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Letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, 2005.
This is an examination of historical evidence, specifically a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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The paper analyzes a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, a missionary in New France, to a lady of rank in France. The paper proposes that the primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the lady in France to raise money for the mission in New France. The paper discusses how this letter tells us an enormous amount about 17th century inhabitants of the area today called Canada. The paper further discusses how white people such as Marie De L'Incarnation were foreigners, visiting the country on a specific mission.
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"This document is a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, a missionary in New France, to a lady of rank in France. The primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the lady in France to raise money for the mission in New France. This letter tells us an enormous amount about 17^th century inhabitants of the area we today call Canada. For example, it reminds us that white people such as Marie De L'Incarnation were foreigners, visiting the country on a specific mission."
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"The Lais of Marie de France" by Marie Defrance, 1990.
This paper analyzes "The Lais of Marie de France" about attitudes and behavior of women in medieval tales, emphasizing sexuality.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, £ 32.95
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"The Lais of Marie de France presents an unorthodox view of the attitudes and behavior of women in Medieval Europe, a view which demonstrates that the male prescriptions designed to subjugate women and control their attitudes and behavior were not always followed by women of that era.
The women portrayed in the lays written by Marie are much stronger, independent and passionate than the official powers of that era would like us to believe. This female strength meant that men were not always as strong and dominant over women as those same official powers would have it.
As Marie writes in "Guigemar," one knight's love for his woman (who was herself married to the "lord who ruled over the city") put him in a position of subjugation to her: "The knight remained alone, mournful and downcast . . . He knew that, if he ... "
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Marie de France's "Eliduc", 2008.
An analysis of the social conventions and gender differences in Marie de France's "Eliduc."
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper introduces and discusses Marie de France's "Eliduc," which is a typical Medieval story of courtly love. It describes the plot of the story, as well as the main characters. The paper then discusses Gayle Rubin's theories about the the social conventions of the story of "Eliduc" in her work, "Traffic of Women." It also describes how Rubin specifically looks at the social conventions regarding the gender differences in Marie de France's story.
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"By taking the example of the animals, the characters highlight the importance of unrestrained desire, which does not wait for social confirmation or acceptance of an action. Expectedly, the triangle would have been solved either with Guilliadun's death or with the sacrifice of the unlawful couple. Here however, social oppression is shaken off by the sacrifice performed by Eliduc's wife. Without further thought, she is so rejoiced at the revival of Guilliadun that she decides instantly to go to a convent and take the veil, thus leaving her husband free to marry his chosen lady. Love is thus placed hierarchically above the constraining marriage. The end of the story brings back the reconciliation of the characters with God, as they marry and then all retire to a convent: "Eliduc married his beloved; the celebrations were conducted with great honor and a noble service on the day of their wedding. They lived together for a long time, and their love was entirely courtly. They gave generous alms and did good deeds, until finally they turned towards God."("Eliduc") Earthly love and divine love are thus brought together and reconciled."
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Marie de France's "Lanval" and "Bisclavet", 2007.
This paper discusses the lais "Lanval" and "Bisclavet" by Marie de France, which speak about marriage.
1,670 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 37.95
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This paper explains that many of the lais of Marie de France seem like fairy tales because of their use of supernatural symbolism and metaphor; however, the narrative poems of "Lanval" and "Bisclavet" contain profound revelations of the tensions inherent to the marital bond. The author points out that, in "Lanval", tension-laden cultural concepts are expressed through the symbolic metaphor of invisibility of the title protagonist's wife. The paper relates that the tension between the public and private aspects of marriage is underlined in the lai "Bisclavet", the tale of a werewolf.
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"Of course, it might be argued that Lanval's fairy situation is fairly unique. Yet, the supernatural metaphor of invisibility parallels in some ways his original starting societal position at the beginning of the tale. Lanval is known to be the son of a "wealthy king," but he has spent his father's money already, which creates a dissonance between his perceived social state and the reality. Lanval is also a relative stranger to the court, hence the references to him dwelling in a hotel. Thus, he cuts a particularly suspect figure."
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Marie de France's ?Eliduc?, 2002.
