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Jeanette Armstrong and the Unpoetic, 2008.
An analysis of Aboriginal Canadian poet, Jeanette Armstrong's poem "History Lesson".
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper examines Aboriginal creative talent in Jeanette Armstrong's poem "History Lesson." The paper points out that the history of Aboriginal Canadians is one of colonization and oppression, and as such, it is hard to imagine that their authentic art or writing could escape dealing with these unpoetic realities. The paper maintains that the poem reflects Armstrong's commitment to ruthlessly dealing with the unpoetic. The paper attempts to show the larger social context in which Armstrong was working. It concludes that grappling with the unpoetic offers the colonized people the opportunity to heal and take back the creativity that was crushed by the colonizers' "educative" attempts.
From the Paper
"Thus, all in all, the Aboriginals lost much that was of value in their culture, and gained aspects of the European culture that either were not valuable, or were actively destructive. Moreover, Aboriginals also lost their land, their children, and their economic way of life. We see the results of all of this loss and destruction in Aboriginal lives today. Modern Aboriginal Canadians have a much higher rate of lifestyle-related health problems than do non-Aboriginals. For example, Aboriginal rates of alcoholism, drug addiction, and diseases related to prostitution, are much higher than the rates of non-Aboriginals. Moreover, family violence problems are much more prevalent (Carter). In addition, poor parenting is almost the norm. As has been pointed out: "Poverty and family dislocation are the norm among Aboriginal families" (Robertson 555)."
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"Written on the Body" by Jeanette Winterson: Non Gender Narrators and Physical Love., 2001.
An in-depth discussion of "Written on the Body" and the journey of self-discovery made through the metaphors of desire and disease.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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In this paper the author examines how Winterson addresses the issues of boundaries and desire. The author specifically looks at ?Written on the Body? and tries to convey to us what physical love means through the act of making us complicit. The author suggests that Winterson does this by telling the story via a narrator who is given neither name nor gender. The author suggests the book thus serves as a personal way of investigating new avenues of sexuality and thus of love.
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?This book is an investigation of the body of a beloved ? the body as the site of nerve endings that provide us with all the physical pleasures that we will ever know as well as the repository of all the emotional responsiveness that we can desire. One of the most compelling things about this book is that Winterson does not fall into an easy dichotomy between these two kinds of passions as is all too often the case.?
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Armstrong's Physiochemical Basis for Mental States, 2007.
An analysis of David Armstrong's arguments in "The Nature of Mind".
1,581 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 35.95
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This paper discusses David Armstrong's "The Nature of Mind", which presents an attack on the behaviorist model of the nature of the mind and mental states. The paper first discusses Armstrong's arguments and analyses. It then concludes that Armstrong's intentions and arguments are quite valid, but the evidence supporting his position is sorely lacking.
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"Logic can be used to prove any position, even with identical data sets--this is the danger of critical work performed in the humanities and social sciences. Unlike the hard sciences--such as molecular biology or astrophysics--is more difficult in the humanities to create situations and data that cannot be explained away using a variation of the prevailing theory. Its disciples defend the theory despite any evidence to the contrary. And though this does occur in the hard sciences to some degree, experiments are designed to disprove existing hypothesis, not set up conditions by which they can be confirmed. In asserting the dominance of scientific consensus in regard to conceptions of the human mind, Armstrong should have followed that lead and based his argument on the evidence that exists instead of suggesting a theory and then performing logical and linguistic acrobatics to demonstrate its validity."
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Karen Armstrong's "The Battle for God", 2004.
Summary and review of Karen Armstrong's book about religious fundamentalism.
1,114 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper summarizes Karen Armstrong's book, "The Battle for God", and explains the book's focus on the evolution of religious fundamentalism. The paper describes Armstrong's views of fundamentalism, the element of irony depicted in her work, and how she explains the fundamentalist view of secularists.
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"The book ?The Battle For God? by Armstrong is based on the religious fundamentalism that has evolved over the years as the most powerful force in the 21st century. Written in the context of internationalization and imperialism, Armstrong focuses on the way the religious groups and sects organize their fundamental origins and the way these fundamental origins have challenged the secular norms of the dominant cultures of the world. This challenging facet of religious fundamentalism has along other concerns disturbed the global peace and harmony. In this book, Armstrong has focused on this evolution of the fundamentalism and what this fundamentalism is aimed to accomplish, either through actions or narration. Accordingly, ?we see the West in the sixteenth century beginning to create an entirely new kind of civilization, which brought in its wake change in every aspect of life -- often painful and violent, even if liberating. Armstrong argues that one of the things that changed most was religion."
