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Psychology and Christianity, 2008.
A review of the content of D. Entwistle's work, "Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity."
816 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper summarizes and reviews D. Entwistle's work, "Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity." It describes the content of the text and briefly looks at the background to his beliefs. The writer then provides a response to Entwistle's work and suggests that he provides a very selective ideological focus which requires the reader to approach these excerpts with caution.
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Summary
Response
From the Paper
"The text provides some admirable assistance in condensing different philosopher's views about reason and religion over a broad span of time, from the church patriarchs, to Freud, to C.S. Lewis. However, because of the author's very selective ideological focus, the reader must approach these excerpts with caution as representative of these thinkers' larger philosophies--the author has an ideological agenda of his own. Also, Entwistle's book does not reflect some recent developments in the field of neuroscience that challenges some of the assertions he makes in a blanket fashion--for example, some scientists would argue that what Entwistle sees as the innate proof of faith in the idea of God might be, evolutionary biologists argue, a naturally selected gene or defense mechanism."
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Free Will and Fate, 2008.
An analysis and comparison of Sophocles "Oedipus the King" and Rita Dove's "The Darker Face of the Earth".
1,416 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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The paper examines how the plays "Oedipus the King" and "The Darker Face of the Earth" both explore the theme of pain and suffering as inherent to the human condition and pose questions regarding the relationship between fate and free will, consciousness and self-control. The paper shows how in both cases, although the protagonists are faced with challenges by the powerful forces of destiny, their fate is a direct consequence of their choice regarding the exercise of free will. The paper illustrates how both protagonists exercise their free will poorly and must therefore accept the consequences of their actions and suffer the painful fate that they themselves created.
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"Due to of a prophecy that said King Laios of Thebes would be killed by his own son who would then marry his own mother, the king and queen decide to give their son to a shepherd who was to kill him. However, the shepherd takes him to Corinth where he is adopted by King Polybus and his childless queen. Upon learning about the prophecy, Oedipus decides not to return to Corinth. He comes upon a man at a crossroads with four attendants who try to force him from his path. The man prodded him with his stick and Oedipus slew him and three of the attendants. The gods demand vengeance for the death of Laios as the price of lifting the city's punishment. Oedipus is determined to seek justice. Through his efforts, he discovers that he is the murderer of Laios. Jocasta discovers the secret and kills herself."
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She Takes a Village, 2008.
A review of of the writer's opinion of Alan Gottlieb's book "She Took a Village".
1,265 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 28.95
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The paper discusses and reviews Alan Gottlieb's book, "She Took a Village", which took its title from Hillary Clinton's book, "It Takes a Village". The paper relates that Gottlieb's book was written during the time of speculation that Hillary Clinton would run for president at some point, and Gottlieb's book was largely an effort to forestall such an eventuality by raising all of the supposed scandals surrounding the Clintons, including a variety of unsubstantiated claims about criminal activity, fraud, drug-dealing, and even murder. The writer concludes that the basic details of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life may shape Gottlieb's book, but the reader learns little of fact about her or her husband and much more about the lengths to which conspiracy theorists will go to support their pet theories.
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"Most of the hints at charges in this book are of the same stamp, from Whitewater to the death of Vincent Foster. Gottlieb is rehashing a lot of new accounts and similar data, and authorities with far more experience and far greater resources looked into these various issues and found no evidence of Clinton criminality at all. As with most conspiracy theorists, Gottlieb finds the absence of evidence to be evidence in itself. The focus of this book is supposed to be on Hillary Rodham Clinton, but for much of the book, the focus is on the Clintons and their supposed secret gang of operatives who carry out their every whim."
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Coping with the Death of a Mother, 2008.
A personal reflection of how the writer managed to cope following the death of his mother and how he believes his life experiences will make him a good student.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper presents the writer's personal experiences and emotions following the death of his mother. It discusses how his mother's death affected his performance in school and then looks at how it encouraged him to pursue music. The paper looks at the different ways in which the writer managed to cope following this traumatic life event. The writer makes the point that his life experiences and the way he has managed them will make him a resilient, active, and enthusiastic student on campus.
