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Alice Walker's "Beauty", 2008.
A summary and review of Alice Walker's essay "Beauty: When the Dancer is the Self".
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 33.95
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This paper explains that Alice Walker's essay "Beauty: When the Dancer is the Self" is a brief summary of how her perception of beauty has had an impact on her internal life. The paper relates that the essay describes how, when she was young and perfect in her own eyes, she was confident. This confidence was lost when she perceived herself as greatly flawed, only to return when the scar tissue is removed. The paper then relates that, regardless of what Walker wants the reader to take away from the essay, the ending reminds the reader that even Walker's alleged acceptance of her remaining flaw is flawed in itself.
From the Paper
"Rather than simple and straightforward anecdotes, Walker has to take the reader back from a moment of doubt to previous moments of acceptance. Rather than leave the reader with the idea that her doubt about her self and her beauty remains, Walker relates several brief stories that culminate in an anecdote that takes place nine years earlier, when her daughter notices the "world" in her mother's eye."
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Max Lucado's "In the Grip of Grace", 2008.
This paper is a critique of Max Lucado's work "In the Grip of Grace", with a focus on the opening parable in the story and Lucado's personal views as seen in his work.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the work of Max Lucado, "In the Grip of Grace." The author first discusses Lucado's opening parable based on a father and five sons. The author then goes onto criticize it as unnatural and states the firm view that from the characters of the parable who are dismissed as savages, to the people who complain that their parachutes are the wrong color, Lucado manages to write off a great deal of humanity as not worth consideration. While he touts the grace of God, he creates the impression that he, Max Lucado, has a key that no one else has been given.
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"As an exegesis on Paul's epistle to the Romans, this book is an earnest attempt to expand and illuminate Paul's teaching. While this is one of Lucado's earlier books, it shows that strength of intellect that would carry him through more than fifty books. ("Max Lucado") Unfortunately, it also shows an off-putting stiffness. The parable illustrates this. Comparing Lucado's parable to such parables as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son, Lucado's tale feels strained. Jesus' parables sound reasonable. Consider the opening to the Good Samaritan. 'There was a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when robbers attacked him, stripped him and beat him up, leaving him half dead.' (Luke 10:25) It is simple and direct, and what comes after follows logically. The characters react in genuinely human ways. The Samaritan shows love for his neighbor, although this man is a stranger. The faithful son is offended when his father responds to the prodigal's return with a feast."
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"In A Free State", 2008.
An analysis of the elements of Caribbean life in "In A Free State" by V.S. Naipaul.
3,099 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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The paper examines Naipaul's stories in "In A Free State" and discusses how, although the author uses the setting of neo-colonial Africa, one can discern subtle elements of Caribbean culture. The paper focuses on the nature and effects of colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean.
Outline:
Africa and Colonialism
Colonialism and the Caribbean
Naipaul on Colonialism
Discussion and Conclusion
From the Paper
"Although this book is advertised as a novel, it is truly a series of three short stories tied together by a prologue and an epilogue. What this book does deliver is a dark look at African life. Looking deeper at the subject matter, however, some suggestion exists of the influence that Caribbean life has had on the author. That he has chosen to focus on the Indian experience and that of neocolonial Africa make this story grouping interesting. Instead of setting them in the Caribbean of his childhood, Naipaul has taken some of the influences that he experienced there and used them in another setting."
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Gothic in "The Yellow Wallpaper", 2008.
An analysis of 19th century Gothic literary theory in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
2,028 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95
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This paper discusses how the premise of the "gothic" in Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" reveals the social, domestic, and psychological factors that imprison and terrify the story's narrator. It looks at how the gothic sensibility of this story is revealed through the way that psychology is used through a patriarchal construct in order to control housewives in a male-dominated 19th century gothic household. The paper also examines how the domestic sphere of the narrator's house severely limited her ability to find broader social spheres in which she might find liberation from this patriarchy.
