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William Sumner Appleton and Norman Morrison Isham, 2007.
A look at the legacy of preservationists William Sumner Appleton and Norman Morrison Isham.
2,513 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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The preservation of historic sites and of vintage architecture has become a major focus for many in the contemporary period. Different theorists have addressed this issue as they have also sought to motivate the movement for the preservation of the worthy and the important. This paper examines how two such theorists with somewhat different approaches to the subject are William Sumner Appleton and Norman Morrison Isham, both of whom left writings on the subject as well as took action in furtherance of their goals and their idea of the need for preservation.
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"William Sumner Appleton lived at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries in the Boston area, where at the time, preservation was maturing from a string of spontaneous efforts to an institutionalized movement. As this took place, both the aims of preservation aims and its methods were transformed, a process in which Appleton played a key role. In the nineteenth century, Boston did not have an organization dedicated to preservation as such. The Bostonian Society was meant to be such an organization, but the group seemed to be satisfied by the single project of looking after the Old State House. The Trustees of Reservations was also nominally interested in historic structures, but in practice the group refused to accept any such structures for years because they had no means of maintaining them. "
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Icon Norman Bethune, 2005.
A discuss of Norman Bethune who was a Chinese Revolutionary icon.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses how a Canadian doctor Norman Bethune became a Chinese Communist revolutionary hero. The writer shows that as a cadre, he worked side by side with the revolutionary soldiers and he imparted his medical knowledge to the peasants. The writer points out that Mao cited Bethune as a true spirit of the People's Revolutionary Struggle. Further the writer notes that Bethune became known throughout China as a martyr to the revolution and a war hero.
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An Interview with Norman Rockwell, 2006.
A creative writing paper written as though it were an actual interview with famous American artist Norman Rockwell.
1,458 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper depicts a fictional interview with Norman Rockwell, with the theme of his paintings, depictions of life experiences, and personality as the subject matter of the interview transcript.
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"In an interview with Norman Rockwell, I first asked him to give me a very brief overview of his life and how he decided to begin painting. He stated that he was born in New York City, and transferred from high school at the age of 16 to the Chase Art School. H said he then went on to the National Academy of Design, and finally, to the Art Students League, where he was taught by Thomas Fogerty and George Bridgeman. Norman stated that as a student, he was given smaller, less important jobs, but his major breakthrough came in 1912 with his first book illustration for C.H. Claudy's Tell Me Why: Stories about Mother Nature.
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Norman Rockwell, 2003.
A discussion on Norman Rockwell and his work.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper contends that Norman Rockwell's work reveals both his ability as an artisan and his ability to limn the important cultural and social concerns of America during his lifetime. It explains that despite the author's views, art critics dismiss his work as being overly sentimental and overly determined. The paper examines the value of this work not as a form of art but rather as a cultural map of much of American 20th-century life.
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"Norman Rockwell's work is dismissed by art critics and members of the high art world as being overly sentimental and overly determined. But a closer examination of his work reveals both his artisanship and his ability to ..."
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Norman Augustine, 2004.
This paper discusses Norman R. Augustine, born in 1935, who has played an influential role in the world of engineering and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
2,465 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper explains that Augustine made numerous contributions to the American Defense Department, especially his theory that the industrial base of the Defense Department would become too dependent upon foreign suppliers for essential components, such as semi-conductors and semi conductor technology. The author points out that, when he was CEO of Lockheed Martin, Augustine was in favor of mergers because he believed that they were more cost effective and that mergers between defense companies would increase productivity and save the Department of Defense millions of dollars each year. The paper relates that one of Augustine?s theories asserted that products that were once used for matters of defense could not be converted to civilian work.
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Introduction
Norman Augustine Biography
Career Accomplishments
Theories and Augustine?s Laws
Conclusion
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"Norman Augustine was born in 1935 in Denver Colorado and grew up during World War II. He was an exceptional student, entered Princeton in 1953, and received his bachelors of science in engineering in 1957. Augustine also received a master?s degree from Princeton in 1959. He has also received several honorary doctorates in Engineering and Science from several institutions of learning throughout the country. In 1958, while still obtaining his masters at Princeton he worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company where he became a Chief Engineer and a Program Manager. According to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Augustine began working at the Office of the Secretary of DefenseWhile there he served as the Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering. In 1970 he became part of the LTV Missiles and Space Company, where he was the Vice President of Advanced programs and marketing."
