Aristotle's Concept of �Organic Unity' in 'Poetics,' As it Appears in the Plots of 'Oedipus the King' & 'Agamemnon'
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A 5 page paper which examines Aristotle's concept of �organic unity,' as defined in his work, Poetics, and by analyzing the plot functions of the characters Tiresias in the play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, and Cassandra in the play, Agamemnon, by Aeschylus. Specifically compared and contrasted are how these characters do or do not perform organic functions within their respective plots. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Greek Tragedies
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A 5 page paper in which the writer examines repeating themes in the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles,and Euripides. The Greek chorus is viewed as multifaceted levening agent. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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Human Sacrifice in Aeschylus' 'Agamemnon'
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A 7 page paper looking at this rather surprising theme in Aeschylus' tragedy. The paper suggests that in the conflict between Agamemnon and Clytemnestra over the sacrifice of their daughter, Aeschylus captured a significant moment in Greek religious history -- the point when the value of human life began to supersede the rights of the gods. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Oresteia, The Odyssey, & The Aeneid / Public vs. Private Life
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A 4 page paper examining the nature of public life versus private life in these three classical works. The write concludes that Homer and Virgil are more concerned with the community and state, and less with the individual; Aeschylus alone champions the individual's separate existence. No additional sources cited.
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Prometheus and Oedipus: the Greek Tragic Hero
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An 8 page paper contrasting the protagonists of Aeschylus� Prometheus Bound and Sophocles� Oedipus Rex. The paper points out that both heroes fight the status quo and lose with their honor intact, but Prometheus chooses his battle deliberately and Oedipus is thrust into his by fate. Bibliography lists one source.
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Women's Roles in Aeschylus and Euripides
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A five page paper looking at these two playwrights in terms of their conception of the appropriate place of women in society. Specific works considered are Aeschylus' 'Agamemnon' and Euripides' 'Medea.' Bibliography lists three sources.
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Hurston's 'Their Eyes were Watching God' vs. Alexie's 'Reservation Blues'
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There are quite a few similarities between Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie. This 5 page paper examines both the similarities and the differences of these two books. No additional sources were cited.
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Alienation in the Works of Momaday and Alexie
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A 5 page analysis of House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday and Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie, in terms of the authors� theme of alienation. The paper argues that whereas House Made of Dawn shows that there is a way back from the brink of spiritual and personal disintegration, Indian Killer shows the effects of that disintegration when it has already gone too far to halt. No additional sources.
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Sherman Alexie's 'Indian Killer'
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This 5 page research paper reviews Sherman Alexie's 1996 novel, Indian Killer by examining the life of central character, John Smith, who has gone on a killing rampage in his attempt to reclaim his Indian heritage from the white man. The supporting protagonists, each with his own anger and motivation against white society are also explored in detail. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Booker T. Washington�s �Up From Slavery� & Mark Twain�s �Huckleberry Finn�
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In his autobiography, Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington relates what he knows of history: 'in context' and from his personal point of view. Mark Twain uses parody and fiction to express his views in Huckleberry Finn. Both criticize American society. Both held strong opinions concerning race, poverty and illiteracy. This is a 5 page paper that examines the views of these two men through their writing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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