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Armstrong's Market Expansion, 2008.
An analysis of the market entry issues for Armstrong Holding as it considers market expansion into Mexico or Italy.
1,331 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses the strategic issues associated with Armstrong Holding's market expansion project as it considers either the Mexico or Italy market for market entry. It discusses the various opportunities and risks associated with each market. The paper concludes by presenting a recommendation for Armstrong Holding that the Mexican market holds the most promise and provides best cost-benefit analysis for market expansion.
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"Another opportunity within the Mexico market is the size of its labor force. Not only is the labor force considerably larger than that of Italy but it is also less expensive since the GPD per capita in Mexico is roughly $10k while the GDP per capita in Italy is a little over $30k (Mexico, 2006). The overall cost of doing business in Mexico is substantially lower in the Mexican market than it is in the Italian market. Add to these opportunity costs the added benefit of lower transportation costs for both supplies and product into and out of the market and the cost-benefit for the Mexican market becomes substantially better than that of Italy. This cost-benefit is also increased by the lower operating costs associated with green field operations where Armstrong currently has some sales and supply channels already in place within Mexico but would need to organically grow all of these assets in the Italian market."
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Jazz Musician Louis Armstrong.
This paper discusses the life of jazz musician Louis Armstrong especially his early formative years.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that Louis Armstrong started his career by blowing on a little tin horn, the kind with which people celebrate; he could mimic some of the music he heard around his home and the kids loved the sound of the little horn. The author points out that Armstrong, who lived in an area where he heard street musicians and steamboat bands, developed a perfect pitch and began teaching himself music. The paper relates that, in his teen years, having shot a borrowed pistol into the air, he got arrested and was sent to the city's Waif Home for Boys where he came under the very capable tutorship of Peter Davis, a brass band leader, who taught him how to play the cornet. Picture.
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"As an infant, his grandmother Josephine Armstrong raised Louis because his father abandoned him and his mother around the time of birth. He began his life struggling in the slums of New Orleans. He grew up in a bad area know as "The Battlefield" were gun and knife fights were not uncommon. At the age of seven he moved back with his mother and sister in Stormville where he worked for Jewish families for money. Now Stormville consisted of dance halls, brothels and honky tonks, it was an entertainment district where music was all around him, so he could hear music from outside his house when he woke up in the morning and when he went to bed at night."
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A Reading of David Armstrong and David Lewis, 2002.
Comparison and contrast of the points of view of David Armstrong and David Lewis regarding the question of what exactly is the mind.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 30.95
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This essay compares and contrasts the points of view of Armstrong and Lewis on the centuries-old debate regarding the question of what exactly is the mind, and the degree to which mental states are identical with brain states.
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K. Armstrong's "Buddha", 2005.
This paper describes the beliefs of Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha based on the book by K. Armstrong, "Buddha".
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper explains that Gotama, the Buddha, changed common perceptions in many ways because, at this time Buddhism, was essentially a new religion preceded by Hinduism based on the
Vedic teachings. The author points out that Gotama made Buddhism a religion by extending the common perceptions of Buddhism from a code of living for individuals to a code for the greater collective. The paper agrees with Armstrong's book in asserting that the Buddha was an axial person, who changed the fabric of the society he was living, testing the bounds of convention and personally creating a new school of thought and living into existence.
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"It is common knowledge that in Buddhist thought, which originated in India and made significant inroads into Chinese and other east Asian societies, there is a belief in the concept of karma. This karma can be likened to the Western concept of fate, although it is not quite the same, in that it shows the importance of destiny and the supposition that the individual's destiny is preordained. This changed the common perception significantly. It was also a factor that Gotama offered universally accessible enlightenment that was not restricted by class or social structure."
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"Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", 2008.
An analysis of the novel "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" by Jeanette Winterson.