This paper describes, based on Marie de France's ?Eliduc, how love can be fickle yet strong when needed .
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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The paper asks the questions: Is love blind or does love bind us to the faith of a higher form of selflessness? This paper argues that a character from Marie de France's ?Eliduc? has a higher strength with love and, when the time of her strength is called for, she uses that power within her.
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"Lais of Marie de France", 2005.
A review of the "Lais of Marie de France".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper is a critical response to the "Lais of Marie de France", a medieval anthology of romance tales collected and written by a woman whose identity is obscure. It also looks at how medieval social customs and role of women revealed by the anthology.
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What is most remarkable about the texts of The Lais of Marie de Franceis that they seem representative of the medieval social mind-set and soemblematic of social customs of the period The portrayal of decorous though sometimes perilous experience of roman
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Marie de France and Courtly Love, 2005.
An analysis of the conventions of courtly love in presented in Marie de France's lais of "Eliduc" and "Equitan".
1,860 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper looks at courtly love and how it was used in the love stories of the Middle Ages. It examines how the lais of Marie de France were unusual in that they didn't always follow the standard courtly love conventions exactly and looks at the reasons why.
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"In Eliduc Guilliadun is of more noble birth than Eliduc, but to break from convention she takes on the role of the admirer. It is she who initiates the relationship by inviting him to come and talk with her(lines 277-278), who upon being struck by love turned pale (line 306), who hesitates in telling him how she feels (lines 307-308) and who later on will suffer sleepless nights because of it (line 331). Although she adheres to all the courtly love conventions as the admirer, she is definitely not representative of the authoritative courtly lady; this stereotype is less important to Marie de France than the dynamic of the lai, as it is fundamental to our understanding of the characters that it is Guilliadun who initiates the relationship and not Eliduc."
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"The Lais of Marie de France", 2005.
This paper examines the text of "The Lais of Marie de France" concerning the representation of 'courtly love'.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper argues that, in 'The Lais of Marie de France', 'love' is represented as a source of irrational disruption to a political order based largely upon reason and patriarchal authority. The author points out that the problem of focusing on only 'courtly love' is the risk of overlooking a range of complex issues addressed in this collection of lyrical stories. The paper relates that one of the most interesting of these issues is the text's representation of the feudal political context in which it was created.
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"While the focus of much of the research, as well as readers' interest, regarding The Lais of Marie de France concerns the representation of "courtly love" in the text, this focus risks overlooking a range of complex issues addressed in the collection of lyrical stories. One of the most interesting of these issues is the text's representation of the feudal political context in which it was created. This essay argues that, in 'The Lais of Marie de France', 'love' is represented as a source of irrational disruption to a political order based largely upon reason and patriarchal authority."
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Marie de France: "Lanval", 1999.
This paper is a literary analysis of the medieval poet's lay of an Arthurian knight, "Lanval".
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, £ 29.95
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This paper is an in-depth literary analysis of the Arthurian poem, Lanval by Marie de France. While analyzing the lay, the author also relates the material to the time period-the Middle Ages, and places the story in context.
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"Marie de France's Lay, Lanval, is a romantic Arthurian Poem laced with the supernatural and political undertones. It seems to show a new side of King Arthur that we do not see in other Arthurian tales of the period and points out the flawed judicial system in place as well as the corruptibility of the court. Marie also portrays her female characters in an unusual way and shows us more than one side to the feminine face in literature."
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Guillaume Francois Antoine de L?Hopital, 2005.
This paper discusses mathematician Guillaume Francois Antoine de L'Hopital, born in Paris, France in 1661.
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper explains that L'Hopital, who lived during the conception of modern calculus, was taught by Bernoulli; the result of this tuition was L'Hopital's "Analyse des Infiniments Petits", which became the French reference book in the calculus for a century. The author points out that L'Hopital's name is guaranteed to survive in the memories of thousands of mathematicians because of the L'Hopital rule, which is useful when dealing with indeterminate forms. The paper relates that L'Hopital created the template by which all calculus texts would be modeled and measured against for the next three hundred years. Formulas included.
