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Parfit's View of Personal Identity

Document abstract : «I intend to explicate Derek Parfit's view regarding personal identity as non-branching psychological continuity as well as some of its ethical and emotional implications. In addition, I will present Parfit's split-brain transplant thought...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Parfit and the first standard view of personal identity . The disregard for the common view . The belief in a substantive self . The split-brain transplant . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Parfit's View of Personal Identity and Human Behavior

Document abstract : «I intend to explicate Derek Parfit's view regarding personal identity as nothing more than non-branching psychological continuity. I will be brief in my discussion to avoid redundancy, as I have more deeply explicated Parfit's infamous view in my...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The implications of Parfit's concept of persons . Substantive self and human behavior. The fear of death . The case of our prison system. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Applying Richards' Relational Theory of Value to Animal Rights

Document abstract : «The debate concerning the rights of animals has mostly been confined to assertions of absolute moral value. Before Peter Singer, nearly all philosophers declared animals inherently devoid of rights on various grounds. Traditional religious...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The moral dispute over the rights of nonhuman animals. The arguments against the rights of animals . The arguments for factory farming . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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The Trip Turns Dark: From Abbey Road to Paranoid

Document abstract : «From the summer of 1967 through 1969, rock-and-roll floated on a cloud of acid and love. The formerly mop-topped teen idols the Beatles did not miss the magic bus, first dabbling in psychedelia on 1965's Rubber Soul. The Fab Four continued to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Beatles and being challenged by Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. Black Sabbath's body of work. The darkness of their decaying blue-collar town . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Some Narratological Moves and Their Effect in End of Alice

Document abstract : «Let it be known that in End of Alice there is no ANP, only an ENP, and the ENP is the time during which Chappy is imprisoned. The "prison" time moves forward steadily and occasionally will jump backward in an analepsis to, roughly, two points in the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Chappy's projections about the Correspondent. What is real and what is not real . The Correspondent narrative ENP. Another subnarrative about the Correspondent . The Correspondent ENP and the girl's home life. The Correspondent's...»

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Towards New Grand Narratives in Postmodern Fiction

Document abstract : «In Niel Brügger's essay "What about the Postmodern?" Brügger relates Lyotard's idea of the narrative of emancipation, writing that "[in such narratives] it is not only important to legitimate denotative statements, which fall into the sphere of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. DeLillo's White Noise and its resemblance to Lyotard's emancipation narrative . Jack and Murray's style of speech . The hyperreferential style of life . DeLillo's structuring of the narrative. The naming of the time for which intimacy...»

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Power and Difference: A Derrida and Foucault Encounter

Document abstract : «The works of Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault discussed here explore relationships of power in Western language and social structures. These relationships can be difficult to detect and are thus often overlooked, even when one searches...»

Synopsis abstract : «The Company of Ghosts and the Reason solution. Foucault's attempt to reconstruct what he calls an archaeology of silence . Rose's daughter as a fledgling example of reason's controlling tendencies . The relationship between Rose and the...»

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Travel Magazines: What Readers Want

Document abstract : «The retail industry is flooded with products and services, all vying for market share and revenue. In order to succeed, the different firms must carefully understand and analyze the market they are in. They must ask questions about their rivals...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Target audience. American Express Publishing's Travel + Leisure. The difference between NGT and Travel + Leisure. Conclusion....»

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Mother Jones Magazine

Document abstract : «Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting founder Jeff Cohen once said, "If it's in the New York Times today, it was probably in Mother Jones six months ago" (4). Contrary to what one might believe, the staff at Mother Jones thoroughly enjoy their status...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Namesake. History. Humble beginnings. The first few years. The 1980s. The 1990s. Current. Website. Works cited....»

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How to Start and Run a Small Book Publishing Company by Peter I. Hupalo

Document abstract : «The author of this book, Peter Hupalo, self-published his first book, Thinking Like An Entrepreneur in 1999, thus beginning his company, HCM Publishing. This book appears to be the second book he has self-published, though he does not mention how...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The book. The begining of the book. The pricing section . The brief section on sales tax . Methods of inventory accounting . The next to last section: Record keeping. Conclusion....»

