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Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron Mills", 2002.
This paper discusses art and realism in Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron Mills".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 47.95
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This paper compares the themes of realism and art in Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron Mills" by arguing that Deb and Hugh are symbolic characters. The author believes that Davis's work breaks down the traditional boundaries between art and realism by suggesting that realism has supplanted the more traditional understanding of art as a way of seeing the world.
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"Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, 2001.
This paper discusses the story, "Life in the Iron Mills," from a social commentary perspective.
2,290 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 75.95
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The following paper discusses the story by Rebecca Harding Davis with an aim to show the beginning of a resurgence of interest in a woman whose first major work wrought radical changes in how fiction would be written and read in America.
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"Life in the Iron Mills" has been called "one of the revolutionary documents in American literary history." The same year it was published by Atlantic Monthly, then America's leading national magazine, the country became embroiled in the Civil War.
"The narrator of this story is very familiar with, but at the same time very removed from the world she describes. She takes the reader on a tour of a factory town and an iron mill, where a young man named Hugh Wolfe shovels coal for the iron furnaces. Hugh is worshipped by his cousin, Deborah, who while visiting Hugh at the Mills steals the wallet of leading males citizen of the factory town when he comes through the mills for a tour and notices, along with the other men on the tour, the "korl woman" figure sculpted by Hugh."
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Davis and Wilson, 2006.
A review and comparison of Rebecca Harding Davis' 'Life in the Iron Mills' and Augusta Evans Wilson's "St. Elmo".
2,759 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the two works "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, and "St. Elmo" by Augusta Evans Wilson. The paper also looks at the differences between male and female artists in nineteenth century America. According to the paper, these two works are written from very different perspectives and viewpoints, and yet, they share many commonalities.
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"Artists seem to suffer the world over. The term "starving artist" had to originate somewhere, and perhaps it originated in the nineteenth century steel mills such as the one Hugh works in. Hugh is an artist, but he does not have the time or money to truly hone his craft. Davis writes, "Out of the blocks of this korl, Wolfe, in his off-hours from the furnace, had a habit of chipping and moulding figures,--hideous, fantastic enough, but sometimes strangely beautiful" (Davis). The problem Hugh faces, besides money, is being taken seriously as an artist and a man. His co-workers do not understand his artistic side, and jeer at him and his creations. Thus, not only does he face crushing poverty and little time to devote to his artistic talents, he also faces derision from his co-workers, who do not take his art seriously. More than that, he faces disinterest from the people who could help him. They are too selfish and self-centered to aid someone who needs help. They "wash their hands" of those they feel they cannot help, and with no remorse."
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"Life In The Iron Mills", 2002.
An analysis of Rebecca Harding Davis' 1861 novel.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 67.95
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Analysis of Rebecca Harding Davis' 1861 novel. Her realistic portrayal of the horrific life of a factory worker. Author's purpose and views. The historical context. Her solution that spiritual awakening is the only way out of the misery faced by iron mill workers. How her solution holds up against modern research.
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"Introduction
Early American life was based in an industrious, mostly agrarian society where the cultural myth that the new United States of America was the place to go for opportunity was already firmly established. Although iron works were already at work by the 1700s, the first cotton mills in the U.S. did not come into being until after 1789, when Samuel Slater reached the U.S. with the plan for a water frame memorized (Tichi 17-19). By 1845, however, as the economies in places such as Ireland and Germany became depressed through political and social unrest, immigrants began coming to the U.S. to seek the opportunity that it was already famous for (Dinnerstein 12). Between 1845, when the labor organization the Industrial Congress of the United States was established (Tichi 28), and 1854, three million immigrants ..."
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Contradictions in the "Iron Mills", 2005.
A look at Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron Mills" and its mixed messages about slavery and social change.
1,922 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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The paper argues that even though author, Rebecca Harding Davis, prided herself on being an advocate for social change, her book, "Life in the Iron Mills," does little to point out a need for change for the working class. The paper looks at the novella as a contradictory work with an ambiguous message.
