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Literature and Love
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This 5 page paper consider how the work of Earnest Hemingway 'The Sun Also Rises' can be seen as a work that displays a fear of love and a fear of the inability to love by concentrating on the characters of Jake and Brett. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEhemway.wps

Literature as "Instructive Example"
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An 8 page research paper that examines the nature of the "instructive example" in regards to writing and the works of Erich Auerbach and Clifford Geertz. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khinex.wps

Literature as Education and Entertainment
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A five page paper looking at Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Philip Sidney's "Astrophel and Stella", and John Milton's "Paradise Lost" in terms of their ability to both educate and entertain us -- the poet Horace's criterion for good literature. The paper concludes that all three works fulfill this mission due to their strong characterization, careful attention to form and structure, and vivid writing. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: KBhorace.wps

Literature as Reflective of Change
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A 3 page paper which examines how social, historical, political, and religious events from 1900 to 1940 are reflected in literature during the time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAev40s.rtf

Literature as Reflective of Racism in Media and the Criminal Justice System
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This 6 page paper evaluates how the African American community, the judiciary and the media converge in three novels: Bonfire of the Vanities, A Little Yellow Dog and Native Son. Racism in society is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA349rce. rtf

Literature as the Mirror of History
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A 5 page research paper that argues that literature has always held up a mirror to history. Karl Marx contends in his writing that all of history is the history of class welfare. While this may or may not be true, depending on one's perspective, a more compelling argument can be made that literature has, throughout its history, provided a mirror for history. The writer discusses this premise using examples from Aristophanes, Beowulf and others. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khhislit.wps

Literature of Los Angeles
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This 12 page paper discusses eight books about Southern California, explicates passages from each of them, and explains how the eight relate to one another. It also "grades" and evaluates each novel with regard to how it adds to the literature about Los Angeles and what value (if any) the book has to understanding the culture of Southern California. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVLALit.rtf

Literature of the New American Republic
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A 9 page research paper that discusses the formation and evolution of American literature. The writer discusses the effect of the Revolution on literature, the factors that influenced, the nature of American identity and westward expansion and the first generation of significant American writers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khamlit2.rtf

Literature of the Renaissance and the Works of Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon, and John Milton
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In six pages this paper examines Renaissance literature and discusses how these authors and their writings reflect this period and genre. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGrenlit.rtf

Literature to Film: The Color Purple
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A 5 page paper which examines how a literary work will manifest itself in a very different way when put into film. The novel/film discussed is “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, film directed by Steven Spielberg. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RApurp.rtf