Abstract
This review of Eugene O'Neil's "Long Day's Journey Into Night", describes how the characters use denial as a temporary escape from their problems. Whether it be denying personal qualities, such as stinginess, a bad decision, or an unhealthy addiction, their denial only makes their problems worse. O'Neill uses the Tyrone family and their denial to show how avoiding issues is not going to solve or make them disappear. Though denial may be a temporary escape from a problem, in the long run it is futile.

From the Paper
"It is common knowledge that "The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem." Unfortunately, in Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night", many of the characters find the first step to be the hardest. Instead of facing reality, James Tyrone, Edmund, Jamie, and Mary continue to deny their problems in hopes that they will go away. Each of the characters uses denial as a temporary escape from their problems and the reality of the world rather than facing their problems and solving them."

Tags:addiction, Eugene, O'Neil, dysfuntional, families

Abstract
This paper discusses Timothy O'Sullivan's 1863 photograph Harvest of Death, taken during the American Civil War. The paper argues that this is a particularly iconic image of the civil war and that it records not only an important moment in history but also a specific moment in the history of photography itself. The invention of photography and the history of the Civil War is discussed to contextual the historical meaning of the image.

From the Paper
Timothy O'Sullivan's Harvest of Death (1863) Timothy O'Sullivan's photograph entitled Harvest of Death was taken after the battle of Gettysburg during the United States Civil War in 1863. O'Sullivan was one of several photographers who were employed to document the Civil War in this new medium of photography, which had been invented only twenty-four years earlier, in 1839. Previously a photographic assistant in New York City, O'Sullivan became part of Matthew Brady's "Photographic Corps," a group of traveling photographers that moved around the United States taking photographs of the battles and lifestyle of soldiers in the Civil War starting in 1861 (Rosenblum). O'Sullivan also

Tags:civil war, photograph, o'sullivan

Abstract
This paper explains that, in "Black '47 and Beyond", Cormac O'Grada not only explains the basic facts about the Great Irish Potato Famine (1847) but also brings in the economical aspects of this period. O'Grada uses a comparative approach his writing rather than a redundant narrative style. The author points out that O'Grada indicates that a key feature of the Irish famine was that well over a million people left Ireland. O'Grada includes a section of the book on people who moved to New York City because of the Irish famine. The paper relates that O'Grada's provision of excellent first hand sources and many tables and graphs help keep the reader's attention.

From the Paper
"O'Grada is quick to point out that most Irish who perished during the famine did not die from hunger. Most perished from associated diseases such as typhoid fever and dysentery. This was a time before any types of medicine were available to treat any of the symptoms that were being felt by Irish people. O'Grada is right up front when he says that professional medicine and medical men served little to no purpose during the famine. Some ridiculous remedies were offered by these medicine men. Remedies included components that included a mixture of chalk and opium and pills and opium."

Tags:comparative, magnitude, diseases, weather, emigration

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This paper explains that, in his National Book Award winning novel "The Things They Carried", Vietnam veteran Tim O'Brien conveyed the reality of the war by telling his readers in plainspoken language what it feels like to be afraid, to kill and to see friends die in a useless war ten-thousand miles away from home. The author points outs that O'Brien's literary approach of conveying the realism of violent death in combat through emotion is very effective. The paper relates that this style has far more power and meaning than simply describing battles. The author underscores that O'Brien's use of fear, the trauma killing inflicts and the grief soldiers feel for lost comrades are the three primary reasons why this book has been acclaimed as one of the most realistic novels about the Vietnam War ever written.

From the Paper
"This passage conveys much more about the pervasive weight of fear and the awful finality of death than many war novelists have communicated in entire chapters, or even in entire novels. O'Brien (1999) describes his friend's sudden death on a warm, sunny April morning with compassionate finality and an authoritative essence that is eloquent in its very simplicity. "He was dead weight," O'Brien writes of Ted Lavender, a scared young soldier gone from this world in the twinkling of an eye."

Tags:plainspoken trauma, psychological scars, friends visceral

Abstract
The paper analyzes Georgia O'Keefe's "Lake George Autumn" and "Church Steeple" paintings and focuses on their subject matter, content, sociopolitical aspects and what O'Keefe was trying to communicate through the paintings.

Outline:
Introduction
Lake George Autumn
Subject Matter
Content
Sociopolitical
What Was O'Keefe Trying to Communicate
Church Steeple
Subject Matter
Content
Sociopolitical

From the Paper
"Georgia O'Keefe's artwork has always been of great interest to journalists, critics and scholars who follow famous and talented people. But her many paintings and drawings - from New Mexico, New York City, and Lake George in the Adirondacks - are her truly lasting treasures, not what people say about them. O'Keefe's many paintings and drawings have stirred the emotions and spirits of millions of people who know little or nothing about art. And the exquisiteness, originality, and timeless beauty of her paintings will endure for as long as there are people to see them."

Tags:oil, paints, canvas, colors, shades

Abstract
This paper discusses O'Brien's historical account of the mafia godfather Paul Castellano. It explores the focus of the book and O'Brien's motives and messages in the book. This paper also reviews the information provided about the Gambino family and O'Brien's methods of obtaining the information.

