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"Everyday Use" and "Why I live at the P.O.", 2007.
A comparison of the plots and styles of Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O." and Alice Walker's "Everyday Use".
1,160 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper discusses the styles of Eudora Welty's story "Why I Live at the P.O." and Alice Walker's "Everyday Use". The paper compares their use of informal first person style with rich and realistic detail and then compares the depth of their tone and subject matter. It discusses both the similarities and differences in their plots and styles and concludes that the works exist for entirely different purposes.
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"An important difference in the styles of both stories is that they exist for different purposes. Alice Walker's story makes an argument for things to remain the same in the lives and setting of the characters. Her depiction of Dee as a clear outsider who had always hated the family home reinforces the strength with which the other characters are willing to love and defend their heritage. While Dee had laughed as the old house had burned, Maggie was literally scarred by the event. The situation of the story involving the visit and rejection of Dee underscores the author's purpose. Having Maggie find a real smile because Dee is leaving in a huff allows Mama a happy ending where "the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed" (826). Contentment in their setting and the certainty that Maggie and Mama have the correct appreciation of everyday objects colors the tone and directs the style of the whole story."
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?Why I Live at the P.O.? and ?Everyday Use?, 2002.
This essay compares and contrasts the literary works ?Why I Live at the P.O.? by Eudora Welty and ?Everyday Use? by Alice Walker.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper looks at the tone and style of the authors and in addition, it explores the use of setting and character development. The writer explains that ?Why I live at the P.O.? and ?Everyday Use? are two short stories that have a great deal in common. Both works have become American literary classics and examine a much simpler time in American life. The writer states that these works illustrate the American spirit and the ability that individuals have to overcome obstacles.
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"Throughout this short story Welty uses of satirical phrases to describe the events that are taking place within the family. The names that she uses for the character are particularly colorful in nature. Welty makes it clear to the reader that Sister and Stella-Rondo have problems with one another and that the Mama always takes Stella-Rondo?s side. Mama also seems to be in denial about Shirley-T and refuses to believe that the child is not adopted?although there is a family resemblance. By the end of the story everyone has turned against Sister and she decides to leave the house and live at the Post Office. The idea of someone living at the Post Office is so preposterous that it?s funny. Welty does an excellent job of writing a short story that is both theatrical and dramatic. Her informal writing style, complete with southern idioms, is a perfect compliment to the satiric tone of the story."
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"Why I Live at the P.O.", 2006.
An analysis of the character of "sister" in Eudora Welty's short story, "Why I Live at the P.O." from an existentialist, feminist and psychological perspective.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper explores whether the character of "sister" in the story "Why I Live at the P.O." genuinely achieves freedom after she moves out of the house of her family. The paper considers whether, from an existentialist point of view, sister has taken responsibility for her choices and whether, in feminist terms, she has shaken off a repressive patriarchal family and truly liberated herself. Furthermore, the paper considers, from a psychological approach, whether or not sister has taken a step towards her adult self.
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"Sister does not make existential decisions, though it remains unclear why not. The most likely reason is that in a small town like China Grove it is impossible to avoid one's family. And unlike Stella Rondo, who escaped temporarily, through marriage, Sister has no one to marry. If Shirley T is in fact Papa-Daddy's progeny (this may be why Papa-Daddy feels so threatened by Sister's joke about cutting off his beard), it is understandable that Sister, given tangible evidence of Shirley T to underscore Papa-Daddy's incestuous capability, wishes now to create physical distance between herself and Papa-Daddy. If so, Sister's decision to leave is still not an existential one: it is based on fear."
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"Why I live at the P.O.", 2002.
An analysis of the underlying themes in "Why I live at the P.O." by Eudora Welty.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 42.95
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This paper will discuss the book "Why I live at the P.O." by Eudora Welty. The themes of the story and the basis for them in the characters will revealed to give a better perspective on the nature of the novel. By understanding the layers of subject matter that are laced throughout the book, we can see the clarity of meaning that it in its pages.
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I Burn, I Pine, I Perish, 2003.
Love and marriage through the eyes of Shakespeare in "Taming of the Shrew".
751 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 42.95
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This paper examines how, through symbolism, allusions, and dialogue, Shakespeare reveals his attitudes concerning love, marriage, and gender roles in 16th-century society in his play, "The Taming of the Shrew".
