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The Works of Juan Rulfo, 2006.
Examines two literary works by Mexican author, Juan Rulfo.
1,601 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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Juan Rulfo began working at a young age in the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs which allowed him to travel to many parts of Mexico and come into contact with ethnic groups which kept Mexico's cultural traditions alive. This paper shows that, later, all the things he experienced on these trips were captured in his only two brief literary works: his novel "Pedro Paramo", a masterpiece of Mexican literature and a compilation of short stories called "El llano en llamas". The paper presents a discussion of both works.
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"Death is an element that is omnipresent throughout the novel but it is the Mexican perspective, in which death is not feared but lived with, in which it is part of culture. The author rarely refers to it directly, but its shadow lurks behind every syllable. That is, death is the environment in which his characters live their story. In death, Rulfo's characters find an extension of life: they live in death and the reader actively participates in keeping them "alive". Rulfo is able to capture the essence of Mexico: its timelessness, the murmurs of the past which persist in the present. "
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Ritual in "Pedro Paramo" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", 2003.
An exploration of use of ritual in the Latin American cultures represented in the works "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Marquez.
1,009 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how, in the Latin American cultures represented in the works "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Marquez, ritual plays a major role in the lives of the people. It examines how the authors use the rituals of religion and love to show the power ritual has over the people and how the rituals that the characters in the novels live by shape who they are and what they do. It shows how manifestations of love in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" are ritualistic and how the novel itself is a ritual, which re-enacts Santiago Nasar's death. It also looks at how "Pedro Paramo" uses the ritual of religion to show how corrupt the town becomes. It demonstrates how the message of corruption, through ritual, is being portrayed by both authors to show the downfall and fallibility of man and how the characters take rituals and corrupt them to fit their needs and wishes rather than respecting the rituals for what they represent.
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"The first example of ritual found in Chronicle of a death Foretold is the courtship ritual carried out by Bayardo in his search for Angela?s love. When Bayardo San Roman first comes to town, he decides to marry Angela Vicario, whom he has never met. His courtship of Angela demonstrates the rituals of Latin American marriage in their culture. He brings her a gift of a music box inlaid with mother-of-pearl for her birthday, and obtains everything his future bride asks for. Marquez writes ?He, just to impress her, had bought all the tickets in the raffle? (Marquez 32)1 so that he was sure to win the music box that she desired. The purpose of this courtship ritual is not to cause the lovers to fall deeper in love, but rather to demonstrate the man's affluence and power."
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Magical Realism, 2002.
A study of Magical Realism in Juan Rulfo's "Pedro Paramo" and Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's "Death Constant Beyond Love".
585 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 20.95
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The paper discusses how the use of Magical Realism, as a technique, in "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo and "Death Constant Beyond Love" by Gabriel-Garcia Marquez, is essentially one whereby elements of the unreal are inextricably woven into real life to question the difference, if any, between illusion and reality. The paper shows how the use of the technique is apparent in the overall story as well as in the way the principal protagonists are shown dealing with life.
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"Similarly, in Death Constant Beyond Love, Gabriel Garc?a-M?rquez?s story of Senator Onesimo Sanchez?s continual quest for life in the face of imminent death, the question of illusion and reality is highlighted through the Senator?s continued campaigning and his indulgence in an affair that ultimately causes his downfall. Was the Senator deluding himself with the only reality being death or was the Senator only continuing to live what had always been his reality as in the false make-believe world of politics and in fact, being realistic, by making most of the time he had left with Laura (?he found the woman of his life?: 2430)? Thus, the lines between illusion and reality begin to blur depending on the perspective from which it is considered ? the Senator?s or the reader?s."
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"The Queen of Spades" and "Pedro Paramo", 2006.
A discussion regarding the supernatural elements in Alexander Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades" and Juan Rulfo's "Pedro Paramo".
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper compares and discusses the short stories "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin and "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo. According to the paper both authors use supernatural forces to underscore and avenge earthly greed. The paper further explores the similarities, differences and purpose of each author's use of supernatural elements, and their importance to the stories.
