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"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", 2008.
A brief review of Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?".
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses how, in the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, the use of language is carefully controlled in order to maintain a sense of uncertainty as the story unfolds. The reader may see the story as simply a detailed account of a day in the life of a young girl, but as the story proceeds, a sense of foreboding is also created that leads inevitably to the shocking conclusion. In particular, the paper looks at how various symbols of freedom are raised and shown to have a dual identity, both as symbols of freedom and as threats.
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"One such symbol is the automobile, a clear symbol of freedom for the teenager--Connie can only get to the plaza because her father takes her there and then picks her up in his car, and a car would be a means for her to get places on her own if she had one. The car is an inherent symbolic element in the highway that also represents a route to freedom and in the drive-in where older kids hang out, older kids with a car. "
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Runners and Rebellion in "Salt Fish Girl", 2008.
An analysis of the critique of consumerism that Larissa Lai portrays through runners in her novel, "Salt Fish Girl."
2,041 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper discusses the representation of consumerism in Larissa Lai's novel, "Salt Fish Girl." It specifically shows that Lai uses Pallas runners as a central theme to critique consumerism. The paper argues that Lai's message is ultimately hopeful and optimistic, as she implies that there is hope for the future, despite powerful, evil corporations and the consumerism they promote.
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"Unfortunately, the attempt fails. Yet despite such failures, and despite Miranda's many moments of selling out, the novel retains a sense of hope that individual free will could possibly win out against the power of corporations and technology. For one thing, Miranda manages to establish a relationship with Evie, who is Salt Fish Girl, reincarnated as a run-way clone (Sonia 113) and anti-corporate activist. Once Miranda begins her relationship with Evie, she begins to rebel against the corporate culture. (Previously, she had been primarily indifferent to it.) Most importantly, Miranda keeps striving to be a good person, despite the fact that she fails so many times. Her failures are easy to understand, for the forces stacked against Miranda and Evie are enormous. For example, although Miranda seems to have killed Dr. Flowers, who is the epitome of evil in this warped society, he has already cloned dozens of young versions of himself - each equipped with a pair of Pallas shoes."
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Leadership within Law Enforcement, 2008.
A review of leadership within law enforcement, focusing on Jim Collins' book entitled "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't."
1,432 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses leadership as it is found (or perhaps should be found) within law enforcement. The paper focuses on the views of Jim Collins in his book entitled "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't." The paper suggests that the business community has much to offer the institution of leadership within law enforcement.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Finding Leaders
Cultivating Leaders
Turnover vs. Churn
Facing Facts
Conclusion
From the Paper
"It is not accidental that the concept of core mission recurs in the discussion of leadership. If nothing else persists of this paper's discussion of leadership and law enforcement, preserve the idea that leadership in law enforcement must clearly define and disseminate the core values and core mission of their entities and make every effort to ensure that the individuals responsible for realizing that common vision are the best possible candidates, empowered to question authority and effect change and progress and armed with facts. Then they can make what would otherwise be empty slogans into a reality that the community can see in action and rally around. In this way, those remarkable individuals who stand in the intersections of our society can be made powerful and positive agents for the safety and preservation of the communities to which they have been entrusted."
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Application to the US Army Internship Program, 2008.
An application to the United States Army internship program with a view for admission into the Master of Policy Management Program at Georgetown University.
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper presents an application to the United States Army internship program with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. It describes the advantages for the writer of being admitted to the Master of Policy Management Program at Georgetown University and how this will help to further the writer's aims and ambitions. The paper also describes the writer's qualities and achievements up until this point.
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"Lastly, and most importantly, I wish to underscore how obtaining the degree of Master of Policy Management at Georgetown University will contribute mightily to my personal and professional goals. Most obviously, as I think anyone who has attended Georgetown can attest, the program will bolster my ability to engage in economic analysis of public policy, will strengthen my decision-making abilities and will bless me with highly-developed integrative skills permitting simultaneous evaluation of the analytic, management and advocacy issues pertaining to a specific policy matter (Georgetown Public Policy Institute, "MPM Degree Requirements," general syllabus). By honing these skills to an elite level, I expect to see - from a strictly professional stand-point - my ability to move laterally as well as upwardly increased substantially; I also anticipate that the rigorous education I receive at Georgetown will give me the personal satisfaction that can only come through arduous study and constant self-reflection."
