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Lear's Journey of Self-Discovery, 2006.
This paper analyzes William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of King Lear" and describes how the title character is taken on a journey of self-discovery.
1,408 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper details the plot of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of King Lear" and asserts that from the first scene it is clear that Lear lacks basic self-knowledge and that his ignorance of his own true nature is to blame for his many problems. This writer of this paper also focuses on Lear's journey of self-discovery and ponders whether his unhealthy imagination was the root cause of his eventual insanity.
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"Lear's new, clearer self-perception coincides with his growing madness. Just at the moment when freshly gained self-knowledge allows him greater empathy and knowledge of others, his mind, already perceived by others in the play to be failing, degenerates further. This leads to an odd vacillation between verity and delusion, or as Edgar later comments, "matter and impertinency mix'd, reason in madness." It is in this period that Lear makes some of his most stabbingly accurate self-assesments, and although here his imagination seems to go most awry, progress is actually made."
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Marlow's Journey: A Journey of the Heart, 2005.
The journey motif in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, AU$ 60.95
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This paper shows that the theme of a journey in the novel, "Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad, implies not only the physical journey, but a symbolic one as well. During his journey down the Congo River, the character, Marlow, undergoes a physical journey that is filled with spiritual, cultural, moral, and political symbols.
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"Even though the Europeans look on with disdain, deep down inside, they feel connected and drawn to the dancing and the singing. Hidden inside there is a response to the call of the forest, and somewhere there is a meaning to it all. Even though they are two different peoples, Marlow's confession shows that they are one in spirit, and that if one would just heed the call of the land, it would not be as foreign, or half as frightening. There would be meaning and understanding, and then the Europeans too, could join in the celebration."
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Self-Discovery in "Araby", 2005.
An examination of James Joyce's narrator and his voyage of self-discovery in his short story "Araby".
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This paper looks at how James Joyce's protagonist in "Araby" travels to the bazaar on a quest to obtain an exotic treasure for his lady love and how, like a mythic hero, he has overcome obstacles on his journey. At the end of his voyage, however, he finds no Holy Grail but only flowery knick-knacks. It examines the narrator's journey of self-discovery, focusing on the author's use of narration, diction, imagery, and language to establish a tone that conveys this discovery.
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"Joyce chose a first person narrator in this story. This choice is essential because it allows the reader to establish an immediate empathy for the protagonist as well as to overlook the foolishness of the boy's infatuation with his older neighbor. The narrator at first is a very innocent child: he reports matter-of-factly on the appearance of his street and the death of the priest who rented a room in his house. The speaker lists The Memoirs of Vidocq among the priest's few possessions, even claiming to like this book the best, but fails to see the irony in this choice of literature by a holy man."
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"The Discovery of Insulin", 2006.
A book report and positive review of Michael Bliss' book "The Discovery of Insulin".
912 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper positively reviews Michael Bliss' book about the medical discovery of insulin, stating that Bliss manages to relate the story of the discovery of insulin in an exciting, engaging way.
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"One might predict that a book detailing the history of a medical discovery might prove to be rather dull reading. However, The Discovery of Insulin by Michael Bliss demonstrates that this is certainly not necessarily the case. The story that Bliss relates has all the elements of an intriguing novel - fascinating characters, conflict, scandal, and inspirational outcomes. Yet, the book is a carefully researched document rather than a work of fiction. The human side of medical research is revealed, both in the activities and thoughts of the scientists involved in the discovery of insulin, and in the heartwarming stories of diabetes sufferers whose lives are saved by the discovery."
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Gold Discovery at Sutter?s Mill, 2002.
An analysis of the effects of the gold discovery at Sutter?s mill on Californian society.
2,662 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 116.95
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This paper discusses the discovery of gold at Sutter's mill in 1848 and outlines the many changes it brought to the west. The paper details how the discovery of gold brought a socially libertarian society to California. The paper describes what the West was like before the gold rush, and examines the various changes which occurred thereafter. The writer provides opinions and views of various authors and historians on this topic.
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"Though the two attempted to keep the discovery of the gold a secret, the word eventually spread ? from east, to west, to all over the globe. California?s society would never be the same again. Prior to the discovery of gold at Sutter?s mill, in January of 1848, most Americans considered the west a faraway land. It was populated by few, and almost no one wanted to change that. Frontiersman, trappers, and religious refugees populated it. For the most part, only the extroverted, adventurous types went west."
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"The Discovery of What It Means to Be An American", 2002.
An analysis of author James Baldwin's essay, "The Discovery of What It Means to Be An American".
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The paper analyses the meaning of "freedom" in African-American author, James Baldwin's essay "The Discovery of What it Means to be an American". The paper shows that what Baldwin does in this essay, as well as in a number of his other essays, is to question those American assumptions about freedom by reminding us how differentially they apply.
