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"All the King's Men", 2008.
This paper discusses how R. Warren composed "All the King's Men" as a reflection of the betrayal between politicians and the public.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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The paper explains that while Warren's work "All the King's Men" was a fictionalized account of politics in the old South, the writing was also an expression of the issues that plagued political institutions in Warren's time. The paper brings research that shows how corruption, supported by betrayal, was a key factor in how politics functioned and how people achieved positions of power.
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"Warren (1996) composed All the King's Men as a means of exploring politics and the betrayal that exists between politicians, between constituent and leader and of the self. Prescott (1946) contends that Warren's work was a method for the writer to examine the actions of Huey Long, a once prominent politician who "looted Louisiana" and left many citizens with a weary eye toward the political realm (para. 4). Therefore, the betrayal that Warren (1996) writes about is founded in corruption and the struggle for power between politicians. As the struggle ensues, politicians betray their followers because lies are more effective at in winning votes than the truth. Yet, it is evident that regardless of the momentary glory that the characters achieve in most cases, that glory is overshadowed by the reality of their actions and the knowledge that their efforts required them to betray themselves."
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Metaphor in "The Fish", 2008.
This paper analyzes the use of metaphor in Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish".
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper attempts to convey how Elizabeth Bishop's poem "The Fish" is interesting and effective mainly because of its effective use of metaphor. The paper pinpoints the use of metaphor in the poem and shows how Bishop incorporates this commonly used literary device into the overall narrative.
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"Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) was a well-known poet of the middle part of the 20th century, but what is not so widely known is that she was a painter as well as a poet, and it seems that her talent for visual artistry often comes through in the strong visual details of her poems, including the one to be discussed here, "The Fish," written in 1946. An early mentor of hers in the field of poetry was fellow poet Marianne Moore, who shared Bishop's early interest in the detailed visual depiction of objects of the natural world and from whom she may have picked up her fascination with metaphor, a literary figure which she uses to good effect in "The Fish." "
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"American Slavery, American Freedom", 2008.
A review of "American Slavery, American Freedom" by Edmund S. Morgan.
1,444 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper describes how Edmund S. Morgan's "American Slavery, American Freedom" examines the political and social impact of slavery in colonial America. The paper explains how Morgan emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, particularly in the colony of Virginia that produced patriot leaders such as Washington and Jefferson, but also had the most slave owners. The paper further explains Morgan's thesis that this contradiction was caused by prevailing beliefs that racial and gender inequality was a natural condition.
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"American Slavery, American Freedom was written by historian Edmund S. Morgan and published in 2003 by W. W. Norton. The author's examination of slavery in America emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, and focuses on Virginia, which produced leaders of the American Revolution who were dedicated to freedom and equality, but which also had the most slave owners. In his book, Morgan analyzes this paradox as he strives to understand and explain why such a contradiction existed."
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"The Naked Crowd" by Jeffrey Rosen, 2008.
A review of the book "The Naked Crowd" by Jeffrey Rosen.
1,318 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines Joseph Rosen's text, "The Naked Crowd". The paper argues that Rosen's central thesis is strong, but that some of his characterizations of those who fear the worst if a comprehensive surveillance system is not put in place across America to thwart things like terrorism are excessively simplistic. The paper points out that, while lucid and well-written, a case can be made that Rosen's suggestion that Congress is a better protector of privacy rights than the courts, is one that certainly needs to be called into question. The writer believes that Rosen's book is a welcome addition to the literature - but certainly not impervious to criticism.
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"Joseph Rosen's text begins by first looking at how biometrics firms - far more so than any other American businesses after 9/11 - gained from the brutal terrorist attacks that took so many lives. What made the matter so ironic was that, far from deterring crime, reliable empirical studies suggested that biometrical technologies did nothing at all to lower violent crime rates. Despite, discrete surveillance cameras became the new "in thing" in America - just as they had, for a variety of other reasons, become popular in Great Britain during the 1990s."
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Sexual Tension in 'A Streetcar Named Desire', 2008.
This paper discusses the sexual tension present in the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams and notes that bathing and drunkenness are two common threads exposing sexual tension in the play. The writer points out that even the title of the play suggests the sexual tension between the characters. Further, the writer looks at the connections between desire and death as portrayed in the play. The writer maintains that it is as if Williams is telling us that from too much desire only death can come. The writer notes that Stanley, the most dead of all three characters becomes numb to his reactive behavior. The writer concludes that Stanley is trapped in his uncontrollable animalistic sexual desire destined to live like an animal surviving purely by instinct.