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"One of William Shakespeare?s best-loved comedies, The Taming of the Shrew takes audiences on a rather comprehensive journey through Renaissance social culture. Though the courtship between main characters Petruchio and Katherina is far from typical, it does offer insight into not only the customs and attitudes of Europeans in general but those of Shakespeare himself. Shakespeare seems to hold the same opinions as those of most men of the late 1500s?that love is generally very superficial and based on physical attraction; that marriage closely resembles a business proposition; and that women are nothing without their husbands or fathers to whom they must submit. Through literary devices ranging from witty dialogues and impassioned speeches to plentiful allusions and creative symbolism, Shakespeare reveals his attitudes concerning love, marriage, and gender roles in sixteenth-century society."
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Eudora Welty, 2008.
An analysis of Eudora Welty's writing style in "Death of a Traveling Salesman", "Why I live at the P.O", "A Worn Path", "Lilly Daw and the Three Ladies", and "The Hitch-Hikers".
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 76.95
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The paper identifies and analyzes Eudora Welty's writing techniques in "Death of a Traveling Salesman", "Why I live at the P.O", "A Worn Path", "Lilly Daw and the Three Ladies", and "The Hitch-Hikers". The paper describes how Welty portrays people living in the South with an outsider's perspective. The paper relates that she does not use characters as tragic figures and illustrates how the detail Welty adds almost brings her characters to life. The paper also shows how Welty utilizes sarcasm and satire and seems to include a solitary theme and a theme of hopelessness in her works.
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"The 1930's were difficult times in America. The Great Depression was at its worst, and American's were beginning to give up hope for improvement. Part of President Roosevelt's New Deal, the Works Progress Administration employed over 8 million Americans. One of which was Eudora Welty, a Mississippi photographer. Through the program, Mrs. Welty had her first story published and began her career as a writer of Southern Modernism. In her first published collection, Eudora Welty is praised for her story, "The Worn Path" that fits the mold perfectly of her well-known Modernistic style. Eudora Welty, a Mississippi woman, began her job at the WPA taking photographs. As an acclaimed photographer, she took photos of The Depression the way that is actually was. Inspired by her exposure to everyday life in the Southern Depression Era, Welty began writing fiction. (Cr.nps.gov)"
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?What I Saw From Where I Stood?, 2002.
An analysis of the story ?What I Saw From Where I Stood? by Marisa Silver and its comparison with the story "A Sorrowful Woman" by Gail Godwin.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 87.95
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The paper analyzes the literary themes in the short story "What I saw from Where I Stood" by Marisa Silver - a story written from a man's perspective on the stillbirth of his baby. The author then compares it with another story, "A Sorrowful Woman" by Gail Godwin. By comparing the two, the paper shows the unique literary techniques of "What I Saw from Where I Stood".
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"The final mention of the stillborn describes the scene most emotionally, ?When the doctors took the baby out of her, they handed him to me without bothering to clean him up; I guess there was no point to it. Every inch of him was perfectly formed. For a second, I thought he would open his eyes and be a baby.? First of all, this scene itself is highly emotional. The sadness of it is emphasized by the way the baby is described as being taken out of her. This is in contrast to what we would expect of a baby being born. The part where he says he thought he would open his eyes and be a baby, also emphasizes that this is not a baby. This shows us effectively how the moment they were looking forward to became something else."
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?I Think, Therefore I Am?, 2002.
An analysis of philosopher, Rene Descartes' Method of Doubt.
1,267 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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Rene Descartes' method of doubt provides a powerful tool for attempting to determine the fundamental nature of reality. The paper analyzes Meditations I and II, where Descartes uses the Method of Doubt in order to attempt to determine which beliefs and opinions are true. It shows that in order to do this, Descartes proposes a series of skeptical hypotheses, each aimed at determining if we can trust our specific faculties of sense, reason, and imagination. The paper concludes that Descartes method of doubt determines that all that we can truly know is ?cogito ergo sum? (I think, therefore I am).
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"Descartes notes that examining each belief, and determining if it is true "would be truly an endless labor". As such, he argues that it is necessary to attempt to find a principle that can serve as the fundamental basis, or bedrock, for all his beliefs. Descartes argues that examining each individual belief is unnecessary, as well as laborious, given that an examination of his fundamental belief will reveal if all other beliefs, which rest upon it, are true as well. Says Descartes, "as the removal from below of the foundation necessarily involves the downfall of the whole edifice, I will at once approach the criticism of the principles on which all my former beliefs rested" Descartes, Meditations I)."
