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Umberto Eco, 2005.
This paper discusses Umberto Ecos' non-fiction works on semiotics and his fiction work, "In the Name of the Rose."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper quotes two of Umberto Ecos' non-fiction works on semiotics and his well-known fiction work, "In the Name of the Rose," as a reference to his use of semiotics as metaphorical and pluralistic tools. The paper includes quotes from both the fiction and non-fiction works. The paper uses one book by Christina La Rocca as an extra historic reference with regards to monastic life and miscellaneous facts about medieval Italy.
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"A common theme in literature and a universal, human obsession is the thin line that exists between honesty and deception, illusion and truth. There is a certain author who is noted for his fiction and non-fiction work on the subject, Umberto Eco. He often uses artistic examples, such as art and literature, to explain and discuss how we use words, mannerisms and other signals as a culture to communicate. According to Eco, the concepts of honesty and fallacy are much more multifaceted then simply being truthful or telling a lie. They are also social constructs that influence our language, behavior and other means of communication."
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Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose", 2008.
An analysis of the themes of magic, desire and control within Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
1,581 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the themes that are found within Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose." The paper focuses on the themes of the differentiation of natural and demonic magic, the danger of seeking knowledge and the control of knowledge. It also discusses Eco's ability to weave an engaging murder mystery together with a commentary on the society of 13th century Western Europe.
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"Though there are many themes found throughout The Name of the Rose, the three that are most thoroughly explored in the novel are the differentiation of natural and demonic magic, the danger of seeking knowledge, and the control of knowledge. These concepts are integral to life during the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as the introduction of texts in the 11th century had a massive impact on knowledge. With the works of scores of authors suddenly flooding a culture that contained thousands of people yearning for knowledge, the Church was forced to separate texts compatible with Christianity from those that were not. Umberto Eco uses the Franciscan abbey to represent an era in which certain knowledge is forbidden, and the murder mystery in his novel is simply an allegory for the conflicts that surrounded society during this time."
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Brother William from Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose., 2002.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a 4-page paper that analyzes the role of Brother William in Umberto Eco's novels. 4 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"The Name Of The Rose" by Umberto Eco, 1994.
A review of the plot, themes, style and the role of fear and laughter in the novel of murder in a 14th centuty Italian Benedictine abbey. Includes suggestions for annotation.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"Summary
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose is set in a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy in the fourteenth century. This was a time of turmoil, and all over Europe the Church is persecuting members of the Fraticelli, followers of a lapsed Franciscan monk. He was burned at the stake some twenty years before. He had advocated total poverty, a move that is feared because it might undermine the authority of the Church. The Emperor is supporting the Fraticelli precisely in order to undermine the power of the Church.
This is the background. The story is told by Adso, a young acolyte at the monastery. He is to assist the newly arrived Guglielmo da Baskerville, sent to act as mediator between the forces of tolerance and the Pope's inquisitor, who is stopping at..."
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Communication According to Eco, 1996.
A look at the symbolism in modern United States and its move towards a continual collapse, according to Umberto Eco's "Travels in Hyperreality".
840 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper centers around the work of Italian Semiotics professor, journalist and author Umberto Eco's "Travels in Hyperreality". It focuses on the different meanings of the word "communication" and text from Umberto Eco and is set to show that the American over valuation of its self and desire to represent its values in society will be its possible downfall.
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"The text 'Travels in Hyperreality' by Umberto Eco describes communication through symbols in the United States that are used in representation of various areas of society. These include a hologram of "Two very beautiful naked girls" that is displayed at the School of Holography in New York. Another symbol is Superman, the US 'superhero' and his retreat the Fortress of Solitude. This fortress is a private museum, Wunderkammer, of his life and where he came from, Kandor, Krypton. This place represents the 'ultimate' of the US to preserve past symbols."
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Ethics of Eco-Sabotage, 2002.
Explores the process of eco- sabotage according to the qualities that compose eco- sabotage, which are its inherent violence, property destruction and breaking the law.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper demonstrates that eco- sabotage is morally and ethically sound despite its qualities of property destruction and breaking the law, in that the overwhelming implications of ecological damage far outweigh the considerations of those harmed through eco- sabotage.
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Business Plan - Eco-Smart, 2006.
A review of the Eco-Smart company's business plan.
