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Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", 2005.
This paper reviews Zadie Smith's novel "White Teeth", a comic vision of a tentative state of British racial harmony.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that Zadie Smith's novel "White Teeth" presents an optimistic vision of race relations in modern England by depicting how friendship and romance can transgress both religious and racial barriers, even though at times these barriers can create rifts between brothers and husbands and wives. The author points out that the younger and older generations in the novel negotiate the rocky terrain of a newly multi-national, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society through the long-standing friendship of the protagonists Samal Iqabal, a Bengali and Archie Jones, a white, living in North London. The paper relates that the ideological excesses of religious, class and other forms of identity that hem individuals in within modern Britain are overcome through human elemental desires to enjoy sensuality and to take delight in the beauty of the flesh.
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"The friendship of Samal and Archie shows how the need for human companionship, to say nothing of sexual desire often transgresses racial intolerance and hatred within the world of the novel "White Teeth". For example, because he sees himself as ugly, Archie Jones proves willing to look outside of his own racial group for happiness in his marriage. Thus he marries a beautiful woman of Caribbean ancestry named Clara. Clara wishes to escape the limits of her own conservative religious upbringing, so she escapes into Archie's arms, despite her loveliness and her youth in comparison to Archie. Her own daughter with Archie, although not beautiful, has her father's soul, and similarly seeks out love and friendship with members of other religions, races, and classes."
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Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", 2002.
This paper discusses Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", a satirical novel set in London.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that the novel chronicles the experiences of three families during the last half of the 20th century. The author believes that the novel is a spoof on the effects of multiculturalism and political correctness. The paper points out that the title "white teeth" has a symbolic meaning that shows that no amount of "multiculturalism" will change essentially who we are.
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"White Teeth", 2006.
A review of the novel "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith and its implications in a globalized world.
919 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines how Zadie Smith's main theme and thesis in her book, "White Teeth", is, multi racialism and multiculturalism in London. In particular, it discusses how although this seems to be an apparently limited theme, at least from a geographical perspective, it gives birth to numerous implications and a global approach that seems natural and well received in an age where almost everything has turned global overnight. It also discusses whether the modern world lost tolerance and acceptance from its set of values.
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"A brief reference to the main characters in the book is essential in determining how the questions of the book are being addressed. Alfred Archibald Jones is a working-class Englishman, while Samad Iqbal, is a Bengali Muslim, now a waiter in an Indian restaurant in London. Having met in the Second World War (strange allusion and antithesis: while war disunites and divides nations, it sometimes helps unite races and simple individuals), the two have remained best friends ever since. Archie marries Clara, who has Jamaican roots, and have a daughter, Irie. Samad and his wife, Alsana, have twin sons, Magid and Millat. "
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"White Teeth", 2003.
Discusses the symbolism of Zadie Smith's novel.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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Discusses the multi-generational explication of history and lives of two families. "White Teeth" symbolizes the roots that anchor and hold families together, but that can also poison intimate relationships.
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"Zadie Smith (2000), the author of White Teeth, presents her readers with a multigenerational explication of the history and lives of two families, the Jones and the Iqbals. The novel deals with a variety of issues on several levels, including..."
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Post-Modern Literature, 2004.
An examination of three authors - Jorge Luis Borges, Zadie Smith, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill - and a discussion of whether their works can be considered post-modern.
2,108 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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To consider what makes a work post-modern, a definition of post-modernity is provided. This is followed with an analysis of the works of three post-modern authors, one an author of short stories, one a novelist, and the third a poet. By analyzing these three authors, the aspects that make a work post-modern are highlighted, while also showing the variation that occurs within the category.
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"This definition highlights three common features of postmodernism. The first is the lack of clear meaning in texts, with postmodernist writers often creating works that do not have a clear theme, nor clear resolutions, or even plots. In many cases, postmodern writers do not focus on communicating a specific point. Instead, they may be content just to present a story and allow the reader to determine what it means for themselves. The second common feature of postmodernism relates to the structure of the works created. The main element is not a specific type of structure, but rather a lack of structure. Works not classed as postmodern generally have specific common elements. For example, a short story generally has a plot, characters, a climax and a resolution. In the postmodern work, these features may or may not be present. The main element that is apparent in postmodern works is often a lack of the structural elements expected in literature. The final common feature is that a sense of confusion or a search for meaning is often apparent in postmodern works."
