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Papers On Literature
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Why Did Roland Wait to Blow His Horn?
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A 2 page look at the anonymous French chanson de geste, The Song of Roland. It analyzes why Roland takes such a long time to blow his horn to summon aid, and determines that it was initially pride, but then sound military strategy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Rolhorn.wps
Cicero's Commonwealth
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A 6 page paper comparing Plato & Aristotle's views on political order and justice with those of Cicero. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Ciceroc.doc
Letters To Atticus
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A short 3 page overview of differences and similarities that exist between Cicero's letter to Atticus and Pliny the Younger's letters to Trajan. No sources listed.
Filename: Atticus.wps
ANALYSIS OF FROST’S “THE DEATH OF THE HIRED MAN”
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This 5-page paper is an analysis and interpretation of Robert Frost's poem, "The Death of the Hired Man." The themes of home and loneliness are touched on in this essay. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTfrdema.rt
Richardson’s “Pamela” and the Epistolary Novel
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A 6 page paper looking at Samuel Richardson’s eighteenth century novel. The paper discusses Richardson’s use of letters and journal entries to advance plot and express characterization, and concludes that the gradual revelation of the plot and characterization in “real time” allows the reader to know what Pamela knows, as she knows it, and thus to grow vicariously along with her. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: KBpamela.wps
Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' & Samuel Johnsons 'Rasselas'
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A thesis-orientated, 3 page discussion of the pursuit of happiness in these two classic tales. No Bibliography.
Filename: Clarissa.wps
Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' / Self-Esteem, Violation And Ethics
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An 8 page look at this eighteenth-century novel in terms of the motivation of its protagonist, who, after being raped, wills herself to die. The paper asserts that despite the fact that Clarissa's historical period and social background mitigates against her ability to turn her life around, the novel's ending is disappointing because she simply gives up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Clarich.wps
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