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"The gothic tradition in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is the deeply embedded in the psychological interior of the narrator's mind, as she must face the gothic patriarchy of her husband. "The narrator's complex vision of the horrors of patriarchy in the "The Yellow Wallpaper" is only matched by the final complex and horrific vision of the senseless and crawling, infantile narrator in a posture that literalizes what she has implied is woman's position in America" (Davison 66). Indeed the climax of the tale depicts John's misdiagnosis of his wife's "minor" problem and disproves his authority in a subversion conclusion when he who "never was nervous in his life" reacts by fainting, thus assuming the traditional role of frail femme (Davison 66)."
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Identity in "The Hamilton Case", 2008.
An analysis of the theme of identity in Michelle de Kretser's novel "The Hamilton Case".
1,434 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The paper discusses how Michelle de Kretser's "The Hamilton Case" is a novel which complicates notions of identity, using the post-colonial genre as its method. The paper focuses on Sam, the novel's main character, and his obsession with being exclusively English despite his skin color, his location and his status as the colonized. The paper shows how Sam confuses our ideas of identity, allegiance, nationality, or even right and wrong in the colonial and post-colonial scene.
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"An argument may be made that Sam argues for, and inhabits, an integrated Ceylonese identity--one which recognizes its English history, but remains as something separate. At one point in the novel, Sam is mocked by Jaya, who questions his allegiance to Englishness: "[Jaya] snorted. 'A grove, a glade - why use words designed for an English forest? They have nothing to do with this jungle of ours'" to which Sam replies "'English is our inheritance too,'... 'Why shouldn't we mould it to our needs? Grove and palu in the same sentence - isn't that distinctively Ceylonese?'" (de Kretser, 71). At another time, Sam reflects nostalgically on his schooldays, claiming that the culture there was one of integration, despite the backgrounds, religions or races of the students: "'As any Old Edwardian will attest, the prevalent tone of the school was one of comradeship unmarred by racial or religious strife. We spoke English, our only common tongue, to each other as well as to our masters." (deKretser, 26). "
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"The Naked Ape" and Morris' View on Imprinting, 2008.
A review of Desmond Morris' views on imprinting as discussed in "The Naked Ape" and a comparison of his views with those of L. Salk.
1,109 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper explores the third chapter of Desmond Morris', "The Naked Ape," as it relates to the development of human children. It discusses the content of the chapter under discussion and describes Morris' view on imprinting. The paper compares Morris' view with that of L. Salk and his strong case for imprinting. It concludes that these individuals are very similar, but their methods differ.
From the Paper
"In the end, Desmond Morris relies heavily upon the work of Salk in the third chapter of his book. Instinctively, I am inclined to think that Morris is correct in dismissing left-handed cradling; I am also inclined to think that the matter is more complicated than he acknowledges - especially given the findings of later research. Fundamentally, I prefer Salk's findings to Morris' simple regurgitation of them; by engaging in original research, Salk gives his conclusions an authenticity that Morris does not. Furthermore, Morris' refusal to cite studies supporting the arguments of critics insisting that left-handed cradling is caused by "right-handedness" in society leaves the reader with the impression that he erected a "straw-man" so that his own argument would be strengthened."
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Kaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner", 2008.
Looks at the universality of experiences in Kaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner".
795 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 36.95
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This paper describes Kaled Hosseini's book "The Kite Runner" as a coming of age novel. The paper then describes one of the most poignant scenes in the book, Amir's recounting of the great kite battle in which he manages to best every flyer in the neighborhood on a lovely winter's day, to point out the universalities of experience demonstrated in this novel. The paper also compares the details of this scene to experiences of American children and states that something that young people in every culture go through as they mature is the realization that the parental generations is not all knowing.
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"The specific contest that takes place is distinctly not American: kite battling. While many American children learn to fly kites, and it is a very popular pastime, particularly on some windy beaches, the idea of battling with kites appears to be a distinctly Middle Eastern sport. The preparation that Amir and his friend Hassan have put into this, however, echoes sports and contests of every type. They have saved their money in anticipation of the contest."