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The Futurist Movement and its Impact on Book Design

Document abstract : «Futurism (1909-1944), which actually owes its inception to poetry, was the first major art movement of the 20th century. It encompassed not only nearly every form of creative expression, including practical arts like architecture, advertising, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . Italian futurism. Italian futurist books. Russian futurism. Russian futurist books. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Homoerotic Desire in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

Document abstract : «"What if someone wrote a novel about homosexuality and no body [sic] came?" Ed Cohen writes of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (75). Actually, at the time the book was written, the term "homosexuality" was nonexistent. Wilde, himself,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wilde's story of Dorian Gray: Rooted in contemplation of the situation of the homosexual male . The plot of Dorian Gray . Wotton's massive influence over Dorian . Sensual descriptions in the novel. Conclusion....»

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Transcendentalist Theory in Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"

Document abstract : «Walt Whitman, a well-known Transcendentalist, believed that humans are an intrinsic part of nature and that they share in an intimate relationship. His poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" illustrates communion with the natural world, which...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The definite rhythm of the poem. The use of the diction of the poem to develop his theme. Other patterns of sound in the poem. Conclusion....»

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Feminism in Ibsen's A Doll's House

Document abstract : «According to Joan Templeton, author of Ibsen's Women, Ibsen's inspiration for Nora in A Doll's House came from a family friend, Laura Peterson Kieler, also a writer (135). Kieler, the "real-life Nora," likewise borrowed money for her husband, who...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Debate about A Doll's House. Ibsen's support for feminism. Critics' refusal to accept Ibsen as a feminist . His concern with 'the woman question'. Torvald's treatment of Nora . Nora and the stereotype of women as helpless, weak,...»

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GRE Practice Essay: Evaluating Arguments

Document abstract : «"We need to increase the funding for the movie Working Title by 10% in order to ensure a quality product. As you know, we are working with a first-time director, whose only previous experience has been shooting commercials for a shampoo company....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The fact that the assistant directors and producers are relatively inexperienced . Conclusion....»

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Two Common Purposes of American Literature

Document abstract : «Two common purposes of early American literature are didacticism and introspection, and a minor purpose is entertainment. Most works written in this time period fulfill one of these purposes, and many fulfill more than one. Works from Franklin,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The 18th century Neoclassical period. The Romantic period of the 19th century. Poe's short stories. Conclusion....»

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Animal Analysis: The Role of Pigs in O'Connor's "Revelation"

Document abstract : «"Despite her brief life and relatively modest output, [Flannery O'Connor's] work is regarded as among the most distinguished American fiction of the mid-twentieth century," writes Michael Meyer, author of The Compact Bedford Introduction to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Compact Bedford definition of a character . The pigs: Characters and antagonists. Mrs. Turpin's trouble comprehending how she is like a hog. Conclusion....»

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"Do I Dream?": The Role of the Nightmare in Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto

Document abstract : «According to Elizabeth MacAndrew, author of The Gothic Tradition in Fiction, the gothic novel is "[. . .] a literature of nightmare. Among its conventions are found dream landscapes and figures of the subconscious imagination" (3). Maggie Kilgour,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Terror and the fantastic or supernatural. The nightmare world of Otranto . The Gothic supernatural . The doppelganger. The Castle of Otranto and examples of determinism than it is with doubles. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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"Richard Cory"

Document abstract : «In Edwin Arlington Robinson's short poem "Richard Cory," the speaker tells of a rich gentleman who, to the collective shock of the community, commits suicide for unknown reasons. The poem begins by describing this gentleman, Richard Cory, as slim,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The speaker's tone in 'Richard Cory'. Words and phrases in the poem . A deeper implied meaning. The presence of obvious extended metaphors. The phrase 'admirably schooled in every grace'. Conclusion....»

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A Comparison of Coleridge's "The Eolian Harp" and Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

Document abstract : «"The Eolian Harp" and "Ode to the West Wind," both poems by two of the most celebrated poets of their time, each fall under the category of the "greater romantic lyric," as termed by M. H. Abrams (77). Both are written in the first person and are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The imagery used in 'The Eolian Harp' and 'Ode to the West Wind'. The images of nature. Wind as a key image. The image of the wind-harp. The concept of a universal spirit or oversoul. The differences between Coleridge and Shelley's...»

