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"House Divided", 2007.
An analysis of the rhetorical style of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech.
3,200 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 134.95
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This paper presents and analyzes Abraham Lincoln famous speech, "House Divided". The paper describes why this speech, in which Lincoln addressed more than one thousand Republican representatives at the Republican Convention in 1858, was so successful. The paper presents some examples from the speech and describes its content.
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"Three years prior to his legendary presidency, Abraham Lincoln addressed more than one thousand Republican representatives at the Republican Convention in 1858. Although the speech was initially condemned for its radical and seemingly inappropriate content, Lincoln's craftily constructed speech effectively established and defeated his enemy through a variety of rhetorical tactics. The success of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech lies in his ability to first elicit fear by creating a real threat and ultimately in overpowering that threat alongside his fellow morally upright Republicans, thus becoming a people's hero. Lincoln accomplishes this by constructing an unstable political atmosphere augmented by a conspiracy of past and present presidents in cahoots with legislators, namely the ever devious Stephen Douglas. He symbolically defeats these public enemies through a variety of strategies including a series of hypophoras in which he answers his own questions aimed to discredit Douglas and company, while simultaneously presenting himself as enlightened and superior by dismissively addressing the threat he constructed as easily assailable."
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Holding Up "A House Divided" - Lincoln's Caution Regarding Emancipation, 2001.
The following paper discusses Lincoln's now-famous "House Divided" speech of 1858 which exemplifies the primary factors that strongly influenced him on both a personal and a political level.
2,380 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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This paper explores Lincoln?s eloquence of language and simplicity of reason that brought him to the attention of the newly-formed political party known as the Republicans and prompted them to present him to a surprised Washington as their platform's candidate in the presidential election of 1860. The abolition of slavery and the events concerning this issue are discussed in detail.
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A Personal View of A Divided Nation
A Pragmatic Policy Toward Emancipation
A Short Second Term
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?Abraham Lincoln's election to the U.S. presidency occurred at a time when tensions between the Northern and Southern sectors of the nation had been embroiled in a bitter dispute regarding slavery for quite some time. By the time of the 1860 election, Lincoln's view on the institution of slavery was common and widespread knowledge within both the North and the South, and each of these sectors had both preconceptions and expectations of the new president's first official acts of office. Both sides, along with the majority of Washington officials, expected an immediate proclamation concerning the abolition of slavery. Both sides, as well as Washington, however, were yet again surprised, for the new president had on his mind and as his policy a more gradual and pragmatic emancipation plan.?
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Crime, Housing and The Digital Divide, 2004.
This paper looks at a new age of crisis in the United Kingdom.
3,390 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 174.95
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In this article, the writer examines three key issues in the U.K. The writer looks at anti-social behavior and youth crime. The matter of neighborhoods and housing are then examined. Finally, the writer discusses the issue of the digital divide. The writer then explores how these matters are related and what the Government must do about them.
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"There is crisis in England. Though it may seem that the biggest problems for Britain's own are half a world away in Iraq, there is a war of terror bubbling just underneath the surface right here in the U.K. Not necessarily the kind of terror that endangers society at large as in a terrorist organization, but the terror that all too many families encounter in being excluded from society, excluded to the point of being unable ... "
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Abraham Lincoln: The Writer, 2007.
This paper describes Abraham Lincoln as a writer, especially his speeches, "Gettysburg Address" and "A House Divided".
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper, after relating the life of Abraham Lincoln, states that he is another Romantic age writer just like Emerson. The author points out that Lincoln's writings uses language as if he were talking to people. The paper stresses that the biggest difference between Lincoln and the other great writers of his day is that Lincoln wrote about politics and his writings still stand today not only as literary works but also as moral guideposts for our country's leaders. The author concludes that both the "Gettysburg Address" and "A House Divided" were delivered relatively quickly for the time period. The paper suggests that Lincoln's writings not only changed the future of American attitudes, but also influenced the style in which written laws would be interpreted.
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"Lincoln wrote this speech at the time not to win the election but instead to voice his opinion about slavery at this setting. Clearly, this was not the best time to make such statements that would be considered outlandish. There was a greater purpose though in this speech. D. Fehrenbacher says that instead of wanting to create a new radical stance for the Republican Party, Lincoln simply wanted to prevent the party from giving up its position. This position he was talking about was the fact that if you stopped the spread of slavery you could eliminate it all together with time."
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"A Doll's House", 2002.
A study of the themes and characters in Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary 19th century drama "A Doll's House".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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The author of this paper shows how in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" the home of Nora and Torvald Helmer is a microcosm of society at large and specifically, society's prevalent sexual divide. He points out that, like dolls in a dollhouse, every character is incomplete: they are fragile, have faults and are easily breakable. The paper shows how Ibsen, who considered himself a social commentator, enters the realm of realism and that the symbolism in "A Doll's House" enhances the realism.