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"My dad earned a good living at his job and I never had to work when I was in school. However, I did volunteer. Another way of keeping my schedule as full as possible, I volunteered for three years straight at various organizations. For five months I held a position at Amnesty International. Answering phones and performing other office duties was a simple way of learning about the organization and the amazing work they do around the world. I also volunteered with smaller local organizations including a homeless shelter. Once I brought my guitar there and played an acoustic set and the staff enjoyed us so much they asked my band to return for a full electric set. We did that and the event was even written up in the local paper. It felt like a brief moment of celebrity for me."
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Coping With Dysfunctional Families, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha", and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints".
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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The paper examines the family structure in Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha" and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints". The paper explains that because of a lacking or dysfunctional family structure, the children of the Tyler and Doyle novels become mired in loneliness and isolation. The paper contrasts this to Ricci's young protagonist who still manages to emerge as a resilient narrator, because he looks positively at the difficulties he experienced.
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"In Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Cody, Ezra, and Jenny are abandoned by their father and raised by a difficult mother, Pearl. Pearl finds it difficult to emotionally cope with her husband's abandonment, because of the financial stresses of her circumstances and the fact that she has no real friends or family members willing to help her survive. Her children grow up to become functional members of society, vocationally, but their family lives are fraught with difficulties. Even as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the family has difficulties communicating."
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Insulin Therapy Research, 2008.
A critical review of the article "Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients" by Van de Berghe et al.
2,454 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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The paper examines the article "Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients" wherein a group of critically ill patients were randomly assigned to two treatment groups to determine if normal blood glucose levels would improve the prognosis by use of insulin therapy. The paper focuses on the research's substantive qualities, design qualities and quality of presentation and writing. The paper includes the article as an appendix to the paper.
Outline:
Introduction
Substantive Qualities
Study Design Qualities
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"Fairly critiquing an investigator's research endeavor is a task that must be taken seriously. Although it is quite easy to have an opinion of another's research it is something quite different to be able to evaluate the research activity in terms of topic specificity and soundness, intent or purpose, data analysis, and informational importance. When embarking upon a critical analysis of another's work the reviewer must, at all times, adhere to the basic principle of prudent evaluation; namely, evaluating the structure of the research upon which scientific conclusion are drawn."
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"Your Best Body in One Hour", 2008.
A review of the strategy and content of an article that Alwyn Cosgrove wrote for the magazine, "Men's Health," entitled "Your Best Body in One Hour."
886 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper discusses the impact that magazine articles have on an individual's self image. It focuses on an article that Alwyn Cosgrove wrote for the magazine, "Men's Health," entitled "Your Best Body in One Hour." The paper discusses the strategy and target audience of the article, as well as the information it contains and the way that the information is spread in the article.
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"The targeted public is rather clear: sport fans and especially those interested in fitness and working out. Indeed, the catchy title attracts the attention of most readers because it focuses exactly on the theme of the entire magazine: making the best out of your time in terms of exercising. However, there are a few aspects that can be pointed out. In the first place, the article presents, more or less, an attempt to attract those willing to follow a certain fitness routine. The entire piece however is presented from the perspective of a virtual coach that maintains the contact between the reader and the exact message he wants to transmit. In this sense, the respondent feels a sense of personalization of the message, especially taking into account the colloquial tone of the article. Therefore, the reader feels a first class athlete, possibly a body builder. This is a useful technique for attracting both the attention on the respective subject, and on the overall content of the magazine."
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Block Billing and Water Restrictions, 2008.
This paper discusses the water restrictions in the city of Lubbock, Texas.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes water restrictions in Lubbock Texas. Specifically, discusses local water restrictions and the block billing system that the city council designed. The paper criticizes Lubbock's introduction of block billing and raising water rates as a tool for water conservation. The paper explains that the billing is based on faulty calculations and will result in home and business owners paying more than their fair share of water costs. The paper suggests that to really gain the support of residents, the City Council should reconsider block billing and the time period used to set the rates, as it is faulty, unfair and results in water mismanagement rather than conservation.
