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20th Century American Science and Technology in Literature, 2003.
Discusses modern science and technology as seen in "Brave New World", "Player Piano" and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".
2,617 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 114.95
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This paper shows that during the early twentieth century, three writers were aware of the changing forces within American society due to its rapid industrialism and chose to expose the evils of many accepted values. Aldous Huxley, in his novel "Brave New World", presents a dystopia in which he shows what a future that is the culmination of certain aspects of the twentieth century would be like. The paper shows that in a similar fashion, Kurt Vonnegut in "Player Piano" depicts a futuristic American society which has been divided into two distinct social classes: those who run the factories and those who do not. The third novel, Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court" is clearly a satire of early twentieth century American values. The paper shows that these three commentaries on American society and industrialism reveal many of the ideologies inherent with the rapid industrialism of the United States.
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"In A Connecticut Yankee At King Arthur's Court, Hank Morgan tries to stabilize his new society through the intervention of technology. He believes that since he is an American, he can invent any technology necessary out of any means in order to better his life. He prides himself on his inventiveness and says he owes it all to his American culture. Hank Morgan is a self-made man, an American symbol of a man with energy and the know-how to improve his life. He is the incarnation of an insightful individual who knew his own mind, had places to go, and the means to get there using his own ingenuity. Hank prides himself on his ability to control and even create the world around him. His superior feelings for himself and American culture were shared by many during the early days of industrialism in the United States. Twain simply incorporates these notions into the plot of his story."
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20th Century American Drama, 2005.
A look at the themes in the plays of many of the great American playwrights of the 20th century.
4,595 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 174.95
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This paper looks at the various themes in the plays of such playwrights as Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller. Themes of power, conflict, dehumanization, the immortal value of life, addressing and accepting reality, and the American dream are all touched upon in this paper.
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"Eugene O?Neill?s play, ?The Emperor Jones (1921),? is the horrifying story of Rufus Jones, the monarch of a West Indian island, presented in a single act of eight scenes of violence and disturbing images. O?Neill?s sense of tragedy comes out undiluted in this surreal and nightmarish study of Jones? character in a mighty struggle and tension between black Christianity and black paganism (IMBD). Jones is an unforgettable character in his powerfulness and fatalness, made most evident by the support of language, sound and other stage effects, such as the dreadful drumming sounds and the Emperor?s hallucinations. This psychological drama delves into the nature of power, the inevitable pull of history and in the belief in the supernatural as these were experienced in the first two decades of the last century."
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19th and 20th Century Women in American Literature, 2004.
Examines the societal evolution of American women through works by Willa Cather, Kate Chopin, and Nella Larsen.
875 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 46.95
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Nineteenth and 20th century American women have, through the years, evolved from being simple mothers, wives, and daughters to being women of true substance; that is, women who gained autonomy despite the stereotypes and stigmas given them by their society. This paper discusses how the novels, "Quicksand" by Nella Larsen, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, and "My Antonia" by Willa Cather, explore the issue on how womanhood and motherhood are confronted by the lead female characters and how their chosen lives led either to their downfall or success in life. The analyses of women characters in the novels show how Larsen, Chopin, and Cather have differing perspectives in confronting issues about women during their time. Larsen equates freedom among women with freedom from the responsibilities of motherhood, while Cather presents a contradicting view, asserting happiness within the individual as the true measure of a woman?s freedom in the 20th century American society.
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"While advocating for women empowerment and freedom, Cather takes into account the value and importance of family and social interaction of women with society. Choosing the life of a mother, wife, and pioneer woman, Antonia embodies the woman of her period in a more realistic setting and situation, where contentment is achieved not through detachment from the family and society, but by integrating oneself and attaining harmonious relationships among people."
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20th Century American Symphony, 2005.
A study of modern American symphony.
1,015 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This is a short essay detailing modern American symphony from Howard Hanson to John Williams. It starts off by stating that the symphony originated from instrumental music and how that gradually led to a symphony orchestra.
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"In his first symphony, Piston incorporates much of what he had learned in his life. He has hints of different styles, which is a good example of how broad his studies were. In the finale, there is an energetic rhythm that blends both tradition as well as American optimism. As for all of his symphonies, they end in a grand finale."
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American Identity in the 20th Century, 2004.
This paper discusses that, throughout the 20th century, wars have had the most influential effect on how Americans define themselves and how they treated others.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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The paper explains that the most significant social changes that occurred during WWI and WWII affected two major groups: African-Americans and women. The paper points out that the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was a result of women leaving the home during WWI to work and to selling bonds. The paper states that, whereas the U.S. started the century as a neutral nation, today, the Gulf War demonstrates that the U.S. considers itself the police of the world, the savior of human rights, and the ultimate authority in international affairs.