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Norman Rockwell, 2002.
A review of the artistic work of Norman Rockwell.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper is about the artistic work of Norman Rockwell. The paper mainly focuses upon the fact that although he was loved by the public his work was dismissed by most critics as lacking artistic merit and authentic social observation.
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Norman Rockwell, 2002.
A biography of artist Norman Rockwell.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 35.95
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A paper based on Norman Rockwell---who was scorned by the critics but adored by the public.
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Norman Rockwell's "Missed!", 2004.
A paper about Norman Rockwell's painting entitled "Missed!"
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines one of Norman Rockwell's paintings, entitled "Missed!", which depicts young boys playing golf and missing a putt, as a way of demonstrating both the artisanship that defines Rockwell's work as well as the way in which his images help to create a sort of cultural map of many of the significant events and beliefs of American life in the 20th century.
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"Norman Rockwell's work has for years been dismissed by art critics and cognoscenti as being egregiously overly sentimental as well as lacking in all of the nuance and ambiguity that are defining elements of high art in the post-Renaissance West. However, while there is certainly some merit in the former charge, a close examination of Rockwell's work reveals not only a high level of artisanship, something that even his critics admit to being present in his work but also the kind of..."
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Norman Mailer's "Harlot's Ghost", 1994.
This paper discusses Norman Mailer's "Harlot's Ghost": Plot, characters, themes of complex political novel exploring global espionage and intrigue, CIA, FBI, Castro and Kennedys.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 1 source, $ 95.95
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"Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Norman Mailer's bestseller, Harlot's Ghost, opens with the narrator, Harry Hubbard, describing his surroundings in Maine. Above the first chapter are the words Omega 1, which refer to a secret autobiographical manuscript that Harry had begun years before (9). When the book begins, Harry is living with his wife, Kittredge, at a place they call the Keep (5). The Keep once belonged to Harry's father, Cal Hubbard, who sold it to his second cousin, Rodman Knowles Gardiner (7). Ironically, Rodman Gardiner is Kittredge's father, and Kittredge gained possession of the Keep on her first marriage (7).
The novel begins innocently enough, with Harry describing his wife's eyes as having "the blue of the sea" and saying that her white skin becomes "luminous in any pale meadow" (5). ... "
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The Norman Conquest, 2003.
A discussion on how and why the Normans sought to justify their conquest of England.
1,915 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper explores the concept of nationalism in England in 1066, English unity, social make-up and the ferocity of their opposition to the invaders. It looks at how the Normans attempted to justify their conquest of England and, in particular, why. It examines how the ?rightful claimant to the throne? needed to put such an emphasis on the justification of the conquest. It looks at how William of Normandy held a strong claim to the English throne and how the Norman use of propaganda and their emphasis on the ?will of God? suggests there was a seed of doubt somewhere in the Norman establishment concerning legitimacy.
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"To understand the Norman efforts to justify the conquest it is important to understand the nature of Anglo-Saxon England. How was Duke William of Normandy received? Did he face opposition because he was a foreigner or was it purely political? Anne Williams? provides an insight into English society much earlier than 1066, suggesting that the ?emergence of Englishness? began as early as the 7th century . However, such an expression gives little more than a hint as to how developed and patriotic a society England was in the 11th century. The existence of patriotism in England is hard to identify in this period. Overseas invasions were not uncommon and it was only twenty-four years earlier that the Danish dynasty of Cnut had ruled."
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Norman Maclean's "A River Runs through It", 2004.
A look at the dominant theme in this book about art and the role it has in our lives.
992 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper describes the theme in the book, "A River Runs through It", about art and its importance in our lives and the way the author, Norman Maclean, combines the sport of fly-fishing with this theme as a way of explaining what art means and how it differs from mere competence.
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"Norman?s father who was a Presbyterian minister believed that art was ?one? way man could clearly understand God and His creation. He advocated creativity because for Norman?s father, art was the channel man used to communicate with God and to become a part of His wide universe. In short, it was not competence but mastery of art that helped man establish a direct link with the wider world around him and Art was man?s way of showing appreciation for God?s universe. This is the reason why Norman?s father tells him to create stories because he knows that this is one art form that will bring his son closer to God and nature."
