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Henri J. M. Nouwen's "Reaching Out", 2008.
A review of the book, "Reaching Out", by the late Dutch-born Catholic theologian, Henri J. M. Nouwen.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper discusses Henri J. M. Nouwen's book "Reaching Out", noting that the title of the book, "Reaching Out", may be an inexact metaphor for what Nouwen describes in the first, and longest, part of the book, where Nouwen describes the transformation from loneliness to solitude. The paper goes on to describe the first part and second part of the book as well as what the writer believes are the strengths of Nouwen's book. The paper concludes with a poem by Richard Brautigan (1968) that the writer thinks Nouwen would have enjoyed.
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"That Nouwen is profoundly religious, specifically profoundly Christian, cannot be disputed. He shows by the breadth and depth of his scholarship that it is entirely possible to draw on the wealth of knowledge and information that has come from God to bless humanity. Some fundamentalists would frown on his use of sources precisely because these come from traditions outside the explicit canon of Christianity. I find in this breadth of scholarship a calm security that cannot be shaken by trivialities."
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J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace", 2005.
This paper is a book review of Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee's "Disgrace" about sexual and racial 'others' who help the protagonist regain his sense of moral responsibility as a father, teacher and human being.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper explains that, on the surface, the title refers to the fall from grace, which the main character David Lurie has recently experienced in his professional life as a college professor, who has been left with nothing, neither romance nor vocational recourse. The author points out that the book begins by Lurie resolving to attempt to completely segment sexuality from his human interrelations with people; however, he begins to feel affection for one of the prostitutes he has implicated in his solution, an act that foreshadows his involvement with his student and his subsequent falling from his position and status in South African society. The paper relates that the title's second level or resonance refers to Lurie's lesbian daughter Lucy, who has to some extent chosen her disgrace or marginalized status.
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"But merely because Lucy loves her work does not mean that she can avoid calamity. The issue of sexual disgrace again arises after the Lurie's daughter is raped, in a fashion that causes him to further call into question the issues of female sexuality and male protectiveness from a father's rather than a lover's point of view. Lurie realizes he was totally helpless to physically protect his daughter from sexual molestation. As a man and a father, he could not save Lucy from unwanted sexual danger, seemingly confirming what he sees as her apparent distrust and dislike of men."
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J.M. Coetzee's "Foe", 2002.
An analysis of the novel "Foe" by J.M. Coetzee according to the narrative theory which states that humans rely on narratives to make sense of their lives.
2,349 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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This analysis takes a narratoloigical approach and how it applies to the novel "Foe". Through this novel Coetzee seems to question the validity of the narrative theory, which believes that humans use narratives to make sense of their lives. The writer shows how the result is a bizarre and somewhat chaotic portrayal of the characters.
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"One of the basic assumptions of a narratoloigical approach is that humans rely on narratives to make sense of their lives. Authority on narratives Julia Wood asserts that ?humans make sense of themselves through stories, or narratives? (241). She goes on to say that these narratives are ?most urgently sought out when experience does not make sense? (242). When an experience feels particularly bizarre, chaotic, or just doesn?t fit into a preconceived construct, we seek to create and tell a narrative in order to make sense of the seemingly insensible. While this can be exemplified in innumerable ways in everyday real-life, authors also reveal this tendency with their fictional characters in novels. Characters constantly try to tell their story and want to create a narrative about an experience. Usually this narrative is effective in communicating with others and making sense of a situation. However, through writing Foe, J.M. Coetzee seems to question the validity of this principle."
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"The Four Voyages Of Christopher Columbus" ( Edited by J.M. Cohen ), 1999.
Analyzes the motivations of this explorer (including religious, personal, economic and adventure) in first-person accounts of his New World voyages.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 60.95
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"The motivations of Christopher Columbus and other figures in The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus, edited by J.M. Cohen, are varied and contradictory. Certainly, those motivations were not purely the result of high religious principles, for the lure of gold, land, slaves, power and prestige also played a major role in driving these men to seek, reach and exploit the New World. The reader must keep in mind that the book is written by men who were likely presenting what they saw as a positive portrait of their activities and intentions. Nevertheless, the full range of their motives comes through. One passage from the account of Columbus's son demonstrates the jumble of motives at work in the hearts and minds of these Europeans in their relations with the natives:
On receiving such kindnesses and such samples of gold from..."
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M. J. Bane?s ?Here to Stay?, 2004.
