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Letting Nature Run Its Course, 2004.
A persuasive paper suggesting that we should not try to prevent the extinction or endangerment of a species.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper discusses the course of extinction and endangered species and makes the argument that we should not try to save endangered species, as extinction is one of the most natural of all evolutionary processes.
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"Run Lola Run", 2008.
An examination of the motif of running that is present in the 1998 film, "Run Lola Run," directed by Tom Tykwer.
1,522 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 73.95
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This paper discusses the 1998 film, "Run Lola Run," directed by Tom Tykwer. It discusses how the movie is constructed of motifs that symbolize the human relationship to the passage of time. The paper specifically focuses on the motif of running in the movie and the message that it sends to the audience. The paper looks at the examples throughout the film of this theme.
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"Diagonal, angular, or oblique shots are sparingly used in Run Lola Run. High angle shots are often used for street scenes. For example, the bank is shown from a high angle as well as from eye level. High angle s used during the animation sequence when Lola dashes down the stairs. Moreover, the red filtered bedroom scene is shot at a high angle to depict the couple laying in bed. People are more often than not framed on screen at eye level, especially when they converse with one another. Tykwer uses low angle shots at key points. Most notably, the director combines high and low-angle shots in the same scene when one person stands over another. The effect shows different perspectives of the same situation."
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"Run Silent, Run Deep", 2006.
A review of the 1950s film "Run Silent, Run Deep"
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper reviews the film "Run Silent, Run Deep", produced 13 years after the end of the Second World War and starring some of the premier actors of the time. The author gives the film high praise, calling it an intense human drama of ego and duty. According to the author, the film avoids pandering to Cold War stereotypes, instead examining how in the midst of horrific conflict, the line between the ego and duty can easily become blurred.
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"Run Silent, Run Deep brilliantly captures the claustrophobic and tension-ridden atmosphere of a submarine at war. Made in 1958, it's a fast paced and thoroughly engaging wartime drama that stars some of the preeminent actors of the day: Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Alongside the two leading men is an excellent ensemble cast that includes Don Rickles and Jack Warden."
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Kim Dae Jung-Letting the Sun Shine In, 2003.
The following paper discusses Kim Dae Jung's history and examines the reasons for his winning the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
3,330 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 138.95
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This paper examines Kim? strategy of trying to bring North Korea and South Korea closer and of trying to make the North more open. In addition the strategy?s chances for success are also discussed.
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?Kim seems to have a good as chance as anyone is likely to to thaw the relationships between the two countries that were sundered at the end of the Korean War and in many ways still remain trapped by the kind of tensions that once enveloped much of the globe during the Cold War. His history of trying to move his country gently but firmly into the future dates from his rise to being a prominent opposition leader during the tenure of President Park Chung Hee. In 1997 he became the South Korean first opposition leader to win election to his country's presidency.?
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Michael Smith's "Letting in the Jungle", 2002.
Analyzes this critique of anthropocentrism within the context of egalitarianism and ethical reasoning.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 64.95
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Michael Smith's article in question falls within the category of a critique of anthropocentrism. This paper will analyse the concept of 'egalitarianism' and the general problems with 'ethical reasoning'. It will be argued that while his critical arguments are sound, there are problems with biocentrism and the reference to Spinoza. It will also be argued that he rejects this because this latter notion is fraught with traditional problems of metaphysics.
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Benefits of Running/ Jogging, 2008.
A discussion of the benefits of running/jogging.
2,034 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper describes the benefits of running/ jogging as well as the common problems faced by runners. The paper also discusses the solutions to these problems. The paper explains that the desire to lose weight is one of the primary reasons why people run. The paper also points out that running, like other aerobic exercises, lowers the triglyceride and blood pressure levels. The paper then looks at how most studies have shown that the health benefits are directly proportional to the amount of running done, i.e., the greater the per week running mileage, the greater the benefit.