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"The Naked and the Dead" by Norman Mailer and " I, the Jury" by Mickey Spillane, 1994.
A comparison of Mailer's character Croft (evil and sadistic) and Spillane's Hammer (tough but with a heart).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Sam Croft in Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and Mike Hammer in Mickey Spillane's I, The Jury are both macho characters, but there are great differences between the two. Croft is a sadistic man without a heart while Hammer is simply a man who can be tough when he needs to be, but can also be gentle and loving. This study will show that Mailer has created an evil and violent fascist in Croft, while Spillane has created in Hammer a hard-nosed private detective with a heart. Croft is out to do damage wherever he can, while Hammer is out to serve justice, especially in terms of avenging his cruelly murdered friend Jack Williams. Hammer is shown to care about other people
---including the person who murdered his friend, while Croft cares about nothing and nobody but himself.
Mickey Spillane leaves no doubt in the reader's head that..."
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William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, 2002.
This paper compares the similarities and differences between Faulkner and Morrison and considers whether Morrison can be termed a modern day Faulkner.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 16 sources, $ 106.95
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This essay argues that Faulkner and Morrison both deal with similar subject matter and are indebted to modernism, albeit in differing ways. The paper concludes that Morrison cannot be considered a modern-day Faulkner but rather a writer in her own right who happens to share a similar literary heritage.
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Toni Morrison?s "The Bluest Eye", 2005.
This paper discusses Toni Morrison's fiction "The Bluest Eye", based partially on Toni Morrison's life.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that, in the novel "The Bluest Eye", Toni Morrison expresses the helplessness of the girls, who face racial discrimination and hate white culture but imitate it anyway because the white culture is considered good and beautiful and the black culture is considered bad and ugly. The author points out that Morrison in her own life was not from the poor class but rather from the African-American middle class, like the McTeers. The paper relates that the rape of Pecola by her father is not autobiographical but may have been based on things Morrison could have seen or believed possible, within the poorer parts of the African-American community in her own childhood in the 1940s.
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"The main characters in the story are three girls, Claudia and Frieda McTeer (sisters in a black family), and Pecola Breedlove, a poor girl who is staying with the McTeers because of abuse at her house. One of the first traumatic things happens in this book is when Pecola gets her first period. This is a normal thing, but it is traumatic for Pecola because she never heard about it at home. So Pecola thinks she is bleeding to death. Mainly as far as the future parts of the book, this means if she is raped again she could have a baby (forshadowing). Later in the book, after Pecola goes back home, she is raped again by her father, gets pregnant, and later goes mad. This shows how black girls in this environment never have a chance, even in their own houses. "
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"Beloved" by Toni Morrison, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" while focusing on the author's depiction of African culture through ancient folklore and superstition.
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The writer of this paper examines the plot and main characters of Sethe and Beloved in Morrison's novel. This paper details Morrison's unique manner of incorporating mythology and superstition in this particular novel, while also discussing its significance in ancient African culture. Morrison's novel illustrates the horrors of slavery as seen through the eyes of Sethe, a slave struggling to gain her freedom and Beloved, a ghost wracked by the pain of slavery and death. This paper also delves into African views regarding death and the afterlife by focusing on Beloved's spirit which is connected to slavery as a collective whole. The writer contends that Morrison's use of mythical images unites African heritage and culture resulting in a novel that his both authentic and believable.
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"In connection with Sethe and her journey, we discover that the promise of freedom is often prettier than the reality of it. Sethe was soon found out by Schoolteacher and rather than go back with him to Sweet Home, Sethe decides that jail time would be a better choice for her and her small baby. Here we see the devastation of slavery portrayed in Sethe's short response to Paul D when she tells him, "Any life but that one. I went to jail instead." Here we discover an interesting aspect about Sethe and he search for freedom--even though the dream did not turn out as she once intended, it was still better than the life she once knew. Beloved explores many different realms, the most predominant being that of the supernatural. Morrison successfully captures how the African culture readily accepted the notion of a ghost or premonition, thus articulating the mythological presence in African culture."
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