This paper uses Mary Jo Bane?s book from the 1970s, ?Here to Stay: American Families in the 20th Century?, to examine the family of the 2000s.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper explains that most families in the 1970s fell into a typical pattern, either a nuclear family with both parents and the children, or a single-parent household with, usually, the mother taking care of the children. Today, many different types of families have emerged, including children living with their grandparents or other relatives instead of their parents, to gay couples adopting or giving birth to their own children, to single parents having a much larger part of the picture. The author points out that Bane recommended using the Social Security program for helping children and their families with financial support. The paper stresses that adolescents desire committed, loving, long-term relationships, but they need to be educated in the skills necessary to build and maintain these relationships.
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"Bane?s book is very straightforward and easy to read and understand. She presents strong demographic data and elaborates on the findings--showing how they support her argument. The notes that accompany each of the chapters, as well as the bibliography are extensive and helpful to the readers. The only concern is that Bane does not give enough information from the opponents of her thesis. She does provide some of their arguments, but the writing is mostly one sided. Also, one would think that a sociologist of her experience and knowledge would be able to recognize that trends in the 1970s would only be worse or, at best, the same 30 years later. She should have looked more into future possibilities and provided ways of resolving probable issues."'
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"Irrigating Crops With Seawater" ( E.P. Glenn, J.J. Brown and J.W. O'leary ), 1999.
Reviews this article on experimental study testing feasibility of such irrigation.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 50.95
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"Glenn, Brown, and O'Leary (1998) conducted an experimental study to find and develop crops which could be irrigated by seawater. As the population of the earth increases, the production of food becomes more and more of a problem in order to feed this growing number of people. One of the specific problems facing agriculturalists is the need for water. Fresh water is needed not only for irrigation but also for other human activities, and there is no process that is effective enough at desalinization to provide the volume of water human beings need. The authors also note that the top five plants eaten by people cannot tolerate salt, and these are wheat, corn, rice, potatoes, and soybeans. Since finding enough land and water to produce the foods needed by the world is an urgent problem, the authors ask how the supply of food can be augmented. They answer that one ..."
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"The Gift of Sex" by C.L. & J.J. Penner, 2001.
Discussion & evaulation of 1981 book which is a guide to sexual fulfillment.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 50.95
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"Penner and Penner (1981) offer the book The gift of sex, subtitled "A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment." The purpose of the book is to provide the reader with a guide for understanding his or her sexuality and the sexual relationship in marriage. The authors state on the cover that they will help focus on the following aspects of the issue:
M the physical
M the total experience
M moving past sexual barriers
M resolving difficulties
M finding help
These can also be identified as five main topics made by the book, and the authors cover each topic in detail."
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"Forgive and Remember" by Charles L Bosk and "To Do No Harm" by Roberta J Apfel and Susan M Fisher, 1993.
An examination of the works on medical ethics including surgical errors and failure and use of the synthetic hormone DES.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 60.95
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"Medical professionals each day must make life-and-death choices about patient care, best estimates regarding diagnosis, difficult decisions about new treatments, and a wide variety of other decisions regarding the welfare of patients. Often, these decisions are to be made under conditions of stress, with little time available for considering the options. In other cases, decisions are made based on the best available data, and this data may be flawed, with errors that may not be revealed for years. In such an atmosphere, ethical dilemmas are bound to be a constant issue. Charles L. Bosk in Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failure (1979) and Roberta J. Apfel and Susan M. Fisher in To Do No Harm: DES and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine (1984) examine different aspects of the ethical dilemmas facing the medical establishment today and consider the responsibility..."
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All His First Teeth, 2002.
A discussion of Peter Pan's teeth form J.M. Barrie's two works "Peter Pan" and "The Little White Bird".
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 33.95
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This paper examines the preoccupation by J.M. Barrie of Peter Pan's teeth in his novel "Peter Pan" which is based on an earlier story about Peter Pan provided in the work "The Little White Bird" in which Peter is most painstakingly described as a very young child, just seven days old and lives among the fairies and birds in Kensington Gardens, in the center of London. It looks at how in "Peter Pan" there is a preoccupation with Peter?s teeth and how they are mentioned five times in the novel and how three of those bring up the fact that they are all his first teeth. It evaluates why it is relevant that he still has his first teeth and how there are three important elements to Peter?s teeth. It analyzes how that he does in fact have teeth now and not in Kensington Gardens, indicates a transitional period between the two works. Secondly, that he still has his first teeth indicates how young he still is. Thirdly, that he has not had any knocked out indicates what a brave and talented boy is Peter.
