Academic papers on English / Creative Writing & Example Essays

Narrative writing: a story about September 11th and fear of flying
An eleven page paper which looks at the techniques involved a writing a short story in which the main character overcomes a fear of flying as a result of the events of September 11th.
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The Language of War
This 5 page paper provides an analysis of the English language based on a thesis statement provided by a student. The concept is that when war is proliferated, governments use careful language to make their side more acceptable. The war between...
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Elder Tale
An 8 page paper which presents a simple fairy tale and then discusses the fairy tale in terms of its spiritual theme. The presentation is intended to imitate stories found in Alan B. Chinon's "In the Ever After: Fairy Tales and the Second Half of...
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Persuasive Essay Regarding Traveling Abroad
This 5 page paper provides a persuasive essay to convince a fictitious character named Michael, to travel t o France. A variety of reasons are provided. No bibliography.
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URBAN SOLITUDE
This 5 page paper uses Edward Hopper's Nighthawk painting and W.H.Auden's poem, Unknown Citizen to compare and contrast the artists' opinions on urban solitude. Examples given of both artist's work. Commentaries include discussion on applications to...
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Mrs. Turpin's Choice
5 pages. This paper is all about choice. Mrs. Turpin asks herself whom she would have chosen to be if Jesus gave her two choices, neither choice being who she was at that moment. However, the choices given to her are in her mind, both very...
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THE DEFINITION OF TRAGEDY
This 9 page paper defines the tragic tale or play by Aristotle's definitions in his work POETICS. His definitions are then used to analyze the modern work of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The definitions are also used to disect the plays of...
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EX-PATRIOTISM IN LITERATURE
This 10 page paper explores the theme, tone and symbolism as it appears in the works of Hemingway and Stein. Examples given from A Sun Also Rises, A Moveable Feast and Gertrude Stein's: Autobiography of Alice Toklas. A general discussion of the lost...
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THE FATHER COMPLEX IN THE CONFESSIONAL POET
This 8 page paper discusses the role of a father complex in the making of a great poet. Examples given are some of the confessional poets such as Sylvia Plath, John Berryman, and Robert Lowell. Father complexes and archetypes are explained and...
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EXISTENTIALISM AND THE CLASSICAL DETECTIVE
This 6 page paper details the characteristics of the existentialist thinker and movement of the early twentieth century and applies that to the general role of a detective. Examples from classic detective novels are Hercule Poirot and Sherlock...
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THE GIFT OF DIVERSITY IN POETRY AND ESSAY
This 5 page paper examines the works of Jimmie Durham and James Baldwin, especially "Down at the Cross" and "Those Dead Guys for a Hundred Years". The issue of history and race as it pertains to their writing is examined and themes explored....
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SHAKESPEARE
This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of Shakespeare's play, MacBeth. Also discussed is the point at which MacBeth is responsible for the death of Duncan. Questions explored include: Did Macbeth act alone? Was he forced to commit these crimes?...
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HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL: AMERICANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
This 6 1/2 page paper draws parallels between the women misionaries held in Afghanistan, the caning of Michael Fey and the literature of Robert Louis Stevenson's, Kidnapped. Issues of perspective, loss of life, and personal development are...
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TIM O
This 6 page paper details the symbolism of the book by Tim O'Brien called The Things They Carried and details burdens the Vietnam soldier carried both literally and figuratively. Examples of heroism, O'Brien's take on love/war and the transformation...
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NATIVE AMERICANS IN LITERATURE
This 6 page paper deals with the changing perception of the Native American in American literature. The Novels of Treuer, Erdrich, and Alexie are used to explore such issues as loss, love, stereotypes, and other universal themes. Supported...
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