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"The story's similarities to pro-slavery novels appear again when Kirby and the other men "tour" the iron mill. Kirby acts like a plantation owner while he casually shows his friends around the mill - the workers stop shouting and singing when they notice Kirby's presence, as if they fear punishment from their master. Upon learning that "twelve hundred hands" work at the mills, Mitchell asks if Kirby controls the workers' votes. Kirby replies that he does not, but he adds, "[M]y father brought seven hundred votes to the polls for his candidate last November" (12). Kirby and Mitchell's conversation about controlling the workers' votes shows another man's ownership of human beings and his power to manipulate their rights. This symbolizes Kirby as a master, the iron mill as a plantation, and the workers as slaves."
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Human Rights, 2003.
A discussion of the restrictions of the basic human rights as depicted in "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis and "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs.
1,864 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper looks at how the divine human right exists as a blessing instilled upon each and every human being. It focuses on how the characters of Hugh Wolfe, in "Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, and Harriet Jacobs, in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs, are both denied their basic human rights. It analyzes the circumstances in which each lived and their attempt to change their destiny by seizing the moment. It shows how they are both perfect examples of how general welfare, the blessings of liberty and posterity, and basic human rights are stolen from the meek and given to a blind, ruling society or class.
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"Another character that began with nothing and was restricted from her God given rights was Harriet Jacobs. Similarly to Hugh Wolfe, Harriet Jacobs a slave was restrained from her right to life, and as Wolfe seized his one and only opportunity for betterment by stealing money, Jacobs seizes her one and only opportunity to better her life. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiographical piece that offers a unique female prospective on the plight of slaves, especially female slaves during the Civil War. Being restricted her natural rights, Harriet Jacobs's fights against a society that judges individual societal roles by the color of her skin. In the 1850's, this determined the path in which her life would travel. A future, pre-destined even before her birth, morphed into a struggle for freedom and equality."
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"The Angela Y. Davis Reader", 2004.
An analysis of "The Angela Y. Davis Reader" by Angela Davis.
987 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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A review of "The Angela Y. David Reader", edited by Joy James. It explains how these writings cover Davis's academic and political life from the 1960s to the present and serve to show young black women one path to achieving more for their people and for themselves.
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"The introduction by Joy James tells much of Davis's story and relates it to the political currents of the 1960s and after, including the many efforts by different governmental leaders to put down various movements seeking greater freedom of speech and other rights as promised in the Constitution yet denied to many, including blacks. The efforts by the government included a number of questionable and outright illegal actions to gather and keep intelligence on American citizens who dissented from the accepted political order of the time. Davis clearly fell into this group and was investigated for practicing her rights of political association and speech."
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"Miles Davis: A Biography", 2005.
An overview of this biography about jazz trumpeter Miles Davis by Ian Carr.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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Jazz is the dynamic tension between the expected and the improvised. Miles Davis was brought up torn between his well-to-do white-emulating upbringing and his black heritage. Davis not only bridged this gap but helped create entire new musical vocabularies throughout his long and varied career as a jazz trumpeter. This report shows his evolution and his continuing influence on other musicians, as described in his biography, "Miles Davis: A Biography," written by Ian Carr.
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Introduction
Childhood
Further Development
Evolution, Addiction, & Resurrection
His Influence on Music Today
Concluding Remarks
References
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"He worked with and was a catalyst for Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and countless others(p234). Many times in his career it had been declared that he already "peaked" and was a remnant of the 50's, of bebop, of cool jazz, of fusion jazz. But he never let himself grow complacent and become an icon of the past. By not producing unless he had something new to say, he was able to continually stay relevant, and re-invent himself every few years (p183). "
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Angela Davis, 2004.
A review of the book, "Blues, Legacy and Black Feminism", by Angela Davis.