776 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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The paper looks at the novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" that tells the story of a young girl in England who lives in a home with her adoptive evangelical parents and who develops a lesbian lifestyle. The paper relates that this is a story with a consistent point of view, but with a varying tone, depending on Jeanette's age in the story. The paper relates further that it is romantic, comedic, with a rich theme, interesting motifs and a satisfying resolution when Jeanette is satisfied and accepts herself as she is.
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"The novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit tells the story of a young girl in England, as she comes of age, living in a home with her adoptive evangelical parents. Winterson claims the book is only somewhat autobiographical, although the family life and encounters she describe seem to mirror her experiences growing up. The author was born in 1959 in Manchester, England and was adopted by a Pentecostal Evangelical couple, who fueled Winterson's desire to become a missionary. She discovered she was a lesbian, which led to the church and her family cutting off ties to her when she was only sixteen years old. She eventually began to write about her life experiences, which let to Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit being published in 1985. Winterson has followed up "Oranges" with several successful books she calls "metafiction"."
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Demons as a Representation of Fear, 2002.
Discusses the role of demons in "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" by Jeanette Winterson.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, £ 49.95
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This paper examines the representation of demons in Jeanette Winterson's novel, "Oranges are Not the Only Fruit". Demons are manifested whenever the character of Jeanette is confronted with a problem, as these demons signify that she is torn through confronting her own fears.
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"Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", 2002.
A look at Jeanette Winterson'snovel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit".
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 61.95
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This ten-page paper explores the levels of deeper meaning within the contents of Jeanette Winterson's brilliant 1985 novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit", specifically in terms of literary approach, sexuality, maturation, betrayal, religion, and coming of age.
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Feminism, 2005.
This paper compares and contrasts feminism as it is presented in Fay Weldon's "The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil" and Jeanette Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry."
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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The paper offers a comparison and contrast of feminism as it is presented in Fay Weldon's "The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil" and Jeanette Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry".
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"In Fay Weldon's "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" and Jeanette Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry" we are provided with a unique brand of feminism. In Weldon's She-Devil, the author presents a heroine Ruth who must completely change her dependence on the man she loves including completely changing herself in order to stave off self-destruction. In Winterson's Sexing the Cherry the author shows the historical limitations of defined categories of sexuality by showing the multiplicity of identity inherent in her female protagonist Dogwoman."
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Theme of the Heart, 2006.
This paper analyzes the theme of the heart in the novels: 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and 'The Passion' by Jeanette Winterson.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, £ 30.95
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In this literary study, the novels 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and 'The Passion' by Jeanette Winterson are compared and contrasted. The writer shows how the theme of the heart is symbolically presented in both novels, revealing the darkness of self-discovery that the Villanelle and Marlow must undergo in their journey into madness and despair. The writer further demonstrates that reality is the key facet of human nature that ultimately disillusions Marlow, and is also why Villanelle cannot regain her heart without the help of Henri.
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"This literary study examines the theme of "the heart" within the novels: 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and 'The Passion' by Jeanette Winterson. By understanding how Conrad and Winterson use the symbolic heart invoke the loss and fear though isolation, one can realize the impact that the heart has within both novels. In the case of Winterson's character Villanelle, the loss of her heart to a woman at a casino reveals the cruelty of human nature, as she must suffer as a prostitute. In relation to this, Conrad defines the heart less symbolically as an object, but equally refers to the isolation and fear of Marlowe traveling through colonial Africa."
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Deconstructing Gender, 2006.
An analysis of the theme of deconstructing gender in Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" and Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body".
2,269 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 20 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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Through a reading of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" and Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body", this paper examines androgyny as a gender position. It looks at how both authors transcend the concepts of gender as opposites of the spectrum and how they bend gender or, 'ungender' gender, with their works.
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"In Orlando Virginia Woolf transcends the concept of gender as opposites of the spectrum. Published in 1928, the same year as The Well of Loneliness, when homosexuality was still taboo and the word androgyny did not yet exist (and an androgynous person was called a hermaphrodite who is a person with both female and male genitalia). the novel was dedicated to Woolf's lover Vita Sackville-West. The novel is the biography of an English aristocratic poet in the 16th century, who becomes the favourite of Elizabeth I. Orlando miraculously changes into a woman and Lady Orlando continues down the centuries in her stately home in Kent. It centres around Orlando's search for her/his (sexual?) identity and fulfillment and it is an escape from fixed gender identity. "
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