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Henri J. M. Nouwen's "Reaching Out", 2008.
A review of the book, "Reaching Out", by the late Dutch-born Catholic theologian, Henri J. M. Nouwen.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses Henri J. M. Nouwen's book "Reaching Out", noting that the title of the book, "Reaching Out", may be an inexact metaphor for what Nouwen describes in the first, and longest, part of the book, where Nouwen describes the transformation from loneliness to solitude. The paper goes on to describe the first part and second part of the book as well as what the writer believes are the strengths of Nouwen's book. The paper concludes with a poem by Richard Brautigan (1968) that the writer thinks Nouwen would have enjoyed.
From the Paper
"That Nouwen is profoundly religious, specifically profoundly Christian, cannot be disputed. He shows by the breadth and depth of his scholarship that it is entirely possible to draw on the wealth of knowledge and information that has come from God to bless humanity. Some fundamentalists would frown on his use of sources precisely because these come from traditions outside the explicit canon of Christianity. I find in this breadth of scholarship a calm security that cannot be shaken by trivialities."
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Free To Be Me, 2008.
An analysis of Amy Tan's short story "Two Kinds".
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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The paper looks at Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds", which shows how living one's own life, not the life others wish for you, is the secret to happiness. In this context, the paper explores the phenomenon of externally-imposed constraints, the ugly process of racial labeling and the courage required to break free of other people's definitions and expectations of oneself. The paper concludes by looking at the Chinese-American experience in America and how this shaped the dynamics of the Tan household. In the end, life is about living - and living well means living as oneself.
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"To begin with, Amy Tan's life has really been about breaking out of the constraints others have imposed upon her - especially the constraints placed upon her by her own mother. For instance, the female head of the small Tan household was bitterly disappointed when it became evident that Amy would not be pursuing a career as a concert pianist and doctor ("Amy Tan," 2007). Indeed, one of the most poignant things about Tan's autobiographical, "Two Kinds," is how Tam's mother seems intent upon turning her daughter into some kind of a prodigy - into someone who, for all intents and purposes, will serve as a channel through which will pass the mother's own ambitions."
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"The Mexican War", 2008.
A review of the content and approach of Otis Singletary's work, "The Mexican War."
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the war with Mexico started in 1846 and ended in 1848. It focuses on Otis Singletary's work, "The Mexican War" and how he details the events leading up to this war as America invaded Mexico. The paper describes the content of the book and then reviews Singletary's approach to the content matter and its presentation.
Table of Contents:
The Coming of the War
The Invasion of Northern Mexico
Thrust to the Pacific
To the City of Mexico
Politicians and Generals
The Hidden War
The Diplomacy of War
Review
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"The approach is chronological but also based on larger patterns and what they indicate about the battle. The author sometimes gets lost in what seem to be peripheral issues, though he later ties them into the main thrust of his narrative and does so in a way that makes the reader see why this approach was taken. The documentation is not as clear in the body of the book as it is in the bibliography, where the author suggests the use of both primary and secondary sources and a reliance on other accounts by other historians. However, this documentation is not made by means of footnotes that would enable the reader to trace the source of any particular bit of information as clearly as might be done. Overall, the book is a good synthesis of research and a clear detailing of the people and events involved in the Mexican War."
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"The Monkey and the Monk": An Allegory, 2008.
An examination of a major theme of social criticism in the abridged novel, "The Monkey and the Monk," based off of the Chinese classic, "The Journey to the West," by Anthony Yu.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 57.95
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The author of this paper examines a major theme in the novel, "The Monkey and the Monk": that of the extraordinarily complicated and multi-layered bureaucracy of Chinese imperial society; manifested in the novel in the form of the celestial bureaucracy of Heaven. The essay explores this aspect of the work, with a particular reference to the figure of Sun Wukong or Monkey King.
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"Clearly, this interaction of Monkey King with the Heavenly bureaucracy is depicted as a comic satire of the excessive claims of bureaucratic power. For readers of this story, it may be argued that an implied social criticism of the Chinese imperial bureaucracy would be inescapable. While the Jade Emperor would seem to be the Heavenly parallel to the Chinese Emperor, the fact that the power of even this eminent celestial being seems to be bound by records and accounts implies that the power of the earthly emperor is subject to such restrictions as well."
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Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves", 2008.
Examines Angela Carter's tale "The Company of Wolves", a satire of "Little Red Riding Hood" and other traditional fairy tales.