From the Paper
"Because of the sensitive nature of some classified information that surfaced during the investigation, O'Brien had to curb his writing style to meet legal approval. He and Kurins had developed a relationship with Castellano while they were brining about his downfall. At one point O'Brien states, "a relationship developed between us. We were friends. It's hard to believe that." O'Brien also let's his readers know that Castellano was not an "irrational, ruthless boss" but rather a businessman. And that's one of the key points that he drives home in the book. Castellano was even against drug trafficking, which O'Brien assumes to be one of the reasons why he was gunned down. In many resects, he did not fit the image of a powerful Mafia don. O'Brien began to feel a grudging sympathy for this proud man, who tried to overcome the pressures he faced from rival mobsters."

Tags:crime, family, manhattan, fbi, don, mob, john, giotti, intelligence, labor, union

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This paper explains that Tim O'Brien's novel, "The Things They Carried",
illustrates that the greatest weight soldiers bear comes from nothing they can physically carry, but rather their emotions, grief, terror, and love. The author points out that O'Brien utilizes the composite novel form, which allows him to play with multiple settings, characters, the theme of storytelling, and even allusiveness, in a way that most fully incorporates the whole of humanity into his story. The paper relates that, through his unique narration, stylistic technique, and attention to detail, O'Brien captures the psychological aspects of war.

From the Paper
"The psychological burden of war goes far beyond that of simply fighting. The struggle of staying alive was always emphasized after encountering a battle for which they found themselves alive. "For the most part they carried themselves with poise, a kind of dignity. Now and then there were times of panic, when they squealed or wanted to squeal but couldn't" (19). The fear of losing life was compounded by the idea of being a brave and courageous soldier. The fact of surviving always brought a sense of life to the soldiers. The psychological pressure of fighting and surviving was always followed with a sense of reassembling themselves as soldiers. O'Brien states that for the most part, the soldiers were "afraid of dying but they were even more afraid to show it" (20). Coping with the pressure of war was discovered by way of telling jokes and creating a "hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness" (20). Their encounters with death were instances where "irony was mixed with tragedy" (20). These statements illustrate how the soldiers did their best to cope with the psychological pressure of the war."

Tags:psychological, composite, narrative, weight, storytelling

Abstract
This paper examines Tim O'Brien's, "The Things They Carried," which is a compilation of several short stories or vignettes, about the experiences of the men who fought in the Vietnam War. The author uses commentary from two other literary sources who have analyzed the materials that were covered in O'Brien's book. The author discusses how O'Brien's background influenced the structure and content of the book. Some of the themes found in the different stories include courage, loneliness and memories and how the men carry all of these, along with their supplies, with them throughout the war. This writer feels that it was the stories and the intimacy of the sharing of these feelings that helped many of these men survive the war, relatively intact.

From the Paper
"Characterization is one of the most important parts of this novel, and O'Brien manages to create vivid characters that are sympathetic and very real at the same time. How can a man named Rat be sympathetic? It is partly because of the thread of storytelling that is the backbone of the novel. "For Rat Kiley. . . facts were formed by sensation, not the other way around, and when you listened to one of his stories, you'd find yourself performing rapid calculations in your head, subtracting superlatives, figuring the square root of an absolute and then multiplying by maybe" (O'Brien 101). Much of O'Brien's novel reads like the folktales of old, passed down orally from generation to generation. Rat Kiley is clearly a born storyteller, for he makes his listeners think and think hard while he spins his tales."

Tags:vietnam, war, platoon, experience, enemy

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This paper describes the plot and the characters of Flannery O'Connor's novel about a family from Georgia taking a trip together to visit a plantation. The paper analyzes the theme and the characters in the story and tells us that O'Connor's story is a cautionary tale to those of us who live in the present; those who do not live by their words will die by them.

From the Paper
"Within Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the reader is taken on an emotional trip filled with irony and foreshadowing which ends in tragedy and death. The beginning of the tale starts off as a typical trip with a dull Georgia family. Little sympathy is evoked from the readers through these distasteful characters: an emotionless son and father, a homely mother, and two disrespectful kids. The impact of O'Connor's work comes through her restraint of action in the first part of the story. In the second half of the story all the pieces come together to quicken the story's pace when the reader realizes the implications past events will have on the bearing of future events."

Tags:tragedy, rural, background, hills, "historical, landmark, of, stone, mountain, blue, granite, dirt, road, shots, desolate

Abstract
This paper looks at Flannery O'Connor's style of writing and particularly focuses on her religious stances and appeal in some of her short stories. The author includes many quotes from O'Connor's works.

From the Paper
"Flannery O'Connor, a spiritual and devout Roman Catholic, portrayed God, religion, Jesus Christ, and evil in various aspects in some of her most famous short stories. O'Connor took a very broad approach to spiritual ideas that dealt with moral, psychological, and social issues in her writings. Many readers of O'Connor's writings often become perplexed with the characterizations of O'Connor's characters in her stories; however, when a reader discovers O'Connor's life and biographical history, they may view pieces of her life wrapped up into her short stories. Three of O'Connor's short stories that particularly deal with her religious devotions are "The Turkey," "Revelation," and "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Each of these stories focus on different spiritual concepts, but all can be traced to the biographical history of O'Connor's short life. In addition, O'Connor's style is verified in James Grimshaw's book titled The Flannery O'Connor Companion when he explains, "Of the various approaches employed to explain O'Connor's fiction, the one which has drawn the most attention and offered the most convenient "answers" has been the religious system? (4). Therefore, when detailing O'Connor's writing style from a religious standpoint, there are several distinct reasons and concepts that are apparent in her writings that imply her strong religious beliefs."

Tags:find, good, hard, man, religion, revelation, turkey