843 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 32.95
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Angela Y. Davis was one of the founding mothers of the radical black feminist and civil rights movement. Her participation in these movements was not simply vocal and intellectual, but profoundly political as well. In particular, it examines how a different, more artistic side of her political interests comes to light regarding Davis' works in "Blues, Legacy and Black Feminism", in which she shows an interest in black feminist works beyond that of the purely verbal and prosaic.
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"Perhaps inevitably, the second half of the work and its project falls a bit short. The main problem with the methodology of emphasizing lyrics is that it tends to bring 'the word' or a literary rather than a musical perspective to the forefront in understanding these performance artists. This bias may be inevitable, given Professor Davis' own background. But these women were not of the academy-their music was performed as a living text. However, although the inclusions of the lyrics and the lyrical analysis is not as strong as the first more historically oriented part of the book that seems to be more in line with Davis' abilities as an historian, the analysis of the lyrics does reveal that these artists did discuss issues of domestic violence and transgressing lesbian love in a way that is seldom given credit."
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Mike Davis' "Ecology of Fear", 2005.
This paper reviews Mike Davis' book "Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster".
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 66.95
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This paper explains that Mike Davis' "Ecology of Fear" is a criticisms of the planning and development in Los Angeles Country, which has resulted in serious environmental and social costs. The author applies Davis' lessons from this book to Toronto. The paper demonstrates that Toronto's shortcoming in planning threaten the environment and have serious repercussions for poverty, related crime and widening class gaps in the future.
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"Mike Davis' "Ecology of Fear is a readable and interesting account of a laissez faire approach that has been taken, through the history of Los Angeles, and towards serious environmental hazards and disasters in the present. The last third, or so, of this volume is most interesting, as Davis turns to a discussion of Los Angeles' great gaps between the rich and poor, and an overall concern for security, that have been one important result. New planning may yet bring the destruction of the city, in Davis' view. "
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Miles Davis, 2006.
A review of the life and work of Miles Davis, said to be one of the greatest musicians of his time.
2,112 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 71.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the life of jazz musician, Miles Davis. According to the paper, the music and the artistic innovation of Miles Davis made him one of the most popular jazz musicians in musical history. The paper further discusses how his influence as a composer, bandleader, artist and innovator in the field of jazz is still evident today.
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"In 1948 Davis had organized a nine-piece band which included a very unusual horn section; an early indication of his propensity for innovation and experimentation. "In addition to himself, it featured an alto saxophone, a baritone saxophone, a trombone, a French horn, and a tuba. "(Miles Davis) The band received a contract in 1949 from Capital records and went on to produce a record which at first received little attention but which was to be released in 1957 as the famous "Birth of the Cool" album. In the interim the music that Davis and his band were producing was to have an enormous influence on and many other musicians. Among these musicians were figures such as; Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Clarke. The music that Davis was creating at this time was to have "....a profound influence on the development of the cool jazz style on the West Coast. " (Miles Davis) "
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Susan Friend Harding's "The Book of Jerry Falwell", 2005.
This paper reviews Susan Friend Harding's "The Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 28.95
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This paper states that "The Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics" by Susan Friend Harding is a book that could possibly change your life or, at least, open up new windows of understanding. The author points out that the book is not just another documentary account of the rise of Fundamentalism and the influence the Moral Majority has had on modern America politics. The paper stresses that Harding tells the story with the insight that only someone who truly understands her subject matter can muster.
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""The Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics" by Susan Friend Harding is a book that could possibly change your life. Certainly, it will open up new windows of understanding in your mind. This is not just another documentary account of the rise of Fundamentalism and the influence the Moral Majority has had on modern America politics. Like Jonah, Harding has been into the belly of the beast. She tells her story with the insight that only someone who truly understands her subject matter can muster."
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Davis Recall and Clinton Impeachment, 2003.
This paper compares the Davis recall and the Clinton impeachment.
