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Ellison and Bambara/Lessons for Minorities
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A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts Ellison's "Battle Royal" and Toni Cade Bambara's story "The Lesson." In these narratives, young African Americans receive a complicated lesson in American culture, lessons that will make the protagonists evaluate who they are and the position that they occupy in the society at large, and – most of all – whether or not they will accept this position as it is given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ellison's Invisible Man
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Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man is not really invisible, as he explains in the prologue: 'I am a man of substance, of flesh and bones, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind'. This 5 page paper argues that the story tells of the process used by one man to first recognize then reject the occurrences of his life that are linked to the fundamental racism of American society. It is through this process that he forms his own identity. No additional sources are listed.
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Ellison’s Invisible Man and Blindness
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A 10 page paper which examines the theme of blindness in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. No additional sources cited.
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Ellmann on Eliot's Waste Land
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and discusses Maud Ellmann's "A Sphinx Without a Secret: The Waste Land," a critique of the poem by T.S. Eliot. Ellmann begins her discussion of T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land by comparing it to a phrase from an Oscar Wild's story, saying that the work is an example of a "sphinx without a secret" (Ellmann 258). In so doing, Ellmann begins her detailed and insightful examination of Eliot, which looks at this poem from a psychoanalytical perspective, which favors a post-structuralist reading of the text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khellwl.rtf

Elmore Leonard's "Rum Punch" - Critical Thinking To Solve The Case
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3 pages in length. The Elmore Leonard style of crime writing has long held readers captivated by the author's inherent ability to weave a web of double-crossing, desperate thugs whose attempts to possess stolen goods is infused with comedic dialogue and a snapshot of human nature at its worst. Rum Punch follows this scenario as only the impeccable approach of its author can deliver; that this particular novel – Leonard's thirtieth – utilizes the critical thinking abilities of a seen-it-all detective and a savvy woman who is fed up with the inadequate life she has carved out for herself, marking a rather unique departure from the standard formula of crime writing that is all about the male persona. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCRumPunch.rtf

Em in "Earth Abides"
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This 3 page paper argues that Em, not Isherwood, can be considered the real hero of George Stewart's novel "Earth Abides." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emecheta/2nd Class Citizen
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A 10 page research paper that, first of all, analyzes a novel by Bushi Emecheta's novel entitled Second-Class Citizen, which was first published in 1974, and concerns the life of a Nigerian woman of the Igbo tribe. Emecheta's protagonist, Adah Obi, is pictured from childhood through early adulthood, with Emecheta charting her personal development within the Nigerian cultural framework. In this manner, Emecheta addresses not only the way that Nigerian custom relegates women to second-class citizenship, but also how this problem is compounded when her family moves to England. Examination of the novel shows that it accurately represents the real-life experiences of African women in regards to secondary status, culturally, politically, and racially. The writer proves this point by offering an extensive discussion of outside sources that discusses African women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: kheme2nd.rtf

Emerson's "Self-Reliance" in relation to his era
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A 6 page research paper that explores how Ralph Waldo Emerson reflected his life and life in his famous essay, "Self-Reliance." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 99rwesr.wps

Emerson/Nature & Self-Reliance
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A 4 page essay that looks at Emerson's take on nature in his famous essay "Self-Reliance." American transcendental philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson outlines a perspective that values individualism over unthinking conformity. Just as Martin Luther proposed that individuals can establish a personal relationship with God, without intermediaries such as priests, Emerson eschews the entirety of all established institutions and proposes that individuals, via a direct relationship with nature and their own inner resources, can arrive at perceptions of reality and truths that are just as legitimate, if not more so, than any offered by conventional society. In fact, Emerson pictures unthinking acceptance of societal concepts as inhibiting to personal growth. No additional sources cited.
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Emerson/Self-Reliance
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A 5 page examination of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay "Self-Reliance." The writer discusses how Emerson urged his American readership to have faith in themselves and also in what was still a very new nation, the United States of America. The writer argues that his essay shows that, in so doing, Emerson summarized characteristics of extreme individualism that today is simply thought of as being "American." No additional sources cited.
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