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"A natural progression from his two first works on the topic of calculus would have been a serious examination of the integral calculus. Indeed, this was a project that L'Hopital was capable of and actually began to write before his death. However, one of his contemporaries-Leibniz-made it known to L'Hopital that he also endeavored to publish a work covering the same hole in written calculus of the time. Apparently, out of respect to the mathematician who made much of his fame possible, L'Hopital abandoned the project."
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Paul Valery's "Introduction de la Methode de Leonard de Vinci", 2002.
This paper compares a quote taken from Paul Valery's "Introduction de la Methode de Leonard de Vinci" and to Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories".
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper reviews the specific pieces by Valery and Rushdie and other pertinent supportive material. The paper concludes that Valery was a man of words who often felt that those who used them didn't know their power. The author feels that Valery knew the power of words but often felt the "gift" to write was not empowering.
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"His quote, "Beauty is a way of death. The novelty, the intensity, the strangeness, in a word, all the values of shock supplant it", can be likened to the hunter who loves the hunt more than the eventual catch. So it is with words for Valery. It is the process, the thinking, the effort that fascinates him?not the work itself. Perhaps that is because he left the world of literature for the analytical and precise world of science."
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L.L. Bean, Inc., 2004.
This paper discusses the marketing case of the L.L. Bean Company, which operates on three channels, including catalog, Internet, and retail stores.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper explains that L.L. Bean experienced a slight decline in growth because of increasing competition and other market forces, which requires more research about the existing business to decide the proper strategies. The author points out that L.L. Bean's emphasis on customer service sets it apart from some other catalog companies and helps in its marketing. The paper stresses that inventory management is a key issue that must be addressed because goods now are shipped ready for the direct channel and not for the retail channel; therefore, a dual flow system in which the goods are sent ready-for-sale to retail centers would eliminate time and costs for a considerable savings of about $.95 a unit.
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The Problem
L.L. Bean Overview
Background
Retail Clothing Industry - Overview
L.L. Bean's Strategies
Case Situation
Alternatives
Evaluation
Implementation
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"L.L. Bean dedicated to the sale of outdoor wear, clothing for hunters, campers, and those who want to commune with the great outdoors. The company is known for is outerwear, sportswear, house wares, footwear, camping and hiking gear, fishing gear, and the Maine hunting shoe that served as the company's first big success. The company sells through retail outlets and has five retail and sixteen factory outlets in the United States, as well as nine additional stores in Japan. The main means of selling, however, is through its more than 200 million catalogs sent out each year. The company also has an online presence in both English and Japanese, bringing the catalog into the computer age for the company founded in 1912."
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L.L. Bean and Land?s End: The Impact of Internet Sales, 2004.
Thesis paper studying the effects internet sales have had on the market of two companies, L.L. Bean and Land's End.
1,868 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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The thesis of this paper contends that internet sales of L.L. Bean and Land's End have impacted their apparel market. The paper attempts to demonstrate this thesis by examining the sales record, corporate image, and customer relationships of both companies since commencing with a web presence.
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"In order to determine the degree to which L.L. Bean and Lands? End have been successful in further evolving and establishing their traditional catalog and retail store customer base to the online shopping world, one measure have success may be evidence of customer satisfaction in addition to customer purchases. According to Hill (2002), when attempting to determine the degree to which customers are satisfied with an online shopping experience, the best measure of customer satisfaction is the likelihood that a customer will return to the site to shop again. While some have suggested that customer relationships are best understood by examining a group of attributes, including use of email and other channels to connect with the company, the real indicator of customer satisfaction is the degree to which they will make online purchases from the company on a repeat basis."
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Incarnation, 2004.
Explains the concept and meaning of incarnation from several different theological perspectives.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper offers an analysis of the concept, meaning, and interpretation of incarnation. The paper also describes the different views of incarnation held by ancient religions and discusses the dilemma within Christianity between the Church's traditional doctrine on incarnation and the newer, more current doctrine of incarnation.
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"We are here concerned with that notion which the Christian world takes as central to its faith. Incarnation is the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ. Or in the words of the dictionary the monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. We will quote different writers drawing on their writing in portions not equally but in proportion to their relevance to our subject which is of course incarnation (Morris 1986; hyperdictionary.com 2004). "
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