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"Yellow Ribbons", 2007.
An analysis of language and symbolism in "Yellow Ribbons" by Susie Mee.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the short story "Yellow Ribbons" by Susie Mee. Specifically it considers the characters, the visual imagery of place and people and conflict and tension within the story. The paper discusses these aspects through analysis of language, movement and symbolism employed in the story and it questions how these things work to make this a compelling tale.
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"Probably the most intriguing element of this story is the ending. That the two characters have been lying to each other is a surprise. However, the very end of the story is lines from Walt Whitman about war. Destry has been reading when Hammond did not know it, but what does that signify? That he really does not know her at all, or that they have more in common than even they realized? The ending does not really seem like an ending at all, but it does not really seem like a new beginning, either. It actually raises questions that are not answered, and that is what makes it intriguing and interesting. Clearly, it has to do with their growth and change during the story, but it is still a little puzzling and intriguing."
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John Ford, 1990.
Discusses John Ford from the perspective of auteur theory. Focuses on how Ford worked with a regular coterie of writers and analyzes the films "Stagecoach", "Searchers", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", Fort "Apache", "The Quiet Man" and others.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 79.95
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"The auteur theory developed by French film critics beginning in the 1950s is partly a convenient way of categorizing and analyzing films, collecting titles as the body of work of the director. More than this, though, the theory holds that it is the director more than anyone else who is responsible for the completed film, since he or she is the one who determines visual style and other matters in the course of production. The theory finds that the director expresses meaning through visual style and that analyzing the visual style of a given director reveals consistent thematic concerns, similarities in character development, and other repeated and recognizable signs of a single intelligence at work. At the same time, though, film remains a collaborative medium, and it would seem that directors would be influenced by their..."
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?The Yellow Wallpaper?, 2004.
An analysis of how the pattern of the yellow wallpaper reflects the mental state of the narrator in the ?The Yellow Wallpaper? by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
853 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper examines "The Yellow Wallpaper? by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In particular, it looks at how, as her madness progresses, the narrator becomes increasingly aware of a woman present in the pattern of the wallpaper and how, later in her madness, she imagines there to be many women lost in its "torturing" pattern, trying in vain to climb through it. It discusses how the women caught in the wallpaper seems to parallel the narrator's virtual imprisonment by her well-meaning husband. It also shows that, while the narrator's perception of the wallpaper reveals her increasing madness, it effectively symbolizes the struggle of women who attempt to break out of society's imposed standards.
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"She has an immediate dislike for the wallpaper and at first studies it with the eye of a critical interior decorator. The pattern fascinates her and she becomes increasingly obsessed with uncovering its secrets. Eventually it becomes the center of her life and her only concern. On the most basic level, it is apparent that anyone who becomes obsessed with wallpaper and believes it to hold a world that people inhabit is insane. Looking deeper into what the narrator reads into the wallpaper, we can understand her more clearly. The woman she sees in the wallpaper struggling to break free of the bars seems to reflect and reinforce her own desire to leave the house."
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"Upon a Ribbon", 2003.
An analysis of how Thomas Carew's poem, "Upon a Ribbon," is a classic Cavalier piece in the spirit of Ben Jonson.
1,186 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how the poet, Thomas Carew, is a classic Cavalier and how his poetry is a synthesis of both Ben Jonson's classical, elegant poetry and John Donne's metaphysical influence. In particular, it analyzes how in his poem, "Upon a Ribbon," Carew presents the ribbon in the title of his poem and immediately begins to load physical, mental, and spiritual meanings onto his metaphor until it becomes over-saturated and unmanageable. The consequence is the ribbon becomes a twisted, convoluted image that bears a plethora of meanings that do not cohere in a logical whole. It attempts to show how an examination of "Upon a Ribbon" demonstrates Carew's failure at creating a sustained, logical conceit.
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"Carew suddenly switches from bondage to religion in the poem's next section. The ribbon becomes a holy relic and takes on religious and heretical connotations in lines 9-22. The narrator changes from the classical Jonson-like tone used in lines 1-8 to a metaphysical tone, using religious references and the startling metaphor of a blasphemous icon. The narrator states that the ribbon is not only a "holy relic" that preserves his wrist, but it provides the power to sustain his entire body (lines 9-10)."