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The Difference between Running/ Jogging and Walking
Benefits of Running:
- Weight Loss
- Cardio-respiratory/ Aerobic Fitness
- Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
- Boosting the Immune System
- Retards the Aging Process
- Psychological Benefits
- Community Benefits
Problems Faced by Runners:
- Common Running Injuries
- Other Problems Faced by Runners & Ways to Overcome Them
Conclusion
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"Cardio-respiratory or aerobic fitness refers to the ability of the heart to pump strongly and more efficiently and the capacity of the muscles to use oxygen more efficiently. The heart of aerobically fit persons pumps more blood and oxygen with each beat and their muscles consume more oxygen than that of relatively unfit people. It is a basic biological fact that the greater use of muscles makes them stronger. Regular running strengthens the muscles of the heart, enabling it to pump blood with greater strength and increases the ability of the muscles to consume more oxygen. It also increases the activity of enzymes and hormones in our body that stimulate the muscles. The end result is improved aerobic fitness and increased endurance (Weil, para on "What are the fitness benefits of running?"). A recent study also shows that the increased amounts of "opioids" (the chemicals that produce the "runner's high") produced in a runners body protects the heart muscles from heart attack damage (Hitti)."
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Running, 2004.
Discussion regarding the positive effects of a regular running program.
1,668 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper examines the beneficial aspects of running on the cardiovascular and nervous systems. It does so by first looking at the different types of running and then by explaining the biomechanics of running.
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"From a sports professional point of view running is of three different types namely sprinting, middle distance and long distance or (marathon). Sprinting events are those races that are up to 400m. During the sprinting activity the muscles? metabolic pathways supply the required energy at a rate which is several times higher than the regular aerobic systems. This is verified by the decrease in PCr (phosphocreatine) by 67%, muscle glycogen by around 32% and ATP by 28%. Furthermore anaerobic glycolysis increases muscle lactate level by 20 fold. For sprinting, the thrust during the propelling period is very important and sports scientists have reported that the maximum force that a muscle can generate is directly proportional to its cross sectional area. This implies that good Sprinters usually are more muscular compared to marathon racers. For middle distance and marathon running the oxidative systems are the chief energy suppliers and there is a predominance of slow twitch muscle fibres."
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Steven Kissing's ?Running from the Devil?, 2005.
This paper discusses the autobiography "Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed" by Steven Kissing, a humorous treatment of the concept of the Prince of Darkness versus the Prince of Dorkness.
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 52.95
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This paper explains that "Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed" is the epic saga of author Steve Kissing, a sharp yet disturbed child of the 1970s who, in the fifth grade, began having spells, which lasted for only a minute or two, in which he suddenly would see strange sights and hear strange voices: Otherwise, he was a perfect child, got "A" in most of his studies, was a good athlete and even an alter boy. The author points out that, to send the devil away, among other activities, Kissing continued his obsessive long distance running training, which resulted in his becoming a high school track star. The paper relates that this book is a spiritual guide because Kissing's story, especially when he gets back to clarity, is extremely credible.
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"The way in which a child's worldview is fashioned by faith, family and fate is the source of the humor and the insights of "Running from the Devil". The powers of imagination, redemption and self-discovery are also highlighted. The boy dealing all alone with his supposed craziness in the mind and the body forms the base of the book. The story telling is done in a funny and entertaining way. The Catholic religion and its rites form the structure of the book, and the spiritual change of the coming of age is also well described."
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?Rabbit, Run?, 2004.
This paper reviews John Updike?s ?Rabbit, Run?, published in 1960, but depicting the American society of the 50s, and the first book in a four-book series.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 100.95
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This paper explains Updike?s general literary statement in ?Rabbit, Run? was that, in the middle-class American society of the 1950s, people were going through the motions of a meaningful life, but not achieving satisfactory meaning from it. The author points out that the central character is so bizarre from time to time that he keeps the reader off balance, which is what Rabbit is actually doing in a fictionalized state to his wife Janice and others. The paper relates that continuity is the key to Updike?s maintaining character growth throughout the series he wrote; of the characters Updike uses in the first book, ?Rabbit, Run?, almost all continue to appear in his three novel sequels: "Rabbit Redux" (1971), "Rabbit is Rich" (1981) (Pulitzer prize); "Rabbit at Rest" (1990); and the novella, "Rabbit Remembered" (2000).
