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Morning Glories, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book "Morning Glories: Municipal Reform in the Southwest" by Amy Bridges.
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 27.95
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In this review of the book "Morning Glories: Municipal Reform in the Southwest", the writer maintains that what makes this book so special is the warning it gives to readers about the needs for limiting the role of industry in politics. The writer points out that given the negative associations with both major parties, independence may seem like a positive value. However, the writer notes that the increased non partisanship in the Southwest did not lead to a more representative structure of government, and the civic 'reform' managers were more, rather than less influenced by wealthy interests that made up a minority of the population. The writer concludes that Bridges offers no solutions to the problems of today, but she does raise troubling questions about contemporary trends in American political life through her study of the regional politics of the American past.
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"Of course, today the legacies of municipal reform movements are felt everywhere in the United States, most notably in the nation's strong civil service system, based upon tests and merit rather than patronage, independent voter registration, and other things we take for granted--but only in the Southwest were reformers truly blessed with victories at the polls. The value of Bridges' book is that it regionalizes American civic development, rather than suggesting American urban and suburban politics proceeds as a seamless whole. Bridges creates a historical narrative that traces the development of reform from the 19th century Progressives to the grass roots reformers of the 1970s and 1980s. In contrast to the corruption of the North, and even in contrast to the common self-image of the Southwest as characterized by 'pure' government only on small-scale suburban levels, a number of major Southwestern cities, such as San Diego, were dominated by nonpartisan mayors and city governments, the result of reformer's demand nonpartisan elections."
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The Morning-After Pill, 2006.
An debate on the moral legitimacy of the morning-after pill.
871 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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The paper proposes that birth control would prevent the 800,000 abortions performed annually in the United States. The writer describes how the availability of new emergency birth control, the morning-after pill, has caused the anti-abortion forces to swing into full gear with cries of "immoral" and "irresponsible." The writer argues that for more than 60 million American women of childbearing age, more than half of whom wish to avoid pregnancy, the morning after pill is a product they need and want. The paper explores what the pill is and how it works, answers some of the objections to it, and explains why it is needed.
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"Those opposed to the morning after pill say it is just another blow to families. Neff (1997), for example, complains that it was not manufacturers who wanted FDA approval for a morning after pill, but "the so-called women's groups--political advocates of a narcissistic individualism who want to sever sex and its pleasures from reproduction and its responsibilities" (p. 11). If this is so, if it was women themselves who called for emergency contraception, it shows that women want and demand control over their bodies and reproductive capacity."
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The Morning After Pill, 2007.
A discussion on the FDA's (Food and Drug Administration) decision to not approve the morning-after pill for over-the-counter sales.
1,273 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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The writer argues that the morning-after pill is one more strategy for controlling reproduction. The paper examines how the pill offers women a second chance to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, a "Plan B" to go to if the first plan fails. The paper further examines how emergency contraception is safe and reliable and effective for nearly 90% of women. The writer concludes that taking a morning-after pill is far from irresponsible; it makes good sense.
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"Emergency contraception is extremely safe. A combined dose of four 50-microgram pills is only about 1/3 of the estrogen contained in a month's supply of birth control pills. Women in the 1960s, when birth control pills first came out, took 50-micrograms every single day! Other medicines, which were once prescription-only, have become over the counter medicines with no problems--why not this needed product? Ferriman (1996) reports, "Nine out of ten women who have had abortions say they would have preferred to use emergency contraception if they had known about it." She also states that 70% of abortions could be prevented by emergency contraception."
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Sunday Morning Worship, 2005.
A review of the principles of the Christian faith and attending Church on a Sunday morning.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 30.95
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This paper examines the matter of Sunday morning worship in the Christian faith. This paper leans towards Catholic practices, however, many denominations can find useful information here. The paper is divided into three distinct sections: order of liturgy, involving the whole congregation in the worship, and the usefulness of music and singing to the worship proceedings.
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"A simple Sunday morning gathering cannot be considered worship in the strictest sense unless the goal of the gathering is to praise the Christian God and espouse the principles upon which the church was founded. For far too many people, Sunday morning worship has been reduced to little more than that "thing" we do between the hours of eleven and twelve in the morning once a week. This conception of Christian worship is counterproductive to the true purpose of public worship and its place in the Christian faith. The objective of public worship is to give thanks and praise God for not only our existence but also for his. But it must be stressed that the public worship service transcends an individual communion with the creator. Instead, public worship implies a collective effort to connect with the presence of God."
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"Morning Song", 2006.
A review of the poem "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines Sylvia Plath's poem "Morning Song," which describes a young mother who feels overwhelmed by her new role. By analyzing the symbolism of Plath's words, the paper shows that the mother in this poem feels burdened and irritated by her new responsibilities -- an upset of the typical warm feelings society expects women to have about motherhood.
