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17th Century France and French Literature, 2005.
An analysis of three 17th century French works: Jean Racine's "Andromache" and Jean Moliere's "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope".
1,044 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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Through a comparison and contrast of these works, this paper explains how each one reveals a richly layered analysis of 17 century France, its politics, culture and society.
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"Moliere's work is greatly respected and vastly studied by contemporary academia, but in the author's time it was frequently shunned and even banned for its elements of harsh criticism against the religious and social status quo. A satirical work, Tartuffe was found so offensive to its audience that it was banned after its seminal presentation (Slater xviii). Not only did Moliere's exposure of the hypocrisy he observed in his environment, but also his discussion of religious wrong-doings gave the French public-not to mention the French bureaucracy-much to criticize."
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Blue Jeans and Society, 2006.
A look at the history of denim jeans and the impact denim has had on society.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper reviews the intertwined, complicated history of denim jean fabric and how the name came about. This paper also takes a look at how the denim jean fabric has had an impact on society, fashion and culture.
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Introduction
The Origin of Jeans
Technical Aspects: What is Denim?
The History of Blue Jeans
Impact on Society
Conclusion
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"There are several sources which ascribe various meanings to the word denim. Many of the source books on the subject state that denim is derived from the English translation of the South of France French phrase 'serge de Nimes'. Denim fashion history has therefore become associated with Serge de Nimes. (Denim Jeans - Fashion History). The Serge de Nimes was originally a wool silk mix, twill weave. There was also fabric which was known as "nim" in France and both these fabrics were composed partly of wool. (A history of Denim)
The word "Jeans" is considered by most source to come from 'Genoese'. This was the name give to Italian sailors in Genoa who "...when at sea dressed in blue fustian fabric composed of a cotton and wool or linen blend." (The Blue Jeans Story) Another European fabric made from a cotton, linen and wool blend "... was known as 'jean' after the sailors of Genoa, Italy, who wore it." (Denim Jeans - Fashion History)"
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Culture of Jeans, 2000.
A look at the ideology and symbolic meaning behind jeans and how this has changed over time.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 36.95
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The ideology of Jeans in the United States has been changing for decades due to the shift in pop culture. Because of the diversity of American culture, the idea behind the jeans has evolved from hard-working to self identification. The author examines the changing symbolic significance of jeans for American society over time and the symbol they serve for popular culture.
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"Jeans, or to be exact, blue jeans, have been carrying its very symbolic significance for America over the last 150 years. For the past century and a half, the culture of jeans has changed the ideological symbolism from initial proletarian wardrobes (toughness, independence, and hardworking) in the mid-nineteenth century to modern twenty-first century representation of selfness (uniqueness, individuality, and personal styles). Not only has the ideology changed over time, but the jeans per se, its design, style, embellishment, or even marketing strategy also change from ?western-era? plain style emphasizing durability, through ?rebellious-period? creative style stressing anti-tradition, to ?post-war epoch? advocating casualness, following neck-and-neck along the societal pulsation. Jeans therefore can serve as an accurate barometer of trends in contemporary, now and then, popular cultures."
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Apple Bottoms Jeans, 2005.
An analysis of the company and product, "Apple Bottom Jeans".
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, £ 59.95
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The paper reports on the company and the product "Apple Bottoms Jeans", a line of women's jeans designed by a rapper named Nelly and sold through a distribution company. The paper examines how Nelly designs the clothing and his cousin operates the company. The paper further examines how the company does its own marketing, and the product is sold through an association with the music world, as well as other endorsements and methods of marketing.
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"Apple Bottom Jeans is a company that has had considerable success in a relatively short period of time. It is also a company with an unusual genesis, having been created by a hip-hop artist who designed a pair of jeans for women and has since marketed those jeans in a very effective manner."
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Comparing Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard, 2007.
This paper compares the philosophies of Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard through two of their works.
2,832 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 51.95
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This paper compares Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard, both early postmodern philosophers, through the use of two of their works, as well as other sources. These works are Foucault's "The Body of the Condemned" and Lyotard's "The Postmodern Condition". In addition to these works, other information about Foucault and Lyotard is used to indicate the similarities and differences between these two works, their philosophies and their beliefs. While the two works are analyzed, the overall philosophies of Foucault and Lyotard are also addressed.
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Michel Foucault
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Conclusion
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"Foucault fits into the general philosophical tradition, but it is the critical tradition, similar to Kant, and most of what Foucault writes about and proclaims is a very critical history where human nature and thought is concerned (Foucault, n.d.). This does not mean that the history of ideas that he discusses is also an analysis of the errors that might be seen when issues are examined after the fact. Instead, it should be taken to mean that Foucault's work is an analysis based on the relationship between object and subject, and what conditions are seen to either form or modify those relationships (Foucault, n.d.)."