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A Comparison of Shakespeare's Villains Aaron and Iago

Document abstract : «Shakespeare is known for creating memorable characters, and his villains are often especially intriguing. Aaron and Iago are both villains in revenge tragedies by Shakespeare. In Titus Andronicus, which is believed to be Shakespeare's first...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The difference between Aaron and Iago . The motivation for their villainy. The believability and complexity of their characters. The idea of a character speaking directly to the audience. Similarities between Iago and Aaron. Their...»

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Innocence Lost: The Soldier Poets of World War I

Document abstract : «Before the Great War, "it had been almost fifty years since any major European power had attacked any similar country" (Childs 40). England did not remember what war was really like; the people knew nothing except for the romantic notion of war. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wilfred Owen's poem 'Disabled'. The Latin phrase at the end . Sassoon's 'On Passing the New Menin Gate'. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Ambivalence and Photography: Resistance or Exchange in Edward Said's After the Last Sky

Document abstract : «In his essay Picture Theory on the relationship between photograph and text, W.J.T. Mitchell refers to concepts he coins as the "rhetoric of resistance" and the "rhetoric of exchange and cooperation" (Mitchell, 41). The terms "rhetoric of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The dialectic of exchange and resistance between photograph and text . The rhetoric of resistance and of exchange in 'States'. Conclusion....»

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A Fever and Fervor in John Donne's Elegy

Document abstract : «Donne's poem "A Fever" is an elaborate blend of narrative designs. Donne uses the venerable poetic device of elegiac stanza to express mourning for the (anticipated) death of a lover from a fever. There is an explicit surface meaning to this poem...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The aim of an elegy . The speaker's corrupting love . Conclusion....»

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On Contemporary American Literature and Subversions of the Canon

Document abstract : «Toni Morrison's claim that "Canon debate . . . is the clash of cultures" rings true to me. This statement can be looked at in a few ways. One can look at it and say that Morrison is referring to a hypothetical debate between cultures on what works...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Race and canon subversion. The phallic pun in 'canon defense'. The link between phallus building and empire building . Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. American beats. Conclusion....»

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Masculine Physicians and Prescribers: Assignations for Women in Daisy Miller and "The Yellow Wall-paper"

Document abstract : «Both Henry James' Daisy Miller and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper" depict male characters that are unable to understand their female counter-points. In Daisy Miller, the suitor Winterbourne fails to comprehend Daisy's true...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role of the male as physician and prescriber in 'The Yellow Wall-paper'. His assurance that there is nothing wrong. Her 'personal' disagreement with this prescriptions. Daisy Miller' value for her independence . Winterbourne's...»

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An Examination of the Pre-Revolutionary War Pamphlet The Alarm. Number V

Document abstract : «1. The Alarm. Number V is the last of a series of five topical essays published by Hampden, Pseudonym, in 1773. Each of the five essays was published in the month of October. Number V, like the prior Hampden essays, was published in New York,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The physical appearance of Alarm V . The document: A persuasive and supportive text. The language used in Alarm V . A dialectic plea to the American people . Conclusion....»

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The Politics of Reticence and Paralysis

Document abstract : «Why are we sometimes unable to speak to others? In our societies, why are we sometimes unable to communicate - or, communicate truthfully or effectively? We are thrown into cities, let's say, teeming with unimportant people, blank faces, uncaring,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The conceit of social alienation . Connell's main character. Bridge: Alienated from the person that she. The unhappiness . Wade's failed political career. Kathy's relationship with Tony Carbo . Georgie's portrayal as acting...»

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Failure of Religion in Moby Dick

Document abstract : «Herman Melville crafts Moby Dick as a microcosm of American society in the pre-Civil War era. Melville's microcosm of society is often an allegorical and ironical society in that, while his characters speak to the state of the microcosm, their words...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ahab's similarity to Father Mapple. The visible distress of Father Mapple. The White Whale . Melville's ability to sway the minds of his crew . Conclusion....»

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Marx's Concept of Class Struggle in Zola's Germinal.

Document abstract : «To discuss this topic fully, one must first examine the ideas behind Marx's "class struggle." For Marx, class struggle is the social and economic conflict between the proletariat and the bourgeois classes. This conflict is constant and inevitable in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. What is the class becoming conscious of?. The Marxist concept of 'class struggle'. The exact economic position that Zola places the Maheus in. Conclusion....»

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