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"In Kensington Gardens, Peter is just a baby. He cannot even fly, for he has lost his faith. (It is faith, according to Barrie, that gives a bird the power to fly. Once Peter realizes he is no longer a bird, he looses the ability to fly.) There is much more talk of death and transition in The Little White Bird, and Peter buries the children that sneak into the Gardens and die, guiding their souls as far as he can. Some have speculated that Peter himself dies, and it is this death that enables him to transcend his limitations and go to Neverland. Regardless of that detail, it is evident that between his time in Kensington Gardens and his time in Neverland, the boy who wouldn?t grow up did actually grow just a little: he got old enough to have his first teeth. That suggestion of change is enough to cast any number of shadows across the narrative of Peter Pan. "
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?Peter Pan? and ?Everyman?, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the themes of loss in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" and the anonymous medieval morality play, "Everyman".
1,405 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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This paper examines how both the narratives of "Peter Pan" and "Everyman" revolve around themes of loss and how the losses in both J.M. Barrie's famous children's tale and the medieval morality allegory are both physical and psychological in their nature. It looks at how the "Everyman" of the medieval loses his physical life and sense of emotional and social security in his friends, family, and his worldly goods. In comparison, it shows how, in Barrie's "Peter Pan," the title character experiences, first, the loss of his shadow, which is temporary, and then loses Wendy, the Lost Boys ,and the other Darling children.
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"Neither of these tales is depressing, however, because along with loss, both heroes gain something back. But while "Everyman," is stripped bare of his old life and illusions, which are replaced with a truer understanding of the divine, Peter's refusal to grow merely results in him recapturing his youth by associating with the next generation of Darling children. Peter refuses to lose his old illusions, refuses to grow up and lose his old life and childhood appearance, and thus refuses to validate the conventional adult journey of life, learning, and life's termination, as reflected in "Everyman.""
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Crime Reporting from 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., 2002.
This paper looks at the roots of crime reporting in America and compares it to contemporary society, addressing the issues of cultural identity and the merging of entertainment with news in today?s electronic world.
3,048 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 114.95
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The writer traces news from the Penny Press to the Present Press, showing how crime has evolved to become the most important feature in written or electronically produced news. To simplify: crime is news. Printed news about crime and justice is nearly as old as the printed word itself.
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"New York, 1841: Mary Rogers' body has just been discovered. Rarely do the editorial pages codemn the lack of crime control in the city; instead the papers are either fictionalizing the crime and making up stories to fit the facts or extrapolating from the crime and using the story to represent the city itself. James Gordon Bennett was the editor of the New York Herald and a symbol in journalism for sensationalism and libelous reporting. He has been noted as ?the principal figure in the rise of the new urban journalism and the creation of the Mary Rogers story?. His and other newspapers followed the saga of the story, and along with it delved into the issues that surrounded the case: it appeared that Mary had gone to have an abortion; it came out that she had been seen with several different suitors; she was a working woman who helped run a boarder house; all of these issues that were central to the crime itself were expanded in the newspapers to represent the whole city, with ?Mary herself serving as an extended metaphor for the city.? "
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"Foe" and "Robinson Crusoe", 2005.
This paper examines J.M. Coetzee's "Foe" and Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" and discusses the idea of colonialism.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 101.95
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The paper explores the theme and impact of colonialism as it is portrayed in J.M. Coetzee's "Foe" and Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe." The paper focuses on the theme of European colonialism.
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"Basically an extension of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" J M Coetzee's "Foe" recounts the story of Susan Barton's experiences on a deserted island with Crusoe and Friday and her attempt to get Foe to write an account of these experiences. In Coetzee's story we see a transformation of colonialism and its ideology into one of existential meaninglessness in "Foe.""
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"Disgrace"--A Review, 2007.
A review of J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace."
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This paper explores J.M. Coetzee's view of a changing South Africa as seen through his novel "Disgrace." The paper discusses Coetzee's position as a white liberal in South Africa and shows how his views are reflected in the experiences of David Lurie, the novel's protagonist. The reviewer sees Coetzee and Lurie as experiencing a conflict regarding the post apartheid social and political climate. According to the paper, this results in cynicism and pessimism. The paper also points out that few Black characters appeared in the novel, and that these characters were described in a negative light. The reviewer saw this also as a reflection of Coetzee's ambivalence about the new South Africa.
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"The truths surrounding Coetzee's views on racial politics are carefully embedded in his novels, leaving any ultimate meaning openly contentious. Within Coetzee's novel Disgrace are passages which reflect what Kwame Dawes: The Writings of J. M. Coetzee. Special Issue of the South Atlantic calls Coetzee's "conflicted white liberal sensibility." "
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The Synthesis of Moll Flanders and Roxana, 2008.