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"World War I began in Europe in 1914 as the result of strong nationalism as well as political and economic rivalries. What started as a local conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia soon escalated to a full-scale global war. At first, Americans wanted to remain neutral and isolated from European problems. One of the most popular songs at the time, ?I Didn?t Raise My Boy to Be a Solider,? reflected these ideals. During his reelection campaign, President Woodrow Wilson used the slogan ?He Kept Us Out of War? to win votes, and it worked. But as the months went by, more and more people began to change their opinions about the war. Reports of German U-Boats attacking American merchant ships enraged the U.S. public. German aggression soon became too much for the United States to stand and war was declared on April 6, 1917."
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Is the Twentieth Century an American Century?, 2000.
A look at whether the 20th century can be tagged an American superior century.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 12 sources, AU$ 79.95
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This is an argumentative essay that discusses whether or not the twentieth century can be considered as the "American Century" and if a period of time can be given the title of one single country at all.
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"The Twentieth Century has been quoted by many common people and historians as being the ?American Century?. This though is very arguable and in my opinion cannot be true. No time period can be called the period of a specific country or region since important events that affect the lives of many all over the world and of things to come in the future occur everywhere on Earth. It is true that in the twentieth century, even though the central focus was on many occasions on the United States, important events that affect the world even today occurred in other areas of the world as well."
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"African-American Religion In The 20th Century" ( Hans Baer and Merrill Singer ), 1995.
A critical review of this work on religion's role in the blacks' protest against and accommodation with white American society.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, AU$ 116.95
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"Hans A. Baer and Merrill Singer, in African-American Religion in the Twentieth Century: Varieties of Protest and Accommodation, approach their subject employing a unique combination of conceptual and contextual elements. In addition, they seek to shed light on connections not dealt with adequately by previous researchers.
For example, they aim to clarify the connection between the origins and development of African-American religion and capitalism. Their conceptual framework is "social scientific" (xii) and their approach is "methodological agnosticism" (xiii). They honor the variety of expression and practice in their field by providing "the first comprehensive overview that covers this period and attempts to recognize the diversity of forms that African-American religion takes" (xii). They refer to themselves ..."
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African-American Female Social Reformers Of The 19th Century-20th Century, 1995.
Describes the lives and careers of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Fanie Lou Hamer.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 104.95
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"The role of individual personalities in a social movement is often recorded in disproportion to the individual's achievement. Minorities have received short shrift in the past. Women in particular are apt to be slighted by historians who, until recently, were generally composed of educated white males viewing the past through a perspective that was sorely limited by lack of imagination and empathy. Needless to say, women of African-American heritage have been more likely lost in the shuffle of such opinion than white women and black men. As Arican-Americans in America moved from slavery to freedom, from segregated minority to still-being-attempted integration into the mainstream society, there has been a none-too-subtle discount of the black woman's accomplishments in the field of social reform. Nevertheless, there has been a strong spine of African-American ..."
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The Importance of Science and Technology in Canada., 2006.
A look at the relationship between science and technology from a Canadian perspective.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 104.95
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This paper discusses the link between science and technology, as advances in science make technology and advances in technology possible. It further discusses Marx's idea that science and technology are always closely linked with progress and development, especially over the last 200 years. Science has made many things possible. Science has been able to identify, recognize, understand and explain many things and processes in our world and the universe. Medical science and technology are now able to treat and cure many diseases that were fatal in the past. Technology has been able to revolutionize communications, transport and manufacturing.
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African Science and Technology, 2006.
An analysis of patterns of African development in science and technology.
3,232 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper looks at Africa's historical approach of accessing technology and how the effects of the colonial era have preconditioned Africa in the areas of future development of science and technology. It also looks at some of the possible solutions of how to convince Africans to become more involved in their development in regards to science and technology.
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"The ecological and demographic features do help explain Africa's technological conservatism, but they are not all-encompassing theories. The additional aspects of Africa's conservatism can be found in its culture. The cultural aspects should be viewed independently because they are not tangible materials and can have influential effects in regards to adoption of technology. Three broad cultural views found in Africa that have historically suppressed innovation are: (1) lack of literacy, (2) preference for military and political rather than economic solutions to problems and, (3) patterns in sexual division of labor and child-rearing . Literacy was in some ways viewed as being a "magical" ability that was kept within the realm of religious activities. Although writing did exist in Africa, it was not until later that writing became internalized to aid in Africans' dealing with the world, and the subsequent technologies that went along with that. "
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Science and Technology, 2002.
This paper discusses changes in science and technology.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 77.95
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This paper explains that changes in science and technology cause changes in individual people that can make them look at their society differently and, sometimes, to improve it. At the moment, no one knows for sure what will be the long-term effects of instant electronic communications and other forces making up what is called Globalization.
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Science and Technology in Animal Rights Literature, 2005.