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"The independence that Nora demonstrates towards the end of the play so shook up the establishment that the production of "A Doll's House" in Germany was not allowed in its original form. In the German version, Nora does not slam the door in Torvald's face and storm out into an uncertain future with steely determination. She takes one look at her children and her resolve melts away into uncertainty and self pity. She relents and stays home. In Sweden, social invitations came with an admonition that "A Doll's House" should not be discussed. Ibsen was incensed at this threat to the basic integrity of the play; he called such a reaction "barbaric." (Ibsen & Kildal, 1911)"
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Divided Societies, 2002.
An examination of culturally divided societies and whether consociational democracy could work in these countries.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of consociational models and whether they would work in deeply divided societies. The writer explores the models being used in several other places including the Netherlands and Switzerland. The reader is first given a detailed explanation of how such a model operates and what its positive aspects are. Then the writer touches on some of the negative aspects. Finally the entire idea is brought to the door of deeply divided societies and the writer explains whether or not the model can be applied to those divided societies successfully.
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"Every society likes to entertain the belief that they have the truth in the best societal practice. If asked each government will tell the inquirer that their form of government and their societal system is the most well thought out and best system there is. Part of this may come from the need to believe they are providing the best possible system for those who live within its boundaries, and part of it may be a true belief that it is the best because they are comfortable with its operation. The truth is often somewhere in the middle and the systems could always use some tweaking to make them as perfect as their representatives would have them sound."
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Human Divided Attention, 2005.
A psychological experiment on human divided attention as affected by task similarity.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 104.95
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Studies of divided attention have shown that the degree to which one task interferes with another will depend in part on the stimulus and response characteristics of the two tasks. This paper proposes a study in which participants will at average recall a significantly higher number of words when performing a dissimilar task (listening and doing manual work) as compared with performing a similar task (reading a prose passage).
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"A study on task similarity by Allport et al. (1972) was done using participants who heard a list of words presented through headphones into one ear. The participant's task was to simply shadow these words. Simultaneously, participants were also presented with a second list. No immediate response was required to the second list but later on memory was tested for these items. Allport et.al. used three conditions. In one condition, the memory items consisting of words were presented into the other ear, so that participants were hearing and shadowing a list of words in one ear while simultaneously hearing the memory list in the other ear. In the second and third conditions, the memory items were presented visually by a different list of words and pictures respectively on a screen. Allport et al. suggested that the first condition (hear words + hear words) involves very similar tasks, and the second and third condition (hear words + see words/pictures) involves less similar tasks. "
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Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor., 2002.
Analysis of "Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor", by Paul Kleppner.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 77.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper is a book review of the book, Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor, by Paul Kleppner. The author summarizes the book, discusses its interesting and boring aspects, and suggests how the book could have been better.
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The "Cave" and the "Divided Line", 2003.
An explanation of the allegories of the "Cave" and the "Divided Line" from Plato's "Republic".
1,253 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper examines how in "The Republic", Plato introduces both the allegories of the "Cave" and the "Divided Line" in order to further his explanation of the perfect government. It looks at how he believes that the state will be perfectly ordered if a guardian who knows the "Good" is in charge of it and how he uses the allegories to enable his readers to understand the intellectual transition that the guardians must go through to understand what is "Good".
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"There are six stages to the allegory of the Cave. (a) In an underground cave, a group of prisoners are held captive in such a way that they can only see the back wall of the cave. Behind them is a large fire and in between them and the fire people are walking with artifacts so that shadows are projected onto the back wall of the cave (514a-515c). (b) They are set free and turn to look at the fire, but can see neither it nor the artifacts as they are dazzled by the bright light (515c-e). (c) They are forced out of the cave and into the world above and can see nothing clearly owing to dazzling so they look at the shadows that the sun projects (515e-516a). (d) Eventually they come to look at actual objects (516a)."
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Article: Jill Smolowe's "A Town Divided", 2008.
An analysis of Jill Smolowe's article "A Town Divided".
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper analyzes Jill Smolowe's article, "A Town Divided", about six young African-American male high school students, labeled the Jena 6 by the media, who were arrested and charged with attempted murder in an adult courtroom for beating a young Caucasian male student to unconsciousness. The paper first presents background information about the incident and then takes a look how the article covered it. Specifically, the paper discusses the ethos, logos, and pathos of the articles and concludes that, overall, the article is effective in creating sympathetic feelings for the Jena 6, as the original charges they faced and their initial treatment was definitely unfair.
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"The argument in this piece is very subtle but obviously clear and seeks to present the six African American males as sympathetic characters, which is the ethos of this article. Only the African American point of view is presented in interviews with some of the accused and their families, with none of the Caucasian participants given a chance to speak or express their side of the story. This logos makes sense when the aim of the article is to humanize one faction in a story, while demonizing the other."
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South Africa: A Country Divided, 2007.
This paper examines elements of apartheid that still exist in South Africa.