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Jean Lafitte: The Gentlemen Pirate.
This paper discusses Jean Laffite, a pirate who played a heroic part in the Battle of New Orleans.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 18.95
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This paper explains that the legendary pirate, Jean Laffite, who lived from 1780 to 1825 (approximately), was born in Bayonne, France. The family eventually migrated to the Island of Espanola from where the Laffite brothers sailed the Gulf and the Caribbean and were involved in many privateering missions. The author points out that a pardon was offered to Laffite in 1814 by the British if he would assist them in attacking New Orleans, but Lafitte refused and informed the U.S. of the plans, which resulted in Lafitte fighting for Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and receiving a pardon from President James Madison. The paper relates that Laffite sailed to Mugeres Island, which is off the Yucatan coast, where he continued his pirating activities until sometime around the year of 1825 when he became "mortally ill," returned to the mainland, and died.
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Jean Laffite
Laffite and Governor Claiborne
Laffite and General Jackson: The Battle of New Orleans
Laffite: The Hero
Conclusion
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"The U.S. Army and Navy attacked Laffite and captured some of his ships. Laffite still announcing his loyalty to the United States offered his assistance to the worn and weary troops of General Andrew Jackson defending New Orleans in exchange for a full pardon for himself and his men. General Jackson accepted the proposition and Laffite and his men, now called the Baratarians, fought with all their might in the Battle of New Orleans, which took place in December of 1814 and January of 1815. General Jackson said that Laffite was "one of the ablest men" in battle and a proclamation of pardon was issued by James Madison, President, for Laffite and his men."
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"White Noise" by Don DeLillo and "America" by Jean Baudrillard, 2003.
A discussion of postmodern America in the books "White Noise" by Don DeLillo and "America" by Jean Baudrillard.
1,719 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper examines postmodernism in the novel "White Noise" by Don DeLillo and the non-fiction book "America" by Jean Baudrillard. It explains that even though "White Noise" and "America" deal with reality and the undercurrents of postmodern life, both books are essentially different in their ultimate outlooks. The writer discusses Baudrillard's caustic view of American society and life in his book "America" and contrasts this with the perspective in "White Noise", which is more hopeful for America and its future, despite the dehumanization of postmodern living and the "white noise" it brings with it.
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Introduction
White Noise & America
Conclusion
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""White Noise" by Don DeLillo and Jean Baudrillard's "America" are, by technical definition, two very different books, the former being a novel and the second a non-fiction musing of a man's travels across the United States. However, both are very similar in that they offer an intense look into postmodern America, with its social relations being affected by society's preferred mediums - television, advertising, radio, and the process of simulacra - that is, the simulacrum that is vanity, a society which places value of false realities over real ones, where a hypperreality has replaced a real existence for human beings. Though both books tackle a reality which may not seem to exist, DeLillo's book at least has some hope for human beings and laughs at life's little hypocrisies, whereas Baudrillard offers little in the way of humor or hope."
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Jean Toomer?s ?Cane?, 2002.
This paper discusses male isolation in Jean Toomer?s ?Cane?.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, £ 26.95
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This paper reviews Jean Toomer?s ?Cane?, including some powerful vignettes, which highlight just how damaging it can be for men when they do not understand and appreciate women as whole, three-dimensional beings. The paper stresses that each of the central male characters in Toomer?s vignettes actually, themselves, create a distance and isolation from the very ?thing? they obsess about: getting close to women. The author believes that looking at each of Toomer?s vignettes and seeing how each of the male characters creates his own isolation by not seeing the whole woman clearly opens up new questions about the author himself. Maybe Toomer perceives women as flatly as some of his fictionalized male counterparts.
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"The anonymous ?young men? and ?old men? in ?Karintha? all long in vain to have the lovely young beauty whose ?skin is like dusk, when the sun goes down.? Karintha is put on a pedestal, her idyllic beauty allowing men to project onto her all the ideals associated with beauty, like goodness and innocence. They ignore any aspect of her personality which doesn?t fit with their idea of Karintha; her mischievousness, even her proclivity for cruelty. The men adore Karintha blindly, faun over her and give her money, but instead of making her love them, they cause the opposite affect. We are told that Karintha ?has contempt for them.? "
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2005.
An overview of the work of artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, £ 70.95
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This paper discusses the work of Jean Michel Basquiat. It first focuses on his life, which is the defining source of his work. It further discusses his multicultural heritage which often is within his work, and it discusses how Basquiat learned about his life as he learned about his art. Several of his paintings are discussed from the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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"Fans and critics alike have closely scrutinized the work of the late artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Critical analysis contends that Basquiat's work cannot be considered in league with great art because it lacks the maturity, and skill that is found in the work of history's primary painters. Those who believe that there is value within Basquiat's work believe that the modern expression within each painting is a statement of the society of our time. Filled with With these facts in mind, it is of further significance to realize that through his work Basquiat was presenting a commentary on his life, his knowledge, and the society in which he lived ("Basquiat"). The Brooklyn Museum of Art states that Basquiat worked around six central themes."