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"But Baldwin forces us to see how;blackness; as a category applied to humans has almost nothing to do with race or skin color or any other biological or physical attribute as we might believe that it does. Instead, blackness - or whiteness - is a way of designating power between different Americans."
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The Age of Discovery, 2002.
A brief examination of how the Age of Discovery (15th to the 17th century Europe) effected both the population of Europe and the population of the New World.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 50.95
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This paper shows the positive and negative effects of the Age of Discovery on the society of the time. The European population largely enjoyed the positive benefits - exposure to new cultures and open trade routes, new goods and advanced technology. The negative impacts were felt by the populations who were "discovered" for the first time by the Europeans.
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"Not unlike the way the ?race for the moon? became the driving force of American scientific exploration during the 1950?s and 1960?s, the race to control the trade routes to the far reaches of the globe and to expand its technological knowledge of navigation became the driving force of Spanish foreign and domestic policy during the period of world history from the 15th to the 17th centuries. This period is also commonly called ?The Age of Discovery? by European historians. The economic impact of Spain?s forays into the New World or worlds ultimately changed the face of European knowledge of the world and the economic structure of Europe. Both the residents of Spain and Europe as a whole, however, experienced both positive and negative effects of this exploration. However, the effects upon Europe were on the whole largely beneficial, because of the increased exposure to new goods and the expansion of technology and knowledge that came as a result of colonization and exploration. However, the impact upon the existing inhabitants of the New World was largely negative."
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The Discovery of Childhood, 2003.
A critical study of three main ideas about the idea that the notion of "childhood" was a discovery of the eighteenth century.
3,072 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 129.95
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This paper discusses how Philippe Ari?s? book, "L?Enfant et la Vie Familiale sous L?Ancien R?gime", or "Centuries of Childhood" in translation, which was published over four decades ago, is still regarded by many as the ultimate study in the development of childhood over the centuries. It looks at how although there have been numerous works published over these past forty years that contradict Ari?s? hypothesis and that contain very convincing and diverse data and statistics to back up their claims, the majority of the critics hold fast to the idea that the relationship between parent and child changed from cold and distant in the seventeenth century, to loving and affectionate by the end of the eighteenth. This paper dismisses that thesis and proposes that childhood was certainly a notion that was accepted before eighteenth century sensibilities and it was, in fact, only the idea of how children should be treated that truly changed.
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"Much of the evidence to support the idea that children were regarded at best indifferently, and at worst disdainfully, is found in the ideals of religion, and specifically in Christianity, of the times. A thirteenth-century hagiographical book entitled Golden Legend was very popular and influential into the seventeenth century, and throughout the tales the emphasis that the saints acted like adults even as small children was very pronounced. There were also popular biographies of actual children like Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey that portrayed them more adult-like than child-like even in their extreme youth, for they were grave, sage, and were masters in many disciplines by an extraordinarily young age."
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The Age of Discovery, 2004.
A comparative analysis of Spain and Portugal during the Age of Exploration.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper discusses how, driven by a desire for spices, Portugal and, later, Spain, took the lead in launching voyages to discover a direct ocean route to the Indies and how the expeditions of Portugal and Spain opened a great period of exploration and eventually led to the colonization of America by Europeans. In particular, it looks at how the countries differed in terms of the lands discovered, the people involved in their discovery, and the intentions behind these voyages of discovery. It also shows how the main differences between Portugal's and Spain?s Ages of Discovery are geographical, economic, and the approach taken towards the voyages.
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"Three main men were responsible for the discoveries made by Portugal throughout the period of ?The Age of Discovery?: Henry the Navigator (1394-1460); Vasco de Gama (1460-1524), and Magellan (1480-1521). Henry the Navigator was responsible for sponsoring the first navigations around the African coast; Vasco de Gama navigated the Cape of Good Hope, and established the sea route to India, opening up trade routes to East Asia for Portugal; and Fern?o de Magalh?es (or Magellan) was the first person to have circumnavigated the globe, bringing about great prestige for Portugal, and revolutions in scientific thought."
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Christopher Columbus And The Discovery Of America, 2002.
Argues that Columbus did not "discover" America since it was already inhabited by non-European human beings.
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Argues tht Columus did not "discover" America since it was already inhabited by non-European human beings. Discusses Columbus' achievement as the first European to sail the Atlantic & bring European culture, religion & values to the land he discovered. His passion for discovery. His point of view that he and his men owned all they "discovered," & the existing inhabitants having no value as human beings. Contends that Columbus' discovery of America was a major element in the mythical, not actual, past of the nation.
