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Othering, 2008.
An examination of the concept of othering according to Mary Canales' article, "Othering: Toward an Understanding of Difference."
1,281 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the process of othering that allows the majority or the mainstream group to create boundaries based on race, gender and class. It specifically focuses on the explanations and discussion in Mary Canales article, "Othering: Toward an Understanding of Difference." The paper concludes with the writer's attitude to othering and how it has changed since reading the article.
From the Paper
"By reading this article, I realized that I had often viewed othering as a negative process. My view of others is not based on any media-deluged messages and neither are they influenced by stereotypes, rather I am one of those who agree with role taking because I do that all the time and it helps me interact with others more easily and without discriminating. But by and large, I had viewed this process as an ugly reality and one that needed to be restructured or reformed. However I now understand that othering need not be exclusionary. It can be inclusionary too and in such cases, it would help each group better understand the others and itself by developing awareness and consciousness."
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Fight Club: Reclaiming the Self, 2008.
A review of the book "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk.
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper focuses on the novel "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk. The paper explains that it is the story of a lonely man who has no friends and is stuck working at a job he does not like. The paper concentrates on the narrator-character and how his life changes drastically when he meets with Tyler Durden with whom he opens the Fight Club. The paper discusses physical violence in the Fight Club, which is used as a means of liberating the individual from a value system. with which he does not identify. The paper looks at how nihilism and existentialism are used throughout the novel as tools of defining the characters.
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"There is a strong existentialist influence in Fight Club, expressed mainly through a recurrent exploration of suffering, death, nothingness and absurdity. According to Bennett, there has not been a sufficient amount of discussion regarding the complexity of the Fight Club text in the sense that critics and supporters alike have limited a full exploration of such a profound text. Although he does not reject the idea - expressed by many critics, that Fight Club tackles issues as gender and class identity, Bennett argues that existentialism, understood both as a philosophical and as an aesthetic practice, provides a superior critical framework for interpreting Fight Club (Bennett: 67). His stance is that Palahniuk's Fight Club is a brilliant sample of the "existential literary tradition with certain postmodern differences" (Bennett: 68) in the sense that the existentialism of the book is very much adapted to its historical context, i.e. the age of "postmodern capitalism" (Ibid: 68). In fact, his argument goes a bit further; he draws a parallel between Fight Club and Dostoyevsky's novella, Notes from the Underground in the sense that they both center on the "alienated individual going underground to rage against a dehumanizing society" (Ibid: 69). Palahniuk's unnamed narrator, who is conventionally referred to as Jack suffers from a wide but vaguely defined range of psychological disorders, including insomnia and narcolepsy - the so-called disorders of the modern man, and has the need to confront himself with the most acute human suffering in order to regain his humanity: "Every evening, I died, and every evening, I was born. Resurrected."
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"Learning with Cases", 2008.
A review of the content of Thomas Bonoma's article, "Learning with Cases."
793 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses and reviews Thomas Bonoma's article, "Learning with Cases," which discusses education and methods of learning marketing principles through the process of experiential learning methods. It discusses the content of Bonoma's article and concludes that the article is beneficial in describing the process, advantages and disadvantages of experiential learning through realistic case studies.
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"Education has always been stressed as an important factor historically; however in recent years, the actual "learning" process has emerged as a significant causal factor. The above article by Thomas Bonoma discusses education and methods of learning marketing principles through the process of experiential learning methods. Bonoma's article stresses the importance of learning through one's reactions to certain situations. He defines learning as the process by which an activity originates or is changed through reacting to an encountered situation, as long as the basis of the changed activity is unexplainable through automatic human responses. Bonoma matches certain goals to different learning methods. For example, one of the goals of marketing education is to provide students with the skills to be effective general managers, with competence in marketing. The constraint that he matches to this goal is that no one can provide skills to the students, but instead, students can be assisted in acquiring and improving these skills."
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Universal Healthcare: Can It Happen?, 2008.
This paper argues for the provision of universal healthcare in the United States.
2,127 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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The paper discusses how, although the United States is one of the most powerful and modernized nations, its citizens are not guaranteed the rights to healthcare. The paper also shows how universal healthcare seems doomed to an uphill battle in Congress and the current administration. The paper then examines the arguments against the provision of universal healthcare but contends that it is an idea that works and has proven effective in many other nations. The paper argues that universal healthcare is the only way to guarantee that all Americans obtain high-quality healthcare, regardless of their race, income or employment.