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"Where I Live and What I Live For", 2002.
The paper argues against Thoreau's view that man should shun the modern world and live among nature.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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The paper lists the benefits of living in modern society as opposed to living a life of isolation surrounded by nature. It argues that beauty can be found in the modern world and cites the advantages of technology. It speaks in praise of toil and work and endeavors to show how Thoreau's view can be adapted to a modern society.
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"Work and sweat produces conveniences so that men can do more, it is true. These conveniences do just as much good as they were intended to do. For example, helps men to feed their families. Farming does not always yield enough money for food so that all men can eat. Thus, these men must work in industrialized society so that they can have meals on their table. The fathers must work in the railroad so that their children can eat. No one can argue against that point. The conveniences also allow men to visit family and friends so that they may spend quality time with them. Instead of it taking years and years to have enough time to spend from the crops and household chores in order to make trips by foot or horse, man can visit as often as they wish because it takes less time to make such trips. Also, thanks to the train, entire families can go and can just as quickly return. Dangers associated with traveling across the wild and reckless land are almost removed. "
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Descartes: I Think, Therefore I Am, 2005.
The paper examines Descartes's quest for the self.
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 46.95
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This paper discusses how Descartes does not accept valid proof for his existence. It explains how, in the process of questioning whether or not he exists, Descartes displays a pattern of reasoning, which proves the validity of the initial question because it arrives at a response that does not just act as proof for his existence ,but as a definition for human beings.
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"Descartes was a doubter, a skeptic whose philosophy emerges from his quest for the truth and his struggle to attain knowledge. As far as he was concerned, there really were no empirical truths but only a set of beliefs which, if they were born out by inquiry and logical testing, became truths. Within this context of doubting all until that all, or its different components, proved to be true knowledge ad reality, Descartes doubted all that was around him. Among the many tings that Descartes doubted was the reality of his own existence. If one were totally honest, one would admit that the first reaction to the idea of someone doubting whether or not he existed, is madness. We know we exist because we can see and feel ourselves."
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The Politicial Use of the Church under Elizabeth I and James I, 1997.
The paper examines the relationship between Crown and Church from the appointment of Archbishop Grindal in 1576 to the death of Archbishop Bancroft in 1610.
2,185 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 110.95
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An examination of the interdependency of the Church and State in late Tudor and early Stuart England. The paper looks at how the Church and State were used in tandem to suppress opposition; and how religious beliefs impacted upon loyalty (or perceived loyalty) to the state.
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""Religion is the ground on which all other matters ought to take root". These words, spoken by Elizabeth to Parliament, neatly summarize the interdependency between Church and State in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The quotation in the title implies that there ought to be a distinction between religious beliefs and the proper exercise of political power, when in fact there was no such separation in the eyes of Elizabeth and, later, James I. The history of this period is one of conflicting beliefs between the wings of the established church and the constant pressure by the Presbyterians and Puritan sects to reform the church and hence change the nature of the government of the country. This period also sees the attempts to suppress the radical teachings of Barrow and others, which were equated with sedition and treason, in order to maintain a conformity of worship if not necessarily of belief."
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"I Can I Will" by Frederick G Elias, 1999.
Critical review of this self-help work based on action, self-empowerment, confidence and the desire for success.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 63.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine I Can I Will by Frederick G. Elias. The plan of the research will be to set forth the pattern of ideas in the book and then to discuss how the ideas are developed and how they build to a prescription for seizing and maintaining control of life experience.
IC is a book that must be classified as a self-help manual with an orientation toward both material and psychological success. Indeed, it is not too much to say that the overriding objective of the book is to formulate a plan for what could be called self-actualization. That is because of the action orientation of the text, which offers specific advice about how to achieve personal power and to apply the feelings of power to the project of achieving specific goals. Elias frames this advice in terms of imputing creativity and potential to the reader with a.."
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"I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died", 1999.
A look at death and symbolism in the poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" by Emily Dickinson.
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This paper examines how Emily Dickinson writes of death in the poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died", choosing her words like a painter would chose his/her colors. It looks at how every word has meaning and how every line signifies a breath and thought of pure philosophy.