1,372 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper takes a look at Eco-Smart, a manufacturer of top-quality, organic fertilizer for use by the farming and private use industries. The paper then reviews the subsequent portions of Eco-Smart's business plan and provides a detailed SWOT Analysis as well as marketing information, competitive analysis, and other key pieces of information that give additional insight into this unique organization.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Mission Statement
SWOT Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Legal Structure
Name/Logo
Market Overview
Value Proposition
Physical Location
Pricing Strategy
Marketing Strategy
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"The primary physical location will be in California due to the legal advantages of such a location; to start, the manufacturing plant/office will be centrally located in a small Central Valley city called Chowchilla. There were two main factors that helped influence my decision; rapid delivery time anywhere in the state and the amount of potential customers (farmers). Being in the heart of California, Eco-Smart will be able to fill any California customer's orders within 24 hours. No competitors can offer that as of now. The Central Valley is not only a prime spot for the manufacturing plant; it also offers the largest base of potential customers. Nearly half of the cropland and more than half of the irrigated acreage in California lie in this region, which is home to eight counties -Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Tulare. A third of the state's farms and farmland are located in this region (California Farm Bureau, 2)."
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Eco-Tourism in Brazil, 2002.
A feasibility study on eco-tourism in Brazil.
2,714 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper discusses how eco-tourism in Brazil has been underdeveloped and how it could serve as an even greater source of income on both a local level and national level for the Brazilian economy. It explores and identifies many factors such as various economic, political and social factors that influence the ability of Brazil to expand their ecotourism market.
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Findings
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendix I
Appendix II
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"One of the major concerns in promoting ecotourism is the effect that the influx of human beings will have on the region (Riverdeep, 2000). Phillip Fearnside (1986) stresses the fact that we have many example to draw from in the past and that we must consider our choices carefully. In 2001, a conference was held to address ecotourism issues in Brazil. This conference addressed planning and product development, monitoring and regulation in regards to sustainability, marketing and promotion, and the costs and benefits of ecotourism (SDMEA, 2001). In May of 2002 many countries joined to discuss these same issues on a global basis (World Ecotourism Summit, 2002)."
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Through the Eco-feminist Lens, 2005.
This paper examines two works of literature from an eco-feminist perspective.
1,904 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper closely analyzes the erotic and eco-feminist aspects of two works by Ursula LeGuin and Michelle Cliff. This paper is highly analytical, employs points of post-colonial theory and revels in the idea of women as supreme. The works addressed are Cliff's "Abeng" and LeGuin's, "She Unnames Them and Other Selected Works".
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"Eco-feminist theory is an extension of the politically charged feminist movement, which combines gender and race oppression with the subjugation of the natural world. According to this theory, the female gender is interconnected with the surrounding world. Thus, gender appropriate terminology emerges, such as 'mother nature' and 'mother earth,' in order to solidify the female's attachment to her natural surroundings. In Michelle Cliff's novel Abeng, female protagonist Clare Savage is burdened with the inability to experience a sense of 'oneness,' or what Audre Lorde calls "the erotic" with her Jamaican homeland and family members. Lorde describes the erotic as "a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling" (Lorde 103). It is necessary to understand this novel from an eco-feminist view so that the theory can be used as a scope or lens when approaching works that are classically labeled, 'feminist' or in this case, 'eco-feminist works.'"
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Eco-feminism and Animal Rights, 2002.
An interview with a feminist connected to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and a review of literature on the subject.
1,924 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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Since the 1970s, the feminist movement has expanded in many directions. There are feminists solely concerned with equal rights for women who are part of the liberal wing of feminism. There are the romantic feminists who contend that women and men really are different, but that the superiority is on the side of women's socialization. The paper shows that there are also feminists who have connected more with international movements for social justice, sustainability and ecological rights. This paper conducts an interview with a feminist involved with the animals rights movement. It then briefly explores the connection between feminism and animal rights by analyzing available literature on the subject.
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"Vandana Shiva (1989) provided many concrete examples of the connection between women's oppression, and suffering, and the degradation of the natural world. She also talked about the way that ordinary women themselves have begun to make that connection and start to fight back to preserve the parts of their world that allow them to survive. For example, the Chipko movement in India was begun by women who sought to stop deforestation by literally hugging trees, trying to keep the trees from being removed. For them, the trees, and a sustainable forest ecology, meant the ability to provide heat, energy, cooking fuel, and other necessities for their families. They realized that with deforestation and development came poverty. Development, in the Western style, was not desirable to many of them."
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Eco-Terrorism, 2003.
Discusses deliberate terrorist action by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
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Examines Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ordering of vast amounts of crude oil pumped into the Persian Gulf as retaliation for defeat in Persian Gulf War of 1991. Discusses the largest oil spill in history and the environmental damage.
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"Gulf War Eco-Terrorism Still Menaces Gulf
On January 16, 1991, U.N. coalition air forces bombarded Iraqi military targets in Kuwait and Iraq. These actions were in response to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's failure to withdraw Iraqi forces from Kuwait..."
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Eco-Fuels, 2006.
A discussion regarding oil and possible alternative sources of energy.
1,443 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper takes a look at oil as a finite energy source. The paper discusses the need to find alternate energy resources of both renewable and non renewable natures. The paper reviews the different sources currently available like hydropower, solar energy, thermal energy, nuclear energy, coal.