From the Paper
"The United States is one of the most powerful and modernized nations on earth, and yet, her citizens are not guaranteed the right to good health and healthcare. Two supporters of universal healthcare note, "The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee access to health care as a right of citizenship" (Battista & McCabe, 1999). Approximately 17 percent of the American people have no healthcare insurance whatsoever, and these people have more difficulties accessing healthcare as a result (Battista & McCabe, 1999). In addition, the cost of healthcare is rising, making it more difficult for a greater number of people to access healthcare when they need it, and making it more difficult for many employers to provide healthcare for their employees."
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Chapter 13 Summary: "Night Draws Near", 2008.
A review and discussion of chapter 13 of Anthony Shadid's "Night Draws Near."
1,319 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses chapter 13 of Anthony Shadid's chronicle of the American military's recent experience in Baghdad, "Night Draws Near." The paper discusses the title of the chapter, "A Bad Muslim" and then looks specifically at American incomprehension of the Middle East and how it is a reoccurring pattern in American history. The paper looks at how Shadid's chapter 13 reflects this incomprehension.
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"American incomprehension of the Middle East is a reoccurring pattern in American history. It lies partially misunderstanding of how America's close ties with Israel make it seem partisan in Arab eyes, not a neutral force as it regards itself, in its own democratic vision. It lies partially in the American ideal of secularism that is so anathema to the Middle East. Americans thought that ancient rivalries in Iraq could be swept away with new a new form of governance, with democratic ideals that America regards as universal ideals, and with superior but just military force. America thought that the terrors of the Saddam Hussein regime were enough to eradicate the hatred of America and the ideology of militant Islam. Instead, the chaos of civil war made religion and the identity afforded by nationalism even more comforting to Iraqis. Of course, it is not only in the Middle East that America has made this mistake: "Their destiny will be the same as in Vietnam," says one Iraqi (285). Hearing unfortunate American involvement in a foreign land analogized with Vietnam is nothing new for Americans, but it sounds especially chilling in the voice of an Iraqi, not just in the voice of an American critiquing the Iraqi war."
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"The Joys of Motherhood", 2008.
An analysis of the plot and characters in "The Joys of Motherhood," written by Buchi Emecheta.
1,027 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the novel, "The Joys of Motherhood," written by Buchi Emecheta. The paper discusses the central development of the main character, Nnu Ego and how the books shows the role of women within African society, particularly from a perspective of that role being severely limited and oppressive. The paper suggests that Emecheta's novel is one of the most influential books on native African society and their way of life.
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"A further analysis of Emecheta's novel could be painted in the picture of modernity. Much like Kafka's Metamorphisis, Nnu's character can be seen as an abject symbol of modernity. Much like Gregor Samsa, who spent the majority of his life working like an insect rather than appreciating his family and his life, Nnu lived within the restrictions of her society without making the attempt to break free from her societal restrictions. As a result, both of these characters are symbols and warnings of the results of the modern world. They both were limited by the social constraints placed on them on a societal level and as a result they both became victims of society. Both of them suffered from a complex of modernity they attempted to solve their problems by attempting to work within a broken system, as a result they inevitably hit the walls of being socially and political restricted on many different levels."
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Armand Aubigny, 2008.
An analysis of Armand Aubigny's character in the short story "Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin.
1,117 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses how readers know something important about Armand Aubigny's character by the third paragraph of Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby". The paper looks at how Aubigny is shown to be as cold as steel, a slave master and very racist, but also attempts to defend Aubigny's actions, claiming that he is a man from a culture where patriarchal and bigoted behavior is acceptable.
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"Rather than embrace the child and reassure one's wife, the way an average man would likely do, Aubigny leaves Desiree and child alone and retreats into his dark world. He was so racist and hateful of any color of skin not his own, he felt that Desiree had brought shame and injury upon his family name. What kind of a man would fall in love so quickly, and then brutally dominate his pretty, soft, feminine wife (taking advantage of her sweetness in order to have a son so his name can be carried on), only to push her away when the child she bore for him did not live up to his expectations? The answer is Aubigny is a man from a culture where patriarchal and bigoted behavior is acceptable. Yes, contemptible to those with grace and loving personalities, but acceptable because for many individuals, that is just how life was in the south prior to the Civil War."
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"The Drunkard", 2008.
