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'Chronicle of a Death Foretold', 2008.
This paper studies the interesting and dark story of Latin American culture and society, 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
2,104 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the novel "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Specifically, the writer discusses the concept of honor in the novel and the symbolism that Garcia Marquez presents in the novel. The writer notes that written in 1981, this dark and symbolic novel gives the reader a glimpse into Latin American culture and society, and indicates that death can be the defining moment in a town, as well as the end to a person's life. The writer discusses that honor is one of the key themes in this novel, and notes that it drives the brothers to avenge their sister, even when it seems like she may have accused the wrong man.
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"In this book, he tells the story, twenty-seven years later, of a girl who turns out not to be a virgin on her wedding night. Because she has lost her honor, her two brothers go out to find the man responsible, so they can make him pay for taking their sister's honor. One of the most interesting things about the novel is the fact that just about everyone in the town knows what the brothers are going to do, but no one warns the victim, Santiago Nasar. Later, there is speculation that Nasar may not have really been the one to take Angela Vicario's honor, and that he was murdered without cause.
"Angela's groom returns her to her family to save his own honor, and the beginning of the story actually occurs 27 years after Nasar's death, then moves in a dreamlike quality from one of the residents' remembrance of the murder to another."
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Typologies, 2008.
An examination of the classic typologies used in the study of community with a focus on the ecological approach in the study of community.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines the major notions of the typological approach. It outlines and discusses the relevance of at least two classic typologies used in the study of community. It then discusses the major notions of the ecological approach in the study of community and outlines and discusses the relevance of at least two examples of classical ecology used in the study of community. The paper contains a figure of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Typological Approach Defined
Two Classic Typologies in Study of Community
Ecological Approach in the Study of Community
Summary and Conclusion
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"Typological studies of a community within the framework of the ecological systems theory takes into consideration the interdependence of systems that lead to differential outcomes whether those outcomes be in terms of education, language development, reading and mathematics skills or other skills that are learned within the framework of the community and all the interacting factors within that community . Interacting factors within a community include economic and political factors as well as the complex relationships that exist between individuals and their relationships with their families, institutions in the community, and their own individual relationship with all these aspects of the community in which they live and develop."
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Western Civilization, 2008.
A discussion on the concept of western civilization.
824 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper explores the concept of western civilization. The author defines the major components of western civilization, a civilization of European derivation and most of their offspring, and defines the political and geographical reach of the western civilization. The paper also discusses the classifications that defines the East-West comparison, some of which are industrialism, socialism, totalitarianism and discrimination. In addition, the paper analyzes the influence of Western civilization on other civilizations all around the world.
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"The thought of Western civilization is usually connected to the traditional explanation of Western world. In this classification, Western civilization is the set of fictional, technical, melodic and theoretical values which set it to a distant from other civilizations. It relates to the states whose history is sturdily noticeable by Western European migration or resolution and is not limited to Western Europe. Much of this set of society and information is composed in the Western norm. A variety of uses for the thought of Western civilization have integrated, correctly or incorrectly, analysis of American civilization, greediness, industrialism, entrepreneurship, commercialism, pleasure-seeking, imperialism, socialism, totalitarianism, discrimination or novelty. Other propensities that describe contemporary Western civilizations are the survival of political pluralism, famous subcultures or countercultures, growing social syncretism ensuing from globalization and human immigration."
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The Humanities, 2008.
Discuses facets of the complex academic field of humanities and shows how it has been an integral part of western civilization from its beginning.
3,035 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper explains that the humanities are distinguished from other more scientific fields of academic knowledge in that empirical means of investigation are not used but rather methods, which are analytical, speculative and critical, are employed. The author reviews some of the numerous interdisciplinary fields, which comprise the humanities: classics, history, languages, literature, law, performing arts, philosophy, religion, visual arts and art history. The paper also traces the history of the humanities from ancient Greece and Rome to the Renaissance to the United States in the digital era.
Table of Contents:
The Humanities - Types
The Humanities - History
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"Painting refers to the process of applying pigment that is suspended in a medium and a binding agent, such as glue, to a surface, such as a canvas, piece of paper, or a wall. When used in art, painting combines with drawing, composition, and other aesthetic means in order to elicit an image. Painting may be employed as a means of expressing spiritual messages - we see this on everything from pottery to the Sistine Chapel, which was created by Michelangelo. The essence of painting is color. While color is subjective, it is widely known for having subtle psychological effects that differ from culture to culture."
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"Africa's Armies", 2008.
A critique on "Africa's Armies: From Honor to Infamy - a History From 1791 to the Present" by Robert B. Edgerton.
1,259 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses anthropologist, Robert B. Edgerton's "Africa's Armies From Honor to Infamy - a History From 1791 to the Present". The author of the paper summarizes the book and critiques Edgerton's lack of definition. The author also states that the book is lacking in-depth analysis of how and why African is infamous today. The paper suggests that a closer analysis of what is going on in Africa to what is going on in similar nations and regions across the world today and an explanation of how the hardships that Africa endure today related to the civil strife and militia would be beneficial for Edgerton's book.
