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"Jason and the Argonauts", 2001.
A comparative essay between the movie, "Jason and the Argonauts", and the actual myth.
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the movie, "Jason and the Argonauts", to the actual myth. The author provides a brief summary of the story and examines the similarities and differences of the characters in the movie and the myth.
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"The myth of Jason and the Argonauts is told differently in books and movies. I rented the movie, ?Jason and the Argonauts?, which was made in 2000. In this essay I will be comparing the movie version to the actual myth from mythology books. Many things in the book are left out of the movie and vice versa.
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Medea and Jason, 2008.
A modern interpretation of the actions of Medea in the play "Medea," written by Euripides.
1,774 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses the Ancient Greek Play, "Medea," written by Euripides. It describes the plot of the play and discusses the characters and their relationships within the play, particularly those of Medea and Jason. The paper focuses on a modern interpretation and how it can disclose another side of the matter and demonstrate that some sense can be found precisely in the irrationality and absurdness of Medea's outrageous deeds.
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"In conclusion, although it is impossible to absolve Medea from her guilt and her atrocious crimes, the modern reader can perceive the tragedy beyond her apparent cruelty. The result of Medea's crimes is horrifying, but we have to take into consideration the great injustice done to her by her husband. In a patriarchic society, there were no further perspectives for a woman than to live her role as a wife and mother. Once this order is disrupted, Medea finds herself with no identity of her own, in spite of her strong personality. Thus, if her murders cannot be justified, her psychological reaction to her husband's desertion can be at least explained. Jason's fault, although seemingly much smaller cannot be justified except and it only discloses his egotistic and purely material pursuits."
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"The Stone Angel", 2002.
A look at the ideologies of Hagar and Jason in Patricia Marchak's "The Stone Angel".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper analyses Hagar and Jason Currie's ideological positions in "The Stone Angel". Using Patricia Marchak's work, the paper argues that Hagar and Jason both very much represent capitalist and individualist values. Jason is a firm believer in the puritan work ethic, holding that people must simply work hard and take individual responsibility for their own lives. Hagar also represents a strong individualistic ethic, for she refuses to depend on anyone but herself in her confrontation with old age and death.
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A Comparison of "Medea" and "Madame Bovary", 2006.
This paper analyzes the characters of Jason in "Medea" by Euripides and Charles in "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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The writer of this paper reviews and discusses the plots and main characters in both works of writing which center around the subject of adultery. This paper focuses on the differences and similarities between Jason and Charles, in which both deal with issues of fidelity, albeit in different manners. The writer contends and makes clear why a major related difference between both men is their level of self-involvement. This paper examines the manner in which Jason shows no loyalty to his wives while Charles, on the other hand, cares deeply for his wife and often seems more concerned with her welfare than his own. This paper analyzes the characteristics of both Jason and Charles, who are total opposites in every way, including what they want from life and their determination to get it.
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"The first obvious difference between Charles and Jason relates to their faithfulness. Jason is not at all faithful to Medea, cheating on her and marrying another woman. At the same time, he shows no real love towards either of his wives. In contrast, Charles is completely and blindly faithful to his wife. He provides her with unconditional love and will do anything for her. In their relationships with their wives then, Charles and Jason are opposites, with Charles the completely unfaithful husband and Jason the completely faithful. Jason and Charles are also opposites in what they want from life and their determination to get it. While Jason is driven and will do anything to get what he wants, Charles has no ambition at all."
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Culture and Gentrification, 2007.
An analysis of the relationship between culture and economics and gentrification according to Jason Hackworth and Josephine Rekers' article, "Ethic Packaging and Gentrification".
1,141 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper examines the arguments found in Jason Hackworth and Josephine Rekers' article, "Ethic Packaging and Gentrification". The paper explains the term gentrification and describes how culture and economics are closely related to the gentrification of ethnically defined urban neighborhoods. The paper then describes the four case neighborhoods used in the study - Little Italy, Corso Italia, Greektown and the Gerrard India Bazaar and discusses if the article's arguments are relevant to them. The paper includes six potential discussion questions and answers at the end.
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Summary of Relevant Arguments
Criticism and Identification of Gaps
Applications to the GTA
Six Potential Discussion Questions
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"The reader of this article who then visits the ethnic neighborhoods will discover that the statements made are verified. Greektown, for example is clearly commercially constructed, just as Italian culture in Little Italy is specifically produced for the sake of the market. However, the GTA is comprised of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York; in order to apply the theory or the findings of the article to the GTA, culture would have to be sufficiently prominent as to become a commodity. If there is not a culture that is unique for an area, then urban space will have to be reinvested on the basis of some other commodity."
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"The Handbook of Organizational Justice", 2008.
