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The Zig Zag Way by Anita Desai Literature Essay

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The novel often brings the readers back to U.S. and England though its background is set in Mexico. From the descriptions of the novelist, one understands lost relations of Eric who is at present a native of Mexico. As he was descendent of an American Cornish origin, Eric decides to seek for his identity.

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What, if anything, stabilizes identity in the contemporary novel -A Critical Exploration Literature Essay

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This essay stresses that whereas Hughes insisted on the necessity of engaging the condition of Black identity, Everett sides, as Margaret Russet has argued, with Ellison’s argument that the artistic obligations of the black writer may be served by engaging with formal and generic issues.

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Dashiell Hammetts The Maltese Falcon Literature Essay

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The novel highlights the typical human characteristics that existed in the contemporary society. Numerous choices and consistent hard work can make an individual thrive in the world. In the novel, we find different human efforts that helped them define themselves. In the story we find Spade explaining the story of Flitcraft to Brigid.

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Kims Novel Review Literature Book Report/Review

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The essay shows that the novel has been regarded as a great source of information to get insight into several issues and incidents that occurred at the backdrop of The Great Game, Russian and British conflict in Central Asia and Second Afghan War. It provides great detailed description and reflection of the cultures, daily lives, political rituals.

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How do people consume novels How does it affect the purchase decision Literature Dissertation

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From this paper, it is clear that the modern day novels also depict nearly the same. The various political issues, war related news and the hidden fantasies of people are portrayed by various writers. When the experiences of humans are written in words, then the words come to life in the minds of the writer.

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Thomas More and Niccolo Machiavelli on Human Nature Literature Essay

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In reality, however, the authors reasonably state that the human nature, namely such features as peoples’ concentration on material things and their fraility, is an obstacle on the way of establishment of the ideal state. It is necessary to describe the differences that are present in the views of the mentioned thinkers.

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Learning Human Nature From Novels Literature Essay

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From this research, it is clear that it cannot be answered by a simple phrase saying that novels make lives beautiful. There is no connection between gender and the level of sophistication in literature. Through the mentioned study, there is already a glimpse of the fact that people are not reading novels for anything.

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A Christmas Carol - how the novel criticizes the Victorian Society Literature Essay

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The novel is based t the Christmas time, as it is meant to be an occasion of happiness, love, and generosity to the people, especially to those who are not as fortunate as others. The novel focuses on the ill mannered and bad tempered character of Ebenezer Scrooge who later in the novel transforms into a loving, kind and generous old man.

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Bertha Mason Character Analysis in the Context of Feminist Theory Literature Essay

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This paper examines the feminist perspective and how it relates to the character of Bertha Antoinetta Mason, a fictional character in Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre. The book was written almost a century before the advent of feminism. Feminism is a worldview that emerged and gained prominence in the 1950s.

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John Widemans identity crisis in the Brothers and Keepers Literature Essay

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This discussion talks that John’s identity crisis evidently comes to the surface in the early sections of the novel where he is seen living in an alienated world. John Wideman projects the reality surrounding his identity by telling the story of Robert’s life through Robby’s words. John sees life and the world, in general, through Robby’s eyes.

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The Concept of Gradual Truth in Dickinson's Poetry Literature Essay

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In his article “Devious Truths,” Benjamin Friedlander presents the possible contradicting approaches to Dickinson's texts. He aims to address the questions of whether the poet writes about how “indirection and honesty are compatible” or whether “her ultimate aim is not veracity, but communication” (Friedlander 32). Friedlander states that Dickinson's work should be analyzed whether it aims to stress the importance of saying the truth accurately, or of blurring the truth by creative articulation to cushion its blow, or of the possibility of combining truth and telling.

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Faust by Goethe Literature Literature review

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The phrase Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) was the title of a drama by Friedrich Klinger, first enacted in 1776 that was pivotal in creating a new trend among young writers in Germany during the 1770s. The European romanticism of the age leaves its impressions in many scenes of the play, showing the pathos of the inner self and human feelings.

