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Horace McCoy and His Unorthodox Storytelling"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a noir novel that presents the reader with the murder in the opening pages. Horace McCoy's job as a storyteller, then, is to manipulate time and use flashbacks to justify and explain these acts to his audience.
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Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest": Lying, Cheating, and Stealing Their Way to the TopA paper that discusses the characterization of The Continental Op, the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's noir novel, "Red Harvest". Also highlights the similarities between the novel's setting and the socioeconomic conditions of America in the 1920s.
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TV & the Family: An Intricate RelationshipThroughout this paper, I will attempt to create a basic overview of the ways in which television narrative constructs the family, how this construction affects real people, and how certain traditional narrative devices perpetuate this system.
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The Internet is for PornThe debate over whether pornography has a detrimental effect on society has been long and hard. People's opinions are rigid, and most are unwilling to bend over backwards and listen to others' viewpoints. So what's the deal? How bad is porn, really?
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John Stuart Mill: An Advocate for Individual ExpressionJohn Stuart Mill, a strong advocate for individual freedom, uses his essay "On Liberty" to discuss why personal liberties are essential to society. Without individualism, a culture is doomed to conformity and intellectual stagnation.
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A Discussion of Myth, Roland Barthes and the Power of Persuasive LanguageWhat, exactly, is a myth? How does it manipulate language to further its ideology? Is myth an inherently bad thing or is it necessary for the successful engagement of a society? Roland Barthes attempts to define these issues in his essay, "Myth Today."
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A Comparison of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas HobbesMany philosophers have formed theories attempting to synthesize the organizing principles of civilized society. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes were two such philosophers.
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Mass Media Monopolies: The Bad and the UglyA paper that discusses the effects of media conglomerates on our free press and how action can be taken to make sure your voice is heard. Also discusses who the major media outlets/owners are and the political ramifications of media monopolies. (2002)
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The O.C. and the Disintegration of the FamilyFox's hit show 'The O.C.' uses a classic formula to keep viewers enticed. What is it and how does it affect the structure of the character's relationships to one another?
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Leonard Cohen: The ParadoxThe minds of great writers are often rife with contradiction, uncertainty, and paradox. Perhaps the quintessential example of a poet who embraces all of these things with an eager pen and an open mind is Leonard Cohen.
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Overpopulation: Reasons and ConsequencesA paper that discusses the problems associated with overpopulation, as well as suggestions to curb the problem. McGill University, 3rd year Anthropology. MLA format.
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The Evolution of Language, a Basic PrimerPaper written about the possible origins of human speech. Discusses the transition from a gesture-call system in primates to a verbal speech pattern in humans. (3rd year, McGill University anthropology course in Human Evolution.)