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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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"Woman" and "Celia", 2008.
This paper provides a visual analysis and comparison of two works of art and design from the Metropolitan museum:"Woman" by Willem de Kooning and "Celia" by John Graham.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer studies two works of art that are displayed in the Metropolitan museum. The writer notes that Willem de Kooning's "Woman" is an oil and charcoal rendering of an anonymous woman on canvas, composed in 1944. It is a flat-looking depiction of a female nude against a background that looks like a home. The writer compares this work to "Celia" by artist John Graham. The writer points out that Graham's work is a far softer looking painting, as it is painted in oil, with casein, charcoal, chalk, pencil, pen and ink on Masonite rather than pure, flat oil on canvas. The writer discusses that it showcases "Celia," a woman with a classically hourglass figure and long, soft hair against a black background more reminiscent of a 19th century or classical nude than a modernist depiction of a woman, even though the painting was created at the same time as "Woman."
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"The space seems cramped, given her position, although there is no distinctive sense of location to the picture, other than the fact that it is indoors. The painting is classified as abstract expressionist in its color scheme, and its use of a mask-like face, which is reminiscent of some of Picasso's cubist works. Although this work is recognizably human, it seems like a grotesque rendering of the human form. The work seems more like smears or swirls on a canvas rather than a suggestion of someone one might know in life. The smile on the woman's face while she assumes an uncomfortable position, and the cartoon-like yellow, orange, green, and blues make it seem as if the work is a parody of a woman, as if the woman's image is being made intentionally ugly or distorted. Even if this was not de Kooning's intent, the artist's emphasis is on the arrangement of form, line, and color not the character of the woman herself. The woman exists as a subject, a series of surfaces, rather than a unique personality."
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Debriefing, 2008.
A summary of ten research articles on the subject of debriefing.
2,536 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper summarizes ten articles on debriefing, describing the objectives of the researchers of each article, the methodology employed in the research, and the results.
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"Participants were randomly assigned to one of the two groups. Each completed a Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS), which revealed the number of symptoms they were having and the severity. The same trained researcher debriefed all the participants in 1-2 hour sessions. Afterwards, each participant was contacted by telephone at 2 and 4-day intervals and 2 weeks later. PDS was again administered by phone. The group that was debriefed immediately had significantly fewer symptoms of PTSD than the delayed group. The severity was also lower at each follow-up for the group immediately debriefed."
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"The End of Oil", 2008.
A review of the book "The End of Oil" by Paul Roberts.
3,336 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper presents a critical review of Paul Roberts book, "The End of Oil". The paper relates that Roberts' book begins with a candid series of observations that while realistic, are also gloomy. The paper summarizes these observations and then discusses another contention made by Roberts regarding the problems with the world's energy economy. The paper also discusses some of the solutions to the world's energy economy that Roberts makes and points out some of the problems with these solutions. Lastly, the paper discusses the Bush administration's energy policies according to Roberts and concludes with a reference to Robert's concern about what will happen in the Middle East if and when the Saudi crown prince dies. He is a close ally of the U.S., but upon his death, there will be a power struggle in Saudi Arabia, and some experts are convinced that a very anti-American power structure could emerge that could cut the U.S. out of oil.
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"Meanwhile, Roberts' book begins with a candid series of observations that while realistic, are also gloomy. In his Prologue, Roberts points out that the Middle East countries are engaged in a "perpetual state of political instability, ethnic conflict, and virulent nationalism" - and oil is at the center of this chaos. The war that the U.S. launched in 2003 in Iraq - ostensibly to remove Saddam Hussein from power - was, Roberts insists, whether "openly acknowledged or not...clearly meant to restore Middle Eastern stability and maintain Western access to a steady supply of oil." The suspicion by Roberts and many others that the current executive branch had a secret oil agenda is given credibility by the fact that the vice president, Dick Cheney, was recently the CEO of Halliburton, an oil service giant, a company in fact that was given billions in no-bid contracts to work in Iraq following the toppling of Saddam."