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"This study will argue that Christopher Columbus did not "discover" America, and that only by twisting reality can it be said that he or any European "discovered" a land which was already inhabited by other human beings. The basis of this twisting of reality is that the inhabitants of the "New World" were less than human beings, and therefore it cannot be said that the land was inhabited at all, but was instead populated by semi-humans, by near-animals, by non-Christian savages with no civilized qualities. In reality, however, the "Indians" Columbus "discovered" were indeed human beings with a subtle civilization and a fully developed religious belief system. Therefore, Columbus did not "discover America" because it had already been discovered and populated by human beings long before his arrival. He and his fellow arrogant and ethnocentric Europeans imagined ..."
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"Clinical Supervision: A Four-Stage Process of Growth and Discovery"., 2002.
A discussion of this book by Rober Taibbi.
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This paper discusses Robert Taibbi's highly acclaimed 1995 book, "Clinical Supervision: A Four-Stage Process of Growth and Discovery", and evaluates its merit.
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Being Alienated Can Lead to Positive Discovery, 2001.
This essay examines the complex characters in Silko's "Ceremony", and Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye".
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper presents a comparison to Leslie Marmon Silko?s ?Ceremony? and J.D. Salinger?s, ?Catcher in the Rye?. The writer of this paper takes the reader on an exploratory journey of both stories and details the theme of alienation of the two protagonists. Using quotes and summary opinion the writer argues that the alienation the protagonists experiences in the story is the very element that allows them the self-reflection that occurs.
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"Throughout history, authors of literary works have used their stories to uncover some aspect of their protagonists. It is a method that has withstood the test of time and continues to be popular today. The authors of two well-received books used this technique to illustrate alienation of a human being and the contribution the alienation made to the self-discovery of the protagonists. In Leslie Marmon Silko?s; "Ceremony" and J.D. Salinger?s "Catcher in the Rye", we are directed on a journey that illustrates the alienation of each protagonist but as the stories draw to a close we are left with the understanding that the alienation allowed them to watch the world from the outside and reflect on their own inner souls."
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Emerson, Dickinson, Whitman: Pathways to Discovery, 2005.
A comparison of the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and the poetry of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman.
2,708 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 117.95
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This paper examines how Ralph Waldo Emerson's association with the transcendental movement can be linked to the ideas he expressed in his essay, "Nature," where he emphasizes being true to oneself, individuality, and nonconformity. Emerson also explains his ideas regarding the soul and its connection with nature and God. It looks at how two poets whose work reflects this type of thinking are Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman and how these writers discover a path to self, soul, and identity through their experiences, ideas that can be traced to Emerson's writings.
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"In his essay, "Nature" Ralph Waldo Emerson urges man to think independently. He opens his essay with by advancing the idea that that we consider for ourselves a "philosophy of insight and not of tradition" (Emerson 994). With this idea, he builds upon the theory that much of life is still left to be discovered, we must only be open to it and connect with it. The wide universe, according to Emerson, is composed of "nature and the soul" (994). Emerson held a profound respect for nature and its beauty. He states that when he is in the presence of nature, he "become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God" (996). Here we see how Emerson attempts to focus on nature as it manifests itself through his senses."
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The Rational Market Individual and the Discovery of Society, 2002.
Explains change in the way that people and society came to be seen with the rise of capitalist forms of production.
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Emphasis in this paper is put on understanding how citizens or subjects, over time, came to be seen as "individuals" within a rational market environment in which all social processes were related to the capitalist economy and the forces of the greater economy.
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Theme of Self Discovery, 2001.
Discusses the theme as achieved by Pip in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations", & by Gabriel in James Joyce's "The Dead."
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"An essential theme in literature is that of self-discovery, which can come in different ways to different characters. For some, a moment of understanding occurs, an epiphany in which the individual suddenly sees more clearly. For others, understanding comes only after years of slowly developing awareness. For many, both can be true at the same time as years of understanding suddenly coalesce in a moment of epiphany. Both Pip in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations and Gabriel in James Joyce's "The Dead" spend their lifetime learning before they achieve a fuller understanding of some aspect of their world.
Dickens is a writer who takes a strong social position, and Pip's life is bound with certain issues of social hierarchy and class. The concept of parents plays an important role in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, and parentage determines social.."
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The Age of Discovery, 2001.
A paper focusing on European exploration following the Middle Ages.
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This paper discusses land and sea explorations undertaken by various European nations. The author cites specific explorers and their achievements. Also discussed are the effects of all "exploration" on indigenous cultures.
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"The Age of Discovery was instrumental in the expansion of European civilization. The Age of Discovery produced European empires, stimulated economies and brought significant changes to most of Europe. European expansion and discovery affected not only Europe, but changed the societies and cultures of the civilizations that the Europeans impacted (annihilated). Euro-centrically speaking, the most important impact of the Age of Discovery was the role it played in changing Europe from an agrarian economy to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system."
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