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"After this however, there is not enough discourse to figure out why Edgerton looks so critically on the armies and rebels of Africa today. He does mention and review the civil strife taking place in Africa, which most people and many anthropologists are aware of and have studied closely. However, this would not help the reader that is unfamiliar with present-day Africa understand why the army today should be considered anything but courageous. True, the average reader would acknowledge that the people of Africa endure much in the way of hardships today. However, how are these hardships related to the civil strife and militia? It is this point that is unclear. Edgerton provides more of a subjective review of what he feels is going on and provides a few factual details to support this, but provides little in the way of detail and real conjecture, which would help the average person discern what steps the people of Africa should take to liberate themselves from the grasps of the army or militia today."
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Samba Roots, 2008.
This paper studies the history and the culture of the Samba music and dance.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The writer notes that Samba is described by Ed Morales, an expert of Latin music in, 'The Latin Beat', as an amalgamation of Afro-European culture that has become one of the many Brazilian points of pride and independent culture. The writer then looks at the history of the word Samba and at the music and the dance. The writer maintains that Samba will likely grow in expression and development, as more and more people become aware of the cultural diversity and richness of the Brazilian social landscape. The writer further discusses that Samba is the backbone of the long procession that dominates the economy, ideals and cultural expression of Brazil. The writer concludes that there is a sense that Samba connects the celebration to the people and it also demonstrates the link between all those who watch and participate in the events.
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"Though the music has more often been associated with various forms of civil unrest and been subverted officially, with raids of events and police action being taken against those who celebrate around samba. Once greater tolerance for African customs and ritual religious performance art was achieved in Brazil there was an establishment of an infrastructure that celebrated and promulgated the genre to its local and then global heights, known as samba schools.
"The origins of the musical genre, and its name are not completely agreed upon, it is thought that the word Samba is an amalgam of the word, semba, a Bantu word meaning to pray or invoke the African gods and as a noun it was meant as something akin to "the blues" a cry or complaint."
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Native American Expressive Culture, 2008.
This paper examines Native North-American culture, past and present, and its attempts to halt assimilation and retain native cultural traditions.
3,780 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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This paper examines the attempts of Native-American Tribes to retain their cultural heritage despite many years of repression and attempts by the colonial majority to force its culture on them. The paper looks at the major means whereby Native Americans are trying to preserve and even spread their culture amongst the various groupings and tribes living today in the United State of America. The author then goes on to examine the historical background to the American Indian's cultural repression. He examines, in some depth, the rebirth of Native-American literature and oral history and its impact on the Native-American population and attempts to evaluate its success.
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"Individual Indians seek to define who they are through culture in varied ways, and are frequently challenged by distance. The revival of culture is centered around reservation life. Reservations schools attempt to transmit the traditions of the past, along with language through native reservation schools that teach language through a bilingual system or through submersion programs and yet many Native Americans live far from home and family, as a result of the pressures of modernization and the fact that economic and higher education opportunities are limited on many reservations. To many Indians it is a challenge to meet the goals of a highly connected social network of family and nation as distance creates change that challenges their ability to meld their historical culture with the white culture they frequently live within. Yet, it is also clear that individual definitions of self are strongly associated with family and cultural connections and traditions. It is for this reason that Native American creativity is expressed in novel ways through many avenues and medias as well as the reason why individual and collective vision become a constant recurring theme in many of these interpretations."
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"The Gift", 2008.
This paper analyzes the poem "The Gift" by Li-Young Lee.
1,087 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the different stanzas in Li-Young Lee's poem, "The Gift". The paper notes that the first stanza speaks to every generation in every culture on earth and that it show readers a father, who is gently pulling a metal splinter from a son's hand. The writer maintains that the way in which the father does this is so gentle and sweet; every family should read the poem once a year. The writer concludes that the Asian culture is known as a culture where families raise their children with great care to be educated, responsible, and to plan well for the future. Reading a sensitive poem like this takes one's mind off the world's problems and focuses on the family, and on love, and a father's gentle but strong hand.
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"The scene would have been a father hovering over his son's hand, and the person entering would not know right away what was happening. Maybe the father is reading the boy's palm in some kind of astrology or fortune-telling move? But no, the poem leads the reader to think that the father was planting something in the boy's hand, like a father likes to plant good ideas and good values into a boy's life. The symbolism seems to be that the planting of "a silver tear" could be a tear from the pain of the metal splinter being pulled out, or the tear of the fear in the boy's heart that he might not recover from this injury."
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The Role of Diet in the Evolution of Hominids, 2008.
An examination of the role of diet in evolution and the relationship between brain size and diet.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses and examines the role and importance of diet in the evolution of hominids. The paper also looks at the substantial evidence of the link between increased brain capacity and power and evolution and diet among hominids. The paper concludes that diet played a significant role in evolution and that brain size is related to a radical change of diet in the distant past, however, diet should be seen in conjunction with and in relation to other factors.
Table of Contents:
Introduction and Overview
Brain Power and Diet
Conclusion
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"There are many theories about the way that diet affected evolutionary selection in hominids. There is little doubt that diet played a significant role and that brain size is related to a radical change of diet in the distant past. However, what scholars are also at pains to point out is that diet should be seen in conjunction with and in relation to other factors, such as social structure. As Spuhler (1959) states, "The change to a partially carnivorous diet had extremely broad implications for the social organization of early hominoids" (Diet, Evolution, and Culture). Diet and other factors should be considered in the intricate and immensely complex task of attempting to understand our origins through the evolutionary selection process of hominids."
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