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John Updike
Plot Summary
Character Development
Reflection of Contemporary American Culture?
Conclusion
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"The author was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, in 1932, and he later attended Harvard University and the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, located in Oxford, England. He began his professional writing career by contributing poems, articles and book reviews to "The New Yorker" magazine (1955-1957). Updike, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982 for "Rabbit Is Rich", has written over 25 books. He is the father of four children, and lives in Massachusetts. It is believed that the central character in Updike?s ?Rabbit? series (four novels, beginning with "Rabbit, Run"), was a real-life basketball hero who hailed from Shillington, Pennsylvania, where Updike grew up."
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?Raymond?s Run? by Toni Cade Bambara, 2004.
This paper discusses the character development of the protagonist, Squeaky, in ?Raymond?s Run? by Toni Cade Bambara.
720 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper explains that the protagonist, Squeaky, learns a valuable lesson about the worth of others by noticing that her brother, Raymond, who is ?not quite right,? runs well in the May Day race. The author points out that Squeaky seeing Raymond in a different light causes her to see not only herself in a different way, but also the character, Gretchen. The paper concludes that Raymond?s simple act of running allows Squeaky to realize that everyone has something to offer, no matter how they may seem on the surface.
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"Squeaky no longer sees Gretchen as competition; she sees her as someone with whom she has something in common. She writes, ?Maybe she?d like to help me coach Raymond?, which indicates that she wants to be her friend. With this thought in mind, as the winners of the race are announced, Squeaky and Gretchen exchange a ?great big smile of respect between us. It?s about as real a smile as girls can do for each other, considering she don?t practice real smiling every day?."
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?Rabbit Run?, 2002.
An analysis of John Updike's "Rabbit Run", with an emphasis on its historical approach and the context of the story in the times in which it was written.
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper examines "Rabbit Run", a powerful novel by John Updike published in 1960, based on one of the characters, Harry ?Rabbit? Angstrom, a 26-year-old former high school basketball star. In particular, it looks at how the historical approach of the story is increasingly evident as the plot reveals the consequences of the post-war family?s independence from the church and the assumption of the nuclear mantle. Updike shows us the contemptuous and paradoxical behavior of people of the era, who, by their actions, revel in the freedom that they have gained with the demise of social structures, and yet bemoan the fact that they have lost their way and are disillusioned and directionless. It demonstrates how this concept is best summed up by Updike?s creation of a man who tries to justify his concern for clean clothes and, simultaneously, is responsible for destroying his wife and children.
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"The character of Angstrom is indirectly autobiographical in that by calculation, his age and the author?s age would approximately tally. This instantly allows the reader to understand the historic perspective of the novel as we are given the opportunity to trace the social changes that have occurred since the 30?s down to the day of the novel. The social climate of the thirties was significantly different from the fifties, and sixties. The immense and drastic changes that came about in social standards after the Second World War meant that there lay a greatly urgent need for consolidation of moral values. Creators of the system turned to eco-political means by which they could bring about this consolidation. As a result of this, the average person in the U.S. was subjected to a newer, (imagined) improved lifestyle based on economic success and superficiality."
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"A River Runs Through It", 2002.
An analysis of the brother relationship in the novel "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 76.95
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This paper will discuss the relationship between the brothers, Norman and Paul in the book "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean. By analyzing the way that the two brothers get along, the way that the novel is structured will teach us how the author created them in this way. The notion in the relationships of the character as brothers, reveals the way that the story was crafted and we can see how the story is directed by their relationship.
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Running a Restaurant, 2002.
Looks at the different aspects of running one's own restaurant, using an example of a seasonal restaurant in Maryland.
