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"Gabriel's Story" by David Anthony Durham
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An 8 page analysis of David Anthony Durham's novel, "Gabriel's Story." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAgabrel.rtf

"Galileo's Daughter" By Dava Sobel
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5 pages in length. The relationship that existed between Galileo and his daughter Virginia, later renamed Suor Maria Celeste after entering a convent at age 13, was unlike most other father/daughter alliances, inasmuch as both individuals drew their very strength of spiritual and mortal existence from the other to the exclusion of virtually all others. The extent to which Galileo treasured the eldest of his three illegitimate children is eloquently captured in Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter, a profound and touching account of social expectations and personal triumphs that helped to connect both Galileo and Maria Celeste for life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCGalDa.rtf

"Gawain and the Greek Knight"/"Wife of Bath's Tale"
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares these two tales. The Middle Ages are generally not associated with humor, as the medieval era brings to mind in the public consciousness, the terror of the Black Plague, the Inquisition, and incessant warfare. However, two tales from the late thirteenth century, "Sir Gawain and the Greek Knight," author unknown, and "The Wife of Bath' Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer offer modern readers insight into the worldview of this period and demonstrate the considerable humor and irony that characterizes medieval English society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khgagkwt.rtf

"Great Expectations": Childrearing
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A 5 page paper which examines "Great Expectations" and compares how Miss Havisham raises Estella with how Mrs. Joes raises Pip. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAgrexp.rtf

"Great Falls" by Richard Ford
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A 5 page paper which discusses the story "Great Falls" by Richard Ford. The discussion involves illustrating what the narrator's involvement is, in relationship to establishing the focus of the story. While the story involves a couple who are in a dying relationship, a fairly common story line, the narrator's presence illustrates a particular attitude towards the relationship, and relationships in general. The narrator does this through first illustrating that the story is by no means a happy one, and then ends the story illustrating how there is a boundary between two nothings. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfrdfall.wps

"Greenwitch"
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This 3 page paper discusses Susan Cooper's book "Greenwitch" and answers questions about it. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVGrnWit.rtf

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
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A 5 page paper which examines two specific perspectives concerning "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut. One perspective argues that men and women are fundamentally the same despite technology. The other perspective argues that mankind inherently praises the natural disasters that bring chaos to a civilization. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkurt.rtf

"Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now"
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This 3 page paper discusses the way in which developed nations tell themselves lies in order to justify exploiting the developing world, drawing on examples from the film "Apocalypse Now" and the novella on which it is based, "Heart of Darkness." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVDrkApo.rtf

"Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now"
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A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the novel "Heart of Darkness" and the movie "Apocalypse Now." The movie was based on the novel, and although there are several ways in which the two are different, the essence of the stories as they involve discovery and enlightenment are the same. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdarknow.wps

"Heart of Darkness" and "Typhoon"
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters in "The Heart of Darkness" and "Typhoon," both by Joseph Conrad. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAdark2.rtf