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Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' / Self-Esteem, Violation And Ethics
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An 8 page look at this eighteenth-century novel in terms of the motivation of its protagonist, who, after being raped, wills herself to die. The paper asserts that despite the fact that Clarissa's historical period and social background mitigates against her ability to turn her life around, the novel's ending is disappointing because she simply gives up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Clarich.wps

Richard Wright's 'Black Boy'
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A 6 page paper which examines Richard Wright's autobiographical work, Black Boy (1945), discussing the focus, content and intended target audience as well as ways in which Wright's search for success and happiness compares and contrasts with mainstream beliefs and practices.
Filename: Blackboy.wps

Works of Richard Wright / The Silenced Community
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A 13 page paper examining the way the black community reflected in Richard Wright's works Native Son and Black Boy actually helps support the oppressive white status quo through a massive program of self-censorship. Wright shows, particularly in Native Son, how such efforts backfire by causing bottled-up emotions to explode in violence and rage. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Rwright.wps

Richard Sennett/ "Corrosion of Character"
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This is a 5 page paper. It discusses the book "The Corrosion of Character". There is one additional source. 00coroch.rtf
Filename: 00coroch.rtf

Questioning Authority In Renaissance Drama
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A 6 page paper looking at Shakespeare's King Lear, The Tempest, and Spanish playwright Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna in terms of the degree to which they permit characters to question and flout authority. The paper argues that this has a great deal to do with the medieval view of government as a God-given hierarchy, and only as humanism began to take hold could authority be questioned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Devega.wps

'Teaching Tales' of Milton, Voltaire and Rembrandt:
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This 8 page paper examines three artists and their works of the Baroque period for their similarities and differences. Comparisons used include Milton's Pariidise Lost, Voltaire's Candide, and Rembrandt's Night Watch.. It is the element of story, or how it is told, that we will use to examine each of these historic art pieces. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBmiltvr.doc.

Reiman: "The Rich Get Richer"
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This 6 page paper examines Jeffrey Reiman's book, "The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVReiman.rtf

Comparison Between Socrates’ View of Love in Plato’s 'Symposium' With Contemporary Idea of Love
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A 6 page paper which compares Socrates’ view of love, as interpreted by Plato in 'Symposium,' with the contemporary concept of love. After critical evaluation, the two viewpoints are then integrated into an example of an ideal of love, which is probed through supporting and opposing arguments. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGsoclov.rtf

Historical Challenge of Authority
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In this 5 page paper, the writer compares Jesus Christ, Antigone, and Socrates - as individuals who each suffered fates for their challenging of authority in favor of Revolutionist ideals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Crittrad.wps

Run, Socrates, Run!
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This 5 page paper discusses Crito's claims for the right of Socrates to escape from prison, rather than drink the hemlock for the sake of what is right and just. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBrunSoc.doc.