1,333 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper discusses how Clinton's impeachment trial and Davis's recall share the dubious honor of being considered two of the most embarrassing moments in America's political history. It discusses the two incidents and how they reflect the worst side of American democracy.
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"That Davis is being recalled by an overly zealous Californian democracy says a great deal about how the contemporary political process is, to a great extent, working on behalf of the people. Having given a less than acceptable performance since put into office, Davis is being forcibly asked to step down and allow another political contender to clean up the mess he made. While this alternative is not unusual in and of itself, the complete circus that has transpired since announcement of the recall is what has turned the event into a who's who and made California a laughingstock. Clinton and his morally questionable behavior, on the other hand, was solely responsible for reflecting poorly upon one of the world's super powers."
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Stuart Davis's "Landscape with Garage Lights", 2003.
An analysis of modern painter Stuart Davis's "Landscape with Garage Lights" in an historical context.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper examines how, while much of art progressed toward abstraction in the early part of the twentieth century, Regionalist painting continued relatively the same. One artist, Stuart Davis, spear-headed the movement to paint the American scene in a imaginative new way. It looks at how one of his works, "Landscape with Garage Lights," is a prime example of this progression of art and how it proved to be a new benchmark in Regionalist painting. It also shows how, by rejecting earlier traditionalist beliefs and embracing modern influences, he comments on the urban American life with abstract forms and highly saturated colors, creating a truly unique and upbeat work of art.
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"Matisse and the emergence of jazz also influenced Davis. Matisse helped pioneer the use of highly saturated colors in his works, and this concept did not go unnoticed by Davis. Although these saturated colors did not truly represent any real landscape, that did not stop Davis from making use of them. In Landscape with Garage Lights there are strong reds, oranges, blues, and greens. Every color seems to be of the variety that a child could easily pull out of his/her small box of Crayola crayons. However, this assortment of primary colors causes the work to evoke an upbeat response. This upbeat response can be compared to the rise of jazz music during the period. Jazz was a new, experimental, and colorful way to write and play music."
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The Success and Failure of Jefferson Davis, 2005.
Considers the success of Jefferson Davis prior to the Civil War and his failure as President of the Confederacy.
3,237 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper offers an in-depth examination of Jefferson Davis's success as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce and as a Senator from Mississippi, protecting slavery. It considers the question of why such a successful politician was a failure as President of the Confederacy. The paper examines a few of his failings as Confederate President, such as the concerns of small farmers and mismanagement of the Confederate Army.
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"Jefferson Davis has been viewed historically as both a hero for state's rights and a villain for his role as the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. Prior to the Civil War, Davis attended West Point and served as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Davis also served a term in the Senate during which he opposed secession and attempted to consolidate a position on states rights that preserved the union. Following his resignation from the Senate after Mississippi's secession, Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States of America, his primary role being the administration of the Confederate Army. Perhaps the most interesting thing we can learn about Jefferson Davis is how he was able to be successful as Secretary of War and Senator, but failed as President of the Confederacy. Of course, Jefferson Davis' duties as President of the Confederacy differed greatly from his prior responsibilities, and unfortunately, he simply lacked the capacity to effectively manage the embattled Confederate government."
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Paulina Wright Davis, 2006.
A look at the life and career of women's rights advocate, Paulina Wright Davis.
1,243 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper describes the life, career and accomplishments of Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, a women's rights advocate, social reformer, educator and author. The paper describes her support and active involvement in temperance, abolition, women's rights and other reform movements and the reforms she was able to help advance as a result her involvement in these movements.
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"Paulina Kellog was born August 7, 1816 in Bloomfield, New York, on the very day that Captain Hall "delivered up the fort at Detroit" (Paulina1 pp). Her father was a volunteer in the army and her grandfather, Saxton, was a colonel in the Revolution and belonged to Lafayette's staff (Paulina1 pp). Paulina was orphaned at the age of seven and adopted and raised by her strict and religious aunt and moved to LeRoy, New York (Paulina pp)."
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