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"One key difference between Rulfo's use of supernatural elements in Pedro Paramo, however, and that of Pushkin in "The Queen of Spades" is that here, the presence of the supernatural is much more explicitly rendered than in "The Queen of Spades", where it is only implied. For example, within Pedro Paramo, Juan Preciado actually deals with the residential ghosts of the town, the walking dead, while in other parts of the story still narrating straightforward past events. In this novel we meet the souls of the dead of Comala, who now wander Comala indefinitely, in limbo. We learn of the sins many of them were driven to, moreover, by Juan Preciado's father himself. "
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Different Plays of the Legend of Don Juan, 2000.
This paper is intended to be a comparison of the influences of society in three works based on the legend of Don Juan--Tirso's Don Juan, Moliere's Don Juan, and Mozart's Don Giovanni.
1,951 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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"Many authors have written versions of the Don Juan legend according to their own interpretations. Since an individual is shaped by the prevailing society, each author tells the legend according to how he or she sees society. Thus, each author attempted a modernization of the legend, so that the original meaning isn't lost, though the words, beliefs, and character attire have been altered to fit the norms of the author's present society. "
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"Pedro Peramo", 2004.
An analysis of magical realism in Juan Rulfo?s novel, "Pedro Peramo".
745 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper briefly discusses the concept of magical realism in Rulfo's novel. It defines this concept in the context of the story and then points out examples of how this style was used to its maximum by Rulfo. It concludes that the haunting effects of "Pedro Peramo" make it one of the most celebrated works of Latin American literature.
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"When examining the Juan Rulfo?s novel, Pedro Peramo, one must pose the question: what is meant by ?magical realism?? Magical realism is a term of undetermined origin, but is accredited to Franz Roh, a German Post-Expressionist painter, who devised the term to describe a return to Realism following the abstract styles and fantastic, ethereal subjects of the Expressionists of the early twentieth century (Zamora 15). From a literary vantage point, it was first applied to Latin American literature by the Venezuelan critic, Uslar Pietri, and later adopted by Miguel Angel Asturias to describe his Nobel Prize-winning novels, and the name of the genre took off like wildfire to describe much of Latin American fiction of the mid-twentieth century (Leeper). Magical realist works are characterized by their strong narrative combined with the elements of fantasy, and contain references to the existence of the supernatural or anything that is considered contrary to our conventional view of reality (Chanady 17)."
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Don Juan and Dona Juana, 2006.
A discussion regarding 'Don Juan and Dona Juana' by Rosemary Sullivan.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews the article 'Don Juan/Dona Juana' by Rosemary Sullivan. In this article, Sullivan looks at the stereotypes of Don Juan and Dona Juana, the two being sexual archetypes of men and women. This essay argues that while many of her observations are correct, Don Juan and Dona Juana have quite different meaning in the western culture. While a Don Juan is viewed with tolerance and maybe even a little admiration, a Don Juana is seen as a negative role model for women.
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Dominican President Juan Bosch, 2005.
This paper discusses the life and work of Dominican President Juan Bosch.
2,760 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper discusses Juan Bosch, a leader who played a central role in shaping the modern Dominican Republic, a teacher of politics to generations and a prolific writer of works of fiction, history and politics, who was known for his humanism and as an advocate of democracy. The author points out that Bosch got deeply involved in Cuban politics and even became personal secretary to President Carlos Prio Socarras, which led to his having to flee Cuba in 1952 when Fulgencio Batista overthrew Prio. The paper stresses that Juan Bosch was first and foremost a humanist, who was interested in all aspects of human interest and welfare as clearly reflected in his writings that did not merely dwell on the miserable plight of the rural poor but also reflected on the materialism and hypocrisy of the upper classes.
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Childhood Influences
Early Adulthood
Years in Exile
Juan Bosch, the Writer
Juan Bosch, the Political Leader
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"Yet, Bosch suffered the perception that he had pro-communist leanings at several points in time. In fact, he was even jailed in Cuba in July 1952, with Communist leaders. In jail, the communists tried to get him to work on behalf of the Guatemalan regime, but he told them "he was an anti-communist out of conviction...and that therefore he could not be bought." This incidence is very revealing in so much that it proves that Juan Bosch was a person with integrity and had the courage of his convictions. More important, it reveals that while Bosch may have been concerned with the problems of the rural class and working poor, he did not believe that communism could solve their problems. On the contrary, he was a firm believer in democratic principles, which is reflected very clearly in his writings as well as in the decisions he took during his long political career."
