in the text combined with Jewett's choice of not giving the sportsman a name places the focus primarily on Sylvy. While her grandmother influences her to lead the hunter to the white heron for the $10, Sylvia is not hit in the face by her blood in order to influence her decision. While Sylvy's blood is disappointed at not getting the $10, the decision is ultimately left to Sylvy. Her decision, which only has mild consequences relative to that of Sarty's, allows her to grow by learning the real strength of her moral character. In contrast, Sarty was forced to betray his family in order to do the right thing, which meant he had to face the world alone, a much more frightening prospect than realizing one has a strong moral character at the expense of losing a potential friend and $10. In short, Sarty was dealing with bigger issues, though the decision to do the right thing was similar. "
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"The White Heron", 2007.
This paper focuses on the moral philosophy of the character of Sylvia in Sarah Jewett's "The White Heron".
2,527 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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The paper discusses Sarah Jewett's short story "The White Heron", where the main character consistently demonstrates that she has the inner strength that allows her independence from the world. The paper focuses on Sylvia's strength of character and powerful convictions. The paper discusses Plato's beliefs of morality and how Sylvia is the epitome of the virtuous human being that Plato found difficult to imagine.
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"In Sarah Jewett's short story The White Heron, the main character consistently demonstrates that she has the inner strength that allows her independence from the world. Although she has been controlled by her parents and her grandmother, their power over her exists only on the surface of her existence because the character is guided by a conscience that is more powerful than the will of others. This conscience allows the character to see the world in a different manner than those around her, as she places a higher value on life than on monetary gain. Therefore, while others strive to take any opportunity to find relief from poverty, the character has the strength to embrace it rather than toss aside what she values most."
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Realism in Fiction, 2008.
An analysis of three stories: Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron," and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat".
1,131 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper analyzes three different American short stories: Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron," and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat". In particular, the author looks at the stories with regard to the different forms of realism in fiction - being naturalism, local color, and regionalism.
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"Realism in fiction appears in several different forms, some of which can be illustrated by reference to different American short stories. The three primary categories of realism are naturalism, local color, and regionalism. In a broad sense, realism emulates reality closely and in great detail, with an emphasis on verisimilitude. Character is more important than action or plot. Social class is an important element that defines characters, and the speech of characters is in the natural vernacular. These elements can be seen in different degrees in Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron," and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat.""
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Gender Segregation in the Canadian Workplace, 2008.
This paper discusses the issue of labor segregation in Canada in the 20th century, looking at various related articles.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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In this article, the writer refers to papers that help to explain gender segregation in the Canadian workplace in the 20th century and subsequent developments including the Canadian Labor Movement's gradual attention to women and developments seeing women more often in unionized environments that lessened gender divisions. The writer notes that all of the articles are helpful to an understanding of topics broader than matters of labor and women for they allow glimpses of a Canadian society and culture quite transformed. The writer maintains that each paper should probably be read with consideration of all that the Canadian state did not provide to generic citizens or workers, imagining the orientations of workers, and employers, to what was acceptable or desirable, and possible, in a post-colonial economy of much alteration between the turn of the 20th century and the turn of the 21st century.
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Introduction
Graham S. Low on Clerical Work, 1901-1931
Craig Heron, Changes to 1945 and Beyond
Into the Present - a Reflection
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"Women were associated with family roles, first and foremost and as was true for another generation, those able to pursue professions usually did not marry. The under-reported women doctors graduated by several Ontario universities after the 1880s, for instance, chose their vocations ahead of family life, a convention then respected. Low's clerical workers of the business sector did not expect or particularly want advancement, but learnable jobs providing income and some security so as to maintain their household roles, too."
"By the end of World War I, women attended business colleges where they learned stenography. Low's article is of a kind focused on women's labour in relation to capitalism, of course, so unless a reader is curious, there can be no wider awareness of women who were performing differently in the public sphere, not the least of which were more than 4,000 Canadian military nurses serving on the Western Front and in the Middle East through the course of World War II. Of course, Low's point is to indicate how women became expected as office workers of particular kind, low paid and without advancement. Their situations were common but by no means general from 1901 to 1931."
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"La Dame aux Cam?lieas", 2004.
