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"Epic of Gilgamesh", 2008.
An examination of the plot and characters of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and the lessons it teaches us today.
1,253 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses the "Epic of Gilgamesh," which is an ancient Sumerian legend about a semi-divine king. It describes the plot of the story and the central meaning of the "Epic of Gilgamesh." The paper also discusses the characters' motives and the role of the narrator. The paper then focuses on what the story teaches us in terms of insights into human nature, human consciousness and human history.
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"Although he knows he will die, Gilgamesh leaves a legacy that in fact helps him become immortal. Gilgamesh records his story for posterity, showing that through suffering he found a means to achieve wisdom and peace. His city, his leadership role, and his epic serve as symbols that readers still learn from. Thus, the Epic of Gilgamesh offers a timeless message about the human nature and about human society. Although the social context in which the Epic of Gilgamesh was written differs strongly from that of modern readers, the core messages about friendship, leadership, mortality, and humanity remain the same. In fact, the flood story from the Epic of Gilgamesh is repeated in the Old Testament, which has become a foundation of modern culture as well. Although times may change, some of the core aspects of human nature and social organization remain the same. Ultimately, the Epic of Gilgamesh shows how human beings can learn to accept their limitations and their suffering, and come to terms with death."
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"The Crucible" and "I, Tituba", 2008.
A comparison of the portrayal of the character of Tituba in Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible" with Maryse Conde's novel, "I, Tituba."
1,518 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible" with Maryse Conde's novel, "I, Tituba." The paper discusses the plot of the stories that centers around the witch hunts in Salem. It then discusses the character of Tituba and her role in the story and compares the different ways that the character is portrayed in the novel and the play.
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"The past is never rendered 'perfectly' to a contemporary viewer or reader, particularly an era as far removed from our own as the Puritan era of America. Arthur Miller's tale of "The Crucible" is ostensibly set in Salem, Massachusetts during the 1600s but it is a thinly disguised allegory of the McCarthy anti-communist witch-hunt that had taken hold in America when Miller wrote his play, which was later made into a 1996 film. Miller uses the trials to discuss important concerns of the present day in his play, not to recount history. The play immediately illustrates its lack of concern with the facts of the actual events by converting the historical ages of the girls who accused the women of the town from young children to teenagers. This makes the motives of the young women such as Abigail, the instigator of the trials, far more suspect than the strange, apparently innocent and hysterical accusations of girls who seem too young to be calculating."
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"The Catcher in the Rye", 2008.
An analysis of the dilemmas of the main character, Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger.
4,185 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 76.95
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This paper discusses J. D. Salinger's timeless novel, "The Catcher in the Rye." The paper focuses on the book's main character, the earnest and economically privileged, yet disaffected prep school student Holden Caulfield. It analyzes Caulfield as a character troublingly faced with a dilemma of remaining true to himself or 'selling out' to a "phony" society.
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"But Holden now accepts, if still reluctantly, the realities of a world where phonies enormously outnumber non-phonies, there are only really ever fleeting essences of real purity: unspoiled white snow; the Museum of Natural History; Phoebie in her blue coat riding around and around on the Central Park carousel. Everything else is less pure, and therefore points toward adulthood, responsibility, phoniness, death" (Pinsker 3). Holden still longs, even now, for the much less cynical in which children still live, but to which he himself knows now that he can neither live nor ever truly return. A Life's unstoppable current has carried him out among the very adult phonies he most abhors. And a refusal or failure on Holden's part to now at least float in these uncomfortable waters could be, even worse than just swimming along. The current carries everyone toward adulthood, wanted or not. One must sell out, or at least appear to have done so, lest on risk being eaten by the sharks."
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Loss of Family in Literature, 2008.
An analysis of how the characters coped with the loss of family in "Lives of the Saints" by Nino Ricci and "My Name is Seepeetza" by Shirley Sterling.
2,318 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper discusses the theme of loss of family in the two novels, "Lives of the Saints" by Nino Ricci and "My Name is Seepeetza" by Shirley Sterling. The paper discusses the plot of the stories and the experiences of the main characters. It then looks at the way in which the character in each story that experienced loss managed to find a form of salvation in self-development.
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"The effect extends to the parents as well, for Seepeetza's parents refuse to teach their children their language in order to protect them. One form of escape for Seepeetza is drawing, though here again, she has to keep her drawings within certain parameters and cannot express herself as directly a she might want. For Vitto, family and culture remain connected, though he does suffer the loss of family in several ways throughout his life even as he finds himself once more by looking to the past and reconnecting with his family. Seepeetza suffers a greater loss when both her family and her culture are denied to her, not by the normal circumstances of life, but by a willful government intent in destroying a people. Both find a degree of salvation in the creative act of developing their selves and in finding a way to express themselves in writing, drawing, or religious observance."
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"Oedipus Rex", 2008.