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Mama in the A Raisin in the Sun Literature Essay

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As the discussion, Mama in the A Raisin in the Sun, stresses Mama, the matriarch of the family, wants to purchase a house to fulfill her late husband’s dream. Mama’s son, Walter, would prefer using the money to start a liquor store with his friends. He believes that the venture will solve the family’s financial problem.

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Dorian Gray in the 21st Century Literature Literature review

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The essay analyzes the figure of Dorian Gray, his psychology and style. His morality and psychology are uniformly narcissistic while his sexuality can be considered an extension of this narcissistic personality, resulting in an ambivalent asexuality but with no qualms about appearing promiscuous. One word that describe Dorian's personality is indulgence.

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Sonny's Blues and the Weary Blues Literature Essay

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The theme of identity crisis is the subject matter of Sonny’s Blues (1957), which is a short story by James Baldwin, and Weary Blues (1923), a poem by Langston Hughes. Besides, both the works belong to different genres of literature, but the undercurrent of identical elements like music and the theme of identity crisis binds both the works together.

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxeley and THX 1138 Literature Essay

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A reflective analysis of "Brave New World" and "THX 1138" confirms that both the works effectively deal with several pertinent themes of the modern world including sexuality, technology, reproduction etc. This paper makes a comparative analysis of the novel by Aldous Huxley and the film by George Lucas in order to determine the importance of control and freedom in human life.

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Fashion Muse - The Story of a Murderer Literature Literature review

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This essay analyzes The story of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. The protagonist in the story has no odor of his own leaving people somewhat put off by him for reasons that they can never quite understand. This leaves him alienated and alone. However, the protagonist, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, referred to by his last name throughout the book.

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Silent Travelers by Alan M. Kraut and Eugenic Nation by Alexandra Minna Stern Literature Personal Statement

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Between the year 1881 and 1924, over twenty three million immigrants found their way into the United States of America, and the nation has since never been the same again. Most of us are connected to the wave of immigration, which makes a better comprehension of the incorporative approach appropriate.

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The Cuban Swimmer Literature Book Report/Review

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“The Cuban Swimmer” is the story of a Cuban-American family whose daughter is taking part in a swimming competition. The family is going with the girl on a boat where Edoardo the father is instructing the girl on a megaphone, the brother is sailing the boat and mother and grandmother are praying for the success of the daughter.

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An Essay On Women By Mary Leapor Literature Essay

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Written in Horatian essay form of satire, this poem deals with a general theme and that is the character of women. Then, formally, the poem alludes harsh satire of Pope’s “Of the Character of Women: An Epistle to a Lady” which was published in 1735 and Mary Leapor observed this in a couple of varied forms before her death.

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Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard Literature Book Report/Review

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The interesting point in the author’s position is that almost entire human activity is somehow related to and aimed at consumerism and multiplication of comfort and profit. Chemicals polluting water, soil, and air, greenhouse gas emissions - all these things are tolerated as long as people can make ends meet, live comfortably or even afford certain surfeits.

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Analysis of World Renowned Epic about Beowulf Literature Essay

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Unfortunately, the mastermind behind this great work is unknown and the readers are in a situation where they do not know whom to thank, for the work. However, from a more general perspective, since it has been discovered that the poet was an Anglo-Saxon, one can acknowledge the epic as a tribute to mankind from their culture.

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The Lady With the Dog Literature Essay

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In Anton Chekov’s short story the action of the story comes as both of characters become physically involved despite the fact that they are both married and have spouses waiting for them at their respective homes. They meet in Crimean vacation destination of Yalta; as they are both trying to inject some much needed change into their own lives.

