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The paper explores the concept of unity and the role of the nation state while discussing the important leaders and writers of pan-Islamism and the history of pan-Islamism to the present day. The paper offers a definition of pan-Islamism and pan-Arabism, showing that pan-Islamism is centered on the Islamic religion.

Tags:pan, islamism, muslims, religion

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This paper discusses Pan-Africanism, a movement based on the 19th century desire to end slavery not only in the United States but also in South American and the Caribbean. It was from this era that Black people throughout the world decided that the way to address many of the issues they experienced as a race was to work together as a team. The paper describes the international meetings held to discuss this issue and also highlights the leadership of the Pan-African movement. The author concludes that the Pan-Africanism movement was and still is a positive team-oriented effort to introduce the African-American culture to the world and to share the common bond among people worldwide who share an African ancestral background.

Outline:
Introduction
In a Nutshell
Harlem Renaissance
The Arts
Conclusion

From the Paper
"When one studies the topic of Pan-Africanism one is not studying a single element in history but instead is studying a wide range of events and cultural preferences that go along with African American history and culture. Experts agree that there is not a single definition for the term Pan-Africanism but the term itself does define it as an independent idea. The concept of Pan-Africanism is based in the 19th century desire to end slavery. At that time slavery was not only an issue in the United States but was also an issue in several other nations including South American and the Caribbean(Definition of Pan-Africanism? http://geography.about.com/b/a/012445.htm). It was from this era that Black people throughout the world decided that the way to solve many of the problems that the race was experiencing was work together as a team."

Tags:Pan-Africanism, Harlem, Renaissance, slavery

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This paper explains that Pan Arabism is an ideology encompassing Arab regional unity in the Middle East, which has risen and declined over the past several decades. The author points out that the modern version of Pan-Arabism was first promoted by Amir Hussein, who sought independence from the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of a state of Arabia. The paper stresses that Pan Arabism didn't really emerge as a regional force until after the Second World War, when the Baath Party was founded in Syria.

From the Paper
"Pan Arabism is an ideology encompassing Arab regional unity in the Middle East, and has risen and declined over the past several decades. The modern version of Pan-Arabism was first promoted by Amir Hussein, "who sought independence from the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of a state of Arabia." But Pan Arabism didn't really emerge as a regional force until after the Second World War, when the Baath Party was founded in Syria. The emerging Baath Party government in Damascus sought to unite all Arabs in the Middle East through secular appeal and featured socialist and fascist policies."

Tags:pan, arab, issues

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This paper explains that, during the 1900s, Africa had suffered from the repressive establishment of colonialism by European countries, racial discrimination, and slavery. The author points out that, in response to this oppression, the African people created a political and social movement called Pan-Africanism. The paper relates that one of the goals of this movement was to unite native Africans and those of African decent that were forced to leave Africa. The author cites that, in 1900, the first Pan-African conference was organized and American Dr. William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois was selected as chairman. The paper states that, at the end of World War II, a new wave of Pan-Africanism was formed with, for the first time, a militant demand for complete independence instead of virtuous proposals. The author concludes that the Pan-African movement improved the standards of living for Africans and gave them more political and economic power.

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"Another event that helped Pan-Africanism gain popularity was the Italian Fascist and occupation of Ethiopia between 1935 and 1941. Italy launched an invasion in Ethiopia, without any Ethiopian provocation in October 1935. Italy succeeded in overtaking Ethiopian towns and main roads. Ethiopians refused to surrender and fought back against the Italians. Italian leader, Benito Mussolini, ordered Italian troops to fight back using whatever measure necessary, including poison gas. The Ethiopians resisted giving up and the Italians were unable to defeat the Ethiopian Patriots."

Tags:colonialism conference, du bois, independence virtuous

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The paper reviews the dynamics of the "Peter Pan" story in terms of how it has survived and evolved. The paper explains its themes that embrace the fantasy sanctuary where time stops and children never have to grow up to live in the violent world of "mature" adults. The paper maintains that the more cruel the adult world becomes, the more germane "Peter Pan" is to those who want to dream of a idyllic world where children are safe and will always be children. The paper looks at the movie "Finding Neverland", which features popular actor Johnny Depp playing the role of "Peter Pan" author, Sir. J.M. Barrie. The paper concludes that this is a book that has had an undying appeal through the decades.