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"Block billing is a system of averaging water (or other utility) usage, establishing guidelines, and billing according to an average of water consumption for residential and commercial enterprises. In Lubbock, block billing for water was proposed and adopted in 2006, and went into affect in April 2007. The block billing structure was built on an average from September 2006 through February 2007, but this is a time when consumption is lower than in the warmer summer months. Thus, consumers will be penalized for using normal amounts of water in the summer, because the average is faulty and does not take into consideration the warmer summer weather in Texas. Using a time that water consumption is lower may seem to be a way to ensure consumers conserve more water, but that has already been proved wrong, as the system was only in effect a little over two months when residents were placed on emergency water restrictions."
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"Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights", 2008.
A comparison of the lessons that we learn from the characters in the ancient classical works, "Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights."
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the two ancient and classical stories of "Ramayana," attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and "1001 Arabian Nights," which is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries. The paper specifically compares the characters within the stories and the lessons of morality that they teach.
Table of Contents:
Purity and Deceit in Ramayana
Purity and Deceit in 1001 Arabian Nights
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"Eventually there are no more virgins and Scheherazade offers herself as the next bride. In order to keep his daughter alive, Scheherazade's father tells Shahryar a story without telling him the conclusion. In order to hear the end, Shahryar must keep Scheherazade alive. The next, Scheherazade finishes the last tale and begins another, only again to stop short of revealing its conclusion. Thus, the 1001 stories of the book are told. Although each of these stories involve their own tales of morals, purity and deceit, in an effort to teach Scheherazade a lesson, this act of telling stories itself is deceitful in that it is done as a method of tricking Scheherazade. However, this act of deceit, like the act of deceit done by Brahman in creating Rama to defeat evil, this act of deceit is also done for the greater good."
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"Built to Last", 2008.
A review of the arguments presented by James Collins and Jerry Porras in their book, "Built to Last."
1,493 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes James Collins and Jerry Porras' book, "Built to Last," which discusses the difference between a good company and a great company. It describes the content of the book and the arguments that the authors present. The paper also discusses some of the examples that the authors provide and looks specifically at the myths that the authors present in their book.
From the Paper
"This book, written in the late 1990s, suffers from one critical problem, from the point of view of a contemporary reader. Many of the companies built to last in the eyes of the authors more than ten years ago are now suffering considerable financial difficulties or suffering from severe image problems like Wal-Mart. To demonstrate their principles, the authors use so many companies that it is hard to understand what went wrong--did all of these companies lose sight of their vision, as Collins and Porras no doubt would assert? Presumably the authors have not retracted their book, and said that their book was not built to last, despite its title and despite the failure of some of these companies to continue to thrive? Or has the current market environment become so fluid that no company is built to last, now that employee turnover has reached an all-time high and consumer brand loyalty is at an all time low?"
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Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", 2008.
Analyzes, chapter by chapter, Sun Tzu's military treatise from the 6th century B.C., "The Art of War", based on Thomas Cleary's translation.
2,175 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper explains that Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is an in-depth collection of the strategic, operational and tactical nature of warfare and military strategies and tactics. The author relates that this ancient military book "The Art of War" has been adopted in various business and management milieus. In first reading, the military aspects are prominent; however, the paper states that the reader realizes that this book is also Sun Tzu's diary because what he wrote was not based on theories or suppositions but rather were his every day experiences.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter I. Strategic Assessments
Chapter II. Doing Battle
Chapter III. Planning a Siege
Chapter IV. Formation
Chapter V. Force
Chapter VI. Emptiness and Fullness
Chapter VII. Armed Struggle
Chapter VIII. Adaptations
Chapter IX. Maneuvering Armies
Chapter X. Terrain
Chapter XI. Nine Grounds
Chapter XII. Fire Attack
Chapter XIII. On the Use of Spies
Perspectives and Opinions
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"Warfare is not a static or constant affair. It is instead and fluid and continuous engagement despite the lull perceive at times. The term "fog of war" is apropos to the reality of engaging the enemy wherein constant movement and engagement numbs the mind at times and it fails to determine who it is fighting. Thus, warfare should be fluid in a way that the better general controls and dictates the fluidity of the movement. Like an orchestra conductor, he must know the total meaning of the music and be able to call out each and any member of the orchestra at the right time to bring harmony to the song."