A review of "The Handbook of Organizational Justice" by Gerald S. Greenberg and Jason Colquitt.
1,722 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 34.95
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The paper relates that "The Handbook of Organizational Justice" strives to provide a more concrete definition of organizational justice for managers and management theorists alike. The paper summarizes the chapters and shows how the book underlines the contentious nature of core managerial concepts, without attempting to clarify them. The paper points out the book's weaknesses but adds that the book still functions as a useful introduction to organizational justice.
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"The editors of the Handbook of Organizational Justice, Gerald S. Greenberg & Jason Colquitt, are themselves leading writers in the field. They bring together the leading scholars of organizational theory to author self-enclosed chapters that examine major issues of concern, as well as target areas of future debate. They authors provide a framework and background, without striving to provide a coherent, linear point of view. To do so would be impossible in a handbook encompassing twenty chapters, an introduction and conclusion, almost all of which are authored by different scholars. The chapters are self-enclosed, to make it easier to target the reader or researcher's major area of interest."
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"Economic Issues Today", 2005.
This paper reviews "Economic Issues Today" by Robert B. Carson, Wade Thomas and Jason Hecht, which examines four issues from the viewpoint of three differing paradigms: Conservative, Liberal and Radical.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper explains that the first two issues, in "Economic Issues Today" by Carson, Thomas and Hecht, are problems within the marketplace--American agriculture and consumer welfare; the format is similar in that it begins with an explanation of the problem, followed by a synopsis of the solution and then a complete breakdown of the solution by paradigm. The author points out that the third issue is dealing with externalities, asking the question of how society can save the environment: The conservatives argue for the "fair" method that incorporates a cost-benefit technique, the liberal argument is that the "free market" does not always "ensure society's well being" and the radical argument is that conventional market-directed and government-directed efforts are likely to be insufficient. The paper relates that the last issue is "Big Business" in which the definition of the problem relates to an explanation of the distinction between the competitive market structures of monopolistic competition, oligopoly and monopoly.
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"The introduction clearly and concisely explains alternative economic philosophies, beginning with a clarification of what happens "when economists disagree." It cites the example of George Soros, and acknowledges the economic debates of the Conservative, Liberal and Radical advocates. It also reminds the reader that alternative economic policies can become heated. The introduction then offers a general explanation of the role of ideology before the book then branches into specific dissections of the Conservative Paradigm, the Liberal Paradigm, and the Radical Paradigm, and uses examples of specific followers of each."
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"American Dream", 2007.
A discussion on Jason DeParle's, "American Dream".
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper discusses welfare in America through DeParle's work, "American Dream". It explains that the three female characters in the book demonstrate a variety of factors impacting the welfare system including the repercussions of slavery, difficulty finding and holding good jobs and social stressors. It offers quotes from the text to qualify points made.
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"DeParle explained how the history of slavery could affect so many people nearly 140 years after the institution had ended. At the beginning of the 20th century, 10% of all Blacks in the United States lived in Mississippi (DeParle, p. 26), a state that found ways to extend economic control over Blacks for many decades after the end of the Civil War. Jim Crow laws had kept Blacks from education, from voting, and for the most part, from getting ahead financially. Many were sharecroppers and dependent on the landowners to determine what their earnings for the year were (DeParle, p. 29)."
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?Medea?, 2002.
An analysis of this Greek story of betrayal and revenge,written by the ancient Greek author, Euripides.
1,132 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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"Medea" is the ancient Greek tale of jealousy and revenge involving a woman betrayed by her husband. This paper explains how, in the book by Euripides, the story begins just after Medea has been betrayed and then flashes back to the events that brought Medea and Jason to that point. Euripides does this to emphasize the important part of the novel and show that the journey to this point was not as important as Jason?s adulterous actions. The paper also touches on Pasolini?s "Medea" (1970), which, in contrast, begins when Jason is a boy and proceeds chronologically. The paper shows that, despite this contrast, the two versions are wholly similar, since one is based on the other; they show that some forms of revenge are impossible to understand.
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"Medea?s inner struggle with Jason led her to believe that the world was a corrupt place. After leaving Colchis, she never found acceptance by any other people and because of her past her children were not welcome either. Although Medea can still be sharp with her words, her abilities are not as strong as they were when she lived in Colchis. Like the fleece, which lost its value and aura when it was stolen from its homeland, Medea as well has lost her luster. Medea fought to get her children accepted by Creon and the people of Corinth, even if it meant she would not be able to be with them."
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Gentrification in Williamsburg, 2007.
A discussion of "Gentrification and the Nature of Work: Exploring the Links in Williamsburg, Brooklyn" by Winifred Curran.
