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The Growth of the Narrator in “Housekeeping” and “The Great Gatsby”
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A six page paper comparing the narrator of Marilynne Robinson’s novel “Housekeeping” with that of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” The paper looks at the way the two establish their own individuality through their connection to the protagonists. No additional sources.
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The World Of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A 5 page research paper that gives a brief look at the work of Fitzgerald as a whole while attempting to explain why Fitzgerald's reputation flourishes despite that fact that his only work of critical acclaim is The Great Gatsby. The writer demonstrates that this may have more to do with the critics then with the actual merits of Fitzgerald's work. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' / Corrupting The American Dream
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A 4 page paper that argues the importance of the theme of corruption of the American Dream in F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel. The writer suggests that the dichotomy created by the characterizations of Nick and the Wilsons in comparison with the lifestyles of Gatsby and the Buchanans is significant to the theme of corruption. Both Gatsby and the Buchanans represent social groups hoping to achieve prosperity and social acceptance. But this same goal is also their undoing and the disparity between these characters and Nick, as well as the Wilson's creates an ironic portrayal.
Filename: Gatsby.wps

The Industrial Revolution Through the Eyes of Dario & Lorca
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An 8 page paper discussing specific literary works: 'New York Oficina Y denuncia (New York Office and declaration),' by Frederico Garcia Lorca, and the first two chapters of 'El Oro del Malorca (The Gold of Malorca),' by Ruben Dario. The industrial revolution was a time of great change that eventually has led the world to the technological state it resides in today. People's lives changed in many ways due to this revolution. Some of them were perhaps good changes and some were bad. These two literary men saw the effects of the revolution and wrote about their impressions. While both saw similar things they differed in their approach and their passion.
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Sir Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
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A 20 page paper discussing New Atlantis in relationship to its time as well as contrasting it to other versions of ideal societies or utopias. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Newatlan.rtf

Sir Francis Bacon, English Scientist and Politician: A View of His Methods and Contributions to Western Science
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of the major achievements of Sir Francis Bacon, with a focus on his methods and contributions to Western science. Bacon proposed the 'Great Renewal,' defining a method for a complete new start in science through a process of acquiring knowledge defined as the inductive method. This paper assesses the impact of this method and other scientific development shaped by Bacon through a number of his works, including Novum Organum, and asserts his importance as one of the founding fathers of the modern scientific method. Bibliographhy lists 10 sources.
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The Utopian Visions of More and Bacon
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A 7 page research paper on Utopia and The New Atlantis. The writer details the place of each in utopian literature and compares them for style and content. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Utopia5.doc

The Development of Class Consciousness in Germinal by Emile Zola
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A 6 page analysis of Emile Zola's masterpiece Germinal. The writer argues that it is the sociological aspects of this novel that make it so fascinating as Zola examines the beginnings of labor movement at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Quotations from the source. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Germzola.wps

Zola's 'Germinal' / A Reaction
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A 3 page essay on the Emile Zola novel 'Germinal.' The writer details the main characters and the ideologies they represent, as well as some of the key incidents in the book. No bibliography.
Filename: Zola.rtf

Zola's 'Germinal' / Conditions of Women in Nineteenth-Century French Mines
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A 6 page paper looking at some of the underlying social causes for the miners' strike described in Emile Zola's book. The paper, which takes the form of the report of a contemporary observer, concludes that change will have to be imposed on the system from without, as it is unlikely to come from within. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Zolagerm.rtf