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Juan Peron, 2004.
This paper discusses the Argentine presidency of Juan Peron.
2,160 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that Juan Peron made a mark in the history of Argentina as the creator of 'Peronism.' The paper points out that, although his term of office was cut short by his early death from pneumonia, the government of Juan Peron was one of the most progressive in Latin American history in the 20th century, accomplishing such acts as forming trade unions in every industry, establishing universal Social Security, and making education free to all who qualified. The paper concludes that the Peron regime can be considered as a success because the ideals of Peronism are still utilized and applied in many of today?s governments around the world.
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Introduction
The Ideals of Peronism
The Peronist Government in the Labor and Social Reforms
The Labor and Social Reform Accomplishments of Juan Peron
Conclusion on Peron?s Regime
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"Despite the many supporters that Juan Peron had gained at the start of his political career, Peronism was not able to carry all classes in the Argentine society. Particularly the higher classes did not agree with the Peronism government because it burdens the rich citizens
with heavy taxes. The idea of Peronism was viewed as improving the lives of the poor while bringing down the living conditions of the rich."
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Deuce Bigalow: The Modern Don Juan, 2005.
A comparison of the hero of Mike Mitchell's film "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" to the literary Don Juan.
1,508 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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Don Juan has been one of the many recurrent icons present throughout history. He made his most notable appearances in Tirso da Molina's seventeenth century comedy, Mozart and Da Ponte's "Don Giovanni" in late eighteenth century, and more recently in Mike Mitchell's movie "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" which premiered in 1999. This paper looks at how there are two contrasting constructions of the Don operating in the modern film and several clues to the presence of this icon. It discusses how his role can be further understood by comparing the new construction of Don Juan to his classic form in the seventeenth and eighteenth century plays, as well as by considering how urban culture has remade the Don.
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"There are many similarities that can be drawn between the Don in Mozart and Da Ponte's opera and Mitchell's modern construction of the Don. For instance, the Don Giovanni is a man who indulges himself in every desire that he has. He is arrogant yet charming; sadistic, yet sexy. This is exemplified by the fact that he attempts to sleep with almost every woman he comes in contact with, as well as the fact that he goes as far as killing a man, revealing his sadistic side. The first scene in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo that Antoine is in mirrors this image almost exactly. He pulls up in his sports car with one of his "customers", blaring music and seducing her with promises of "massage oils". When he and the woman catch sight of Deuce, they both start to laugh hysterically at him."
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"Don Juan", 2004.
An examination of the use of satire in Lord Byron's "Don Juan".
2,346 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper is about Lord Byron's satire of "Don Juan". The writer analyzes the traditions of 18th century satirists, such as Swift and Pope, and provides the idea that Byron used some of their techniques while writing "Don Juan".
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"In the year of 1818, Lord Byron began writing the work of Don Juan, which is, in his own words, ?a playful satire, with as little poetry as could be helped? (Noyes 856). During the time before Don Juan, the eighteenth century witnessed the use of satire explode upon the landscape of the written word. Writers such as Dryden, Pope, and Swift employed the use of satire in order to attack everything from the follies of the government to the personal misdeeds of current writers (sometimes even themselves). Don Juan continues the satiric tradition into the nineteenth century; a self-proposed disciple of satire himself, Byron undoubtedly had the aforementioned writers in mind when he wrote about the sexual exile Don Juan."
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Juan Peron, 2004.
An overview of the rule of Juan Peron in Argentina and the legacy of Peronism.
4,025 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 108.95
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This paper examines how, in June 1943, Juan Domingo Peron suddenly burst onto the Argentine political scene as the new "strongman" behind the military junta that took power and how, although previously unknown, he was to become the pivot around which Argentina's power struggles would revolve for the next three decades. It looks at how Peron represented himself as a leader for the common people, how his administration-embezzled funds, stole from the workers ,and how, with the help of his wife, Eva Peron, who became a spiritual symbol for the nation, he reigned over Argentina until after her death. His government was overthrown by a military coup in 1955.
