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"Hope Leslie", 2000.
An examination of the use of letters in Catherine Maria Sedgwick's work "Hope Leslie".
902 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper reviews Catherine Maria Sedgwick's "Hope Leslie", an expansive work detailing with both sides of the conflict between the Puritans and the Native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay colony. It discusses how in order to create this rich and detailed story, Sedgwick presents a varied cast of characters and employs a number of literary techniques. One of the most prominent of these techniques is the use of letters that her characters write to each other. It analyzes these written letters and shows how Sedgwick uses this literary device to overcome the problem of omniscient narration, obtain more in-depth characterization, and better deal with the passage of time in the story.
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"Hope Leslie is written in the third person through the eyes of an all-knowing, all-seeing narrator. This allows the author to add a great deal of depth to the story by interjecting characters? thoughts and feelings, but it comes at a price: this style of storytelling is inherently difficult for readers to believe. Many critics describe third person narration as the ?God?s-eye view? because only a god could understand and explain the motivations and feelings of every character in the story at all times. Many readers do not find this to be a believable viewpoint. On the other hand, using first person narration would unduly limit the depth of a novel with as wide a scope as Hope Leslie by only allowing one character?s thoughts to be explicitly defined."
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Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony", 2006.
An analysis of the style in "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses the novel, "Ceremony", by Leslie Marmon Silko. The paper analyzes the way in which myths and prose work together in the story and the effect that this creates. The papers also compares Silko's style in "Ceremony" to later works of her's and discusses some of the differences that are found between her earlier work and her later ones.
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"The publication of her widely praised first novel Ceremony in 1977 established Leslie Marmon Silko as a notable new talent in contemporary American literature. Modifying the traditional novel to reflect her Native American culture, Silko revealed a willingness to experiment with form that would continue to characterize her writing. The long-awaited Almanac of the Dead (1991) exhibited new facets of her extraordinary talent: this second novel is more complex, more shocking, and more apocalyptic than Ceremony in fact, than any other novel of the latter part of the century. Poised between these two texts, the collection of short fiction, photographs, and autobiography entitled Storyteller (1981) confirmed Silko's determination to alter traditional Euro-American literary forms to accommodate her own heritage."
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Leslie Marmon Silko's "Yellow Woman", 2006.
A review of the folktale "Yellow Women" written by Native-American Leslie Marmon Silko.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper looks at the belief of many that folktales are a dead media and lessons taught through folktales have no relevance in our current society. This paper also investigates Leslie Marmon Silko's argument in "Yellow Woman," that it's just the opposite, that folktales can still be very much a part of our present and future.
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"Within Leslies Silkos' work the narrator seems confused about her role in the story. The narrator is split minded that she is possible the yellow woman from her grandfathers story and question the stories legitimacy. One way she finds herself connected to the past living story, yet realizes she is in the present and old folktales like yellow woman do not occur anymore.
Another point Silko brings out is the Yellow Woman is unnamed as is the current narrator, leaving the reader with an open opinion. (Explain more here).
Throughout "Yellow Woman," the narrator plays the role of the yellow woman despite her disbeliefs. So why does the narrator lead herself to robbery and intercourse? The narrator is pressured many ways into becoming the yellow woman one including her grandfather."
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Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony", 2002.
This paper discusses Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony" in the context of how the author emphasizes stories as a vehicle to healing.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, £ 37.95
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Tayo finds redemption by realizing the importance of ceremony. Silko's ceremony, therefore, serves as a vehicle to integration, fusing the individual not only with him/herself, but also with the community and the entire spiritual world.
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Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony", 2008.
This paper reviews the novel "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 28.95
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The paper looks at how Silko brings out the conflict between traditionalism and modernity in Native-American life in her novel "Ceremony". The paper discusses how the central character, Tayo, rediscovers his heritage in a moment of crisis and learns how that heritage was taken away by the white culture that still dominates his people. The paper highlights the theme of discovery of the past and its relevance to the present.
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"Silko's young American Indian Tayo has faced a personal crisis as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and his search for his roots on the reservation is a desperate need for an anchor for his life, something to hold after the horrors of war. The continuation of the way white society views Native American society is seen in the admonition by the Army doctor for "no Indian medicine" (p. 34). Tayo looks to the stories and ceremonies of his ancestors for comfort and finds resentment and anger as well as he remembers what the white settlers did to his people: "He lay there and hated them. Not for what they wanted to do with him, but for what they did to the earth with their machines, and to the animals with their packs of dogs and their guns. It happened again and again, and the people had to watch, unable to save or to protect any of the things that were so important to them. . . He wanted to kick the soft white bodies into the Atlantic Ocean; he wanted to scream to all of them that they were trespassers and thieves" (pp. 203-204)."
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Leslie Silko's "Ceremony", 2002.
This paper examines the struggle of the American Indian to fit into a society that does not accept strangers.
