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Reeve and Landor, 2008.
A comparison of the poems "The History of Charoba, Queen of Egypt" by Walter Savage Landor and "Gebir" by Walter Savage Landor.
1,211 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper states that writers who place their tales in exotic locations may have visited those locations or they may also derive what they believe about distant locales from what another writer has put in print. The paper then compares Clara Reeve's story about Egypt, "The History of Charoba, Queen of Egypt", with Walter Savage Landor's poem, "Gebir", which is also about Egypt. The paper highlights that Landor derived much of what he included about Egypt, from the work by Reeves, while Reeve invented most of her view of Egypt by imagining the place and its people. Reeves published her story in 1785, and Landor published his novel in 1798. The paper states that Landor retells the story of Charoba in a different form. He does not credit Reeve with the original, which might matter to Reeve, but which has no real effect on the literary value of Gebir.
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"Gebir has much more to it than the tragedy when Gebir is killed. The dead king is taken to somewhere deep in the earth where he sees other kings who went before him. The text is in part a warning to Napoleon not to make the mistakes earlier leaders had made. Gebir's brother Tamar flees with his love to Corsica, and she prophesies "From Tamar shall rise, 'tis Fate's decree, / A mortal man above all mortal praise." This likely refers to Napoleon, and Landor saw Napoleon as a leader of the people more than as one whom imposed himself upon the people, as other rulers often did."
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Oedipus, 2008.
A review of the theme of "sight and blindness" depicted in the Greek play, "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 52.95
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The paper discusses Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" the tragedy of a king who, in the very attempt to flee his fate, brings about his destiny. The paper states that throughout the play, themes of sight and blindness occur in a number of variations. The paper describes that sight therefore could be seen to be symbolic of truth, while blindness represents hidden truths or outright lies. The paper states that at the end of the play, Oedipus blinds himself in a striking attempt to regain the innocence of his previous lack of full knowledge.
Outline:
Sight and Blindness: Oedipus
Sight and Blindness: Creon
Sight and Blindness: Jocasta
Conclusion: Free Will and Destiny
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"In this, the Oracle and the Chorus represent sight. They warn Oedipus against searching for the truth, as it can only lead to disaster, which ultimately it does. His desire for truth and honesty however will not let him remain blind to the true state of affairs. As Oedipus moves from his symbolic blindness to finally shedding light upon the ugly truth, he cannot handle finally seeing, and blinds himself. This literal blindness and concomitant pain now takes the place of the blissful sightlessness that he has experienced throughout his life. Oedipus journey therefore comes full circle: from blindness to sight to blindness again."
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"The Texas 7", 2008.
A review of the book "The Texas 7: A True Story of Murder and a Daring Escape," by author Gary C. King.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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The paper discusses the book, "The Texas 7: A True Story of Murder and a Daring Escape," by author Gary C. King, which gives the reader a detailed account of the events leading up to the escape of seven inmates from the John Connally prison in South Texas. The paper discusses that the thesis of this book is that this mass-escape was a well-planned maneuver aimed at bringing attention to the alleged injustices of the Texas judicial system.
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"After all the escapees were back in custody, it was discovered that Patsy Gomez and Rual Rodriguez had conspired together to help the Texas Seven. George Rivas, the alleged ringleader, was extradited to Texas and sentenced to death. The other surviving members have also been put on death row and still wait for their death by lethal injection."
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Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", 2008.
Analyzes, chapter by chapter, Sun Tzu's military treatise from the 6th century B.C., "The Art of War", based on Thomas Cleary's translation.
2,175 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is an in-depth collection of the strategic, operational and tactical nature of warfare and military strategies and tactics. The author relates that this ancient military book "The Art of War" has been adopted in various business and management milieus. In first reading, the military aspects are prominent; however, the paper states that the reader realizes that this book is also Sun Tzu's diary because what he wrote was not based on theories or suppositions but rather were his every day experiences.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter I. Strategic Assessments
Chapter II. Doing Battle
Chapter III. Planning a Siege
Chapter IV. Formation
Chapter V. Force
Chapter VI. Emptiness and Fullness
Chapter VII. Armed Struggle
Chapter VIII. Adaptations
Chapter IX. Maneuvering Armies
Chapter X. Terrain
Chapter XI. Nine Grounds
Chapter XII. Fire Attack
Chapter XIII. On the Use of Spies
Perspectives and Opinions
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"Warfare is not a static or constant affair. It is instead and fluid and continuous engagement despite the lull perceive at times. The term "fog of war" is apropos to the reality of engaging the enemy wherein constant movement and engagement numbs the mind at times and it fails to determine who it is fighting. Thus, warfare should be fluid in a way that the better general controls and dictates the fluidity of the movement. Like an orchestra conductor, he must know the total meaning of the music and be able to call out each and any member of the orchestra at the right time to bring harmony to the song."
