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Blindness in Cathedral
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This 4 page paper considers the symbolic meaning of blindness in the story Cathedral. In Raymond Carver's story Cathedral, the theme of blindness is touched upon repeatedly. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Blood Knot and Apartheid's Affect On It's Characters
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This four page paper analyzes the play Blood Knot by Athol Fugard. It opens with a discussion about Apartheid and its affect on the world. The play is summarized and key points are brought to light regarding the message it gives. Bibliography lists one source.
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Blues and James Baldwin’s Short Story “Sonny’s Blues”
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In three pages this thematic analysis of James Baldwin’s ‘Sonny’s Blues’ focuses on the symbolic significance of ‘the blues’ and what the color and the music represent throughout the story. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Blues Literature
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This 8 page paper looks at blues and jazz literature. The paper starts by examining what is meant by blues literature and then uses examples from the poetry of Sterling Plumpp, short stories by John Clellon Holmes, Langston Hughes and Josef Skvorecky before looking at Alice Walkers book and film The Color Purple. The thesis of the paper is that blues may originate and be a part of black culture, it reflects the experiences of the oppressed, whatever race they may be. The bibliography cites 4 sources
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Bluest Eye, Sonny Blues and Cathedra
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A 5 page essay that discusses abuse, racism and feminism, which are all evident features of three literary works: Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues," and Raymond Carver's "Cathedral." The characters in each of these works are, of course, very different, but the authors share a desire to explore the parameters of difference, which suggests to the reader various reasons for why the evil of racism continue to persist. Morrison and Baldwin directly dramatize the destructive effects of racism and how it can eat away at a character's sense of self, but Carver approaches this topic from a different offers a glimpse of the growth and learning that becomes possible when people open their minds. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Blum's Sex On The Brain
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Deborah Blum's Sex On The Brain investigates the biological differences and explains them in terms that are easily understood by most people. This 10 page paper gives a brief synopsis of the book, chapter by chapter, and concludes with a brief review. No additional sources are listed.
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Bob Dylan & Robert Lowell
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An 8 page research paper that contrasts and compares Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" and Robert Lowell's poem "Memories of West Street and Lepke." The writer argues that Dylan and Lowell, having established themselves in a particular genre of their craft, changed the course of their careers by taking a different artistic path, much to the surprise of their critics and audiences. Lowell moved from the modernist camp to the postmodern and Dylan moved from folk music to rock n roll. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Bobos in Paradise
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This 3 page paper discusses the reaction a reader might have to David Brooks' book "Bobos in Paradise" after reading Barbara Ehrenreich's work "Nickel and Dimed." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Boccaccio’s Decameron: Trickery and Wit
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A 3 page paper which examines the use of trickery and wit in Boccaccio’s “Decameron.” No additional sources cited.
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Bodies in Motion: Transformations in Social, Political, and Cultural Landscapes Defining the American Dream
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A 5 page discussion of cultural and behavioral differences which are targeted by bias and prejudice. Typically these prejudices target racial and ethnic differences as well as sexual preference such as homosexuality. Examines the works of five authors: William Foote Whyte's "Street Corner Society", Piri Thomas' autobiographical novel "Down These Mean Streets", Anne Fadiman's ethnography "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", director Nigel Finch's film "Stonewall", and "Michael Downing's novel "Breakfast With Scot" to conclude that each provides a unique picture of the transformation of the heart and mind as well as the transformation of the social, cultural, and political landscapes that define in their totality what is meant by the American Dream. No additional sources are listed.
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