| Reluctant Fundamentalist |
| 2.5P - The Reluctant Fundamentalist as a Kind of Exorcism - This paper argues that the story in Mohsin Hamid's the The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a kind of exorcism in which misunderstandings about the Islamic view of America are clarified in their own voice. |
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| Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys - EDUCATIONAL |
| 5.5P - Exploring the Gender Gap in the Education of Minority Students - This paper argues that Nancy Lopez does a good job in Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys showing that boys have different experiences from girls in the area of family life, relationship with teachers and faculty members and with societal stereotypes, and that these experiences impact their educational outlook. |
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| The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Hist.. |
| 7P - Restoring the Identity of the Real Jesus in The Real Jesus - [RELIGION] This paper provides a summary and critical analysis of Luke Timothy Johnson's The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels. |
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| The Human Condition |
| 8P - The Human Condition: Escaping the Limitations of Earthly Life - This paper provides a review of Arendt's The Human Condition in which he exposes the view that our scientific achievements, embodied by our ability to go to the moon and informed by the Christian concept of otherwordliness, reflects man’s age-old quest to escape the limitations of the earth (i.e., the human condition). |
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| Matthew, Mark, Luke & You: Unraveling the Gospels |
| 5.5P - Unraveling the Mysteries of the Bible by Exploring Its Symbolic Language and Stories - This paper argues that O'Malley's major goal in Matthew, Mark, Luke & You: Unraveling the Gospels is to help modern readers of the Bible to interpret the gospels as they were meant to be interpreted by their original authors. |
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| Sisters of the Spirit |
| 2P - This paper provides a critical review of William L. Andrew's Sisters of the Spirit in which the author uses biographical stories of African American feminists to elucidate our understanding of the spirituality of African Americans even as they passed through the paws of slavery. |
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| Streets of Glory: Church and Community in a Blac.. |
| 6P - Particularism and Community Activism Among Churches in Four Corners - This paper argues that in Streets of Glory: Church and Community in a Black Urban Neighborhood Omar M. McRoberts shows that churches in some poor African American communities are not inclined to respond to the needs of the community or cooperate with revitalization efforts because they are particularistic in nature and purpose. |
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| Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the T.. |
| 13P - A Profound Examination of Theological Ethics in a Global Arena - In this report, I present a general discussion about the audience and themes, followed by a detailed summary of the structure and content of the chapters of William Schweiker's Theological Ethics and Global Dynamics: In the Time of Many World. |
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| Charles Darwin: The Expression of the Emotions in |
| 5P,1S - This paper explores Paul Ekman’s view in Charles Darwin: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals that Darwin believed that shame is an emotion that is present in both man and animal, but that through evolution (in which man becomes increasingly intelligent), he learns to express shame in more overt ways than his primal ancestor, animals. |
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| In Mountains Beyond Mountains |
| 6P,4S,MLA - This paper provides a review of Tracy Kidder's In Mountains Beyond Mountains in which the author writes about Dr. Paul Farmer as a heroic figure. The goal of the paper is to show that by writing about Farmer’s radical style, Kidder hopes to show that one man can truly make a difference by ignoring bureaucratic red tapes, and arming himself with a desire to end social injustice that fosters healthcare disparities between the haves and the have-nots worldwide. |
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| Cultural Anthropology & Talking Points on Global I |
| 10P,2S,MLA - BOOK COMPARISON - The goal of this paper is toshow that while Cultural Anthropology (2nd edition) by Babara D. Miller and Talking Points on Global Issues: A Reader by Richard H. Robbins deal with overlapping issues of cultural anthropology, Cultural Anthropology is a better (more readable and understandable) book than Talking Points on Global Issues: A Reader in terms of its construction and in the way it presents the information. |
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| Biography of a Runaway Slave |
| 3.5P,1S - This paper shows that in recounting the experiences of runaway slave Esteban Montejo, Barnet shows that there was a significant clash between the ideals of Christianity purported by Europeans and the Awitchcraft@ practices of the slaves. |
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| The Yanomamo - Napoleon A. Chagnon |
| 5.25,1P - The goal of this paper is to present Changnon’s findings in order to compare significant aspects of Yanomano culture with the American culture. |
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| The Diving Bell & Speech Language Pathology |
3.25p,1s,MLA - "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Text for All Students of Speech Language Pathology"
The goal of this paper is to show that in addition to being an interesting book that shows the invaluableness of speech in human lives, Jean-Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly the book qualifies and dignifies the role of the speech language pathologist in giving hope to the speech-impaired. |
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| King Solomon's Mines & Race Relations |
8p,4s,MLA - Race Relations in King Solomon's Mines
This paper uses other sources to support H. Rider Haggard's view in King Solomon's Mines that race relation in nineteenth century Africa was largely shaped by the perception whites have of other peoples who were largely viewed as savages as well as by whites’ ability to manipulate peoples with whom they come in contact. |
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| Somebody Else's Kids - Learning Disabilities |
4p,1s,MLA - SOMEBODY ELSE'S KIDS - "Children with Mental Disabilities and Other Learning Deficits Are Not Hopeless"
This paper argues that Somebody Else's Kids by Torey Hayden is about the importance of love, tenderness and emotional support and how teachers can help children growing up in dysfunctional homes overcome their problems.
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