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'The Joy Luck Club', 2008.
This paper studies the novel 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Amy Tan's novel 'The Joy Luck Club' says much about the conflicts experienced by Chinese immigrants to the United States. The writer discusses that the novel focuses on differences between American and Chinese culture, with some of the differences revealed through generational differences within the Chinese-American community in San Francisco. The writer points out that, to a great extent, this novel may be seen as the author's story and the story of her mother. The writer maintains that Tan is herself a member of the culture she describes in the novel, and the time period of that novel covers the history of a certain immigrant experience in this century as Chinese fleeing the terrors of the Revolution came to the United States seeking peace and a better life. The writer concludes that, as can be seen in this novel, they never lose their ties to their homeland and may gather together in order to preserve that culture to the degree possible and to celebrate it just as the four women do as they play mah jong and talk each week.
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"In fact, the stories the mothers tell can be seen as object lessons for their daughters, stories that not only gain the older women the respect of the younger but that also gain that respect from every reader. The stories the mothers tell are about loss, courage, and survival, all qualities that each of the younger women needs, and indeed each qualities that everyone needs to face the vicissitudes of life.
"The stories of the four women offer dramatic contrasts for the more staid and "normal" lives of their daughters. An mei Hsu was forced to watch her mother live as a concubine until the mother reaches the point where suicide is her only way out, a way out the child sees take place. Lindo Jong ran away from a suffocating marriage, and she emigrated to the United States by pretending to be a theology student. Suyuan Woo, the narrator's mother, escapes the Japanese invasion of Kweilin with two babies on her back. Ying ying St. Clair finds herself abandoned by a rich husband and goes to live with poor relatives for ten years; she meets an Anglo American visiting China and settles with him in California, in some ways the easiest journey to these shores of the four, and in other ways one of the most difficult because of the need to adjust to a different level of racism and cultural shock."
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Popular Culture, 2008.
A discussion on whether American can be considered having a specific culture.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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Culture is what keeps a society together so that it can procreate and survive from one generation to another. It includes a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that members use to deal with their world and with one another and that are transmitted through learning. This paper brifly discusses whether America has a specific culture or whether there no distinct culture because the U.S. is a melting pot of many different cultural groups.
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"According to Thomas Sowell, a well-known black American economist, cultural capital, or the habits and beliefs that migrants bring to a new country, is more important in determining the migrants' future than the new homeland's economy, culture, or political system. That is, differences in cultural capital account for differences in economic and social outcomes for separate groups of people. Sowell's argument is that the relative success and failure of ethnic and racial groups is a result of the strong and weak points and degree of development of their own cultures. This is instead of the consequence of external forces such as racial discrimination. "
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Women in the 1960s, 2008.
This paper discusses the roles of women in the 1960s, along with societal changes affecting these roles.
2,593 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper discusses how the 1960s brought about a great deal of change in American life as we know it today. These changes included the passing of the civil rights bill and the women's liberation movement. Both the civil rights and the women's liberation movement have been explored in a great deal of literature about the 1960s. This paper examines everyday life for women in the 1960s. The author focuses on educational and workforce opportunities in addition to family and marriage.
Outline:
Introduction
Life for women in the 1960s
Education and Job opportunities
Marriage and Family
Women's Liberation Movement
Conclusion
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"Although single motherhood was becoming more prevalent it still wasn't as accepted as it is today so many young women got married. Some married women were able to be stay at home mothers if their spouses had good jobs. However, this was usually only the case if the husband had some type of higher education. In many cases if both the husband and the wife only had high school diplomas or did not graduate from high school they both would have to work outside of the home.
"For women who could afford to stay home with their children, much of their daily lives were relegated to managing the home. Women would be responsible for cooking, cleaning, childcare, running errands and the like. Women would also be responsible for ensuring that different community or family functions (eg, birthdays, bridal showers) took place and ran smoothly. Although both working women and housewives were expected to maintain the home, women were becoming increasingly more significant in public life. This was a marked contrast from the 1950's when women's roles were more defined.
"Regardless of whether a woman was a housewife or part of the workforce her daily routine would include taking care of children; whether it be getting them to school, caring for them in the home or sending them to day care. If a woman worked and was also a mother she had to balance work life with home life. In some cases fathers began to take a more active role in the lives of their children but most of the responsibility in rearing children and attending to domestic affairs was left to the woman."
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WWI in "Voices of Freedom", 2008.