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"Our Town", 2008.
An analysis of the themes presented in Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town."
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper analyzes Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town." The paper describes the plot and characters of the play and focuses on the themes that Wilder presents through the play. It suggests that "Our Town" is emblematic of turn-of-the-century America and that Wilder's play includes subtle references to modernization, industrialization and globalization.
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"Our Town is emblematic of turn-of-the-century America. Thornton Wilder's play includes subtle references to modernization. In keeping with the suggestion that small town values include insularity and resistance to change, Wilder does not make any overt references to industrialization or urbanization. Instead the insight into every day life in Grover's Corners lends insight into how America was changing at that crucial period in world history. Although gender values and social roles were generally unchanged, persons of Emily's and George's generation were on the brink of a major turning point at which the world's balance of power would indelibly change. The coming World Wars would alter the geo-political landscape in Europe and propel America onto the world's stage in a role that the nation had never served before. Wilder hints at the dramatic future of America through his time capsule and also through his use of the Stage Manager, who directly addresses the audience in a dramatically ironic manner."
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"Stupid White Men", 2008.
A report on the book "Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! " by Michael Moore, which is a critical discussion on U.S. government policies.
1,306 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper states that before making assumptions and applying critical thinking to any one of the topics from Michael Moore's book, "Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!" we need to make the observation that his work is a set of applicable solutions to problems that he identifies in the American society and political life. The paper says its more of a putting together of real facts and humorous comments, of permanently critical observations and hilariously inapplicable solutions. The paper conveys that many of these solutions are comical, either real ones or unreal ones.
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"Third of all, some of the facts that Moore uses seem to be right down wrong. The US leads in terms of budget deficit, however, up to 2001, this was not true: the US recorded throughout the Clinton administration a positive budgetary balance. At this point, as a reader, I would have probably been more entitled to discover why it came about that this balance turned negative, under what circumstances and how this affected the US society. From all these perspectives, Michael Moore's book succeeds only occasionally to go beyond the stature of a comment book, a small satiric comment on US society, rather than a well-analyzed, documented critic of the US society."
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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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Gender Roles in "Beowulf" and "Confessions", 2008.
A review of the history of gender roles and their depiction in "Beowulf" and St. Augustine's "Confessions."
1,779 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses the depiction of gender roles in "Beowulf" and by St. Augustine in his "Confessions." The paper argues that pagan gender roles as described in "Beowulf" were different than those prescribed by St. Augustine in his "Confessions," demonstrating that Christian beliefs may have eliminated the "warrior-woman" of ancient times, leaving only the submissive role as a model for women to follow. The paper contains notes about the translation of "Beowulf" at the end.
From the Paper
"After six months in Cassiacum, Augustine was baptized in the church of St. John the Baptist in Milan. Then he and his mother started out on a trip to Africa, stopping at Civita Vecchia and at Ostia, where death claimed Monica. Mourning for his mother, Augustine penned the finest pages of his Confessions. Monica was a good mother, but Augustine regretted that, as a young man, he did not follow her example of Christian faith. However, Augustine credited Monica with planting the seeds of faith in his heart. He called his conversion a return to the faith she had instilled in him as a child. "So be fulfilled what my mother desired of me--more richly in the prayers of so many gained for her through these confessions of mine than by my prayers alone" (Confessions, Book IX.13.37)"
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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.
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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.
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"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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John Keats' "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer", 2008.
Analyzes John Keats' sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper describes the meaning and construction of John Keats' sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and explains that it was written as an immediate response to the revelation experienced by Keats on first reading George Chapman's classic translation of Homer's epic the "Odyssey". The paper further relates that Keats' poem expresses his excitement about what he has just discovered in reading Chapman's work, which leads him to want to make more discoveries about himself and about the world, especially the world of ancient times.
