Romantic Love in Austen, Smith, and Robinson
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A 20 page paper looking at the way three late eighteenth-century women writers -- Jane Austen, Charlotte Smith, and Mary Robinson -- portray romantic love. Specific works considered are Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” Smith’s Sonnets II, VIII, and XII, and Robinson’s “January 1795” and “Stanzas Written Between Dover and Calais, July 20, 1792.” Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Sisterhood In Austen And Alcott
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A 4 page paper comparing and contrasting the relationships between sisters in Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Alcott's Little Women. The paper argues that the ideological clashes of Alcott's Marches are more believable than those of Austen's Dashwoods because Austen was using the characters to prove a philosophical point. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Socializing in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
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A six page paper looking at the importance of parties and visiting in establishing and reinforcing social contracts in Jane Austen’s novel. The paper concludes that socializing is how Austen’s characters establish the parameters by which the contracts of life are forged, and how they move in and out of these parameters to get things done. No additional sources.
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The Shallowness of Marriage in 'Pride and Prejudice'
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A 5 page paper which examines the shallowness of life as presented in Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, 'Pride and Prejudice,' concentrating on marriage, which was little more than a game based on wealth and social position. No additional sources are cited.
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What Elizabeth Learns in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
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A 6 page paper looking at four pivotal chapters in Jane Austen’s novel -- Chapters 34-37. The paper shows that in these chapters the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, learns valuable lessons about human nature, and emerges with a finer sense of discernment. No other sources.
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Isaac Newton vs. William Blake
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An 11 page discussion of the move from the Romantic into the Modern World (transitions from Romanticism to Realism) with a comparison & contrast of Sir Isaac Newton and William Blake complemented by a discussion their differences and similarities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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British Imperialism, Literature And Propaganda
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The literature of Imperialist England included themes based on social Darwinism, the crisis of faith, imperialism, poverty and progress. This 7 page paper explores the issues in Milton's Paradise Lost; Behn's Oroonoko and Swift's Gulliver's Travels that pertain to the cultural context of the British Empire. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'
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A 5 page general discussion of society in Alex Huxley's 'Brave New World.' No Bibliography.
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Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' / As A Cautionary Warning
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A 7 page research paper that posits that the clock cannot be turned back on the world Huxley warned the world about in his antiutopian novel. The writer presents Huxley's cautionary tale in light of today's (1998) world, and posits that the only remedy for state control of individual lives is the creation of a new type of family. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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