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War in Literature, 2008.
An analysis of examples from literature that describes the reactions to war of the authors.
2,131 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper discusses how many poets and novelists throughout Western history have used the written page as a method of expressing their beliefs about warfare through their characters. The paper specifically focuses on a few novels and poems and describes their author's reactions to war and issues that are related to war, such as the draft.
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"In addition to Owen, Crane and Hemingway, of course, there are many other authors who write about the impact of war on the human psyche. War and its affect on the people and their societies is such a considerable part of human history that it is impossible for writers to ignore this topic. However, most of these poems, short stories and novels should not be taken literally as just a piece about a specific war. Rather, the author in most cases is addressing what happens to people in all wars regardless of when they occur or who is fighting. The essential message is not whethe or not the authors condoned or condemned the war. Rather, it is how they describe the impact that these wars have had on their own psyche and/or their characters."
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Romanticism Slavery, 2008.
An analysis of Federick Douglass' arguments presented in his work, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes Frederick Douglass' work, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." The paper specifically focuses on how Douglass deliberately and compellingly refuted the general worldview that the white race was doing Africans a favor by bringing them into contact with civilization and introducing them to the Christian God.
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"Frederick Douglass wrote of the Emancipation Proclamation, "Common Sense, the necessities of war, to say nothing of the dictation of justice and humanity have at last prevailed. We shout for joy that we live to record this righteous decree." It is quite likely that Lincoln was aware of the response this proclamation would elicit from black Americans: "Moreover, the liberated themselves became the liberators, for the proclamation also announced the acceptance of men into the Union arm and navy." By simultaneously freeing most of the southern slaves and permitting their admittance into the armed forces, Lincoln provided some indication of his underlying motives. One main reason for the Emancipation Proclamation was that it formally welcomed a very willing fighting force amid the Union ranks."
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"Woman" and "Celia", 2008.
This paper provides a visual analysis and comparison of two works of art and design from the Metropolitan museum:"Woman" by Willem de Kooning and "Celia" by John Graham.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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In this article, the writer studies two works of art that are displayed in the Metropolitan museum. The writer notes that Willem de Kooning's "Woman" is an oil and charcoal rendering of an anonymous woman on canvas, composed in 1944. It is a flat-looking depiction of a female nude against a background that looks like a home. The writer compares this work to "Celia" by artist John Graham. The writer points out that Graham's work is a far softer looking painting, as it is painted in oil, with casein, charcoal, chalk, pencil, pen and ink on Masonite rather than pure, flat oil on canvas. The writer discusses that it showcases "Celia," a woman with a classically hourglass figure and long, soft hair against a black background more reminiscent of a 19th century or classical nude than a modernist depiction of a woman, even though the painting was created at the same time as "Woman."
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"The space seems cramped, given her position, although there is no distinctive sense of location to the picture, other than the fact that it is indoors. The painting is classified as abstract expressionist in its color scheme, and its use of a mask-like face, which is reminiscent of some of Picasso's cubist works. Although this work is recognizably human, it seems like a grotesque rendering of the human form. The work seems more like smears or swirls on a canvas rather than a suggestion of someone one might know in life. The smile on the woman's face while she assumes an uncomfortable position, and the cartoon-like yellow, orange, green, and blues make it seem as if the work is a parody of a woman, as if the woman's image is being made intentionally ugly or distorted. Even if this was not de Kooning's intent, the artist's emphasis is on the arrangement of form, line, and color not the character of the woman herself. The woman exists as a subject, a series of surfaces, rather than a unique personality."
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