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"Linguistic Syncretism and Language Ideologies", 2008.
A review of Miki Makihara's article, "Linguistic Syncretism and Language Ideologies: Transforming Sociolinguistic Hierarchy on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)."
772 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper discusses Miki Makihara's in-depth case study of the way in which diglossia has operated with respect to the Rapa Nui language on Easter Island. It discusses the content of the article, "Linguistic Syncretism and Language Ideologies: Transforming Sociolinguistic Hierarchy on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)" and its importance. The paper then compares Makihara's article alongside Charles Ferguson's original article on diglossia, "Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Papers on Language in Society."
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"Makihara's article is, of course, very interesting alongside Charles Ferguson's original article on diglossia (Ferguson, 1996). In particular, Makihara's expansion on Ferguson's conceptualization of diglossia is instructive. Ferguson's concept showed how one language can co-exist with another in situations where, typically, one is resigned to being a more casual, personal and devalued one, while another is typically valued as being more beautiful, spiritual, intellectual etc. Although Ferguson showed that this situation does not necessarily result in the prior or devalued language facing extinction, Makihara shows how two languages can be diglossic together in one syncretic language, used across contexts, functions and speakers and can actually, and most importantly, serve to uphold and preserve the original language against the odds."
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Literary Journeys, 2008.
Describes the literary journeys of Kenneth Grahame, Gwyneth Lewis, Sujata Bhatt and J.D Salinger.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 56.95
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This paper explains that each of the pieces of literature in this paper involves a journey. The author points out that, in each work, the author enters a world of the written word and writes in ways reflecting a particular outlook. The paper relates the journey of Toad in Kenneth Grahame's "Wind in the Willows", of poet Gwyneth Lewis in first-person simile "Fax X", of poet Sujata Bhatt's journey from India and of Zooey Glass in J.D Salinger's "Franny and Zooey".
From the Paper
"This is poetry, sophisticated, complex, a stream of images, in which passivity - things being done to the characters in the poem - and activity - the actions of these characters - blend together. "We" are taken into the new day as if on a cruising ship. This poem reflects a world in which the journeys of life are more inflicted than chosen. While Toad chose his journeys, the "we" of this poem are taken on the journey, with no real expression of choice in the matter."
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"Baseball in Asheville, North Carolina", 2008.
Describes the way the author researched the topic "Baseball in Asheville, North Carolina".
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper relates that researching and writing a paper about baseball in Asheville, North Carolina involved the process of finding good sources, determining the validity and quality of their content and then selecting eight of them to be used in writing the paper. The author points out that, although he did go to the library for printed sources, he relied on the Internet, especially the search engine Google, to identify potential sources quickly. The paper concludes that requiring at least four different types of sources was advantageous because it broadened the author's research skills and enabled the writer to provide a more comprehensive analysis.
From the Paper
"All of the sources discussed above were useful in researching and writing about various aspects of baseball in Asheville, especially about the Tourists, but the earlier sections of the paper dealing with little league baseball in Asheville and the involvement and attitudes of parents were based not only upon sources but upon personal experience. Most people, regardless of whether they live in Asheville or not, who have watched their children, or nephews, or the children of friends play little league baseball have seen negative and unfortunate behavior from some parents."
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"Londonstani", 2008.
This paper highlights the in-between position of the narrator in "Londonstani" by Gautam Malkani.
1,138 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 50.95
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The paper examines how the narrator in "Londonstani" occupies a position that enables him to give voice to the complexities of identities for a young Sikh Asian in a thoroughly Westernized context. The paper discusses how this in-between position makes him ideally placed to also comment on the other characters. The paper conveys how the narrator is, therefore, an ideal vehicle for Malkani to convey the complexities of the "Londonstani" experience.
