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Anton Myrer/ Once an Eagle
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A 5 page analysis of Anton Myrer's novel Once an Eagle. The writer points out that, since this novel's initial publication in 1968, it has come to be considered a classic. In this novel, Myrer offers the reader an overview of military life from the perspective of a career officer who rose up through the ranks. In so doing Myrer presents a fascinating look at US military culture. The reader comes to understand that even in the regimented life of the military, class conflicts play a role. No additional sources cited.
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Antunes/Character Development in 2 Novels
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A 7 page essay. Antonio Lobo Antunes, contemporary Portuguese author, writes in a style that is very reminiscent of the psychologically complex novels of Faulkner or Dos Passos. In both Act of the Damned and The Natural Order of Things, Antunes presents perceptually complicated narratives that offer a cacophony of voices through the medium of jumbled interior monologues that encompass, simultaneously, both action happening in the current time and a host of memories. The following examination of these novels focuses on the development of two characters from each narrative, detailing their psychological orientation and the role that they fulfill within the context of each novel. No additional sources cited.
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Anzaldua/Letter to 3rd World Women Writers
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A 3 page summary and commentary on Glorida Anzaldua's 1980 letter to her fellow women writers of color, which focuses on how this writer feels connected through the written word to all Third World women writers, no matter where they are located in the world. Roughly in the middle of this extended letter, Anzaldua inserts a "journal entry," in which she personifies her pen and addresses it directly. This metaphor serves to accurately and concisely sum up the points that Anzaldua previously expresses in this letter. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khanzal.rtf

Anzia Yezierska's "Bread Givers"
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5 pages in length. Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers attacks several social norms of both her traditional Polish homeland and the American life her protagonist has come to know. Clearly autobiographical, Bread Givers boldly questions why certain social and religious traditions continue throughout the centuries without the slightest consideration for an individual's interests or desires. Sara's traditional Jewish upbringing exposed her to a life dominated by patriarchal control; when she arrived in New York to seek out the American Dream, she found that once again her gender would stand in the way of such desires. No additional sources cited.
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Aphra Behn's "Oroonoko" Compared To Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" - Self/Other Dichotomy
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7 pages in length. The self/other dichotomy is present in myriad forms throughout literary history, but perhaps nowhere is it better illustrated then within the context of Aphra Behn's Oroonoko and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, two pertinent examples of how the respective authors can uphold the same approach yet do so in quite different ways. Behn seeks to remove herself from other authors of her genre who characterize themselves as social elitists in relation to the sorry, uncivilized masses they deem as being inferior. In this quest, Behn maintains the self/other differentiation by way of infusing the protagonist with the two elements that demarcate precisely the objective she seeks: education and beauty. Swift, by comparison, does much the same to support the self/other dichotomy, however, he accomplishes this by pointing out the flaws that comprise Gulliver's very being. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCOroonoko.rtf

Appearance and Conformity in Vonnegut's Short Fiction:
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A ten page paper looking at these issues as they are manifested in three short stories by Kurt Vonnegut: "Miss Temptation," "The Kid Nobody Could Handle," and "The Foster Portfolio," all from his collection "Welcome to the Monkey House." The paper illustrates Vonnegut's belief that conformity limits our ability to understand one another by masking our real selves. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Appearance vs Reality: Literature
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker as they touch on the theme of appearance vs reality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAuse2.rtf

Approach to Art: Characters in "Picture of Dorian Gray"
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A 9 page paper which compares two characters, from Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray," and examines how they approach art and life. The paper examines who these two realize their aesthetic ideals and philosophies. The two characters discussed are Dorian Gray and Lord Henry. The paper utilizes the essay "Against Interpretation" by Susan Sontag and the essay "In the Canon for All the Wrong Reasons" by Amy Tan to help illustrate the characters. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAdorian.rtf

April Sinclair's 'Coffee Will Make You Black'
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A 5 page paper discussing why April Sinclair's Coffee Will Make You Black should be a part of any college sophomore-level English class. No additional sources cited.
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Arabian Nights and Days and Rapunzel
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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Naguib Mahfouz’s “Arabian Nights and Days” and the Grimm Brothers’ “Rapunzel.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArapunz.rtf