Explores the characters of Moll Flanders and Roxana from Daniel Defoe's "Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress" and "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders", as well as the characters in J.M. Coetzee's "Foe".
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 50.95
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The paper discusses Daniel Defoe's novels "Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress" and "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders", which depict the heroines as trapped in a patriarchal society. The paper then looks at J.M. Coetzee's "Foe", which provides a synthesis of Defoe's heroine icons through the character of Susan Barton. The paper demonstrates how Roxana and Moll display attributes of male strength through determination and will, while Coetzee's Susan Barton and accompanying characters attempt to reflect the Defoe feminism in a more flexible light.
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"Defoe's Roxana and Moll Flanders are stark representations of the 19th century struggle for women who sought a place in society for themselves. In the midst of British Imperialism, the role of the woman remained static, while opportunities to become successful in business, education and politics expanded. This background is essential in the setup of both Roxana and Moll, as the characters battle from shoddy upbringings to the pinnacle of wealth and social acceptance. Moll's rise through the social and class ranks of society begins as an orphan. Through marriage after marriage, Moll takes on a variety of roles, from housewife, con-artist, to thief to convict. It is important to note the tone of the narration, as Moll seems nonchalant in explanation of her history: "...and let any one judge what must be the anguish of my mind, when I came to reflect that this was certainly no more or less than my own mother, and I had now had two children, and was big with another by my own brother, and lay with him still every night." (Defoe 20). The ending is happy however, and the main point is not lost as a result. Although Moll eventually finds happiness in America, it is the trials and tribulations that defines her as a male equal."
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"Disgrace", 2007.
An analysis of the roles of victim and villain in the novel "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee.
732 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 33.95
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This literary study examines the villain and the victim in the novel "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee. It analyzes the characters of David Lurie as the main villain of the novel and David's daughter Lucy who is considered to be the victim of the novel. The paper describes the plot of the story with quotes as it focuses on these two protagonists and their roles in the story.
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"When David is fired for seducing Melanie at the College, he eventually goes to live with his daughter, Lucy. Lucy owns a farm and also works at an animal shelter in the region. Although David has been disgraced, his daughter takes him into her home and he begins to work alongside her as a farmer. However, the simplicity of life that David is seeking is not present, as he and his daughter are attacked by three black men. Lucy is raped, which changes David's misogynist view of women. Certainly, Lucy is the victim in this story, as she must now live with the memory of her attackers and the pain that she endured."
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Truth and Illusion in Coetzee's "Disgrace", 2008.
An examinatin of truth and illusion in South Africa in J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace".
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper analyzes J.M. Coetzee's novel "Disgrace" as a reflection of the cultural changes in South Africa since the fall of the racially oppressive policies of apartheid. Thepaper notes that, in no small way, the adaptation of both blacks and whites to the developing conditions of racial equalization is a process still very much unresolved. The paper further points out that the new liberties and reparations being forged for South Africa's black populations have had a substantial impact on the conditions with which white South Africans had become accustomed, socially, politically and economically. Additionally, the paper relates that, in a character such as the protagonist of the novel, David Lurie, the reader finds an embodiment of the friction created by this transition. The paper maintains that "Disgrace" is a compelling examination of the topic because of its unflinching remarks on the realties of both racial and sexual progress in South Africa. The paper concludes that, absent of a connotation or value judgments on the rightness of change in a nation so desperately in need of a progressive policy on equality, the novel presents a very straight-forward portrait of a population struggling to find an identity.
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"After the disgrace of his illicit affair with a student and his uninhibited misconduct as her instructor, it is still not fully apparent to David Lurie that his representation of power does not mesh with reality. The beginning of Lurie's stay with his daughter is uneasy. His generally poor relationship with the female gender is challenged to the effect of friction between him and his offspring. Such is exacerbated by the presence of Petrus, a black man with ambitions for land ownership and upward social mobility sparked by the reformations since Apartheid. Lurie's mistrust for Petrus is primarily engendered by a resentment that the house-hand formerly responsible for subordinating to Lucy's domestic needs was now her equal. Lucy admonishes Lurie of this perspective, explaining that Petrus "is not some hired labourer whom I can sack because in my opinion he is mixed up with the wrong people. That's all gone, gone with the wind." (p. 133) This begins to orient Lurie to a perspective that can only be made fully apparent to him by the trauma of Lucy's rape, bringing into full view the connection between race, sexuality and truth, all theretofore densely obfuscated by the protagonist's constructions of reality."
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