From the Paper
"As is the case with the sonnet form, this sonnet is in fourteen lines. The rhyme scheme may vary in different types of sonnet, and Keats her uses a scheme of ABBA ABBA CDCDCD. The Shakespearian sonnet would normally end with a couplet, but Keats does not do that, effectively using two quatrains followed by a six-line conclusion. The meter for the sonnet is iambic pentameter, with variations that emphasize words and thoughts. for instance, line 10 is ... a line that is hard to read in strict iambic pentameter and that begins with a trochee, an accented followed by an unaccented syllable, followed by a spondee, with two accented syllables."
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Polidori's and Byron's Vampirism, 2008.
Compares the theme of vampirism in John Polidori's book "The Vampyre" and Lord Byron's lengthy poem "Giaour".
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that John Polidori acknowledged that, for his book "The Vampyre", he drew on a number of themes and other elements in the formation of his own story of vampirism from Lord Byron's poem "Giaour". The author describes both works, which both involve a sort of outside observer, who becomes a biographer for the main character and gives the story a sense of authenticity. The paper concludes that the pattern set by Polidori for his protagonist Ruthven would become the norm for the vampire in fiction after this time, as witnessed with the future creation of the character Dracula.
From the Paper
"Giaour is a stranger among people of a different culture, and Ruthven is also depicted as a stranger in the midst of London society. Polidori says that he is "remarkable for his singularities" and that he looks at the proceedings around him "as if he could not participate therein." This sense of being an outsider links the two characters from the first. Ruthven is invited everywhere because of his foreign-ness rather than in spite of it, and he is pursued by women like Lady Mercer because he is so prized and so different."
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The Catholic Mass, 2008.
A description and discussion of the significance and complexity of Catholic Mass.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper describes the ritual of the Mass and discusses how it is viewed differently between Protestants and Catholics and even amongst Catholics themselves. In particular, the paper discusses Catholic theologian Michael McGuckian's explanation of the Catholic Mass and suggests that Catholicism's unclear understanding of what McGuckian calls an "unbloody" sacrifice in the first chapter of his work proves how essential it is that greater clarity be attained regarding the definition of Mass. The paper concludes that McGuckian's explanation of the Mass in a three-part structure is both powerful and lucid. It is also inspiring, given that it counters the tendency of some Catholic authors to stress only the painful aspects of Christ's sacrifice, rather than the eternal, positive, and visionary elements of the crucifixion.
From the Paper
"One of the difficulties presented by the Mass to modern Christians is that Christians live in the absence of a concrete memory of the sacrificial system from which the Mass is derived. Thus, sacrifice can seem like a primitive concept, something from a long ago time, even while the Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist is above all a sacrifice. It is a sacramental sacrifice, but not only a sacramental sacrifice or re-enactment of reality remembered--it is reality, in the moment and time of the Mass."
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"A & P", 2008.
An analysis of generational conflict and adult decision-making in John Updike's short story "A & P".
988 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how the short story "A & P", by John Updike, first published in 1962, focuses on a moral/social dilemma suddenly, unexpectedly experienced one summer afternoon by a teenage boy, Sammy, who works as a check-out clerk at the neighborhood grocery store, the A & P. In particular, the paper looks at how "A & P" focuses on the tension Sammy feels between allegiance to A & P; his boss, and by association, his parents, and the rights of three teenage girls to dress as they please inside the store.
From the Paper
" Sammy's tone as narrator is intended by the author to sound (and it does) more rebellious; irreverent and sarcastic than Sammy himself actually is, deep down. True, he is just a teen, and is probably just starting to even think for himself; in giving him voice, John Updike therefore, obviously and effectively, employs teenage idioms and cadences of the time. Still, though he does not speak like one, Sammy is a person of reflectivity and conscience, e.g., he recognizes to himself his real concern, at story's-end, about how the decision he has made will impact his family in this small, obviously judgmental community, and only after that about how it may impact himself now and later. "
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Victorian Science and Religious Beliefs, 2008.