Examines representations of science, scientists and technology within the animal rights movement, analyzing animal rights literature.
8,000 words (approx. 32.0 pages), 45 sources, APA, AU$ 252.95
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This paper examines the animal rights movement as presented in literature published by animal rights activists. It first presents the negative attitudes within the animal rights movement towards science and scientists. Next, it examines the animal rights movement's position in society in order to show how this movement is infiltrating the current paradigm of both scientific and lay society. The paper then examines each of the three areas of animal experimentation (biomedical research, product testing, and education). Surveying each of these three, the paper presents the argument posed by the animal rights activists against the use of animals and then presents examples of scientific and technological alternatives currently in use.
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Introduction
Negative Attitudes Towards Science and Scientists
Animal Rights in Society
Biomedical Research
Product Testing
Education
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Pressures to accelerate legislation concerning the use of animals in scientific experimentation have resulted in legislative mandates under discussion in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Bills introduced in both 1988 and 1989 (known as the Consumer Products Safety Testing Act) would require Federal agencies to promulgate regulations specifying that non-animal tests be used whenever possible. When specific non-animal alternatives are found to be less valid, agencies would be required to publish explanations and justifications of continued animal use."
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Changes in the 20th Century, 2005.
A discussion on whether the 20th century could be considered a Renaissance period.
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper examines how the United States and Europe saw a number of changes during the 20th century. It compares the two in terms of science and technology, religion, politics and economics, leisure time, the roles of women, art, music and literature, and fashion and debates whether it can be seen as a time of Renaissance.
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Introduction
Science and Technology
Religion, Politics, and Economics
Leisure Time
Roles of Women
Music, Art, Literature, and Fashion
Conclusion
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"In the 1960s, the United States began to lose some of its power, due to incidences such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. However, Europe had recovered from World War II, and "slowly began to put its footprints on the world arena. Germany still suffering from the shame of Nazism, plunged itself into an economic revolution, and slowly became a first class economic power in the early 1970s. Under the leadership of Charles De Gaulle, France quickly established itself a niche in Europe by serving the central point for economic integration (Asmar, 1999)."
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Race in the 20th Century, 2002.
Discusses racial issues in 20th Century America, within the context of predictions on the subject by W.E.B. DuBois.
2,021 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 94.95
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In 1903 W. E. B. DuBois said that race would be the most important issue of the 20th century. Some have suggested that this was prescient, but viewing how the 20th century unfolded, it may have been optimistic of him. This paper examines how the 'race problem' has unfolded in 20th century America, from the the Jim Crow Laws, the segregated South and the Ku Klux Klan. The paper looks at segregation in education, sport and other areas and questions why it took so long for America to pass the Civil Rights Act. Finally, the paper looks at the progress made in America in the latter part of the century.
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"It would be easy to despair over what has and has not happened in the last century. To us, as Americans, it seems like a very long time since the Emancipation Proclamation. It seems that in over 200 years we should have accomplished more. But the sad truth is that laws and the citizens who are supposed to follow those laws don?t always run in tandem. In fact our country has a long and honored tradition of defying laws if we feel them to be unjust, starting before the Revolutionary war when Colonists climbed onto a ship in Boston Harbor and dumped tea in the salty water rather than be denied the freedom to import their tea from whomever they chose. While it seems irrational now, in the early 1950?s, many Southerners thought that their way of handling race relations was appropriate, and they resented what they viewed as federal intrusion. The governor standing on the steps of the university, with an axe handle in his hands suggesting that he would fight armed federal soldiers for what he believed in, felt as justified in his action as the Colonists did when they tossed tea into the harbor."
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Artistic and Cultural Movements in the 20th century, 2007.
This paper portrays the trends in art, music and literature that emerged in 20th century France.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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The paper discusses how the late 19th and early 20th centuries enjoyed a prolific variety of artistic and cultural movements that forever changed the faces of visual arts, literature and music. The paper describes how the early 20th century in particular seemed to be a time ripe for intellectual and creative innovation. The paper mentions Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Josephine Baker as a part of this amazing community of artists. The paper illustrates how Paris of the early 20th century experienced an epidemic of creativity that spilled over and infected countries around the world and started the ripples that would eventually build up to crashing waves of major artistic movements.
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"Paris reacted to the end of the war with absolute jubilance. It seems like a logical consequence that after facing half a decade of fear, violence, death and disease the city would explode into an atmosphere that nurtured anything that smacked of life. Drinking, drugs, sex, and the Running of the Bulls lured many up-and-coming and some already established artists to the city (Seigal 18). An unprecedented mingling of great minds and talents created such an artistically charged atmosphere left even the dullest among them inspired and eager to create. The city became an artist's Mecca, drawing in talents of all caliber and envy from those who couldn't make it."
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