Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' # 3
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In this story we look at life's lessons. We can choose to learn them or we can choose to ignore them and go on in our ignorance, not growing, not developing as persons. These are the themes of Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' discussed in this 6 page essay.
Filename: Thelesso.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson'/ Economic Inequality
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A 3 page paper on this short story by Toni Cade Bambara. The story analyzes the reactions of a group of poor children to a visit to an expensive toy store, and examines the lesson that was learned from this shocking confrontation with inequality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Bambara.wps

Individualism in 'The Professor's House' & 'The Red Badge of Courage'
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A 10 page paper analyzing the way individualism is perceived in these two books by Willa Cather and Stephen Crane, respectively. The paper asserts that while Cather's protagonist ends by believing that his salvation lies in his individuality, Crane's protagonist feels he is most himself when he is part of the mass-mind of the group. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Profbad.wps

Hurston's 'Their Eyes were Watching God' vs. Alexie's 'Reservation Blues'
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There are quite a few similarities between Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie. This 5 page paper examines both the similarities and the differences of these two books. No additional sources were cited.
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Booker T. Washington’s “Up From Slavery” & Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn”
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In his autobiography, Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington relates what he knows of history: 'in context' and from his personal point of view. Mark Twain uses parody and fiction to express his views in Huckleberry Finn. Both criticize American society. Both held strong opinions concerning race, poverty and illiteracy. This is a 5 page paper that examines the views of these two men through their writing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Huckslav.doc

African-American Literature & The Long Arm of Slavery
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A 6 page paper on the dehumanizing effects of slavery, not only to those who have been literally enslaved, but as a mindset passed down through generations and centuries to come. The paper specifically discusses female characters in Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Toni Morrison's Beloved. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Longarm.wps

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