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""The stillness in the room" represents the awkward instance of death. When death happens the "stillness" is felt by all. We all become aware we are of life when we experience death. "The stillness in the room" is compared with the "stillness in the air". To Dickinson the in death the air become still for the person who can no longer take a breath into their lungs. This stillness becomes death, air no longer exists and life is a memory possessed by those who look on with wonder. The emotion in this poem is great. The second stanza describes the onlookers. This must be the exact time of death, because the group begins to cry and breath "firm". While chests become tight with the onslaught of tears the eyes fix on the death in the room, but she who is dying fix on the small insect in the room. She thinks of all that life has brought and what parts of her are able to be left behind. She has "signed away" the physical world and has entered the final phase of the spiritual."
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J. Joseph's "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple", 2005.
This paper explores the concept of 'preminiscence' in aging women's poetry by examining a famous poem about the coming of old age, J. Joseph's "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" (aka "Warning").
2,655 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 127.95
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This paper explains that 'preminiscence', the process of projecting the future, is important to the process of aging, which implies that, on the basis of past experience, women shape their futures. The author points out that, in "When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" (AKA "Warning"), the reader learns that aging women, no longer needing to succumb to the temptations of diet aids, beauty products and cosmetic surgery, are released from the tyranny of physical beauty and are free to tap into themselves and rediscover the old feistiness, lying dormant since they were 10 years old. The paper concludes that this poem offers a positive approach to aging and a vista of freedom and possibilities by making the revolutionary statement that aging isn't so bad, after all. Poem included.
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'Preminiscence'
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"The collection of women's life histories shows that during her 70s, widowhood is a likely possibility for most women. According to Coyle (1997), "Women on the average live longer than men. Women experience a greater life expectancy than men, and as a result, they comprise the majority of older adults." Widowhood is so common, in fact, that women regard it as something like a rite of passage, and although it is initially a shock and extremely painful for many of them, they do recover and reach a point where they see it as a whole new stage of life."
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"My Computer Thinks, Therefore I Am", 2004.
A discussion of worrying technological advances, based on the contemporary version of Rene Descartes's statement, "I think, therefore I am"; "my computer thinks, therefore I am".
1,639 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper analyzes today's popular culture in a mega-technologically advanced world and investigates three areas that are not only highly scientific, but troublesome and alarming as well, namely transgenic therapy, cyborgs, and designer kids. The paper examines genetic engineering, cloning, and other aspects of biotechnology.
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"The single most important factor underlying the issues of human cloning, augmentation, and alteration is the dehumanization of man through the advancement of biotechnology. Today the computer offers mankind the opportunity to advance well beyond previous limitations set my intellect, mortality, and strength through the evolution process of DNA. With significant breakthroughs in the bioelectronic field new advanced technologies now permit the interfacing of computer chips with the human's central nervous system that, in tern, pose the very real possibility to effect biological changes and the intercellular level (Lappe, 1990). The very possibility is not only scientifically phenomenal but unprecedented as well. However, the question at the forefront is whether or not the process is ethical and should strict limitations be set on the integration of biotechnology and human life. Determining the social consequences is a very important issue that needs to be addressed as well."
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Flannery O?Connor, 2004.
This paper discusses two stories by Flannery O?Connor, ?Revelation? and ?Everything that Rises Must Converge?.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 20 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper examines the characters in ?Revelation? and ?Everything that Rises Must Converge? and the way O?Connor uses them to illustrate the absurdity of self-absorption and arrogance. The author points out that both stories illustrate how O?Connor uses everyday circumstances and people to make her points. Some individuals never fully grasp the extent of their prejudice; on the other hand, others do, but only after a shocking jolt of reality. The paper concludes that, by crafting realistic characters that experience radical situations, O?Connor illustrates the frailty and the strength of the human will.
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"In the story ?Revelation,? the character of observation is Mrs. Turpin, who believes she is a good person. However, as we read the story, we become aware that Mrs. Turpin?s value system leaves much to be desired. We discover that she determines an individual?s worth by race or how much property an individual owns. In fact, we are told that she lies in bed at night ?naming the classes of people? (O?Connor 405). However, her system is flawed because she has difficulty ?classifying common people who had a lot of money ?who ought to be below she and Claud? (405), good people who had lost their money and ?colored people who owned their homes and land? (405-6). These thoughts illustrate Mrs. Turpin?s shallow thinking."
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