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Sundiata, An African Epic
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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the African Epic of ancient Mali, the Sundiata. The writer discusses the ways in which this African legend can be considered to fit the definition of epic literature, in favor of it fitting that definition. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khafepic.rtf

Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
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A 6 page critical review of the story by D.T. Niane. Briefly relates this age-old story from Western Africa. Emphasizes that this brief story manages to incorporate many critical aspects of culture, of conflict, and even of sorcery and magic. It is a story of friendship, of interpersonal relationships and a story of destiny. It is also a story, however, which provides an interesting basis for the question of whether an individual is responsible for their own destiny. In "Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali" we have a situation in which oral tradition proves to be a ready target for a contemporary theoretic approach to the subject of destiny. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPsundia.wps

Sundiata: The Text and the Man
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This 4 page paper discusses the African oral tradition that tells of Sundiata, and how he founded what became the nation of Mali. The paper considers the text as a text and as a story. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography.
Filename: HVSundta.rtf

Supernatural Implications in Wuthering Heights
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5 pages. Within the pages of Wuthering Heights there are several references to the supernatural. While this might not be a book that one would first think of as 'spooky' the fact is, these references make up a rather major theme of Wuthering Heights. This paper will expose this theme and use examples and quotes from the book in order to support the thesis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAwuthh.rtf

Supplication in "The Iliad"
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This 4 page paper compares two scenes in "The Iliad" in which one character begs for something from another. In this case we compare the first scene of the poem and Chryses' plea for his daughter's return to the last scene in the work, where Priam begs for his son's body. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVSupIli.rtf

Supporting characters in Charlotte's Web and Ozma of Oz
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An eight page paper which considers the role of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web and Billina in Ozma of Oz, in terms of their relationship to the main characters and the function of subordinate characters in the hero-quest narrative.
Filename: JLcharlweb.rtf

Surrealism in “The Rememberer” by Aimee Bender
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A 5 page paper which examines elements of surrealism in Aimee Bender’s short story “The Rememberer.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAberere.rtf

Survival and the Application of Government: A View of Huckleberry Finn, Brave New World and Joseph Andrew
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This 5 page paper relates to a hypothetical situation in which an individual is one of 35 people who have survived a major catastrophe and emerged as survivors. This paper considers the best application of a single political example related from the works Huckleberry Finn, Brave New World and Joseph Andrew. This paper considers the perspectives of Mark Twain, Aldous Huxley and Fielding relating the outcomes of these stories to the implementation of a viable political system given the parameters of the group. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHhuckf_.wps

Survival Stories
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A 3 page paper which examines survival stories and then compares them to Crusoe in Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsurvv.rtf

Survival: Roy and Coetzee
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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts the theme of survival in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and J.M. Coetzee’s Foe. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfoez.rtf