“Representations of General Nature” in Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” vs. Woolf’s “A Haunted House”
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A five page paper looking at these two stories, by William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf respectively, in terms of how well they conform to Samuel Johnson’s observation that good stories should present “representations of general nature” -- in other words, reflect common experience. No other sources.
Filename: KBnature.wps

'The Puritan Dilemma' # 2
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A 10 page paper discussing the examination of a concluding statement of the author: '...the broader vision that Winthrop stood for could never be wholly subdued. No Puritan could be a Puritan and remain untouched by it, for it arose out of the central Puritan dilemma, the problem of doing right in a world that does wrong.' The paper examines that Puritan dilemma, particularly in the light of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, with emphasis on the personal searches of John Winthrop. All references to the Bible are NIV. No other sources cited.
Filename: Winthrop.wps

John Winthrop & The Puritan Dilemma
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A 6 page essay analyzing Edmund Morgan's story of John Winthrop and the dilemma of the Puritans. Discussions include, reasons Winthrop left England, the numerous dilemmas contained in the tenets of Puritanism, and the success of the Puritans in establishing a new colony. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Purdil.wps

Willy Loman and the American Dream # 2
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Talks about Arthur Miller, and a summary and break down on Death of a Salesman 7 sources
Filename: KBWil.rtf

T.H. White's 'The Once and Future King'
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A 6 page paper which examines how T.H. White's The Once and Future King compares to other Arthurian legends, the time era it was written, and the further external factors which caused the change in these legends. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Onceking.wps