This paper analyzes the transitional period around WWI, as presented in Chapter 19 of Eric Froner's "Voices of Freedom."
1,541 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the period covered in the primary documentation associated with Chapter 19 of Eric Foner's "Voices of Freedom", as a period of transition. It states that the era surrounding World War I demonstrates a time when the definitions of intrinsic values were being challenged and reassessed almost on a constant basis. From 1916-1920 America was involved in reformulating what values it was said to hold dear and the official take on what those values mean was often one that did not meet with everyone's approval. From President Wilson's speech admonishing American business for being too isolationist and short sited in international dealings to the final work in which Fitch expresses the context of regional labor strikes, there is a sense of a collective demand for change as well as a reassertion of the cries for freedom and even a reevaluation of the very definitions of freedom and democracy. Furthermore, the author asserts that each of these messages, from texts and transcripts that were written and felt between 1916 and 1920, is a timely message about the modern world.
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"Realizing with new zest and fear of democracy not being the underpinning of this peaceful conquest that Wilson speaks of a law is passed that bans free speech, when such speech could be seen as contrary to the cause of WWI and democracy, Congress and Wilson pass the Espionage act of 1917, creating yet another reason for protest, of the forgetting of the derisive nature of the past. Debs, in his speech could be talking about the Patriot Act, allowing government to overstep its constitutional boundaries, once again, some would say. Debs admonishes congress and the officials overseeing his trial, again naming names. (94-98) Bourne discusses disenfranchisement, as it is associated with old versus new immigrants and rightfully asks the do-gooders trying to Americanize immigrants to remember that they were also once immigrants who were given credit for establishing freedom and now taking it away by forcing their own brand of Americanism on the new comers."
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Sleep of Reason and Monsters, 2008.
This paper looks at Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and discusses whether is it the dream of reason or the sleep of reason that produces monsters.
1,267 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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In this article, the writer notes that it is important to note the daring and thought-provoking core of the story of Frankenstein, i.e. the aspiration of human creation, the feelings associated with this strife, particularly those of guilt and remorse, as well as the religious and philosophical implications that the act itself involves. The writer maintains that the monster created by Frankenstein is a symbol of all monsters that the sleep of reason produces. The writer believes that Frankenstein represents man's attempt to find the answers to questions related to life, death and the divine process of creation. The writer notes that Victor Frankenstein believed that by accumulating a great amount of knowledge, he could explain the mysteries of life. The writer concludes that Frankenstein's story is an allegory: he tried to access areas of knowledge that are not at the disposal of man; he was both unsuccessful, and severely punished precisely by the God he had disregarded.
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"The most important theme of the novel is that of knowledge. The monster created by Frankenstein is a symbol of all monsters that the sleep of reason produces. His horrendous physical appearance, as well as his size, is a hyperbola used to describe the effect of the sleep of reason. Put simply, reason is man's capacity to think. Reason is intrinsically related to the concept of "knowledge", in the sense that the former is the main method of achieving and organizing the latter. Knowledge depends upon solid reasoning, which in turn, must be systematic and clear. In the case of Frankenstein, the sleep of reason allows him to lose sight of human limitations and perceptions. His academic interests are a clear clue as to the nature of the main character; he studies chemistry - the science of the material composition of things, and philosophy, which aims at explaining mental and spiritual processes. By combining these two, Frankenstein becomes consumed with the discovery of the secret of human life. As with other products of the sleep reason, Frankenstein's monster destroys everything dear to his creator: his brother, wife and friend; indirectly even his father, who dies of pain and sadness caused by what had happened. In the end, his thirst for knowledge and creation will bring the end of Victor Frankenstein's life as well."
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Multicultural Observation, 2008.
A look at the Hispanic/Latino minority group in the United States.
791 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper looks at what the author expects to find in a large minority culture, the Hispanic/Latino cultural sub-population. The paper provides a brief literature review with observations regarding the different Hispanic/Latino cultures and their differences, such as the external features of their areas and communities.
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"Commenting on the work, Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places by Daniel Arreola notes that the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" are often used interchangeably, serving as "pan ethnic labels" used to describe distinct and separate cultures that live within America. This subculture, representing a majority rather than a minority, consists of an estimated 39 million plus Americans, comprising as much as 13 percent of the total population in the United States according to census information gathered in 2003 (Nostrand, 293). Within this subculture, individuals tend to identify with a specific nationality rather than use the general term "Hispanic" or "Latino" to identify themselves. Rather, a member of this culturally diverse group may associate their culture and upbringing with their national heritage, which, according to Nostrand, may be, "Mexican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran or other" (p. 293)."