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Jean Watson's Theory of Nursing, 2004.
An examination of the breakthroughs in the nursing profession, which came about due to Jean Watson's theory of nursing.
2,451 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper argues that the perception of the nursing profession changed after the introduction of Jean Watson's theory of nursing. It defines this theory, which addresses this perception by accurately identifying that the nurse?s career as much more than just being a doctor?s helper. It explains that the nursing profession carries a different responsibility in the healing process. Watson views nursing as both an art and a science. While the science is focused on performing medical procedures and assisting doctors and other health professionals in their work, the art of nursing encompasses the whole human person. The art of nursing, according to Watson, is preserving the worth of humankind through the process of caring.
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"During a time when educational standards are being reevaluated as to the content, clarity and purpose of ht educational process, many fields are also undergoing refinement. When a particular field encounters a speed bump in its ongoing progress, like education, it is appropriate to reevaluate where the organization has been, where it is currently, and in what direction the field needs to be pointed in order to regain its effectiveness. The nursing field is a sector of the educational system which is currently suffering from a reduction in recruitment. The nursing field has long carried the stereotypes of a career path that is ?less than? a doctor?s status, and therefore less desirable."
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Ido Jean Orlando, 2004.
An outline of the theory of Ido Jean Orlando and her contribution to the nursing profession.
1,541 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper begins by stating Orlando's theory of nursing: "The field of nursing requires the utmost care on the part of nurses if they are to understand their patients." The writer explores the life of this woman, whose impact on nursing and nursing studies is still felt today.
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Introduction
Life of Ida J. Orlando
Ida Jean Orlando?s Nursing Career
Orlando?s Theory in General
Purpose of Nursing
Major Theoretical Concepts
My Personal Opinion
Conclusion
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"The effect of communication coupled with the intuition that nurses are allowed to use according to Orlando?s theory demonstrates the autonomy that nurses have been presented with in contemporary times. However, it should also be realized that nurses need to be careful when deciding upon treatments, especially in emergency situations, as these can be a matter of life or death for some patients."
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St. Jean De Crevecueur and Tom Paine, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the lives and writings of two different authors St. Jean De Crevecueur and Tom Paine who both envisaged the establishment of the United States of America.
1,469 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper looks at the works of St. Jean De Crevecueur and Tom Paine, both from the early Puritan period, one a Frenchman and one an Englishman who defined the America as seen through their own eyes and illustrated contrary ideas of the new world that was to come. Thomas Paine focused directly upon the United States' aims and objectives by influencing the breaking off of America from England in order for the country to expand itself and be its own free government. Crevecueur saw it being an abundant, affluent and liberated country rich in agriculture.
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"Thomas Paine?s Common Sense, focused directly upon the United States' aims and objectives by influencing the disjoined of America from England in order for the country to expand itself and be its own free government. Thus, he utilized the metaphor of a "young oak" that became "full grown" in order to symbolize as well as encourage this change. In the novel, Common Sense, the most general theme that run throughout the novel was growth that had to do directly with the extensive landscape, the distended population of the United States, the government system that was becoming more like an adult independent who has grown- up to the mother country and the abundant soil of the Americas, which all reflected and helped to give this rising country (A. Owen, 1984)."
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Jean Fritz, 2002.
A biography of the life of the author Jean Fritz.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, £ 21.95
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This paper looks at the life of prolific writer Jean Fritz. This paper will detail and examine her work as well as look at the numerous awards she has received for insightful work on biographies and on other educational materials.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 2004.
An analysis of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - realist, liberal or critical theorist.
1,491 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses what Jean-Jacques Rousseau's real philosophical identity is. The paper examines Rousseau's theories. It defines classic realism, traditional liberalism and critical theory. The paper questions whether Rousseau's views follow those of classic realism or whether they are written in the critical theory genre. It also explores whether Rousseau is a liberal in the traditional sense and whether his views follow that thread throughout his extensive works.
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"Rousseau's theories in this assigned essay are somewhat conflicting from time to time, but it is clear his views can safely be placed in the genre of liberalism. He steps "out of the lecture room" and sees "wretched nations groaning beneath of yoke of iron." Mankind is "ground down by a handful of oppressors." That last quote certainly shows Rousseau's great concern for the less fortunate and the politically powerless citizens; and when he says "ground down by a handful of oppressors" readers can easily see those oppressors are not governing with the consent of the governed."
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