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Farley Mowat/Lost in the Barrens
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A 5 page book review that summarizes and analyzes the action in this "coming of age" novel about two boys who survive the Canadian wilderness due to their own resourcefulness. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmowat.rtf

Farley Mowat: Father and Son
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A 5 page paper which examines Farley Mowat’s works “Born Naked” and “Never Cry Wolf,” as indicators of how Mowat is similar to his father, and his father to his father, etc. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcry.rtf

Fate and Autonomy in two narratives
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A five page paper which looks at the themes of personal autonomy and Fate in Crane's The Open Boat and Camus' The Guest, with reference to the relationship between humanity and the universe, and the importance of personal responsibility for self.
Filename: JLcrane.rtf

Fate and Fortune in the Greek World
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A 4 page paper which examines Chapter 25 of Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” discussing fate and fortune. The paper also discusses what the opinions of others would be in relationship to Machiavelli’s perceptions or arguments. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAmachft.rtf

Fate and free will
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A paper which considers the concepts of fate, free will and individual self-development with reference to a number of diverse texts including Oedipus Rex, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and Il Postino. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLfate.rtf

Fate And Free Will In The Aeneid
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In his epic poem, The Aeneid, Virgil represents Aeneas as a man who is driven by the Gods to fulfill a fate chosen by them. This 5 page paper argues that Virgil ascribes responsibility for events to the Gods and frees the humans from any sense of guilt. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTaeneid.wps

Fate and Responsibility: Sophocles' Theban Plays
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A 5 page paper which discusses the power of fate and responsibility in Sophocles' Theban plays. The paper illustrates how Sophocles appears to have been of the belief that fate was sometimes unavoidable, but that the individual had a responsibility in regards to their actions. 1 additional source cited.
Filename: RAsophlc.wps

Fate and the Individual in Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Miller
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A five page paper looking at "Oedipus the King", "Macbeth", and "Death of a Salesman" in terms of the way they pit the individual against forces he cannot control. The paper asserts that over time, Western civilization moved from a definition of tragedy as something set in motion by outside agents -- such as fate -- and catalyzed by the protagonist's tragic flaw, to a situation where the tragedy arises almost entirely out of the flawed protagonist himself. No additional sources.
Filename: KBtragdy.wps

Fate in “Epic of Gilgamesh” and Homer’s “The Iliad”
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A 5 page paper which examines how fate fits into the concerns of the epic genre, what the nature of fate in these two works suggests about the human condition and the concept of heroism, and how the protagonists in each work react to and confront fate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGiligil.rtf

Fate In "The Iliad" And "Antigone"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses fate in relation to Hector, Achilles and Antigone. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCfate2.wps