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Life and Democracy in Present Day Russia, 2001.
A look at everyday life for the common person in Russia since the fall of the Communists.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper examines what life is like for the average person in Russia from a social, economic and cultural point of view since the collapse of the Communist rule. It shows how the potential small business market has been booming due to holes left in the economy. The paper also discusses health care and education and moves on to the state of the government and their move to democracy.
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"What kind of life you have in present day Russia will depend on your source of income. Since Glasnost (which means ?openness?), one is reminded of the Chinese character for ?crisis,? which consists of the characters for ?danger? and ?opportunity.? Russia has experienced both positives and negatives since Glasnost that have impacted on the everyday life of Russian citizens. How Glasnost affects any one citizen, however, depends on how he or she fits into the new economy. Those who are tied to the Russian government, such as military people, have suffered under Glasnost. The government does not have enough money to pay military salaries, and both officers and enlisted men have gone without salaries for months at a time."
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Russia's Move to Democracy, 2001.
A look at the move to democracy in Russia lead by Boris Yeltsin.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper suggests that because of the creation of certain institutions of government, Russia is institutionally closer to democracy than it was ten years ago. Its newly structured (some would say deconstructed) economy has generated enough new wealth that its populace will not accept a return to a command economy. But its ability to create a functional democracy that will honor a people's social and civil rights is just as tenuous as it was in 1991 when Boris Yeltsin came to power.
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"According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition, a democracy is a "a philosophy that insists on the right and the capacity of a people, acting either directly or through representatives, to control their institutions for their own purposes. Such a philosophy places a high value on the equality of individuals and would free people as far as possible from restraints not self-imposed. It insists that necessary restraints be imposed only by the consent of the majority and that they conform to the principle of equality." Given this definition of democracy, is Russia any closer to a fully functioning, democratic system of government than it was ten years ago when Boris Yeltsin assumed the presidency?"
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Modern-Day Democracy, 2005.
Examines events that have effected world democracy since the 19th century.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 123.95
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This paper briefly examines the four democratic waves that have profoundly re-ordered the global community since the middle nineteenth century. The paper relies in part upon the work of Stanley P. Huntington as well as the work of several other scholars. Among numerous other things, the paper looks closely at the factors that precipitate regime change in societies and succinctly reviews the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"As observers pause to reflect on the twentieth century, it seems certain that more and more of them will arrive at the conviction that the twentieth century was the century in which democracy finally won a resounding victory over authoritarianism. With that in mind, this paper will examine the four great democratic "waves" - the last of these still being a work-in-progress - that, beginning in the nineteenth century, ultimately transformed the twentieth. To do this, it is necessary to first look at the work of famed American political scientist, Stanley P. Huntington, for his basic premises shed invaluable light upon the factors that make socio-political revolution possible."
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Ancient Literature and Modern Day Life, 2008.
An analysis of how closely modern day life is connected to the life depicted in "Everyman," "Gilgamesh," Homer's "The Odyssey," and in ancient Egyptian poems.
959 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper explains that, on first glance, the atmosphere of the ancient Mesopotamian epic "Gilgamesh," Homer's "Odyssey," the Egyptian songs for the dead and the medieval allegory "Everyman" seem quite foreign to our modern culture and sensibilities since the works depict heroes grappling with the gods in a one-on-one fashion, and valor and might are the ultimate determinants of a man or woman's prowess. The paper then argues that the issues these heroes must deal with, however, are also basic human issues common even today and that because of this, these pieces are not simply curiosities, but still resonate as vital works of literature.
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"The plea for companionship in the face of death "Everyman" takes on a transcendent power because of its universality and the desire for home in "The Odyssey" gives the work a timeless quality, and makes the amoral protagonist sympathetic. Likewise, in "Gilgamesh," the protagonist's sorrow about losing his beloved best friend makes him sympathetic, even though like King Odysseus, King Gilgamesh is often violent, deceitful, and cruel. When he is punished by the gods, like Odysseus, it is not in an especially just fashion, but simply because he has been cursed for killing the evil demon Humbaba of the Cedar Forest, when provoked and attacked. Instead of Gilgamesh losing his own life, his dearest friend Enkidu is taken to the cruel place in the underworld, which like Homeric conceptions, is a terrible place, regardless of how morally one behaves in life."
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'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich', 2006.
A summary and evaluation of the novel 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 24.95
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This paper reviews the novel 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Alexander Solzhenitsyn which conveys the life of prisoner in a Stalinist prison camp. Over the period of one day, the main character Ivan must survive insurmountable odds just to stay alive. The author displays an impressive array of details as to how the prisoners work and struggle together to try and improve their odds of survival.
