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Self-Realization and the Hero’s Quest in ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,’ and ‘Everyman’
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In three pages, this paper examines the hero’s journey or quest to awaken self knowledge and inner strength resulting from self realization experiences as represented in these classic works of literature. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGheroknow.rtf

Self-Worth and Responsibility in "Of Mice and Men"
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A twelve page paper looking at John Steinbeck's classic novel in terms of the way the author uses characterization to emphasize the book's theme. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between George and Lennie; the self-absorbed sexuality of Curley's wife; and the significance of alcohol and womanizing in the text. Bibliography lists ten sources.
Filename: KBmice3.wps

Selina's Search for Identity & Assimilation in Brown Girl, Brownstones
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A 5 page paper that examines Paule Marshall's 1959 novel Brown Girl, Brownstones and discusses the factors that make this novel a universal inside observation of immigration and its challenges. The basic story and central theme of the novel are outlined and corresponding parallels pertaining to the universal experience of immigration are noted. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: LCSearch.doc

SEMBENE AND THE LIFE OF THE PEASANT
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This 5-page paper answers certain questions about imperialism and the life of a worker/peasant, using Ousmane Sembene's book "God's Bits of Wood," which details the story of railway workers striking against French authorities in the late 1940s.
Filename: MToausam.rtf

Semiological Analysis of Hesiod’s “Theogony”
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A 3 page paper which offers a semiological analysis of Hesiod’s work “Theogony.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtheog.rtf

Seneca Falls and the Women’s Movement
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This 5 page paper discusses the book “Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement,” as well as tracing the progress women have made in holding elected office, and breaking into non-traditional jobs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVsenfls.rtf

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY: A CRITIQUE
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This 6 page paper contends that Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is as deftly woven as her other novels. Underlying themes are discussed as well as unual literary devices. Quotes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBsands.rtf

Sense and Sensibility: Marriage
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A 5 page paper which discusses aspects of Sense and Sensibility as it relates to marriage. The paper addresses why finding a husband was so important for women of the time period and what happens to one who never marries. The paper also discusses the characteristics of Elinor who is the main character and the one who is the most admirable. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsensesens.doc

Sense and Sensibility: Social Philosophy
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A 5 page paper which examines Jane Austen’s novel “Sense and Sensibility” in respect to two social philosophers, Schelling and Hegel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAsns.rtf

Sense of Community in 2 Short Stories
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares two short stories that deal with the relationship between communities and individuals, "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker and "No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston. The writer argues that Kingston's story is concerned with a broad perspective that shows how a sense of community is defined by the actions of the people who make up that particular community. Walker, on the other hand, is concerned with a narrower perspective, the community at its smallest increment -- the family, as a carrier of culture. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: khcom2ss.rtf