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Adam Smith and Karl Marx, 2005.
This paper examines the writings of Adam Smith and Karl Marx by reviewing their positions on joint-stock companies and Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver argument.
1,410 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that Adam Smith thought that the separation of ownership and control raised serious questions about the management of joint-stock companies and led him to analyze the agency problem. The author points out that Adam Smith and Karl Marx agree that an advantage of the joint-stock company is that it allows entrepreneurs to put together large sums of money and capital; furthermore, Marx concludes that the joint-stock form leads to a "tremendous expansion in the scale of production and enterprises, which would be impossible for individual capitals." The paper states that Karl Marx would have called Adam Smith's hunters simple commodity producers with each hunting with his own relatively simple weapon in a forest, which is open to all, and satisfying his needs by exchanging his excess catch against the products of other hunters.
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"Competition is another quantitative aspect of economics. One first needs to examine the conditions under which exchange ratios would correspond exactly to labor -time ratios. We begin with Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver example, "If among a nation of hunters, for example, it usually costs twice the labor to kill a beaver which it does to kill a deer, one beaver should naturally exchange for or be worth two deer. It is natural that what is usually the produce of two days' or two hours' labor, should be worth double of what is usually the produce of one days' or one hours' labor.""
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All His First Teeth, 2002.
A discussion of Peter Pan's teeth form J.M. Barrie's two works "Peter Pan" and "The Little White Bird".
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the preoccupation by J.M. Barrie of Peter Pan's teeth in his novel "Peter Pan" which is based on an earlier story about Peter Pan provided in the work "The Little White Bird" in which Peter is most painstakingly described as a very young child, just seven days old and lives among the fairies and birds in Kensington Gardens, in the center of London. It looks at how in "Peter Pan" there is a preoccupation with Peter?s teeth and how they are mentioned five times in the novel and how three of those bring up the fact that they are all his first teeth. It evaluates why it is relevant that he still has his first teeth and how there are three important elements to Peter?s teeth. It analyzes how that he does in fact have teeth now and not in Kensington Gardens, indicates a transitional period between the two works. Secondly, that he still has his first teeth indicates how young he still is. Thirdly, that he has not had any knocked out indicates what a brave and talented boy is Peter.
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"In Kensington Gardens, Peter is just a baby. He cannot even fly, for he has lost his faith. (It is faith, according to Barrie, that gives a bird the power to fly. Once Peter realizes he is no longer a bird, he looses the ability to fly.) There is much more talk of death and transition in The Little White Bird, and Peter buries the children that sneak into the Gardens and die, guiding their souls as far as he can. Some have speculated that Peter himself dies, and it is this death that enables him to transcend his limitations and go to Neverland. Regardless of that detail, it is evident that between his time in Kensington Gardens and his time in Neverland, the boy who wouldn?t grow up did actually grow just a little: he got old enough to have his first teeth. That suggestion of change is enough to cast any number of shadows across the narrative of Peter Pan. "
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Emmitt Smith, 2004.
An analysis of the life and achievements of professional athlete, Emmitt Smith.
3,294 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper discusses the career of professional athlete, Emmitt Smith. The paper contends that there are some who say that Smith is only a football player and should certainly not lay a foundation of any significance in our culture. The writer of this paper believes otherwise and aims to prove that Emmitt Smith is and should continue to be a cultural icon for his many achievements.
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Introduction
Cultural View
Sporting Icons
Emmitt Smith the Person
The Dallas Cowboys
Conclusion
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"These revenues that are generated in a direct or indirect manner by the professional athletes like Emmitt Smith also are an example of how important they are in the realm of the current trends towards globalization for both business and cultural views of the world. "One specific focus of these debates is whether or not the new international economic, national, and cultural alliances, in conjunction with an ever-expanding mediascape, are contributing to a standardized, homogenized, and globally shared culture. The emergent, simulated cultural space and experience, which are largely, but not exclusively, driven by the machinations of American-mediated popular culture, are seemingly demonstrated by the universal presence of commodity-signs such as CNN, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Nike, Baywatch, the Disney Corporation, the NBA, and the focus of our analysis, Michael Jordan. While it would be a mistake to deny the global ubiquity of this ever-expanding economy of cultural artifacts, it would be equally erroneous to suggest that an increased circulation of commodity-signs inevitably leads to the creation of globally homogeneous or "Americanized" patterns of popular cultural existence." (Sands) "
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Adam Smith and "The Wealth of Nations", 2006.