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"Stanley is a man's man--full of animal instinct and desire. He cannot control himself in any regard. Stanley cannot control his temper so he beats his pregnant wife. He can't sequester his passion for Blanche so he rapes her. He can't bare losing Stella so he screams for her at the top of his lungs proclaiming his need and love for her. Stanley is all about sexual desire--it rules and runs his life.
"Drunkenness and bathing are the soothsayers for Blanche and Stanley when their desires become overwhelming. Blanche uses a bath to soothe her nerves and to try and wash away her sexually promiscuous path."
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"Treasure Island", 2008.
This paper analyzes the theme of coming of age in the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper examines the factors of coming of age in Stevenson's novel, "Treasure Island" by looking at the growth of the protagonist, Jim Hawkins, from youth and into manhood. The paper shows how Jim evolved from an inexperienced and naive young man into a man that learned the realities of treasure hunting and of the hardened and callous dangers on the high seas.
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"The central prospect of a young man embarking on a journey to find a lost treasure with men that are much older is part of Stevenson's coming of age thematic in Treasure Island. After he has discovered the map with his mother about Captain Flint's treasure and presents it to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, Jim is recruited into a sea expedition that demands his highest sense of courage and bravery in the face of the danger that Long John Silver and his pirating mates represent. After Squire Trelawney mistakenly hires Silver and his men to man their ship, Jim must invariably learn to live with sea hardened men that are at once ruthless in their murderous ways; as they are also determined to mutiny when they are far out at sea."
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A Review of Paulo Coehlo's "The Alchemist", 2008.
An analysis of the benevolence of the characters in Paulo Coehlo's novel, "The Alchemist."
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper reviews Paulo Coehlo's novel, "The Alchemist" and suggests that it is a story founded upon Christian (and Islamic) values prizing humanity, beneficence and charity. It specifically examines the benevolence and willingness to give that characterizes the people who assist Santiago (the protagonist) on his long journey of self-realization.
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"At the same time, the "Old King," is quite interesting because of the biblical connotations and denotations his character offers. He is, first and foremost, an ancient biblical figure - his real name is Melchizedek, as he tells Santiago (Coehlo, 7) who once brought wine and food to Abraham after the latter had defeated his enemies. He is also viewed by scholars as the progenitor of all priesthood and as the King of Uprightness - or at least he is when he surfaces early in the Old Testament. Lastly, the Old King, Melchizedek, receives a tithe from Abraham even though the latter hardly knows him (Thomas, 403-404). Like Abraham in the Bible, Santiago gives the Old King something; in this case, his time rather than a portion of his riches. Beyond that, Melchizedek blesses Abraham (Thomas, 403) and it may be said that Melchizedek, by reminding Santiago of his duty to fulfill his Personal Legend, blesses him, as well. In the end, Coehlo has given a distinctly biblical connotation to the Quest motif at the heart of the story."
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Midlife Crisis, 2008.
This paper discusses S. Coppola's Film, 'Lost in Translation', and Daniel J. Levinson's ideas on midlife adulthood.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Sophia Coppola's Oscar-winning film 'Lost in Translation' (2003) features themes of life stages and transitions that have been popular in mainly American psychological theory of the post-World War II decades. The writer then discusses the film as it relates to themes of mid-life adjustment and crisis. The writer also notes that Daniel J. Levinson's orientation towards life expectations was modernist, post-World War II and American, too and looks at midlife difficulties and new orientations according to Daniel J. Levinson.
The writer maintains that stage or transition theories in psychology have been brought into question, beyond matters of differences in men and women. The writer further points out that what is known popularly as a midlife crisis is seen as an event of predictable modernist life expectations that have given way of postmodern alterations.
