Girardian Perspective on Brothers Karamazov
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A 7 page research paper that examines The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky from a perspective that considers the theories of Rene Girard. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbrokar.wps

Gogol
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A paper which looks at Gogol's Mirgorod stories in comparison to Dead Souls and The Government Inspector, with regard to the diversity of themes and forms which they demonstrate. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLgogol.rtf

Gogol's "Shinel (Overcoat)"
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A 5 page paper which examines the humor in Gogol's "Shinel" as it relates to humane passages. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAshinel.rtf

Good and Evil in "The Grand Inquisitor"
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This 3 page paper discusses the concept of good and evil as portrayed in "The Grand Inquisitor" by Dostoyevsky. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVGrdInq.rtf

Goodfellas/Scorsese's Use of Sound
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A 4 page research paper/essay that analyzes the use of sound in this film. Director Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas (produced by Irwin Winkler; released by Warner Brothers) focuses on life is like as a member of the Mafia. Based on the real-life biography of gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), the movie chronicles Henry's life and the attraction of a life of crime, the illusion of glamour, of being a "somebody." While numerous cinematic elements combine to make this film compelling, one of the features that adds to the nuance and feel of the narrative is the director's use of sound. Examination of this element demonstrates how various aspects of sound can affect the characterization and substantiate the director's storytelling goals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khgfs.rtf

Happiness, Compassion and Religion
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A 6 page research paper that discusses the connection between happiness and compassion, in terms of both Christian and Buddhist belief and then explains this connection further by examining Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilych. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khhapcom.rtf

Healthcare: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
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A 5 page paper which examines the healthcare provided to Ivan in the novel The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAivhh.rtf

Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
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5 pages. With a brief biography about Mikhail Bulgakov this paper then emphasizes his book Heart of a Dog. The theme of the book as well as the major characters and their importance within the work are discussed and analyzed. The structure of the work and Bulgakov's narrative strategies are considered in this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAhrdog.rtf

Humbert / Pedophilia Is A Control Issue
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5 pages in length. Building a case that proves pedophiliac compulsions are nothing more than issues of control is an especially clear-cut task with relation to Lolita's Humbert Humbert. While it can be argued that there is a significant connection to Humbert's alleged sexual encounters with his uncle that ultimately led him to seek sexual gratification from young girls, it can also be just as easily proven that he is fully capable of restraining such behavior if he so chooses. The writer addresses the fact that while Humbert's pedophiliac tendencies may have stemmed from his own childhood abuse, it is in no way a defense for inflicting such out of control abuse upon others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Humbert.wps

Images of the Russian Radical Intelligentsia: Turgenev's Fictional Characters Verses Figner's Historical Figures
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A 4 page overview of the differing presentations of the Russian Revolution found in Ivan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons" and Vera Figner's "Memoirs of a Revolutionist". Interestingly, despite the fact that one book is fictional and the other factual, there are many similarities between the various characters in regard to the motivations and ideologies that shape their lives. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPrusRev.rtf

Imprisonment in the Work of Albert Camus
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A 4 page paper which examines the theme of imprisonment in Albert Camus’ work “The Plague” and “The Outsider.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcamimp.rtf

In My Mother’s House
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This 5 page paper relates the story presented in Kim Chernin’s novel In My Mother’s House: A Daughter’s Story. This paper relates periods in the lives of both Kim Chernin and her immigrant mother, Rose Chernin, relative to her mother’s personal history in the Soviet Union. Kim Chernin attempts to show the very different nature of the perspectives of these two women that have been shaped by their exposure to their Russian culture. No additional sources cited.
Filename: MHCherni.rtf

Ivan in The Brothers Karamazov
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A 7 page essay that analyzes and discusses the role of Ivan in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. The writer argues that Ivan's role pertains to the tension that exists between the concepts of religious faith and doubt. Faith in God is pictured through the life of one of the brothers, Alyosha, and the trauma of doubt and skepticism is portrayed in the life of Ivan. No other sources cited.
Filename: khivanbk.rtf

Ivan the Terrible.
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(6 pp). Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible,1530-84, grand duke of Moscow (1533-84), was the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar. Ivan the Terrible, the most famous tsar before Peter the Great and the most brutal ruler of Russia before Stalin, inherited the throne as a three-year-old boy on the death of his father, Vasily III, in 1533. Officially the new tsar became Ivan IV; he was awarded the title of Terrible (in Russian, ???????, "threatening" "inspiring awe or fear") by later historians. Ivan IV --to the distress of his people --enjoyed the longest reign in Russian history. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBivanTR.doc

Kafka and Tolstoy
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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” and Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAttmet.rtf

Kafka: the isolation of human beings, with reference to Metamorphosis and The Country Doctor
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A paper which looks at man's isolation from society and Kafka's use of surrealism, with particular reference to Metamorphosis and The Country Doctor.
Filename: JLkafk2.rtf

Koestler's Darkness At Noon
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Authur Koestler's book, Darkness At Noon, provides a view of a specific time and incident in history that has been interpreted by someone who was decidedly opposed to the political leadership that brought the event to fruition. This 7 page paper explores the meaning of the Moscow trials as well as totalitarianism, the historical reference to Stalin and the hope for a communist utopia. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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