Three Lives Of Writers Who Were Young, Gifted & Black
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An 8 page research paper which analyzes the biographies of three famous African-American authors-Gordon Parks, Anne Moody, and Lorraine Hansberry. The writer demonstrates how each author used their background as inspiration for art and activism that served to combat racism and increase understanding. The writer also shows how differences in their situations served to make each vision of racism unique and relevant. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 3lives.rtf

Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin In The Sun' / Film-Play Comparison
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A 5 page essay describing some of the differences between the play and the film version of Lorraine Hansberry's play, and the reasons behind them. The writer focuses on costuming in regards to time frames and on the different treatment of men and women in the two versions of the story. No sources cited.
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Lorraine Hansberry's 'Raisin In The Sun' / Family Values & Morals
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A 7 page essay on Hansberry's 'Raisin In the Sun' in which the writer argues that there exists an ongoing struggle to come to grips with family values and morals in the story. Throughout the paper, the point is illustrated that every character seems to demonstrate some individual type of pride. Quotes from the book are used to support thesis.
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Lorraine Hansberry's 'Raisin In The Sun' / Theme Of Maturity
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A 5 page paper examining the theme of prolonged adolescence in Lorraine Hansberry's play. The paper asserts that Walter Younger bought into the white world's common view of the black male as inferior, and this was replicated in his family situation through the way he acts toward his female family members. No additional sources cited.
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Lorraine Hansberry's 'Raisin In The Sun' / Women In The Play
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A 5 page analysis of the award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry. The writer discusses the in which Hansberry uses the female characters in the play both to define the central male character and to comment on African-American life at that time. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Raiswom.wps

Lorraine Hansberry's 'Raisin in the Sun'/ Struggle & Survival
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A 7 page analysis of the award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry. The writer demonstrates how this story of an African-American family's struggle for survival during the 1950s reflects how all humans can persevere against all odds with the aid and support of families and family values. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Raisins.wps

Money and Material Happiness in Lorraine Hansberry's 'Raisin in the Sun'
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This 5 page report discusses the attitude of the play's main character, Walter Lee Younger, and his belief that only enough money and possessions can make him and his family happy and successful leads only to disaster. He learns that much greater values are at stake than simply having the most 'stuff.' No secondary sources.
Filename: BWraisin.rtf

Education Confronts Prejudice in Bambara and Hughes
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A 5 page paper looking at the way education is presented in Toni Cade Bambara's short story 'The Lesson,' and Langston Hughes' poem 'Theme for English B.' The paper shows that unfortunately, in school students learn lessons that are not covered in textbooks: the different world they are condemned to inherit just because they are black. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBbambar.wps

Langston Hughes' 'On The Road'
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A short, yet very descriptive 1 page essay explicating the significance of the character 'Sergeant' in Langston Hughes' short story entitled 'On the Road.' The writer highlights ideas about how Hughes felt towards oppression and ignorant racial tensions imposed upon Blacks by White people in society. No Bibliography.
Filename: Onthero.wps

Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' vs. Updike's 'Rabbit, Run'
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A 6 page research paper comparing Invisible Man with Rabbit Run. The writer begins by detailing the similarities and differences between each of these two works, and then goes on to give a detailed analysis of Invisible Man. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Invisrap.wps

John Sanford's 'The People From Heaven'
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A 5 page analysis of John Sanford's novel of prejudice against race and ethnicity. Focusing more on the prejudicial treatment of Native Americans, this African-American writer provides insights into the harm racism does to everyone - the people against whom the racism is directed as well as the people who commit racist acts. This writer concludes Sanford's novel, which has recently enjoyed renewed interest, offers an excellent exploration of this shameful behavior.
Filename: Heaven.wps

Escape in Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”
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A six page paper discussing the different life choices made by the two brothers in James Baldwin’s classic story. The paper shows that both Sonny and the narrator have found their own mode of escaping the violence and harshness of the ghetto, different though those modes might be. No additional sources.
Filename: KBsonny.wps

The Metaphor of Ice in Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues'
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A five page paper looking at James Baldwin's short story in terms of the way it uses the metaphor of ice -- and the contrasting metaphors of light, liquid, and heat -- as symbols of self-expression and emotional openness, or the lack thereof. Numerous quotes from the story are included. No additional sources.
Filename: KBsonny2.rtf

The Quest for Identity in Angelou’s “Heart” and Baldwin’s “Mountain”
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A five page paper comparing Maya Angelou’s “The Heart of a Woman” with James Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on the Mountain” in terms of the protagonist’s quest for identity. The paper argues that both writers are driven by a strong sense of personal quest -- Baldwin to find himself through the context of his faith, his church, and his community; Angelou to discover herself as a woman, a writer, and an individual. No additional sources.
Filename: KBgotell.wps

Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' / Analysis
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A 19 page paper on Ellison's 'Invisible Man' in which the writer argues in support of the idea that there is a direct link between Ellison's concept of invisibility and the narrator's search for self-identity. The writer also relates the narrator's struggle for identity with the same struggle recognized by black theologians. Nine sources cited.
Filename: Ellison.wps

Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' / Analysis Of Scenes
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A 5 page paper that compares two major scenes in Ellison's Invisible Man--The Battle Royale and the Harlem Riots. This paper contends that not only do these scenes represent black violence inacted against other blacks but they also serve to underscore the narrator's invisibility, two major themes of the novel. No additional references are cited.
Filename: Maninv.wps

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