Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' vs. Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'
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A 20 page paper comparing Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in terms of the way both authors treat the theme of imperialism. The paper concludes that while both authors recognize that imperialism is based in the belief that members of radically foreign cultures are non-human (xenophobia) and both condemn this belief, the methods they use to convey this message are radically different. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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Rationalism and the Houyhnhnms in Swift�s �Gulliver�s Travels�
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A ten page paper showing how Jonathan Swift, through his characterization of the passionless, horse-like Houyhnhnms, satirized the Rationalists of his own day. The paper argues that in trying to emulate the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver is cutting himself off from his own species, just as pure rationalists cut themselves off from their own hearts. Bibliography lists eight sources.
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Sanity & Madness According to Jonathan Swift
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a 5 page paper looking at Swift's essay 'A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use, and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth', from A Tale of a Tub. The paper shows how Swift satirically distinguishes madness from sanity, determines the cause of madness, and finds a function for it in a healthy society. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Satire in Brady�s �I Want a Wife� and Swift�s �A Modest Proposal�
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A five-page paper looking at these two essays by Jonathan Swift and Judy Brady in terms of the reason satire was employed to convey their message. The paper concludes that in both these pieces, the authors present their material satirically in order to allow the reader to see their real points more clearly and effectively, without one�s natural defensiveness getting in the way. No additional sources.
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Swift�s 'Gulliver�s Travels' and the Symbolic Significance of Food
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A 5 page paper looking at various anecdotes concerning food or eating in Jonathan Swift�s 'Gulliver�s Travels,' and analyzing the way Swift uses them to comment satirically upon the human condition. No additional sources.
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Swift�s �A Modest Proposal�: A Facetious Alternative
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A 5 page paper presenting a rebuttal to Swift�s suggestion that poor Irish children be eaten as food to relieve both the poverty and the overpopulation problems. This paper facetiously suggests that setting up meat-packing plants is too much trouble; widespread abortion is a simpler solution.
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John Sanford's 'The People From Heaven'
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A 5 page analysis of John Sanford's novel of prejudice against race and ethnicity. Focusing more on the prejudicial treatment of Native Americans, this African-American writer provides insights into the harm racism does to everyone - the people against whom the racism is directed as well as the people who commit racist acts. This writer concludes Sanford's novel, which has recently enjoyed renewed interest, offers an excellent exploration of this shameful behavior.
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John Demos' 'The Unredeemed Captive'
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A 7 page paper reviewing John Demos' 1994 book, The Unredeemed Captive. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
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John Demos' 'The Unredeemed Captive'/ Historical Fiction or Nonfiction Story?
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A 5 page paper examining this unique book by John Demos. The paper argues that the book, which deals with a young girl, Eunice Williams, who is assimilated into an Indian tribe in Colonial America, is definitely nonfiction because its author does not attempt to impose fictional structures on it, and grounds his speculation in historical fact or common sense. No additional sources.
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James Dickey's 'Cherrylog Road'
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A 5 page explication of James Dickey poem. A young man travels through a strange world of iron and the past where the ghosts of the junkyard wait with him for his girl. No additional sources cited.
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