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"Despite her negative reactions to the responsibilities of becoming a mother, she continues caring for and loving her baby as is expected. The mother "wake[s] to listen" (line 11). "One cry, and [she] stumble[s] from bed" (line 13). She responds to all her baby's needs promptly, including the cries which wake her in the middle of the night. In addition, she wakes just to listen, worrying about the baby during the night. This nervousness concerning the baby's condition confirms that the mother cares for and worries about her baby as most mothers do. The devotion to meet all her baby's needs without delay overrides the mother's desire to go back to sleep, or disappear from all her responsibilities."
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"This Morning, This Evening, So Soon", 2007.
An analysis of James Baldwin's short story, "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon".
1,246 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 29.95
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The paper analyzes the short story "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon" , by James Baldwin. The paper examines how the title suggests that the passage of time will be an important element in the story. The role of time is important because it suggests the importance of the past and a questioning of the future. The paper discusses how the story takes place over the course of less than one day, but it uses flashback and foreshadowing to encompass much more time. The paper focuses on one of the prevailing elements of the story, that of fear. The narrator discusses the fears he had encountered growing up black in America, and the fears he harbors for the future of his son Paul when they return to a divided America.
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"The long night of drinking and revelry that "passes time" before the narrator's journey home combines the elements of time and fear. The famous face of the narrator attracts onlookers at bars, and one group of American college students in particular become his companions for the night. The students explain that they had been traveling throughout Europe and had finally made it to Paris. "We meant to come sooner, but we could never make up our minds to leave a place" (242). For them, time is a mixed blessing, too. These students represent the future because of their youth and promise, but they also represent the past that the narrator had left behind in America."
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"Sunday Morning", 2001.
An analysis of the presence of religion in everyday life from a democratic and spiritual approach by reviewing Wallace Stevens? poem, "Sunday Morning".
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper is an analysis of the themes and messages of Wallace Stevens? poem "Sunday Morning". It explores the following themes: Religion is not connected to a sacred time or a sacred community, Religion and religious experience is the province of all, religion is present everywhere. It includes key excerpts from the poem that explain the author's intentions when writing the poem. The poem addresses the search for meaning that every human being experiences.
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"One of the most important themes in American Literature is the presence of the sacred in the everyday. Religion is not relegated to a sacred time or a sacred community. Religion and religious experience is the province of all. It is possible everywhere one goes. It is not only possible in old and archaic lands. Wallace Stevens? poem ?Sunday Morning? explores these themes by beginning with a very banal image, that of a woman having breakfast on a Sunday morning. Note that she is not in church, even though it is Sunday."
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Benton?s ?June Morning? and Frieske?s ?Before Her Appearance?, 2004.
This paper critiques two paintings by American artists: Thomas Hart Benton?s ?June Morning? (1945) and Frederick Carl Frieske?s ?Before Her Appearance? (1913).
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper first describes Thomas Hart Benton?s "June Morning" by explaining that the curvilinear forms and the realistic details accentuate this typical rural scene. The paper then critiques American Impressionist, Frederick Carl Frieske?s "Before Her Appearance", which is a delicate portrait of a young ballerina applying the final touches to her make-up before going on stage. The paper points out that the painter is trying to evoke a feeling of naivet? with this young woman by using mottled details, which bring softness to the scene.
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"The flowering bushes appear to be doing well in the arid conditions as evidenced by the grass. Pink clusters of flowers adorn the bushes at the left foreground. White flowers, tinged with yellow, grow from a bush, out of the top of the hill in the right foreground. Aged and weathered wooden slats lie askew at the bottom of the bush, accented by rounded boulders. The three slats are broken and laying at odd angles, as if possibly a wheelbarrow or cart broke along the roadside at this spot, and the owner just left it for time to dispose of."
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"Good Morning Midnight", 2004.
An analysis of the theme of trust in Jean Rhys' novel,"Good Morning Midnight".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 16.95
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This paper discusses reasons why the heroine Sasha does not trust Rene in Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning Midnight". It also examines Sasha's attitude toward life and issues of trust.
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"Jean Rhys' heroine in "Good Morning Midnight" is a woman who calls herself Sasha. She is a woman who believes that one mustn't put everything on the same plane. In other words this aging alcoholic world-weary and.."
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Morning Sickness, 2004.
An analysis of morning sickness, which afflicts women in their first trimester of pregnancy.
1,756 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper presents the physiological symptoms that occur to pregnant women who suffer from morning sickness. The paper analyzes research on this topic carried out by M. Profet in "Pregnancy Sickness as Adaptation," which suggests that pregnancy sickness represents a lowering of the usual human threshold of tolerance to toxins in order to compensate for the extreme vulnerability of the embryo to toxins during organogenesis, the period of maximum susceptibility to toxins.