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War in Literature, 2008.
An analysis of examples from literature that describes the reactions to war of the authors.
2,131 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses how many poets and novelists throughout Western history have used the written page as a method of expressing their beliefs about warfare through their characters. The paper specifically focuses on a few novels and poems and describes their author's reactions to war and issues that are related to war, such as the draft.
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"In addition to Owen, Crane and Hemingway, of course, there are many other authors who write about the impact of war on the human psyche. War and its affect on the people and their societies is such a considerable part of human history that it is impossible for writers to ignore this topic. However, most of these poems, short stories and novels should not be taken literally as just a piece about a specific war. Rather, the author in most cases is addressing what happens to people in all wars regardless of when they occur or who is fighting. The essential message is not whethe or not the authors condoned or condemned the war. Rather, it is how they describe the impact that these wars have had on their own psyche and/or their characters."
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Romanticism Slavery, 2008.
An analysis of Federick Douglass' arguments presented in his work, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes Frederick Douglass' work, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." The paper specifically focuses on how Douglass deliberately and compellingly refuted the general worldview that the white race was doing Africans a favor by bringing them into contact with civilization and introducing them to the Christian God.
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"Frederick Douglass wrote of the Emancipation Proclamation, "Common Sense, the necessities of war, to say nothing of the dictation of justice and humanity have at last prevailed. We shout for joy that we live to record this righteous decree." It is quite likely that Lincoln was aware of the response this proclamation would elicit from black Americans: "Moreover, the liberated themselves became the liberators, for the proclamation also announced the acceptance of men into the Union arm and navy." By simultaneously freeing most of the southern slaves and permitting their admittance into the armed forces, Lincoln provided some indication of his underlying motives. One main reason for the Emancipation Proclamation was that it formally welcomed a very willing fighting force amid the Union ranks."
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 2008.
This paper studies the work "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
937 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Specifically, the writer discusses the book's origins and landmark significance. The writer notes that "Frankenstein" is such a memorable book that it has been retold in film and myth time after time. The writer also points out that Shelley's novel lives on today in the many films, from comedy to horror, that have retold her story in one form or another. The writer maintains that Shelley's book is significant because it really helped bring the horror genre into world focus and attention, and because it has been retold so many times in so many different ways.
From the Paper
"Frankenstein was not mad; he was simply possessed with a great and consuming desire to know everything about science and the creation of living matter. He becomes obsessed with his creation, and horrified to discover that he cannot control it or its violent tendencies.
"The book is also significant because of its exploration of science and knowledge, especially by a young woman, at the time it was written. It became an immediate success because the characters and their interests were so engaging, and it has never really stopped influencing other novels and films."
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Thai and Philippine Literature, 2008.
A comparison of Thailand's and the Philippines' literature and history.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper relates that Thailand willingly accepted different kinds of national and philosophical influences from other nations while the Philippines were subject to foreign control and colonial influence. The paper shows, therefore, how Philippine literature has emerged in a primarily popular and oppositional context unlike Thailand's literature that is from an academic and complementary historical context.
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"Thailand and the Philippines provide interesting contrasting studies of East Asian literature because of their unique geographic locations and histories. Thailand in its early incarnation was a kind of crossroads of South East Asian cultural life and it willingly accepted different kinds of national and philosophical influences from other nations. Its traditional literature up to the 19th century encompasses Buddhist, Chinese, and Indian traditions. The Philippines are islands that were subject to foreign control and colonial influence. They were exposed to the influence of other nations not through geographic proximity, but the imposition of foreign ideas and concepts that were supposed to override the voices of its national, indigenous literature."
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Aristotle and Plato: A Comparison, 2008.
In this paper both the four causes of Aristotle and the making of the cosmos that Plato discusses in the Timaeus are discussed.
2,588 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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In this article, the writer shows how Aristotle's four causes and Plato's making of the cosmos were both alike and different in many ways. The writer explains that Aristotle wrote much about his four causes, and he was very intent on the fact that these four causes constituted much of what life was about and much of what people needed to understand in order for them to make sense of the world around them. The writer then notes that Plato, on the other hand, used the Timaeus as his discussion point for the creation of the cosmos that he speaks of, which is very similar to Aristotle's causes in many ways, and yet is not the same. The writer compares and contrasts the works, so that it becomes obvious how similar they are and yet how different they are in many ways. The writer concludes that there is much significance in what Aristotle and Plato write about and how they address some of the things that humanity must deal with on a daily basis.
