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David Guterson/Snow Falling on Cedars
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the theme of loss in Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars. Involving racial tension toward Japanese after World War II, the novel revolves around a murder and a trial with the author expertly weaving themes of loss into a poignant narrative that shows how issues of loss can serve to shape the lives of the protagonists. No additional sources cited.
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David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly”
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that Illusion and reality are the key ingredients in Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” (1988) and those factors are what have had the greatest influence in terms of how his work has been interpreted by audiences seeing it performed or its film adaptation for which Hwang wrote the screenplay. The story itself is one that serves as a deconstruction of the illusions and realities of West versus East, hetero- versus homosexual realities, and what is “proper” and what is taboo. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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David Malouf And Critical Thinking: Not Irrelevant In Australia
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6 pages in length. Critical thinking represents an analytical approach to understanding a particular concept; as such, asking questions is a primary component of critical thinking. When one examines the literary masterpiece of David Malouf, there is no question that he not only employs the masterful technique of critical thinking as a primary element of his writing, but he also utilizes it as a way of expanding his readers' understanding of Australia itself. Remembering Babylon provides Malouf's reading audience with a significantly better understanding of his homeland by way of incorporating critical thinking, a technique that requires one to delve beyond the superficial layer of existence in order to gain entry to the deeper presence of what Malouf attempts to portray. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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David Michael Kaplan’s “Doe Season” and the Impact of Setting:
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This 5 page report discusses David Michael Kaplan’s 1985 short story titled “Doe Season.” Kaplan uses the setting of the winter woods to underscore a young girl’s encounter with a threatening and potentially dangerous environment. Every aspect of her experience is more intense because of the world in which it takes place. In many ways, it seems to foreshadow the experience of being young and female in a man’s world. No secondary sources.
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David Simon and Edward Burns “The Corner” Implications to Social Work and Policy
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A 5 page review of this inside look at the desperation of the inner city drug culture of West Baltimore. The author of this paper contends that this book is much more than an expose’ on sex, drugs and rock and roll. It is a window into a community in need, a community in which the drug culture of the inner city infiltrates other aspects of the city such as unemployment, housing and health care issues. It is, in fact, a testament to the desperation facing many urban neighborhoods throughout the United States. No additional sources are listed.
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DAVIS AND FONTANA, CALIF
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This 3-page book examines Davis' City of Quartz, and discusses the history of and comparison with the various parts of the city of Fontana.
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Dawn; Lilith
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This 5 page paper considers the book 'Dawn, Xinogenesis', by E. Octavia, Butler. In this science fiction post nuclear war novel we see the human race 'saved' and reborn by the genetic engineering needs of an alien race, Lilith is the main human, and is seen as a saviour by some and a traitor by others, but her role as collaborator and interaction with the aliens influences her relationships by way of gender, race and human nature. This paper considers those changes and attitudes and their manifestation. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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DE PROFUNDIS AND HUMILITY
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This 6 page paper discusses the issues in De Profundis by Oscar Wilde. Emphasis is placed on the issue of humility and how Wilde views the concept. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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De Stael/On Germany
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A 20 page research paper/analysis of early nineteenth century writer Madame Germaine de Stael's 1813 text De l'Allemagne (On Germany), which is a comprehensive overview of Germany history, climate and natural character. Not only does Stael discuss these factors, in and of themselves, but she also illustrates how these factors affect German literature, philosophy, religious and moral attitudes. This examination of this text demonstrates that it constitutes a vast compendium of not only cultural observations, but also philosophical maxims, literary precepts, as well as political admonitions. The writer also discusses a political subtext that runs through the work in which Stael criticize Napoleonic expansion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"
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This 10 page paper answers questions about Alexis de Tocqueville's classic book, "Democracy in America." Bibliography lists 1 source.
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