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"This literary study will examine the plot of the novel: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and seek to realize the profound depth of this book within the human condition. The book proceeds to portray the harsh conditions of Stalinist prison camp, which involves the impressive detailing of one day in the life of this prisoner. This book offers an insightful and clear representation of the horrors of Stalinist treatment of political prisoners that would not or could not abide by the hard line communism of the 1950s era. The prisoner Ivan Denisovich is one of many members of Gang 104 at a Stalinist prison camp. The early part of the book revolves around his quest for food, and how much he can steal to get to keep him alive."
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"A Day in the Life of a Great Leader", 2005.
An interpretive analysis of Baron Claude-Francois De Meneval's book "A Day in the Life of a Great Leader", about Napoleon Bonaparte.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper analyzes De Meneval's book as he describes a day in the life of Napoleon shortly after a return from a trip to Egypt, where he had been interested in spreading his influence. The book is compared to another less literary portrayal of Napoleon, titled "Napoleon: For and Against" by Geyl & Renier, for historic exactness and opposing styles.
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"Geyl & Renier prefer to take into consideration other people's accounts of their interaction with Napoleon, which emphasize his public side and knack for working with the people of France. De Meneval's works, though structured as a 'memoir' are just as effective at getting the point across as Geyl & Renier's. Both works overwhelmingly portray Napoleon in a positive light, and tend to ignore any negative historical information that exists about the former leader. "
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"One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich ", 2002.
A critical review of the book, "One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The paper reviews the book, focusing on existential issues such as the struggle to find meaning in a harsh, painful world. It explores the literary techniques that accompany Solzhenitsyn?s skillful treatment of weighty questions. The importance of work is also looked at as a theme, as is the triumph of the petty.
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"One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich is a quintessential novel of life in a Siberian GULAG. Alexander Solzhenitsyn focuses on ?one day in the life of Ivan Denisovich? to typify Soviet prison life, elucidate the social situations of the time, and comment on the admirable qualities in the human spirit. Minute in its time frame, One Day in the Life is magnanimous in scope. More about the struggle to find meaning in a harsh, painful world than an attempt to provide historical meaning, One Day In The Life tackles existential issues. Solzhenitsyn?s literary techniques accompany his skilful treatment of weighty questions."
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", 1991.
This paper summarizes Alexander Solzhenitsyn's novel "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", one man's survival in a Stalin-era concentration camp.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 32.95
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"The author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn of Russia, spent eight years in concentration camps and three years in exile for the offense of writing derogatory remarks about Stalin while serving as a captain in the Russian army. The experiences in the camps provided the material for this novel, the only one of his works published in his native land. This stark story details the events of a typical day in a brutal, arctic slave labor camp in Siberia in the 1940's. The novel unfolds from the point of view of one prisoner, an ordinary working man, called Shukov throughout most of the work.
During a quarter of a century, the vast concentration camp system created by Stalin affected directly or indirectly almost ... "
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"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and Soviet History, 2002.
This paper examines "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 16 sources, £ 73.95
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It focuses on its links to Soviet history. This is true of the novels setting and plot (the lives of prisoners in a Stalinist labor camp in Siberia). However, it is also true that the novel's publication history reveals a great deal about Soviet history.
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"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", 2002.
A literary review of Solzhenitsyn's novel dealing with freedom and life.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explores the issues of freedom and the futility of life, through the novel "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The writer points out many of the negative issues faced by the main character Ivan, including his imprisonment and the hardships he faced but despite this, manages to explore the positive aspects as well, those of humanity and preservation of life among others. The writer believes that since the book was written, without the author knowing if it would ever be published, proves that ultimately hope was evident.
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"The fact that people in the camps (or the characters in the book) did what they had to do to survive is not necessarily a negative characteristic, but speaks to the fact that life is precious, even if the human being seeking to stay alive is reduced to the level of a simple animal in the process. Certainly Ivan is not an animal himself, but he is a simple man, not an intellectual, but a good man trying to make his way from one day to the next, one moment to the next. And that is just the way that he looks at his life in the camps."
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A Day in the Life of a Young Child, 2007.
A narration of the experiences of a young girl in a new school.
1,074 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 25.95
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This story discusses, in the first person, the experiences of a young girl on her first day of a new school in a new neighborhood. The paper describes the fears that the girl felt and the anxieties she experienced. The paper focuses on the interaction that the girl had with another girl who bullied her. The paper concludes with reflections on the possible reasons for the bully's actions.
