Papers On Literature
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Becker's 'Hungry Ghosts: China's Secret Famine'
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A fourteen page paper looking at this groundbreaking book by Jasper Becker. It shows how Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' of the late 1950s and early 1960s affected the Chinese peasant farmer, and charges that thirty million people died as a result of his bizarre agricultural policies. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBhungry.wps
Mankind/A Medieval Play
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A 5 page analysis of the medieval morality play, 'Mankind.' The writer focuses on the scene in which Mischief holds 'court' as representative of the features of the play. The writer argues that this play is most significant, not for its content, but rather because it indicates the beginnings of professionalism in English drama. No additional sources listed.
Filename: 90mnkind.rtf
David Mamet / Profanity
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5 pages in length. The use of profanity in David Mamet's work is his calling card within the industry. Yet there are those who consider such use as overkill and think he utilizes obscenities merely for the shock value. The writer discusses reasons why Mamet does, in fact, incorporate so much profanity into his plays. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Mamet2.wps
David Mamet's 'Oleanna'
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This 5 page essay analyzes this three-act play by Mamet which has the themes of sex, power and emotional warfare. This writer proposes the play is a lesson in how abusive movements for rights can become and supports this theme with quotations and descriptions from the play's content.
Filename: Oleanna.wps
Profanity In The Work of David Mamet
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A 5 page paper examining the plays of this award-winning playwright, in terms of his abundant profanity. Looking closely at Edmond and Glengarry Glen Ross, the paper concludes that Mamet's characters cannot really do anything about their powerlessness; the only thing they can do with impunity is swear. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Mamet.wps
Isabel Allende's 'The House Of Spirits'
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A 5 page essay comparing and contrasting two of the main characters--Nicolas and Uncle Marcos. It describes the similarities in beliefs, interests, relationships and, ultimate, their destinies.
Filename: Houseof1.wps
Reassimilation in Silko�s �Ceremony�
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A 7 page paper looking at the way Leslie Silko�s protagonist Tayo is reassimilated back into the Indian community and the Indian mindset following traumas suffered in war. The paper argues that Tayo is only able to sustain his psychic health by seeing the world in an Indian way. No additional sources.
Filename: KBsilko.wps
Silko & Toni Morrison
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6 pages comparing and discussing the concepts of �self � and �home' in Morrison's 'Beloved'and Silko's 'Ceremony.'
Filename: Belovcer.wps
Silko's 'Ceremony'
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A 4 page summary & review of this novel. The writer gives an overview of the book by Leslie Silko, depicting the life of the half-white, half-Indian protagonist.
Filename: Ceremony.wps
Silko's 'Ceremony' # 2
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This 5 page paper is based on Leslie Marmon Silko's novel about Native American customs, Ceremony, with the thesis relating the ceremonial rituals with child development.
Filename: Cerem.wps
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