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The Yellow River of China, 2007.
This paper looks at the The Yellow River of China and discusses the county's water demand and supply.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the Yellow River or Huanghe is the second longest river in the world. The writer points out that the river rises in Tibet and journeys for 5,464 kilometers through North China. The writer discusses that the Yellow River is the source of life for Northern China, where 43% of the population lives. Further the writer points out that it is this river in China, which has been subjected to the strongest influence of human activities. With brisk economic spurts and the expansion of population along the River basin, the writer notes that waste water release has increased in unexpected and unprecedented levels.The writer discusses that today, the lack of adequate water supply, especially in the Yellow River region, is among China's biggest problems.
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"The Yellow River is the source of life for Northern China, where 43% of the population lives. Yet it has only 14% of the country's water supply. Cities and communities have crowded along the River, in the hope of partaking with the rewards of growth and prosperity. The national policy also encourages it. The threat of flooding has already characterized the River from the beginning. Recent conditions present a further threat to the River's capability of sustaining the overcrowding and its consequences. The region's major cities are growing rapidly. In Ningxia alone, centuries of irrigation have created an oasis. For centuries, its farmers have believed that the Yellow River is a great gift to them and viewed it as an endless resource. Water demand has risen in the area and air pollution has reportedly reached alarming levels. Today, the lack of adequate water supply, especially in the Yellow River region, is among China's biggest problems."
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"The Yellow Wallpaper?, 2004.
An examination of the autobiographical elements of Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s ?The Yellow Wallpaper?.
1,534 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses how Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s ?The Yellow Wallpaper? can be considered semi-autobiographical and how there are many similarities between the narrator of ?The Yellow Wallpaper? and Gilman's life. In particular, it looks at how the intense sense of being trapped in a conventional marriage pervades both Gilman?s life and that of the narrator in her story. It shows how, with evocative imagery, ?The Yellow Wallpaper? brings to life the internal struggles Gilman faced as a pioneering feminist and one who also struggled with mental illness. It also discusses how the narrator?s experience is quintessentially American, as was Gilman?s, and how both were influenced heavily by the prevailing Puritanical, Christian traditions of their society, culture, family, and peers.
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"On the other hand, the narrator of ?The Yellow Wallpaper? lacks the self-esteem or the willpower to direct her writings to the public. They are the internal cries of a disturbed woman, who is at the mercy of her husband and society?s boundaries and bondages. Gilman often felt this way and was probably the motivating force behind her writing ?The Yellow Wallpaper.? However, by divorcing her husband, Gilman asserted her independence in a dramatic way. Even more astonishing was her decision to give up her child and allow it to be raised by her husband and her best friend, who Stetson married."
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'The Yellow Wallpaper', 2007.
This paper studies the book 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
1,297 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a masterpiece in the study of psychiatric disorder. The writer points out that according to the author herself, it was written to bring about a change in medical treatment of psychiatric patients in her time. The writer relates that the story revolves around a mentally ill woman whose condition is misdiagnosed and she is left to suffer in a room with yellow wallpaper. As her condition deteriorates, the patient starts having hallucinations that result in her seeing images trapped behind that wallpaper. The writer concludes that 'The Yellow Wallpaper' not only made a convincing case in favor of women liberation but also emerged as the first authentic account of insanity.
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"The fact that it was authentic cannot be denied since it was based on Gilman's life and thus the story received wide acknowledgement and acclaim. The discussion of madness in the story has been done to death but the subject still fascinates a large majority of Gilman's readers and critics alike. However it is the wallpaper itself that has not often received the attention it deserves. It has been described a prison etc but the fact that the very patterns on the wallpaper are found to have negative impact on a person's mental health was largely ignored. But the author must have been fully aware of the problem because the confusion and deterioration in her condition that she had witnessed was for real."
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"The Yellow Wall Paper", 2005.