1,515 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that female characters in fairy tales are sometimes viewed as being helpless and innocent and at other times as being powerful. The author then summarizes and reviews Angela Carter's story, "The Company of Wolves", and relates that it embraces a new form of the commanding protagonist, who thwarts both man and wolf using her burgeoning sexuality. The paper underscores that Carter's protagonist , like some of the female characters in fairy tales, has "more power" than men because of her very presence as the hero of the story.
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Introduction
The Company of Wolves
Conclusion
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"A young man appears before the girl on the path, a metaphorical sheep in wolf's clothing. Innocently trusting appearances, the girl is attracted to his obvious good looks and his attempts to woo her. Arranging a race to her grandmother's house whereby, if he wins, he will obtain from her a kiss, the man departs. By the time he has reached grandmother's house - earlier than the girl - it is clear to the reader he is a werewolf, or a "wolf-man". As in Little Red Riding Hood, the youth tricks his way into the grandmother's home and eats her up, as it were."
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Integrating Psychology and Christianity, 2008.
Reviews David Entwistle's 2004 book "Integrative Approaches To Psychology And Christianity: An Introduction To Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations and Models Of Integration".
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that, between Christian theology and psychology, there is an on-going and sometimes unfortunate and very painful debate over the question whether a Christian can be a psychologist, and vice versa. The author points out that, in his book "Integrative Approaches To Psychology And Christianity: An Introduction To Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models Of Integration", David Entwistle, who is both a trained psychologist and an evangelical Christian, attempts an integrative approach, which tries to marry the two disciplines by reviewing the the on-going clashes between science and theology. The paper concludes that this book is a tool to help in a person's duty to go forth to love and serve the Lord.
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"And from here? Certainly, my own experience is more common than I had thought. While I went through my night very much isolated from other people, I realize that many young people go through the same struggle, believing that there can be no reconciliation of their faith with their intellectual endeavors. To them I would begin with simple counsel: you are not alone, you are not the first to face this difficulty, and while it is a frightening and traumatic moment, it is one that others have faced, and from which others have given good counsel, drawn from their faith in a loving God."
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Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 2008.
Reviews "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki and then applies these teaching to a creative dialogue.
2,255 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that Shunryu Suzuki's book, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" is divided into three parts: right practice; right attitude; and right understanding.. The author of the paper then relates that a lot of Zen Buddhism is non-intellectual and hard to grasp. Therefore, she set out clinging to these basic concepts like a drowning person clinging to a life jacket. The author also claims that the book is challenging and resulted in the biggest, most significant shift in her thinking. The paper concludes with a creative dialogue, based on the book, which is a debate about the different religions of an American, Republican, born-again Christian (Andy) and an American Zen Buddhist (Mike).
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Book Review
Creative Dialogue
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"This all sounds very attractive - and makes more sense to me than suchness, thusness, or emptiness! The condition of being a roshi sounds so attractive that I can understand why people would pursue it. It offers, it seems, the possibility of living happily in the reality of the present. I therefore set out to learn the mysteries of Zen, through the answers of the great teacher Suzuki.
"In the first part of the book, I learned that according to Suzuki (1997), posture and breathing are essential in order to practice Zen. Suzuki believes that these are vital for right practice."
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Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", 2008.
A review of Shunryu Suzuki's 1997 book "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" plus a creative dialogue based on insights from this book.
2,060 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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The author of this paper explains that, once he learned that the beginner's mind is so important for Zen, he began to be excited about Shunryu Suzuki's book, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind". The author describes what he learned about the book by studying its jacket cover and the illustrations on the tittle page and then relates how he was surprised to find out that the first thing the book discusses is how to sit. The paper concludes by presenting a creative dialogue, based on the book, situated at the middle class home of a Zen Buddhist named Zooey and a Jehovah's Witness evangelist named David.
Table of Contents:
Book Review
Creative Dialogue Based on the Book
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"I decided not to worry, but to keep reading with an open beginner's mind. Perhaps if I try every day, I will become flexible enough to get into the full lotus position. I was interested to learn that Zen seems to be a religion that is focused on the body. For example, breathing is also very important. Also, Suzuki (1997) recommends that we must own our own bodies (p. 27). I think I understand what this means. I think this means to really pay attention to our own bodies. This is quite easy to do when one is in pain from trying to get into the lotus position."
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