An overview and analysis of Adam Smith's economic theories and how these theories influenced the development of capitalism, socialism and communism.
1,640 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the underlying theory of Adam Smith's book "The Wealth of Nations", explaining that Smith saw labor, not money, as a nation's greatest asset. The paper further explains that this view strongly reflected the economic situation of the time brought about by the Industrial Revolution and then goes on to explain that Smith saw competition as a natural outcome of the specialization bred by the division of labor. Next, the paper explains how Smith's views were later elaborated upon by other economic theorists and how these theorists, as well as Smith, ultimately influenced the political philosophies of capitalism, socialism and even communism.
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"1776 was not only the year of the American revolution, more meaningful to us in this country, of course, but also the publication of "Inquiry into Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, who had spent most of his years either in France, or working on moral issues as a professor in Scotland. The book has set the standard for what has become the modern science of political economy. Its basic contention is that "national progress is best secured by the freedom of private initiative within the bounds of justice." (Enc. Am., p. 111) Before Smith, the basic economy of the Western world was built around agriculture. This was the beginning of the industrial Revolution, and the old economic ideas were becoming outdated. For example, the economists who preceded Smith believed that the farmer was the only true producer, and the landlord (whether it was the farmer or another landowner) was the manager and superintendent of production. The step that was taken prior to Smith was the recognition that it would be more efficient for a single farmer to hire some help, especially craftsmen who were specialists in the things the farmer was inefficient in. This, then, was really the beginning of "labor" recognized as an important aspect of a nation's wealth."
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Teeth Flossing, 2005.
This paper discusses the role of flossing teeth in proper dental care.
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The paper explains how some unnecessary tooth decay occurs even in those children and adults who brush their teeth on a regular basis, due to food and bacteria being lodged between teeth. This paper discusses the knowledge that the general public has of the necessity of flossing in dental care and the importance of teaching children from and early age of how to floss their teeth. The paper also discusses how to teach someone to floss their teeth.
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"Most children are brought up to brush their teeth at least once a day, before they go to bed at night. Some children are taught to brush their teeth several times a day, preferably after every meal or sugary snack. Not as many children, however, are taught to floss their teeth at those same times. As a result, some unnecessary tooth decay occurs even in those children and adults who brush on a regular basis, due to food and bacteria being lodged between teeth. This paper will discuss the knowledge that the general public has of the necessity of flossing in dental care and the importance of teaching children from an early age how to floss their teeth. It will also discuss how to teach someone how to floss their teeth."
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Anna Nicole Smith and Human Tragedy, 2008.
This paper explores the parallels between the life and death of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith and the story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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The paper looks at Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1984 short-story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" and compares it to the death of Anna Nicole Smith. The paper shows how Anna Nicole Smith's descent to premature death and the terrible treatment of the 'old man' in Marquez's story finds both figures at the center of a mocking and self-interested public. The paper discusses how Anna Nicole Smith's life as a confident, attractive and engaging centerfold star was directly implicated in the suffering which afflicted her, caging her in the same fashion as the old man in Marquez' story. The paper also highlights man's capacity for indifference to suffering by showing how Smith was viewed simply as an entertainment commodity to be consumed and then forgotten when the fancy passed.
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"The death of Anna Nicole Smith in early 2007 is a self-evident tragedy insofar as a 39 year old woman of no seemingly imminent physical decrepitude was found dead within a year of her 20 year old son's death by drug-overdose and the birth of a new baby daughter. But there is another level of tragedy in her story which is of a more sociologically troubling nature. Were it that some level of human interest, identification or empathy had accompanied Smith's captivity by the public eye, perhaps her death could be viewed, as most autopsy reports have indicated, as not being the result of foul play. However, all evidence is to the contrary, with her young passing indicative of a suffering, a self-abuse and an inner turmoil which went unattended by those so seemingly enthralled with the tabloid-worthy details of her life. There is literary parallel to her story in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1984 short-story "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings." A parable which is damning in its account of human curiosity, it suggests that this impulse is twinned with a short-attention span to render man a creature virtually incapable of compassion."