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"Every maturing adolescent is faced with the challenge of forging his or her own identity, often choosing aspects from the variety of role models that surround him or her. This process is particularly hard in the challenging multicultural context depicted in Londonstani. Jas and his young Asian friends are part of a minority - a minority that may be targeted with the insulting word "Paki," even though they are British-born, although in the book this does not actually happen. Moreover, Jas is more in-between than his friends, due to his unenviable status as a "sap" or nerd."
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"The Turn of the Screw", 2008.
This paper examines the theme of death and silence in the language of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.
1,188 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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The paper analyzes how the lack of sound in James' novel "The Turn of the Screw" represents the fear of death that accumulates in the ghostly images. The paper shows how these images represent the governess' struggle with silence and her inability to maintain control over the children and the household.
From the Paper
"The theme of death in The Turn of the Screw arises through the construct of the silent interaction between the dead and the living. When the governess is placed in charge of Miles and Flora, there is markedly silent aspect of communication that arises during her care of the children. The first representation of silence arises when the governess sees Peter Quint's ghost. He is extremely pale and becomes the first major aspect of James' language that defines death as a threat to the governess's duty to protect the children from intruders."
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"All Quiet on the Western Front", 2008.
A review of "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque.
1,387 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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The paper reveals that Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" is probably the most successful war novel ever written. The paper discusses this tragedy that vividly conveys the physical horrors of war and looks closely at Remarque's descriptions of how war turned everything to a nightmare of senseless death.
From the Paper
"All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most successful war novel ever written. Its publishers have called it the greatest war novel ever written. When it first appeared in its American edition, it was reviewed favorably by a number of publications, including The Nation, The New Republic, Saturday Review of Literature, and the New York Times. It was an overwhelming best-seller in Germany and throughout the world. In Germany, it caused a traumatic polarization of political views, as right-wing nationalists were outraged over its antiwar and antimilitary message. Alarmed over the popularity of the book, they staged riots in various cities to protest the showing of the 1930 film version of the book, preventing it from being shown in many places."
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Chris Matthews' "Hardball", 2008.
Reviews Chris Matthews' book "Hardball" and uses it to evaluate President George W. Bush.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper explains that, unlike scholarly works of political science, Chris Matthews in his book "Hardball" employs a highly readable journalistic style and brevity of expression, which will ensure the book's status as a modern-day version of Machiavelli's "The Prince". The paper points out that Matthew's compendium of handy quotes and anecdotes, when applied to the rarefied sphere of politics, tend to carry a considerable amount of truth. The paper also explains that Matthew's book focuses on the highest levels of political power including many case studies of former presidents. The paper then offers of brief biography of US President Bush and applies three of the book's aphorisms to Bush's political career.
From the Paper
"Another defining aspect of the Bush presidency is the sanctified doctrine of "it's not who you know; it's who you get to know." In other words, personal relationships are as important - if not more important- than professional competence, diplomatic savvy, and political intelligence. This principle has guided George W. Bush since his days as a baseball league owner, and it continues to do so during these dying days of his presidency: "The lesson is obvious. If you want to do business with someone, don't forget the personal aspect.""
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Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead", 2008.
A book review of Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders".
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper explains that Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders" is an insightful and interesting book discussing the topic of leadership in depth. The paper points out that Conger spends some effort attempting to prove the theoretical foundation in which leadership must be grounded. The paper also points out that Conger argues that many leadership qualities are inherent at birth and require consistent nurturing and still many others leadership qualities can be developed. The paper then states that Conger presupposes that situational and transformation leadership models are the only two effective models for the contemporary business environment. The paper describes these models.
From the Paper
"While many of the underlying principles for establishing and building communications in an organization are universal, the approaches to leadership have taken many different tangents in the late 20th and early 21st century in order to raise productivity, to improve motivational response, and create organizational culture in which communicative process as described by Conger are fostered. Thus, for Conger and other leadership authors, these post-modern leadership models are largely based on the willingness if not the responsibility to effectively guide and teach others."
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