An analysis of the play "La Dame aux Camelieas" by Alexander Dumas.
1,412 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines three productions of Alexander Dumas' "La Dame aux Camelieas" in their respective social atmospheres. The three versions of Camille that are discussed are by Dumas, Matilda Heron and Charles Ludlam. The paper explores how each version is distinguished by the differing socio-geographical and chronological locations, each questioning different cultural conventions.
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"La Dame aux Camelias, by Alexander Dumas, is a critical play in the history of theater. Despite the fact that La Dame aux Camelias has been condemned by critics for having scenes that "are sometimes thin... ragged... and ... out of date" (Archer), among other discredits, the work is still considered to be an indispensable cornerstone in the evolution of realist theater - "although consistently described as a work of inferior artistic craftsmanship, its longevity testifies to its status as a story of superior dramatic interest" (Hamilton). La Dame aux Camelias is a product of many theatrical and literary influences, which include the tight construction of Scribe's "well made" play, the insight of the sociological novelist Honore de Belzac, and the literary devices of melodrama. However, La Dame aux Camelias differs from Scribe's well made play in that it raises the moral thesis of the play -- at most, it is considered "something to be disparaged as a sentimental by-product of the well made play" (Stanton). It is unlike Belzac's work in that his observations are restricted particularly to his own social milieu. "
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Gender and Sexuality in the Victorian Age, 2005.
This paper discusses gender roles and sexuality of the Victorian Age as presented in literature.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the gender roles and sexuality of the Victorian Age as confronted in Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" and Kate Chopin's "At the Cadian Ball" and "The Storm". The author points out that the character development of the character Sylvia's sexuality in Jewett's tale can be compared with that of the character Calixta in Chopin's gender role allocations. The paper relates that both women characters challenge the societal norms of their time period, questioning the stereotypes for women within Victorian society.
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"This literary analysis seeks to understand how gender and sexuality create conflict within the story "The White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett and the two stories: "At the Cadian Ball" and "The Storm" by Kate Chopin. By analyzing the character development of Sylvia in Jewett's tale, one can compare and contrast her sexuality with those of Calixta in Chopin's gender role allocations. In this manner, Calixta seeks to venture out of traditional modes of female sexuality, as does Sylvia, but both women take different paths in their sexuality. In this analysis, both women challenge the societal norms of their time period, questioning the stereotypes for women within Victorian times."
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Humans and the Environment, 2005.
A look at the relationship between humans and the environment through an analysis of four poems.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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Many times in writing, writers use simple relationships between humans and the environment to show a deeper, more general theme, such as survival or equality. This paper examines how Sara Orne Jewett's "A White Heron," Stephen Crane's "Open Boat," Jack London's "To Build A Fire," and Charles W. Chesnutt's "The Goophered Grapevine," all deal with humans interacting with their environments as a tool to show their ideas or to teach a lesson. It also looks at how, although each of these stories has significant thematic differences and plots, all four have a fair share of similarities.
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"The two poems that have the most in common thematically are London's "To Build a Fire," and Crane's "Open Boat." Both stories use a relationship between humans and the environment to represent the strength of nature and survival (Prof. Rubenfeld, HLI 118, Spring 2005). In London's story, a man who is traveling in the Yukon, where the temperature is 75 degrees below zero, to go meet a group of his friends. Instead of going with a group of people and taking the main trail, which is safer and more practical, the man goes off with just a dog and takes a less traveled path (London, "To Build a Fire,"). He manages fairly well with the cold, building a few fires on the way to keep warm, until he falls into a water spring. It is so cold that if he doesn't build another fire he will face certain death, so he attempts to build one, only to build it under a snow covered tree."
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Canadian Labor History, 2002.
A comparative review of two books with portray the history of Canadian labor.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper compares two histories of Canadian labor: Craig Heron's "Working in Steel: The Early Years in Canada, 1883-1935" (1988) and "Sweatshop Strife: Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Jewish Labour Movement of Toronto 1900-193"9 (1992) by Ruth A Frager. It commences with a comparison of their content and includes a contrast of their methodologies also. Principally, the latter focuses on gender in a manner that was absent from the male-dominated steel industries.
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