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Personal Identity in the Characters of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
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A 5 page paper which considers the concept of personal identity and how it manifests itself in these authors’ selected characters. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGhawmel.rtf

Personal Qualities of Odysseus
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A 5 page paper which discusses the outstanding personal qualities and traits of Odysseus which enabled him to survive his many dangerous adventures so that he could return home. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAoddysss.wps

Personal Transformations
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This 10 page paper considers the representations of personal transformations in the works of Chaing-Rae Lee, Diane McKinney-Whetstone. This paper considers the link between the personal transformations in The Native Speaker, Tumbling and the film Chinatown as it relates to issues like urban renewal, civil rights, work, city, family, social and sexual changes. This paper defines specific aspects of both texts along with the themes, images and language utilized in the film. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHNatsp_.wps

Personality Comparative Analysis of the Grandmother in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
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In four pages this paper discusses how the personalities of these characters were responsible for learning experiences that had negative outcomes for themselves and their families. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGwillygma.rtf

Perspectives on The Scarlet Letter
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A 9 page research paper/essay that addresses 3 critical perspectives on this classic work. There is an old Buddhist parable that describes how a raja had six blind men examine an elephant and relate what they believe an elephant to be like. Each blind man touches a different part of the elephant: one the tail, another the trunk, etc. Consequently, the animal that they each describe is very different because they each have a totally different perspective. Similarly, literary criticism can take very different perspectives. While critics may be analyzing the same novel, their particular critical perspective can result in widely divergent interpretations of the author's narrative. This examination of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter demonstrates this point by looking at this early American masterpiece from three different critical perspectives: feminist, psychological and historical. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khperslr.rtf

Persuasion by Jane Austen
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A 4 page paper which examines how an exceprt from the novel illustrates the success of the relationship between Anne and the Captain. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAjnp.rtf

Peter & Hull/The Peter Principle
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An 8 page summation of Laurence F. Peter and Raymond Hull's The Peter Principle. The writer offers a chapter by chapter brief summation of the major points of this text, arguing that this an excellent parody on several levels, as it basically castigates the entire hierarchical structure of Western civilization. As with all good satire/parody, its humor lies in the fact that so much of it is true. The Peter Principle is as applicable today as it was 34 years ago when it was first published because it concerns a feature of human nature that has not changed, but rather become more entrenched in industrialized society -- incompetence. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpeterp.rtf

Peter Novick and the Myth of Historical Objectivity
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A 16 page paper analyzing Novick's book 'That Noble Dream: The Objectivity Question and the American Historical Profession.' The paper provides a general review of the issues raised by Novick's book and looks at them in the light of current historical thought. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBhistor.wps

Petrarch / The Frontiers of Two Peoples
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A 9 page paper positioning Petrarch as a transition figure between medieval and Renaissance, but ultimately one whose conclusions about existence are firmly grounded in medieval thought. The paper focuses on Petrarch's literary criticism and letters, particularly the 'Letter to Posterity' and 'The Ascent of Mt. Ventoux', and is both historical and literary in orientation. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Petrarch.wps

Phaedra & Her Lack of Freewill
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A 2 page discussion of the mythological character Phaedra and how Aphrodite's influence over her was so strong that she could not act freely or of her own will. Consequently, Phaedra's death is ultimately blamed upon the overwhelming power of this particular Greek god. No Bibliography.
Filename: Phaedre.wps