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World War 1 in Mrs.Dalloway Novel Literature Research Paper

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In the novel, Virginia describes the social system in Britain on how a society’s members start to scrutinize the Victorian values which included the will power and the manliness. These values that the boy was ingrained with from his youth were seriously put into question. The author uses Septimus Warren Smith, a war hero suffering from ‘shell shock’.

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French literature in the 1800s Literature Essay

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The paper tells that France has always been the headquarters of literary movements, starting with romanticism. The idea of this research emerged from the author’s interest and fascination in why France remained as an almost singular force with the exception of Germany, in its influence to the world literature.

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Death of a Salesman and the American Dream Literature Essay

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A closer reading of the text, and a more careful analysis of the characters, demonstrates that the fatal flaws may reside in the characters rather than in the romantic American ideal.

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Technological Advancements and use in two different literary works Literature Essay

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The main theme in the film is that of the relationship between female sexuality, the male that is visually oriented and technology as it is applied in the creation of films. It can thus be concluded that the metropolis films is not only a conflation of the stereotypes in gender but also the phobia in relation to technology.

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The May-Fourth Generation of Modern Chinese Writer Literature Coursework

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The word “modernity” was hardly used in the study of the English language of the Chinese literature prior to 1989. Since the field is described as modern, this appears ironic. Nevertheless, it denotes the ideological nature in the way in which modernity in China is thought of, particularly in the West as well as China (Lu 35).

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Contrast or a contradiction in the novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte Literature Essay

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This essay discusses that in the consideration of Edgar, Catherine demonstrates both the need to honor time-honored tradition as well as the need for personal material gain. In seeking a match of equal or greater significance than her own family name, Catherine’s marriage to Edgar could be seen as a means of bringing honor back to the family line.

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Sunday in the Park Dichotomy in Her Personality Literature Essay

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The story reveals the conflict between man’s primeval, natural instinct towards violence and physical dominance and the learned reason inculcated by civilized society forms in the central theme of "Sunday in the Park". Her personality reflects the dichotomy between her conventional behavior and her instinct to submit to force.

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Differing views on Feminism in Little Women Literature Term Paper

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Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Little Women, is a timeless classic. A much beloved text, it has stood the literary test of time. One of the fascinating features of this story is the four different variations of womanhood, as seen through the characterization of the March sisters, each one different and with her own ideas and dreams.

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The Thousand and One Nights Literature Essay

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They are also considered to be powerful and persuasive, which only comes back to them not being able to be trusted. The story begins with King Sharayar and his chief vizier, Shahzaman. Both men, in a short amount of time from the other, have felt the pain and betrayal of their wives committing acts of infidelity.

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Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Literature Essay

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This essay also discusses Frankenstein (1818) or the Modern Prometheus which is a novel written by a British author Mary Shelly. The novel has arguably spawned a complete genre of horror stories and scientific fiction. Early critics greeted the novel with praise and disdain. There are more differences between the movie and the book than there are similarities.

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Rebel Youth By Ian Milligan Literature Book Report/Review

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The central theme puts light on the causes and issues that demanded an egalitarian society in the country. During the period between 1964 and 1973, baby boomers started to change their perspective on the issues of individual rights, civil rights, and democracy as well.

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How Biomedicine Shapes Women's Views of Health in a Chinese Novel Literature Essay

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This thesis will study 'Gold-dust Dynasty" from the anthropological perspective, with particular emphasis on the medical anthropological perspective. As there is a scarcity of previous studies of "Gold-dust Dynasty", the review will consist of previous works on related topics and briefly introduce the methodology of critical medical anthropology.

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Geography of Bliss Literature Essay

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Ashram is secluded from the mad rush of city life and embodies peace. It is a place where a person can be at peace with himself and nature. He is not overtly impressed by the meditation techniques and the routine of the ashram that had forbidden him to take any tea or coffee. But, interestingly, the ashram is routine.