This paper discusses the use of symbols in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper", a portrayal of the oppression of women in the nineteenth century and explores the style of her later writings.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper explains that it is customary to find the symbol of the house as representing a secure place for a woman's transformation and her release of self-expression; however, in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper", the protagonist does not want to be in the house and declares it is "haunted". The author points out that the yellow wall-paper plays a double role because (1) it has the ability to trap her in with its intricate pattern, which leads her to no satisfying end; however, (2) it also sets her free. The paper relates that, when examining the larger body of Gilman's work, there is a shift away from the type of confused first-person narrator found in the very popular "The Yellow Wall-Paper" towards a confident all-knowing third-person narrator, not stories that explore the complex psychological development of a character but rather stories that feature stock characters who can be seen as a representative of a type or a class.
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"Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper," does more than just tell the story of a woman who suffers at the hands of 19th century quack medicine. Gilman created a protagonist with real emotions and a real psyche that can be examined and analyzed in the context of modern psychology. In fact, to understand the psychology of the unnamed protagonist is to be well on the way to understanding the story itself. "The Yellow Wall-Paper," written in first-person narrative, charts the psychological state of the protagonist as she slowly deteriorates into schizophrenia (a disintegration of the personality)."
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Yellow Fever, 2007.
This paper discuses the the impact of the 1853 Yellow Fever epidemic upon the community of Biloxi, Mississippi.
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that, in 1853, yellow fever, which today mostly is under control, had been a part of the American landscape for dozens of generations and had shaped life in the Deep South during the nineteenth century. The author points out that the medical community did not know that yellow fever was caused by mosquitoes, which meant that a disproportionate amount of time and resources were devoted to quarantining the sick and to fumigating the mail. The paper relates that the 1853 tragic epidemic forced civic leaders in Mississippian communities to improve vastly their sanitation and water supply systems, as well as increase medical research into the cause of yellow fever and create shelters and "half-way" homes for the orphans.
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"Ironically enough, at the same time as nineteenth century America found itself being buffeted by one yellow fever attack after another, Biloxi, Mississippi became a popular resort destination for wealthy outsiders seeking to escape that city's oppressive summer heat and frequent yellow fever outbreaks. Furthermore, the middle nineteenth century - at almost the precise time as Biloxi was to be wracked by the 1853 crisis - also saw an ever-growing number of outsiders and tourists flocking to the fledgling city so as to be near the ostensible healing powers of its local waters."
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The Yellow River in China, 2007.
A discussion on the problems facing the Yellow River (also known as "Huang He" in Chinese) in China.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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The paper discusses the Yellow River's historical significance to Chinese history and civilization and explains that it has supported the millions of people who have lived alongside it. The paper examines how the river has periodically caused an equal amount of sorrow through devastating floods and course changes throughout history. The paper explores how the river is currently faced with decreased flows due to over-exploitation, pollution from the surrounding industries, and continued silting. The paper concludes that concerted efforts are required on an emergency basis to find a solution to the problems facing the Yellow River.
Outline:
Introduction
Problems:
Silt Deposition
Floods & Course Changes
Decreased Flows
Environmental Degradation
Chemical and Biological Pollution
Solutions
Conclusion
References
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"Chemical and biological pollution of the surface and groundwater in the Yellow River Basin and the North China Plain is another serious concern. Discharge of industrial effluent and untreated sewage from cities and villages is common everywhere in China but is particularly damaging for the Yellow River. Surface water contamination is becoming increasingly important as water supplies decline and less dilution occurs. According to Dr. Zhongping Zhu, Principal Researcher with IWMI: "Water pollution in the Yellow River is exceptionally high...in 2000 less than 40% of the water was deemed drinkable after treatment, with 24% being classed as unfit for human consumption." (Quoted in "New Research Could Provide...")"
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Charlotte Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper", 2004.
This paper is a review of the feminist story by Charlotte Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper".
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper states that, in the past, when women became less obedient and started to challenge the men, they were said to be crazy; this is the case in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper". The author discusses that the yellow wallpaper represents John and the oppression of women, the woman behind the wallpaper represents the independent woman Jane wants to become, and the ripping down of the wallpaper represents Jane's transformation from oppression to independence and the transformation of women everywhere. This paper points out that feminism is the independent influence of or belief in women; it also has been called the removal of power from men.