A summary and analysis of Frank O'Connor's story "The Drunkard".
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Frank O'Connor's story, "The Drunkard". More specifically, the paper relates the plot of the story, the author's use of narrative voice, the crucial phase of the story, and how, rather than a sad tale of a father's alcoholism, the story becomes a funny and ultimately uplifting tale of how the young boy in the story fulfilled his mother's implied plea to guard his father and to act as a brake upon the man's weakness. The paper concludes that the what seems to be a story of tragedy early on becomes a comic and hopeful tale about a young son making good on a promise to his mother.
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"Here is the crucial phrase of the story: "To this day I don't know whether he was forswearing me or the drink." This is the punch line that makes the tale into a positive tale, about the father foreswearing drink, rather than a story about either the father's or his son's eventual descent into alcoholism. "My brave little man!" she said with her eyes shining. "It was God did it you were there. You were his guardian angel." The fact that his father eventually foreswore drink indicates the extent to which the incident impacted his father in ways that the boy could not know at the time. However, the mother's joy and the fact that the boy was the father's guardian angel seem to indicate that this incident, for all of its negative implications, was a harbinger of good things to come. The fact that the boy became the drunkard of the title for one night rather than his father is the child's lasting legacy to his family's security, and eventually resulted in his father foreswearing drink for the rest of his life. What seems to be a story of tragedy early on becomes a comic and hopeful tale about a young son making good on a promise to his mother."
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"Cross-Cultural Business Negotiations", 2008.
A chapter by chapter review of the content of "Cross-Cultural Business Negotiations" by D. Hendon, R. Hendon and P. Herbig.
1,746 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper provides a chapter by chapter review of D. Hendon, R. Hendon and P. Herbig's 1999 book, "Cross-Cultural Business Negotiations." The paper discusses how the authors define negotiations and provides an overview of what they refer to as the "art of negotiations." It discusses the focus of each chapter and how the authors express and explain their arguments in each chapter.
Table of Contents:
Review Chapters 1-2
Review Chapters 3-4
Review Chapters 5-6
Review Chapters 7-9
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"The authors also proclaim there are two primary forms of contract that can result from cross-cultural negotiations. These include an explicit and detailed contract that outlines every contingency contained within a contractual arrangement; a second type of contract is one that is "implicit" in nature, one that is often based on "oral arrangements" or agreements that allows parties to address problems through personal relationships and greater trust or intimacy (Hendon, Hendon & Herbig, p. 111). It is important for business people to recognize the significance a contract holds when signed; for example, from an American or Western perspective, a contract may represent a binding agreement that summarizes the collaborative negotiations achieved with a second or third party. For others a contract may symbolize an opportunity to create more intimate, personal relationships with members of other countries and cultures. Among the Chinese as noted, a contract symbolizes the start of, rather than the closing, of business negotiations with another party (Hendon, Hendon & Herbig, p. 112) Understanding these differences will lead to better success in the negotiation process."
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Nawal Saadawi's "Woman at Point Zero", 2008.
Looks at the theme of female degradation in Egyptian novelist Nawal Saadawi's "Woman at Point Zero" (1998) and its broader feminist and cultural implications.
2,080 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that, throughout the world today, in different ways and for different reasons, fiction, film, politics, the Internet and the mass media have taken a dim view of the particularly inhumane treatment of many Muslim women within southern areas, such as the Africa, where Islam is practiced. The paper then points out that the Egyptian woman novelist Nawal El Saadawi, who is also a physician and a feminist, has written many fictional and non-fictional works about women's unequal treatment by men in Islamic societies. "Woman at Point Zero" (1998 and first published in 1975 ) is a stark, disturbing and poignant novel. The paper relates the plot of Saadawi's story about the protagonist Firdaus, an Egyptian-born perpetually abused woman, who out of desperation becomes a prostitute and murders a pimp.
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"Moreover, Firdaus herself is neither an evil person nor a hardened criminal (or a criminal at all, except in the sense of having also been driven by desperation into being a prostitute); Firdaus is simply a chronically abused, rejected, degraded and humiliated 20th century Muslim woman in Egypt who arrives at "Ground Zero" on one especially unfortunate day. Within this story, Firdaus's degrading experiences both exemplify and underscore the degradation of Muslim women like herself generally, whose repressive and cruel societies under male-dominated fundamentalist Islam make it impossible for such women to catch a break in life."
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