1,271 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper explores South Africa's experience as a divided nation and its process of recovery in the past two decades. First, the paper considers the issue of affirmative action in South Africa. The author then acknowledges that elements of apartheid still exist. In order to overcome this divisiveness, the author examines the experiences of other divided nations, such as Germany and Korea. The author concludes that apartheid in South Africa has not ended, but has merely gone 'underground' so that it can still be active but not in the overt sense that it used to be.
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"The promotion of a collective or a group identity, therefore, necessarily involves subordinating the individuality that is seen within the group. Furthermore, being able to strengthen one's identity based on race, religion, language, or caste is also considered divisive and threatening to the equality and the freedom of the country (Gramby-Sobukwe, 2002). Quotas are then viewed as being a means to help achieve an equality of outcome by working to deny an equality of opportunity or a fundamental right of various individuals (Gramby-Sobukwe, 2002)."
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Postwar Korea: Liberated but Divided, 2002.
Korea's post WWII liberation and how this effected the society.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 77.95
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This paper discusses the liberation of Korea from Japanese occupation at the end of the Second World War. The primary theme involves an examination of how international political dynamics, especially Cold War rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States, affected Korea's liberation.
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A Divided Vision, 2002.
Examines the Renoir-Hitchcock continuum in Francois Truffaut's two films, "Shoot the Piano Player" and "The Bride Wore Black".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 77.95
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This paper will attempt to situate two Truffaut films - "Shoot the Piano Player" and "The Bride Wore Black" - along the critical continuum between these two auteurs. It will be argued that while the influence of Hitchcock in these films may be found mostly in their formal qualities, while that of Renoir lies in their thematic orientation, such an absolute distinction is alien to Truffaut's appreciation and understanding of these directors. Thus, rather than reading these films in terms of a tension between two polarities, it will be shown how Truffaut interweaves elements of both directors' visions in two complex visual tapestries that are ultimately and undeniably his own.
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Labor and Society Divided, 2002.
Discusses how several social theorists present ideas on the division of labor in their works.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper compares the views of Durkheim, Marx, and feminist writer Nancy Hartsock on the division of labor and related issues.
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A Nation Divided, 2002.
Sectional and constitutional issues surrounding the institution of slavery in nineteenth century America.
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 48.95
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As the Nineteenth Century dawned, the institution of slavery appeared to be on its way out in the new United States. The paper shows, however, that the growing of cotton to sustain the Southern economy proved a problem. The crop required its harvesters to toil under a blistering sun ? hard work that scarcely attracted free labor. Yet, the burgeoning cotton plantation demanded more and more hands to work them. There remained only one answer to this labor shortage ? import more slaves. The paper discusses this dilemma faced by the Southern plantation owners in the wake of the abolishment of slavery in the North of the country. The paper looks at the influence of the Abolitionists, the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and how all these issues came to a head with the American Civil War.
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"Thus, on the eve of the Civil War, the United States was a country very much divided by the issue of slavery. It was largely a matter of economics that had dictated the Peculiar Institution?s astounding growth during the course of the early Nineteenth Century. Cotton was an immensely profitable crop that consumed land as it churned out profits. The growth of the Abolitionist Movement raised increasing concerns over the rightness of slavery, provoking many Americans to lobby for limitations on the institution?s spread. Yet, Southerners, by and large, saw this attack on slavery as an attack on their very way of life. Struggling to maintain what they saw as their own unique culture against meddling Northerners and Abolitionists, they framed their pro-Slavery arguments around the doctrine of States? Rights, thereby proclaiming the right of each State to decide what was best for its own citizens. It was these two issues ? slavery and States? Rights that would form the basis of the Civil War."
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The Divided Peninsula: Last Vestige of the Cold War, 2001.
A comparative analysis of the two systems of government of North and South Korea.
3,585 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 146.95
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This essay compares the institutions, public policies, economies and standards of living in North and South Korea. The author also gives an historical analysis of the peninsula's modern condition, including its relationship with China, Japan, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a larger sense, the essay addresses the argument between capitalism vs. communism, with North and South Korea providing an ideal case study unlike any other two modern states.
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"The end of World War II brought a long-awaited, yet all-too brief calm upon the Korean peninsula. While Korean citizens celebrated the end of Japanese colonial exploitation, a feeling of uncertainty abounded concerning the arming of the 38th Parallel, which divided the people based on ideologies many Korean citizens did not understand. For the arbitrary division was not based upon political beliefs of most of the Korean people themselves, who were mostly poor, peasant farmers. Rather, the 38th Parallel was the result of a compromise between the two new world superpowers, which emerged after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union. To this day, the Korean peninsula stands as the last of the countries divided after the war, and as a remnant of the Cold War. For that reason, North and South Korea provide us with a very unique case study: the socialist-authoritarian government of the north and the free-market constitutional democracy of the south."
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