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Ring Lardner: Life, Experiences and Short Stories
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the life and short stories of Ring Lardner. Ring Lardner (1885-1933) was a columnist and humorist who was well known for his “busher” stories which told of his years as a sports and baseball writer from 1905-1913. Even after he stopped touring with the teams, all based in the Michigan and Chicago areas, Lardner continued to write about the intimate details and distinct colloquial language used by the players in the professional leagues. Several themes within the stories reflect his own life including his love of music, baseball, Michigan and humor. Bibliography list 4 sources.
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Rip Van Winkle
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A 5 page paper which examines various themes and elements in "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAripvan.rtf

Rip Van Winkle And Young Goodman Brown
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In this 6 page paper, the writer considers how successful Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne were in distancing themselves from the tales they told. Irving makes a statement that the tale he is about to report was not written by him and he is simply reporting the story. Hawthorne makes no comments of this nature. The writer discusses the symbolism and probably messages each author was giving in their respective tales. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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RITUAL AND CEREMONY IN LITERATURE
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This seven page paper discusses the use of ceremony and ritual in the works of Hemingway (Sun Also Rises) and Leslie Silko (Ceremony). Examples are cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBlitceremony.rtf

Ritual and sacrifice in Spenser’s Epithalamion
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A paper which looks at the concepts of ritual, sacrifice and violence in Spenser's poem Epithalamion, with specific reference to the magical and metaphysical associations of blood sacrifice and defloration, and how this is relevant to the importance of marriage within the social order. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLepithal.rtf

Rivera & Sanders/Tales of Growing Up
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Edward Rivera's "First Communion" and Scott R. Sanders' "Under the Influence." The writer argues that while these two stories are different contextually, they are similar in the way that both stories speak eloquently of the way that children internalize their surroundings, taking on responsibility for the emotional life of their families, relating problems to their own behavior. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khrivsan.rtf

Roald Dahl Should Be Added to the Literary Canon
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This 6 page paper argues that Roald Dahl should be added to the literary canon. It includes a discussion of what the canon is, and some of Dahl’s works. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Robert A. Orsi's "The Madonna Of 115th Street"
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5 pages in length. Robert A. Orsi's The Madonna Of 115th Street : Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950 eloquently illustrates how the psychological characteristics of the Italian/American population – which include their value systems and religion – are wide and varied. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCorsi.rtf

Robert Cormier/The Chocolate War
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An 8 page analysis of Cormier's book for young adults, The Chocolate Wars. In sections that explore specific aspects of the book, the writer analyzes Cormier's prevailing themes, which concern the tyranny of a small group students known as the "Vigils." No additional sources cited.
Filename: khchowar.rtf

Robert Frost & Philip Larkin/Poets
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A 10 page essay/research paper that contrasts and compares 2 poems. "The Wood-pile" by Frost and "Church Going" by Larkin, reflect similar worldviews in regards to nature and humanity's place in the natural world. In each of these poems, the reader hears the poet yearning for something transcendental, to communicate successfully with nature in a manner that will fill a spiritual gulf. But while this feeling is evident in both poems, each poet ultimately denies that such communication with the natural world is possible and pictures the works of human beings as transient to the enduring presence of the natural world, a god that is unaware of humanity's existence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khrfpl.rtf