3,294 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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The financial rewards and the personal satisfaction associated with having one's own business can be considerable. When the business is one with a high level of social interaction, such as a restaurant, there are personal rewards that move beyond the financial satisfaction that may result. The paper explains that a successful restaurant becomes a part of the community that it serves and can become a focal point of that community. This makes the restaurant business very different from other types of businesses and adds to the personal satisfaction that the owner receives. The paper shows, however, that restaurants also have traditionally low operating margins and are one of the riskier businesses that can be developed. This research examines the issues associated with running a seasonal restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland and the important considerations that such restaurateurs needs to take into account.
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"Over the years, there have been two trends among restaurants in the area which indicate that the region's appeal as a resort might be shifting. The first of these trends is toward remaining open year-round. Numerous restaurants (including those that specialize in the highly seasonal fish market) remain open throughout the year. Even those that close for some period of time are likely to close from January through March, or November through March, where they would remain closed for eight months 20 and 30 years ago. This shift indicates that the area is becoming more popular as a year-round destination, at least for diners, and that the local region is able to provide enough customers to support the businesses year-round."
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Race, Class and Gender in "Always Running", 2008.
A review of the impact of race, class and gender in Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A."
769 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 39.95
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This paper analyzes Luis Rodriguez' memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." It particularly discusses how identity is shown to be a prison of race, class and gender in which few young Mexican-Americans are able to escape. The paper gives examples from the text that illustrate how the very first social interactions of Latino youth in Los Angeles are severely impacted by their undeniable Mexican-American identity.
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"Another substantial iron bar of Rodriguez's prison was that of Gender. Clearly, male bravado played a big part in the early teen trouble-making years of Luis and his fellow gang-members. One example closely follows a summer expedition to the beach with some friends--both male and female. Rodriguez tells the story of young teens at the beach, flirting and fondling--interrupted by the local police. One thing that is interesting is his description of one of the female's body rising from the water after being thrown in by one of his friends. It is the first detailed account of the female form, and the account's graphic nature shows that his interest in becoming desirable to women has now become important. This description of his subject of interest, Hermie, is harshly broken up by the young group's run-in with the local law-enforcement. The reason this seems significant is because when Rodriguez gets home, his mother scolds him for being a trouble maker, saying: "You have to work, to help us out here. You're a big man now." The close relationship between his graphic memory of untouchable Hermie and his inability as provider for his family shows that his role as a man amidst all the other social challenges had just added more height to his mountain."
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?A River Runs Through It?, 2004.
A comparative analysis of the novel, ?A River Runs Through It? by Norman Maclean, and its subsequent movie version.
1,263 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 61.95
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This paper discusses how the movie version of Norman Maclean?s 1976 novella, ?A River Runs Through It,? stays faithful to the original text in many respects. It looks at how Robert Redford keeps Maclean?s voice in the film, which he narrates himself, with an understated economy that reflects the spare beauty of the storytelling. It examines how this allows some of the movie?s finest and most memorable passages to illuminate the film.
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"Norman is a studious, dark-haired man who longs to escape Montana, and teach literature. As the movie begins he has just returned home from Dartmouth. His younger, golden-haired brother Paul is perfectly happy to stay in his hometown, and has become a reporter there. Paul is beautiful: Norman says, ?If you push me far enough, all I really know is that he was a fine fisherman.? His father says, ?You know more than that, he was beautiful.? He was also a natural at fly fishing, a genius of the art. The movie portrays this beauty in part through the sheer physical beauty of the actor himself. His simple presence conveys Paul?s grace and torment. It also uses the conceit of Paul calling Norman ?The Professor? several times, especially while eating breakfast with their parents. The book never does this."
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"Always Running", 2002.
This paper discusses Luis J. Rodriguez's "Always Running".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper reports that the book "Always Running" is Luis Rodriguez's insider account of what it's like to live in the poverty stricken urban ghettoes of the United States.
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