An analysis of the character of Oedipus in Sophocles Greek tragedy, "Oedipus Rex."
1,008 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles, "Oedipus Rex." The paper questions whether Oedipus is the puppet of fate or the creator of his own fate or if he can be a combination of the two. The paper then contrasts the characters, Oedipus with Teiresias. It discusses how Oedipus at the beginning of the play contrasts with the Oedipus at the end. It also looks at the theme of seeing and blindness.
Table of Contents:
The Puppet of Fate or the Creator of His Own Fate
Oedipus Contrasted with Teiresias. Seeing and Blindness in the Play.
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"Oedipus chooses to flee his fate by leaving his parental home. This is an act of free will. However, it is dramatically ironic that by this very attempt to flee, he fulfills the prophesy. Therefore, while he chooses freely to leave his home, he does so without knowing that the people who raised him are not in fact his parents. They however have chosen not to tell him the story of his abandonment and survival as an infant. If they had, they might have averted the disaster. What his adoptive parents choose to do is beyond Oedipus' control, and can therefore be viewed as fate from his point of view - there was nothing that he could do that would change this. Furthermore, it appears that Oedipus' very free will moves him closer to the fate dictated by the prophesy."
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Creating A New Identity, 2008.
An analysis of the characters' attempts to transform themselves in Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and James Weldon Johnson's "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man".
3,547 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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The paper discusses the central characters in Johnson's "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" and Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" who both create or forge false identities for themselves. The paper focuses on the characters' attempt to 'pass' as someone else and construct a false identity that leads to the acquisition of a new racial or social status. The paper highlights how these attempts are accompanied by inevitable problems and difficulties that result in frustration and eventually disillusionment.
From the Paper
"The publication of the two narratives, Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and James Weldon Johnson's An Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, coincides with a period in the American cultural life in which the search for the 'American Dream' was a very prominent theme. Also, the nineteen twenties constituted the decade in which the Harlem Renaissance or the 'New Negro Renaissance' sprang as a cultural movement in America. As it is well known, the Harlem Renaissance was an attempt at 'uplifting the black race' through a redefinition of African American identity and a celebration of the values specific to black culture. These two themes form the core of the novels under investigation- the fulfillment of the 'American Dream' in The Great Gatsby and the uplifting of the black race in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man."
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Chomsky's "911", 2008.
A review of Noam Chomsky's book, "911" and a discussion of its relevance to world terrorism years after 9/11.
2,684 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses and reviews Noam Chomsky's book, "911." It provides a biography of the author and the lead up to his writing the book. The paper then summarizes "911" and discusses Chomsky's view of past, present and future impacts of American terrorism and other terrorism world-wide. It also discusses the relevance of Chomsky's views years after 9/11.
From the Paper
"Chomsky's underlying premise and arguments are arguably more difficult to convincingly refute today than in 2001 or even later. As the Iraq War drags on and everyday Americans continue to doubt what we are still being told about our nation's military and other intentions in Iraq and elsewhere, this may become more difficult still. Today, it is far easier to believe than in October 2001, that America's own acts of terrorism against other groups and nations, for reasons of economic world domination, actually led up to and caused 9-11. The result, instead of our having felt free as a nation, or in many cases even individually, to move on nationally (and in individual everyday life) from the awful day of the terrorist attacks (as a healthier, more confident and more secure society might have done) is that the specter of 9-11 hobble us still - psychically, culturally, and even physically (e.g., through intrusive surveillance; airport searches, etc.). Should American military and economic strategies and actions continue as they are, this will continue in the future."
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Grotesque Characters, 2008.
An analysis of the grotesque characters in Eudora Welty's "Petrified Man," Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" and William Faulkner's "Barn Burning."
1,745 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 0 sources, £ 38.95
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This paper explains that some characters can be characterized as grotesque because of their behavior or some unusual feature that sets them apart. The paper then examines the grotesque characters in Eudora Welty's "Petrified Man," Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" and William Faulkner's "Barn Burning." The paper shows how in each story, the grotesque stand out as embodying certain types and attitudes in a stark fashion, making them bigger than life but still realistic.
From the Paper
"As it happens, the characters in all three stories can be seen as conveying local color to the reader and as representing a partial view of a segment of the country, and in all three cases, that part of the country is the South. This does not mean that grotesque characters are associated only with the South, for they are not. Such characters serve to illustrate a particular vision of the South in these three stories, though, and also suggest a certain heightened treatment of character and narrative in order to convey a theme."
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Mary Shelley's "Mathilda", 2008.
This paper examines "Mathilda" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly.
2,038 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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The paper analyzes how Mary Shelley's novel "Mathilda" offers insights into Shelley's own personal life. The paper describes the difficult and dark story of incest, love and loss and shows how "Mathilda" mirrors many aspects of Shelley's life, from the estrangement with her father to her growing distance from the poet she loved.
