Count Alexis deTocqueville & 'Democracy In America'
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A 9 page paper on Tocqueville's conclusions as written in Democracy in America. The writer examines Tocqueville's views and analyzes the relevance of his observations in modern America. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Tocque.wps
Paper Title: Count Alexis deTocqueville & 'Democracy In America'

Appearance Versus Reality In Thoreau, Coetzee, and Shakespeare
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A 5 page paper discussing the fact that it is the lens of society that distorts reality, thus making the perception of truth more difficult. The paper concludes that the individual is most himself when he is apart from the roles into which society has bound him. Bibliography lists three sources used to argue these points : Thoreau's Walden, Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
Filename: Thoreau.wps
Paper Title: Appearance Versus Reality In Thoreau, Coetzee, and Shakespeare

Voltaire's Candide & Shelley's Frankenstein / Representative of their Times
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A 5 page research paper that examines how each of these classic works represents the age in which they were produced--The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, respectively. The writer demonstrates that each author had as a motif the treatment of women by society and that the promise of improvement implied by Candide failed to materialize by the time of Mary Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Candfran.wps
Paper Title: Voltaire's Candide & Shelley's Frankenstein / Representative of their Times

Cyrano De Bergerac
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A 3 page discussion of what made this protagonist a hero and why. Writer is both personal and persuasive. No Bibliography.
Filename: Cryano.wps
Paper Title: Cyrano De Bergerac

Comparing Fanon & Foucault
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A 5 page research paper which examines the similarities between two great French philosophers: Frantz Fanon and Michel Foucault. The writer demonstrates, through an examination of Fanon's 'Black Skin, White Masks,' and Foucault's Madness in Civilization, that the two philosophers agreed on quite a few fundamental points concerning power and the marginalization of minority groups. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Fanonfoc.wps
Paper Title: Comparing Fanon & Foucault

The Necklace": Guy de Maupassant
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAnecklce.rtf
Paper Title: The Necklace": Guy de Maupassant

Rationalism vs. Romanticism in Moliere and Rousseau
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An 8 page paper contrasting these two literary movements through an examination of Moliere’s “Tartuffe” and Rousseau’s “Confessions.” The paper argues that while Moliere is trying to put forth a socio-political position, appealing only to our intellect, Rousseau wants to elicit sympathy through evoking our emotions. No additional sources.
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Paper Title: Rationalism vs. Romanticism in Moliere and Rousseau

Ex-President Bush as Tartuffe
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A 5 page paper which discusses how ex-President Bush could easily be seen as a modern day Tartuffe. 'Tartuffe' by Moliere, is a play about a powerful man who essentially maintained little integrity in terms of his character as a hypocrite. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAbushtar.wps
Paper Title: Ex-President Bush as Tartuffe

Man's Ability to Reason
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This 5 page paper questions man's ability to reason. The concept of reason is defined and looked at through two literary works, Moliere's Tartuffe and Pope's Essay on Man. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA28Reas.wps
Paper Title: Man's Ability to Reason

Moliere's 'Tartuffe' / The Role of Hypocrisy
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A 7 page paper looking at the characterization, construction, and most importantly, the theme of Moliere's famous play, noting how the theme of hypocrisy is supported by the characterization and the play's construction. Bibliography lists four sources including the play itself.
Filename: Tartf.wps
Paper Title: Moliere's 'Tartuffe' / The Role of Hypocrisy