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper discusses several of the themes presented in Leslie Silk's novel, "Ceremony." This paper looks at the main character, Tayo's journey to self-acceptance of his roots through a journey he takes through the world of the white man and its many vices. The paper uses different examples from the story that follow the journey through to its conclusion. These include Tayo's contact with the white doctor, his feelings of invisibility and his search for spirituality. The paper continues this theme through Tayo's use of alcohol and how it serves as a symbol for both his thirst of learning about his culture and his continued abuse by the white man. It is through this journey that Tayo eventually returns to the medicine man and eventually inner peace and acceptance.
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"Tayo insists that he is invisible in the onset of the novel. He cannot speak because an invisible man has no tongue. The white doctor forces Tayo to feel. The doctor's voice lures Tao into the doctor's sense of reality. Tayo feels that he is part of the fog and "like brittle red clay, slipping away with the wind, a little more each day" (Silko, 27). Consequently, Tayo felt hallow internally. He didn't fit in mentally and wished to ease his internal pain by physically escaping into nothingness. Tao's desire for non-existence is symbolic in the novel's theme of self-discovery."
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Leslie Marmon Silko's Novel "Ceremony", 2000.
A look at how the central character of the novel is healed by returning to his Indian roots.
3,420 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 5 sources, £ 68.95
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This essay is an in-depth look at Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's novel "Ceremony", analysing how the central character Tayo heals his psychological disorder by returning to his Indian roots and seeking the help of a medicine man.
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""Ceremony" opens with a dream that the main character and World War II veteran, Tayo, is having concerning a plethora of thoughts and emotions concerning different cultures he has been exposed to throughout his life. The dream involves voices from many different races, the races that Tayo has positively or negatively dealt with in his life. The voices include Spanish (a man singing a familiar love song), Japanese (angry voices of soldiers), and Laguna (the voice of his Uncle Josiah bringing him fever medicine). The mixture of these races in Tayo?s mind made him mad even in his sleep. The dream represents a lifetime struggle Tayo has had with the negativity of differentiating cultures. He started life as a mixed blood child, never as well accepted as his brother Rocky and never happy with his placement. His negative experience in the war increased reasoning for Tayo to despise the whites that had taken culture from his ancestors. He was able to get along with fellow soldiers during the war, it was afterward that he realized the anti-Indian attitude expressed in his habitat. In his only exhibit of disgust towards whites after the war Tayo states that ?The war was over, the uniform was gone. All of a sudden that man at the store waits on you last, makes you wait until all the white people bought what they wanted. And the white lady at the bus depot, she?s real careful not to touch your hand when she counts out your change. You watch it slide across the counter and you know? You know!? (Silko 42). Not only does Tayo have to deal with his knowledge of the reality of his situation as an Indian, he has no one on the reservation to completely relate to, as he has the additional problem of being mixed blood. His conflict with this is seen when his fellow veteran and peer, Emo, angrily labels him as a ?half-breed.?"
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"Byron: A Life" ( Leslie Marchand ), 1995.
A critical review of the biography of the 18th Century-19th Century English poet Lord Byron.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, £ 50.95
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"Leslie A. Marchand's Bryon: A Life (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957)
Marchand's biography of George Gordon offers a full-bodied and accurate literary portrait of one of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century England's most elusive and legendary figures, Lord Bryon (1788-1824), the poet. In attempting to synthesize a life grown large by legend, Marchand in his "Preface" quotes Bryon's quip "I am such a strange m?lang? of good and evil that it would be difficult to describe me" (p. vii). Taunted by this challenge, Marchand establishes for himself the task of assessing Bryon's psyche, revealing him to be not necessarily more inconsistent than most individuals, but ..."
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"Out of Control" by Leslie Cockburn, 1999.
Critical review of work on secret, illegal war waged by Reagan Administration against Sandinista govt. in Nicaragua.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 33.95
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"OUT OF CONTROL
This research paper critically reviews Out of Control, by Leslie Cockburn, then a CBS News correspondent, on the secret and mostly illegal war waged by the administration of Ronald Reagan and its proxies, the Contras, on the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the labyrinthian efforts and intrigues of the national security establishment to conceal from Congress and the public the truth concerning its efforts to finance, arm and control the Contras. The failings of the book relate to its excessive detail, disconnected themes, misuse of sources, poorly substantiated conclusions as to certain key questions, and preoccupation with tracing the dimensions of the conspiracy which became known as Iran Contra, as opposed to explaining some of the more.."
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Leslie Mormon Silko, 2004.
This paper analyzes "Ceremony," "Yellow Woman" and "A Beauty of Spirit" and illustrates the importance of nature to the culture of the Laguna people and their survival.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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An analysis of "Ceremony," "Yellow Woman" and "A Beauty of Spirit" that illustrates the importance of nature to the culture of the Laguna people and their survival.