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Introduction
Daniel J. Levinson and Adult Development
"Lost in Translation" and Transitions
Concluding Note
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"The idea of midlife difficulties and new orientations was certainly popular among sophisticated urbanites of North America or Western Europe by the early 1960s, as in Elliot Jaques article, stressing the necessary production of a 'new' person at midlife through proper processing of where one had been and new realities. As stage theorists of the same day tended to insist, human development meant getting through stage achievements, the adjustment not made successfully, then experiencing unwanted symptoms of decline in despondency, chronic unhappiness, alcoholism or isolation. More recently, there seems a sort of theoretical compromise. For example, Heckhausen's discussion of physiological changes and life events at midlife refers to a set of adjustments that North Americans have now long been expected to encounter, in process models that indicate eventual adjustment and considerable 'resilience', a term seen to replace 1980s and 1990s ideas of human vulnerability. Levinson's generation stressed the midlife crisis as something that might be most difficult, radical and life transforming, many individuals not prepared for its arrival. One now sees a more tentative approach as in Heckhausen's article on expecting an eventual adjustment of some kind that will be managed by the individual, a stronger notion of the person who is aware of what he or she negotiates perhaps without significant emotional suffering or upheaval."
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Chaucer, Shakespeare and Gender Roles, 2008.
A comparison of the portrayal of sexual and gender roles in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale" and William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".
1,540 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper compares how Geoffrey Chaucer in "Wife of Bath's Tale" and William Shakespeare in "Twelfth Night" questioned, challenged or mocked contemporary views on gender roles and sexual stereotypes. The paper shows how, although there are differences, we can see a similar attitude in both works toward gender roles, sexual stereotyping and the treatment and portrayal of women.
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""The Wife of Bath's Tale" is one of a series of stories in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It was probably written shortly prior to his death in 1400. The Canterbury Tales is a "frame story," meaning that a series of narratives are tied together allowing each character to relate their own story (Alexander xvii). Chaucer's stories are the individual tales of a group of pilgrims traveling together to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury (Alexander xvi). "The Wife of Bath's Tale" is really the second for this character as it is preceded by "The Wife of Bath's Prologue" which is sort of an autobiography in which she describes her five marriages. The true order in which Chaucer placed each of the tales (other's including the Miller, the Pardoner, the Prioress and the Nun's Priest) is not known (Alexander xix). Chaucer was not only a writer, but had a long career as a public servant. During his life he traveled widely throughout Europe, no doubt the source of many of his story ideas and characters. It is possible that Chaucer never finished all of his intended tales, and that some of the book is autobiographical, with him playing the varied role of the host for his collection of characters."
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The Causes of Rape, 2008.
A review of the book "The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life." by Michael Gurian's and Kathy Stevens.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines Michael Gurian's and Kathy Stevens' book on the causes of rape, "The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life." by Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens." The paper discusses the excellent manner in which Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens touch upon the need for parents to make the early years of a boy's life ones in which emotional intelligence and bonding capabilities are established. The paper then outlines how teachers (and society as a whole) must do a better job of recognizing the vulnerabilities of men and the challenges they face. The paper also looks at the contradictory "messages" that society transmits to young men and how they contribute to incidences of sexual violence. In conclusion, the paper shows that until the psychological, emotional and scholastic needs of boys are fully met by society, sexual violence will continue to be a frightening menace.
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"The tension between men and women has grown substantially in recent decades as the initial fight for equality waged by feminists on behalf of all women gradually gave way to a "gender feminism" all-too-often typified by anti-male rhetoric and by a legislative agenda that privileged the needs of girls over boys. Not surprisingly, this anger and resentment has dramatically increased the prospects of an all-out "gender war" that will leave both sides as victims."
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Gender and Foucault, 2008.
This paper discusses textual construction of gender differentiation in texts of Sigmund Freud, Nancy Chodorow and Michel Foucault.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the issue of gender differentiation is a highly contentious one. The writer points out that this involves not only questions of how the process occurs in humans, but also its political associations in terms of power relations between the sexes, and institutional power in western societies in general. In order to understand the significance of the textual construction of gender differentiation the writer maintains that it would be useful to consider Foucault's analysis of how the medical community has played a major role in exploring this issue. Foucault's analysis is important for he does not simply consider the debates over gender differentiation to involve simply questions of biology and psychology, or even gender relations between the sexes. Instead, the writer notes that Foucault asks that we consider the textual explorations themselves as instruments of power by which medical institutions and society define and control sexuality.
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"This "debate" between Chodorow and Freud with regard to the differentiation of gender can thus be seen as a struggle for gender power in society as a whole. The capacity to define one or the other gender as a normative state of humanity is clearly an assertion of power. However, in a larger analysis, Foucault would suggest that we see both researchers as been fundamentally similar in that they both partake of an institutional approach to infantile sexuality in the medical and scientific community which has, as its ultimate purpose, the assertion of control and domination over children's sexuality through processes of surveillance and behaviour modification. These processes with regard to the development of gender differentiation, Foucault argues, can be seen in the rendering as "perverse" such gendered states as "homosexuality" in children. This is revealing of the instrumentality through which western societies have, for at least the past few centuries, applied significant efforts to the control of individuals through the control of sexuality and - in particular - the power to define sexuality according to the interests of institutional powers."