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Multiculturalism in Schools, 2008.
A discussion on how debates regarding multiculturalism in schools affect the relationships between educators and parents.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the issue of how debates regarding multiculturalism in schools affect the relationships between educators and parents and how the debates can be utilized as a bridge to developing communication between the two. The work utilizes scholarly articles and expressed beliefs to develop the idea that regardless of the acceptance of multicultural classrooms in any given school or district, the disconnect between immigrant parents and culturally diverse parents must be recognized and altered to offer better education to diverse and dominant culture children. Parents of all children are a crucial teacher of information that is core, and not associated with language proficiency and understanding of this is key.
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"Experimentation, such as that done in this classroom expresses through secondary thought that the United States is very much a nation of immigrants, and determining prejudices based upon when one or another population arrived is contradictory to human social progress and civic responsibility. The lessons and activities outlined in the work embraced those who were fourth and fifth generation immigrants, fully assimilated into dominant American culture and those who were first or second generation immigrants seeking acceptance from the dominant culture through awareness."
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Family Support Groups, 2008.
A case study looking at at the importance of support groups for families with children who have special medical needs.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This paper presents a case study of two families who are linked by their children's medical needs. The writer explores the family dynamics, their children and the link between them. The paper relates that support groups are beneficial for the adults, the non-affected children and the affected child. The author concludes that, although the two families have almost nothing in common other than their shared support group, this attendance has proven to reduce family stress and to allow the families to have quality family time together.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Family 1
Family Two
Conclusion
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"The importance of a support group for families with psychologically affected children was the focus of this case study. It used two families that had little in common other than the fact that they each had a child who is impacted by a psychological issue. The families were chosen specifically because of their differences. One family has a father with an advanced education who travels the nation on business for a powerful computer company while the other family has a father who completed high school, and went into the plumbing field. The first family has a wife who is a registered nurse and works in a children's practice while the second family has a wife who chooses to stay home full time."
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Child Abuse, 2008.
An analysis of the impact of child abuse on American children.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper provides an overview of child abuse in the United States today, followed by a discussion of what types of clinical and legal interventions are used today. It discusses how research shows that child abuse can assume three basic forms: (a) emotional abuse, (b) physical abuse, and (c) sexual abuse and how, of the three, physical abuse has been shown to be potentially the most harmful in terms of its impact on children's lives. It concludes that child abuse represents one of the leading threats to the physical and emotional well-being of the nation's children today.
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Review and Discussion
Emotional Child Abuse
Physical Child Abuse
Sexual Child Abuse
Conclusion
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"It is possible for an otherwise-loving and caring parents to commit a criminal act of physical child abuse simply by spanking their child too hard in a moment of anger and by leaving a discernible bruise on the child in the process. In the vast majority of physical child abuse cases, though, it would appear that there has in fact been a pattern of such abusive behaviors with profound consequences for the children involved. According to the definition provided by Roberts and Walker (2001), "Physical child abuse represents an act of commission on the part of a parent or caregiver involving excessive discipline, beatings, or some other form of overt physical violence that results in injuries to a child that may include fractures, bruises, lacerations, burns, or internal injuries" (p. 991). The ages of victims of physical child abuse range throughout the childhood lifespan, but children under the age of 5 years remain at the greatest risk of serious injury today (Roberts & Walker, 2001). "
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HIV and Asian Men, 2008.
Explores the concept of social mobility, assessing whether it is helpful or harmful to people of differing cultural, national, social, economic, religious, or ethnic backgrounds.
1,595 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper seeks to explore whether macro and micro level social constructions impact society's acceptance of individuals and community members that come from "dominate" or "subordinate" groups like the HIV populations and Asian men living in this subculture.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Overview of Social Mobility and Social Constructions
Social Constructions, Asian Men and HIV
Creating Stronger Bonds among Asian, HIV and Other Subordinate Cultures
Conclusions
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"Diaz (1998) notes that certain populations are affected more so than others by the HIV epidemic, including not just Asian but also Latino ethnic groups, with subgroups within the Latino population including Puerto Ricans often considered the most subordinate or affected population. In this sense, one may infer social constructions occur not only within society at large, but also at the micro level, within social groups. The Asian HIV population may be viewed by society at large as lower on the hierarchical chain with respect to status and influence, representing a macro level social construction."
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