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Washington and Du Bois/Different Views on Race Relations
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A 7 page research paper that contrasts and compares the similarities and differences between turn-of-the-century African-American leaders Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois by examining their books Up From Slavery and The Souls of Black Folk. Both of these leaders felt that education would play a central role in obtaining equality between the races. However, they differed greatly as to what sort of education blacks should pursue, and also how the goal of political equality should be achieved. No other sources cited.
Filename: 90dubwa.rtf

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' / Societal Victim
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An 8 page research essay on the victimization of Dracula in Stoker's novel. Using the arguments of critics and quotations from the novel, the wrier traces a parallel history between Stoker and Dracula, giving credence to the exposition of this character in relationship to Stoker's life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Cnstoker.wps

Bram Stoker's Dracula and F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the film Nosferatu, with Stoker's novel Dracula, on which it is based. Mood, themes, plot and characterization are discussed as well as each work's contribution to the proliferation of the vampire myth. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA008Vam.rtf

Hierarchical Thinking In Dracula & 'The Most Dangerous Game'
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A 5 page paper on Bram Stoker's Dracula and Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game.' The writer notes that both stories involve a man who, whether out of hunger or for sport, hunts down human beings to destroy them, and analyzes the presence of such hierarchical behavior throughout both works. Bibliography lists three sources including the works themselves.
Filename: Dracgame.wps

The Genre of Dracula
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An 8 page research paper discussing the Gothic fiction genre. The writer gives specifics on the criteria for Gothic fiction, and details how Bram Stoker's Dracula fits into this genre. Bibliography cites four sources.
Filename: Dracula.wps

Heinlein's 'Starship Troopers': Individual Freedom and the Military State
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A 5 page analysis of this Hugo-winning science fiction novel in terms of its sociological commentary. The paper argues that Heinlein is right that freedom, individualism, and equality are meaningless without responsibility; but he is wrong in subjugating the rights of dissenters to those who only voice the party line. No additional sources.
Filename: KBheinln.wps

Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land': Social Issues
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A 5 page paper looking at this classic science fiction novel in terms of its approach to critical social issues. Particular issues discussed are religion, class, race, gender, and sexual preference. The paper analyzes why there is so much confusion surrounding interpretation of this book, and argues that Heinlein's novel reflects his own conservative political values. No additional sources cited.
Filename: KBstranger.wps

Heinlein’s “The Puppet Masters” and the Virtue of Humanity
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A 5 page paper on this science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. The paper looks at the way Heinlein deals with conformity versus individuality and compulsion versus freedom, and concludes that for Heinlein “good” conformity is that which an individual chooses in order to benefit his fellow human beings, not something that is forced upon him. No additional sources.
Filename: KBhein2.wps

Jacobs' Incident In The Life Of A Slave Girl
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Harriet Jacobs wrote the story of her life of enslavement, mistreatment, confinement and eventual freedom shortly after the end of the Civil War. This 5 page paper argues that Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl was intended to be read as a slave narrative and, as such to provide a historical documentation of what the reality of slavery entailed - at least for a young woman. It is also a political manifesto in that it argues that the realities of slavery were not much different from the Northern social norms of segregation. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTlfslve.doc

Good and Evil in The Bible, The Oresteia, & Crito
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A 4 page essay examining the changing nature of the legislation of morality as seen in these three works. The paper points out that there is a humanistic progression from the Bible, which allowed the individual absolutely no self-determination at all in working out the details of his own moral stance; through the Oresteia, which suggested that an increasing reliance on self-determination would be worth trying; to the Crito, which advocates a complete reliance on one's own conscience in determining the correct moral action to be taken in a particular set of circumstances. No sources.
Filename: Goodcrit.wps