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"The Golden Notebook", 2002.
An analysis of Doris Lessing's "The Golden Notebook".
1,715 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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?The Golden Notebook? provides a detached critique of Anna?s attitudes about writer?s block as expressed in ?Free Women.? Offering self-conscious critical detachment, ?The Golden Notebook? shows Anna?s ability to create lies within herself, independent of any external factors. This paper shows how this realization of her complete freedom to write produces Anna?s sense of responsibility to create ?Free Women?, in which she can ironically treat her prior belief system. Therefore, through her ?unremitting self-consciousness?, Anna reveals her ?complete freedom,? and finds the ability to generate writing.
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"According to Friedrich Schlegel, ?irony?stems from the artist?s critical self-detachment and unremitting self-consciousness; it denotes his complete freedom?and becomes manifest in the liberty with which he creates, decreates, and re-creates.? (Furst, 26) In Doris Lessing?s The Golden Notebook irony manifests itself in a similar manner as a means to sincerely meditate on the writing process. ?Free Women,? apparently the primary narrative, appears to be authentic articulation of the impossibility of producing a genuine text when words retain no transcendent meaning. The philosophy in ?Free Women? progresses toward a ?decreat[ion]? of literature reflected in Anna?s total disavowal of fiction writing. At the same time however, this progression leads to ?The Golden Notebook? which in turn subverts ?Free Women,? embracing writing in all its limitations and allowing for ?re-creation.? The recreation necessitates that ?Free Women? be reread with the added consciousness of ?The Golden Notebook,? revealing it as an ironic testament regarding the frustration of language. The enhanced reading of ?Free Women? indicates that only through an ironic understanding of language can the writer obtain a ?complete freedom? given the fact of perpetual productivity."
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Doris Lessing, "The Golden Notebook", 1999.
A critical review of the novel's plot, characters, themes and process of subverting traditional novel's structure & formulation.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, £ 50.95
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"Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, a novel about the process of subverting the traditional novel, is the embodiment of the new type of fiction envisioned by its protagonist. For the novelist Anna Wulf the problems of achieving authenticity in life and in fiction are inseparable. Her compulsive desire to write fiction is constantly frustrated by her inability to produce work that imposes order on a world that she sees as descending into chaos. Such a fiction will provide a new way of viewing the world but it cannot be achieved, she feels, because she cannot impose such order on her own life--the source material for this transcendent fiction. Anna fears that the inability to achieve authenticity in her own life--demonstrated by her inability to get an ordering grip on it--means that she will never be able to write this type of book. Lessing's novel, with its multiple ..."
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Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", 2007.
This paper discusses the themes of fate, fortune and wandering in Apuleius' "The Golden Ass: Books X and XI".
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper explains that the journey of the Golden Ass, the eponymous hero of Apuleius' "The Golden Ass", is an account of the trial, tribulations and triumphs of one individual, whose story stands for the voyage all people take from birth to death. The author points out that, as 'Book X' reveals, the Golden Ass is uniquely placed to both observe and experience what fortune holds in store for mortal men and women. The paper relates that the Golden Ass's journey in 'Books X and XI' is a fascinating account of what can happen to a rational being that makes full use of his or her intellectual powers and physical circumstances.
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"'Book X 'of Apuleius' "The Golden Ass" begins with a moralistic tale about a woman who breaks all the conventions of her society. Her desire for her stepson is thwarted by the stepson's faithfulness to the moral precepts of the time and place, and to his loyalty and devotion to his own father--his stepmother's husband. The stepson's life is also saved by the desire of others to preserve the worthwhile traditions of their world. The majority of the people would have rushed to judgment and executed the son without first having a trial and hearing all the evidence... ."
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The Golden Ratio, 2006.
This paper explores the popularity of the the Golden Ratio in many areas.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, £ 18.95
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The paper explains that few mathematical figures have achieved the status that the Golden Ratio has throughout the historical past and well into the modern and post-modern era. The paper discusses how the Golden Ratio (GR) has also been termed the Golden Mean or the Divine Proportion because of its seemingly endless recurrence in nature as well as its perpetual application not only by mathematicians but by artists and architects alike, as well as others (Clawson b. 33). The paper explains that artists and architects seem to enjoy the predictability of the GR as well as its symmetry.
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"The GR has been attributed to the Greeks whose quest for knowledge, 0x01 graphic as employed by the Greeks as being representative of the GR in many respects where, "Golden Means. F = AB/BC = CH/BC = IC/HI = 2DE/EF = EG/2DE" (Clawson a. 121). In this respect the GR has also been related to other unique and fascinating mathematical principles."
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Golden Mean in Art and Architecture, 2005.