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Cultural Self-examination through "Davita's Harp", 2008.
A cultural self-examination for a school counselor using the text of Chaim Potok's "Davita's Harp."
3,168 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper examines Chaim Potok's, "Davita's Harp." Primarily, the paper discusses how reading the text forced a re-evaluation of how the writer sees other cultures and how it impresses upon her the simple reality that she too is not impervious to prejudice. The paper also provides a personal "cultural self-evaluation" and delineates some vital ideas and guiding principles that the writer hopes will allow her to become a better school counselor.
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Valuing Diversity in Multicultural School Counseling
Part One: Cultural Self-evaluation
Part Two: A Look At Chaim Potok's Davita's Harp And Its Relationship To My Own Evolving Multiculturalism
Part Three: Assumptions, Values and Biases
Part Four: Responses
Part Five: Concluding Thoughts
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"More than that, the work surprised me with its deeply touching and compassionate approach to the human condition as a whole. I knew from my own research that Chaim Potok was born in 1929 in New York City ("Chaim Potok: Novelist, Philosopher, Historian," section 1) and thus would have been in his pre-teens and early adolescence when the Second World War was showing in gruesome detail the horrific depths to which the human soul could plummet. In spite of that, Potok's work has a certain buoyancy and hopefulness about it, to say nothing of a certain earnest striving after something better, that makes you as a reader "pull" for Davita - even if you are not Jewish and have enjoyed precious little contact with the Jewish people ("Davita's Harp Study Guide: Themes and Characters," 2006)."
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African-American Literature, 2008.
A discussion of the literature of black American writers in the 20th and 21st century.
1,484 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the literature of various black American writers and poets. The paper explains that numerous black writers found new ways to express the feelings of their people and created a rich canon of thought and expression leading up to the Civil Rights Movement. The paper looks at how some of these writings show an underlying demand for change. The paper also points out that many of the early literary figures, like W.E.B. DuBois, wrote against slavery. In addition, the paper looks at how, in the latter part of the 20th century black, nationalism was influenced by Darwinian science and by Victorian conceptions of virtue. The paper cites "Coming of Age in Mississippi" by Anne Moody, as an example of the nature of the threat to black Americans.
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"DuBois also celebrates aspects of black culture, from the songs of the slaves to and the music they and their descendants make to their religious belief and the special religious observance they developed in the black church in America. He sees the black community then standing at the dawn of freedom, a freedom not yet fully achieved but set out as a potential for all.
"The nature of the threat to black Americans is evident in Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody. She becomes very aware of why as she grows to adulthood and sees more and more racism all around her."
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Gustave Flaubert's "A Simple Heart", 2008.
This paper examines the theme of altruism in Gustave Flaubert's short story "A Simple Heart".
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This literary study analyzes the short story "A Simple Heart" by Gustave Flaubert. The paper explains that, by providing an analysis of the intellectual, emotional and character-based reactions of the protagonist Felicity's character, one can realize the depth of Flaubert's desire to present the altruistic nature of human relationships. The author points out that Flaubert projects an emotional, yet intellectually illogical character that is too altruistic to be considered non-fiction. The paper relates that Flaubert provides the tragic emotion of selflessness in a concise manner, as Felicity soon learns that her lover Theodore, had married a rich woman to avoid being conscripted into the army. The author underscores that Felicity's behaviors are far more fictional than non-fictional.
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"On a personal level, I have also experienced rejection of this type. I can certainly relate to feeling rejected by a person that is acting selfishly. This is an important part of the story, as Felicity simply goes on to another part of her life as a person that is constantly being used by deviant persons for their own self-interests. In this manner, I cannot relate to Felicity, since I would have learned to be more wary of trusting others that may potentially cause harm."
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Guilds in the Middle Ages, 2008.
This paper discusses the guilds that were in existence in Geoffrey Chaucer's fourteenth century England.
1,339 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper identifies some of the various occupational guilds that formed a part of Geoffrey Chaucer's fourteenth century English world. The paper shows how occupational guilds were a pervasive part of fourteenth century English life and a significant, if not all-encompassing, part of the lives of their members.