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"The rise of Juan Peron was as Vadney put it a ?lucky break?. As a result of the coup in 1943, ?few of the officers involved had any better ideas about how to manage the new political classes that had been forming over the last several decades. However, one among their number did. This was Juan Peron.? As a member of the War Department, Peron was in a position to influence appointments in the army and thus to increase his personal following among the officer corps. In addition, the Labor Department provided an opportunity to cultivate the masses, mainly by intervening in strikes to win settlements favorable to the working class and by co-opting the trade union leadership."
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Juan Antonio Corretjer, 2005.
A biographical account of Puerto Rican activist, Juan Antonio Corretjer.
1,174 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper describes the life, poetry and politics of Puerto Rican political activist, Juan Antonio Corretjer. The paper also describes and analyzes some of Corretjer's writings and explains how they reflected Corretjer's political ideology as well as his infatuation with the beauty of Puerto Rico.
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"Juan Antonio Corretjer was born March 3, 1908 into a very political family. His father and uncles were involved in the Ciales Uprising in 1898, which protested the United States occupation of Puerto Rico. Corretjer was introduced to politics early in his life, when he accompanied his father and uncles to political rallies (Wikipedia). His political career continued in elementary school, when Corretjer joined the Literary Society of Jose Gautier Benitez, which was later renamed the Nationalist Youth ("Juan Antonio Correjter"). By eighth grade, Corretjer had more fully assimilated the beliefs of his family and was already demonstrating the beginnings of his career as a political activist; he organized a student protest against American authority in his town (Wikipedia). As result, Corretjer was expelled from school. In fact, Corretjer was not permitted to attend any schools in his municipality. Instead, he had to go to school in Vega Baja."
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Marriage in "Don Juan", 2004.
An analysis of the illusions and mirages of marriage, as elucidated in Lord Byron?s ?Don Juan? .
3,291 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper examines how love and marriage have been popular literary themes throughout history and how, because the emotions involved are universal, these themes provide an excellent framework in which to explore various expositions about what makes life worthwhile and how it should be lived. It looks at how, in Lord Byron?s case, money and fame are worthwhile endeavors, and how his work, "Don Juan", is simply a means to an end. It shows that, while the poem has been the subject of countless analyses and interpretations, the fact remains that one of the primary goals of its author was to earn some money by making people ?giggle.?
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"Byron's narrator is eminently aware of how illusory and arbitrary the promises of marriage are. In support, he maintains that "authors" leave the future state of marriage to faith because they "fear description might disparage ... or fall beneath the expectations of the world" (Byron III. 9). According to the narrator, authors -- that is, writers like him -- are describing marriage because they recognize the gap between the expectations of society and the actual conditions of marriage. It is the narrator's recognition of this gap that leads him to "fear" that such descriptions of marriage will not measure up to high expectations that are associated with them. In other words, the reality will fall far short of the expectations."
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Juan and Eva Peron, 2007.
An analysis of the impact of Juan Peron and his wife, Eva ("Evita"), on Argentinian society.
701 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 25.95
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The paper discusses how, during the Peron years, Evita Peron successfully created a cult of personality around Juan Peron, as leader of the Peronista movement. The paper further discusses how Eva suggested that non-support for Peron and Peronismo was inherently unpatriotic. The paper examines how, in 1952, the popular Eva Peron's death hastened the decline of her husband's political fortunes. The paper further examines how the unified national support for Peron unraveled, causing the military to seize power from him.
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"Within Argentina itself, however, the Peron regime appealed widely to the masses, especially the poorest, e.g., the trade union descamisados, who most strongly supported it. Further, with significant help from Evita Peron's brilliant public relations strategies and tactics, the early years of Juan Peron's presidency encouraged an enthusiastic new Argentine nationalism. This was also in part because the Perons' leadership was both strongly nationalistic and strongly anti-United States. The United States was considered (and not inaccurately) by the Argentines and other Latin American nations to be grasping, imperialistic, and opposed to Latin American prosperity and self-sufficiency (Cockcroft). Juan Peron and peronista national policies appealed to average Argentines, at least at first, because Peron promoted national unity and promised increased prosperity; self-sufficiency, and an overall better way of life."
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