This paper discusses Greek culture and beliefs and looks at the Golden Mean in art and architecture.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, £ 57.95
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This paper briefly looks at Greek art and architecture to determine the relationship between them and broad cultural and/or philosophical currents animating Greek society and culture. Specifically, this paper examines the relationship of the Greek concept of the "golden mean" to art and architecture in the classical world and suggests that there are interesting manifestations of the Golden Mean in Greek art and architecture.
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"The culture and beliefs of the ancient Greeks clearly manifested themselves in the artwork they produced. This paper examines the relationship of the "Golden Mean" to the art and architecture of the Greeks. What should become apparent is that the "Golden Mean" - which in the world of art meant an emphasis upon harmony, balance, symmetry and austere beauty - was an animating factor in the vase work and architecture of the Greeks. This paper examines the above-mentioned relationship by looking first at examples of the "Golden Mean" in Greek pottery. From there, the paper examines the presence of the "Golden Mean" in Greek architecture. Specifically, because of its pre-eminent place in the architecture of the ancient world, special attention is devoted to the design of the Parthenon."
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"The Golden Compass" and "The Wind in the Willows", 2008.
A comparison of the characters' relationship to community and friendship in Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass."
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper compares friendship and community within Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." It argues that in "The Wind in the Willows," friendship creates community, which in turn overcomes conflicts, while in "The Golden Compass," the characters are far more selfish and tend to sustain themselves only.
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"Thus we see that in the fantasy world of The Golden Compass, the protagonist, Lyra, has no community, no true friends. All she has is her daemon - which appears to be little more than a very animate extension of herself. She is thus dependent upon her own resources to rescue herself from problems and conflicts - something she does remarkably well. On the other hand, the principal characters in The Wind in the Willows, Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad, all exist together in a community of mutually supportive friends. They have some individual autonomy, but when it comes down to it, there are rules that must be followed, and that are enforced. However, in return for this, the members of the community gain the security of an utterly reliable community of friends to help them out when need be."
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Mario Livio's "The Golden Ratio", 2008.
A review of Mario Livio's book "The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number', which chronicles the history of this number.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper explains that Mario Livio's book "The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number", chronicles the history of, not of a person, thing, or concept, but a number. The paper then relates that this number phi, or notion of proportionality or the 'Golden Ratio', however, has been invested with so much cultural, emotional, and religious importance that it has taken on a character of its own. Next, the paper points out that the reason that phi is astonishing is because, for centuries, our fascination with proportion and beauty has made its properties an object of wonder. The paper concludes that, although Livio ultimately deflates the mystery of phi, his book is a helpful explanation not just of the number but also of why balance and symmetry dominates so many modern discussions of art and architecture.
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"But ultimately, astrophysicist Mario Livio says that creating this mysterious proportion is no different than a person cutting a piece of string into pieces. While the 'Golden Ratio' appears in many natural phenomena, some supposed appearances are really not true 'Golden Ratios' (such as the Pyramids and Parthenon) and all appearance of perfection is based in human notions of proportionality. It is evidence of humans looking at nature, not that nature or God through nature looking back at us. We see perfection and proportionality because we are looking for it in nature."
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"On Keeping a Notebook", 2007.
An analysis of cause and effect in the essay "On Keeping a Notebook," written by Joan Didion.
724 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the essay "On Keeping a Notebook," written by Joan Didion. Specifically, it discusses cause and effect reflected in the essay. The paper describes the writing of Didion and the memories that she records in her notebook. It then discusses how these entries illustrate the concept of cause and effect.
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"Another cause and effect of Didion's notebook are the memories she chooses to record there. Often, she makes them up, rather than basing them in reality, and they change her memories of events and family get-togethers. She notes the often say, "'That's simply not true,' the members of my family frequently tell me when they come up against my memory of a shared event" (Didion). Her mind does not record events the way they happened, it records events as she would like to see them happen, and this is very distressing to many of the people around her. So, her notebook causes her to change or bend her own reality into something more pleasing or more memorable. The cause and effect is that it causes others to question her memories, but it adds details and interest to her writings when she incorporates these unreal memories. "Similarly, perhaps it never did snow that August in Vermont; perhaps there never were flurries in the night wind, and maybe no one else felt the ground hardening and summer already dead even as we pretended to bask in it, but that was how it felt to me" (Didion). She indicates that reality is not nearly as important to her as the ideas and memories she has created in her notebook, and she does not understand why others are so bound to what "really" happened."
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Film: "The Notebook", 2008.
This paper analyzes Erik Erikson's life stage theory by using the 2004 film "The Notebook", as a test of the validity of this theory.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper explains that Erik Erikson's life-long model states that the individual does not reach his or her ultimate integration of personality and the final target of maturity and wisdom until the final life stage. The author then argues that this model is lacking in applicability within the modern culture as presented in the 2004 film "The Notebook". The paper states that the film depicts the lives of a couple at two stages in their relationship. The author relates that one stage of their adult life, shown through flashbacks, is when they are younger adults building their relationship, their courtship and the setbacks they faced before finally getting married and that their final stage, in present time, is now their relationship living in an old-age care facility. The paper contends that the two main characters in this film, even at the end of their lives, have remained at Erikson's life stage of young adulthood and will never complete all of the stages in Erikson's model.
