“A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812”
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A 5 page review of the reprint of this historic diary and comment by author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. This paper contends that while some may question why the life of this relatively obscure woman is important, the work is actually replete with historical as well as social significance. Ulrich masterfully connects Ballard’s writings with the public record of the time to reveal Ballard’s extensive interaction with the country village of Hallowell Maine and the interconnectivity of that village with the young republic of the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources. PPmidwif.rtf
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To Kill A Mockingbird / Setting & The Courtroom
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5 pages in length. The significance of the Maycomb setting in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird and how it affects the courtroom scene demonstrates the way in which a black man's life can be maligned with blatant lies and misinterpretations. Atticus Finch's appointment to defend Negro Tom Robinson is something the town has not witnessed before -- a town in which blacks and whites cohabit together but do not meld their lives beyond the cursory greeting at the marketplace. By Finch taking on Robinson's alleged rape case, it sets a new precedence for the narrow-mindedness of the townspeople and the injustice routinely inflicted upon the Negro community. No additional sources cited.
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John Guare's 'Six Degrees of Separation' / Conflict & Class Struggle
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A 5 page paper that discusses the inherent conflict and class struggle in John Guare's play. The characters of Paul, Flan and Ouisa all are products of their class determinations and their social interactions are basic to their personal development. The interactions between the couple, Flan and Ouisa, who are upper class art collectors, creates and interesting contrast to Paul, a self-declared 'student' who lies his way into the homes of New York's elite.
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John Guare's 'Six Degrees of Separation' / Paralysis Of The Imagination
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A 5 page paper that discusses the issue of paralysis of the imagination through Paul's theory of The Catcher in the Rye. This paper also takes a comparative look between Paul and Holden Caufield because of the reference within the play in regards to imagination created a necessary the perception of necessary similarities between these two characters.
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James Redfield's 'The Celestine Prophesy'
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A 10 page paper the provides an overview of Redfield novel. This paper presents his nine Insights and relates them to a psychological perspective on the changing nature of the world. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Richard Burton/ The Arabian Nights
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A 5 page analysis of the Burton translation of this famous collection of Persian folktales. From the moment that the first translation of her remarkable stories appeared, the Western world has been entranced--just as much as was her king--by the stories of Shahrazad. It has been said that these stories are masterpieces of the art of storytelling and that for inventiveness and sheer entertainment value, they cannot be equaled. The writer argues that this is certainly true. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90arabin.rtf

Mo Yan/ The Garlic Ballads
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A 10 page research paper that analyzes the novel The Garlic Ballads by Chinese author Mo Yan. Written in the mid-1980s, the writer argues that the political themes within this realistic and gritty look at Chinese life are an accurate reflection of the widespread corruption that is characteristic of the Chinese government. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 90moyan.rtf

Cooper & Rolandson/Savagery and Civilization
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A 5 page analysis of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans and Mary White Rowlandson's personal narrative that tells of her capture by Narragansett Indians in a 1675 attack on Lancaster, Mass. The writer argues that both of these accounts are revealing as to how whites viewed Native Americans and how this showed the contrast between what is considered 'civilized behavior' and savagery. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90savage.rtf

James Hogg/Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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An 8 page analysis of the nineteenth century novel by James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. In this novel, the protagonist, Robert, embarks on a campaign of murder that is intended to 'do God's work' by relieving the planet of some of the wicked. Hogg takes the reader inside Robert's mind as Hogg demonstrates just how destructive such extreme belief in one's own righteousness can be. Robert is so torn apart by the implications of his Calvinist upbringing that his psyche literally splinters and he communes with a copy of himself that goes by the name of 'Gil-Martin'‹it is an evil copy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 90hogg.rtf

Journal Thoughts on “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn”
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An 8 page paper looking at Betty Smith’s novel in terms of its plot, theme, characterization, tone, and setting. It points out that the novel’s effectiveness is somewhat undercut by creating such strong, gritty female characters and then marrying them off to unsuitable men at the end. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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