Outline:
Introduction
Artistotle's Four Causes
Plato's Timaeus
Comparison and Contrast
Conclusion
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"The third cause, the efficient cause, relates to the actual creation of the object in question. How the object is created and by whom affects the object when it is being created and also when it is finished. There must be some sort of initiating person or thing that starts the object on its way to creation, and this could be almost anything. Aristotle's argument was not that some specific thing or type of thing had to be the efficient cause, only that there must be something to start the creation of the object.
"In the final cause, Aristotle is referring to the reason for which something is done at all. People go to school to receive degrees and get certain jobs, for example, or they exercise to keep themselves in good health. These reasons are final causes. They are the end results and the ultimate reasons that people do things or create things, and they are often the most important reasons that human beings have when they decide that they must do something or make something. The final cause is often the most serious one of the four causes, but according to Aristotle all are important and have significance."
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"The Unbearable Lightness of Being", 2008.
An analysis of the plot and characters in Milan Kundera's book, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being."
1,557 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses Milan Kundera's book, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." It describes Kundera's characters and their relationship to how he perceived life in Soviet Czechoslovakia at the time as well as the book's core issue of existentialism and the techniques used by the narrator. In addition, the paper discusses the plot of the book and how the characters relate to it.
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"Franz is a university professor who teaches philosophy and falls in love with Sabina, his exact opposite. Franz is a heavy character who looks for meaning in life and lives for strong emotions generated either by love or by politics. He is a combination of idealism, naivete and the inability to understand his surroundings. Unlike Tomas, he does not change; he is not a dynamic character. Only at the end of his life is he able to wonder about his choices and question his decisions. He goes to Vietnam and becomes a political activist, upholding ideals of freedom, justice and truth, thinking that Sabina would be proud of him and his mission. He is sadly mistaken, and dies a meaningless death, killed during a mugging."
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Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", 2008.
Explores Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by analyzing the characters.
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that Mike Kundera's characters in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" are subjected to the two major influences of the historical context of the novel and the existentialist philosophy as expressed especially by Heidegger in his "Being and Time". The author points out that the technique used in the book by the narrator to describe the mental states of his characters follows a precise format. The paper also describes each of the four major characters and to what degree they reflect the lightness of being.
Outline:
Characters Exponents of the Author's Real Life Experience
Historical Context
Communist Czechoslovakia
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Philosophical Theme; Existentialism
Character: Tomas
Free Individual
Character: Tereza
Opposite of Her Husband: Highly Idealistic
Character: Sabina
Highly Individualistic and Independent, Rebellious And Unconventional
Character: Franz
Very Passionate; Believes In Love and Politics
The Four Characters Reconstruct Milan Kundera's Life Experience
The Characters Choose Exile over Communism
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"Sabina is Tomas' lover, an artist who rebels against the ugliness of the surrounding world, and her oppressive father through her paintings and lifestyle choices. She is the extreme instance of the lightness of being. In fact, her love affair with Tomas is based upon this very lightness of being that they share. Their affair has nothing in common with a traditional romance as they are not traditional characters. Nevertheless, she looks for heaviness, which is why she falls in love with Franz, a university professor and at the same time, the extreme instance of heaviness."
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Contemporary Poetry about the Old South, 2008.
Analyzes the poetry of Natasha Trethewey in "Native Guard" and Marilyn Nelson in "A Wreath for Emmett Till" as contemporary American eulogies to the Old South.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that both American poets, Natasha Trethewey in "Native Guard" and Marilyn Nelson in "A Wreath for Emmett Till", tackle aspects of the American history of racial intolerance. Their interconnected poems are united by common themes and structures as well as their enclosure within the covers of a single volume. They pay their respect to seismic historical events in American history, which are of personal significance to the poets. The paper then points out that Nelson's book is a text of anger at present and past racism; however, Trethewey's gentler volume is a homage to her family and to anonymous soldiers. The paper reviews the content and structure of both sets of poems.
From the Paper
"The voice of the lost, nameless (unlike Till) soldier becomes a poetic voice of memory, in short he becomes like Trethewey herself as this modern woman takes on the voice of the memory of fallen men and also the Black woman and a White man who gave her life and raised her even when their marriage was illegal and it was still technically illegal in 1966 Mississippi to have a mixed marriage. Like the South still remembers the Civil War and the Confederacy, Trethewey tries to remember--but with a difference."
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