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A Comparative Study Between the Economic Philosophies of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, 2003.
The following essay compares the economic philosophies of Adam Smith and Karl Marx with reference to their historical works.
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This essay compares the philosophies in Adam Smith?s ?The Background to the Wealth of Nations? and Karl Marx?s ?Communist Manifesto? & ?Das Kapital?. The way in which both Smith and Marx agreed upon the importance of capitalism for unleashing productive powers, amongst other similarities, is discussed. In addition the contradictions in their philosophies, such as their reasons for expanding markets, are also highlighted.
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?Smith and Marx both agreed that capitalism required expanding markets. Smith believed this was so because jobs could not be divided too much without a large market. The money that went to paying wages came from profits. There always had to be an expanding market, so that there could be more profits or else there would not be more jobs.?
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Adam Smith, 2005.
This paper discusses Adam Smith's influence in the areas of the behavior of the market, income distribution and future growth.
965 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that, in the area of market behavior, Adam Smith believed that the availability and cost of labor, rather than the seasonality of weather, contributes to the overall economic picture in his assertion that "labor, not nature, was the source of value." The author points out that, in the area of wealth distribution, Smith was not nearly as interested in the rise of this middle class of shopkeepers as in his promoting the idea that entire nationals can profit. The paper relates that, in the area of future growth, Smith believed that everybody gradually became better off as the division of labor increased and made the community wealthier.
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The Behavior of the Market
Income Distribution
Future Growth
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"It seems obvious, then, that the look into the future was one of constant (and perhaps consistent) pessimism for Ricardo who saw the "wealth" of the nation as being the land, and the land's productivity being stretched thinner and thinner, and the results becoming more expensive. For Smith, he tended to perhaps overlook this struggle of land, landlord and a rising bourgeoisie in favor of the greater good for the greatest number of people in the long run. Ricardo's future sees the capitalist as being squeezed on two fronts: higher wages to be paid to the workers, and second having to pay increased rent for the land, because land has become dearer."
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Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations", 2005.
A critical assessment of the theory of value and distribution as presented by Adam Smith in Book I of "The Wealth of Nations".
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines how "The Wealth of Nations" is undoubtedly a great work, even though Adam Smith's theory of value and distribution represents one of his lesser contributions to economic thought. It discusses how Smith's riddle of the diamond water paradox clearly describes the reasons for his support of an objective theory where he failed to grasp the concept of marginal utility. It also shows that while some commentators argue that Smith purports a cost-of-production theory for value rather than a labour theory, his emphasis is clearly on labour as he measures the cost-of-production in terms of labour.
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"In the 17th century, William Petty abandoned the idea of subjective value and attempted to appoint an objective theory of 'natural value', the actual price of any commodity fluctuating around a natural price. Natural value, according to Petty, was deduced using the factors of production (land and Labour). Adam Smith's publication, The Wealth of Nations, in 1776 signified the beginning of the Classical School, which also directed value debate towards an objective theory. Smith contemplated, but discarded the notion that demand is a function of 'utility'. The utility argument suggests that the more useful something is, the more satisfaction it gives consumers, consequently, they will pay more for it."
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Lillian Smith's "Strange Fruit", 2002.
Examines how Smith's "Strange Fruit", written over 50 years ago, embodies racial problems that still remain unresolved today, yet takes a hopeful humanistic tone, despite its tragic story.
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This paper discusses the novel "Strange Fruit" by Lilian Smith, published in 1947, showing how Smith builds her novel around the inability of both whites and blacks, to let go of age old prejudice and bigotry. Also analyzed are the ways is which Smith's themes and character depict not only southern racial difficulties, but also offer an optimistic vision of life as it might be, if humans could learn to live beyond limited color perceptions, and allow every individual to reach out for and embrace their own sense of acceptance, purpose and love in the world.
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"It?s Maxwell, Georgia, a town where, according to appearances, people know their place. The whites, pretending only good will toward inferiors, treat the blacks like sub-human beings. The blacks, while on the surface behaving like they are too dumb to notice, only show respect for the whites out of fear. A young white man, Tracy Deen, who always disappoints his self-sacrificing mother, returns home from World War I. It is obvious that he loves Nonnie Anderson and she loves him, but he is white and she is colored. The respected position of her family in the town, and the fact that she has a college education, count for nothing."
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