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"Pregnancy sickness is commonly referred to as morning sickness. It is often defined as a set of symptoms that occur in some women during the first trimester of pregnancy. Women with pregnancy sickness may experience food aversions, nausea, and vomiting (Profet, 1992). Profet argued that these symptoms of pregnancy evolved during the course of human evolution to protect the embryo against maternal ingestion of toxins abundant in natural foods. She suggested that pregnancy sickness represents a lowering of the usual human threshold of tolerance to toxins in order to compensate for the extreme vulnerability of the embryo to toxins during organogenesis, the period of maximum susceptibility to toxins."
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"A Tidewater Morning", 2002.
A review of William Styron's collection of stories "A Tidewater Morning" about growing up in Virginia during the Depression.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, £ 36.95
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This essay discusses William Styron's "A Tidewater Morning", which is collection of three stories that reflect the author's experience growing up in Virginia during the Depression. More than anything else, the stories reveals the author's own personal struggle with the phenomenon of humans' mortality.
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"Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)", 2008.
An analysis of how Ann-Marie MacDonald undermines gender stereotypes in her play, "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)."
1,269 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses Ann-Marie MacDonald's play, "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)" and shows how MacDonald uses gender bending and variations on sexuality to challenge and ultimately undermine gender stereotype. In particular, the paper focuses on the character of Constance and how she rises to her full human potential in this play, and in so doing, undermines the gender stereotypes which often function to deny a fully rounded personality to people.
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"In conclusion, what MacDonald seems to be saying in this play is that the choice made by Constance is open to all of us - and without alchemy. All that is needed is for us to probe into the powerful depths of our sub-conscious, and in this way choose powerful personal attributes that will enable us to rise to our full human potential. The crucial point is that women may choose supposedly male attributes such as courage, because the gender binary that says most personal attributes are gendered is culturally constituted and illusory. We can have it all, regardless of gender. Thus, MacDonald's play powerfully undermines gender stereotypes."
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Swimming in the Morning, 2005.
This paper examines the poem "Morning Swim" by Maxine Kumin.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 22.95
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In this article the writer dissects Maxine Kumin's poem "Morning Swim" and notes that this poem has great imagery and rhyme scheme. It is noted that Kumin is a favorite poet of the writer's due to the way that she uses mundane experiences as a vehicle for serious ideas. The writer looks at the heart of the poem and then discusses the poet's word usage and use of rhyme. The writer maintains that Kumin definitely lives up to her reputation with her word usage and rhythm and concludes that it was interesting to delve in and draw out truths in Kumin's work.
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"Her poetry reads more as a conversation, its deeper meaning imbedded in the word choices she makes than the image she describes. Her rhyming of the couplets in "Morning Swim" was done skillfully to reduce the singsong impression of the words by using enjambments and slant rhymes. She gives the nature around her, personas of its own. For example, allowing the fish to sing her name or treating the lake as an intimate lover. The meter of the poem also enjoins with the imagery to enhance the readers feeling of swimming. The metaphors, simplicity, and the technical tricks it employs give "Morning Swim" a memorable feeling of deeper meaning. "
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"Good Morning, Midnight", 2008.
An analysis of the plot and main character in Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning, Midnight."
1,717 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 38.95
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This paper discusses Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning, Midnight," which takes the reader through the psyche of a woman named Sasha Jansen. The paper describes the plot of the story and the relationship between Jansen and the other characters. The paper discusses how through a type of enigmatic style, Rhys constantly takes the reader from present events to past memories, over and over again.
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"What happens after Rene walks out of Sasha's life is a real heart-breaker. Sasha sits in bed fantasizing about Rene reading her thoughts and coming back to the hotel and making love to her, which turns out to be what she really wanted before her fears got the best of her. When the door to her room begins to open it is a mystery as to who it is. Did Rene really come back for her, or was it still part of her fantasy? Unfortunately it was not part of her fantasy. A man had come into her room with the intention of making love to her, but it wasn't at all the man she wanted in any way, shape, or form. It turns out to be the "white dressing-gown", which the man who was in the room next to her had worn all the time. The man in the white dressing-gown was an odd character who Sasha really had no good feelings towards. Sasha looks "straight into his eyes and despises another poor devil of a human being for the last time." After this thought she "pulled him down on to the bed, saying: 'Yes - yes - yes'" (190). Sasha's final actions are the ultimate example of settling for less. She had no interest in this man at any point, yet he is the one she ends up sleeping with while in Paris. We will never know if Rene could have ended up being a savior for Sasha, breaking her self-conscious ways and helping her fall in love again. What is obvious is that Sasha had the opportunity to make herself happy, but she let the past creep into her thoughts again and ruin her future."
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