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Renaissance Love Poetry: Aphra Behn
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Poetry, in general, went through a time of transition during the Renaissance. This 5 page paper argues that the overriding difference between the love poems of Aphra Behn and other poets of the Renaissance era is that she alludes to physical love between women in an obvious commentary on the social norms of the times. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KTbehnpt.wps

Repentance/ Spencer, Donne and Montaigne
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A 5 page research paper that examines the first book of Spencer's "Faerie Queene," Donne's Holy Sonnet "Oh my Blacke Soule," and Montaigne's essay "On Repentance" concerning how each of these writers regards the topic of repentance. The writer argues that an examination of three representative works from each writer suggests that they saw repentance in a similar light, as something essential to the spiritual health of the soul, but something that is also a gift from God and not within the power of mere human beings. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khsdm.rtf

Researching Seventeenth Century Poetry: John Donne, Online
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Writing a research paper from the Internet is not only possible, it is quick, easy and will probably give the student more information within an hour than is possible to research at the library in six. It is 'only a click away'. This 8 page paper provides a guideline for research on the Internet and argues that the relevancy of the site is often determined by the choice of search terms and the knowledge the student has in choosing which sites to begin or use in the search. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTwebpoe.wps

Researching the Poem ‘Ars Poetica’ by Archibald MacLeish on the Internet
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In four pages this paper instructs the student how to conduct Internet research on the poem ‘Ars Poetica’ by Archibald MacLeish with a description of how the research was conducted, resources used, and how the selected literary criticism assists in a greater understanding of the poem included. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGperrine.rtf

Retelling “Beowulf”
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A 7 page paper which retells the epic poem in order to be more easily understood by contemporary readers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGbeowulf.rtf

Review of Richard B. Sewall’s Biography, “The Life of Emily Dickinson”
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A 5 page paper which examines what many consider to be the definitive account of America’s most popular female poet. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGrbsed.rtf

Rewriting Poetry
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A 3 page paper which rewrites the student’s poems. No sources cited.
Filename: RArepm.rtf

Rhyming "Treasures" of Ron Padgett
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(6 pp.) Padgett's poetry is rooted in popular culture. The poet says his own overt use of comic strip material: "I ascribe it to having grown up in a prospering, consumerist America in the 1940s and 1950s with parents who had just edged upward from poverty into the middle class and who very much enjoyed the entertainments and objects they could thus afford. My mother loved popular music and movies. She and I went to hundreds of movies together, movies of all kinds, and she was very nice about taking me to cartoon festivals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BBpadgtt.doc

Rich, Freire and Education
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This 3 page paper discusses the essay and poems of Adrienne Rich and the banking theory of education put forth by Paolo Freire, and how they can be related to education. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: HVrchfre.rtf

Richard Barnfield/"The Affectionate Shepherd"(1594)
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A 3 page essay that analyzes Richard Barnfield's homoerotic Renaissance poem. The writer analyzes Barnfield's argument that homosexual love is no more sinful than heterosexual love, exploring his points and classical allusions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khgaypm.rtf