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Jurisprudential Analysis of Charles Dickens The Great Expectation Literature Essay

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From this paper, it is clear that Dickens points law as that what the government and parliaments enact as law. He seems to support positivists who argue that law is the command of the sovereign buttressed by sanctions. Law is that which is posted either as an order, decision, practice or that which is tolerated.

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River of Shadows verses the Eiffel Tower Literature Essay

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“Rivers of Shadows” shows a biographical portrait of the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. It is about the history of how the western countries got to develop and the different technological change in the nineteenth century. There are pictures from the book that shows the development of the film industry that led to the current Hollywood.

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Every Man Dies Alone By Hanns Fallada Literature Essay

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From this paper, it is clear that the political activity that the engaged, which was making postcards and posting them out to the people so that they could create a resistance to the Nazi Government, helped to keep their relationship blossoming since they were close together and worked together.

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Lu Xuns Diary of a Mad Man Literature Essay

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The person in the story has apparently gone through the bygone days, and as he comes back to normal, he remembers that he is the person who has ceased to share out his message as he is not successful in purging his heart to sorrows and the loneliness he went through those days. There were two siblings in the story.

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Poem Analysis: We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks and The Schooner Flight by Derek Walcott Literature Essay

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Poems are a unique type of composition developed to express certain ideas, emotions, imaginations, and experiences in such a manner that particular information is relayed to the audience. They usually use different literary techniques that bring about a particular pattern of rhyme, metaphors, and other techniques.

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Marian Forrester as a Transformational Character Literature Essay

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This essay discusses that Willa Cather uses many extracts and hidden contexts to get the reader’s attention to realize the real relationship between the Forresters. The novel develops around Mrs. Forrester. The events that transpired during in Mr. Forrester’s house created a sense of anticipation among the readers.

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Alluding to Controversy: When Pictures Speak Louder than Words Literature Research Paper

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From this paper it is clear that the allusion this author makes bears weight for the entire book: hidden inside the story of her childhood is this reference to the world’s major belief systems, all in a line, and all questioning her ability to be a prophet, since she was a woman (Satrapi 6).

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Even titles of novels imply that symbolism and imagery is used in fiction Literature Essay

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From this paper, it is clear that works οf fiction do not consist οf a few objective data aspects. All this is in contrast to the former structuralist tradition, which had the purpose οf unmasking or reducing the text to its fundamental and definitive structure οf meaning. This reduces the chance to combine literary theory with indexing theories.

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The Age of Romanticism Literature Essay

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he trio, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey, are recognized as the founders and, as time progressed, Byron, Shelley and Keats were added in spite of the fact that this new group of poets denounced the older for political reasons” (Welleck, 2003).

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Religion in the Novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith Literature Essay

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The novel has attained general acclaim as the most remarkable fictional creation of multiculturalism. Religion is one of the most significant aspects which directly deal with the question of multiculturalism and it has a prominent place in determining the positive and negative results of multiculturalism.

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Running Man: A Personal Review of Cornelius Eadys Poetry Literature Essay

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I will be concentrating on the second part of the book, which had a series of poems that lamented strong external influences that break the spirit of a black family. “Running Man’s” relevance and connection to the entire piece cannot be ignored as Eady managed to identify the stereotypes and the perceptions of every white and black American at the time.

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Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper Literature Essay

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Each human being he met showed the same hatred for him. These circumstances made him kill William by choking him. He also framed Justine out of vengeance because his own creature disowned him. But by the end of the story, the creature feels lonely and segregated and begs Victor to create a female counterpart. He is alone in this world full of people who just judge him by his appearance (Shelley).

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Individualism in America: Double Entendre of Individualism Literature Essay

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e of the Frontier in American History, he examines how American frontier and modernization developed into a unique culture, and unveiled individualism.

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The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes Literature Essay

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According to the paper Sykes presents this tale with the rambling, conversational style of a chum at the bar while presenting key concepts of the science and the evidence to back his claims. Although most of the book is a journalistic account of his progress in the field and the results of his inquiries.

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