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Bernard Malamud, 2006.
A look at how prominent Jewish-American writer, Bernard Malamud, expresses his interest and concern for minority and subordinate groups in American society.
1,419 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes and discusses Bernard Malamud's interest and concern for minority and subordinate groups in America and how this concern is conveyed in his stories. In particular, the paper focuses on Malamud's concern for the plight of the elderly and how three of Malamud's short stories, "In Retirement," "The Model," and "The Mourners", reflect this concern. The paper explains that these stories show some aspects of the plight of the elderly in America today and ways in which they are marginalized in society, facing a situation that everyone may face one day but that most people do not recognize until it happens to them.
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"The central character in "The Model" is Ephraim Elihu, a man who takes up painting and hires a model to pose for him. Ephraim is 70 years old and wants a model not just as a subject but because he is lonely and knows no women. The model sees through him and challenges him as a pervert, though he tried to explain to the school where he hired her that he was not an experienced painter but only taking it up late in life. The model then turns the tables and makes him the model, and after she leaves, his shame and sadness overwhelm him: "Is there nothing more to my life than it is now? Is this all that is left to me?" (Malamud 592)."
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Bernard Malamud: The Man and The Writer, 2000.
A paper on the life and times of Bernard Malamud.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 36.95
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A paper on the life and times of Bernard Malamud. The author discusses literary works such as "The Natural," and themes contained therein. Also touched upon is Malamud's Judaism and its influence on his writing.
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"Regarded as one of the prominent contemporary writers in recent American literature, Bernard Malamud influenced countless people as a ?chronicler of 'simple people struggling to make their lives better in a world of bad luck',? as the author once described himself (Rothstein 1). Though viewed by many critics to be a focused ?Jewish writer,? Malamud?s influence extends far beyond the realm of Judaism, as he can truly be considered one of the great American writers of the twentieth century. Writing for and to all people, Bernard Malamud concentrated on the theme of moral wisdom resulting from endured suffering, while illustrating the suffering and harsh realities of life, to inspire and touch millions of readers throughout America and the world."
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Bernard Malamud ? A Biography, 2001.
This essay is a detailed biography of the American novelist, Bernard Malamud.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This essay is a detailed biography of the American novelist, Bernard Malamud. It describes some of his most famous works and the themes behind them. The essay speaks about Malamud's hard childhood and upbringing in Brooklyn, New York. It describes his family and how they are portrayed in his novels.
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"Bernard Malamud was an American novelist and short-story writer. Born to poor parents in Brooklyn, New York he was educated at the City College of New York and the infamous Columbia University. Making something of himself, from 1961 he taught at the Bennington College. A Jew, Malamud has touched upon them in every novel and short story in great detail. Although his first novel, The Natural released in 1952 is a fantasy about a star baseball player, most of Malamud's writing as in his second novel, The Assistant written in 1957 is concerned with Jewish themes and reflects the sad, impoverished Brooklyn scenes of his childhood. The Fixer (1966), for which Malamud received a Pulitzer Prize, is a poignant novel (based on a true story) of the suffering of a Russian Jewish workman sentenced unjustly to prison. "
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Bernard Malamud, 2004.
An analysis of the life and works of writer Bernard Malamud.
1,687 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper looks at the early childhood and upbringing of the famous writer, Bernard Malamud. It analyzes his first writings and looks at how his unique style and topic choice developed and matured over the many years of his writing career.
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"Malamud?s writings are very interesting and contain old world flair (Biography Resource Center, 2004). Kramer (2004) writes, ?Most of Malamud's fiction describes in a humorous but sympathetic way the misfortunes of city dwellers, particularly Jews.? His works contain many characters that have problems, frequent misunderstandings, and misplaced triumphs, rise into the realm of fantasy and sometimes include a lesson to be learned. Malamud wrote of about what he knew such as the poor simple people and about how he grew up during the Depression. His characters are all people of trade, and include butchers, bakers, egg peddlers, candle makers and tailors who work with the sweat of the brow, through tears and rage as they compete to beating back whatever it is that threatens to take away their livelihood."
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Bernard Malamud?s "Angel Levine" and Lee Smith?s "Intensive Care", 2002.
This paper compares "Intensive Care" by Lee Smith and "Angel Levine" by Bernard Malamud, which both deal with issues regarding death, and illustrates why "Intensive Care" was more moving than "Angel Levine."
