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Social Justice/Ihara Saikaku & Nawal El Saadawi
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares two short stories, Ihara Saikaku's "Barrelmaker Brimful of Love" and Nawal El Saadawi's "In Camera." Saikaku's story is set in seventeenth century Japan and El Saadawi's narrative is set in twentieth century Egypt, yet both authors relate their particular society's perspective on social justice, in regards to women's place in society. In so doing, these stories demonstrate that the position of women in each of these societies is similar despite the differences in time and locale. In each story, women are pictured as secondary to the main thrust of societal interest. In both stories, one sees an emphasis of the power of male authority and the importance to these cultures that women remain subjugated and controlled. No bibliography is offered.
Filename: khisnes.rtf
Spence’s “God’s Second Son”
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A six page paper providing an overview of this nonfiction book by Jonathan Spence. The book tells the story of Hong Xiuquan, a lower-class Chinese who, believing himself to be the brother of Jesus Christ, led a nearly-successful peasant revolt in nineteenth-century China. No additional sources.
Filename: KBchines.wps
Symbolism in The Joy Luck Club
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This 3 page paper discusses the symbolism in three of her stories, and what it tells us about the struggles between mother and daughter. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVSymJLC.rtf
The Kingship of Alexander the Great
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A 6 page research paper that examines the reign of Alexander the Great relative to how it changed the perceptions of monarchy in the hellenistic world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 99king.wps
The Book of Songs
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes several poems from the ancient Chinese Book of Songs in regards to how this poetry treats the subject of sorrow and comfort. The writer then offers a brief Confucian interpretations of each poem, as well as a brief discussion of Confucius' "Analects." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khconson.wps
The Generation Gap in Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club”
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A ten page paper looking at the relationship between the expatriated Chinese mothers and their aggressively assimilated American daughters in this 1989 novel. The paper shows how the four daughters learn to use their mother’s heritage as both a point of departure and a source of strength. Bibliography lists five sources; a free one-page sentence outline follows paper.
Filename: KBjoy.wps
The Nature of Gender Roles in the Tale of Ramayana and the Gender Roles Found Today
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This is an 8 page paper discussing gender roles in Ramayana and those of today. The tale of Ramayana first said to be written around the year 1000 B.C. outlines the traditional gender roles in dharma. Rama as the male role model was obedient to his parents and faithful to his wife and eventually led an army to rescue her as would a traditional hero. Sita is Rama’s faithful and beautiful wife who follows him when he is banished in the forest, is faithful to him when she is abducted and obedient to him when he asks her to perform a test of her chastity. The tale has provided gender models for thousands of years and has also undergone various reinterpretations which constantly redefine the roles of Sita and Rama. In some versions, Sita is a strong and powerful woman who is humiliated by her husband’s request. Despite the different versions which exist, modern day Indian women and men and Indian communities in the western world have been found to have different gender roles. While many families still have “traditional” roles with the woman in charge of the house and children and obedient to her husband, still other studies have found that many modern Indian women today see themselves as independent professionals and in many cases, the major wage earners in their households.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TJRamay1.rtf
The Operative Dynamics of Modern Chinese Poetry
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An 11 page discussion of the linguistic and thematic structure of modern Chinese poetry. Analyzes the poem “Into the Mountains” by Yang Mu to present examples of metaphor, simile, comparison, and personification. This paper emphasizes that essentially modern Chinese poetry relies on the same use of semantics as do Western forms of poetry. Other considerations enter the picture, however, when these poems are translated into English. In this instance, the translator has essentially as much power as the poet in changing subtle components of a poem with the manipulation of the English words which he uses to convey the meaning. While it is useful to analyze the semantics of modern Chinese poetry from an operative structure standpoint therefore, it is perhaps even more useful to analyze this poetry from a thematic standpoint. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPpoetCh.rtf
The Peony Pavilion
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This 5 page paper provides an oveview of the Peony Pavilion. The Peony Pavilion, also entitled The Return of the Soul was written by Tang Hsien-tsu in the late 16ht century, and relates the specific conflicts that occur when individuals attempt to cross social, economic and class divisions. The play focuses on a number of substantial characters, but distinguishes two, Liu Meng-mei, a young student, and Tu Li-niang, the daughter of an official of the government. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHChiPeo.rtf
THE RELATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALISM AND PROPERTY IN TWENTIETH CENTURY CHINA
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This 4 page paper gives a brief summary of four Chinese books/films: Xiangzi Camel, Five in the Nightclub, Budding Desires, and Cold Nights. Underlying and unifying themes examined and exampled. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBchfilm.rtf
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