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"Most obviously, leaving aside the fact that it told me "sticking up for yourself" wasn't always a bad thing, I developed a fascination about bullies and about why they do the things they do. I am not sure even now that I know the answers to the questions I seek, but I suspect that the girl who made my first day at my new school in a new neighborhood so unpleasant did so not because she really hated me but because someone had done it to her once-upon-a-time. It is funny, but nothing I did that year or the year after (we soon moved again when my father received a promotion) ever stuck in my mind quite the way that traumatic first day did; I think there is a very good reason for that. Specifically, I think that we often learn the most about ourselves and about others when faced with truly painful moments, and I learned that grim morning not only to stand up for myself (albeit not in a manner I would advise to anyone else) but to feel a little pity for those who live life as that girl lived it then. Who could have known?"
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A Day in the Life of a Member of Congress, 2005.
This paper examines the numerous aspects surrounding the political career of a congressman, much of which the public is generally unaware of.
1,737 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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This paper analyzes the political makeup of a U.S. congressman or
congresswoman. There are many aspects surrounding the career of a congress-person, most of which the public is generally unaware of. The writer of this paper delves into the rarely spoken qualifications needed to obtain the support of a particular party which include: Financial backing, proper education, desirable religious beliefs, race and age. This paper details the daily life of a congress-person which is extremely demanding. If the representative is truly honest and qualified, it may be even more difficult than for those representatives who are simply going with the flow of the system. The writer of this paper also discusses the lack of black or Hispanic members in the House of Representatives as well as the Senate. This paper also examines the impact of the media on the effectiveness of elected government officials.
Table of Contents:
Outline
Congress Does Not at all Represent the American Population
Requirements of a Congressperson
Some Congressmen and Congresswomen are Genuine
Thesis
A Look at Congress
Footnotes
Works Cited
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"Some of the requirements of congresspersons make logical sense for the profession, while others simply do not. Sufficient political experience is a sensible requirement of a candidate, but it must be weighed with the cost of electing representatives that are past their prime, bought into the status-quo, disillusioned, or even senile. One journalist described witnessing congressmen who were obviously too old to be competent in this job. The WASP requirements of congressmen are illogical in this desegregated, supposedly enlightened post-suffrage and civil rights era; one's gender, ethnicity, and religion have little or nothing to do with how well one can perform in Congress, apart from the fact that each representative will have to overcome all of the prejudices held against them."
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"Night" vs. "One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich", 2003.
A critical analysis of comparisons and contrasts in works of Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Elie Wiesel.
1,488 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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In this paper, the oppressive regimes that reached their apogee during the Second World War are brought to light with personal anecdotes from two individuals who were reduced to prisoners. Ivan Denisovich, who was sent to a Soviet gulag for a crime he didn't commit, and Elie Wiesel, whose only crime was his race, have very similar stories taking place in two regimes that were mortal enemies. The all-too-familiar similarities between Stalin and Hitler's regimes are showcased in this work.
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"One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, are two works that have moved many people for half a century. These two books are very lean and concise works that utilize emotional and powerful words strung together to weave a story of triumph over adversity. In less than two-hundred pages, the reader gains a greater perspective on how the human spirit can survive during tough times; the influence of these two works is so powerful that the two authors had received Nobel prizes. However, even with the many similarities, there are many differences as well, and through analysis of the conditions of both stories, the worlds of these two individual authors can be better understood."
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A Comparison of Modern Democracy and Classical Athenian Democracy, 2002.
Compares modern constitutional democracies and the democracy of classical Athens.
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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Discusses the major differences between Athenian democracy and modern democracy. Differences include voting and citizenship rights, gender and background bias in the Athenian social and economic system, the type of representation that each society offered and the 'participation factor' in Athens.
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"There are several significant differences between modern constitutional democracies and the democracy of classical Athens. Even though the classical Athenian democracy was a major step forward in political thought, at its height there were still many areas in which it was decidedly unlike any democracy existing today. These differences fall into three major categories: differences in who could vote, in the type of representation, and in the overall participation factor.
One major and clearly recognizable difference is that in the Athenian democracy there was only a certain selected element of the population that was allowed to vote. This difference in voting behavior stems from the fact that the Athenian social and economic system was supportive of the suppression of groups of people according to gender and background in ways that are not acceptable in today?s western cultures.
For example, women were not given full rights of citizenship. They were also socially and economically kept in a subservient role to men. Women?s function was seen as primarily that of propagation and managing a household. Women were not allowed access to the marketplace of ideas that was so important to the Athenians.
These conditions set up an interactive cycle between the social and political institutions; since women were regarded as inferior and not deserving of full citizenship, they were not allowed to vote. However, without the ability to vote, it was very unlikely that any of these restrictions would be modified or lifted. The role of women in Greek society was too firmly entrenched to be easily changed."
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