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Janice Mirikitani/Recipe
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A 5 page research paper that discusses Janice Mirikitani's poem 'Recipe,' which concerns the desire of some Asian women to have 'round' eyes. The wrier discusses the poem and relates this issue to problems of identity and appearance that are common to all Western Women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kheye.rtf

Japanese and Western Poetry: Ryokan and Burns
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A 9 page paper which compares and contrasts the poetry of Japan and the Western world through the poetry of Monk Ryokan and Robert Burns. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAjpitw.rtf

Jimmy Santiago Baca
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7 pages. This is an essay about the remarkable poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and his life as shown through his poetry. Growing up in the Barrio and writing about the reality of life as he saw it, Baca's words are at once gripping and shocking and yet can also be romantic and endearing. All of these emotions springing from one man shows us that one can see much more of the man if we are able to read his soul as he pours it out on paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JAjsbaca.rtf

John Donne & Andrew Marvell on Love
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares John Donne's "A Nocturnal upon Saint Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day," and Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love." The writer argues that while both poems deal with the loss of a love, Donne's poem is the more desolate because his beloved has died, rather then merely separated from him, as in Marvell's poem. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khdomalo.wps

John Donne's The Flea
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This 5 page paper argues that the elements of metaphor and argument in The Flea allow the poem to be seen as a member of those poems by Donne classified as being a 'metaphysical conceit'. The poem may be viewed as a love poem and it may also be seen as a satirical criticism of religious ideals. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTjdflea.wps

John Donne’s “The Ecstasy”
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An 8 page paper which analyzes John Donne’s poem “The Ecstasy.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAdnec.rtf

John Donne’s Poetic Approach to Love
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A 10 page paper which examines how Donne represents love in his poems, divine works and sonnets. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGjdonne.rtf

John Donne, Romantic Poet
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When one thinks of John Donne, 'romantic poetry' is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind. This 6 page paper argues that the love lyrics that Donne includes in his poetry are rich in emotion and are the equal to any of the contemporary poets in their representation of romanticism.. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTromdon.wps

John Donne: “The Sun Rising”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes John Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAdonsun.rtf

John Keats and William Wordsworth
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A 4 page paper which compares John Keats “Ode to a Nightingale” to William Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAkewa2.rtf