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"Treason by the Book"
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This 8 page paper discusses the book "Treason by the Book" and contrasts the system described therein with the current situation in the U.S. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVTreBok.rtf

"Troilus and Criseyde" and the Cult of Courtly Love
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A ten page paper examining the degree to which Geoffrey Chaucer's poem reflects the code of courtly love. The paper concludes that the false ideals of courtly love prohibit Troilus from really reaching a personal level with the woman he loves; and this leaves him without any bargaining power when he needs to win her back. Bibliography lists nine sources.
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"Trumpet"
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A 6 page review of the novel by Jackie Kay. The novel features many of the elements of the life of a real American jazz musician, Billy Tipton. Like Tipton the main character of this book, Joss, led his life as a man yet upon his death it was discovered that he was in fact anatomically female. The author of this paper analyzes the reasons that might have prompted Joss to change his gender. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPtrumpt.rtf

"Tuesdays with Morrie"
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This 3 page paper discusses Mitch Ablom's book "Tuesdays with Morrie" and how it changes our perceptions of illness and death. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVMorrie.rtf

"Two Kinds": An Unnecessary Ending
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A 5 page paper which discusses the last few paragraphs of Amy Tan's story "Two Kinds," arguing that the last few paragraphs were perhaps quite unnecessary in presenting the story to the reader. No additional source cited.
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"Unruly" Women
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A 5 page research paper that looks at stories of nineteenth century "unruly" women, that is, women who did not passively accept the dictates of society. The writer looks at the heroine of the film The Piano, Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Unnatural Mother." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"Wallace Stevens' 'Americana' and the American Renaissance"
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A five page paper showing how this poem, written in 1950, reflects back on authors of the American Renaissance such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman. The paper explores Stevens' belief that in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans grew to justify materialism and conformity on the mistaken belief that it's the American way, when in fact the writers of the American Renaissance held quite a different philosophy. No additional sources.
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"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
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A 4 page overview of the short story by Joyce Carol Oates, a story inspired by the real-life murderer Charles Schmid, the murderer that had acquired the name of "The Pied Piper of Tucson" because of his inexplicable ability to convince young girls to do whatever it was that he wanted. The author of this paper raises questions regarding the concept of responsibility and how it plays out in our modern consciousness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPlitOat.rtf

"White Noise": A Critical Essay on the Book by Don DeLillo
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Describes this book as a testament to the cultural void in which we conduct our contemporary lives. The book is centered around the life of a family who is, to say the least, an odd assortment of individuals who appear to attract the company of even odder individuals. These lives are shaped to a large degree by an ever present consumerism and the ironic and philosophical view of death. No additional sources are listed.
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"Wuthering Heights": Revenge
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6 pages in length. Paramount to the theme of revenge is the acknowledgment of the self-inflicted abuse Heathcliff imparts upon himself as he attempts to regain control of his own life. Never quite able to be comfortable in his own skin, Heathcliff always wanted for more – more respect, more understanding and certainly more of Catherine. With slight exception, his desires were forever met with disappointment. Inasmuch as Heathcliff completely loses himself in Catherine, it can readily be argued that the thematic importance of this aspect clearly relates to his desire to break free from the patriarchal control he has experienced throughout his life, never quite able to see himself as anything other than a lowly social outcast amidst a sea of transparent elitism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCWthrg.rtf