Examines the science and religious beliefs of Victorian society as exemplified in the period's literature by Robert Browning and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that, even in the early 19th century, there were few ideas about a confrontation between science and religion; generally, religion and scientific study were seen to be in accordance with each other. The author points out that Darwin's evolution theory is the turning point in this relation between religion and science. Many theologians saw Darwin's theory as an open threat to Christianity; whereas, scientists began to see religion as a threat to scientific thinking and approach. The paper highlights this dilemma through the writings of Robert Browning, whose shifting religious views personified the challenges to thinkers of the era, and Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was a significant icon upholding the tenets of Christian faith and morality.
From the Paper
"Everett (2006) opines that Browning's shifting religious views personified the challenges that thinkers of the era were subject to. Although Browning approached this issue, there have been differing interpretations of his words and views. The manner of his dramatic monologue also serves to make a clear-cut verdict difficult. Such was the strength of Browning's characters and their monologues that it would often be unclear whether the beliefs presented in the monologue were his own or not."
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Violence in Literature, 2008.
This paper analyzes the theme of violence in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Joyce Carol Oates' "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?".
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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The paper compares the two short stories, "A Rose for Emily" and "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?". The paper looks at how both stories use violence as a symbol, or allegory, for an actual event in history and s a method to subversively make a statement on the author's point of view as to that event. The paper explains that the result is two stories that, on their face, are rather gruesome and disturbing tales that serve as a symbolic critic of modern society.
From the Paper
"The story is about Emily Grierson, an eccentric spinster who has a generally odd life that stems from her odd relationship with her controlling and manipulating father and with her lover, Homer Barron. Emily's eccentricities are the talk of the town and rumors of her family's mental health problems run rampant. As the stories grow and her lover presumably returns North for work, Emily isolates herself from society. Not until her death do the townspeople realize that in fact Emily has been holed upstairs in her bedroom with the corpse of homer Barron, which thus explains the permeating stench that comes from their home."
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Cultural Identity and Multiculturalism, 2008.
A comparison of Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" and Bharati Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief".
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper analyzes how Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" and Bharati Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief" both explore the problems of cultural identity in the context of multiculturalism. The paper conveys the confusion and identity loss of people who come from mixed cultural backgrounds.
From the Paper
"Both Amy Tan's A Pair of Tickets and Bharati Mukherjee's The Management of Grief revolve around questions of identity in the context of multiculturalism. The main characters in both of the stories are middle-aged women who come from culturally mixed backgrounds and are thus utterly confused about their own identity. Not accidentally, the two women, a Chinese-American and an Indian- Canadian, are surprised by their authors in crucial, turning points in their lives: Jing-Mei flies for the first time to her parent's country, China where she meets, also for the first time her twin half-sisters and Shaila Bhave flies to India after having lost her husband and her young sons in a terrible plane crash."
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Welfare and the Law, 2008.
This paper describes the impact of litigation on reforming the child welfare system.
834 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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The paper discusses the litigation directed toward the child welfare system that has been the subject of much controversy. The paper contends that if arbitration or mediation can resolve problems and conflicts faster, and still promote the welfare of children, they should be initiated. The paper describes the litigation process resulting in the Colorado Child Welfare Agreement (CCWA) and is of the opinion that rather than sue the government needlessly, citizens should collaborate to make programs better rather than simply complain about them.
Outline:
Introduction
Analysis of Issue
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Large lawsuits involving litigation can result in very large and "systemic" change for child welfare, however the expense and time involved in these lawsuits could be solved through simpler measures including arbitration, which would save precious time and money, money needed to ensure the rights of children are supported (Stein, 1998; Kosanovich & Joseph, 2005). Other instances apart from class action lawsuits where litigation has occurred include litigation that required services including medical and dental care were offered to children and provisions that addressed parental issues including adoption (Kosanovich & Joseph, 2005)."
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