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"Leslie Mormon Silko: Introduction. The Laguna Pueblo are a Native American people that according to Silko in "Yellow Woman" and a "Beauty of Spirit" embrace the whole of creation and the whole of history and time. In this essay and in her novel "Ceremony" we see that the Laguna are not only connected to nature but are part of it. The land and its creatures are their creation, their history and their time."
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"Politics Of The Chaco Peace Conference, 1935-1939" ( Leslie B Bout, Jr ), 1999.
A critical analysis of this work on the conference settling the war between Paraguay and Bolivia.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, £ 50.95
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"Introduction.
The Americas have seen much military action in the past hundred years. However, the Chaco War, fought between Paraguay and Bolivia from 1932 to 1935, has the distinction of being the only formal war fought between American national states in the 20th century. Accordingly, the treaty that ended the war is the hemisphere's only experience of a peace negotiation aimed at ending a war between American states. In Politics of the Chaco Peace Conference, 1935-1939, Leslie B. Bout, Jr., gives an account of the peace process that brought the Chaco War to an end.
That process was a long and frustrating one; as the dates show, the peace conference lasted longer than the military phase of the war it was intended to end. On the other hand, the ..."
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The Indian Question: Cooper vs. Sedgwick, 2000.
Examines and compares the novels "Hope Leslie" by Catharine Maria Sedgwick and James Fenimore Cooper?s "The Last of the Mohicans" and the way they address the question of Native Americans.
1,236 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper examines two classic 19th century American novels in order to identify the dramatically different manner in which each author views the cultural conflict between whites and Native Americans. This paper examines the role of race, interracial marriage, and the point-of-view of white vs. Indian characters through the characters in the novels.
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"Almost since the moment white settlers landed on the continent of North America, Americans have grappled with the question of how to coexist with the country’s native inhabitants. The debate on this subject reached a fever pitch in the 1820s as the nation struggled to formulate some type of comprehensive Indian policy. Should the Indians simply be herded westward, or should Americans strive for some type of coexistence? In 1827 Catharine Maria Sedgwick penned her novel "Hope Leslie" to counteract what she saw as the rising support for an aggressive Indian policy caused in part by the stereotypes of Indians presented in such popular novels as James Fenimore Cooper’s "The Last of the Mohicans." By examining these two novels, one can see how the authors present opposing views of the conflict between whites and Native Americans."
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Biblical Hope, 2005.
Defines the way hope is expressed in the Bible and compares it to worldly hope.
2,290 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper explores the topic of biblical hope from the perspective of an Evangelical Christian and shows what it means. Further this paper examines what the Bible has to say about hope and contrasts biblical hope with worldly hope. The paper further examines a case of someone without hope and finally examines a personal view of hope.
Paper Outline:
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Worldly Hope
Biblical Hope
The Evangelical Christian and Hope
Hope for Now
Hope for the Future
Lost Hope: (Study on Depression)
Personal Perspective
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Worldly hope can be defined then as a belief that something good may happen in terms of something that is physical and touchable. Examples of worldly hope are hope held that one may receive a raise or promotion or hope held that one might own a larger car or a larger home in the future. Worldly hope and Biblical hope are two very different things and on two very different levels. Worldly hope is a hope that resides purely in the here and now and in the physical world. Biblical hope is hope held by those who believe that God is ever aware of his children and their welfare."
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Count of Monte Cristo Theme: The Importance of Hope, 2006.
The paper examines the theme of hope in A. Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo".
1,513 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 35.95
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The paper examines the central theme of hope in A. Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo". Hope is vital to Edmond Dante's survival and is also the foundation for the novel that transforms the plot from one of vengeance and justice to a novel that focuses instead on survival. Hope is central to the characters survival and infuses the main character Dante with the strength and courage he needs to overcome his enemy's transgressions and in the end, win back all that is rightfully his. Other themes mentioned include love and human justice, though, according to the paper, ultimately it is hope that drives the plot and encourages the reader to side with Dante and carries him through to his ultimate success in the end. The paper concludes that without the theme of hope, "The Count of Monte Cristo" would fall apart and become a tragic novel of only vengeance, rather than a work of art that inspires readers to stay firm in their convictions and realize their dreams are attainable.
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"For multiple twisted reasons Dante while mostly innocent is sent to prison for treason. The reasons he is sent to suffer include jealousy and other man's fears that Dante will reveal the worst about their actions. It is in prison that Dante first discovers hope while staying in the Chateau d'If. Here Dante encounters a man by the name of Abbe Faria who teaches Dante much of the world including subjects like history, philosophy and languages (Goldstein, 2005). This helps Dante transform into an educated man, capable of competing against his enemies. In prison Faria also bestows on Dante treasures that he has hid on the island of Monte Cristo. Here Dante discovers hope and discovers that with his newfound knowledge and education he can once more conquer and regain all that is rightfully his."
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