1,171 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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The paper defines gentrification as turning old, decaying neighborhoods inhabited by minorities into wealthy, exciting and sparkling new communities in which the original residents cannot afford to live. The paper discusses how new businesses that move in are affected by gentrification. The paper examines Winifred Curran's "Gentrification and the Nature of Work: Exploring the Links in Williamsburg, Brooklyn" where she shows how small-scale manufacturing and blue-collar work in Williamsburg has been displaced by gentrification. The paper also discusses Jason Patch's work on the embedded landscape of gentrification.
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"Very little has been written on the blue-collar workers that remain in the central city. The work they have done and their presence, despite the assumption that deindustrialization is complete by policymakers, make up a crucial element of the neighborhood, an element that would be removed if gentrification is allowed to continue, tearing out the heart of the lifeforce that makes Williamsburg what it is. Manufacturing is still a viable sector of the urban economy that is increasingly at risk of displacement, she argues, and because of that the conversion of industrial space to residential use is simply due to speculative real-estate pressure. Gentrification is encouraging industrial displacement in this transitional area of Brooklyn, which in turn is leading to the degradation of blue-collar work that remains there, and to the increasing informality of work."
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Faulkner's Exploration of Themes of Death, 2002.
An exploration of the theme of death in the 'Sound and the Fury' on physical, spiritual and emotional levels.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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A study of the meanings behind William Faulkner's 'Sound and the Fury'. In the novel, Faulkner examines death from many different perspectives within the Compson family. The characters of Quentin, Jason, and Caddy are afflicted with three main types of death: physical, spiritual and emotional. Faulkner also uses the characters of the Compson family to demonstrate that various forms of death often serve as coping mechanisms by which people try to deal with an oftentimes incomprehensible world.
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"In the novel The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, Faulker examines death from many different perspectives within the Compson family. The characters of Quentin, Jason, and Caddy are afflicted with three main types of death: physical, spiritual, and emotional. Within the framework of death, Faulkner illustrates his pessimistic view of the fate of the Compsons, and quite possibly of mankind. By using the Compson children as examples, Faulkner explores death on a physical, spiritual, and emotional level throughout the novel."
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Literary Comparison, 2003.
A discussion on abandonment, jealousy and love in literature.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper discusses the issues related to male-female relationships of Medea and Jason in Euripides' "Medea", Dido and Aeneas in Virgil's "The Aeneid," and Emilia and Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello." It explores how each play deals with the complexity of intimate human relationships. The author expands on the themes of abandonment and jealousy.
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"Any number of great writers and dramatists including Virgil Euripides and Shakespeare have addressed the theme of the abandoned woman and other matters related to the relationships between men and women. In this brief essay three relationships ..."
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A Flood of Emotions, 2002.
The paper analyzes Medea's culpability for her crime of murdering her children through a stoic philosophical perspective.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, £ 34.95
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This paper is a philosophical evaluation of the story of Medea. The paper argues that this was not a sudden act, and that Medea's emotional state had led her to act rashly in the past, although this time she went beyond all expectations. Her emotions of anger and love controlled her, and eventually led her to murder her children to avenge her husband Jason's actions.
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"Stoic philosophers, such as Seneca, believe that emotions, both good and bad, should be suppressed in order to make reasonable and rational judgments. Those who use emotions as a basis for their actions are not following this philosophy on life, and therefore they would lead a corrupted life filled with misguided actions. A perfect example of how emotions can corrupt a person?s life is the tragedy of Medea. She killed her children to revenge her husband from leaving her family so he could regain his stature as royalty by marrying the daughter of King Kreon of Corinth. Medea?s act of revenge against her husband analyzed through a stoic?s perspective leads to the conclusion that she was culpable of her crime."
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"Uncatching the Dress", 2000.
This paper discusses how clothing symbolizes sexuality in "The Sound and the Fury".
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, £ 26.95
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This paper discusses the theme of sexuality as seen by Benjy, the mentally retarded Compson brother in William Faulkner?s "The Sound and the Fury". Using many well chosen in-text citations, this essay discusses how Benjy understands the sexuality of his sister Caddy, what sexuality implies for him, and how he tries to free her from her sexuality.
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"In William Faulkner?s The Sound and the Fury, characters appear to trip and stumble through time as they attempt to narrate a past that is so painful for them that they sometimes lose control of their memories in narrating them. While the episodes in the different characters? chapters seem to flow from their minds without restrictions, there are, if closely examined, correlations between the memories. While Quentin?s and Jason?s memory triggers can be subtle and nested in dialogue, Benjy?s, because he is mentally impaired, are much more concrete; he relies on concrete images and objects as triggers for his memories. In the earliest episodes of Benjy?s narration, clothing becomes an important symbol for sexuality that then serves as a trigger for Benjy?s memories involving his sister Caddy and his issues with her sexuality."?
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