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the increased emotional impact of "Intensive Care" was a result of the better developed characters, the informal and engaging tone, the conflict with a realistic ending, and the powerful theme. The author points out that Malamud does not provide the same background to the relationship that Smith did, which prevents the story from involving one emotionally to the same degree as "Intensive Care." The paper explains that the conflicts of the two stories are interesting because they are both very similar, while having very different outcomes.
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"Both their characters are then revealed further by describing their relationship, including their meeting back in high school and then their more recent relationship. This creates a love story between them which is effective at holding the reader's interest. One of the interesting things about the story is that Cherry is the character who creates the most interest, despite her remaining in the hospital bed the whole story. She is the least active character and yet the most interesting. Her energy for life is expressed throughout and I found myself wanting to see the world the way she did. Harold then becomes the character that the reader is journeying with. Harold is struggling with the idea of losing Cherry and the reader can understand why this would be such a loss for him."
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Bernard Malamud?s ?Angel Levine?, 2002.
Study of the theme and main character of "Angel Levine".
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper considers the theme of what distinguishes real faith from imagined faith in Bernard Malamud's short story, "Angel Levine". The main characters in the story, Manischevitz and Alexander, are examined as they relate to the theme of faith and believing. The paper concludes with what can be learned from the story.
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"In his short story, Angel Levine, Bernard Malamud mingles fiction with fantasy as Manischevitz learns what real faith really means. Through Manischevitz, Malamud distinguishes between real faith and imagined faith. Malamud also demonstrates how real faith can be challenging as well as rewarding. We can believe that Alexander is a real angel because upon Manischevitz?s belief, both of their situations improve."
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Bernard Malamud's "Angel Levine", 2000.
A discussion of how the window is used as a symbol in the short story, "Angel Levine".
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, $ 38.95
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This paper describes how Bernard Malamud uses literary elements such as the symbol of the windows and his characters Manishevitz and Angel Levine to persuade the reader into seeing his theme.
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"The window motif emerges as Manischevitz walks the streets of Harlem trying to locate Angel: "...not knowing where to seek in the blackened tenement buildings, would look fruitlessly through store windows. In the stores he saw people and everyone was black. It was an amazing thing to see" (283). This is the first time that Manischevitz has ventured from the safe and familiar Jewish life. "
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"What Went Wrong?" by Bernard Lewis, 2006.
An analysis of the book "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East" by Bernard Lewis.
1,004 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East" by Bernard Lewis. The paper examines how Bernard Lewis, a respected author and expert historian who has written on a variety of historical topics, presents the argument that Islam has gone terribly wrong in modern times, and that after medieval times, the Islamic world began a decline in power, learning, the arts, and economy that the region has never been able to regain. The writer explains that Lewis shows the Middle East has almost always been torn by war and strife, and that the modern Middle East suffers from many ills that lead Muslims to anger, dissent, external and internal warfare, and economic despair.
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"Throughout the text, he shows his understanding of the Arabic world and her peoples, even down to their lack of modern time and measurement technology - simply because it is not exceptionally necessary in their world. The author writes, "Apart from prayer, there were few other activities that required even approximate timing. This was a society in which there were no parliaments, councils, or municipalities, and the conduct of public business required no kind of schedule" (Lewis 122). This is just one example of how Western technology, so very desirable in the West, was often unnecessary in the East, and technology and advances began to pass the Muslim Middle East by."
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Bernard of Clairvaux and Erich Fromm, 2004.
A comparative essay on the ideas and beliefs of Bernard of Clairvaux and Erich Fromm.
2,981 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper discusses two different theories of love, that of 12th century monk, Bernard of Clairvaux, and 20th century psychotherapist, Erich Fromm. The paper presents Bernard's philosophy of the 'Four Stages of Love' that, according to him, state that Man will always love himself for his own sake, that man generally loves God in order to gain an advantage for himself, that man loves God for God's sake, and finally, that man loves himself for the sake of God. This is compared to Fromm's book, "The Art of Loving," and his extensive and different ideas on love.
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"Bernard of Clairvaux was one of the most revered monks of his time. Born in the medieval ages, in 1090, he lived up to the year 1153. He is even today considered to be the most honored medieval monk, by both Protestants as well as Catholics. When an official from Rome questioned the monk, the answer to the question was the 'Four Stages of Love' that, according to him, are the following: man will always love himself for his own sake, that man generally loves God in order to gain an advantage for himself, that man loves God for God's sake, and finally, that man loves himself for the sake of God. (Factoids from Church History: The Stages of Love) "
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Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts", 2002.