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"When Jane becomes ?quite sure it is a woman? (909) that is behind the wallpaper that woman represents the independent woman that Jane wants to become. ?John is away all day? (904) and ?there is nothing to hinder [her] writing? (904) so Jane ?write[s] . . . in spite of them? (903). This is the first small push towards becoming that woman. Jane feels a bit of freedom from the oppression during the day when John is gone just as ?the woman gets out [from behind the wallpaper] in the daytime? (911). For Jane to realize that she wants independence is hard enough let alone to go through all the struggles within herself about defying not only her husband but all of society. At first when Jane sees the ?woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern . . . [she didn?t] like it a bit . . . [and she] wished John would take [her] away? (908)."
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s ?The Yellow Wallpaper?, 2004.
This paper discusses the themes of freedom and expression, which are at the heart of Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s short story, ?The Yellow Wallpaper?.
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that one of the most powerful aspects of ?The Yellow Wallpaper? is its narrative form, which demonstrates Gilman?s straightforward style. The author points out that the story is a reflection of patriarchal conditions in the 19th century; women were often misdiagnosed and mistreated because they were women. The paper stresses that Gilman?s writing style is extremely important in ?The Yellow Wallpaper? because it demonstrates the narrator?s deteriorating state of mind.
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"Almost from the beginning of the story, the narrator is not quite convinced that her husband?s treatment is the best treatment for her. In fact, despite what her doctor-husband and brother tell her, she admits, ?Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good? (Gilman 475). Instead of congenial work, the narrator is forced to stay in what she refers to as a ?haunted house? (474). It is important to note how the narrator does not see a workable solution in her present circumstances."
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"The Yellow Wallpaper", 2007.
This paper identifies the symbols of depression in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper."
1,519 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses how, of all the short stories written by Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper" best expresses the symbols of depression which reflect the mental dilemma of the narrator, Gilman herself. The paper identifies and explains these literary symbols employed by Gilman. The paper relates that since depression went relatively undiagnosed during the time "The Yellow Wallpaper" was published, Gilman utilized symbolism as the only method to inform her readers that this disease was far more than "nervous agitation" and was in fact a very debilitating and life-altering condition.
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"In 1886, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860 to 1935) wrote in her autobiography, "In those days, a new disease had dawned on the medical horizon. It was called 'nervous prostration.' This disorder involved a growing melancholia and consists of every painful mental sensation, shame, fear, remorse. . . oppressive confusion. . . a steady brainache that fills the conscious mind with crowding images of distress" (Hunt, 184). Obviously, Gilman was referring to mental depression, a disease which currently affects millions of Americans by disrupting their personal and professional lives to the point of madness."
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'The Yellow Wallpaper', 2006.
A review of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews the short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. According to the paper, 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a tale of a woman diagnosed with nervous depression who has relocated for a few months with her husband and child to an ancestral home. The story is told in journal style so the perspective is told entirely from the woman's point of view, and the viewer feels all of the woman emotions quite keenly. According to the paper, it becomes evident to the reader immediately that the woman in question is suffering from a terrible oppression stemming from her physician husband.
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"The Yellow Wallpaper", 2004.
A discussion of the women's rights movement and the famous story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins.
2,633 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This research paper is about the condition of women in the 19th century and the way in which the story of ?The Yellow Wallpaper? depicts the helplessness of women and the complete domination of men over them in the 19th century America.
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Background
Condition of the Married Women in the 19th Century
The Beginnings of the Women?s Rights Movement
Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s Views on Feminism
The Yellow Wallpaper and the 19th Century Woman
Conclusion
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"Women have been mistreated, enchained and dominated by men for most part of the human history. Until the second half of the 20th century, there was great inequality between the social and economic conditions of men and women. This was true even of the relatively developed Western societies. The struggle for women?s emancipation, however, had started in the 19th century led by some remarkable and brave women. One of the most notable feminists of that period was the writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Her literary masterpiece, ?The Yellow Wall Flower? depicts the condition of the enchained women of the 19th century and effectively symbolizes how a living person suffers and slides into insanity if she is denied the freedom and the stimulus of intellectual intercourse."
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