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Thesis Statement
Introduction
Background
Conclusions
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"Alternatives: The drawbacks in bio diesels made environmentalist concentrate on cheap and easy to make eco fuels. Eco- fuels are touted as the free energy that is not only renewable but is also harmless for the environment as they do not cause any emissions. These eco fuels can generally be made and stored at home meaning that consumer just by incurring some cost on machines and systems can fulfill their energy needs. Today technology can be used to make convert simple products like turds into methane. Some of these technologies require only some efforts on consumers' parts as they are mostly do-it-yourself ventures. There are methods available that make use of hydrogen per oxide to increase the fuel efficiency of the engines of the vehicles. Not only vehicles can be run but using these eco fuels home heating and cooling and power production can also be done. Even alcohol can be used to heat up homes and to cook food. There are organizations and individuals working for the cause and they have developed different easy to implement techniques and methods to use cheap and easily available materials to fulfill different energy needs."
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"Blade Runner", 2002.
A review of Ridley Scott's film "Blade Runner" through the postmodern lens of Umberto Eco.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper will explore elements of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner' in light of Umberto Eco's theories of cinema's "common language" and the intertextuality of film. It will be argued that to fully understand 'Blade Runner' it is necessary to situate it in the context of the cinematic genre of film noir. Given the extent of the movie's "debt" to the "common language" of film noir, Blade Runner can be seen as a postmodern film noir; the product of a "metasemiotic culture" in which innovation is achieved only through re-visioning the past.
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Collapse of the U.S., 1995.
This paper presents a hypothetical scenario of the collapse of the U.S.A., using the text from 'Travels in Hyper Reality' by Umberto Eco.
802 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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This essay focusses on the different meanings of the word "communication" and text from Umberto Eco's "Travels in Hyper Reality". The text was chosen because of its use of symbols and their cultural relevance to society and culture; specifically in relation to that of the United States. The differing meanings of "communication" comes from discourses from lectures, tutorials and various readings. The interlinking of the two areas, text and "communication" meanings is presented after an examination of them separately.
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"The text 'Travels in Hyper reality' by Umberto Eco describes communication through symbols in the United States that are used in representation of various areas of society. These include a hologram of "Two very beautiful naked girls" that is displayed at the School of Holography in New York. Another symbol is Superman, the US 'superhero' and his retreat the Fortress of Solitude. This fortress is a private museum, Wunderkammer, of his life and where he came from, Kandor, Krypton. This place represents the 'ultimate' of the US to preserve past symbols."
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"The Name of the Rose", 2002.
An overview of "The Name of the Rose" in which Umberto Eco tells the story of an intricate murder mystery set in a 14th century Italian monastery.
2,476 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper begins by detailing the life and works of the author, Umberto Eco. It then looks at the novel, explaining it as really not just one story, but two stories that twist together and weave themselves into a single tale. It discusses the use of two intertwining conflicts within the novel and how the characters deal with these.
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"The Name Of The Rose is Umberto Eco?s first novel and it was originally published in 1980. Prior to writing this text, Eco was already a well-known and respected intellectual and writer. In his native Italy, Eco played an important part in academic, cultural and political debates for more than two decades. Among academics he was also known as a literary critic and semiotician. (Atkins et al.) According to Eco, semiotics is both a general theory and an analytical tool. With semiotics, Eco believes that all things can be understood. What semiotics does is to regard all cultural expressions as messages in a communication process. ?It was semiotics that actually made it possible for (Eco) to talk about different phenomena in a homogeneous way, and to make his different studies?of medieval aesthetics and popular culture, of modernist literature and television programs?meet and enrich each other.? (Ridless et al.) Umberto Eco speaks of social life as a sign system.. This system consists of a mechanism of cross-referencing between symbols (signs, things which name and stand for other things) and existents (the objects which are singled out and designated by particular signs). The first part of the system is called by Eco the ?expression plane?; the second, the ?content plane.? The correlation of elements from either side constitutes a ?sign function.? The latter is determined by the code of a language. A code is ?the individual performance of an underlying competence.? It is the not a collectively conscious practice of language users of substituting signifying items with their sanctified replacements, their meaning or signified. ?The empirical success of communication is what allows us to infer the existence of a ?community? of language users (code sharers). This community is based on universally internalized linguistic laws or constants, which the individual draws messages from, according to a ?rule-governed creativity.? It should be specified, too, that a sign does not have to be verbal. What makes semiotics (the study of signs) valuable to aesthetic theory is that it comprehends under language any structured interrelation between an expression and a content (a signifier and signified). Music, painting, gesture are all languages (sign systems) according to this theory.? (Ridless et al.)"
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