Looks at the Greek and Roman influences on Bernard Maybeck's "Palace of Fine Arts" in San Francisco.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The following essay will consider the Greek and Roman influences on the Palace of Fine Arts, the best known of Bernard Maybeck's (1862-1957) work. This structure was built for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California from February 4 through December 4, 1915.
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George Bernard Shaw, 2006.
A biography of the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw.
2,617 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper describes the works, political and social beliefs and life of playwright George Bernard Shaw. It also discusses Shaw's influence on British and world theater and analyzes his most successful plays and the characters.
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"George Bernard Shaw would hate to be called a great English playwright. Not that the "great" part would bother him. But he was born in Ireland (and died there at age 94). As one of his biographers put it: "Shaw draws from his own nation two unquestionable qualities, a kind of intellectual chastity, and the fighting spirit." Where some "names" we may be familiar withm\, Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward, sparred and took on "society" with clever words, Shaw was far more than a writer of clever, interesting plays. He was opening the eyes of his audiences well beyond the theatre to the struggle of class, and education. There is always a social moral to be found in his plays. As a pacifist and a Fabian socialist, he usually undertook to defend the poor and the unwary against the foibles of the leisure class."
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George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara", 2008.
Looks at the idealism in a world of hypocrisy as presented in George Bernard Shaw's play "Major Barbara".
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper argues that George Bernard Shaw presents his belief that religious organizations for the most part are a sham because their minions will gladly embrace the money of the most wretched people if it will help them to pay their own bills. The paper then suggests that, at the same time, the character of Major Barbara in Shaw's play of the same name, while dismayed by the seeming hypocrisy of the Salvation Army, does not so much recoil from her holy mission as she returns to it with a more realistic understanding of how the world really works - and that doing good may, in the final analysis, involve making certain accommodations that the idealistic and naive might find appalling.
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"In the end, Barbara dejectedly walks away from the Salvation Army (Shaw, 113-114; for a good description of how the experience seared Barbara to the quick, please see page 145 of the text) and assumes - it is her father's idea - control of the munitions factory (Shaw, 123-124). From her experiences she has learned a few things that are of the greatest importance: money really is power; Christian organizations can surely be bought for the right price; all men, like her father, who deign to be good men only have the luxury of being so when they are wealthy (for her father's treatise on why he finds poverty so abominable, please see pages 147-148); and evil in life (and those with blasted principles) cannot be avoided."
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Bernards Deli: Case Study, 2004.
This paper is a case study on Bernard's New York Deli in Hawaii.
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper is a case study on Bernard's New York Deli in Hawaii. The paper discusses how the owner of the deli is considering some creative financing to fund an expansion of his business. The problem, however, is that he is a risk taker and his bank and his advisors are against this decision.
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"Bernard Horowitz is the owner and operator of Bernard's New York Deli. He recently moved to a larger location. Business during the first three months was good, but he needs to expand to take full advantage of the new location. Specifically, Bernard wants to expand seating by fifty customers and purchase new equipment. He estimates that this expansion would cost ?. His bank will not lend him additional funds."
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Anna Bernard Shaw, 2002.
A biography of Anna Bernard Shaw and her influence on women's rights in America.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss Anna Bernard Shaw and her influence upon the Women's Suffrage movement, which, at the turn of the century, started a great upheaval in the advancement of women taking an active part in the voting process. Her story will be told and her accomplishments revealed, to give the scope of a woman who was willing to go to any lengths to create an equal participation of the female gender in the politics of her day.
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Bernard Williams and External Reasons, 2008.
An examination of Bernard Williams' arguments regarding external reasons and their ethical compatibility.
1,546 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses Bernard Williams' view and arguments that external reasons have no impact upon moral decision-making. In doing so, the paper presents and explains both Williams' position and that of the Kantian school he opposes. Ultimately, it argues that Williams' stance is compromised and is incompatible with the basic nature of ethics.
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" To close, the last several pages have looked at Bernard Williams' argument that internal realities and not a priori, objective "externalities" shape (rational) moral decision-making in human beings. While Williams' work certainly has some logical force, it is compromised in the sense that it appears to oppose the entire intent of ethical/moral philosophy - which is to arrive at a set of principles capable of guiding human conduct. In the final analysis, Bernard Williams has created a provocative thesis on the motivations informing human action - but it is one that refutes the necessity for even having moral philosophy around in the first place."
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