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"The Hour of Eugenics", 2008.
An examination of Nancy Stephan's arguments in "The Hour of Eugenics: Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America."
1,254 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses Nancy Stephan's work, "The Hour of Eugenics: Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America," in which she illustrates effectively how race and gender were important tools in the building of nations in Latin America. The paper examines Stephan's arguments and discusses how it relates to the history of eugenics in Mexico and Argentina, in particular.
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"In Mexico, there was actually a short-lived experiment with sterilization based on eugenics. The Mexican Society of Eugenics was launched, in 1932, during what Stepan describes as a period of conservatism and political nationalism, a form of extreme patriotism. During this time fanatical declarations by political leaders had great impact. If the Mexican "race" was to be improved and not watered down, some members of the eugenics society declared, sex education was needed and even "eugenic sterilization."
"In 1921 sterilization in Mexico had already been implemented for criminals. And, by 1932, the fanatically anticlerical governor of Veracrux, Adalberto Tejada, authorized the first (and only) eugenic sterilization law in the nation. Tejeda's program of sterilization primarily targeted the Catholic Church than it was for any kind of pure race promotion, but it also was a program that was launched following the successful, science-backed, Mexican sterilization of improving the quality of livestock."
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"The Octopus", 2008.
The paper discusses Frank Norris' "The Octopus" as a portrayal of the crushing effects of capitalism on the old, Wild West.
1,009 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper examines "The Octopus" and describes the lifestyle and perspective of the farmers who were threatened by a take-over of all they had by the ever-expanding railroad companies of the Pacific and Southwestern Railroads. The paper discusses how Norris contrasts the pure love of the land of the farmers to the soulless conglomerate of the railroad enterprise, the inhuman octopus of the title.
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"Read in light of today's political environment, Frank Norris's The Octopus seems like an unusually prescient view of American capitalism and corruption, specifically in the railroad industry. However, it could seemingly take place anywhere, even though its characters and historical setting is particular to the late 19th century period of robber baron capitalism. By using a narrative, fictional plot, and weaving elements of romantic and dime store novel Western plots and characters, the story uses the fictional medium of art to personalize its characters' struggles, and makes the reader care intimately about the lives of the characters it depicts."
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Author James Baldwin, 2008.
Looks at themes in the writings of African-American writer James Baldwin.
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the works of the African-American literary giant James Baldwin on such issues as racism, preference and civil rights. The author points out that, in spite of the racism that existed and still exists in U.S., African Americans, such as Baldwin, have created some of the most profound artistic works. The paper stresses that James Baldwin, along with many other artists including Nina Simone, Maya Angelou and Harry Belafonte, participated in the civil rights movement by marching and lending their talents.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Racism and Sexual Preference Discrimination
Conclusion
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"Examples of these themes can be found in such works as "Go Tell It on the Mountain", Baldwin's first novel. This novel explores the life of John Griddle and his family living in poverty in Harlem. Although this novel is not complete autobiographical a great deal of it mirrors Baldwin's own life. The book was published in 1953 when Baldwin was nearly thirty years old. It is obvious that the book is a reflection of Baldwin life growing up in a predominately black community. On of the central themes of the novel is the role of the Black church in the African American community."
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"The Guest", 2008.
An analysis of the short story "The Guest" by Albert Camus.
704 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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The paper explores the themes of choice, accountability and death
in Albert Camus' "The Guest". The paper shows how fate, choice and accountability are all quite relative and what is right for one may be completely wrong for another.
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"The schoolteacher treats the Arab with kindness, and even gives him food and money to help him on his way. And yet, he is marked by the Arab's people because they believe he turned him over to the authorities. Daru realizes what a predicament he is in, and he realizes he is caught in the middle of an unsolvable situation. Camus writes, "And he cursed at one and the same time his own people who had sent him this Arab and the Arab too who had dared to kill and not managed to get away" (Camus). Daru should also curse human nature, and the Arab's choice to turn himself in to the authorities."
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Meaning in Poetry, 2008.
An exploration of the text and textuality in the poetry of Len Lye and Hugh Sykes Davies.
2,327 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 71.95
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The paper relates that meaning, which was traditionally supposed to emerge from language and to transcend it at the same time, is now considered as something which can never attain full or absolute presence in a given text. The paper then examines the poetry of Len Lye and of Hugh Sykes Davies and shows how difficult it is to interpret and translate. The paper shows how their poetry centers on language experiments and the instability of meaning, which obviously makes translation almost impossible.
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"Postmodernism has swept away all the traditional concepts and notions, proclaiming the disappearance of truth as a transcendental or metaphysical reality which exists independently. Meaning, which was traditionally supposed to emerge from language and to transcend it at the same time, is now considered as something which can never attain full or absolute presence in a given text. Derrida for instance, proposed that truth cannot be reached since every thing must be set up permanently against a system of differences, and thus the meaning is always deferred. To reach this conclusion, Derrida analyzes the concept of 'centered structure' which is the very basis of cognitive coherence in the traditional view, and testifies that there is no one center around which the structure can be coherently built, but an infinite number of centers that can be substituted one for the other randomly and incessantly."
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Fairy Tales, 2008.
Looks at several 'happily ever after' fairy tales and their relationship to culture.
2,240 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that, like myths, fairy tales have great importance as cultural productions because they emphasize the basic aspects of each culture. The author relates that certain predictable ritualistic motifs, such as the wicked stepmother in "Cinderella" or the marriage between two antagonist characters, one ugly and the other beautiful, in "Beauty and the Beast", are absolutely essential fairy tale ingredients. The author also relates that the theme of love and marriage or the 'happily ever after union' is an archetype; wherein, the human being is fulfilled through his or her union with another being and the fulfillment is naturally achieved after a great quest and fantastic trials. The paper includes references to several fairy tales.
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"Without being a general pattern, many of the folktales focus on the love union between a hero and the heroine. The blueprint here varies widely, but in many stories, the love bond is formed sometimes between two characters that belong to different worlds. It can be said in most of the stories one of the two characters that will be together "happily ever after" always pass through sufferance or great trails before the love bond is formed. Also, in almost all the fairytales, the hero is usually the active character who has to win the princess through great efforts and deeds while the latter passively waits for him. However, there are some exceptions to this rule, and in some stories the heroine is given the active role, while the prince is passive."
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"Holding up Half the Sky", 2008.
A review of the content of Annie Wang's article, "Holding up Half the Sky."
895 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the article, "Holding up Half the Sky," written by Annie Wang, which concerns itself with the situation faced by Chinese business women in modern-day China. The paper describes the article and provides examples from Wang's work of five featured business women who have overcome challenges in order to make a great success of their respective businesses.
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"On the other hand, women are still facing a fundamental inequality in the business world, spurred by the 2000 year mindset that will take more than 50 years to erase. Indeed, Wang notes that discrimination starts at the cradle: boys are still more highly prized when girls at birth. This continues in terms of governmental policies that do not favor small businesses. Such business owners experience difficulties in obtaining loans and the opportunity for growth is limited. Furthermore, discrimination is also evident in the countryside, where the majority of women are denied higher education. This in turn results in migration to cities, where women obtain low-paying, non-prestigious jobs that are not very secure, and from which it is almost impossible to be promoted."
"Nevertheless, Wang offers hope in the form of five featured business women who have overcome the challenges mentioned above in order to make a great success of their respective businesses. These women exemplify the opportunities offered by the Chinese business world. Although problems still exist, the author holds that women do have opportunities to follow the examples of the five women she discusses. Furthermore, the increase of such women have the potential to eventually overthrow the prevailing inequalities in the country's business sector."
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