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Velocity by Dean Koontz/Book Review
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A 3 page book review of Dean Koontz's thriller Velocity. The writer summarizes the plot and discusses the gripping nature of the suspense. No additional sources cited.
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Verdi's La Traviata
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This 6 page paper provides a social analysis of this well known opera. The author's life is discussed and parallels between his life and the work are made. Morality and social class are issues discussed. The significance of the characters and the fact that the female protagonist dies of tuberculosis is examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Vergil and Ancient Rome
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A 3 page essay that, first of all, offers a brief biography and discussion of the work of Vergil, the ancient Roman poet. Then, the writer offers a brief synopsis of two readings from Vergil's Aeneid, which are taken from Book I and Book VI. The paper closes with a brief reaction and discussion to what these readings tell us about the Roman worldview. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Verisimilitude & Mimetics in the Short Story
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(5 pp) Authors use the language of human experience. Authors attempt to symbolize with words what they hear, see, think and feel. The words express emotions, the core of human language and self-knowledge. We will also consider that each of the three writers we are examining use versimilitude the quality of appearing to be true) and are mimetic (imitative or exhibiting mimicry). Stories that are considered are Why I Live at the Post Office by Eudora Welty, The Salt of the Earth by George Gissing, and The String Quartet by Virginia Wolf.
Filename: Bbshstor.doc

Verisimilitude in the works of Lewis & Tolkien
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A 5 page analysis of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and their use of verisimilitude in these children's novels. The writer argues that despite the fantastical aspects of these stories, the settings come across as real and the characters as true because of the degree of detail that each authors includes, as well as the way that the plots adhere to reality within the framework of each novel. No additional sources cited.
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Verna Mae Slone's "What My Heart Wants to Tell"
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This 3 page report discusses Slone's book about the mountain people of Knott County, Kentucky, where her family has lived since 1790. Her intent was to dispel the myths and half-truths that exist about the people and the area. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWverna.rtf

Vernacular in Mark Twain’s “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the vernacular used in Mark Twain’s short story “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfrog.rtf

Versions of “Cinderella”
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This 6 page paper compares the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale “Cinderella” with that of the Brothers Grimm, and what the differences might tell us about the two cultures. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVCinder.rtf

Versions of Cinderella
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This 6 page paper compares the 1950 Disney cartoon with other versions of the Cinderella story, and argues that the Disney Studios “sanitized” it to make it suitable for children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVcndrla.rtf

Victims of Self : Atwood and Richler
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A 5 page paper which examines the theme of victimization at the hands of oneself in Margaret Atwood’s “Surfacing” and Mordecai Richler’s “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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