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"It is possible that Noah is engaged upon a journey that would be similar to Erikson's model of the late adulthood stage, but the film certainly does not present us with any such knowledge about him. Instead, he focuses completely on Allie, lives in an old-age care facility when he does not need to and ignores his children's pleas for his return home. The fact that they say that they miss him, and that he is absent from his children and grandchildren, seems to matter less to him than being with Allie, even though she no longer recognizes him."
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"The Golden Compass", 2004.
A examination of the concept of daemons in the book, "The Golden Compass", by Phillip Pullman.
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper reviews "The Golden Compass" by Phillip Pullman and, in particular, looks at how daemons are the most interesting personification of spirits and how they create a powerful image and striking experience for the readers. It examines how the daemons, or the spirits, go through the transition in a similar manner as the human soul, from the complicated emotional state to a more mature state. It also examines how, through this representation, Pullman mirrors the very important element of human life: how the inner souls are perceived in reality and how the mechanics of daemons works. Daemons or spirits can be bad and good, and that is representative of the inner personality of the individual, which can care, love, deceive, torture, and betray.
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"The Golden Compass is the first book of the trilogy that Phillip Pullman wrote. This book, like many other fantasy books of J. K. Rowling?s Harry Potter series, earned many controversies with respect to Pullman?s treatment of good and bad, evil and spiritual. In the series, Pullman exhibits his atheism in the character portrayal and he does so by justifying and arguing that many books and literature that are written for children are from the point of perspective of Christian believes and is in a way directed and assertive for children in the following of the good or bad in their lives. However, with his Dark Materials, Pullman argues that things are not that simple as many Christians could like to believe and would like to see in the books that their children need or ought to read. In fact, Pullman goes as far as saying that children should experience and build up their own sense of good or bad and they should not be protected by the religious outcomes of the faiths and beliefs."
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"The Golden Meane", 2002.
Examines the role of stoic consolation in the "The Golden Meane" by John Ford.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 50.95
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This paper examines John Ford's "The Golden Meane" and assesses its place in the canon of renaissance stoicism. The author discusses the role of stoic consolation in the work, and compares Ford's position to contemporaries such as Bacon and Donne.
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"The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge", 2007.
An analysis of the novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" by Rainer Rilke.
862 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 21.95
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The paper discusses how Rainer Rilke attempts to expose the core ingredient of the human psyche in his novel, "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge". The paper explains that, in the book, Rilke attempts to strip away the veneer of self-concept, symbolized by "incredible tedious material" in an effort to reveal the fundamental heart of the self.
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"Discovering interior universal truth about the human condition remains a timeless philosophical quest for authors. Notwithstanding, the German author Rainer Rilke attempts to expose the core ingredient of the human psyche in his novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. The author states the novel's primary purpose during the "Is it possible" segment. The author writes; " Is it possible... that's been covered with an incredible tedious material, which makes it look like living-room furniture during the summer vacation? (23). This thesis foreshadows Rilke's attempt to strip away the veneer of self-concept, symbolized by "incredible tedious material" in an effort to reveal the fundamental heart of the Self."
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"On Golden Pond", 2002.
An analysis of the theme of feminism in the film "On Golden Pond".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper will discuss the film "On Golden Pond", and seek to understand how the movie reflects the idea of feminism in the early nineteen eighties. By making this connection, we can how the history of this time period tells us the story of how women 'connect' with their identity in the film. By realizing this, the ideas of feminine thought can be more clearly brought to attention in this scope.
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The Golden Gate, 2005.
This paper examines the novel 'The Golden Gate', by Vikram Seth, that is written entirely in verse.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper is a short analysis of the novel in verse 'The Golden Gate' by Vikram Seth, Indian-born author, educated in the UK and the US. The paper looks at the form of the novel, focusing on the iambic tetrameter sonnet, in which the entire novel is written. The paper also discusses the readability of the novel and how the poetic form does not interfere with the hip modern content.
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"What one first notices about 'The Golden Gate', by Vikram Seth is the remarkable fact that it is a novel written entirely in verse, like some kind of modern day Homeric Hymn. The second thing one notices is that it's no obscure Greek tale of ships and battles, but an amusing story of four modern, urban, young and upwardly mobile professionals in the early 1980s. Seth's novel blends the esoteric skill of a lyrical poet with the hip awareness of modern American life into a work that is enjoyable to both the literary scholar and the average reader. Calcutta-born Vikram Seth is one of three children from a wealthy Indian family. His family sent him to the best schools, where he was more scholarly than social, but his hard work paid off."
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