From the Paper
"In Chaucer's The Prologue to "The Canterbury Tales," the reader is introduced to a haberdasher, a carpenter, carpet-maker, weaver and to a dyer. These were presumably all very important trades during Chaucer's time, but they were also only a few of the occupations that had guilds during the period. For instance, merchant guilds were quite common in Chaucer's England. By all accounts, these guilds were predominantly organizations comprised of merchants involved in long-distance commerce as well as in local wholesale trade. As well, Gary Richardson of the University of California at Irvine reports that there is at least the suggestion that many of these merchants were also businessmen engaged in the retail selling of commodity goods in their home cities as well as in the distant, exotic locales wherein they were permitted the right to set up shop. Interestingly, it appears as though the merchant guilds of pre-modern England were mostly devoted to trade. However, the most powerful among them could actually establish colonies in foreign cities and even become inextricably involved in local politics - at least in their home towns (Richardson, para.5)."
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Science Fiction Dystopia, 2008.
A review of two films, "Punishment Park" directed by Peter Watkins and "Demolition Man" directed by Marco Brambilla and a comparison of their themes with Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."
3,977 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This essay considers two science fiction films that have referred back to Aldous Huxley's chilling novel, "Brave New World", written in 1932. The two films discussed are "Punishment Park", directed by Peter Watkins and released in 1971, and "Demolition Man", directed by Marco Brambilla and released in 1993. This essay compares and contrasts the themes, narratives, characterization, setting and plot of these three works and, in the process, reaches some conclusions about what elements are necessary to create a believable and useful dystopia.
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"Thus, we see that Huxley's Brave New World most definitely belongs in the genre of science fiction, and indeed is the subtlest form of science fiction, in that Huxley plainly used it as a medium for social comment. The novel deals with a range of key social and political themes, including the possibility that we will be dehumanized by scientific progress (by for example automating natural human processes like reproduction); the implicit dangers of mass production (for example that it will generate a overwhelming need for a consumerist society); and the possibility that we could end up in a totalitarian dictatorship (which would be propped up by extreme methods of socialization, such as Pavlovian conditioning). As will be dealt with further below, Huxley was on the money with several of these key themes (Huxley)."
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Stereotypes in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 2008.
A look at the recent criticism leveled at Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", regarding the book's stereotypical portrayal of African-Americans
1,222 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines some of the stereotypes found in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", with particular focus on the main character of Uncle Tom. The paper argues that the character of Uncle Tom is represented as a stereotype of an old, suffering and obedient servant, faithful to his white masters no matter what, but that there is also a philosophy of resistance in the passivity that he exudes. Furthermore, this paper argues that it is in the depiction of African-American women that many stereotypes can be found. Finally, this paper attempts to answer the following question: do the negative aspects of this novel outweigh its moral message?
From the Paper
"Uncle Tom's Cabin actually consists of two stories told in parallel. It begins with a financial crisis of the Shelby family whom are forced to sell some of their slaves. Eliza, the slave who is a maid in the house overhears this plan, which includes the sale of her child, and escapes with her husband and young son. We follow their long and dangerous escape route that eventually leads them to Canada. Uncle Tom, although he has a family on the plantation, does actually get sold to a family in New Orleans. He is very pious and accepting and soon becomes very faithful to his new owner much like he was to the one who sold him. The family is eventually won over by Uncle Tom and his calm, assuming manner, that both the father and the daughter become ardent supporters of abolishment. "
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"The Golden Compass" and "The Wind in the Willows", 2008.
A comparison of the characters' relationship to community and friendship in Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass."
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper compares friendship and community within Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass." It argues that in "The Wind in the Willows," friendship creates community, which in turn overcomes conflicts, while in "The Golden Compass," the characters are far more selfish and tend to sustain themselves only.
From the Paper
"Thus we see that in the fantasy world of The Golden Compass, the protagonist, Lyra, has no community, no true friends. All she has is her daemon - which appears to be little more than a very animate extension of herself. She is thus dependent upon her own resources to rescue herself from problems and conflicts - something she does remarkably well. On the other hand, the principal characters in The Wind in the Willows, Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad, all exist together in a community of mutually supportive friends. They have some individual autonomy, but when it comes down to it, there are rules that must be followed, and that are enforced. However, in return for this, the members of the community gain the security of an utterly reliable community of friends to help them out when need be."
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