Outline:
Introduction
Thesis
Why Has Peter Pan Stayed Popular
Finding Neverland
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The recent savage slaughter in Virginia Tech's classrooms will be remembered, discussed and debated for years to come. No doubt some psychologist or psychiatrist and a smooth-talking media type or two will conclude that the killer was a "lost boy" who tried to reach out for help, gave all the signals, but somehow just didn't connect. Some creative shrink may even suggest that the shooter was like a Peter Pan character gone mad, a young man who didn't want to grow up and join the ranks of society, but didn't know where to run and hide. So, the story will continue, this tormented Peter Pan bluffed normalcy, played the grown-up game by going to college but secretly, stealthily, turned into a bloodthirsty version of Captain Hook, who, at the end of the play, made 32 innocent students "walk the plank" of his demonic ship of death."

Tags:fantasy, sanctuary, children, adults, Johnny, Depp, J., M., Barrie

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The paper discusses the character Peter Pan in "Peter Pan, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" and in "The Little White Bird". The paper describes how both books bring Peter Pan and the magical Never Land to life in a world where children are the masters and they can be happy in a life without adults. The paper explains that Edwardian society was full of rules, social castes, and social constructs and the magical Never Land's freedom illustrates just how restrictive and rigid English society was at the time.

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"Barrie wrote both these works at the height of the Edwardian Era in England, the period between 1901 and 1910. The country was becoming a bit more open and free than it had been during Victorian times, but there were still societal constraints on how people behaved and appeared. Wealth, birth, and place in society were all extremely important, even though members of the "lower" classes, such as women and laborers, were gaining more rights. Barrie alludes to this in "Peter Pan" when he notes that the Darlings are poor, and yet they have a servant, a maid, but they refer to her as "the servants," as if they can employ an entire crew of maids, butlers, and cooks. They also cannot afford a nurse for the children, so they employ Nana, the dog, another attempt at fitting into respectable Edwardian society."

Tags:Never, Land, Edwardian, society, fantasy

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In this article, the writer examines the differences and similarities between the play 'Peter Pan', or 'The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up' (1904) and the novel 'Peter (Pan) and Wendy' (1911), the two most famous versions of J. M. Barrie's works. A sentence by sentence comparison of them, made by the essay writer, provides the basis for the comparison. First, the forms of the play and the novel are compared. The main focus of this essay is on differences in content. This part is subdivided into modifications of characters, omissions from the original and the ending of the stories. Lastly, the consequences of these changes on the story line are considered.

Outline:
Introduction
Variation in Form
Variation in Content
Characters
Omissions from the Play
The Ending
Consequences
References

From the Paper
"The most obvious differences between the play and the novel are due to belonging to two specific literary genres. Thus, the play consists mainly of dialogues and has a multitude of stage directions, whereas the novel does not have any stage directions and is told by a narrator. Barrie's novel still has many dialogues, probably precisely because it has its source in the play.
"The third-person narrator in Peter Pan is omniscient. For example, he points out that Peter's acorn button will eventually save Wendy's life in chapter 3. This information is not given in the play."

Tags:Neverland, Wendy, Darling, character, make-believe

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This paper examines how both the narratives of "Peter Pan" and "Everyman" revolve around themes of loss and how the losses in both J.M. Barrie's famous children's tale and the medieval morality allegory are both physical and psychological in their nature. It looks at how the "Everyman" of the medieval loses his physical life and sense of emotional and social security in his friends, family, and his worldly goods. In comparison, it shows how, in Barrie's "Peter Pan," the title character experiences, first, the loss of his shadow, which is temporary, and then loses Wendy, the Lost Boys ,and the other Darling children.

From the Paper
"Neither of these tales is depressing, however, because along with loss, both heroes gain something back. But while "Everyman," is stripped bare of his old life and illusions, which are replaced with a truer understanding of the divine, Peter's refusal to grow merely results in him recapturing his youth by associating with the next generation of Darling children. Peter refuses to lose his old illusions, refuses to grow up and lose his old life and childhood appearance, and thus refuses to validate the conventional adult journey of life, learning, and life's termination, as reflected in "Everyman.""

Tags:lost, boys, shadow, wendy

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This paper compares and contrasts the positions of the Mexican PRI, or Institutional Revolutionary Party, with the PAN, or National Action Party. It discusses their political differences, and explains why the world is so excited about the recent victory of the PAN candidate, Vicente Fox.

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This paper examines the Pan-African movement as a response to modernism by a group of people living outside of Africa, who are trying to connect their experiences to the continent of their ancestors. The paper tries to answer the question as to how successful Pan-Africanism has been in meeting the perils that modernity poses to people of African ancestry.

From the Paper
"Is it true that "modernization" and "modernity" have rendered the traditional cultural cores of all ethnicities essentially the same, recasting them in the model of the modern West? To answer this question we must understand what modernization itself is. This is difficult, for we are ourselves so deeply embedded in modernism that it is hard to see outside of it."

Tags:free, ancient, modern, life, traditional, agrarian, self, definition, cultural, extra-territorial, civil, rights, marcus, garvey, harlem, renaissance