"Black Elk Speaks" and "Bread Givers": Acculturation
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A 5 page paper which discusses two forms of acculturation that appear in "Black Elk Speaks" translated by John Neihardt. These conditions are then compared to similar realities presented in "Bread Givers" by Anzia Yezierska. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAblckbrd.wps

"Leo Africanus" by Amin Maalouf
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A 5 page paper which examines the themes of transnationalism and border crossing evident in Amin Maalouf's book "Leo Africanus." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmaalof.rtf

"Schindler's List"
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A 5 page paper which examines the story "Schindler's List" by Thomas Keneally. The paper presents a brief examination of setting, plot, characters, point of view, themes, images, and symbols. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAschind.wps

"The American Dream": A Review of the Book by Dan Rather
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A 7 page overview of Rather's recent book. Patterned after a news hour feature CBS first introduced in 1999, Rather's book delves further into the question of what, if anything the American dream means to today's Americans. Rather answers this question with interviews with over thirty American ranging from professional athletes to migrant farm workers. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPrather.rtf

"The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism"
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A 5 page paper which provides a book review of Harry S. Stout's "The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAstout.wps

"The Life of James Madison" by Gaillard Hunt
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A 5 page paper which examines the book "The Life of James Madison" by Gaillard Hunt. The book is also discussed in comparison with another work which focuses on James Madison titled "If Men Were Angels James Madison and the Heartless Empire of Reason" by Richard K Matthews. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAgailld.rtf

"The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass": Slavery
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A 6 page paper which provides a brief summary of "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and then illustrates how slavery was an institution of a somewhat logical nature. No additional sources.
Filename: RAfrdoug.wps

"The Struggle is My Life": Nelson Mandela
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A 5 page paper which discusses hidden symbols and examines their meanings as they appear in "The Struggle is My Life" by Nelson Mandela. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmandela.wps

"The Trial": K a Reflection of Kafka
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A 5 page paper which argues that the character of K, in Franz Kafka's "The Trial," is a reflection of the author. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAtrialK.wps

"Woman Warrior" and "Raise the Red Lantern"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the ideas presented in "Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston and then compares them with ideas presented in the film "Raise the Red Lantern." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAwmnred.wps

'Profiles of Courage'
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A 5 page paper which discusses the book 'Profiles of Courage' by John F. Kennedy. The book is discussed in terms of the traits that Kennedy felt were admirable and worthy of note. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAprofil.rtf

2 views/Biographies of Charlemagne
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A 5 page book review that looks two biographies of Charlemagne. These two biographies were written by men roughly contemporary with Charlemagne's rule. One was penned by Einhard between 829 and 836 A.D., the Vita Caroli. The other was written by Notker the Stammerer (who is considered synonymous with the Monk of Saint Gall) between 884 and 887 for the Emperor Charles the Fat, Charlemagne's epileptic great-grandson. Both of these biographies have been translated by Lewis Thorpe and combined into one volume, Two Lives of Charlemagne. The writer discusses the aspects of Charlemagne that these biographers considered noteworthy. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khgrchar.wps