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Daniel Defoe/Robinson Crusoe
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A 10 page research paper that offers a comprehensive overview of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, within a cultural and historical context. Topics covered include a brief history of Defoe's life, description of the historical period, Crusoe's setting, characterization, and themes. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: khrobcru.rtf

Daniel Defoe: "Roxana" and Sexuality
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A 5 page paper which discusses the importance of sexuality in Daniel Defoe's "Roxana." The importance of the study of such historical sexuality is incredibly important for scholars today for it reveals a great deal of information which further defines why our sexuality is as it is today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAroxana.doc

Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael" And Marvin Perry's "WesternCivilization: A Brief History": Comparing Perspectives
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5 pages in length. Humankind's history has been filled with advancements; indeed, one can readily argue that since the very first time man realized he had the ability to formulate specific answers to problematic questions, he has been furthering the human race without so much as a reprieve. This unwavering progress has been recorded and taught in every classroom of every school all over the world. It would never occur to anyone who has spent his or her entire life believing such teachings that there could be something incredibly wrong with the manner by which humanity has furthered its own species. This is precisely the point of Daniel Quinn's Ishmael, which effectively characterizes the origins of civilization as nothing short of disastrous for both the planet and other species alike. When compared with the likes of Marvin Perry's Western Civilization: A Brief History, it becomes quite clear how mankind demonstrated the damaging characteristics of individualism from the beginning. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCperry.doc

Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael": Environmental Issue
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6 pages in length. The importance of Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael" is that it addresses the very real possibility that humanity will destroy planet Earth. The wise and understanding ways of Ishmael help the reader understand more fully the drastic measures that must be taken right now – now tomorrow or next year – in order to save what is left of this planet. Looking at a particular environmental issue through Ishmael's eyes gives the student a greater realization of how bad things have become and how hard people must work to make them better again. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael: Man and Nature
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A 4 page paper which examines the view that man is not above the rules of nature as related to Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael. No additional sources cited.
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Danielle Steel
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6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses a common theme among nine of Steel's novels: Daddy, The Gift, Five Days In Paris, Silent Honor, The Ranch, Special Delivery, The Long Road Home, Mirror Image and Bittersweet. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCsteel.doc

Dante Translations
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A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares three different translations of a section from Dante's Inferno (Canto XIII, lines 58-72). The translations under consideration are by Charles S. Singleton, Robert M. Durling and Michael Palma. The writer discusses the word choice of each translator, as well as other features. No bibliography is provided.
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Dante's "Inferno" And Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter": Comparison Of Punishment
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6 pages in length. The element of punishment in Dante's Inferno as compared with and contrasted to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is made markedly different by virtue of their respective eras. That Dante's second circle places infidelity in such an inconsequential atmosphere speaks to the fact that he looked upon sexual pleasures as being interwoven with love, a very powerful entity that possessed a great deal of influence over the writer. Dante was significantly more forgiving of such indiscretions than the characters in Hawthorne's story, inasmuch as Minos takes pity upon a swirling mass of two souls who tell him of their true love for each other, admitting that this love was at the expense of another person. The townspeople in The Scarlet Letter, however, have no tolerance whatsoever with regard to infidelity and make their disapproval known in a considerably obvious and humiliating manner. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCCDant2.rtf

Dante's "Inferno": A Father's Irritation and Joy
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A 5 page paper which examines how Virgil is often frustrated and irritated with Dante as he attempts to teach him and guide him, much like a father teaches and guides a child. The paper discusses this level of irritation with Dante's mistakes, as well as discusses Virgil's pleasure with the successes and understandings that Dante achieves. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAinferno2.doc

Dante's "Inferno," Canto XXXII: the Frozen Sinners
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A three page paper looking at a short passage in Dante's "Inferno," describing the fate of a group of sinners frozen in a lake of ice. The paper shows how Dante, intending to invoke our revulsion, succeeds only in invoking our pity. No additional sources.
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