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Metamorphosis, 2008.
A review of the book "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka.
1,738 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper discusses Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis", a tale verging on science fiction, that weaves the idea of industry and learned helplessness into one family's lives. The paper explains that "Metamorphosis" expresses the need to allow metamorphosis to engage you and help you create a better way for yourself, without relying blindly on others to do so for you, no matter their good intentions. The paper also states that all of the characters in the work experience a metamorphosis of sorts, allowing them to re-engage in the industry of life. The paper comments that Kafka's book expresses the need to allow metamorphosis to engage you and help you improve yourself, without relying blindly on others to do so for you.
From the Paper
"If one were seeking to understand this work, solely on the metamorphosis of Gregor, there would be confusion and oversimplification. In a sense the dramatic nature of Gregor's position is a literary device possibly an illusion to what might happen to such a family if Gregor where to become an invalid in any other manner, and yet the dramatic and complete transformation of Gregor into an insect instead is far more engaging and holds an element of the need for the reader to suspend disbelief."
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"Stolen Lives", 2008.
This paper examines the cinematic elements in Malika Oufkir's memoir "Stolen Lives".
998 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper describes the story of Malika Oufkir's life as recounted in her memoir "Stolen Lives" and shows how Malika's childish desire to become a glamorous actress sustained her through the ordeal she suffered. The paper maintains that, despite its subjective nature, the book is a compelling portrait of political imprisonment and injustice that took away the best years of a young woman's life. The paper concludes that as recent events have brought the question of the rights of the politically imprisoned to the forefront of our own national consciousness, "Stolen Lives" is a worthy dramatization of the issue.
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"The story of Malika Oufkir's life rivals that of the made-up tale of the supposed surviving princess and daughter of the last czar, Anastasia. Only Oufkir's memoir is nonfiction, and perhaps more worthy of cinema. "Although Stolen Lives would be a smashing good tale if it were fiction, it is all the more compelling since it is true," wrote one reviewer (Sherrer, 2001). Imagine this beginning of a film. A young girl, selected by the capricious hand of fate, is given the honor of becoming the adopted daughter of the King of Morocco, King Muhammad V and is sent away at the age of five from her parents to be raised with the king's daughter as the girl's companion in a harem. The girl has been taken away from all that is familiar, but she lives a charmed life of luxury. When she is a teenager, she is sent back to live with her parents, her usefulness exhausted to the royal family. She must get to know her parents and siblings again, for they are now strangers."
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Coping With Dysfunctional Families, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha", and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints".
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper examines the family structure in Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha" and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints". The paper explains that because of a lacking or dysfunctional family structure, the children of the Tyler and Doyle novels become mired in loneliness and isolation. The paper contrasts this to Ricci's young protagonist who still manages to emerge as a resilient narrator, because he looks positively at the difficulties he experienced.
From the Paper
"In Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Cody, Ezra, and Jenny are abandoned by their father and raised by a difficult mother, Pearl. Pearl finds it difficult to emotionally cope with her husband's abandonment, because of the financial stresses of her circumstances and the fact that she has no real friends or family members willing to help her survive. Her children grow up to become functional members of society, vocationally, but their family lives are fraught with difficulties. Even as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the family has difficulties communicating."
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"The Merchant of Venice", 2008.
A study of the message conveyed in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", through the portrayal of the characters.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 70.95
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The paper discusses the play "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare which depicts characters who are not as obviously evil or heroic as originally thought. The paper illustrates that the play simply raises the question of stereotypes and of the audience's prejudices toward a race of people, in order to examine it in their own minds. There is no answer to the question of whether Shylock was good or evil. Critics who have placed the blame either squarely on Shylock for being evil or who have taken the opposite tact, have missed the point. The paper concludes that the point of the play is not to display Jewish villainy, but to show humanity, to examine pity, to find the meaning of mercy and to dread the consequences of revenge.
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"It is here, in The Merchant of Venice, the Jewish Shylock makes a case against slave ownership. He reaches the trial, an opportune time in the play where one might be able to make a point and make a point Shylock certainly does. Even though it has been argued that Shakespeare was anti-Semitic, in actuality, The Merchant of Venice shows that he is not insensitive to the Jewish plight and in fact is more anti-slavery than anything else. Even though the hero, Antonio, his friend, Bassanio and the duke triy to save the day, all are against him, Shylock does not waver, but continues with his request for a pound of flesh, as he says, concerning slaves, "Let them be free, marry them to your heirs /Why sweat they under burdens?.. . . You will answer 'The slaves are ours.' So do I answer you." A young judge is sent, when Bellario cannot come to be judge because he is ill. Balthasar decides in Antonio's favor, speaking through Portia, who in this play is shown not only to be assertive, but wise."
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"Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights", 2008.
A comparison of the lessons that we learn from the characters in the ancient classical works, "Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights."
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the two ancient and classical stories of "Ramayana," attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and "1001 Arabian Nights," which is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries. The paper specifically compares the characters within the stories and the lessons of morality that they teach.
Table of Contents:
Purity and Deceit in Ramayana
Purity and Deceit in 1001 Arabian Nights
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"Eventually there are no more virgins and Scheherazade offers herself as the next bride. In order to keep his daughter alive, Scheherazade's father tells Shahryar a story without telling him the conclusion. In order to hear the end, Shahryar must keep Scheherazade alive. The next, Scheherazade finishes the last tale and begins another, only again to stop short of revealing its conclusion. Thus, the 1001 stories of the book are told. Although each of these stories involve their own tales of morals, purity and deceit, in an effort to teach Scheherazade a lesson, this act of telling stories itself is deceitful in that it is done as a method of tricking Scheherazade. However, this act of deceit, like the act of deceit done by Brahman in creating Rama to defeat evil, this act of deceit is also done for the greater good."
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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.
From the Paper
"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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