From the Paper
"It is important to understand elements of Shelley's life to see just how this novel parallels her own short and difficult life. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in August 1797 in London. Her mother died eleven days after she was born, and her father raised her along with her half-sister. Both of her parents were well-known writers of the time, and so it seems fitting that Mary would follow in their footsteps. In addition, her parents had led scandalous lives before they met and married. Her mother had an illegitimate child before she met William Godwin, and they had only married five months before she was born, because they did not believe in marriage."
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St. Augustine's "The Confessions", 2008.
Explores the books of St. Augustine's "The Confessions" ("Confessions"), a great theological and religious masterpiece.
1,810 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper explains that St. Augustine underscores his positions and personal views on the Incarnation and the Trinity (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) in his book "The Confessions" ("Confessions"). In the last three books, Augustine presents a very detailed account of Genesis and the creation of man and his environment by interrelating the work of the Holy Spirit into the act of creation. The paper points out that this book, in which Augustine relates his conversion through his own spiritual journey from hedonist to teacher to bishop to priest, serves as one of the most important and influential works praising God.
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"In Book Eleven, Augustine contemplates the possibilities that lay in wait upon his death, possibilities that surely would have come to fruition if he had not converted to Christianity, being damnation and eternal punishment at the hands of Satan and his hosts in Hell. In Part 16, Augustine poses the question, "But do I ever pass away? O my soul, commit whatsoever you have to him, for at long last, you are now becoming tired of deceit. Commit to Truth. . . and you will lose nothing. What is decayed will flourish again; your diseases will be healed'."
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Dawn Blair's "America 2014: An Orwellian Tale", 2008.
Reviews Dawn Blair's "America 2014: An Orwellian Tale",
which portrays a world that sequels the acclaimed novel by George Orwell "1984".
1,530 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper explains that Dawn Blair's "America 2014: An Orwellian Tale", along with George Orwell "1984", prophesies a world under the strict guidance of this totalitarian regime with a specific emphasis on the governing agents challenging American freedom. The author points out that these two writers present a real world understanding of how information control and the power of centralized governing authority can destroy our freedom and lead to totalitarianism. Using the Bush administration of the core example, the paper concludes that the most important lesson of these two books is that freedom cannot be confused with safety, and that the government's attempts to scare us into believing that they are one and the same must not succeed for if they do then we are in effect sacrificing our freedoms.
From the Paper
"The central method by which both of these books display subversion and control is through limitation of information and propaganda. In 1984, the information bureau controls all aspects of media and as a result, there is a mysterious war with another country that provokes citizens to fear and thus rely on the government. This is similar to the current strategy used by the Bush administration, where the War on Terror is used as the catalyst for media control. The central character of both novels works for the central bureau of propaganda and as a result, is exposed to the heart of this information and media control."
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"A Rose for Emily", 2008.
An examination of the limited lifestyle of women in the South after the Civil War, as illustrated by William Faulkner in "A Rose for Emily."
1,023 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the short story, "A Rose for Emily," written by William Faulkner. Specifically, it discusses the roles of women in the South following the Civil War, as illustrated in the story. The paper shows how this tragic story illustrates how the limited lifestyle of women at that time living in the South affected the main character and other women.
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"The women will not leave her alone, they judge her when she is seen with the northerner Homer Barron, and they judge her when he abandons her. They meddle in her affairs, send the minister to talk to her, and even notify her relatives of her "scandalous" behavior. They concern themselves with what she does, but never make an attempt to help her, or even understand her, and so, they are essentially the villain of the tale. Their gossip drives her to become a recluse, and perhaps even drives her mad. The women have little role in society, and so they fill up their time with gossip and unreal expectations for others, to make up for what is lacking in their own pitiful lives."
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Dramatherapy, 2008.
Reviews Sue Jennings' book "Introduction to Dramatherapy: Theatre and Healing: Ariadne's Ball of Thread".
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that Sue Jennings explores the potential and the practicality of dramatherapy in her 1998 British publication, "Introduction to Dramatherapy: Theatre and Healing: Ariadne's Ball of Thread". The paper further explains that the book is directed at a general audience and to counseling professionals and covers a range of theories that support dramatherapy. The paper points out that Jennings draws heavily from Jungian psychology and similar uses of symbolism as guiding forces in human consciousness and relates that her book illustrates the methodology of dramatherapy as a healing tool.
From the Paper
"In Chapter 5, Jennings notes how we can use dramatherapy to stop playing reruns. Whenever we find ourselves dealing with the same relationship problems again and again, we are likely reenacting some key moment of the past. Instead of seeing that situation as an actor would view a new script, we rely on the reruns for what to say or do. Similarly, if we act compulsively or with addiction, we are acting unconsciously. Our life can become a series of reruns when it could be an exciting new stage production."
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