The Bonds of Home in Conroy, Hawthorne and Miller
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An 8 page paper on the significance of 'home' -- in both its beneficent and constraining aspects -- in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman; Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides; and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The paper notes that although home may have been where the hurt occurred, it is where healing must begin as well. No sources except books themselves.
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Paper Title: The Bonds of Home in Conroy, Hawthorne and Miller

Racism and Self-Oppression In Two Works Of Literature
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An 8 page paper analyzing whether a racist caste system can rest on force alone, given the fact that the people oppressed by it should in theory be numerous enough to resist and overthrow it. It argues that part of the dynamics of oppression is both economic and psychological, and this is what is the most difficult to fight. The paper makes extensive use of Richard Wright's Black Boy and Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: Racism and Self-Oppression In Two Works Of Literature

Portrayal Of Women In Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Literature
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This 5 page paper considers the portrayal of women in 17th century literature as opposed to the 19th century by examining Moliere's Tartuffe (1664), Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857) and Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1890).
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Paper Title: Portrayal Of Women In Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Literature

Gilgamesh and Genesis: A Religious Comparison
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A six page look at these two ancient stories in terms of their philosophy toward the continuity of life. The paper suggests that the Sumerians, in fact, felt that since death was the end of everything, humans’ responsibility is to live vigorously and well; the Hebrews, on the other hand, found their own “salvation” in community and tradition, which insured an ongoing and consistent expression of faith despite the deaths of individual members. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Paper Title: Gilgamesh and Genesis: A Religious Comparison

Abuse of Power / Literature
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A 6 page comparison of Dickens's 'Hard Times,' Hersey's 'Hiroshima,' Orwell's 'Burmese Days,' Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' and Voltaire's 'Candide.' The writer focuses on how the authors applied realism to their tales to express their personal opinion on imperialism. The paper compares and contrasts styles in this pursuit. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Abuse of Power / Literature

Realism & Naturalism In Nineteenth Century Thought
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A 20 page paper discussing four works: A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells, The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett; Roughing It by Mark Twain; and The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. The paper discusses whether these works are realistic or naturalistic, backing each contention up with solid evidence from the novels as well as critical sources. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Paper Title: Realism & Naturalism In Nineteenth Century Thought

Becker's 'Hungry Ghosts: China's Secret Famine'
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A fourteen page paper looking at this groundbreaking book by Jasper Becker. It shows how Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' of the late 1950s and early 1960s affected the Chinese peasant farmer, and charges that thirty million people died as a result of his bizarre agricultural policies. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Paper Title: Becker's 'Hungry Ghosts: China's Secret Famine'

Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening': Escapism And Freedom
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses how integral a role escapism and freedom play in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening': Escapism And Freedom

Treatment Of Familial-Community Themes In Several Works
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A 3 page essay on how rape, incest, education, and language are presented at the familial level in Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye,' Sapphire's 'Push,' Kincaid's 'Annie John,' and D'aguair's 'Dear Future.' The writer subsequently analyzes how these items are analogous to the works' societal themes.
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Paper Title: Treatment Of Familial-Community Themes In Several Works

Foreshadowing in Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'
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A 5 page paper looking at the use of this literary technique in Kate Chopin's story. The paper follows the text closely through the first half of the story, showing how the second half of the story is predicted by the first. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Paper Title: Foreshadowing in Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'